old slack: http://slackware.cs.utah.edu/pub/slackware/slackware-4.0/FILELIST.TXT ASUS P5KPL-AM Intel Socket 775 4 gigs of ram Intel Core Duo E5200 2.5 ghz LGA775 tab to see BIOS startup messages del to enter BIOS Intel Corporation 82G33/G31 Express Integrated Graphics Controller 2x240 pin DIMM (4 gigs maximum) 1 ultra DMA IDE 2 SATA 8 USB 2.0 ports 1 PCIe v2.x set BIOS to wake up on PS/2 Mouse set BIOS to wake up on keyboard alt+sysrq+s followed by alt+sysrq+l several times. del for bios use startx to get KDE running or use startx to get icewm running (use appropriate xinitrc) removed HP two 2 gig modules (probably defective) removeable devices ------------------ external dvd burner is /dev/sr1 upgrading google-chrome-stable ------------------------------ search linux chrome download newest 64-bit deb file rename to newest-chrome.deb deb2tgz newest-chrome.deb (creates newest-chrome.txz) sudo /sbin/upgradepkg --install-new newest-chrome.txz if system won't boot -------------------- e2fsck -v -y /dev/sda1 forgot root password -------------------- reboot at Lilo prompt type "Linux init=/bin/bash" mount -o remount,rw /dev/sda1 / passwd (enter new password twice) observations ------------ 640x400 mode will not work on benq LCD monitor and/or intel graphics so don't use it monitor is LCD benq fp791 using slackware 14.2 -------------------- installing ---------- use cfdisk to create partitions (one linux filesystem, one swap) format partition using setup booting tab for options then type "linux single" at prompt for runlevel 1 /usr/sbin/slackpkg update (run this first) slackpkg upgrade-all slackpkg install blender (not found) slackpkg install-new (check new packages before you install anything) slackpkg clean-system (possibily dangerous use with caution) sudo /usr/sbin/slackpkg file-search chrome sudo /sbin/upgradepkg --install-new flashplayer.txz sudo /sbin/upgradepkg --reinstall wine-1.9.23-x86_64-1alien.txz sudo /sbin/removepkg package.txz sudo /sbin/removepkg chkconfig sudo /sbin/pkgtool sudo timeconfig set timezone git clone https://github.com/sbopkg/sbopkg sbopkg wget sbopkg-0.38.1-noarch-1_wsr.tgz sudo /sbin/upgradepkg --install-new sbopkg-0.38.1-noarch-1_wsr.tgz export TERM=vt100 needed this for sbopkg to work while using ssh links export TERM=xterm needed this for links to work while using ssh xwmconfig select default window manager sudo sysctl -w kernel.dmesg_restrict=0 allow users to use dmesg glibc-2.23_multilib-x86_64-1alien.txz glibc-i18n-2.23_multilib-x86_64-1alien.txz glibc-profile-2.23_multilib-x86_64-1alien.txz glibc-solibs-2.23_multilib-x86_64-1alien.txz /usr/sbin/pm-suspend iw dev wlp3s0 scan | grep SSID scan for wifi networks sudo /sbin/iwlist wlan0 scan scan for wifi networks (must be root) sudo wpa_cli status show cipher and key_mgmt /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 wlan0_restart youtube-dl 2017.02.24 deb2tgz file.deb convert deb files for slackware keys ---- ctrl-f10 show all windows at the same time alt-d show desktop alt-sysrq + b forces reboot alt-sysrq + e exits all tasks except init sound not working in chrome video player ctrl-shift-f10 activate menu in konsole ctrl-shift-m show menubar in konsole network ------- netconfig configure network (this rewrites /etc/hosts so probably better to avoid) daemons ------- /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 eth0_start /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 eth0_restart /etc/rc.d/rc.ntpd start start up ntpd /etc/rc.d/rc.cups start start cups /etc/rc.d/rc.messagebus restart restart dbus files ----- /etc/resolv.conf /etc/lilo.conf /etc/hosts /etc/slackpkg/mirrors framebuffer ----------- fbset --info inteldrmfb blender ------- /opt/blender/blender panel ----- remember to add system tray to panel multilib -------- http://www.slackware.com/~alien/multilib/ reset inet1 ----------- /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 stop /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 start /etc/rc.d/rc.sshd restart chmod -x /etc/rc.d/rc.whatever turn off a service shutdown X11 ------------ telinit 3 init 1 (this will kill ssh) init 4 (normal graphical login) may need this if you kill X sudo /sbin/init 4 (this starts kde4) device names ------------ /sbin/udevadm info -q path -n input/mouse0 xorg ---- Xorg -configure :1 test server: X -config /root/xorg.conf.new using intel driver Failed gpm connect attempt by uid 1000 for vc /dev/tty0 cat /sys/class/graphics/fb0/modes /sbin/liloconfig google-chrome-stable wifi ---- use xfce4 network manager or wicd network manager linksys WPA 1/2 with passphrase wicd-gtk directories ----------- /var/cache/sbopkg files for sbopkg are cached here /mnt/c/prog/curseradio scripts ------- xautolock.sh activate xautolock enable.sh enable xautolock disable.sh disable xautolock suspend.sh suspend computer specific to nx9030 ------------------ linux forcepae this is needed for booting commands -------- chown cubeman:users slackware uses groups differently