Having problems installing slack

Odin_of_Asgard · 04-10-2004, 01:27 PM

Well not really...

I can install it but when I restart the computer at the end of the install it will go through the BIOS and then do nothing.

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SYSTEM DETAILS

GIGABYTE GA-7VM400M
AMD XP 2400+
256MB DDR RAM
on-board VGA
80GB Maxtor HDD
LiteOn CD-RW
LiteOn DVD-ROM
FDD

(Also the FDD wont work (not the OS' fault) can't think whats wrong can anyone help)

david_ross · 04-10-2004, 01:30 PM

What sage does the boot get to? Do you get a bootloader screen?

Have you checked to make sure the BIOS is set to boot from your hard drive?

Odin_of_Asgard · 04-10-2004, 01:43 PM

it finishes loading and tells me to remove the cd and press ctrl+Alt+Del which i do. and the BIOS is set to boot from the hard drive

dark2 · 04-10-2004, 02:27 PM

I am also having the same problem. I installed restarted and all I get is the BIOS then a blinking cursor. Nothing else.

PenguinPwrdBox · 04-10-2004, 04:39 PM

Sounds to me like you guys may not have installed lilo to the MBR, or if you did, it failed. Did you make a boot disk? If not, boot to CD, and run pkgtool. Choose "Slackware installation scripts to run again" and then, make a bott floppy, and try to get in off of that. If that works, you need to re-install lilo to the MBR. If you do not, for whatever reason, want to install to the MBR, post your config here, and I probably (if not me, someone) have an answer.

dark2 · 04-10-2004, 05:16 PM

I installed LILO to the superblock originally. Apparently that was what was wrong. Wouldn't of figured it out without your help. Thanks!

Odin_of_Asgard · 04-12-2004, 03:11 PM

Thanks all got it working now

PenguinPwrdBox · 04-12-2004, 05:43 PM

Glad to hear it....now where is that damn affero button.....