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- From: bmyers@shyguy.lonestar.org (bob myers)
- Subject: Help! newbie questions on SLS!
- Message-ID: <Bxq57w.16I@shyguy.lonestar.org>
- Organization: 3-B Technology
- Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1992 21:04:43 GMT
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- I've just pulled off of the tsx-11 system (four days ago) the SLS distribution
- files. I got a few questions concerning both the disks themselves, along
- with general install stuff...
-
- first the hardware I'm trying to install to:
-
- Tandy 4800HD laptop (486sx) with:
- 4 mb ram
- LCD VGA display/external 800x600x16 support
- 1.44 mb floppy
- have a Thumbolina mouse, along with VIVA 2400/9600 Fax pocket modem
-
- now the questions:
-
- 1) I've noticed when I went to copy the files to 3-1/2" distribution, that
- there are some .Z files (ex. - file.ext.Z), which don't map cleanly over
- to a normal dos name. Am I just supposed to uncompress these before making
- the 3-1/2" distribution?
-
- 2) when loading up two of the xwindow distribution disks, i saw the following
- errors:
-
- x1 - installing xbina...:file exists
- tar : could not create symlink to /usr/X386/bindone
-
- x4 - installing x75dpi...floppy: Over/Underrun - retrying
-
- Are these two disks bad? should I make two new copies?
-
- 3) How much room is needed to load up the system with X11 and the i1/i2 disks,
- along with the t1/t2/t3/t4/t5 disks? obviously 50 mb in one partition
- won't cut it...
-
- 4) on the install of the i-series and t-series disks, I got a
- magic match failed message popping up on the screen, before asking
- if I wanted to install a file. is this a warning or error that has
- some meaning?
-
- 5) I've also noticed on doing the additional software install, that if
- a screw-up occurs on answering the questions, the floppy drive becomes
- inactive (i have to reboot to re-activate it). any comments?
-
- 6) I've also noticed some strange stuff when running either 'halt' or
- shutdown commands; graphics show up with shutdown and some weird
- stuff happens with the text with halt.
-
- Overall, can anyone tell me what all the changes are from this distribution
- to the latest is that are "for the better"?
-
- -bob
-
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