Install sucessfull but Slack wont boot
 

hi,

I've installed Slack 11.0 sucessfully(DVD) but when it comes to booting the thing it wont go. All i see is a blank/black screen.
I'm using it on a Laptop.
-2.5Ghz
-512RAM
-40G HD
Lilo installed sucessfully first try and didnt complain about anything.

What could possiby be wrong?

Thanks!

Where did you install lilo ? Should be to MBR. (there was a recent post about this very thing: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=556177)

yup, i chose MBR. I used the 2.6 kernel(huge26.s) for the install. I've got a /root, /swap and /home part. In the link you provided he says What does he mean? what do i need to do?

Thanks!

Use the slackware CD to boot into your box and then edit the file:

/etc/lilo.conf


and change:

vga=whatever

to


vga=ask


At the next boot, try to boot with the option number 6 or another.

do i change all of them? I changed one but it hasnt seem to made any difference...

you change the one that is not commented out.

yup, thats what i did. I also tried the normal option(no GUI) but still nothing...

Technically you also have to 'chroot' into there and run 'lilo' to update the config. I'm sure there's a way to do this when installing ... maybe expert mode for the install lilo part.

Have you installed the kernel-modules?

Ok, let's go.


Insert your slackware CD and boot in your system.

After the login, use the following commands:

mkdir /mnt/hda5 (or whatever you want)
mount /dev/hda5 /mnt/hda5 (or whatever is the number of your harddrive)
chroot /mnt/hda5

vi /etc/lilo.conf (if you didn't make those changes we were talking about yet)

lilo



Ok, now just reboot and it might be working.