In the case of this particular installation the hard drive has been partitioned into 4 logical partitions. The CD Drive is there fore labeled G.

Linux can be installation straight from the CD ROM or if the CD ROM is not bootable then via to floppy disks.

The disks have to be created using the Linux command rawrite. The first floppy has the file bare.i copied from the CD directory bootdsks.144. The second has the file color.gz copied from the rootdsks directory.

G:\bootdsks.144>rawrite bare.i A:

G:\rootdsks>rawrite color.gz A:

1. Once these boot and root disks have been created, the PC can be rebooted and the installation of Linux can started.
2. Boot the PC with the boot disk. Hit Enter and then insert the Root disk. Hit Enter. Slackware login:root
3. We now need to use fdisk to partition and format the hard drive. On our hard drives only the 4th logical partition needed to be altered. It had to be deleted and re-created as a Native Linux partition.

Fdisk M for help

Having set up the Linux partition. Precede to the setup stage.

4. Setup > Target > Select Linux Partition
5. Format using the slower but full partitioning tool, selecting the smallest cluster size.
6. If you want Lunix to be able to view the other partitions then a sub directory has to be created. Select DOS and enter a name for it. Select DOS twice again to enter Win95 and WinNT. Finally select Linux and label it as Linux.
7. It is now time to select the source from which the installation will be loaded. Allow the system to autodetect the CD Drive.
8. Choose the slakware option and the FULL prompting mode.
9. We will now need to install the Kernel.
10. Insert the bootdisk into the Floppy drive and the Kernel will be loaded.

11. Insert another blank disk into the floppy drive to create a Lilo emergency boot disk. Simple. Vmlinuz is the kernel (the heart of the Operating System).
12. You will then be prompted to select same configuration settings. Modems > No.
13. Screen Fonts > No
14. Install the Lilo by selecting the Expert version. Lilo is the multiboot screen > Begin.
15. If you already have System Commander as you boot manager then select Root otherwise select MBR.
16. When the prompts then ask for how long do you wish to wait before an operating system is selected, select Forever until prompted.
17. Back in the Expert Lilo screen select the default selection. Then we will need to indicated just what operating systems will be available from the Lilo boot manager. Select DOS and type in the location of the active DOS boot partition, /dev/hda1. Then select Lilo and type in its location, /dev/hda4. Once this is done select install to install the Lilo.
18. Further configurations have to be completed. Network is No. Mouse is 2 button.
19. Time zone is Australia Sydney. Password is not selected. Then Exit this screen.

20. At the Linux prompt type in Root. The Lilo boot manager will appear after the PC has rebooted. Hit the TAB key on the keyboard to display either the DOS or Linux selection. Tab again if only DOS appears.
21. After selecting Linux type in Root. The linux prompt will display Darkstar: type in SuperProbe to identify the type of video card in the system.
22. Note down this information. Return to the Darkstar: prompt and this time type in xf86config to enter the monitor and video details. Monitor is 2. Vertical sync is 1. This information can be saved in a video card database.
23. Type in the number of the card and then select option 5 as the server.
24. The installation will then ask you if you want to have a Symbolic Link set up, answer Yes. Select the correct video memory size and the RAMDAC type being 9 and the Clock Clip being option 6 for our video card.
25. Return to the Darkstar: prompt and type StartX to enter the Slackware GUI.