----------------------------------------------------------- Root Directory path: / ----------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the Walnut Creek Slackware Linux 3.2.0 CDROM! -------------------------------------------------------- README.TXT The Walnut Creek Slackware Linux CDROM Readme file. README32.TXT The Slackware Readme file. A list of features in Slackware, and some basic installation instructions. CD_INST.TXT A document explaining how to install Slackware from the official Walnut Creek Slackware CDROM. READ THIS FILE FIRST! It will tell you the system requirements needed to run Slackware, as well as how to make the boot and root disks required for installation. ================= BOOT AND ROOT DISKS: ======================================= You'll need to make one boot and one root disk before you can install Linux on your machine. You can make these disks directly from the VIEW program by moving into the directories below. bootdsks.12/ The 1.2 megabyte (5.25") bootdisks for installation. bootdsks.144/ The 1.44 megabyte (3.5") bootdisks for installation. rootdsks/ The rootdisks for installation. kernels/ This directory contains Linux kernels. ================= AUXILIARY DOCUMENTATION/FILES/UTILITIES ==================== BOOTING.TXT This file contains information about how to fix a system that won't boot. INSTALL.TXT Matt Welsh's Linux Installation HOWTO. This is a document explaining how to install Linux. It's geared more toward obtaining and installing Slackware from the Internet FTP site, but still contains useful information for the Linux beginner. LOWMEM.TXT What to do if you run into problems due to low memory. FAQ.TXT Solutions to frequently encountered problems. contents/ A list of the files in each installable software package. contrib/ This directory contains extra packages for Slackware, such as the Andrew User Interface System, Samba (a file/print server for Windows95 and Windows NT), a Fortran-77 to C translator, and more. docs/ This directory contains the full set of Linux HOWTOs, documents that cover most common Linux maintenance tasks. In addition, you'll find documentation for the MS-DOS VIEW.EXE program, plus our catalog in several languages. filename.txt A list of all file names on the disc. install/ This directory contains RAWRITE, GZIP, and FIPS. These are tools that you might find handy if you're running MS-DOS. GZIP is a Unix-compatible compession/decompression utility. RAWRITE allows you to dump a disk image file onto a floppy disk. FIPS lets you shrink the size of an existing MS-DOS partition to make room for a Linux partition. ----------------------------------------------------------- The 1.2 megabyte (5.25") bootdisks for installation. path: /bootdsks.12/ ----------------------------------------------------------- 1.2 MB LINUX BOOTDISKS To install Linux, you'll need a bootdisk and a rootdisk. The bootdisk has to contain drivers that support your hardware, so you'll have to select the most appropriate disk for your system. NOTE: it's best to use the disk with the least drivers possible to save memory. README.TXT This file contains information about the drivers in the various bootdisks, and instructions for using a bootdisk to start a system that isn't booting properly. WHICH.ONE A chart to help you select which bootdisk to use. ide-bat/ If your system does not have a SCSI controller, you'll want to use one of the IDE Slackware bootdisks. To create one of these, select this option to switch into the ide-bat directory and choose a disk from the list. scsi-bat/ If your system has a SCSI controller, you'll need to use one of the SCSI Slackware bootdisks. To create one of these, use this option to switch into the scsi-bat directory and