On Mon, 6 Jan 1997, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:
> Help.
>
> I am a new Linux user, and fairly non-fluent with UNIX also. I am aspiring
> though. Anyway, I am going through pure agony trying to get my version of
> Linux running.
>
> I thought I would try to do a FTP install, but I can't get it to dial out.
> I don't even know where to start. Next, I tried downloading the whole
> thing. That met with limited success. I can't figure out how to mount my
> VFAT partition. I tried the following.
>
> mount -t vfat /dev/hdd1/mnt
That line should read: mount -t vfat /dev/hdd1 /mnt
^
|__ [note the space]
Are you sure it's hdd1? That means it's the slave device on the 2nd IDE
controller. Also, you cannot be in the /mnt directory (I think) when you
try to mount or unmount (the 'umount' command).
> How can I do an FTP install? I can't dial out through my modem?
Do you have ppp installed? If so, you should be able to dial out. You
can type "dpkg -s ppp" to see if it is installed.
Syrus.
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Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> UCSD Physics Dept.
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