From: fishwick@fish.cis.ufl.edu (Paul Fishwick) Subject: List of Problems and Fixes Date: 28 Mar 1993 06:03:47 GMT
Here are a list of problems and fixes that I encountered with my
SLS Linux installation. I am indebted to all of the kind souls
who responded to my queries (both locally at UF and through this
news group)!
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LIST OF INSTALLATION PROBLEMS (with symptoms and fixes):
SYMPTOM: An error of the sort: page, swap, memory fault, lists of
register values.
FIXES:
1. I originally had 4 3-chip 1MB SIMMs that were probably 90 or 100ns.
I replaced these with 4 9-chip 1MB SIMMS/ 70ns and this fixed the problem.
2. On one occasion (during a memory upgrade) the startup memory test
yielded no problems, but errors of the sort mentioned above occurred.
Pulling out and carefully reseating the added SIMMs fixed the problem.
SYMPTOM: After installing SLS series A,B,C, and T, I started to install
X, but ran out of disk partition space (using the MINIX file system). This
caused a problem where Linux did not let me login as root (or anything
else) anymore.
FIX: Went back to A1 and A2, and removed the X386 directory. Then went back
and put X in the second partition using a symbolic link /usr/X386.
SYMPTOM: Mouse failed to operate and the mouse test program yielded nothing.
I had a Microsoft Bus (Inport) Mouse which, at this time, is not known
to have a driver.
FIX: Bought a Logitech Dexxa serial mouse for $29. Note that /dev/ttyS0 is
COM1 and /dev/ttyS1 is COM2.
SYMPTOM: Mouse jumped on the screen at odd intervals and the mouse test
program did yield positions (dx,dy), but very slowly.
FIX: Specified a "Microsoft" mouse instead of a "Logitech". Try every mouse
listed in the mouse test program to see which works. Forget the label.
SYMPTOM: X yielded two errors: "cmdtool" and "shelltool" not found when
running xinitrc (which is set up to run olwm).
FIX: The "xinitrc" file in the SLS installation contained reference to
a file /u/openwin.... The 'u' should be 'usr'. There is no 'u' directory.
BTW: use olvwm - it has a great virtual desktop feature.
-paul