I'm a windows user and am just beginning to use Linux. I chose Slackware because I've heard it was a good choice.

I have installed Slackware 12 it works fine except for one thing. I know this has probably been answered before somewhere on the forums but I don't know what to look for. When I try to mount the hard drive in Konqueror I get this message:

A security policy in place prevent this sender from sending this message to this recipient, see message bus configuration file (rejected message had interface "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume" Member "Mount" error name "(unset)" destination "org.freedesktop.Hal")

The same message comes up when I try to mount the CD-rom dirve as well.

Man, I certainly wouldn't start with Slackware - it's basically all compiling from source.

on fedora:
sudo yum install softwarename
sudo yum remove softwarename

on debian:
sudo apt-get install softwarename
sudo apt-get remove softwarename

either of which you could alias so you just type
install softwarename
remove softwarename

Anyway, yea, I don't know the answer to your question. But I wouldn't start with Slackware.

I started with Slackware. It's a fine learning distro, because you DO alot of source compiling, and conf file finagling. You learn Linux by making it yours w/Slackware, not by what someone else has decided you have to do.

Plus, as you stated, you don't know the answer.

So why answer?

Plus, the OP has already started, and is doing a fine job.

BTW, voth, Welcome to Slackware.

2 things to remember:

1. Make it your own. Do with it as YOU please.
2. Ask questions and search the forums. Very few of the posts here are not answered, because we love to help.

If you really make a hash of things, well...Ask.

And good luck

Hi,

That is why you can't answer! So why did you?

If you had started and worked with Slackware then of course you should assist. I would suggest that you stick with what you do know, Fedora, Debian or any other turnkey hand holding distro. At least the OP is welling to attempt something that will enrich his Linux experience.
BTW, your welcome to TRY Slackware and we would be glad to assist you with any problems.

To the OP, Welcome to Slackware & the LQ Slackware Forum.

As cwwilson721 pointed out, you will be able to make Slackware your own. Your journey has just begun.

You can reference 'Slackware-Links' which was compiled from 'Slackware LQ Suggestions Links!' to get some great reference.

You should also read rworkman's sticky 12.0 and HAL - READ THIS! as suggested.

In the 'Slackware-Links' you will find several good Slackware books, choose one.

I wanted so badly to be included.

Yea, maybe I'll give it another try with slackware or whatevs

Not all time and not all men. Please, don't lie a new Slackware user. Welcome voth.

You can also uncomment the cdrom line in /etc/fstab
Also, you can modify this line like

Hi,

What does this mean Road_map?

I know for myself that I attempt to help whenever possible.

Just my opinion.

Hi,

Your opinion about someone not helping? If so you are the one that is selective. I can only speak for myself. I attempt to assist but I can't look at every post. If I missed something then my apologies. I'm not a moderator and do have a life. My farm does take a lot of my daylight hours.

If I'm on the forum more times than others then it is because of my health. If I'm having health problems then I must be sedentary therefore more time at the computer.

As an example, I did start the 'Slackware-Links' which was compiled from 'Slackware LQ Suggestions Links!' for some good online reference for the Slackware & Linux forum(s). Sure, I did get help from a lot of contributors including you. So where's the beef?

This is just my way of giving back to the Slackware and Linux community.

I agree with onebuck. I'm not sure where you're coming from with your observation that people don't help here. I'm not as knowledgeable as onebuck and the other senior members, but I try to help where I can.
That's what makes Linux powerful, we help each other. I've been to a lot of Linux forums and I always make this my home base.
This is The Slackware Forum.

Hi,

I just got a personal email from Road_map. I think the problem is international communication and presentation. English is not Road_map's native languish, I now can see how the problem developed. If he wishes to share then I will leave that to him.

I think we have to make some leeway here, especially where international communication is concerned. I retired from academia at a University where I learned to communicate with international students. This was a daily task that required a lot of sensitivity on my part. I have to keep reminding myself the LQ forums are Global therefore we all must keep this in mind when addressing anything. Netiquette here in the USA can be confusing even for us let alone someone from another non-English speaking country.

I've said this in the past, 'Communication can cause a lot problems that cannot be foreseen'.

That makes sense! This is one of the many things that I really like about this forum, we are truly global in nature.
No harm done. I wouldn't be able to communicate effectively about slackware or anything else for that matter in another language.

Alright, I got the CD-ROM drive working and I added root to etc/group. But now when I try to mount sda2 it says permissions denied. Before it gave me that HAL error. My group file looks like this now:

root::0:root
bin::1:root,bin,daemon
daemon::2:root,bin,daemon
sys::3:root,bin,adm
adm::4:root,adm,daemon
tty::5:
disk::6:root,adm
lp::7:lp
mem::8:
kmem::9:
wheel::10:root
floppy::11:root
mail::12:mail
news::13:news
uucp::14:uucp
man::15:
audio::17:
video::18:
cdrom::19:
games::20:
slocate::21:
utmp::22:
smmsp::25:smmsp
mysql::27:
rpc::32:
sshd::33:sshd
gdm::42:
shadow::43:
ftp::50:
apache:x:80:
messagebus:x:81:root
haldaemon:x:82:root
plugdev:x:83:root
power:x:84:
pop::90: pop
scanner::93:
nobody::98:nobody
nogroup::99:
users::100:
console::101:

add your non-root user.