[ale] slackware 8.1 install bug
Geoffrey
esoteric at 3times25.net
Tue Aug 27 22:20:37 EDT 2002
Joseph A. Knapka wrote:
> Geoffrey wrote:
>
>>Joseph A. Knapka wrote:
>>
>>>Geoffrey wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Just located a bug in the 8.1 install. When installing from cdrom, it
>>>>could not locate the goods. Turns out, the 8.1 iso has the code in a
>>>>directory named slackware. Historically, it's been slakware, and the
>>>>install is still looking for that.
>>>
>>>
>>>Hrng?? I've done, like, ten 8.1 installs from cdrom and
>>>never had that problem. Hmm, were you upgrading and using
>>>the installer from a previous version?
>>
>>8.1? It's not been out that long, you've done 10 installs??
>
>
> Hell, I've done five today, trying to get fbcon enabled :-)
>
> I was installing from the boxed set, which includes a
> bootable install CD. That is probably why it worked
> for me. In your case, the installer (/sbin/setup) is
> on the root floppy.
Right, and there are no root floppies with the download iso. The
installed failed again. It found the slakware directory I created, but
then complained about not being able to locate the 'a' set to install.
>
> -- Joe
> "I'd rather chew my leg off than maintain Java code, which
> sucks, 'cause I have a lot of Java code to maintain and
> the leg surgery is starting to get expensive." - Me
>
>
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Until later: Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net
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to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)?
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