Linux-Noob Forums - Slackware

kernel panic

Sun, 24 May 2009 23:14:23 +0200

I am trying to install Slackware in my external hard-drive (which is a Seagate FreeAgent USB drive) instead of ubuntu. I disabled the internal disk from the BIOS prior to the installation of Slack. Also formatted the drive during the installation and selected theLILO to be installed in the mbr.

Now if I select my external USB drive as the first device to boot from in the BIOS I get the following error:

GRUB Loading Stage 1.5

GRUB Loading, Please wait...

ERROR 15

I really don

Problems with emacs

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:49:14 +0200

Hey all.

I'm a complete noob to Slackware and Linux in general, been a Windows bunny until tonight.

Just installed Slackware on a spankingly new PC, and I'm having all sorts of fun trying to make things work, and for the most part I'm doing ok.

The one thing I haven't been able to problemsolve my way through is emacs.

When i try and load it, it throws the following error:

emacs: error while loading shared libraries: libXaw3d.so.8: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Unsure how to proceed from here. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Can't install Java or Flash plugin for Firefox Linux x86_64

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 23:42:58 +0200

I'm having trouble installing anything on my system. I am a complete n00b to Linux, I just switched from crappy Vista two days after I got a new desktop First I would like to get Java and Flash installed on Firefox but I keep getting a dependency error when trying to install. I'm running Bluewhite64 and really like it so far [img]<___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_ph34r.png[/img]

This is what I get when I try to install Java, I have no idea why???

rpm -U --replacepkgs '///usr/java/jre-6u2-linux-amd64.rpm';echo RESULT=$?

error: Failed dependencies:

/bin/basename is needed by jre-1.6.0_02-fcs

/bin/cat is needed by jre-1.6.0_02-fcs

/bin/cp is needed by jre-1.6.0_02-fcs

/bin/gawk is needed by jre-1.6.0_02-fcs

/bin/grep is needed by jre-1.6.0_02-fcs

/bin/ln is needed by jre-1.6.0_02-fcs

/bin/ls is needed by jre-1.6.0_02-fcs

/bin/mkdir is needed by jre-1.6.0_02-fcs

/bin/mv is needed by jre-1.6.0_02-fcs

/bin/pwd is needed by jre-1.6.0_02-fcs

/bin/rm is needed by jre-1.6.0_02-fcs

/bin/sed is needed by jre-1.6.0_02-fcs

/bin/sort is needed by jre-1.6.0_02-fcs

/bin/touch is needed by jre-1.6.0_02-fcs

/usr/bin/cut is needed by jre-1.6.0_02-fcs

/usr/bin/dirname is needed by jre-1.6.0_02-fcs

/usr/bin/expr is needed by jre-1.6.0_02-fcs

/usr/bin/find is needed by jre-1.6.0_02-fcs

/usr/bin/tail is needed by jre-1.6.0_02-fcs

/usr/bin/tr is needed by jre-1.6.0_02-fcs

/usr/bin/wc is needed by jre-1.6.0_02-fcs

/bin/sh is needed by jre-1.6.0_02-fcs

RESULT=1

I get this when I try to install Flash

error: Failed dependencies:

/bin/bash is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

/bin/sh is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libX11.so.6 is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libXext.so.6 is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libXt.so.6 is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libc.so.6 is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libc.so.6(GCC_3.0) is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1) is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1.2) is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1.3) is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.2) is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3) is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libdl.so.2 is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libdl.so.2(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libdl.so.2(GLIBC_2.1) is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libfontconfig.so.1 is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libfreetype.so.6 is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libglib-2.0.so.0 is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libgobject-2.0.so.0 is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libm.so.6 is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libm.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libpthread.so.0 is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.1) is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.2) is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.2.3) is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.3.2) is needed by flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-release

RESULT=1

Thanks for any help

Slackware 11 released

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 10:05:31 +0200

Slackware 11 Released.

cheers

anyweb

slackware 11 RC4 released

Sun, 03 Sep 2006 19:01:17 +0200

Slackware 11 RC4 has been released, heres the changelog.

[/url][url=http://www.slackware.com/changelog/current.php?cpu=i386]http://www.slackware.com/changelog/current.php?cpu=i386

cheers

anyweb

Upgrade from 10.1 -> 10.2, help

Sun, 14 May 2006 11:39:41 +0200

Hi

I would like to know if there is any chance to upgrade my server from slack 10.1 to 10.2 without reinstalling the whole thing.

Can't Install from DOS. Please help me.

Wed, 05 Apr 2006 03:13:42 +0200

HI. My lapotop has no floppy, no cd-rom, no network, can't boot from usb.

