Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 22:00:18 -0800 (PST) From: John Musielewicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Slackware 8
Is there a good book you can recommend on Linux? John [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Fran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 14:31:16 +1300 > From: Fran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] Slackware 8 > > Yes - Slack 8 with BlackBox is all that's on my 110. > > Very nice. > > Fran > :):):) > > On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 07:12, PhotoEngineering wrote: > > Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 10:43:16 -0800 > > From: PhotoEngineering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Slackware 8 > > > > I just installed Slackware on my 110CT. > Marvelously easy to do. It did > > take some time since I didn't have any > installation hardware except the > > hard drive, plus I am using Windows tools to > control my booting process > > and they are incompatible with other operating > systems. Great learning > > experience. This is the correct process to > install it from the hard > > drive using a bootable DOS partition. Download the > Dosboot, a, and ap > > directories from the Slackware Linux site. Unzip > install.zip into the DOS > > partition keeping the directory structure. Install > a Linux kernel in the > > now cr5eated Linux directory. Create the Linux > partition and format it. > > Disable any boot managers after making the DOS > partition the primary > > bootable. Shut down and reboot to DOS. Edit the > Linux.bat file in the > > Linux directory to point to the Linux kernel. Run > the file. Linux will > > boot and make a tempory installation. Log in and > run setup. Install into > > the Linux partition. Configure and be sure to > install Lilo as the boot > > manager since, to be honest, I don't think a > person can run Windows > > software with non-windows systems without > problems. Select manual > > installation during the Lilo setup to make sure > all bootable drives are > > found on the computer. Exit setup and reboot into > Linux and you will then > > have a nicely running basic > > installation. Very easy--no? > > > > John > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************** > > http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing > list > > http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives > > > > -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- > > Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail > should be > > addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then > replace any text > > on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe > > --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ > > Do above but with this on subject line: > cmd:unsubscribe digest > > > ************************************************************** > > > > > ************************************************************** > http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing > list > http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives > > -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- > Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail > should be > addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace > any text > on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe > --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ > Do above but with this on subject line: > cmd:unsubscribe digest > ************************************************************** > ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
