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Old 08-21-2006, 02:17 AM   #1
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Old Slackware version ISO ?


Hi. I've been trying to find the older version of Slack available and managed to find the 3.3 version but not as ISO. So I've downloaded the whole slackware-3.3 dir. Now my question is, is this version bootable on a CD ? How can I make it boot from a CD ? I currently only have access to M$ XP, but if it isn't possible to make it work from Win, then I'll just have to get on Linux somehow. Hope someone could give some directions on it. Thx.
 
Old 08-21-2006, 09:26 AM   #2
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Hi. I've been trying to find the older version of Slack available and managed to find the 3.3 version but not as ISO. So I've downloaded the whole slackware-3.3 dir. Now my question is, is this version bootable on a CD ? How can I make it boot from a CD ? I currently only have access to M$ XP, but if it isn't possible to make it work from Win, then I'll just have to get on Linux somehow. Hope someone could give some directions on it. Thx.
Hi,

You could look here for the slackware mirror. You should read the install.txt

Here you will find the instructions to create a bootdisk, rootdisk and instructions to install from HD or via nfs. You should create these from the dos boot on your machine not a command window. Since you say that xp is your only option.

I've not seen a boot iso for 3.3 but that doesn't mean their not available.

Why the interest in this version? You can easily get newer versions that will boot from cd from the mirror link that I gave you.
 
Old 08-21-2006, 03:34 PM   #3
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Nevermind, I've got what I wanted in the end, but thanks gwsandvik anyway. My interest in the 3.3 version (the lowest one I could find) is for educational/testing/experimental purposes. Cheers !
 
Old 08-21-2006, 08:34 PM   #4
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Earlier versions were probably on a pile of floppies.
I have bad memories of installing Netware 2 from a stack of them.
 
Old 08-22-2006, 02:30 AM   #5
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I still have CD versions of Slackware as old as 2.02, 2.2 and 3.0 - the 2.x were distributed on sampler CDROM's like those from InfoMagic, and 3.0 is an official Slackware set from Walnut Creek.

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Old 08-22-2006, 02:54 AM   #6
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This mirror has down to 1.1.2:

ftp://ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/slackware/

I found it by clicking on "Australia" (the first in the mirrors country list), then clicking on the first mirror listed for Australia. In other words, it was first in the list.
 
Old 08-22-2006, 03:04 AM   #7
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If you're in Europe, you might want to use this mirror instead:

ftp://ftp.scarlet.be/pub/slackware/
 
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Yes, you might be right but first of all I've only checked mirrors closer to me to get a better download rate, and second when I click your link it just blocks my browser and have to force kill it, I've left it 5-10 minutes and still not working (for me) dunno why.
 
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Ok, try the http servers then:

http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/slackware/

http://ftp.belnet.be/packages/slackware/

Or you could connect to one of the ftp servers with an ftp client rather than your browser.
 
Old 08-22-2006, 07:34 AM   #10
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I still have CD versions of Slackware as old as 2.02, 2.2 and 3.0 - the 2.x were distributed on sampler CDROM's like those from InfoMagic, and 3.0 is an official Slackware set from Walnut Creek.

Eric
Hi,

Were these versions bootable? I've got older cd versions of Slackware that were distributed but not bootable.

I believe the OP requested a bootable cd?

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Old 08-22-2006, 07:59 AM   #11
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Yes, I needed bootable CD's and found what I was looking for, so this thread is SOLVED. Thanks again all!
 
Old 08-22-2006, 08:14 AM   #12
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Were these versions bootable? I've got older cd versions of Slackware that were distributed but not bootable.

I believe the OP requested a bootable cd?
Hmm I tried booting from these old CD's but indeed I had forgotten - they require you to boot from a set of boot/root floppies that you have to create first; after which the setup program mounts the CD to install the packages...

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Old 08-22-2006, 09:02 AM   #13
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Yes, I needed bootable CD's and found what I was looking for, so this thread is SOLVED. Thanks again all!
Hi,

Please post how you solved the problem. So the post can close with a solution.
 
Old 08-22-2006, 11:49 AM   #14
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The instructions under isolinux/README.TXT for any recent slackware release can be applied to any prior release, with minor modifications. You can use the isolinux.bin and isolinux.boot from a newer release, and edit the isolinux.cfg to use the old kernel image.

In other words, if you want an iso of the earliest available slackware release, it's probably best to make your own.
 
Old 08-22-2006, 11:51 AM   #15
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I've downloaded the 3.3 version which was "old" enough for my purposes, burned it onto a cd, made a bootable floppy, went to the PC in cause and installed it . It would had been better if the CD was bootable in the first time, but under the presure of time I couldn't wait.
 
  


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