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09-10-2014, 09:50 PM
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Registered: Jun 2014
Distribution: quad BOOT!
Posts: 549
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first obstacle...
how to deal it?
tia!
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09-10-2014, 10:05 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Sep 2004
Distribution: slackware
Posts: 4,673
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Use the IP address of a valid Slackware Mirror site:
http://mirrors.slackware.com/mirrorlist/ |
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1 members found this post helpful.
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09-11-2014, 03:38 AM
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LQ Addict
Registered: Nov 2008
Location: Paris, France
Distribution: Slint64-15.0
Posts: 11,184
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In the dialog http://172.16.18.31 is just an example, but not supposed to be actually used. Try this one (don't forget the trailing /)
Code:
ftp://slackware.mirrors.tds.net/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.1/
Then when asked the Slackware source directory, type:
Last edited by Didier Spaier; 09-11-2014 at 03:53 AM.
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09-11-2014, 07:09 AM
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Registered: Jun 2014
Distribution: quad BOOT!
Posts: 549
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thx!
can I skip lilo install ? I don't want to lose my boot that is on sda3(DEBIAN partition)
sda4 Arch
sda5 Slack (supposedly)
look at my table:
Last edited by gor0; 09-11-2014 at 07:10 AM.
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09-11-2014, 07:19 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Sep 2013
Location: Winchester, VA, USA
Distribution: MX, antiX, SolydXK
Posts: 7
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Yes, skip lilo. If sda3 contains your controlling grub, reboot into that after the Slack install and run update-grub. It should pick up Slack just fine and add it to the menu. Mine did, I'm running a multi-boot similar to yours, but no EFI or btrfs...
Last edited by fleabus; 09-11-2014 at 07:42 AM.
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09-11-2014, 07:32 AM
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impossible to start the 'DOWNLOAD' 
something is very wrong with this pseudoinstall, some configuration is not done,something I'm doing bad...
Last edited by gor0; 09-11-2014 at 10:26 AM.
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09-11-2014, 10:03 AM
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...
Last edited by gor0; 09-11-2014 at 11:52 AM.
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09-11-2014, 10:16 AM
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Slackware Contributor
Registered: Sep 2005
Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 8,559
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gor0
impossible to start the 'DOWNLOAD'
something is very wrong with this pseudoinstall, some configuration is not done,something I'm doing bad...
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Don't see anything wrong with the URL in the first screenshot, but the second screenshot has a typing error in the path.
Eric |
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1 members found this post helpful.
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09-11-2014, 10:48 AM
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Registered: Jun 2014
Distribution: quad BOOT!
Posts: 549
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perhaps...need to lift the net...but how?
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09-11-2014, 11:30 AM
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LQ Addict
Registered: Nov 2008
Location: Paris, France
Distribution: Slint64-15.0
Posts: 11,184
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gor0
did you check it is ok that mirror?
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Yes I did and could download and install one package to make sure it worked. |
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09-11-2014, 11:39 AM
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Registered: Jun 2014
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gor0
perhaps...need to lift the net...but how?
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DONKEY...if U plug the cable maybe ... |
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09-11-2014, 11:46 AM
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Registered: Jun 2014
Distribution: quad BOOT!
Posts: 549
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INSTALLING Right now!!! so stay tuned...
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09-11-2014, 02:07 PM
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#13
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Member
Registered: Jun 2014
Distribution: quad BOOT!
Posts: 549
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partial success!
now I need ASAP
wifi,-command to install those packages-
kde-MINIMAL,
how to start it(installed xfce but can't launch it) I'm going to take a screenshot later...
tia!
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09-11-2014, 02:14 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Apr 2009
Location: McKinney, Texas
Distribution: Slackware64 15.0
Posts: 3,860
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Well, what *did* you select to install?
If you are newbie, you really really really REALLY should install everything.
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1 members found this post helpful.
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09-11-2014, 02:31 PM
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LQ Addict
Registered: Nov 2008
Location: Paris, France
Distribution: Slint64-15.0
Posts: 11,184
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gor0
how to start it(installed xfce but can't launch it) I'm going to take a screenshot lypoater..
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type (as regular user) xwmconfig and choose xfce.
Then type startx.
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