then choose a disk from the list. NOTE: The RAWRITE utility used to create the boot and root floppies does not work under Windows95, so if you're running Windows95 you should restart your machine in MS-DOS mode before attempting to make the disks. ----------------------------------------------------------- If your system does not have a SCSI controller, you'll want path: /bootdsks.12/ide-bat/ ----------------------------------------------------------- Slackware IDE bootdisks ----------------------- This directory contains a collection of batch files used to create Slackware bootdisks. To create a disk, just put a formatted floppy disk in your drive and choose one of the options listed below to make the disk. Read all of the choices carefully to pick the disk that best matches the hardware in your machine. NOTE: Using the VIEW program to create the Slackware bootdisks will not work under Windows95. If you're running Windows95, you'll need to restart your machine in MS-DOS mode before you can create a bootdisk. NOTE: All of these disks contain support for IDE hard drives and CDROM drives. If you have additional equipment, look for the disk that supports it. Name Additional driver support ---- ------------------------- aztech.bat CD-ROM drives: Aztech CDA268-01A, Orchid CD-3110, Okano/Wearnes CDD110, Conrad TXC, CyCDROM CR520, CR540. bare.bat (none, just IDE support) bareapm.bat Like the BARE disk, but with APM (Advanced Power Management) support. barepnp.bat Like the BARE disk, but with experimental Plug'n'Play BIOS extensions. cdu31a.bat Sony CDU31/33a CD-ROM. cdu535.bat Sony CDU531/535 CD-ROM. cm206.bat Philips/LMS cm206 CD-ROM with cm260 adapter card. goldstar.bat Goldstar R420 CD-ROM (sometimes sold in a 'Reveal Multimedia Kit'). mcd.bat NON-IDE Mitsumi CD-ROM support. mcdx.bat Improved NON-IDE Mitsumi CD-ROM support. net.bat Ethernet support. (Used for installing over the network) optics.bat Optics Storage 8000 AT CD-ROM (the 'DOLPHIN' drive). sanyo.bat Sanyo CDR-H94A CD-ROM support. sbpcd.bat Matsushita, Kotobuki, Panasonic, CreativeLabs (Sound Blaster), Longshine and Teac NON-IDE CD-ROM support. xt.bat MFM hard drive support. ----------------------------------------------------------- If your system has a SCSI controller, you'll need to use one path: /bootdsks.12/scsi-bat/ ----------------------------------------------------------- Slackware SCSI bootdisks ------------------------ This directory contains a collection of batch files used to create Slackware bootdisks. To create a disk, just put a formatted floppy disk in your drive and choose one of the options listed below to make the disk. Read all of the choices carefully to pick the disk that best matches the hardware in your machine. NOTE: Using the VIEW program to create the Slackware bootdisks will not work under Windows95. If you're running Windows95, you'll need to restart your machine in MS-DOS mode before you can create a bootdisk. NOTE: In addition to some sort of SCSI support, all of these disks contain support for IDE hard drives and CDROM drives. So, if you're running a mixed IDE/SCSI system, the kernels on these disks will be able to handle the situation just fine. Look for the disk below containing support for your SCSI controller card. If you have a CDROM drive with a non-IDE, non-SCSI controller (such as a Sony CDU31a) then use the disk that supports your CDROM drive. Name Additional driver support ---- ------------------------- 7000fast.bat Western Digital 7000FASST SCSI support. advansys.bat AdvanSys SCSI support. aha152x.bat Adaptec 152x SCSI support. aha1542.bat Adaptec 1542 SCSI support. aha1740.bat Adaptec 1740 SCSI support. aha2x4x.bat Adaptec AIC7xxx SCSI support. (For these cards: