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Hello Slackers,

Sam I Am suggested (ref, "Slack 12.1 and USB disk") that my method for
booting Slackware be included in the Revised Slackware Book. I don't
know if that is a good idea. Nobody knows what my method is, and it
isn't exactly mainstream. It is, rather, a little off the beaten path.

Maybe if I put it out where people can try it, it might generate a
little discussion? Then we can discover if it belongs in the Slackware
Book. Or somewhere else.

BTW, I've already described it in my dialog with Helmut Hullen in this
news group. Subject was

"initrd" with command line parameters

The first message in this thread was posted on April 16, 2008.

I just now uploaded an iso for my 080418aa version which has kernels
for Slackware 12.0. You can get it at

http://josephrosevear.com/docs/jbd-080418aa.iso

Try it out to see if it works for you?

To use it, just

download it

burn it to a CD

boot the CD on a machine that has Slackware 12.0 installed on an
internal drive

-or-

boot the CD on a machine with USB 2.0, then (when prompted)
plug-in/power-on a USB device that has Slackware 12.0 installed on
it

follow the prompts

Then post your questions/comments to this news group.

-Joe

Joseph Rosevear <joe@max.hopto.org> says:
>Hello Slackers,

>Sam I Am suggested (ref, "Slack 12.1 and USB disk") that my method for
>booting Slackware be included in the Revised Slackware Book. I don't

Again, the very last thing you want is for your method to be
included in the "Revised Slackware Book." Nobody, except those who
don't know any better, read the book because it is full of outdated
ideas that never worked in the first place.

cordially, as always,

rm

On Mon, 12 May 2008 06:24:33 +0000, Joseph Rosevear wrote:

> Sam I Am suggested (ref, "Slack 12.1 and USB disk") that my method for
> booting Slackware be included in the Revised Slackware Book. I don't
> know if that is a good idea. Nobody knows what my method is, and it
> isn't exactly mainstream. It is, rather, a little off the beaten path.
>
> Maybe if I put it out where people can try it, it might generate a
> little discussion? Then we can discover if it belongs in the Slackware
> Book. Or somewhere else.

May I suggest that it go into either the Tips or Tutorials section on
htt://www.slackwiki.org ?

On 2008-05-12, Mark Madsen <mark.s.madsen+news@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 12 May 2008 06:24:33 +0000, Joseph Rosevear wrote:
>
>> Sam I Am suggested (ref, "Slack 12.1 and USB disk") that my method for
>> booting Slackware be included in the Revised Slackware Book. I don't
>> know if that is a good idea. Nobody knows what my method is, and it
>> isn't exactly mainstream. It is, rather, a little off the beaten path.
>>
>> Maybe if I put it out where people can try it, it might generate a
>> little discussion? Then we can discover if it belongs in the Slackware
>> Book. Or somewhere else.
>
> May I suggest that it go into either the Tips or Tutorials section on
> htt://www.slackwiki.org ?

Even better :

http://www.slackwiki.org ?

PS, the CD system does not recognize my USB keyboard.


--
Greymaus
Those who will not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
History is the story told by the winners.

Realto Margarino <rm@justlinux.ca> wrote:
>
> Again, the very last thing you want is for your method to be
> included in the "Revised Slackware Book." Nobody, except those who
> don't know any better, read the book because it is full of outdated
> ideas that never worked in the first place.

Dang, that book just makes you soooooooo jealous.

- Kurt

~kurt <actinouranium@earthlink.net> writes:

> Realto Margarino <rm@justlinux.ca> wrote:
>>
>> Again, the very last thing you want is for your method to be
>> included in the "Revised Slackware Book." Nobody, except those who
>> don't know any better, read the book because it is full of outdated
>> ideas that never worked in the first place.
>
> Dang, that book just makes you soooooooo jealous.



And of course it remains the *official* guide as recommended on the
Slackware site by His Patness

http://www.slackware.com/book/

Just mentioning that in case there are newcomers around who don't
understand RM's very special way of promoting one of the best guides
available.

Another good place to look is Daniel D Kok's Slackware Linux Basics

http://www.slackbasics.org/html-sing...re-basics.html


RM - if you are reading this ...... does your current passion for Vista
mean that you will cease to read and contribute (with the usual sparkling
wit and charm) to a.o.l.s ? Your friends want to know ........

atb

Glyn
--
RTFM http://www.tldp.org/index.html
GAFC http://slackbook.org/ The Official Source :-)
STFW http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...inux.slackware
JFGI http://jfgi.us/

~kurt <actinouranium@earthlink.net> says:
>Realto Margarino <rm@justlinux.ca> wrote:

>> Again, the very last thing you want is for your method to be
>> included in the "Revised Slackware Book." Nobody, except those
>> who don't know any better, read the book because it is full of
>> outdated ideas that never worked in the first place.

>Dang, that book just makes you soooooooo jealous.

Admittedly, we are quite bored this evening...anyway, here goes: why
on earth would we be jealous over the Revised Slackware Book? PV
threw the man a bone by having it included on the website, but the
book won't be "official", despite what anyone says, until a hard copy
is included with every slackware DVD.

Yawn.

Until then, you can bugger right off.

Oh, BTW, have you heard the news? There is a 50 dollar reward to
anyone who can make The Coward stop posting to this group,
permanently.

cordially, as always,

rm

Glyn Millington <wistanswick@linuxmail.org> says:
>~kurt <actinouranium@earthlink.net> writes:
>> Realto Margarino <rm@justlinux.ca> wrote:

>>> Again, the very last thing you want is for your method to be
>>> included in the "Revised Slackware Book." Nobody, except those who
>>> don't know any better, read the book because it is full of outdated
>>> ideas that never worked in the first place.

>> Dang, that book just makes you soooooooo jealous.

>And of course it remains the *official* guide as recommended on the
>Slackware site by His Patness

>http://www.slackware.com/book/

Despite what your God may say, it'll only be "official" when it is
no longer a "recommendation." It will only be "official" when it is
included, in hardcover, along with every retailed distribution.

So lick your chops and slobber all over your God's ass somewhere
else, lugan.

cordially, as always,

rm

greymaus <greymausg@mail.com> wrote:

[snip]

> Even better :

> http://www.slackwiki.org ?

Thanks Greymaus and Mark for the Slackwicki.org link. It is definitely
an option that I will consider.

> PS, the CD system does not recognize my USB keyboard.

Right. I haven't yet solved that problem. In the meantime please use
a ps/2 keyboard. Sorry for the inconvenience.

> --
> Greymaus
> Those who will not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
> History is the story told by the winners.

-Joe

Realto Margarino <rm@justlinux.ca> wrote:

[snip]

> Again, the very last thing you want is for your method to be
> included in the "Revised Slackware Book." Nobody, except those who
> don't know any better, read the book because it is full of outdated
> ideas that never worked in the first place.

Realto,

Thanks for the input. Comments like your and those of Greymaus and
Mark are what I'm looking for--inputs about how to
effectively/appropriately share some new ideas.

> cordially, as always,

> rm

-Joe