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David Schulz <schulzy@powerup.com.au> wrote:

>I have just installed Slackware 3.0.0 on to my system which already has
>DOS/Windoze (3.11) and OS/2 (Warp) on it.  Linux install proceeded with
>no major dramas.  However, Boot Manager won't boot Linux.  It says the
>partition is not formatted.

>The Linux install is A-OK as it boots from floppy.  I created the Linux
>partitions from the OS/2 Boot Manager as suggested by the Slackware
>install program.  Boot manager sees the Linux partition as bootable and
>type 83 so what's the drama.

You need to go back with the _LINUX_ fdisk command and mark the
partition as being Linux and bootable. Weird but true.

>P.S.     When I run 'startx' it fails telling me I need to create a
>config file.  Any help on what should be in the config file or even
>better how to automatically generate one would also be much appreciated.

Argh! No, you need to read through your documentation and come up with
your own config file. Since you're asking this question, it's pretty
clear you haven't read one bit of the documentation on setting up X.
Basically, the X in Linux ships in unconfigured form. It's up to you
to configure this file for YOUR specific hardware circumstances. Using
someone else's configuration can cause great physical damage to your
system. Again, READ THE DOCUMENTATION.

Hope this helps,

--Kevin


Kevin Reichard
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