AHA-274x, AHA-2842, AHA-2940, AHA-2940W, AHA-2940U, AHA-2940UW, AHA-2944D, AHA-2944WD, AHA-3940, AHA-3940W, AHA-3985, AHA-3985W) am53c974.bat AMD AM53/79C974 SCSI support. aztech.bat All supported SCSI controllers, plus CD-ROM support for Aztech CDA268-01A, Orchid CD-3110, Okano/Wearnes CDD110, Conrad TXC, CyCDROM CR520, CR540. buslogic.bat Buslogic MultiMaster and FlashPoint SCSI support. cdu31a.bat All supported SCSI controllers, plus CD-ROM support for Sony CDU31/33a. cdu535.bat All supported SCSI controllers, plus CD-ROM support for Sony CDU531/535. cm206.bat All supported SCSI controllers, plus Philips/LMS cm206 CD-ROM with cm260 adapter card. dtc3280.bat DTC (Data Technology Corp) 3180/3280 SCSI support. eata_dma.bat DPT EATA-DMA SCSI support. (Boards such as PM2011, PM2021, PM2041, PM3021, PM2012B, PM2022, PM2122, PM2322, PM2042, PM3122, PM3222, PM3332, PM2024, PM2124, PM2044, PM2144, PM3224, PM3334.) eata_isa.bat DPT EATA-ISA/EISA SCSI support. (Boards such as PM2011B/9X, PM2021A/9X, PM2012A, PM2012B, PM2022A/9X, PM2122A/9X, PM2322A/9X) eata_pio.bat DPT EATA-PIO SCSI support. (PM2001 and PM2012A) fdomain.bat Future Domain TMC-16x0 SCSI support. goldstar.bat All supported SCSI controllers, plus Goldstar R420 CD-ROM (sometimes sold in a 'Reveal Multimedia Kit'). in2000.bat Always IN2000 SCSI support. iomega.bat IOMEGA PPA3 parallel port SCSI support. (also supports the parallel port version of the ZIP drive) mcd.bat All supported SCSI controllers, plus standard non-IDE Mitsumi CD-ROM support. mcdx.bat All supported SCSI controllers, plus enhanced non-IDE Mitsumi CD-ROM support. n53c406a.bat NCR 53c406a SCSI support. n_5380.bat NCR 5380 and 53c400 SCSI support. n_53c7xx.bat NCR 53c7xx, 53c8xx SCSI support. (Most NCR PCI SCSI controllers use this driver) optics.bat All supported SCSI controllers, plus support for the Optics Storage 8000 AT CD-ROM (the 'DOLPHIN' drive). pas16.bat Pro Audio Spectrum/Studio 16 SCSI support. qlog_fas.bat ISA/VLB/PCMCIA Qlogic FastSCSI! support. (also supports the Control Concepts SCSI cards based on the Qlogic FASXXX chip) qlog_isp.bat Supports all Qlogic PCI SCSI controllers, except the PCI-basic, which is supported by the AMD SCSI driver. sanyo.bat All supported SCSI controllers, plus Sanyo CDR-H94A CD-ROM support. sbpcd.bat All supported SCSI controllers, plus Matsushita, Kotobuki, Panasonic, CreativeLabs (Sound Blaster), Longshine and Teac NON-IDE CD-ROM support. scsi.bat A generic SCSI bootdisk, with support for most SCSI controllers that work under Linux. (NOTE: This disk wastes a lot of memory, since it contains nearly *all* of the SCSI drivers. If you know which SCSI controller your system has, it's *far* better to use the disk designed especially for it. But, if you don't know, then this generic disk might just work for you.) scsinet.bat All supported SCSI controllers, plus full ethernet support. scsipnp.bat All supported SCSI controllers, plus experimental Plug'n'Play BIOS extensions. seagate.bat Seagate ST01/ST02, Future Domain TMC-885/950 SCSI support. trantor.bat Trantor T128/T128F/T228 SCSI support. ultrastr.bat UltraStor 14F, 24F, and 34F SCSI support. ustor14f.bat UltraStor 14F and 34F SCSI support. ----------------------------------------------------------- The 1.44 megabyte (3.5") bootdisks for installation. path: /bootdsks.144/ ----------------------------------------------------------- 1.44 MB LINUX BOOTDISKS To install Linux, you'll need a bootdisk and a rootdisk. The bootdisk has to contain drivers that support your hardware, so you'll have to select the most appropriate disk for your system. NOTE: it's best to use the disk with the least drivers possible to save memory. README.TXT This file contains information about the drivers in the various