what did I do wrong

[budman7]

I installed Slackware 10. I installed Lilo with the automatic configuration to the superblock. Made sure not to install to the MBR. Now when I boot, I go straight to windows. I have done this with other distros(Mandrake, Suse, and Fc), it has worked great with all of them. And I always get a dual-boot. Now, Slackware doesn't even show up after installation.

What did I do wrong? Can someone help me.

[puntmuts]

When you want a multiboot using LILO you should install it to the MBR. You still are able to boot Slackware using the boot cd or a boot floppy.

[budman7]

Is it possible to change where LILO is after installing, or do I need to reinstall, in order to put it on the MBR?

[Dapper Dan]

I think the Slackware Install CD gives you a menu choice of going straight to the part where you can re-install Lilo. I think it's under "Configure." If you didn't make a boot floppy, it'd be a good idea to do that as well.

[budman7]

I tried doing that, using "configure", that just brought me back to the main menu.

I did make a boot floppy, it said there were no usable file systems on hda3.

So I reinstalled(pretty quick, only a 1/2 hour). So I put LILO on the MBR, so now I have a dual-boot.

The only problem now is I can't get to a GUI.

I get "no usable screens". Tried "startx", got the same error.
Then I read that I was supposed to check the /var/log/Xorg.conf, but I couldn't make sense out of what was there. Something about fonts.

[Dapper Dan]

Can you post that xorg message? That will go a long way in getting you a screen. Also, what is the make and model of your video card and monitor?

[U-Turn]

Option 1
Pop cd1 in the drive and boot the machine. At the boot prompt, enter

bare.i root=/dev/hda2 noinitrd ro

/dev/hda2 should be changed to point to your / partition.
This will boot you in to your machine. Once you're at the log in prompt, log in as root, run liloconfig and set lilo to install at the MBR.
Option 2
Boot from the cd as if you were starting a fresh install. Run cfdisk from the cd. Change the boot flag from where it is(default is /dev/hda1) to where you installed lilo(superblock is located on your / partition). Don't forget to tell cfdisk to write the new partition table. This will only make current changes.
Reboot.

[budman7]

This is the error I get when I
type startx=screens found, but none
have a usable configuration

The first 3 lines in the Xorg.0.log
are=unable to open socket for inet6

transport open failed for inet6/doug:0

failed to open listener for inet6

Further on down I was told to do
mkfontdir on /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/
fonts/local, that did nothing

video card=on-board in an eMachines W4065
monitor=Viewsonic PF790

I don't know if it will make a difference or not, but every other distro I have installed I have had problems with fonts. They are really tiny, a word looks like a line. Where the default 15 was, I had to set that at 150 to get a visible font.

[puntmuts]

There is probably something wrong with your config file. The settings entered there combined with your hardware capabilities do not provide a combination where X.org is able to start.

So if possible please post your config file, especially the parts:
- section monitor
- section device (the one with the driver for your video card)
- section screen

You can look in the log file for lines starting with (EE).

You seem to have an intel 865G chipset . That one is supported by the i810 driver, see http://wiki.x.org/X11R6.8.0/doc/i810.4.html

[budman7]

I know this sounds stupid, but
did you mean the xorg.conf file.
Because all I could find in there were samples. I was told to look in the handbook for my monitor to get the correct values. Same with the other 2 you asked for.