CD/ DVD MOUNTING

First, mount the CDROM…in my case, it is /dev/hdb

mount -t auto /dev/hdb /mnt/cdrom

mount -t auto /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom

Next, let’s install that Kernel! Insert Slackware Disc 2…then issue the commands below.

installpkg /mnt/cdrom/linux-2.6.13/kernel-source-2.6.13-noarch-1.tgz

installpkg /mnt/cdrom/linux-2.6.13/kernel-modules-2.6.13-i486-1.tgz

installpkg /mnt/cdrom/linux-2.6.13/kernel-headers-2.6.13-i386-installpkg /mnt/cdrom/linux-2.6.13/kernel-generic-2.6.13-i486-1.tgz

installpkg /mnt/cdrom/linux-2.6.13/alsa-driver-1.0.9b_2.6.13-i486.1.tgz

Ok, we’re almost there. Next, do the following

umount /dev/cdrom

Insert Disk 1, we’ll need initrd from there if you use any filesystem other than ext2…so if you use ext2, you’re done. Otherwise, keep going:

mount -t auto /dev/hdb /mnt/cdrom

OR

mount -t auto /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom

Now that the 1st disc is in and mounted, let’s get mkinitrd installed so we can use it:

installpkg /mnt/cdrom/slackware/a/mkinitrd-1.0.1-i486-3.tgz

Now let’s make it for our filesystem…see[url=ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/testing/packages/linux-2.6.13/README.initrd] This How-To[/url] for specifics to your filesystem. For me, I use reiserfs…so my command would be as follows…you may use a different filesystem…so please refer to that linked document above for filesystem specifics:

mkinitrd -c -k 2.6.13 -m reiserfs

Now that you generated an initrd…let’s update lilo, the bootloader for it…here’s my /etc/lilo.conf settings for the new kernel. Please note that I did not change any of the global lilo.conf settings such as framebuffer settings and timeouts, etc.:
image = /boot/vmlinuz-generic-2.6.13
root = /dev/hda2
initrd=/boot/initrd.gz
label =”Slaq-10.2″
read-onlyNotice the initrd.gz line above is in the /boot directory. I hopped over to that directory to make sure I was referencing the right thing by listing the contents (ls -al) and ensuring that I was pointing to the right image initrd.gz. I’ve seen other how-to’s reference different files…hence, why I’m clarifying this.Next, update the MBR with the lilo.conf info by executing
1 lilo
Now reboot, and hopefully things will have gone well for you. If you have any questions, drop a comment. I’ll try to answer any that you may have. Have fun with Slackware! It was my first and favorite and still is!