new 13.1 install observations
2nd and 3rd might be linux kernel problems but may help someone else so I included here.
1st -- run level 4, /etc/rc.d/rc.4 and xdm -nodaemon Just installed 13.1 on an odd system, including building a new kernel. One thing I do is have the system boot to a command prompt and then run /etc/rc.d/rc.4 to start X But I found that the rc.4 uses xdm -nodaemon flag and it was causing problems so I removed and all is pretty good. I still see some odd behavior with the virtual ttys sometimes. 2nd -- when building a new kernel, I found I need the device-mapper but couldn't tell if that was a linux kernel issue or something to do with lilo, I didn't want and don't need multiple disk devices like for LVM or MD so I didn't plan to have this enabled. 3rd -- CONFIG_EXT4_USE_FOR_EXT23 When that kernel config option was selected and I have only an EXT4 filesystem, the filesystem was mounted as an EXT2, even though the kernel had no EXT2 feature. /etc/fstab specified EXT4 but the mount command showed EXT2. A silent problem that could leave an unpleasant surprise since EXT2 hos no journaling. 4th -- I had to run lilo -C by hand in a virtual tty before finishing the install. This was what I had to do when installing 13.0 on different hardware. It seems that the lilo part of the install needs some sorting out. |
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You don't actually need device-mapper, only lilo complains about it. I disabled it in the kernel and there's no problem.
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lilo shouldn't have a dependency on device-mapper, it's a bug.
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If it only complains, it's not a dependency. Nor a bug.
Not that I've used lilo (by choice) in a lot of years. FWIW, I haven't used Slack for a few years, and found the (x86_64) 13.1 install process much improved over my previous experiences. |
Hi,
I find the new Slackware 13.1 to be a very much improved and a speedy install. Looking forward to Slackware 14.0; Quote:
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Good lord, is that even in English?
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Hi,
If you like that one then look at ''The UNIX versus NT Organization' or 'Top 10 Linux FUD Patterns, Part 1. :hattip: |
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