So my only way is installing from dos using Loadlin.exe.

While in windows, i created

a) 4.5gb ext.2 partition for Slackware

B) 500mb swap linux partition

c) temporary 2gb fat32 partition - i extracted there contents of both 2 installation .iso files (10.2 version) - so that it would be accessible from dos and from setup.

Here's what i did:

1) I copied bzimage file to c:\ (c is fat32). I took bzimage file from BareAcpi.I directory on cd1

2) I copied initrd.img file to c:\ from \isolinux direcotry on cd1

3)Start Win98, At the very beginning press F8, and choose "command prompt only"

4) Started Loadlin, using this command:

Code:
loadlin.exe c:\bareacpi\bzimage initrd=c:\initrd.img root=/dev/ram rw load_ramdisk=1

Here is what i get:

Code:
.....

...

.. 

Uncompressing Linux...

invalid compressed format (err=1)

 --System halted

I took this parameters from some guide on loadlin.

I also tried some other parameters, but notheing works.

I'm newbie in linux.

PLEASE HELP ME.

ndiswrapper help

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 07:36:01 +0200

I am running Slackware 10.2 with the 2.4.31 Kernel.

For the past few days I have been trying, with no luck, to install ndiswrapper. I have followed the Wiki Located Here. Everything goes as planed, I assume, untill I have to input "make install." At that point I get:

Code:
root@Computer:/home/User/tmp/ndiswrapper-1.11# make install

make -C driver install

make[1]: Entering directory `/home/User/tmp/ndiswrapper-1.11/driver'

cc -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -DMODVERSIONS -include /lib/modules/2.4.31/build/include/linux/modversions.h -DUSB_DRIVER_OWNER -freg-struct-return -DDRIVER_VERSION=\"1.11\" -DLINUX -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -I/lib/modules/2.4.31/build -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -O2 -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2    -c -o hal.o hal.c

In file included from hal.c:24:

ntoskernel.h:43:28: net/iw_handler.h: No such file or directory

make[1]: *** [hal.o] Error 1

make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/User/tmp/ndiswrapper-1.11/driver'

make: *** [install] Error 2

root@Computer:/home/User/tmp/ndiswrapper-1.11#

If you need more info on this topic post your question, but like I said i followed the wiki to a T and thats what I got.

I really do not know what to do here so if anyone is willing to take the time to help an

Change Xwindow

Fri, 10 Mar 2006 12:59:29 +0100

Hi you all, ive got a problem with Xserver.

when i installed slack it asked witch desktop system i wanted to use

and ai answered KDE. I want to try out some of the other desktops.

at the install it installs all systems, like fluxbox, blackbox, gnome and KDE.

i want to tryout fluxbox.

//JohaN^^

Slackware help

Wed, 08 Mar 2006 11:50:07 +0100

Hey guys. I am new to slackware. I have a few issues with my install and I am looking for advice. I will number them out. Please see if you can help me. Prior to telling me, I did not use the Slakware 2.6.* kernel install guide which is listed on this forum. I wanted to keep it basic for myself. Plus it might be good practice to learn how to update the kernel. This installation is using the standard 10.2 kernel install of 2.4.*.

1)Lilo configuration: During install I select expert LILO setup because I need to point it to /dev/hdb (my hdd). My harddrive has 2 partitions, /dev/hdb1 for swap (512) and /dev/hdb2 for '/'. During expert setup I set LILO to /dev/hdb2, boot from MBR, booting using /boot/vmlinuz and defined the boot partition to be /dev/hdb2. For some reason when my installation is completed it tells me to reboot. Ok. I'm fine with that. When it reboots the screen is black and a bunch of 02 02 start to scroll across my computer screen. It just goes 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02...etc. Very wierd. It does not boot into linux then. Did I do something wrong? During the install I chose a standard linux view (i forget what it is exactly called, but I chose Normal Mode instead of like VGA 1024x768x256). I really don't know what the issue is but it is frustrating me.

2) My second issue deals with Swaret and updating slackware with necessary packages. I downloaded the most recent stable version off of their sourceforge website. i extract the files and modify the .conf file like it states. When I try to run and install it using ./doisnt.h it tells me to properly config my .conf file and run the application...When I try to run the application it says No such file or directly. (I tried doing swaret --update). Am I doing something wrong here with the installation? Are there other slackware update tools or what is good to use?

Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG and Slackware

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 15:32:47 +0100

Does anyone know if this wireless card is supported under slackware? I wanted to use this distro on my laptop and I am pretty new to linux so any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks.

i love slack !!

