So, I've installed Slackware64-current. Need some configuration help.
Hi back!
Well, finally I've installed Slackware64 on my second HD. I chose the option to install lilo on the first partition of the same disk where slackware is and then I did a chainload as you suggested. It worked fine. Now, I need some help on this subjects: a) Internet goes slow. Much slower than in Debian or WinXp. Did any of you faced the same problem? b) How should I install nVidia driver (for my 7300gt card) and flash player? c) Can I install software from Slackbuilds or they are just for the 32 version of Slackware? Thank you! Glore2002.- |
a) No, runs at the same speed for me.
b) Nvidia drivers are downloaded from the nvidia homepage, and installed from the command line, as root, in runlevel 3. Flashplayer plugins are available in the /extra directory on the cd/dvd. c) Good question. Yes and no. As I understand it many slackbuilds will be converted and available when Slackware 13.0 comes out, so that they can compile either 32-bit or 64-bit. Some programs will only ever be 32-bit, you will then need to either have a true multi-lib Slackware 13.0 (see Alien Bob's Wiki), have 32-bit compatibility libraries installed, a chrooted 32-bit environment, an emulated 32-bit environment or a full separate 32-bit install. Or indeed make do without the 32-bit program and run pure 64-bit only. My particular choice is a true multi-lib environment, but that might not suit you. samac |
Slackware64-current network setup
If I go to system settings / network settings and network settings again on the left panel (kde) I get the following message:
"could not parse the xml file ()" and not available networks are shown and I can't modify any parameter. I can surf the web but very very slow. I don't know what the problem is but network setting doesn't work. Thanks in advance, |
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For Flash Player, mnt your DVD and run Code:
rsync -av /mnt/dvd/extra/flashplayer-plugin/ /tmp/flash/ Then cd /tmp/flash/ and run: Code:
sh flashplayer-plugin.SlackBuild --cleanup So now you run: Code:
installpkg /tmp/flashplayer-plugin-10.0.32.18-x86_64-1.txz Quote:
And if you want to build some package he doesn't have, use his Alien's SlackBuild Toolkit |
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netconfig If you want to use a GUI based config then I'd suggest installing wicd. Please do read and follow the instructions that are there. |
Thanks for the replies. I will now try to install nVidia driver and flashplayer.
Why do I say Internet goes much slower? a) When I start firefox, it takes a lot to show google search page. b) If I enter any url, it takes a lot to open that page. This happens with any page. For instance, if I want to go to linuxquestions.org, it takes much much longer than in debian or xp (same computer). In Debian, if I type any url, It takes me there as it should: Fast. |
Setup your internet with "netconfig" as mRgOBLIN told you in your other thread. ;)
You should not start two threads for the same problem. Report the other one and ask a moderator to merge them. After running "netconfig" if it's still slow, post the output of these two cmds: Code:
egrep -v "(^#|^ *$)" /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf DNS servers. (DNS servers change names to IP addresses) |
try to disable ipv6 on Firefox: about:config -> network.dns.disableIPv6 -> true
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//Merged threadid=749739 into threadid=749735.
Eye close to the glass,
Horrified he sees the fly: Merger Successful. |
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I setup internet with netconfig and nothing changed. Same for setting Firefox ipv6 to true.
If I restart the computer and go into Debian, everything goes fine. In Slackware it takes too long to access web sites. Output of egrep -v "(^#|^ *$)" /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf Quote:
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If you don't know the IPS's DNS server address, you can either:
check in your router call them and ask check in another OS issue "mtr www.linuxquestions.org" as root and figure out which one's they are some other easier idea I forget atm ... out the door to study Chinese :D then take out that top line you now have in /etc/resolv.conf and put them in |
should be able to copy the info that's in your debian resolv.conf to the slackware resolv.conf if that's the problem.
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This is what I did: in /etc/resolv.conf I wrote the following: Quote:
Now, Internet seems to run fine. Is it ok what I did? Thank you! |
should be I did the same thing before without any problems
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Great ... do take out "search inicioms.com"
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initially slow FF
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The solution(s) I used are all detailed/available in here: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=728014 Now, my FF is very fast! Just like it was on Slack 11, and certainly several times faster than IE/FF on the roommates XP machine. Sasha |
Thanks my friends!
In resolv.conf I had two lines I've now commented: Those lines were: Quote:
Thanks again, Glore2002.- |
Yes, that is okay.
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