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installing on pentium II, very old (1997)
  • loruelorue July 2010
    Hi everybody
    I am trying to install slitaz using a pentiun II from 1997 (AMIBIOS show me this date as release).
    I do not know the history of this machine, I do not know the branch, maybe it was assembled manualy by someone.
    The video card, is a 3dpro sis 6326, the slot it use is different than others. memory 128+64+32.
    The machine works well with others distros as Puppy and Zenwalk, last versions.
    The slitaz CD is OK because it install in other new machine (acer).
    OK, during the instalation I answer the language, the keymap and everything is OK.
    Then, the msg "starting hardware abstraction layer: hall..." appears on the screen.
    then, the screen goes blind, 100% blind. blind , blind!
    Could someone help me.
    regards
    Lorue
  • tikbalangtikbalang July 2010
    it looks like a video issue.

    does the monitor leds blink? try pressing "ctrl, alt, +" or "ctrl, alt, backspace".
    try also the xvesa version of the iso.
  • kultexkultex July 2010
    add screen=text to the boot promt login with tux and no password, type startx and post the output
  • loruelorue July 2010
    Hi tikbalang
    from monitor nothing blink. I tryed ctrl,alt,backspace and nothing.
    How I could start the xvesa version of the iso??
    Thank you

    Hi kultex
    I entered to F6!! but how is the sintaxis to enter the parameters because I am doing something wrong because I an recieving the msg:Could not find kernel image
    Thank you

    Lorue
  • loruelorue July 2010
    Hi
    finally I could enter the commands, I have to use the magic word slitaz
    I will inform
    thanks
    Lorue
  • loruelorue July 2010
    Hi kultex
    after F6 I typed: boot: slitaz screen=text
    then I typed: slitaz login: tux
    then I typed: tux@slitaz:$ startx
    then I selected xorg to install xorg
    then I selected quit
    then I recieved the msg:
    /usr/bin/startx: exec: line 11: /home/tux/.xsession: not found
    tux@slitaz:$
    now I do not know what to do here

    Hi tikbalang
    I still do not find how to start xvesa version of the iso

    regards
    Lorue
  • seawolfseawolf July 2010
    To create .xsession, type:
    echo "exec Xorg & exec openbox-session" >> .xsession

    I think this bug is fixed in more updates but they have not yet made it to an ISO build.
  • loruelorue July 2010
    Hi Seawolf
    Just after the msg /usr/bin/startx: exec: line 11: /home/tux/.xsession: not found
    I typed: tux@slitaz:$ echo "exec Xorg & exec openbox-session" >> .xsession
    tux@slitaz:$

    but nothing happen, how do I have to continue??
    regards
    Lorue
  • tikbalangtikbalang July 2010
    here is the xvesa version of the iso:

    http://mirror.slitaz.org/iso/3.0/flavors/slitaz-3.0-xvesa.md5
    http://mirror.slitaz.org/iso/3.0/flavors/slitaz-3.0-xvesa.iso

    use this as a last resort because xorg is much better.
  • seawolfseawolf July 2010
    Sorry, use 'tazx' to restart the Xorg configuration.
  • loruelorue July 2010
    Hi Everybody
    Xvesa version is working very well on Pentium II machine
    I will wait xorg version when bug have been fixed
    Thank you very much for support
    Best regards
    Lorue
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