bootdisks, and instructions for using a bootdisk to start a system that isn't booting properly. WHICH.ONE A chart to help you select which bootdisk to use. ide-bat/ If your system does not have a SCSI controller, you'll want to use one of the IDE Slackware bootdisks. To create one of these, select this option to switch into the ide-bat directory and choose a disk from the list. scsi-bat/ If your system has a SCSI controller, you'll need to use one of the SCSI Slackware bootdisks. To create one of these, use this option to switch into the scsi-bat directory and then choose a disk from the list. NOTE: The RAWRITE utility used to create the boot and root floppies does not work under Windows95, so if you're running Windows95 you should restart your machine in MS-DOS mode before attempting to make the disks. ----------------------------------------------------------- If your system does not have a SCSI controller, you'll want path: /bootdsks.144/ide-bat/ ----------------------------------------------------------- Slackware IDE bootdisks ----------------------- This directory contains a collection of batch files used to create Slackware bootdisks. To create a disk, just put a formatted floppy disk in your drive and choose one of the options listed below to make the disk. Read all of the choices carefully to pick the disk that best matches the hardware in your machine. NOTE: Using the VIEW program to create the Slackware bootdisks will not work under Windows95. If you're running Windows95, you'll need to restart your machine in MS-DOS mode before you can create a bootdisk. NOTE: All of these disks contain support for IDE hard drives and CDROM drives. If you have additional equipment, look for the disk that supports it. Name Additional driver support ---- ------------------------- aztech.bat CD-ROM drives: Aztech CDA268-01A, Orchid CD-3110, Okano/Wearnes CDD110, Conrad TXC, CyCDROM CR520, CR540. bare.bat (none, just IDE support) bareapm.bat Like the BARE disk, but with APM (Advanced Power Management) support. barepnp.bat Like the BARE disk, but with experimental Plug'n'Play BIOS extensions. cdu31a.bat Sony CDU31/33a CD-ROM. cdu535.bat Sony CDU531/535 CD-ROM. cm206.bat Philips/LMS cm206 CD-ROM with cm260 adapter card. goldstar.bat Goldstar R420 CD-ROM (sometimes sold in a 'Reveal Multimedia Kit'). mcd.bat NON-IDE Mitsumi CD-ROM support. mcdx.bat Improved NON-IDE Mitsumi CD-ROM support. net.bat Ethernet support. (Used for installing over the network) optics.bat Optics Storage 8000 AT CD-ROM (the 'DOLPHIN' drive). sanyo.bat Sanyo CDR-H94A CD-ROM support. sbpcd.bat Matsushita, Kotobuki, Panasonic, CreativeLabs (Sound Blaster), Longshine and Teac NON-IDE CD-ROM support. xt.bat MFM hard drive support. ----------------------------------------------------------- If your system has a SCSI controller, you'll need to use one path: /bootdsks.144/scsi-bat/ ----------------------------------------------------------- Slackware SCSI bootdisks ------------------------ This directory contains a collection of batch files used to create Slackware bootdisks. To create a disk, just put a formatted floppy disk in your drive and choose one of the options listed below to make the disk. Read all of the choices carefully to pick the disk that best matches the hardware in your machine. NOTE: Using the VIEW program to create the Slackware bootdisks will not work under Windows95. If you're running Windows95, you'll need to restart your machine in MS-DOS mode before you can create a bootdisk. NOTE: In addition to some sort of SCSI support, all of these disks contain support for IDE hard drives and CDROM drives. So, if you're running a mixed IDE/SCSI system, the kernels on these disks will be able to handle the situation just