Sat, 11 Feb 2006 19:13:48 +0100

thats all

upgrading packages

Fri, 03 Feb 2006 13:50:49 +0100

hello ! I would like to know what exactly would i need to do so i can update a package . let`s say i have apache 1.3.2 and i would like to update it to 1.3.3 but i would like to do it without a packet manager and do it using source .( I`m using slackware btw) . I dont think removing and reinstalling would do the trick . sorry for the dumb question , i just want to understand how it works . thanks and because this is the first time I`m posting , I would like to say that the website is very useful . keep on the good work . cheers

How to install SlaKware with a 2.6 kernel

Mon, 10 Oct 2005 22:54:17 +0200

How to install SlaKware with a 2.6 kernel on one hd which is not meant for a dual boot, or else you will have to install lilo as expert(you've been warned)

I would like to share my SlacKware install experience with all you noobs out there & speacial thanks to Jy on #linux-noob who helped me quite a lot to accoimplish what i did, while the rest i had to figure out on my own cause people are not allways at your disposal.

lot's of people out there will tell you that slacK is not for any noob,but there is no harm by trying out a great distro cause you will never know what you are missing & once you get it working right, you will be proud of what you have done but you still have a lot to do later on.

Why compile a 2.6 kernel while SlacK 10.2 comes with a test 2.6 kernel,true you will learn a lot by compiling a new kernel,but if you are a noob it will be a pain in the but & you will end up like me by compiling for about 15 times & i ended up by frying my brain out,anyways,it was a great experience & i learned a lot.

Once someone told me that the difference between m$ & nix is that (m$ thinks for you while you will have to think for linux) thanks bofh', which is true.

nix demands a lot of reading & understanding,now let's cut down all the bull & start installing slacK.

1)go get yourself the 2 install is0 images of this great distro [/url]ftp://ftp.scarlet.be/pub/slackware/slackw...-install-d1.iso & ftp://ftp.scarlet.be/pub/slackware/slackw...-install-d2.iso (you only need these 2 for the install) you are not obliged to use these links,just google for the slaK10.2 & get em.

2)boot from the 1'st cd you will be prompted with boot: (don't just press enter,read what you've got in front of you & try to understand what you are doing,press f3 & see all the different option's you've got), i opted for the test26.s cause this tuto is about installing slaK with a 2.6 kernel, You know there is something new and better than what you have by default, so why bother to use a 2.4 kernel.

3) boot:test26.s & follow the menu, you will be prompted to choose your keyboard language,check to see if your keyboard is set to it's language & then press 1.

4)now you will be promted with #slackware: just type root & on we go.

5)before we go anywhere you will have to partition your hd & addswap the rest of your hd will be for your system( mine is 80GB where i gave 2048+M for swap & the rest for my linux system),hope you know how to use fdisk where i will not be covering fdisk here,if you do not know how to use it check this link out to get an idea [url=http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/3174/6/]http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/3174/6/ you do not have to do as many partitions,just one for swap & the rest you will attribute to your system,when you get much more familiar with the distro you can re-install & partiton your hd in a different way.

5)when you finish partitioning & w the changes you will be prompted with #root, just type setup & a beautifull green screen with the slackware linux will show up,remap your keyboard & then set your swap partition,again,read & understand what you are doing,continue on with target for your linux install partition & install from slacKware cd or dvD where you will be prompted to select your packages,don't change anything,just leave it the way it is ,then make a full install.

6) grab yourself a nice cold beer & toke on a cigarette.

7)install linux kernel will be prompted & it will put you directly on the line of test26.s bzimage,hit enter then you will be asked to make a boot disk,where i skipped this part cause i do not have a floppy disk on my box & 2ndly you have the install cd to boot with & repair in case...

8)modem configuration,i skipped this too cause i am on dhcp & i will configure my network later on.

9)configure your mouse,if it's a usb choose usb

10)install lilo & choose simple & when you are prompted to select lilo target location choose MBR (use the master boot record (possibly unsafe).

11)configure your network which i suppose you know how to do

12)select default window manager leave don't touch

13)root passwd

14)& soon we will be rebooting

15)reboot & when you are prompted type root & your passwd

16)adduser whatever you want & when you finish adding your normal user exit & return to root

17)mkdir /home/whatever_you_want

18)insert the cd n

SlackWare 10.2

Sat, 01 Oct 2005 23:50:24 +0200

SlackWare 10.2 is out [img]<___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_laugh.png[/img]

the home page is [/url][url=http://www.slackware.com]http://www.slackware.com o_O