APSID"HASD (aka ARRRRRRRG!!)

[rabbit]

I'm having one problem after another trying to install slack, mostly involving not being able to boot anything.  I really need someone to talk me through this over aim..

[iago]

*pokes Ergot*

www.linuxquestions.org has a complete section of their forum about how to install Slackware.  If you have problems, you might get an answer there. 

[rabbit]

Well, I was talking to Warrior, but he exploded.

Anyways, here's what happened:
1. CD ROM boot failed, switched to bare.i boot floppy
2. Bad compressed format (?), failed
3. Flashed BIOS from floppy
4. DOS 5 boot floppy, can't read HD (which is triple faulted says Warrior).
5. Re-downloading disc 1 to make a new CD which may or may not work
6. In the event of the CD not working, A:\>emo /wrists

[rabbit]

Yay!  New disc worked.  Running cfdisk

[rabbit]

Installing..finally....now I just need a really long cat5 cable or a wireless antenna...that and to finish the installation...

[rabbit]

Installed!

But alas, new problems.

Whenever I try to boot, the message "Error loading OS" comes up.

I can load using the bare.i bootdisk I made during the install, but even still, I don't know how to get KDE (or whatever) running.

Help!

[iago]

Installed!

But alas, new problems.

Whenever I try to boot, the message "Error loading OS" comes up.

I can load using the bare.i bootdisk I made during the install, but even still, I don't know how to get KDE (or whatever) running.

Help!

Boot off Slackware's CD. 

When prompted for boot:, type:
bare.i root=/dev/hda1 noinitrd ro
[replace /dev/hda1 with whereever Linux is installed to]

That should load up the Linux installation that you just installed.  Once it's loaded, log in as root, run "liloconfig", then run "lilo".  Hopefully lilo will run successfully. 

When running liloconfig:
- Use Advanced
- Store it in the MBR
Every other option should just be common sense

Good luck

[rabbit]

Well, I loaded with startx and bam, that worked.  Now I'm up and running, all I need to do is get an antenna or a long cat5 cable and it'll be in my network!

[edit]
liloconfig is running, and now the big question: how do I change the name?  It's defaulted to darkstar....speaking of which...

[rabbit]

Okay, when I try bare.i ... it says "No such image.  [Tab] shows a list"

My only option is "Linux"

[Joe]

Asume hostname USWest.

su -c "hostname uswest"
su -c "echo 'uswest' > /etc/hostname"
su -c "reboot now"

The first line may be unneeded. I don't remember.

EDIT -
You'll be prompted for a password, its the password you used when you set it up, etc. If you're running as root, just type the stuff thats in quotes. I don't know if its reboot or not, maybe its restart? One of the two.

[rabbit]

Joe...what the hell are you talking about?  The prompt is for booting, prior to login.

[Ergot]

Joe...what the hell are you talking about?  The prompt is for booting, prior to login.

Then after login ... you open a terminal and type that in to change your hostname (computer name).

[iago]

Okay, when I try bare.i ... it says "No such image.  [Tab] shows a list"

My only option is "Linux"

If you boot off the CD, Lilo shouldn't come up.  You should get a different kind of prompt. 

But if Lilo is coming up, that probably means that you pointed it at the wrong harddrive. 

[Joe]

Joe...what the hell are you talking about? The prompt is for booting, prior to login.

Well, I loaded with startx and bam, that worked. Now I'm up and running, all I need to do is get an antenna or a long cat5 cable and it'll be in my network!

[edit]
liloconfig is running, and now the big question: how do I change the name? It's defaulted to darkstar....speaking of which...

[rabbit]

I know, but that wasn't answering my question.  I made a seperate thread for the name issue.