NEED HELP!!!

[arsenic]

Hi,
I am a newb to LINUX. I am currently running Slackware 9.1. I cant get computer to load LINUX without boot disk. Why is that? Also when I do boot it up and log in I expect to see a desktop with icons and menus and stuff like that. But all i see is that root@blahblah# thing. I am so lost please someone help me. Thanks a lot.

Arsenic

[mjordan2nd]

I don't know why Linux won't boot up without the boot disk, but when you boot it up type "startx."

[Tetsuo]

What error messges do you get when you try to boot Slack without the boot disk? Does it fail to load up or does it take you to a command prompt? Do you have KDE/Gnome/IceWM installed? We'll need more information before we can begin to help you out!

[arsenic]

Okay, I figured out how to load the desktop by using startx. What happens when i turn on my computer without a boot disk is nothing. It just sits there doing nothing. I dont think i have Gnome or anything else. It asked me if i wanted to load LILO during installation but i declined. Was that it? If not how do i install Gnome? Anyways thanks a lot for the imput.

Arsenic

[Dolda2000]

It asked me if i wanted to load LILO during installation but i declined. Was that it?

Yeah, that was most likely it. Without a boot loader, it's hard to boot. ;-)