Install sucessfull but Slack wont boot

rh-penguin · 05-25-2007, 01:41 PM

hi,

I've installed Slack 11.0 sucessfully(DVD) but when it comes to booting the thing it wont go. All i see is a blank/black screen.
I'm using it on a Laptop.
-2.5Ghz
-512RAM
-40G HD
Lilo installed sucessfully first try and didnt complain about anything.

What could possiby be wrong?

Thanks!

H_TeXMeX_H · 05-25-2007, 01:55 PM

Where did you install lilo ? Should be to MBR. (there was a recent post about this very thing: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=556177)

rh-penguin · 05-25-2007, 02:13 PM

yup, i chose MBR. I used the 2.6 kernel(huge26.s) for the install. I've got a /root, /swap and /home part. In the link you provided he says

Quote:

got it.
apparently i didn't set up the correct parameters for lilo for my cd drive.

What does he mean? what do i need to do?

Thanks!

sparc86 · 05-25-2007, 03:04 PM

Use the slackware CD to boot into your box and then edit the file:

/etc/lilo.conf

and change:

vga=whatever

to

vga=ask

At the next boot, try to boot with the option number 6 or another.

rh-penguin · 05-25-2007, 03:47 PM

do i change all of them? I changed one but it hasnt seem to made any difference...

H_TeXMeX_H · 05-25-2007, 04:02 PM

you change the one that is not commented out.

Code:

# this is a comment

rh-penguin · 05-25-2007, 04:29 PM

yup, thats what i did. I also tried the normal option(no GUI) but still nothing...

H_TeXMeX_H · 05-25-2007, 04:40 PM

Technically you also have to 'chroot' into there and run 'lilo' to update the config. I'm sure there's a way to do this when installing ... maybe expert mode for the install lilo part.

brianL · 05-26-2007, 11:54 AM

Have you installed the kernel-modules?

sparc86 · 05-26-2007, 12:10 PM

Ok, let's go.

Insert your slackware CD and boot in your system.

After the login, use the following commands:

mkdir /mnt/hda5 (or whatever you want)
mount /dev/hda5 /mnt/hda5 (or whatever is the number of your harddrive)
chroot /mnt/hda5

vi /etc/lilo.conf (if you didn't make those changes we were talking about yet)

lilo

Ok, now just reboot and it might be working.