I have Dlink DWA-125 USB adapter (Driver rt2870usb) ...Wicd is able to detect all networks but is not able to connect.. I tried giving "dhcpcd wlan0" to associate with access point , but still no luck..

Initially I got - "connection failed: bad password"

I removed wicd and reinstalled wicd from ...

I have been using salix Xfce for quite some time now and have decided to use it as my primary OS..

Just a couple of doubts reg packages

1. When you say completely compatible with slack , does it mean I can install tgz or txz using installpkg?
2.Salix uses slapt-get for dependency handling...Can I ...

Dear Garby , The deletion of the Grub line did not worK :oops:

On the brighter side , I installed a salix by allocating a separate partition from manual Install itself, After selecting the "/" and swap partition , it lists other linux partitions ..At that point , I selected the boot partition ..On ...

Regarding updating BIOS version, I am helpless as I have an old Dell Inspiron 8600 PC - Centrino processor...My BIOS is the latest which has been provided by DELL till date!

They stopped support for this model long time back I guess

If there is any version or alternate way of updating BIOS pl let ...

Ok I think better option would be to copy the kernel to my already existing /boot of another OS (Peppermint) from which GRUB2 is loaded ...

I have to manually change the GRUB2 files so that the kernel and initrd is read from the mother partition (peppermint) while I specify root= /dev/sdx where sdx ...

Thanks Garby ...

In fact I wanted to mention that I had tried your solution!

The main problem with using ata is that the OS loads much slower than usual...

Hence I thought better option would be to have /boot < 137 GB

I have salix 13.1.2 Xfce CD ...I ran the installer ...I have a 160 GB HDD with an older BIOS (Cylinder 1024 limit) As a result , when I want to install an OS in a cyclinder which is beyond the recognized limit of 137GB , GRUB or GRUB2 fails and gives the error - "error - out of Disk"..

One solution ...

Thanks ...Its all set now ....Thank u very much Gapan

Dear Gapan

Sorry for the delayed reply as i had to give a couple of exams and didnt touch my computer after I posted my last query

Regarding your doubts, I will try to make myself more clear

1. Contents of alsa-base.conf

options snd-hda-intel model=ref

2. Contents of rc.local

None (Have ...

I tried alternative 1 , but I guess I am going wrong somewhere

I have 2 files in modprobe.d (sound related)

1.sound (Which already existed- maybe alsaconf creates this file ) ..It contains just 2 lines
1.alias snd-card0 snd-hda-intel
2.alias snd-slot0 snd-hda-intel

I renamed sound to sound.conf ...