Slackware 9 machine
I inherited a slackware 9 machine that I had to reboot because the mouse wouldn't work. Now, I can log in as root, but there are some directories that I need access to that aren't' allowed to by root login. which is strange.
Also, before I rebooted there was a graphical interface running (looks like a mac interface) that doesn't start automatically. How do I start this interface? How can I gain access to the directories under root that won't allow me? any help is greatly appreciated! thanks Mark |
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Good Luck! Dave |
one problem solved
startx works great
i can access the root / and the directories now but looks like nothing is there anymore. also, i hate to be SUCH a newbie, but I need to copy some files from another hard drive and I inserted a USB drive which is "all lit up" but I don't see it in the devices window. does slackware recognize these devices? + there is one hard drive that I don't see anymore as a device. any reason why that won't be showing? if i'm logging in as root, should I be able to view all users? i don't see several users that I saw before I rebooted (was logged in as another user). thanks!!! |
Hi,
Why not install the new SlackwareŽ 12.1? This link and others are available from 'Slackware-Links'. More than just SlackwareŽ links! edit: That way you won't have to work with hotplug problems with Slackware 9. It can be done but with SlackwareŽ 12.1 udev/HAL you will have it easier. Plus you can use the Linux 2.6 kernel. The 2.4 is stable but the newer 2.6 is much better and becoming stable. |
HI Gary and thanks for your post. I need to access something rather quickly without doing an upgrade. any way to get slack 9 to recognize the flash drive otherwise?
thanks! |
Oh, another problem. the CD player doesn't mount so I may have trouble installing the newer version anyway. I'm such a newbie sorry !!!
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dmesg >my_dmesg You can go into your BIOS and check for boot order to see if the cdrom can be made to boot first order. If not you can use the 'sbootmgr' to see if the cdrom device can be booted. If all that you want to do is extract, remove or copy information then you can use a Livecd or even the Slackware 12.1 install cd1 to boot. Then you can mount the necessary filesystem to enable the copy of desired information. These links and others can be found at 'Slackware-Links' . More than just SlackwareŽ links! |
for your memory stick
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assets@webserver01:~$ dmesg |grep sda Next you can mount it (as root) with the command Code:
root@webserver01:~# mkdir tmp You can make things more permanent by editing /etc/fstab and adding something like Code:
/dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1 auto noauto,user 0 0 Code:
assets@webserver01:~$ mount /mnt/sda1 |
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