SliTaz IRC

[03:47] Rhuieme: Hello

[03:48] Rhuieme: I have been trying to use the live CD, but having issues booting into the desktop

[03:49] Rhuieme: I just end up loading into an empty openbox with an xterm window open

[03:51] banjo: stable or rolling? 4in1 iso? try slitaz core if 4in1

[03:55] Rhuieme: stable 4.0

[03:56] Rhuieme: okaky

[03:58] Rhuieme: that definitely didn't work

[03:58] Rhuieme: didn't even get into a screen

[04:00] Rhuieme: core didn't go anywhere, just.. errors i guess

[04:02] Rhuieme: nvm, went to gtkonly, that did the trick

[04:04] banjo: maybe u should download the core iso

[04:08] banjo: http://mirror.slitaz.org/iso/stable/flavors/

[04:08] Rhuieme: hrm

[04:09] banjo: what machine you have? how much ram?

[04:10] banjo: for core with openbox+panels+everything elese u need 192mb ram

[04:10] Rhuieme: an old pen3 machine with 128 ram

[04:11] banjo: so try the loram.iso this should work

[04:11] banjo: from flavors

[04:15] Rhuieme: what is the different between that and the others?

[04:16] banjo: normal core need min 192 mb ram to boot. loram(low ram) need about 80 i think

[04:17] banjo: so thats why it stopped booting with gtk

[04:18] Rhuieme: boots fine with gtkonly though

[04:18] Rhuieme: minus all the.. yah..

[04:19] banjo: ok . dont know if u want to install on hdd. but when on hdd its just about 35mb ram after startup

[04:19] Rhuieme: that is my plan, to install to hard drive

[04:20] banjo: dont know if tazpanel is loaded with gtkonly. but thats the simplest way to install

[04:21] Rhuieme: tazpanel?

[04:22] banjo: try run tazpanel from xterm

[04:23] banjo: if no tazpanel loaded: http://doc.slitaz.org/en:handbook:installation

[04:26] Rhuieme: wha'ts the command line to run tazpanel.. just type.. tazpanel?

[04:27] banjo: jes

[04:27] Rhuieme: hrm

[04:27] Rhuieme: thought so

[04:29] Rhuieme: so anything i should know about loading or installing form lowram?

[04:29] Rhuieme: *from

[04:31] Rhuieme: does it boot into a gui or just a commandline?

[04:32] banjo: gui

[04:33] banjo: tested it rigt now and it just needs 90mb ram

[04:34] banjo: with tazpanel and everything else

[04:36] banjo: htop says 35...but u never know which one tells the truth;)

[04:45] Rhuieme: hehe, okay

[04:46] Rhuieme: what type of file system does it prefer to be installed into.. ext4.. or 2.. or?

[04:47] banjo: on an old machine with old hdd i would prefer ext3 instead of ext4

[04:48] banjo: some peopledont forget to make a swap partition

[04:48] banjo: ah

[04:48] banjo: make an swap partition

[04:48] Rhuieme: that i have not forgotten

[04:48] banjo: :)

[04:48] Rhuieme: though always a good reminder

[04:49] banjo: yeah with 128mb u will need this;)

[04:53] Rhuieme: its an old faithful computer, wanted to give it some life again

[04:54] Rhuieme: had crunchbang on it, but wanted a better OS for the ram

[04:54] Rhuieme: then i was told about this OS, wanted to give it a try

[04:55] banjo: i think u will be happy with slitaz:)

[04:57] Rhuieme: if i can get past the install

[04:59] Rhuieme: or do it right

[04:59] banjo: installation is going on?

[05:00] Rhuieme: i made an error in the installation, doing it over

[05:10] Rhuieme: ioapic for gsi errors hmm

[05:10] Rhuieme: it just boots me to a commandline

[05:11] banjo: when u log in and then type: startx

[05:11] banjo: what happens

[05:12] Rhuieme: its not finding the flines

[05:12] Rhuieme: *files

[05:13] Rhuieme: openbox-session: not found, line 4: xorg: not found

[05:14] banjo: hm..looked up in the documentation?

[05:17] banjo: was your secound install without errors?

[05:19] Rhuieme: nope

[05:19] Rhuieme: had errors

[05:20] banjo: :)

[05:20] banjo: without would be better;)

[05:20] Rhuieme!32b38cd7@gateway/web/freenode/ip.50.179.140.215 PRIVMSG #slitaz :i know: i know!

[05:20] Rhuieme: lol

[05:21] Rhuieme: i already a swap partition from former install, so SlizTaz was just using that via live CD

[05:25] Rhuieme: going to try a trick or two then, see what happens

[05:27] Rhuieme: at least i have to say thank you for your help banjo

[05:29] banjo: no problem. check doc and forum for more infos and help too

[05:30] banjo: here in irc u must have very much luck that someone is here or u have very much time

[05:58] Rhuieme: and back

[06:00] Rhuieme: still trying to figure out what i am doing wrong

[06:04] Rhuieme: its like those files don't exist on my HD, not finding them.

[06:04] Rhuieme: so weird

[06:06] Rhuieme: i did startx, just comes up with a black screen with a white mouse pointer on it

[06:07] banjo: hm

[06:09] banjo: didnt try at any time to install from the loram iso. dont know it its broken or something.....http://doc.slitaz.org/en:handbook:installation maybe you should go this way

[06:33] Rhuieme: yep, you nailed it, it was the iso itself

[06:33] Rhuieme: I installed from web, worked perfectly

[06:35] banjo: :)

[06:35] banjo: good to hear

[06:36] banjo: now u can enter the tiny slitaz universe;)

[06:39] Rhuieme: thank you kindly

[06:39] Rhuieme: i feel welcomed :)

[06:43] Rhuieme: hmm. stable or cook?

[06:48] banjo: kernel after update? thats a thing i didnt figured out too:)

[06:49] banjo: i normaly take the one on top...so for me its cooking

[06:51] Rhuieme: how i felt as well, what I did

[07:23] Rhuieme: you were right, i am really liking it

[07:23] Rhuieme: it was exactly what i was looking for, for this ancient computer of mine

[07:31] banjo: how old is it?

[07:32] Rhuieme: good question, completey forgot

[07:32] Rhuieme: had it for quite a while

[07:32] Rhuieme: its an AST computer

[07:32] Rhuieme: which they have been out of business for ages now

[07:33] Rhuieme: brb

[08:00] Rhuieme: awesome, figurd out the irc client

[08:01] Rhuieme: this actually takes me back some, i remember doing /commands a lot more back in the day, its actually kind of refreshing

[08:02] Rhuieme: i have to adimit, this is a really nice distro

[08:02] Rhuieme: glad i as told about it

[08:03] Rhuieme: I am curious, i saw xchat mentioned, what would be the best way to install that?

[08:05] Rhuieme: oops