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Old 01-01-2006, 06:23 PM   #1
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put burnt d2 into drive... cursor.. no dice


okay
i'm trying to install slackware 10.1 on a compuke presario (this is probably my first mistake- haha)

330 intel celeron d
512 mb ddr
1 gb hdd formatted and partitioned (in windows)(will use as primary linux partition- will add extra gbs later)
and all standard peripheral equip

original hdd is maxtor 80gb with winxp he 2002

i suspect problems with burnt disks. I beleive i need a boot floppy, but am having problem comprehending rawrite and gzip.

Any insight out there?
 
Old 01-01-2006, 10:31 PM   #2
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kernel help

progress

okay... got slackzip boot disk (not entire slackzip)..
but... everything's good until...
"kernel panic... blah blah blah"

(bear in mind i'm a veteran of windows and dos... linux is looking a bit strange so far..)

i suppose that this means i need a kernel. how exactly do i get it on the linux drive from the boot prompt? What's the best kernel to use and how?
 
Old 01-01-2006, 10:35 PM   #3
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also- i formatted and partitioned the drive in dos... do i need to do it again in linux?
 
Old 01-01-2006, 11:29 PM   #4
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While I dislike saying this I would generally not reccommend Slack as a beginner's distro. This is not a commentary or negative statement regarding Slack as an OS as personally I think the slack team does one hell of a job. But for someone with more of a Dos/Win backgroud I'd have to go with Suse or Ubuntu or Mandriva (formerly Mandrake) as they are far easier to install and manage until you get the hang of things. Once you've played with those for a while then feel free to pick whichever distro you feel like running that hour!! Until then I'd have to reccommend something with a slightly lower prerequisite degree

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Old 01-02-2006, 01:49 AM   #5
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i believe that slackzip and normal slackware are different distros, so using the slackzip boot disk for slack 10.1 is probably what's giving you the kernel panic. the kernel should be on the slack 10.1 cd.
you'll need to format the partition in linux again, because slack cant be installed on an ntfs/fat partition. i'm pretty sure that the directions for formatting are in the installer program that pops up once you boot.
you might also want to try and edit the boot order in the bios so that it can boot straight to the cd instead of having to use a floppy boot disk.
and you might need to start with disc one instead of disc 2 b/c i think d1 has the boot/installer prgram.

oh, and kleedrac, you're forgetting that for now, he only has 1 gb, and suse and mandriva take a lot of space. also, sometimes, its best to dive right in rather than just get your feet wet.

Last edited by rahmed; 01-02-2006 at 01:54 AM.
 
Old 01-02-2006, 04:15 AM   #6
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I'm not familiar with Slackware but usually rawrite is a DOS program. It's a case of running it and giving it the filename to write. It is the equivalent of burning an iso file, but to a floppy.

However, as somebody mentioned, can't you get the PC to boot from CD?

1 GB is a bit mingy for a Linux Install. It can be done but you'll soon run out of space. I'd give it at least 10MB.

Given your Windows/DOS background I would recommend Mandriva to start with. It has a lot of wizards which ease the pain substantially. (But not always )

When I finally decided that Linux was usable, about 3 years back I started with Mandrake and have now switched to Debian. The problem with Mandrake is that the free editions tend to limit you, like if you want the latest KDE you have to join the club, and the paid for version is quite pricey. Also you need to upgrade when new versions come out.

Debian is a more comprehensive distro but, like most distros, can be tricky to configure.

Whatever you decide to go with, if you manage to boot from CD then just go with the flow and let the installer set up the partitions. Note that Since you're only giving Linux one partition it will need to be an extended partition so I hope that you haven't got a Windows Extended Partition (there can only be one extended partition per disc) as far as I am aware).
 
Old 01-02-2006, 09:25 PM   #7
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beginner distro

Having less than a year experience on Linux (used UNIX a long time ago), I settled on MEPIS. Try MEPISLite or SinplyMepis. They are very easy to configure and install and the newest version of Lite has the best hardware recognition i've seen so far (everything worked first time).
 
Old 01-03-2006, 10:03 AM   #8
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As a beginner, I would recommend Knoppix. It runs entirely from the CD and gives you a chance to get used to Linux before you make major changes to your system.
The nice thing about Knoppix is that if you choose you can install it to the hard drive. The standard image is downloadable for free and can be found with an easy search.
Plus, If you decide you like it, you can install it to the hard drive. It only needs 2Gb of space max on a standard CD system. There are also DVD versions of Knoppix that contain more utilities but are closer to 10Gb when unpacked.
If you would rather stick with a box distro of Linux, I would recommend SUSE. It has some of the best drivers on the market and will walk you through most issues.
 
  


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