> 1. Boot from Slackware CD1
> 2. Mount your root partition somewhere, i.e. in /mnt
> 3. Execute "setup"
> 4. Select "Configure" and use bareeacpi.i kernel from CD, when the installer
> asks you. Go through the rest of the configuration.

I got right up to step 4 and then it wouldn't let me go any further. I
selected "Configure" and the menu just reset.

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man ln

Basically you need to use the "-s" option. Of course, that isn't
necessary. You could jsut mv those files into their respective places
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+Alan Hicks+ <alan@lizella.network> wrote:
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> In alt.os.linux.slackware, Ed LaBonte dared to utter,
> > I hate to sound like an idiot, but, well... How do you do that last part
> > recreating the symlinks? I'm kind of a newbie, as you might have guessed.

> man ln

> Basically you need to use the "-s" option. Of course, that isn't
> necessary. You could jsut mv those files into their respective places
> and be done with it if you wish.

> - --
> It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,
> Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
> Ecclesiastes 7:5
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On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 08:10:45 -0500, +Alan Hicks+ wrote:

> man ln
>
> Basically you need to use the "-s" option. Of course, that isn't
> necessary. You could jsut mv those files into their respective places
> and be done with it if you wish.

Okay, I get it. System.map and config are symbolic links. I just looked in
my /boot directory and vmlinuz seems to be a copy of vmlinuz-ide-2.4.26
rather than a symbolic link. Can I make vmlinuz a symbolic link also or
should it be a copy of the new kernel?

On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 06:02:32 +0000, Ed LaBonte wrote:


>
>
>> 1. Boot from Slackware CD1
>> 2. Mount your root partition somewhere, i.e. in /mnt 3. Execute "setup"
>> 4. Select "Configure" and use bareeacpi.i kernel from CD, when the
>> installer asks you. Go through the rest of the configuration.
>
> I got right up to step 4 and then it wouldn't let me go any further. I
> selected "Configure" and the menu just reset.

Same here, but it makes sense.

I went back and did select target and select source. Now when you select
configure, 'setup' will understand your hardware.

You will eventually get to choose the kernel and on to three-finger-salute!

John

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> Can I make vmlinuz a symbolic link also or
> should it be a copy of the new kernel?

Hell I don't know. Try it and if it breaks you'll know.

- --
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Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
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On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 16:33:29 +0000, Ed LaBonte wrote:

Is acpi worth the effort?

I don't know either. But there has been two different methods suggested
to do this.

I just did one that involves booting from the install CD.

1. Boot from the CD as if you are doing a new install

2. login and run setup as usual

3. on the menu select:
a. target, and then proceed to,
b. source, but do not proceed to selecting packages, cancel back to menu
c. Configure. When prompted, don't overwrite your existing fstab.

I believe you will now have a message to ctl-alt-del. Do it.

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+Alan Hicks+ <alan@lizella.network> wrote:
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> In alt.os.linux.slackware, Ed LaBonte dared to utter,
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> > should it be a copy of the new kernel?

> Hell I don't know. Try it and if it breaks you'll know.

> - --
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> Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
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> In alt.os.linux.slackware, Ed LaBonte dared to utter,
>> Can I make vmlinuz a symbolic link also or
>> should it be a copy of the new kernel?
>
> Hell I don't know. Try it and if it breaks you'll know.

;-) What? No RTFM? ;-)

I just took a look, and it must, because mine is (does?.)

ah, wtf:

rich@entheos:~
$ ls -al /boot
total 1932
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 464 2004-08-05 12:33 ./
drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 552 2004-08-01 07:37 ../
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 37 2004-07-23 12:41 README.initrd
-> /usr/doc/mkinitrd-1.0.1/README.initrd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 2004-07-23 12:41 System.map ->
System.map-ide-2.4.26
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 620999 2004-06-14 19:29 System.map-ide-2.4.26
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 2004-07-24 03:21 boot.0200
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 2004-08-05 12:13 boot.0300
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 2004-07-23 13:06 boot.030A
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 210 2004-07-30 09:02 boot_message.txt
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 2004-07-23 12:41 config ->
config-ide-2.4.26
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 41017 2004-06-14 19:29 config-ide-2.4.26
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5032 2004-05-21 00:19 diag1.img
-rw------- 1 root root 30720 2004-08-05 12:33 map
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 2004-07-23 12:41 vmlinuz ->
vmlinuz-ide-2.4.26
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1248111 2004-06-14 19:29 vmlinuz-ide-2.4.26
rich@entheos:~
$

Cheers!
Rich

Belay all the suggestions, run pkgtool, there you go.