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p A Linux Box Using Slackware 96 By: The GrimReaper (c) 1996 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: command (m for help): n e extended partition p primary partition (1-4) : p primary partition (1-4): 3 First Cylinder [(357-528)]: 357 Last Cylinder +size +sizeM +sizeK: 528 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: mke2fs /dev/hd3 356 after you have done that type: mkswap /dev/hda2 (This is the number of the last cylinder "528") for example it is: mkswap /dev/hda2 528 then type swapon /dev/hda2 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 TOOLSWRI MLASSIGRP @!òHW ; ûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûûû Licensee Authorized Gateway 2000 Licensee