[NTLUG:Discuss] Slackware

[Burton Strauss]

A lilo install will rewrite the MBR (Master Boot Record), which is where the
'startup' program goes (whether that's Grub, LILO, or even MS's, they all
start in the 400+ bytes available on that record).

So it sounds like LILO didn't properly install.  With other distros you are
prompted during install as to whether to install LILO/GRUB and where to
install it (/dev/hda is the MBR, while /dev/hda1 would be in the partition
and wouldn't be recognized).  Don't know what Slackware offers, as it's been
a while since I played with it.

WRT SMP, it's a kernel option - so if your chosen distro doesn't come with
an SMP kernel (or doesn't enable the option in the kernel(s) it provides),
you'll have to roll your own.

-----Burton
 

-----Original Message-----
From: discuss-bounces at ntlug.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at ntlug.org] On Behalf
Of Tom Tumelty
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 9:33 AM
To: NTLUG Discussion List
Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Slackware

I installed Slackware on a machine that had previously been running Ubuntu.
Grub still trys to start and it then grub gives an error message and the
machine stalls in the booting process. How can i remove grub totally?

I reformatted the disk when installing Slackware and thought that would get
rid of grub. Also i am trying to use lilo which comes with Slackware.


How do you get Linux (in this case slackware if possible) to recognize and
utilize dual processors?
I suspect Ubuntu was only utilizing one processor judging by how slow it
was.


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Thanks in advance,

Tom Tumelty

tel: 940-627-3685
email: tomtumelty at gmail.com
http://www.savannahinformationsystems.com
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