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Thank you for your assistance Steven - no success yet but getting closer

The machine is a 486DX4 with 16Mb RAM. I divided hda into a 16Mb swap disk and the rest as ext2.

I installed BL3 from floppy - bl3-50fd downloaded via my Suse10.2 desktop machine as a zip file and expanded on that machine. I used YAST to create the DISK1.IMG image floppy and dragged DISK2.TGZ into a mounted floppy via konqueror.

Maplin.co.uk have several PCMCIA -usb cards as described below. My plan was to use one to attach printer, memory cards, broadband router and mouse. Then divide a 1gig memory card into a big swap file plus apps and user data. It has 2 type 2 slots so I could use a separate pcmcia cf card reader if they do not obstruct each other externally.

"USB 2.0 4 Port PCMCIA Laptop Card

• 4 USB 2.0 Ports

• Compliant with USB 2.0 and 1.1 Specification

• Supported Data Transfer 1.5/12/480 Mbps

• Supplied with USB power cable

• Driverless under Windows ME/2000/XP

• Supports PC & MAC"

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Clean boot test

Boot from floppy

startx

Xsetup A(640x480), P(PS2 mouse), 2(button)

results in _X11TranssocketUNIXConnect:can't connect errorno= 111

xinit connection refused

xinit nosuch process (errno 3) Servier error.

Do I need to install a package first?

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Since the opening screen said that Slackware 4 packages could be installed I assumed that that included pkgtool.tgz - no it does not work.

On Tuesday 24 July 2007 00:14:47 baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

> Message from Steven

> ===================

>

> > I have just brought an elderly thinpad out of retirement

> I assume it is a 486? yes

>> > and installed BasicLinux using bare.i, zimage.4dx and lilo.

>> bare.i ? I don't understand. Did you install BL2 or BL3 ?

> If BL3, did you install from the floppy version or the DOS

> version?

>

> BTW, before you install to HD, it would be a good idea

> to check that X is working.

>

> > I have a text based system running and have installed mc,

> > icewm

>

> You installed icewm before checking that X is working.

> Definitely not a good idea.

>

> > and pkgtool

>

> pkgtool? from Slackware? That's not going to work on BL3.

> pkgtool requires a record in existing files (in /var/log).

> BL3 has no such record.

>

> > icewm returns an error message "Can't open display: <none>

> > X must be running...."

>

> Indeed. First you get X running (and try jwm). Then you

> think about installing icewm (or any other X application).

>

> > startx returns an error "X connection to :0.0 broken

> > (explicit kill or server shut down)

>

> I suggest you go back to the unmodified BL3 (either DOS

> or floppy version) and try running X. You've added so

> much questionable stuff that it's difficult to guess

> where the problem is.

>

> > my long term aim is to install a pcmcia to usb card

> > and share a usb card reader with my desktop - much

> > better than breaking big files into 1440kb segments

> > for an unreliable floppy drive.

>

> Two other options for you to consider (both of which

> BL3 is configured for):

> (1) PCMCIA sleeve for CF card (I got mine for $2).

> (2) PCMCIA network card (I got mine for $1).

>

> I have no idea how to use a PCMCIA-to-USB card in BL3.

> In fact, I have never seen a PCMCIA-to-USB card.

>

> > Is there an installation guide / reference manual

> > for Basic Linux?

>

> There's nothing comprehensive, but you do have the README,

> the manpages and the odd help file (like /root/netsetup).

> Your main resource is this discussion group (including the

> archive of old messages). You might find the old BL2 FAQ

> useful.

>

> > Until I get a graphical interface working I am a bit stuck.

>

> Right. Let's make that our number 1 goal. Go back

> to the naked BL3 (no add-ons) and execute: startx

> Then tell us exactly what happens. Everything.

>

> Cheers,

> Steven

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