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Linux on my B&W!
I'm installing Mandriva Limited 2005 on my B&W right now! :beige: It's my first time using Linux.
Specifications:
450mhz G3
CD-ROM Drive
384mb RAM
Zip Drive
40GB HD (there's also a second 20GB HD inside used for Mac OS 9)
And of course, ATi Rage 128
Specifications:
450mhz G3
CD-ROM Drive
384mb RAM
Zip Drive
40GB HD (there's also a second 20GB HD inside used for Mac OS 9)
And of course, ATi Rage 128
Installation didn't go as planned 
I think I'll get Kubuntu…
I think I'll get Kubuntu…
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/ports/releases/gutsy/release/
You'll find the 7.10 version of Kubuntu there.
You'll find the 7.10 version of Kubuntu there.
Nah, I'm going with Slackintosh. *is downloading the .isos*
Praise Bob!! I'm running Slackware on my PCs. If you want to cut your teeth with GNU/Linux, any Slackware-based distro is where it's at (even Arch, although it's actually derived from CRUX despite it's Slack-like nature).
I could never get xubuntu 7.10 working on my iMac. Though I really want to mess with Linux on my iMac.
What problem did you have? I could walk you through it.
I'm not going to even try using the text-based mac-fdisk partitioner-thing for Slackintosh…
Kubuntu it is then.
Kubuntu it is then.
Why? It's not THAT hard... though if you refuse to use the first text-based tool you find, then no, Slackware isn't for you.
Kubuntu probably would suit you well, though.
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Kubuntu probably would suit you well, though.
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(Another note to clarify: The previous note was a sarcastic allusion to the fact that many of the members of the human race take it upon themselves to find offense in every situation. In no way, shape, or form, am I implying that any members of this forum are the same, but I felt it was necessary to clarify since some may or may not be.)
Thank you?
Anyhow, I tried to use the text partitioner, but I thought,"Why bother when I could be using a graphical one???"
Anyhow, I tried to use the text partitioner, but I thought,"Why bother when I could be using a graphical one???"
But WHY are you using the Live CD? ALternate Installation CD FTW!!
I dunno <_>
Slackintosh is installing right now. See? I'm not a sissy!
I installed it! I installed Window Maker as the window manager in the installer. Now how do I get to it?
OK, if you want to make WM the default window manager, type "xwmconfig" on the console and it will ask you which window manager you want to run as default. Once you've done that, type "startx" to start Xorg.
You can also modify the /etc/inittab and change the default runlevel to the one that launches the login manager, be it GDM, KDM, or XDM. Make the change, save the file, and then restart. I use GNU nano for editing files on the console.
You can also modify the /etc/inittab and change the default runlevel to the one that launches the login manager, be it GDM, KDM, or XDM. Make the change, save the file, and then restart. I use GNU nano for editing files on the console.
Once you've done that, type "startx" to start Xorg.
It says stuff about the X Window System and then:
Fatal Server Error:
Caught signal 7. Server aborting
Then it talks about connection reset by peer.
Could this be related to the fact that I didn't install disc 4? I kept downloading it and burning it from different mirrors, but it spat it out each time.
It says stuff about the X Window System and then:
Fatal Server Error:
Caught signal 7. Server aborting
Then it talks about connection reset by peer.
Could this be related to the fact that I didn't install disc 4? I kept downloading it and burning it from different mirrors, but it spat it out each time.
Have you configured Xorg yet? run "X -configure" to have Xorg autodetect and create a working xorg.conf file for you. It will most likely put it in your home folder and call it "xorg.conf.new". Just backup the old xorg.conf file in /etc/X11 (if it exists in there) by renaming it to "xorg.conf.bak" using the "mv" command. Then use the same mv command to move the file that was just created over to the /etc/X11/ folder.
Make sure that when you move the new file to that location that you type it in the following manner:
That slash after the "X11" is VERY important. That means you're moving the file into that directory. If you exclude the slash, the mv command will assume that you want to move the file to REPLACE the X11 directory in /etc. So be VERY careful when typing that. This actually applies not just to this command, but whenever you use the mv command to move a file into a directory.
Make sure that when you move the new file to that location that you type it in the following manner:
Code:
mv xorg.conf /etc/X11/
Should I try reinstalling? That 4th disc may have contained something neccessary.
The mv command never overwrites a directory with a file. If the destination is a directory, it always puts the source (be it file or directory itself) into that directory.
I'm reinstalling, and I'm burning disc 4 yet again from a different mirror.
Disc 4 still isn't recognized as the right disc. How do I make it?
Did you ever rename the xorg.conf.new file that was created when you did the command "X -configure"? You had to rename it from xorg.conf.new to xorg.conf and then move it. The renaming is also done using the mv command.
@ChristTrekker...
Are you sure? I remember wiping out some directories because I hadn't added the last slash...unless something has changed since that happened to me.
@ChristTrekker...
Are you sure? I remember wiping out some directories because I hadn't added the last slash...unless something has changed since that happened to me.
I just finished the installation without disc 4.
Could I have all the commands I need after first boot to get started, because I have no clue what they are?
Could I have all the commands I need after first boot to get started, because I have no clue what they are?
You're right, ChristTrekker. Wonder then how I borked that file move a while ago...
@MacTCP,
Yes, you should have had all the commands. From the looks of it, Xorg was trying to use the xorg.conf.new file that you created (but never renamed). you might have to go into your xorg.conf file and check to make sure that everything is set properly (video card type, etc.).
What video card are you using on there, anyway?
@MacTCP,
Yes, you should have had all the commands. From the looks of it, Xorg was trying to use the xorg.conf.new file that you created (but never renamed). you might have to go into your xorg.conf file and check to make sure that everything is set properly (video card type, etc.).
What video card are you using on there, anyway?
Rage 128
How do I get into the xorg.conf file?
How do I get into the xorg.conf file?
X -configure never worked right
xorg.conf file doesn't exist
X -configure still shows the same results as shown before
startx still has the same results as before
Was there something vital on disc 4?
X -configure still shows the same results as shown before
startx still has the same results as before
Was there something vital on disc 4?
No, if it didn't ask for Disc 4, then no.
When you ran "X -configure", it should have created an xorg.cong.new in your home directory. Check in your home directory and see if it's there. Post back with your answer.
When you ran "X -configure", it should have created an xorg.cong.new in your home directory. Check in your home directory and see if it's there. Post back with your answer.