Hi,

I am trying to run zipslack on my Toshiba 200CDS (Pentium 1)

zipslack.zip was unzipped into c:\linux

linux.bat reads:

\linux\loadlin \linux\vmlinuz root=/dev/hda1

hda1 is my c drive

when run it gets to init then cannot execute any files
eg

INIT: cannot execute "/etc/rc.d/rc.M"
INIT: cannot execute "/sbin/agetty"

etc

and just to rub it in, I try to quit by pressing CTRL + ALT + DEL and it says

INIT: cannot execute "/sbin/shutdown"

all files are there when i look in dos

What am i doing wrong?

Please Help

Ian

This is a result iof faulkty unzipping -even though you can see the files.
What did you use to unzip with?

First time i used windows xp, then copyed the wole lot to my windows 95 pc

then the second time i used winzip 6.2 (it came up with different errors)

If you want to try some other way of unzipping, here are some alternatives:

IZArc a freeware file compression/decompression program for Windows that I've used with no problems, also to unzip ZipSlack:
http://www.izsoft.dir.bg/izarc.htm
I haven't used the new version that was just released, but the last release is available if need be.

IZArc wants some dlls that may not be found on a default install of Windows 95. If you run into that problem, you might try this:
http://www.info-zip.org/WiZ.html#Install.Win32
WiZ from Info-Zip doesn't have as many features or as nice a GUI as IZArc but it will get the job done. I've used it to unzip and install ZipSlack, too.

With a slower computer, it can take quite a while for the unzip to finish...

The problem is when you copy it... Unzip directly to the FAT where you will be using it unless bot partitions are FAT32!
Don't use winrar. Winzip usually works fine.

Ian Hawdon ! Hi,
You have used:

Slackware 8.1
Redhat 8.0
Redhat 9.0
Fedora Core 3
SUSE 9.2 (Yes it is all CAPS now!)
Fedora Core 4
Slackware 10
SUSE 10


Which one do you like best?
Thanks

I beleve that is a hijacking post, or offtopic, but:

Which one do i like best?

It really depends on what you expect from your linux system. If you want "ease of use" i would go for SUSE, it lets you do most things in a graphical mode, this is really usefull for n00bs and/or people who need a stable Linux system that can easily be set up (or in my case, easy fixes on the move with my laptop )
Fedora Core is great for testing new technology as it comes fully loaded with new programs (usually unstable and beta), but it IS unstable and can crash more often (although crashing is still rare )
Slackware is aimed more of a hardcore user, it is not designed for n00bs (although this was all i could find at the time, so i learned the hard way!), more of the configureation is done from console (text mode)
If you want to try linux before messing up your hard drive, try Knoppix, as it runs off a CD

Hope this has helped you and may influence you on your choice

Thank you very much for your humourous and kindness!