Hi Ibrahim,
I am Didier not Matthew ;)
Yes please send me a screen shot at this address:
didier at slint dot fr
How to review the screen is indicated in the HandBook
Meanwhile the commands clocksetup typed as root in a terminal, or
gtkclocksetup (if typed in a grahical environment) allow to set the time.
Cheers,
Didier
Le 01/11/2021 à 15:15, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
Thanks Matthew,
I am glad you told me about the system checks every five bootups. I was
wondering why the system slows down from time to time.
I noticed a problem, and I am not sure if it has anything to do with me
running the linux from an sd card or I screwed up something during
installation. The problem I noticed is that the date and time of my
entire laptop gets changed. Everytime I bootup my windows, I find the
time and date changed. So when I go back to my linux and try to check
the date and time settings, I get an error message. It is a long message
but I understand from it that service is unknown and something to the
effect that file not found. The problem is that I do not know how to
review the screen to capture the exact text of such messages. I could
take a screen shot and send to you if this helps, or tell me how to
review the screen and copy such error messages.
Cheers,
Ibrahim
On 2021-11-01 07:11, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
Hi Ibrahim,
I am glad you installed Slint on an SD card with no issue.
The root (or system) partition of Slint has been formatted with an
f2fs file
system that fits this kind of devices. To know more about f2fs:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.txt
To be safe the file system is checked periodically (every 5 bootups by
default), which takes several minutes and could make you wonder if the
system
is really starting. Just wait patiently until the check be completed.
You can
change the periodicity of this check just editing as root the file
/etc/f2fs.conf.
I just realized that there is a typo in the comment in this file,
instead of:
# For instance FREQUENCY=5 means the root file system will be started
every five
# boot.
please read:
# For instance FREQUENCY=5 means the root file system will be checked
every five
# boots.
@Matthew:
I have considered providing a similar feature (ability to shrink a NTFS
partition used by Windows) in Slint as in Ubuntu and even implemented
it. I
checked it with the help of Jean-Pierre André (Linux NTFS developer) but
renounced to provide it: although it seemed safe I couldn't exclude
that a
future evolution of Windows' handling of their partitions would make
it unsafe,
with a risk of breaking Windows or corrupting its data.
More generally, I think that it is safer to shrink a partition from
the system
using it. In case of Slint, how-to shrink a Windows partition from
Windows
itself is indicated in our handbook:
https://slint.fr/doc/HandBook.html#make_room_for_Slint
Cheers,
Didier
Le 01/11/2021 à 01:22, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
Thanks Matthew,
I am not usually that adventurous when it comes with dealing with
operating systems, nontheless, I dared to install slint on an SD
card. It took approximately half an hour to do the installation. Now
I am sending this email from this Slint installation. I guess I was a
little nervous, so I do not remember that Slint asked me if I want to
install alongside windows. I chose auto installation and it presented
me with the drives and one of them was the drive where my windows
installation resides. I was afraid that if I chose it it would wipe
my entire hard disc.
Cheers,
Ibrahim
On 2021-10-31 16:14, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
Hi,
I have an external HD which has fedora living on it quite well I
have installed ubuntu alongside windows several times and at the
prompt where ubuntu searches for other systems on your disk, one of
the options is install alongside windows if this is selected, ubuntu
will do the resizing for you. If you want, you could do a backup
first to be sure that everything is saved first but all should be
good. If unsure, you could just install to a external drive as I
did and everything should work that way.
Matthew
On Oct 31, 2021, at 3:50 PM, Linux for blind general discussion
<blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
You can install in a 32 GB or preferably in a 64 GB USB stick but
it will be
rather slow.
Better, if the computer has an SD card slot and is able to boot
from a SD card
(not all do), use a good quality SD card.
In any case an external SSD is way faster.
Cheers,
Didier
Le 31/10/2021 à 20:28, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
I am going through the handbook and trying to understand the
various concepts. I have not seen the installation in a virtual
box yet. I am wondering if I can install it on a 32 or 64 GB USB
stick, or does it have to be an external SSD?
Regards,
Ibrahim
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 31, 2021, at 2:43 PM, Linux for blind general discussion
<blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Ibrahim.
No, there is no live install for Slint.
However:
1) Before you install it on your hard disk, you can install and
run it in a
VirtualBox virtual machine. Then, choose the intel hd audio
controller right
after the virtual machine creation. to prevent loss of speech during
installation.
2) If you can afford it you can install Slint in a dedicated hard
drive or SSD
which can be an an internal second drive or an external drive USB
connected.
3) You can safely share a drive between Windows and Slint, if
Windows boots in
UEFI mode.
4) In any case the installer will presents you all possibilities for
installation and will let you review all installation options
before writing
anything on a hard disk. If you change your mind you will be able
to change
any option. If you decide to install later or not at all, after a
reboot Windows
will start as usual.
After installation you will be able to choose which system to
start at boot up.
When you will hear a sound telling you that the machine is ready
to boot, just
press Enter to start Slint or press arrow down then Enter to
start Windows.
Fell free require more guidance in one of the support channels
listed in the
HandBook.
Hope this helps
Didier
--
Didier Spaier
Slint maintainer
didier at slint dot fr
Le 31/10/2021 à 16:41, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
Thanks a million Didier,
This is a great handbook. One of the things which discouraged me
from adopting linux in the past was the lack of easy to follow
documentations. Everytime I tried, I found myself browsing in
highly technical documents that sounded like a foreign language
to me. This handbook seems to avoid this problem.
I will certainly try slint, if it can be used as a live install
without having to physically install on my hard disc. I will
also browse this handbook to learn more about slint.
Thanks for this. I will certainly need your help if I install it
on my hard disc. What I want ideally is the ability to have both
linux and windows running on the same machine, and I choose
which one to start at bootup.
Regards,
Ibrahim
On 10/31/21 4:06 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
Hello Ibrahim,
this is easily done with Slint, if Windows boots in EFI mode:
https://slint.fr/doc/HandBook.html
Cheers,
Didier
--
Didier Spaier
Slint maintainer
Le 31/10/2021 à 04:18, Linux for blind general discussion a
écrit :
Hello folks,
I have been playing with Linux mint and Accessible Coconut for
over 24 hours. I am getting to like this system. However, When
I contemplated installing on my hard disk, I found the
installation process a little confusing and scary. I always
reverted back and aborted the installation to prevent an
unintended damage to my windows operating system.
If any of you have successfully managed to install linux
alongside with windows on the same hard disk, please advise me
on how to go about it safely.
Regards,
Ibrahim
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