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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: HPC GUY on 5 October 2002, 21:30
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i want to install slack ware but um...im really not sure how. i downloaded the iso and burned it to cd, i read some of the read me stuff and it wasnt too clear (or atleast i have not understood it) and i didnt see a rawrite to create a boot disk. so any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks!
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Originally posted by HPC GUY:
i want to install slack ware but um...im really not sure how. i downloaded the iso and burned it to cd, i read some of the read me stuff and it wasnt too clear (or atleast i have not understood it) and i didnt see a rawrite to create a boot disk. so any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks!
Slack is tough; I use Debian, and it's SUPPOSED to be the toughest install, but I haven't tried Slack; oh, well, what version of Slack have you got? The CD itself may be bootable, if your BIOS is configured properly. Also, check the Slackware website; they may have a D/L image that will create a boot floppy. I'm willing to bet your install CD is bootable though.
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http://sunsite.lanet.lv/ftp/unix/Slackware-8.0/install/bootdsks.144/ (http://sunsite.lanet.lv/ftp/unix/Slackware-8.0/install/bootdsks.144/)
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Originally posted by creedon:
Slack is tough; I use Debian, and it's SUPPOSED to be the toughest install, but I haven't tried Slack; oh, well, what version of Slack have you got? The CD itself may be bootable, if your BIOS is configured properly. Also, check the Slackware website; they may have a D/L image that will create a boot floppy. I'm willing to bet your install CD is bootable though.
I think his computer can't boot off of the CDROM. If it can, though, the floppy image is useless then (like you said).
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i tried, the cd isnt bootable. Im using (or trying to) slackware 8 thanks for the info and links guys
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Wow, I'm really surprized that the install CD isn't bootable; even Debian advises against using boot/root floppies anymore; they consider the floppy to be too unreliable for installing, instead, the CD's have a bootable partition that eliminates the floppies from the procedure. I was thinking about trying Slackware, but this kinda makes me think I don't want to.
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im not sure maybe its something i did wrong. i dont loaded the iso for it and tried to boot off of it and nothing...all the stuff is there..but its not bootable.
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Slackware should be bootable, but maybe you burned it wrong. Anyway, maybe you should try burning it again before you try the boot/rootdisk method because that takes 6 floppies and is a pure pain in the arse, at least it was on my 486 (http://smile.gif)
When I installed Slackware on my main machine though the CD boots up just fine.
[ October 05, 2002: Message edited by: Tux ]
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thats weird...when i attempt to rawrite the bare.i image to disk it gives an odd error and says attempting to write across 64k boundary and then nothing happens..
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When I installed Slackware (prior to ver. 8) it booted off the CD.
Check your BIOS, maybe it boots the HD before the CD...
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yeah i did that the cdrom is the first boot device..it may be the machine itself, its an old p100 and may not like booting from the cdrom + the cdrom has trouble reading my silver shitty cds.
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i had a serious fucking bitch with slackware too...
its not worth your time, get someThing else.
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it isn't bootable - i think because it wouldn't fit on one cdrom otherwise; but if yer still interested.... you still have the file, right?
do this as root:
remember that slackware will have you do most things yourself, so brush up on the HOWTO's and README's.
or if you'd rather, stick with one that has an easier setup.
-t.