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coldDeath · May 19th, 2006, 10:52 AM

If anyone wants to look, I have put this guide into a small website. Its not so great and it still needs a lot of improvement, but i have neatened it up, fixed typos and other things. It just needs a bit more useful information in some places.

But anyway, here it is: http://linuxguide.atspace.com.

Feel free to look around, don't forget that you can still PM me if at any stage you get stuck.

nnxion · May 19th, 2006, 1:39 PM

Very nice CD, nicely ordered website. I should really try slackware soon, but I should get a second hard disk first.

NSchnarr · Jun 29th, 2006, 1:08 PM

I read through the first two pages and noticed alot of people were complaining about partitioning. In particular re-sizing the windows ntfs drive.
A great solution to fix this is to run a live cd of linux call GParted. Just download, burn to cd, and boot form a cd. When it boots up it will be showing you all the partitions on your drive and its very clear with how to resize/make/delete partitions.

Just google 'GParted'.

coldDeath · Jun 29th, 2006, 1:54 PM

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Originally Posted by above

I read through the first two pages and noticed alot of people were complaining about partitioning. In particular re-sizing the windows ntfs drive.
A great solution to fix this is to run a live cd of linux call GParted. Just download, burn to cd, and boot form a cd. When it boots up it will be showing you all the partitions on your drive and its very clear with how to resize/make/delete partitions.

Just google 'GParted'.

I just looked at Gparted as you suggested and it looks like a good tool to use. I've never heard of it before now but it could prove useful to people who want an easy, quick interface or haven't partitioned before.

LOI Kratong · Jul 23rd, 2006, 12:22 PM

Ah so now I have a new box, and I'm hoping to jump on the slackware band wagon. I have tried the installation but it picks up my CD drive as the master drive. The cd drive is the master IDE drive, but my HDD is the master SATA drive.

When loading the kernel with sata.i although it recognises the SATA drive it still tries to write everything in cfdisk to the primary IDE drive. How can I change this so that it uses the HDD, the primary SATA drive as the one it uses?

Sorry if that doesn't make much sense, but I'm sure you get the idea!

InfoGeek · Jul 23rd, 2006, 12:41 PM

I faced the same problem when I was trying to install slackware. I don't remember what I did. I prolly changed the jumper settings to make the HDD the primary master.

LOI Kratong · Jul 23rd, 2006, 1:58 PM

Yeah, it was a really stupid question, I should've engaged the ol' noggin before asking, I just changed the jumper!!!

kurifu · Apr 1st, 2007, 7:14 PM

The best way to install Slackware, is to install something else instead

Haha, I am only kidding. Good guide. I am a bigger fan of Fedora Core myself, but of course I like a Linux which is easy to configure. Anyone ever play with Gentoo before? You could spend months configuring the damn thing so it would be a productive and usefull environment for a day; then the updates break it all again.

big_k105 · Apr 2nd, 2007, 12:40 AM

heh, my laptop is in perfectly running order and it is running gentoo. but then again it helps that the hinges are broke and the lid won't stay up so I don't really use it, that is probably a good reason why it still works fine.

Ooble · Apr 2nd, 2007, 8:23 PM

My guide to installing Ubuntu (I did this a few hours ago):

Insert the CD and reboot.
Double-click the Install icon.
Hit Next a few times, filling in some user and localisation info as you go.
Click Install, and wait 20 minutes.
Reboot.

:p

In all seriousness, awesome guide. I've never tried Slackware before - Arch Linux is my favourite "real" distro, but I'm sure it'll help many on the root to guruhood.

May 19th, 2006, 10:52 AM	#91
coldDeath Expert Programmer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 862 Rep Power: 3	If anyone wants to look, I have put this guide into a small website. Its not so great and it still needs a lot of improvement, but i have neatened it up, fixed typos and other things. It just needs a bit more useful information in some places. But anyway, here it is: http://linuxguide.atspace.com. Feel free to look around, don't forget that you can still PM me if at any stage you get stuck. __________________ Programming Tutorials - Linux Installation Guide - Learn Python - Learn C++ Got Slack? Join us at #programmingforums @ irc.freenode.net! My software never has bugs. It just develops random features.

May 19th, 2006, 1:39 PM	#92
nnxion Programming Guru Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: elemental plane Posts: 1,429 Rep Power: 4	Very nice CD, nicely ordered website. I should really try slackware soon, but I should get a second hard disk first. __________________ "Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for." -- Socrates

Jul 23rd, 2006, 12:22 PM	#95
LOI Kratong Professional Programmer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Woo - Boot Sector! Posts: 294 Rep Power: 4	Ah so now I have a new box, and I'm hoping to jump on the slackware band wagon. I have tried the installation but it picks up my CD drive as the master drive. The cd drive is the master IDE drive, but my HDD is the master SATA drive. When loading the kernel with sata.i although it recognises the SATA drive it still tries to write everything in cfdisk to the primary IDE drive. How can I change this so that it uses the HDD, the primary SATA drive as the one it uses? Sorry if that doesn't make much sense, but I'm sure you get the idea! __________________ www.heldtogether.co.uk

Jul 23rd, 2006, 12:41 PM	#96
InfoGeek Professional Programmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: India, The great. Posts: 435 Rep Power: 3	I faced the same problem when I was trying to install slackware. I don't remember what I did. I prolly changed the jumper settings to make the HDD the primary master. __________________ PFO - My daily dose of technology.

Jul 23rd, 2006, 1:58 PM	#97
LOI Kratong Professional Programmer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Woo - Boot Sector! Posts: 294 Rep Power: 4	Yeah, it was a really stupid question, I should've engaged the ol' noggin before asking, I just changed the jumper!!! __________________ www.heldtogether.co.uk

Jun 29th, 2006, 1:08 PM	#93
NSchnarr Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	I read through the first two pages and noticed alot of people were complaining about partitioning. In particular re-sizing the windows ntfs drive. A great solution to fix this is to run a live cd of linux call GParted. Just download, burn to cd, and boot form a cd. When it boots up it will be showing you all the partitions on your drive and its very clear with how to resize/make/delete partitions. Just google 'GParted'.

Apr 1st, 2007, 7:14 PM	#98
kurifu Expert Programmer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada) Posts: 784 Rep Power: 4	The best way to install Slackware, is to install something else instead Haha, I am only kidding. Good guide. I am a bigger fan of Fedora Core myself, but of course I like a Linux which is easy to configure. Anyone ever play with Gentoo before? You could spend months configuring the damn thing so it would be a productive and usefull environment for a day; then the updates break it all again. __________________ Clifford Matthew Roche <geek@cliffordroche.com> Web Hosting: http://www.crd-hosting.com Consulting: http://www.crdev-consulting.com

Apr 2nd, 2007, 12:40 AM	#99
big_k105 PFO Founder Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Fargo, ND Posts: 1,602 Rep Power: 10	heh, my laptop is in perfectly running order and it is running gentoo. but then again it helps that the hinges are broke and the lid won't stay up so I don't really use it, that is probably a good reason why it still works fine. __________________ BIG K aka Kyle Programming Forums Kyle K Online Please do not PM or email me programming questions. Post them in the forums instead.

Apr 2nd, 2007, 8:23 PM	#100
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,435 Rep Power: 8	My guide to installing Ubuntu (I did this a few hours ago): Insert the CD and reboot. Double-click the Install icon. Hit Next a few times, filling in some user and localisation info as you go. Click Install, and wait 20 minutes. Reboot. :p In all seriousness, awesome guide. I've never tried Slackware before - Arch Linux is my favourite "real" distro, but I'm sure it'll help many on the root to guruhood. __________________ Me :: You :: Them

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