From: fnrjh@aurora.alaska.edu Subject: Problem Install SLS TSX-11 Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1993 00:39:59 GMT
Subject: problems after installing SLS from TSX-11.MIT.EDU
Hi. I have previously installed Linux at home and decided to install the
newest version that is at TSX-11. I erased my old disks a2 throught X10.
FTP in:
1) I looked for RAWWRITE before erasing A1.3 It is not where I remembered it
I thought it was in the SLS directory.
After grabbing everything and xcopy to the disk:
2) I split my hda into part 1 dos, part 2 swap (19635blocks) mkswap reports
20Meg swap bult. But when I swapon /dev/hda2 it reported only 16 meg
swap added.
3) Started to install. Error message on disk A4 was
"gzip123...TAR could not link usr/bin/zcmp to usr/bin/zdiff file exist."
3) After install went well I logged on as root and typed menu. I get most
of the menu but the part that is the bottom right bar with quit to exit
is garbage. I have downloaded everything again and reinstalled, even
wiped the partition first. Still get all of the same messages.
4) When I startx it tells me that "fixed font can not be found" and the
server dies.
I have a 386DX-40 with only 4 Meg ram, two IDE drives. One Quantum 114 Meg
and a segate 170 Meg drive. I know X is not supposto run like this but the
memory is to be on order soon. The rest is critical for me to use this box
as a demo for my class work and my boss is intersted in UNIX to.
I hope to get this going soon.
Please send Email to FNRJH@Aurora.Alaska.edu
Robert J. Hale III
Elmer E. Rasmuson Library
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks Alaska 99775
FNRJH@Aurora.Alaska.edu
(907) 474-5292 Work
(907) 474-6841 Fax