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wiki:user:bormant:booting_install_from_hdd [2012/10/24 09:32 (UTC)] – Fixed some grammar and style issues. alienbobwiki:user:bormant:booting_install_from_hdd [2012/10/24 12:02 (UTC)] – [Test It] bormant
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 ===== Image of the Environment ===== ===== Image of the Environment =====
-All software you can use after booting Slackware installation media resides in an [[wp>initrd|initial ramdisk image]]. You can find it as ''/isolinux/initrd.img'' on any installation media or at the same path on anyone of the Slackware mirrors. +All software you can use after booting Slackware installation media resides in an [[wp>initrd|initial ramdisk image]]. You can find it as ''/isolinux/initrd.img'' on any installation media or at the same location on any of the Slackware mirrors. 
  
 ===== Linux Kernel ===== ===== Linux Kernel =====
-Slackware uses (at least now) one of its huge kernels to run the installation environment. You can find the kernel's ''bzImage'' files in sub-directories of the ''/kernel'' directory on the installation media or at the same path on any Slackware mirror.+Slackware uses (at least now) one of its huge kernels to run the installation environment. You can find the kernel's ''bzImage'' files in sub-directories of the ''/kernel'' directory on the installation media or at the same location on any Slackware mirror.
  
 ===== Getting The Files ===== ===== Getting The Files =====
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-You can also download kernel and initrd image from one of the Slackware mirrors. There are some examples below.+You can also download the kernel and initrd image from one of the Slackware mirrors. There are some examples below.
  
   * Slackware 14.0 64-bit:    * Slackware 14.0 64-bit: 
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 Reboot your system and select SwSetup at boot prompt. Reboot your system and select SwSetup at boot prompt.
  
-If you have a unused partition you can install Slackware on it right now. +If you have an unused partition you can install Slackware on it right now. 
  
 ==== Using an ISO Image as Source ==== ==== Using an ISO Image as Source ====
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 Slackware setup automatically finds an ISO image if it is named as ''slackwar*-install-dvd.iso''. \\   Slackware setup automatically finds an ISO image if it is named as ''slackwar*-install-dvd.iso''. \\  
 You can also mount your image manually. You can also mount your image manually.
-  * Before starting ''setup'' or later from another console (use <key>Alt</key>+<key>Fn</key> to switch to a different console), execute <code>+  * Before starting ''setup'' or later from another console (use <key>Alt</key>+<key>F#</key> to switch to a different console number "#"), execute <code>
 # mkdir /hd /iso # mkdir /hd /iso
 # mount /dev/sda2 /hd # mount /dev/sda2 /hd

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