i just installed slackware on my linux partition, and wiped ubuntu off. but now, i can't figure out how to configure the wlan, or the graphics card, or the ethernet, for that matter. and my bluetooth mouse won't work. So, i have to boot my windows partition, go online, google for possible solutions, WRITE THEM DOWN MANUALLY!!, and then boot slackware and try them out. and guess what? THEY NEVER WORK! i guess i just have to keep on trying, i really want to have a customized slackware machine...
Why did you want to change from Ubuntu?
Drivers are a pain - that's all I can really say. You could save the files onto a USB instead of writing them down though?
PSP should work if anything.
i wanted to change from ubuntu because i wanted to have a more UNIX-like os. but this is a bit over my head, im having trouble doing alot of the stuff in there. i guess nothing teaches like necessity though... these drivers are a nightmare. when i go to network devices in the KDE menu, it shows both my eth0 card and my wlan0 card as disabled. when i enable my wlan0 card, i don't know how to connect to my wireless network, and so i can't go online with my machine. if i could just get online, im sure id get everything running rather smoothly in a matter of hours...
Install backtrack 3
always works for me, pretty sure it uses slackware
hmm.
not a very wise move, Trademark.
Going from Ubuntu to Slackware is indeed like going into the very deep end.
Looking at the Distros at
http://distrowatch.com/ might help you find a distro you'd be more comfortable with.
since both the cards show up in the KDE menu, that means the drivers are installed, right?
Can't help you with your network problem, sorry (not really a Linux user). Can only really suggest checking the network configuration, wherever that happens to be stored.
Does "ping localhost" work?
Otherwise, it's probably easier to install it on a VM first, since you're only really interested in getting used to it.
ping localhost doesn't work... Im sure trial and error will get it eventually... Plus theres a new release. maybe this one will have updated drivers, which would make everything a lot easier. Well, im off to blunder hopelessly for a while. *Trademark91 readies his weapons for battle and ventures into the great unknown*
trademark91 Wrote:ping localhost doesn't work... Im sure trial and error will get it eventually... Plus theres a new release. maybe this one will have updated drivers, which would make everything a lot easier. Well, im off to blunder hopelessly for a while. *Trademark91 readies his weapons for battle and ventures into the great unknown*
the brand spanking new v13?
well you'd think it'd be a better all-round distro with its newer componants..
Senseito URΩBΩROS Wrote:trademark91 Wrote:ping localhost doesn't work... Im sure trial and error will get it eventually... Plus theres a new release. maybe this one will have updated drivers, which would make everything a lot easier. Well, im off to blunder hopelessly for a while. *Trademark91 readies his weapons for battle and ventures into the great unknown*
the brand spanking new v13?
well you'd think it'd be a better all-round distro with its newer componants..
yeah, im downloading it now... im going to get the 64 bit version, my processor can support it, so why not? and, hopefully, after a while ill learn it. after all, "if you learn redhat, youll know redhat. if you learn slackware, youll know linux" that's what im shooting for... wish me luck.