Specifications

With muLinux, wait until the boot−process complains about the small memory space
and offers the option of dropping into a shell − take that option and work in the
limited single−user mode it gives you.
2. Use fdisk to create the partitions.
3. Reboot on leaving fdisk (with muLinux you may simply have to turn off and on again at this point).
4. Use mkswap on the swap partition and then activate it (this will make muLinux much happier).
5. If using muLinux then mount the extra floppy created in muLinux Preparation, copy mkfs.ext2 into
/bin and the libraries into /lib.
6. Use mkfs.ext2 to create the file−system on the temporary root partition.
7. If you have been using SmallLinux, shut down and reboot using muLinux. Don't forget to activate the
swap partition again.
8. muLinux will have mounted the boot floppy on /startup − unmount it to free the floppy drive.
9. Now mount the temporary root partition and copy onto it the contents of the disks you created in
Prepare the installation root files. Do not be alarmed by the error messages: if, for example, you copy
usr from the floppy to the temporary root partition by typing "cp −dpPr usr/* /tmproot/" then you'll
get the error message "cp: sr: no such file or directory". Ignore this, nothing is wrong.
10. cd to the temporary root partition and create the empty folders (floppy, proc, root, tag, tmp) and the
soft links boot (pointing to mnt/boot) and cdrom (to var/log/mount).
11. Unmount the temporary root partition − this syncs the disk.
12. You can simply turn off the machine now.
5.The Installation
This section does not give much detail on the Slackware installation process. In fact, it assumes you are
familiar with it. Instead, this section concentrates on those areas where special care or unusual steps are
required.
5.1 Boot the machine
Make a boot−disk from one of the images. I recommend you use bareapm.i on a laptop and bare.i on a
desktop − unless you have a parallel−port IDE device (pportide.i). Boot the laptop from it. When the boot:
prompt appears, type "mount root=/dev/hdax" where x is the temporary root partition. Log in as root. Then
activate the swap partition.
5.2 Floppy/Parport CD−ROM Install
In both these cases, no extra work should be necessary to access the installation media. Simply run setup.
5.3 Network/PCMCIA Install
Slackware has supplementary disks with tools for these and instructions for their use greet you when you log
in. Use the network disk on a desktop PC with ethernet card or a laptop with pocket ethernet adaptor. Use the
PCMCIA disk for PCMCIA install. Once your network adapter/PCMCIA socket has been identified, run
setup.
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