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[andy AT andyashbaugh.com]

Steven:
     Nothing seems to happen when I run /usr/lib/setup/go, I just get returned
to the command line. Strange!
     I understand what you're saying about the errors being easier to debug 
if I
follow a more standard installation procedure. I can easily use fdisk to 
create
a DOS partition and make it bootable, then boot the disk from that partition.
Since go seems to be dead on my OS as-is, I'll give that a try. Any other
suggestions?

Andy



Quoting 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org:

> andy AT andyashbaugh.com wrote:
> >
> > go is in my /usr/lib/setup directory. When I run setup, it just gives
> > me that "File not found" error and returns me to the command prompt,
>
> That is very strange.  What happens when you execute:
> -----------------
> /usr/lib/setup/go
> -----------------
>
> > Could the fact that the slakware packages reside on a mounted Linux
> > partition be the problem?
>
> Probably not.  The installation script (go) is not getting that far.
>
> > It seemed silly to create a boot partition for DOS when I want this
> > strictly as a Linux box,
>
> It is simpler to use DOS at the beginning.  Later you can turn the
> DOS partition into a swap partition.
>
> > and assumed that install would copy the kernel to the /hd directory
>
> It doesn't.  BL2 continues to boot from DOS after the HD install.
> You can subsequently install lilo (from Slackware) if you wish.
>
> > I woundn't think that storing the Slakware packages on a DOS file
> > structure
>
> That storage is only temporary.  As soon as the installation is
> complete, those files (and the partition) can be deleted.
>
> > would offer significant advantages over a native linux stucture.
>
> The advantage is simplicity.  You boot the ramdisk from the DOS
> partition -- the Slackware packages are simply placed on that same
> partition (using DOS tools, eg interlnk/intersvr, if available).
>
> There are certainly other ways of doing the installation, but if you
> try to do it in an unusual way, you will probably get unusual problems.
>
> Cheers,
> Steven
>
>
>
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