[Discuss] Re: installpkg error #2

Sun Dec 10 19:08:19 CST 2006

At 10:26 AM 2006-12-08, you wrote:
>that would be most excellent, graham, although i can't help thinking i
>should do something for you in return. linux may be free and we may be
>free, but your help isn't cheap to me.
>
>let me know if you need any help, especially with writing stuff. i
>need to work up a portfolio.
>
>those cds sound good. i was actually thinking back to 2000, using red
>hat for the first time in astronomy lab, and i thought, "hey, maybe i
>could find something from back in the day when the k6 400 was actually
>state of the art!"

Well, I do have a Slack 8 CD here I can send you if you want. That would probably be circa 2000, But I think you'd be better off with a 10 or 11 and just stay away from kde and openoffice.org. I also have a redhat 5. something from, well, I'm nor sure what year but I believe it was before the k6-400. If you want one, give me your mailing address, I never come to meetings as I avoid coming into town for any reason until I absolutely have to.

Bill

>maybe i will. and maybe, or maybe not, that'll make a difference.
>
>we could give it a chance. i sure think slackware is my distro of
>choice, at least until i learn to configure stuff more intimately...
>which slackware forces me to do.
>
>thanks graham. i'll see you at the next meeting or did you want to
>arrange something sooner?
>
>tim
>
>
>
>
>On 12/8/06, Graham Watson <66gdub at gmail.com> wrote:
>>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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