WilliamS

If you don't mind doing lots searches/reading, periods of frustratiion alternating with flushes of victory, then slackware is worthwhile. :D :unsure: :deal: B)

1- This is the wrong forum for questions B)

2- IIRC you can change/replace password by pressing F1 during boot, then type passwd, do what is needed. I've never done this myself.

3- Remove Linux: On boot selection choose fb, if you can now login do: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hdx

where hdx is whatever partition(s) Linux was installed onto. Use fdisk, then p to see what partitions you have. q to quit fdisk.

4- A floppy with tomsrtbt on it will work if you cant't do the above. It has fdisk and dd on it, and lots other stuff.

Caution: all the above is from memory, which is not good, so use caution :deal:

To make it clearer, here's what I did first:

create fat16 partition, swap, ext2 format all using win98 floppy and slackware install floppies.

mkdir /mnt/cdrom

mkdir /mnt/FAT

mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom

mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/FAT

Then I tried unzip into the dos partition, no go. Must copy it there first, then unzip in same directory.

Must have been brainfog when I wrote the title, it's not a cp problem, but an unzip problem

I've been trying to install Amigo2rc10.zip on my old computer, and have problem such that the desktop doesn't display properly. Nothing much on it.

Only guess I can make is based on the huge amount of memory the zip file takes when unzipped in the partition (a FAT16), while if it is unzipped from cd, it's reported to take less then 256mb.

Anyone know why I can't do

unzip /mnt/cdrom/amigo2rc10.zip /mnt/FAT

It always gives error:

caution: filename not matched: /mnt/FAT

I have a computer with same tiny HD size, but only 32mb ram. Always certain that Mandrake is much too big for it.

Anyone know of any Linux OS that might be usable?

I've tried Tiny Linux, no gui. Trying Amigo2 now, so far it doesn't work right.

I got ups (uninterruptiable power supply)(it's really a battery backup) after too many ower fails due thunderstorms.

A Good Idea!

Appearance of vibrating gears not a problem AFAIK, probably the way that prog. is written.

The ENTERPRISE kernel is one of several of the same version, made for different purposes depending on size of hard drive, or people who write code, or something else. I've always used just the plain kernel, written like this: kernel-2.6.3.9mdk and kernel-source-2.6.3-9mdk.

The nvidia IA64 driver is for a machine I don't have, I ignore it.

You can see what kernel is being used by typing uname -r

You can see all kernels and kernel-sources installed by typing

rpm -qa | grep kernel

And if you want a good gui so you can see what to remove, urpmi filelight.

"In order to view sources other than the update_source, you need to use the 'Install Software' menu option. This will allow you to install programs off of the cd's as well."

Tried that, didn't work. Still in dependancy hell.

Sherpa:

If you install the 2.6.3.9 kernel (should), you'll probably see that desktop doesn't look right, so then you must install the latest version of NVIDIA driver.

It goes like this:

urpmi kernel-2.6.3.9mdk

urpmi kernel-source-2.6.3-9mdk

init 3

cd <where you dlownloaded nvidia driver (presently 5336)>

(instructions at http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display..._1.0-5336.html)

exit

startx

you can run glxgears (as root)

to confirm that nvidia is right.

"For rpmdrake, are you using the 'Install Software' option, or the 'Mandrake Update' Option?"

I'm using Mandrake Update option.

Last time I tried this was the third, and it takes over two hours for main, so reluctanct to try it again.

Seems to be a mandrake bug ..

see http://www.mandrakeusers.org/index.php?showtopic=14363

10CE kernel-2.6.3.9

When I do easy urpmi and then try to use rpmdrake for a list of what to install (mcc) I get connected to "update source", and that's all there is. main and contrib plf come up blank.

I have the same problem of dependancy hell as Sherpa, and have found no way around it.

Wonder if this is a Mandrake ploy to make us buy 10OE?

Tried more mirrors, same result.

Tried easyurpmi, still goes to devel source.

The last two times I tried that, after the long time required for my (slow) dial-up the main contrib etc.

came up blank.

Don't remember if I did urpmi.removemedia -a

Might try it again tomorrow.

It's called "dependancy hell" and I have the same problem. Maybe re-install and download all new updates?

Works just like gkrellm - no temps.

I've found HelixPlayer better than RealPlayer.

https://player.helixcommunity.org/2004/downloads/

Saw this,

[root@localhost 10.upd]# rpm -i /home/william/10.upd/perl-base-5.8.4-2mdk.i586.rpm

file /usr/bin/perl5 from install of perl-base-5.8.4-2mdk conflicts with file from package perl-base-5.8.3-5mdk

then did:

urpme perl-base-5.8.3-5mdk

and got this:

removing package basesystem-10.0-0.2mdk.i586 will break your system

Nothing to remove

I see no way out of this.

Ideas, anyone?

I got perl-Libconf-0.32-3mdk,but urpmi said it needed :

Some package requested cannot be installed:

perl-Libconf-0.32-3mdk.noarch (due to unsatisfied perl-base[>= 2:5.8.4]) (Y/n) y

so I got that, then it said:

[root@localhost 10.upd]# urpmi perl-base-5.8.4-2mdk.i586

The following packages have to be removed for others to be upgraded:

GConf-1.0.9-15mdk.i586 (due to missing oaf[*], due to missing liboaf.so.0, due to missing libgconf-1.so.1, due to unsatisfied libGConf1 == 1.0.9-15mdk)

ImageMagick-5.5.7.15-6mdk.i586 (due to missing ghostscript)

OpenOffice.org-1.1-11mdk.i586 (due to missing ghostscript, due to unsatisfied OpenOffice.org-l10n == 1.1)

OpenOffice.org-help-en-1.1-11mdk.i586 (due to unsatisfied OpenOffice.org == 1:1.1)

OpenOffice.org-l10n-en-1.1-11mdk.i586 (due to unsatisfied OpenOffice.org == 1:1.1)

a2ps-4.13b

and a whole lot more.

There must be a way update, but I can't think ofit right now.

2) I had the same problem with Mozilla - it wouldn't launch from menu. Had to start t from cli as root.

I've since re-installed (yes, I broke mdk 10CE ) and everything llaunches OK.

Suggestions from a noobish point of view:

Add line after line 7; should be:

cd /usr/src/linux

and an expanded explanation of how to change /etc/lilo.conf so that when running lilo -v, it doesn't skip, as it did for me.

Still haven't figured how to make it boot.

Some confusion somwhere - I did

[root@localhost william]# urpmi perl-Libconf

Everything already installed

I'd like to try torsmo, but when I do ./configure the last two lines are:

checking for X... no

Sorry, X is very much needed

and I have not a clue as to what this means.

Anyone?

10CE kernel-2.6.3.9mdk

Can anyone tell me what this means?

I know I need to download something, but can't tell what.

urpmi drakxtools-newt-10-34.1mdk.i586

Some package requested cannot be installed:

drakxtools-newt-10-34.1mdk.i586 (due to unsatisfied perl(Libconf::Glueconf::NUT::Ups_conf))

Edit: moved from Software by spinynorman