Older Slackware versions (II)
Finally got X working on my Slackware 3.5 installation.
Well, not perfectly, but good enough to capture a screen:
I had to configure X by editing XF86Config that’s stored in /etc in this version.
After some tweaking I got it to work with the basic “generic vga” driver, with a resolution of 640×480. It should work with higher resolutions, but I guess I need something better than vga for this.
If I succeed, I’ll post the secret here 
For now I’m using the fvwm2 window manager.
As you can see, the system is still running fine, using only about 14M of memory.
I couldn’t get Netscape to work, as it tries to open www.netscape.com, which points to aol, which tries to start a load of Java scripts that Netscape can’t process…
To be continued…
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Dutch guy living in Brazil. Has worked in the IT business since it was invented (well, almost...). Interests: Slackware, Lego, Star Wars.
October 12th, 2008 at 1:59
Nice article Niels, I'm happy I can see how, my favorite distro, Slackware, used to be, as I started using Slackware (and GNU/Linux in general) about a year ago.
So, thank you! I'm looking forward to see and read more about it! <3 Slackware.
(Sorry if my english isn't good enough, I'm not a native english speaker
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May 12th, 2010 at 19:42
Hi,
I’m installing slackware 3.5 too but I didn’t manage to start X on VMWare, what settings did you use?
May 12th, 2010 at 19:55
@Lorenzo:
I do not have Slackware 3.5 installed in a VM anymore, but basically ou need to edit the /etc/XF86Config file and set the display to the generic VGA driver, with a resolution of 640×480.