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#1 (**permalink**) 02-18-2008, 06:58 PM

I am trying to install slackware on /dev/hdb1 using ISO image as
a source (Image is mounted on /b ,and ISO itself resides on a fat32
partition, /dev/hda1, which in turn is mounted on /a).

I select a directory where iso is mounted as a source (i thought
that maybe i have to select /b/slackware instead of just /b, but
after i tried to, it had the same affect), choose software
to install ("full") and click OK to install. Then
message appears saying "...installing ....", and after a couple
of seconds another message appears, saying that installation
completed, but in effect nothing is installed - there is nothing on
/dev/hdb1 except 2 directories - /var & /lost+found.

I tried to extract everything from an ISO into a directory on
/dev/hda1 and chosen "Install from a hard drive partition"
in installation program, but if i try to do it, i get a message
that slackware fails to mount /dev/hda1 (i could mount/unmount
it manually, and i ensured that /dev/hda1 was unmounted when
i had chosen that option).

What is a problem here?

ddtl.

#2 (**permalink**) 02-18-2008, 06:58 PM

ddtl wrote:
> I am trying to install slackware on /dev/hdb1 using ISO image as
> a source (Image is mounted on /b ,and ISO itself resides on a fat32
> partition, /dev/hda1, which in turn is mounted on /a).
>
> I select a directory where iso is mounted as a source (i thought
> that maybe i have to select /b/slackware instead of just /b, but
> after i tried to, it had the same affect), choose software
> to install ("full") and click OK to install. Then
> message appears saying "...installing ....", and after a couple
> of seconds another message appears, saying that installation
> completed, but in effect nothing is installed - there is nothing on
> /dev/hdb1 except 2 directories - /var & /lost+found.
>
> I tried to extract everything from an ISO into a directory on
> /dev/hda1 and chosen "Install from a hard drive partition"
> in installation program, but if i try to do it, i get a message
> that slackware fails to mount /dev/hda1 (i could mount/unmount
> it manually, and i ensured that /dev/hda1 was unmounted when
> i had chosen that option).
>
> What is a problem here?

After the system boots.
partition the drive.
run setup
add swap
setup target partitions
exit setup
mkdir /mnt/hd
mkdir /mnt/os

Mount the partition that holds the ISO
mount /dev/hdaX /mnt/hd

Mount the ISO
mount -o loop /mnt/hd/path/to/ISO /mnt/os

run setup again and configure target partitions again but don't
format them this time.

Choose to install from mounted directory using the slackware
directory which holds all of the a,ap,d,e,f,... directories:
/mnt/os/slackware

From here it is pretty much a normal install.
Hope this helps.

--
Confucius: He who play in root, eventually kill tree.
Registered with The Linux Counter. http://counter.li.org/
Slackware 9.1.0 Kernel 2.4.22 SMP i686 (GCC) 3.3.2
Uptime: 35 days, 22:25, 4 users, load average: 1.09, 1.11, 1.2

#3 (**permalink**) 02-18-2008, 06:59 PM

Thanks, that worked.

I wonder though why what i did, didn't. Is it because you have to
mount an ISO on actual partition (why?) or is it something else?

ddtl.

>After the system boots.
>partition the drive.
>run setup
>add swap
>setup target partitions
>exit setup
>mkdir /mnt/hd
>mkdir /mnt/os
>
>Mount the partition that holds the ISO
>mount /dev/hdaX /mnt/hd
>
>Mount the ISO
>mount -o loop /mnt/hd/path/to/ISO /mnt/os
>
>run setup again and configure target partitions again but don't
>format them this time.
>
>Choose to install from mounted directory using the slackware
>directory which holds all of the a,ap,d,e,f,... directories:
>/mnt/os/slackware
>
> From here it is pretty much a normal install.
>Hope this helps.

#4 (**permalink**) 02-18-2008, 06:59 PM

ddtl wrote:
> Thanks, that worked.
>
> I wonder though why what i did, didn't. Is it because you have to
> mount an ISO on actual partition (why?) or is it something else?

It could be a couple of reasons that cause it to fail.
Depending on how you mount the partition the ISO is on as well as
how you mount the ISO.
It could also fail if you format the partitions the second time
you run setup and configure the target partitions.
There are other things that could cause it to fail as well.

The way I explained it in my previous post may not be the easiest
way but it works for me. I have systems that don't have a CD and
are not dual boot systems so I have to download the ISO to the
system before installing using only 4 floppies to boot the system.

--
Confucius: He who play in root, eventually kill tree.
Registered with The Linux Counter. http://counter.li.org/
Slackware 9.1.0 Kernel 2.4.22 SMP i686 (GCC) 3.3.2
Uptime: 36 days, 3:25, 4 users, load average: 1.07, 1.10, 1.1

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