[SOLVED] Slackware Install Questions

Ztcoracat · 01-07-2014, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TobiSGD

You could boot from it, so it should be OK. Try to manually mount the DVD and look if you can access it.

How?

Anyway this is what I'm trying from the Main Menu
Option A Linux Base System
Then I get: Before you can install software complete the following tasks-

1. Select your source media.
2. Set up you Target Linux Partitions.
3.Select which software categories to install.

When I choose Select Source Media it takes me back to the message I typed in code tags.

Trying to remain calm--

Smokey_justme · 01-07-2014, 05:56 PM

Booting does not mean the kernel knows about it.. so no, it's not weird to boot but have troubles afterwords loading the device from which you have booted..

Could you please press ALT + F2 and then type the following command: lsblk (thow I'm not sure you have it at that stage :s)?

Didier Spaier · 01-07-2014, 06:09 PM

Or open another console (Alt+F2) then type:

Code:

cat /proc/partitions

If you see your DVD as "sr0" (which is probable) do this:

Code:

mkdir dvd
mount /dev/sr0 /dvd

You can check that it is properly mounted with :

Code:

ls -1 /dvd

Then go back to first console with Alt+F1 and proceed to installation

At time of choosing the source check "from a mounted directory" and type the directory /dvd/slackware (if 32 bit) or /dvd/slackware64 (if 64 bits).

PS please do a full installation.

Ztcoracat · 01-07-2014, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smokey_justme

Booting does not mean the kernel knows about it.. so no, it's not weird to boot but have troubles afterwords loading the device from which you have booted..

Could you please press ALT + F2 and then type the following command: lsblk (thow I'm not sure you have it at that stage :s)?

This is what I have in console mode:

Code:

root@slackware:/# lsblk
sda 8:0 465.8G 0 disk
1=sda1 8:1 1804G 0 part
1-sda2 8:2 350M 0 part
1-sda3 8:3 231.7G 0 part
1-sda4 8:4 1K 0 part
1-sda5 8:5 1.9G 0 part
~sda6 8:6 213.4G 0 part
sr0 11:0 1 2.3G 0 rom  /var/log/mount
root@slackware:/#

I tried BTW to manually specify CD or DVD by device name.
Upon doing that I heard the CDROM and the disc move and work. Tried again to install basic and just goes in circles--

Ztcoracat · 01-07-2014, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Didier Spaier

Or open another console (Alt+F2) then type:

Code:

cat /proc/partitions

If you see your DVD as "sr0" (which is probable) do this:

Code:

mkdir dvd
mount /dev/sr0 /dvd

You can check that it is properly mounted with :

Code:

ls -1 /dvd

Then go back to first console with Alt+F1 and proceed to installation

At time of choosing the source check "from a mounted directory" and type the directory /dvd/slackware (if 32 bit) or /dvd/slackware64 (if 64 bits).

PS please do a full installation.

I tried the commands you posted for me and I have this now:

Code:

mount: block device dev/sro is write proctected mounting read only

What in the world is holding up my install? Is this a Sony proprietary issue?
I have never had this much trouble before with installing a distro--

Smokey_justme · 01-07-2014, 06:26 PM

Great.. the mount succeded.. now do this

Quote:

Then go back to first console with Alt+F1 and proceed to installation

At time of choosing the source check "from a mounted directory" and type the directory /dvd/slackware (if 32 bit) or /dvd/slackware64 (if 64 bits).

PS please do a full installation.

Didier Spaier · 01-07-2014, 06:31 PM

This message

Quote:

mount: block device dev/sro is write protected mounting read only

is just an information: you don't want to write on your DVD, do you?

So the "mount" command succeeded.

Ztcoracat · 01-07-2014, 06:42 PM

Ok now I'm back to the Main Menu-
"A Base Linux System"

Cannot install software yet and the list that goes with that.
So I choose: Select Source Media
Install from Slackware CD or DVD and hit Enter-
I choose scan for CD or DVD drive (Recommended)
Scanning for Cd/ DVD drive than I get this again:

Code:

No IDE SCSI so we will try scanning for CD Drives on older proprietary interfaces such as SoundBlaster
pre-IDE Cd drives, Sony CDU 31a, Sony 535, Mitsumi pre-IDE old optics etc. For this to work ou need to be using a bootdisk
that supports your cd drive. Please press Enter to begin the last chance scan-

Upon pressing Enter I'm right back to the CD/DVD Drive Not Found

I have to walk away for a bit. Have to prepare a meal.
I'll be back-

TobiSGD · 01-07-2014, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ztcoracat

So I choose: Select Source Media
Install from Slackware CD or DVD and hit Enter-
I choose scan for CD or DVD drive (Recommended)

Please do as Smokey_justme suggested, do not choose "Install from Slackware CD or DVD".

Ztcoracat · 01-07-2014, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TobiSGD

Please do as Smokey_justme suggested, do not choose "Install from Slackware CD or DVD".

Instead I choose Install from pre-mounted directory.

The Menu is asking me what directory would you like to install from?
So....I choose to Install From A Pre-Mounted Directory and at the prompt
I than type in /dvd/slackware64 in the prompt and hit Enter.
I'm then taken back to "(A) Base Linux System"

After choosing (A) the installer takes me back to source media and than back again
again to install from a pre-mounted directory but when I choose that and type in /dvd/slackware64
it repeats this all over again.

TobiSGD · 01-07-2014, 08:39 PM

So have you actually mounted the DVD to /dvd and do you use Slackware 64 bit?

Ztcoracat · 01-07-2014, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TobiSGD

So have you actually mounted the DVD to /dvd and do you use Slackware 64 bit?

Yes but when I hit Enter to install the base system it takes me back to the Select source media.
I'm using the spacebar to ensure that the Base System is highlighted and hit Enter but again only to be taken back to:
Select Source Media-

Going to the Slackware Installation online pages and look at the install pics-

Ztcoracat · 01-07-2014, 09:18 PM

Install complete restart with control+alt+del I now have:

Unknown filesystem

Code:

grub rescue

ls only shows me all of the msdos partitions-
msdos5 mddos5 and etc.

I'm thinking about going backwards and install Fedora because I don't understand what the problem is-
Been trying for 10 hours now to install Slackware-

Wonder if the UEFI Partition is the problem?

TobiSGD · 01-07-2014, 10:11 PM

You have removed your Fedora partitions and with that a part of your bootloader. Start the installation again from the disk, once you have Slackware installed this will be automatically solved.

Ztcoracat · 01-07-2014, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TobiSGD

You have removed your Fedora partitions and with that a part of your bootloader. Start the installation again from the disk, once you have Slackware installed this will be automatically solved.

Trying again-