how to instal myDSLForum: Other Help Topics Topic: how to instal myDSL started by: ekonik3 Posted by ekonik3 on June 25 2007,02:26
somebody please tell me how to install myDSL because my PC doesnt have internet access, i download myDSL from another computer and want to install it on my computer that have DSL on it.because every time i success to load it on my PC but when i restarting the PC it always back to default. Another problem is i cant play CD with Xmms (it play the music but i cant hear the music). some body please give me the tutorial because i'm really newbie in linux Posted by Juanito on June 25 2007,03:36
The best place to start is probably the < DSL wiki >If you want a myDSL extension to load each time you start your PC, copy it into a directory named /mydsl and it will load automatically at boot. If you cannot hear any sound from your machine, use the command "lsmod" in a terminal window to see if the correct driver for your sound card has been loaded. Posted by ekonik3 on June 25 2007,03:55
i have already do that lsmod but i dont know how make it run properly.ok i'll start it from wiki
Posted by Juanito on June 25 2007,04:32
Some sound card drivers require you to pass parameters such as the irq and dma channels when the driver is loaded.You could Google on the name of your sound driver to see what comes up or you could try "modinfo driver_name" from a terminal window to see if any parameters are required. What sound card/sound driver are you using? Posted by ekonik3 on July 04 2007,05:18
where do i have to put that mydsl directory? is it in the home directory of hda1 or in another directory?because i have partition my harddisk in 3 part (1 swap partition and 2 hda)please give me idea where to put it Posted by Juanito on July 04 2007,06:05
As an example, you could use the first partition as swap (eg hda1), the second partition for the frugal install (eg hda2) and the third partition for data (eg hda3).In this example, create the following directories: /mnt/hda3/mydsl [for extensions to load at boot] /mnt/hda3/mydsl/optional [for extensions to appear on the right-click menu] You might need to use the boot code mydsl=hda3 but I think DSL will find the mydsl directory automatically. Posted by jpeters on July 04 2007,08:03
I thought the auto mydsl folder needed to be in the boot directory (/hda2/), or /cdrom/ Posted by mikshaw on July 04 2007,12:21
No. As with the backup archive, DSL searches the root of each storage device listed in fstab. Using the "mydsl=<device>" or "base" boot option will disable the auto search. |