[Discuss] Re: installpkg error #2

[Graham Watson]

Tim,
I can burn you a copy of Slackware 11.0 if you like.
I also have 2 existing copies of Slackware 10.2 which you are welcome to
have.
They are know to work, as I used them to install Slackware to my 2 existing
older machines.
For what you want to do, I don't think the latest greatest version of Slack
is absolutely necessary.
Let me know if you want the discs.

Graham

On 12/8/06, Tim Holloway <timothyjholloway at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> actually, i did find something online in a forum that offered two
> solutions: one, use a better quality cd player, like the burner
> itself, and two, buy the cd set from slackware.
>
> both sound good. and i think that's what i'd have to do. maybe i can
> "borrow" my parents' burner... or perhaps, somehow, the two burners
> that didn't work well at all when john gave me this machine will
> suddenly start working like they did for him.
>
> time to turn into tim the TOOL man... alright, it's early. give me a
> break! i'm just trying to be light-hearted.
>
> thanks again, everyone.
>
> tim
>
>
>
>
> On 12/7/06, Tim Holloway <timothyjholloway at gmail.com> wrote:
> > well thanks, timothy (a fellow tim! argh!)
> >
> > however... i burned the first cd at 4X... and it didn't work. i think
> > i have three coasters, now... actually a lot more since i burned the
> > set at 12X. yeehh.
> >
> > i'm not sure what to do. bittorrent is reliable, right? maybe the
> > burner isn't that good or i need to get detailed with nero to do it
> > correctly. but pretty much everything else has worked off it.
> >
> > and i was just starting to fall in love with slackware! first
> > impressions, and then... gone, just gone! oh tex! oh bash! oh dear.
> >
> > well, the experience, no matter how contrary, is worthwhile. i really
> > love linux... but i think i'm gonna revert to ms-dos again and run
> > wordperfect 5.1. maybe i'll create a miniature partition for it or
> > something, redo the mbr so i have a boot loader option for it.
> >
> > *sniff*
> >
> > ...or ...maybe i could pay one of you to burn me some cds and i can
> > show up to the next meeting with my box...
> >
> > ah. you guys are too nice. i'll live without slackware. gosh: for the
> > name, i've certainly put in enough work just to get things started...
> > yeesh! stupid tarballs... i'm kidding!
> >
> > cheers,
> >
> > tim
> >
> > ps: maybe i'll try another mirror when i've recovered from a burst ego
> > (HAHAHAHAHA).
> >
> >
> > On 12/7/06, Timothy Brush <monk72 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Tim,
> > >
> > >    Most of the time error messages like those you mentioned results
> from damaged media or a bad burn.  I've seen it happen using different
> versions of Linux and BSD.  Peter makes an excellent point to burn the image
> at a slower speed.  This should resolve this type of problem and will also
> extend the media's life (yes, unfortunately CDs do have a life like
> tape).  Also, if you have a rewritable CD writer - I would recommend using a
> rewritable CD (allows for fewer _coasters_, especially when you start
> mastering your own CDs).  If you do continue to have problems, it is
> possible it's the CD drive but bad media is much more likely...
> > >
> > >    As for inodes - unless you're using very small partitions, 1 / 4096
> bytes is fine.  Inodes are address locations on a partition.  An inode may
> refer to a file, directory, "named" pipe, socket, and character or block
> devices.  A 10 GB partition (1024 * 1024 * 1024 * 10) would contain over
> 2.5 million inodes... you should have plenty to spare.  ;-)
> > >
> > >    I hope this helps a bit.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Tim
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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