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<H4><A NAME=SECTION00414210000000000000>2.1.4.2.1 Downloading the files</A></H4>
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<A NAME=secslackdownload> </A>
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You should download the following files using FTP. Be sure to use
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binary mode when transferring. Appendix <A HREF="node235.html#appftp">C</A> contains a
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complete tutorial on using FTP.
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<UL><LI> The various <tt>README</tt> files, as well as <tt>SLACKWARE_FAQ</tt>.
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Be sure to read these files before attempting to install the
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software, to get any updates or changes to this document.
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<LI> A bootdisk image. This is a file that you will write to a
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floppy to create the Slackware boot disk. If you have a
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1.44 megabyte boot floppy (3.5<tt>"</tt>), look in the
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directory <tt>bootdsks.144</tt>.
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If you have a 1.2 megabyte boot floppy (5.25<tt>"</tt>),
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look in the directory <tt>bootdsks.12</tt>.
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You need one of the following bootdisk files.
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<UL><LI> <tt>bare.gz</tt>. This is a boot floppy that has only IDE hard
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drive drivers. (No SCSI, CD-ROM, or networking support.)
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Use this if you only have an IDE hard drive controller and aren't
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going to be installing over the network or from CD-ROM.
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<LI> <tt>cdu31a.gz</tt>. Contains IDE, SCSI, and the Sony CDU31A/33A driver.
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<LI> <tt>mitsumi.gz</tt>. Contains IDE, SCSI, and the Mitsumi CD-ROM driver.
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<LI> <tt>modern.gz</tt>. An experimental boot disk with a newer kernel,
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and all drivers except those for network cards and the Sony 535 CD-ROM.
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<LI> <tt>net.gz</tt>. Contains IDE and network drivers.
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<LI> <tt>sbpcd.gz</tt>. Contains IDE, SCSI, and SoundBlaster Pro/Panasonic
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CD-ROM drivers.
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<LI> <tt>scsi.gz</tt>. Contains IDE, SCSI, and SCSI CD-ROM drivers.
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<LI> <tt>scsinet.gz</tt>. Contains IDE, SCSI, SCSI CD-ROM, and network
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drivers.
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<LI> <tt>sony535.gz</tt>. Contains IDE, SCSI, and Sony 535/531 CD-ROM drivers.
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<LI> <tt>xt.gz</tt>. Contains IDE and XT hard drive drivers.
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You need only <em>one</em> of the above bootdisk images, depending on
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the hardware that you have in your system.
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The issue here is that some hardware drivers conflict with each other
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in strange ways, and instead of attempting to debug hardware problems
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on your system it's easier to use a boot floppy image with only
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certain drivers enabled. Most users should try <tt>scsi.gz</tt> or
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<tt>bare.gz</tt>.
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<LI> A rootdisk image. This is a file that you will write to a
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floppy to create the Slackware installation disk. As with
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the bootdisk image, look in <tt>rootdsks.144</tt> or
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<tt>rootdsks.12</tt> depending on the type of boot floppy
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drive that you have.
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You need one of the following files:
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<UL><LI> <tt>color144.gz</tt>. The menu-based color installation disk
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for 1.44 megabyte drives. Most users should use this rootdisk.
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<LI> <tt>umsds144.gz</tt>. A version of the <tt>color144</tt> disk for
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installing with the UMSDOS filesystem, which allows you to install
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Linux onto a directory of an MS-DOS filesystem. This installation
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method is not discussed in detail here, but it will prevent you
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from having to repartition your drive. More on this later.
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<LI> <tt>tty144.gz</tt>. The terminal-based installation disk for
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1.44 megabyte drives. If <tt>color144.gz</tt> doesn't work for you,
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try <tt>tty144.gz</tt> instead.
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<LI> <tt>colrlite.gz</tt>. The menu-based color installation disk
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for 1.2 megabyte drives.
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<LI> <tt>umsds12.gz</tt>. A version of the <tt>colrlite</tt> disk for
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installing with the UMSDOS filesystem. See the description of
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<tt>umsds144.gz</tt>, above.
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<LI> <tt>tty12.gz</tt>. The terminal-based installation disk for
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1.2 megabyte drives. Use this rootdisk if you have a 1.2 megabyte boot
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floppy and <tt>colrlite.gz</tt> doesn't work for you.
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Again, you need only <em>one</em> of the above rootdisk images,
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depending on the type of boot floppy drive that you have.
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<LI> <tt>GZIP.EXE</tt>. This is an MS-DOS executable of the
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<tt>gzip</tt> compression program used to compress the boot and
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rootdisk files (the <tt>.gz</tt> extension on the filenames
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indicates this). This can be found in the <tt>install</tt> directory.
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<LI> <tt>RAWRITE.EXE</tt>. This is an MS-DOS program that will
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write the contents of a file (such as the boot and rootdisk
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images) directly to a floppy, without regard to format. You
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will use <tt>RAWRITE.EXE</tt> to create the boot and root floppies.
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This can be found in the <tt>install</tt> directory as well.
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You only need <tt>RAWRITE.EXE</tt> and <tt>GZIP.EXE</tt> if you plan to
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create the boot and root floppies from an MS-DOS system. If you
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have access to a UNIX workstation with a floppy drive instead,
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you can create the floppies from there, using the <tt>dd</tt> command.
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See the man page for <tt>dd</tt> and ask your local UNIX administrators
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for assistance.
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<LI> The files in the directories <tt>slakware/a1</tt>,
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<tt>slakware/a2</tt>, and <tt>slakware/a3</tt>.
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These files make up the ``<tt>A</tt>'' disk set of the Slackware
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distribution. They are required. Later, you will copy these files
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to MS-DOS floppies for installation (or, you can install from
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your hard drive). Therefore, when you download these files, keep
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them in separate directories; don't mix the <tt>a1</tt> files with
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the <tt>a2</tt> files, and so on.
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Be sure that you get the files without periods in the filenames
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as well. That is, within FTP, use the command ``<tt>mget *</tt>''
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instead of ``<tt>mget *.*</tt>''.
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<LI> The files in the directories <tt>ap1</tt>, <tt>ap2</tt>, etc.,
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depending on what disk sets you are installing. For example,
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if you are installing the ``<tt>X</tt>'' disk series, get the
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files in the directories <tt>x1</tt> through <tt>x5</tt>. As with
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the ``<tt>A</tt>'' disk set, above, be sure to keep the files in
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separate directories when you download them.
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<P><ADDRESS>
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<I>Matt Welsh <BR>
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mdw@sunsite.unc.edu</I>
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