(solved) New install of salix on one more PC

[san3813]

Want to install Salix on one more PC. Instead of 14.1, contemplating about waiting for 14.2, immediately after slackware releases 14.2. Will this happen in about a month? Cannot wait longer. Will have to install xfce 14.1

[mimosa]

It certainly won't be ready that soon.

In any case, installation is quick and simple. You can also upgrade from 14.1 -> 14.2, but a fresh install is probably more straightforward.

[san3813]

This is a pc with Dell 15' monitor. Using xfce14.1 iso burnt on dvd. The kernel boots, and after some time, screen becomes blank. Dvd is ok. I have installed on other laptop. I feel the dell monitor display setting is not matching. Pl. Guide what should be added in the boot line

[gapan]

Define "after some time".

[san3813]

I can see the hard disk being verified and passed, later, display blanks. I feel when the display drivers are loaded, this happens. Will 'nomodeset' comment in the line help?

[westms]

I can see the hard disk being verified and passed, later, display blanks. I feel when the display drivers are loaded, this happens. Will 'nomodeset' comment in the line help?

Hello.

Define "later".

[san3813]

Dear wetms

without a fully working system, difficult to post those files here. I will take a snap with camera, post it from another PC

[westms]

Dear wetms

without a fully working system, difficult to post those files here. I will take a snap with camera, post it from another PC

Dear san3813,

I said, if you're able to switch to a console, ...

If not, then this is of course another matter.

If you can reach a console, then you can try to login.
Probably then you can mount an USB flash memory and copy the data.

To mount an USB flash memory stick with e.g. filesystem ext2 on device sdb and partition 1, you can use

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sudo mount -t ext2 -o rw /dev/sdb1 /mnt/tmp

after copying data use:

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sync
sudo umount /mnt/tmp

You can enter at the Lilo boot prompt:

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Salix 1

or

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Salix 1 vga=normal

and see if you run into runlevel 1 with a working display.

[san3813]

Dear westsms
unable to switch console

I have a Salix xfce 14 CD, which works without issue. Tried it.
But, if I install with this, upgrade will take a long time. It has to be upgraded first to 14.1, and later upgrade 14.1 itself

No, I want to install XFCE 14.1 only

[westms]

I have a Salix xfce 14 CD, which works without issue. Tried it.
But, if I install with this, upgrade will take a long time. It has to be upgraded first to 14.1, and later upgrade 14.1 itself

Are you trying to express, the installation of Salix 14(.0) works, then you can boot and use the system, but after installing Salix 14.1 you can not boot successfully?
If so, then I have no idea, but perhaps other forum members.

No, I want to install XFCE 14.1 only

I do not follow you. Is this a response to my text:

You can enter at the Lilo boot prompt:

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Salix 1

or

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Salix 1 vga=normal

and see if you run into runlevel 1 with a working display.

?
If so, then believe me, it's not forever, only to find out how far the system has come.

So boot again. Then when the LILO screen appears, hit the tab key and at the LILO prompt enter:

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Salix 1 vga=normal

If a shell prompt appears after boot, then login with name and password of the first user.