1. Installation problems and errors
A: The number at the end may be different if you have not installed the package on your first partition. In particular, if the number is 03:00, you may have incorrectly modified the file c:\linux\dosutils\linux.bat. Check the information for Can't translate root device for this one.
Otherwise, under DOS / Windows 95, check that you have installed the package on your first partition. You may need to run fdisk and display the partition information. Be very careful if you do run fdisk - it is easy to corrupt you hard disk.
If your system is a new Windows 95 system, then another cause can be that your system uses the so called "32 bit" FAT filesystem. If this is the case, you cannot install the Linux system on the Blue CD. Please mail Michael Cahill or Michael Kölling about the possibility to obtain another Linux system modified for the "FAT filesystem".
A: To fix the problem (assuming you have installed Blue / Linux onto your C: drive, which is the default), you will need to edit the file
C:\LINUX\DOSUTILS\LINUX.BATThe default version contains the line
c:\linux\dosutils\loadlinx c:\linux\vmlinuz root=c: rwYou should change this to:
c:\linux\dosutils\loadlin c:\linux\vmlinuz root=/dev/hda1 rw
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A: Many errors of Blue not working properly (such as not being able to create a class, not being able to create classes with names longer than one character, and many more) are caused by incompatible library versions. Check Linux Libraries for Blue for the libraries you need.
A: Your Linux system does not have one of the required dynamic libraries. You can find out about required libraries and get the libraries at Linux Libraries for Blue.
A: The Blue/Linux installation uses, by default, a "virtual screen". What you see on your screen is only part of the desktop. A part of your desktop is outside the screen boundary - you can make it visible by moving your mouse to the edge of the screen. This will change the part of the desktop that is visible on your screen.
You can also try to change your screen resolution. This changes how much of the desktop you see on the screen. If your monitor is good enough, you might be able to see the whole desktop. You can change the resolution by pressing <Ctrl>-<Alt>-<keypad +>. (The default resolution is 640 x 480 pixels.)
Warning: If your monitor does not support a higher resolution, trying to set it to a high resolution could cause damage to the monitor.
If you want to permanently set your screen to a different resolution, see the question How do I reconfigure the X Window System to use the best resolution of my monitor?.
A: When you were asked what kind of mouse you have and which port it is attached to, you probably gave the wrong answers.
To fix this problem, you will first need to quit the X Window System. To do this without the mouse, press <Ctrl>-<Alt>-<Backspace>.
Then log in as root and run
setup_hardware
A: You can adjust the default window sizes to fit your screen. To do so, edit the X resource file ".../blue/Blue". ("..." is the path where you installed the blue package, by default "/usr/local".)
In this file, search for the definitions
Blue.width
Blue.height
Red.width
Red.height
Browser.width
Browser.height
A: The default configuration that is supplied with the Blue / Linux distribution is for a lowest common denominator system. If your monitor and graphics card support better resolutions, you will need to reconfigure the X Windows System to support them.
To do this, log in as root and run the program
xf86config
Towards the end of the program, you will be given a list of resolutions in which X can run. The order in which you choose the resolutions is important. For example, if you choose "640x480", "800x600" then the default resolution will be 640x480 pixels, and you will be able to change to 800x600 pixels by pressing <Ctrl>-<Alt>-<keypad +>.
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