fine. Look for the disk below containing support for your SCSI controller card. If you have a CDROM drive with a non-IDE, non-SCSI controller (such as a Sony CDU31a) then use the disk that supports your CDROM drive. Name Additional driver support ---- ------------------------- 7000fast.bat Western Digital 7000FASST SCSI support. advansys.bat AdvanSys SCSI support. aha152x.bat Adaptec 152x SCSI support. aha1542.bat Adaptec 1542 SCSI support. aha1740.bat Adaptec 1740 SCSI support. aha2x4x.bat Adaptec AIC7xxx SCSI support. (For these cards: AHA-274x, AHA-2842, AHA-2940, AHA-2940W, AHA-2940U, AHA-2940UW, AHA-2944D, AHA-2944WD, AHA-3940, AHA-3940W, AHA-3985, AHA-3985W) am53c974.bat AMD AM53/79C974 SCSI support. aztech.bat All supported SCSI controllers, plus CD-ROM support for Aztech CDA268-01A, Orchid CD-3110, Okano/Wearnes CDD110, Conrad TXC, CyCDROM CR520, CR540. buslogic.bat Buslogic MultiMaster and FlashPoint SCSI support. cdu31a.bat All supported SCSI controllers, plus CD-ROM support for Sony CDU31/33a. cdu535.bat All supported SCSI controllers, plus CD-ROM support for Sony CDU531/535. cm206.bat All supported SCSI controllers, plus Philips/LMS cm206 CD-ROM with cm260 adapter card. dtc3280.bat DTC (Data Technology Corp) 3180/3280 SCSI support. eata_dma.bat DPT EATA-DMA SCSI support. (Boards such as PM2011, PM2021, PM2041, PM3021, PM2012B, PM2022, PM2122, PM2322, PM2042, PM3122, PM3222, PM3332, PM2024, PM2124, PM2044, PM2144, PM3224, PM3334.) eata_isa.bat DPT EATA-ISA/EISA SCSI support. (Boards such as PM2011B/9X, PM2021A/9X, PM2012A, PM2012B, PM2022A/9X, PM2122A/9X, PM2322A/9X) eata_pio.bat DPT EATA-PIO SCSI support. (PM2001 and PM2012A) fdomain.bat Future Domain TMC-16x0 SCSI support. goldstar.bat All supported SCSI controllers, plus Goldstar R420 CD-ROM (sometimes sold in a 'Reveal Multimedia Kit'). in2000.bat Always IN2000 SCSI support. iomega.bat IOMEGA PPA3 parallel port SCSI support. (also supports the parallel port version of the ZIP drive) mcd.bat All supported SCSI controllers, plus standard non-IDE Mitsumi CD-ROM support. mcdx.bat All supported SCSI controllers, plus enhanced non-IDE Mitsumi CD-ROM support. n53c406a.bat NCR 53c406a SCSI support. n_5380.bat NCR 5380 and 53c400 SCSI support. n_53c7xx.bat NCR 53c7xx, 53c8xx SCSI support. (Most NCR PCI SCSI controllers use this driver) optics.bat All supported SCSI controllers, plus support for the Optics Storage 8000 AT CD-ROM (the 'DOLPHIN' drive). pas16.bat Pro Audio Spectrum/Studio 16 SCSI support. qlog_fas.bat ISA/VLB/PCMCIA Qlogic FastSCSI! support. (also supports the Control Concepts SCSI cards based on the Qlogic FASXXX chip) qlog_isp.bat Supports all Qlogic PCI SCSI controllers, except the PCI-basic, which is supported by the AMD SCSI driver. sanyo.bat All supported SCSI controllers, plus Sanyo CDR-H94A CD-ROM support. sbpcd.bat All supported SCSI controllers, plus Matsushita, Kotobuki, Panasonic, CreativeLabs (Sound Blaster), Longshine and Teac NON-IDE CD-ROM support. scsi.bat A generic SCSI bootdisk, with support for most SCSI controllers that work under Linux. (NOTE: This disk wastes a lot of memory, since it contains nearly *all* of the SCSI drivers. If you know which SCSI controller your system has, it's *far* better to use the disk designed especially for it. But, if you don't know, then this generic disk might just work for you.) scsinet.bat All supported SCSI controllers, plus full ethernet support. scsipnp.bat All supported SCSI controllers, plus experimental Plug'n'Play BIOS extensions. seagate.bat Seagate ST01/ST02, Future Domain TMC-885/950 SCSI support. trantor.bat Trantor T128/T128F/T228 SCSI support. ultrastr.bat UltraStor 14F, 24F, and 34F SCSI support. ustor14f.bat UltraStor 14F and 34F SCSI support.