good websites for slackware documentation

[hottdogg]

Found good sites:

http://druid.mine.nu:8880/index.php
http://www.slackfiles.net

...especially for slackers ( noobs,experts, whoeva ) :)

[JohnT]

Thanks for the links....:D

[loopback48]

I've been wanting to try Slackware for a long time. But the fdisk/cfdisk part of it just screws with my mind. Call me dense and a knucklehead but I just can't get my brain around it. I've got the disks and have started the installation but when it come to that part on partitioning my HD my brain slowly does a shut down. Would someone point me to a stie that will take me by the hand and explain how to use either of these two programs (fdisk/cddisk). I've visited several Slackware sites but when it comes to explaining how to partition my HD they seem to just touch lightly on this subject. My main box is running Fedora 2. But I have test box with 10G that I plan to give totally to Slackware if that help any. John I see you are the Slackware expert here. Any tips for a novice Slackware wanabe? Thanks.

[JohnT]

Try this link and see if it helps........http://www.linuxselfhelp.com/HOWTO/IBM7248-HOWTO/cfdisk.html

[Parcival]

The Gentoo documentation on fdisk is absolutely wonderful and leaves no questions unanswered:

Preparing the Disks (http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=4)

[loopback48]

Wow! That was a quick reply. I thank both of you. I'll take a look at these sites. Once again, Thanks.

P. S. Which one do you prefer and why? I'm lazy and would like to use the most user friendly (relatively speaking).

[nabis]

linuxhelp link explains cfdisk, while gentoo site gives an exelent introduction to fdisk.
my advice, use cfdisk since it's much easier. Also, don't be afraid, you can quit any time, without saving changes to MBR.

[hard candy]

http://www.bitbenderforums.com/vb22/showthread.php?postid=311808 has step by step graphical installation instructions for Slackware with a step by step graphical sequence for partitioning.

[loopback48]

Eureka! I've got it installed. And I'm impressed already. Using it to post this reply. I've got many questions and I'm sure I'll be back to ask them. Coming from an RPM world - Mandrake, SuSE, Fedora and others - I'll have to learn all over again how to tweak, install, search, etc. But I'm excited about it. I do have one question for now. I don't have my wheel working on my mouse. I think where I went wrong is when I picked MS Intellmouse PS/2 instead of plain PS/2. I can't do with my wheel. Can you give me a hand?

I put Slackware on my 'testbox'. It's a box that is lacking in RAM. Just 128mgs of it. Other distros loaded just fine and worked with no problems but were sluggish. Slackware has give new life to this box. It certainly is faster!

Much to learn. I feel like a kid in a candy shop. Oh, the joy. I'd like to thank JohnT, Parcival, Hard Candy and all the other for some good sites and information. By the way, I ended up using Fdisk. Now if I could only get my wheel to work. Many thanks guys.

[hard candy]

Edit your xf86config file like this:

Section "InputDevice"

# Identifier and driver

Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Log out of X and back in.

[JohnT]

Your welcome....:D