Slackware and the grub boot loader.

colorpurple21859 · 07-03-2020, 08:57 PM

with this

Code:

linux /boot/vmlinuz-generic root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 noapic edd=off rootdelay=15
initrd=/boot/initrd.gz

for the smp kernels run this

Code:

mkinitrd -k 4.4.14-smp -f ext2 -r /dev/mmcblk0p2 -w 15 -m mmc_core:mmc_block:sdhci:sdhci_acpi:sdhci_pci:usb_storage:xhci_hcd:uas:xhci_pci:ext2 -u -o /boot/initrd-smp.gz

then
at the grub menu

Code:

linux /boot/vmlinuz-generic-smp root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 noapic edd=off rootdelay=15
initrd=/boot/initrd-smp.gz

try both of them.

stf92 · 07-03-2020, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colorpurple21859

elilo is for an efi system you have a legacy system, use lilo or grub, in your case dont' install a bootloader in slackware use debians grub to boot slackware.
boot debian copy debians /etc/resolv.conf to slackware /etc/resolv.conf
chroot into slackware
edit /etc/slackpkg/mirrors remove the # sign from the mirror you want to use
update your system with

Code:

slackpkg update
slackpkg kernel

This being a new system, at the prompt for new configuration file select O to overwrite old files.

Code:

mkinitrd -k <new installed kernel version> -f ext2 -r /dev/mmcblk0p2 -w 15 -m mmc_core:mmc_block:sdhci:sdhci_acpi:sdhci_pci:usb_storage:xhci_hcd:uas:xhci_pci:ext2 -u -o /boot/initrd.gz

exit out of the chroot, reboot

Can I uncomment more than one mirror?

stf92 · 07-03-2020, 09:14 PM

I uncommented five of them, all from the US, but I keep getting Error downloading from...".

colorpurple21859 · 07-03-2020, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Can I uncomment more than one mirror?

No, it will use the first uncommented line in the list

stf92 · 07-03-2020, 09:22 PM

I keep getting this:

Code:

bash-4.3# slackpkg update

			Downloading http://carroll.aset.psu.edu/pub/linux/distributions/slackware/slackware-14.2/GPG-KEY...
--2020-07-03 23:19:23--  http://carroll.aset.psu.edu/pub/linux/distributions/slackware/slackware-14.2/GPG-KEY
Resolving carroll.aset.psu.edu (carroll.aset.psu.edu)... 128.118.2.96, 2610:8:4000:20:128:118:2:96
Connecting to carroll.aset.psu.edu (carroll.aset.psu.edu)|128.118.2.96|:80... failed: Connection timed out.
Connecting to carroll.aset.psu.edu (carroll.aset.psu.edu)|2610:8:4000:20:128:118:2:96|:80... failed: Network is unreachable.
Updating the package lists...
	Downloading...
			Downloading http://carroll.aset.psu.edu/pub/linux/distributions/slackware/slackware-14.2/ChangeLog.txt...
--2020-07-03 23:19:54--  http://carroll.aset.psu.edu/pub/linux/distributions/slackware/slackware-14.2/ChangeLog.txt
Resolving carroll.aset.psu.edu (carroll.aset.psu.edu)... 128.118.2.96, 2610:8:4000:20:128:118:2:96
Connecting to carroll.aset.psu.edu (carroll.aset.psu.edu)|128.118.2.96|:80... failed: Connection timed out.
Connecting to carroll.aset.psu.edu (carroll.aset.psu.edu)|2610:8:4000:20:128:118:2:96|:80... failed: Network is unreachable.

Error downloading from http://carroll.aset.psu.edu/pub/linux/distributions/slackware/slackware-14.2/.
Please, check your mirror and try again.

bash-4.3#

colorpurple21859 · 07-03-2020, 09:26 PM

did you copy the /etc/resolv.conf from debian to slackware?
after chrooting into slackware

Code:

ip a

to determine your network device

Code:

dhcpcd <network device>

This works with a wired network connection not sure about a wireless conection.

stf92 · 07-03-2020, 09:28 PM

I tried with slackbuilds and was lucky.

stf92 · 07-03-2020, 09:30 PM

I issued 'slackpkg kernel' and got 'Unknown option'!

colorpurple21859 · 07-03-2020, 09:33 PM

my goof, suppose to be slackpkg upgrade kernel, I corrected it on my other post.

stf92 · 07-03-2020, 09:35 PM

That too gives unknown option.

stf92 · 07-03-2020, 09:37 PM

It gives 'kernel: unknown option' (slackpkg update kernel).

colorpurple21859 · 07-03-2020, 09:37 PM

did you run

Code:

slackpkg update

first?

stf92 · 07-03-2020, 09:38 PM

colorpurple21859 · 07-03-2020, 09:39 PM

I think I got it right now, its getting late,
slackpkg upgrade kernel

colorpurple21859 · 07-03-2020, 09:40 PM

Quote:

slackpkg update kernel).

this is wrong uprade kernel