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- p A Linux Box
- Using Slackware 96
- By: The GrimReaper (c) 1996
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- Ok, First of all you need the software. I suggest you download the software
- from sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/distributions/slackware/slakware First,
- you should download the primary files all the "As" "Aps" and "Ns",
- for your first time setting up a Linux Box. Then later on as you get
- used to setting them up and running them, then you can install the other
- disks which have more things such as the C++ compilers, games, etc.
- After you have downloaded the "As" "Aps" and "Ns", you then need the
- Boot Disk and the Root Disk. Check in the directory /pub/Linux/
- distributions/slackware/bootdsks.144, look around for a boot disk, I suggest
- you get "bare.i" for now....and download "rawrite.exe" you need so the
- files will be able to fit on your floppy diskettes, but I'll talk about that
- a little later. Check in the directory /pub/Linux/distributions/slackware/
- rootdsks, for a root disk. I suggest you get "color.gz". Ok, after you
- get the boot disk and the root disk, you have to rawrite them into
- diskettes. To do this get a formatted diskette into your floppy disk drive.
- Then go to the MS-DOS prompt type: rawrite bare.i a:\, and
- rawrite color.gz a:\. Make sure the two files(boot and root disks) are
- in the directory with the rawrite.exe. After you have done this. Put in
- the boot disk diskette "bare.i" one after it has been rawrited onto your
- diskette and reboot your computer. It will give you a prompt like
- boot:
- just press enter for now....
- then, after a few things it will say enter root disk to take out the boot disk
- and place in the root one. Then it login as "root" and you won't have to
- enter a password for now. It will then bring you to a root prompt "#"
- type fdisk. Then it will show command (m for help): type m
- It will then show a list of things to do. Now you have to make partitions
- for your "Linux Native" and "Linux Swap"(Linux Swap is optional But I
- recommend it even though you have more than 4MBs of RAM) now type n
- which is to add a new partiton. Type p for Primary Partition. Then select
- number 2. It will then have another prompt about "First Cylinder" type
- the numbers they have. For Example: First Cylinder (357-528), you
- type 357 then press enter...the numbers will vary depending on how
- much memory you have. After it will have another prompt "Last Cylinder
- +size +sizeM +sizeK" type +(the number of ram you have)M for example:
- Last Cylinder +size +sizeM +sizeK: +16M <---16 RAM, etc. after you
- have done this it will bring you back to the command (m for help) prompt
- type n again. Then add another primary partition number 3. Then for First
- Cylinder type the first numbers again...Like the first partition made,
- after instead of typing +16M for you Last Cylinder...type the last number
- of the "First Cylinder (number-number). The second partition example:
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- command (m for help): n
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- e extended partition
- p primary partition (1-4) : p
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- primary partition (1-4): 3
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- First Cylinder [(357-528)]: 357
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- Last Cylinder +size +sizeM +sizeK: 528
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- That is an example, after you have made these two partitions, type
- t on the command (m for help): prompt, it will then ask you for which
- number partition type 2, then it will ask you which partition type.
- Type "l" for a list of it. Type 83 (this is to make partition 2 into
- the Linux Swap) then again at the command(m for help): prompt type
- t again. Then instead of typing partition "2" you type 3. Then
- type 82(for linux native), after you have done this.
- Type: (at the command (m for help): prompt
- mke2fs /dev/hda3 (the number you typed for the first cylinder "357")
- for example so its:
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- mke2fs /dev/hd3 356
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- after you have done that type:
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- mkswap /dev/hda2 (This is the number of the last cylinder "528")
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- for example it is:
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- mkswap /dev/hda2 528
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- then type
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- swapon /dev/hda2
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- after you have done all of this type w at the command (m for help):
- prompt. Then it will save these partitions etc. Reboot. The boot back to
- Linux and type "setup" at the command (m for help): prompt,
- then you are able to setup your Linux with the files "As" "Aps" and "Ns"
- make sure those files are on your MS-DOS partition (the drive that has
- windows, etc. on it) make all the "As" "Aps" and "Ns" as sub directories
- in C:\slackware or whatever drive you have windows. Then hda1/slackware
- will be where you install the stuff.
-
- That's mostly the beginning of how to Set up a Linux Box....
- if you have any questions or comments e-mail me at
- grimreaper97@geocities.com
- or visit me on IRC, a efnet server and channel #grimreaper :)
- Until next time.....Bye
- and Don't forget to visit my pages at:
- http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/6647
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