> 2. I got the floppy mounted with the following command > mount -t auto /dev/fd0 /mnt one you do this you can only see the files > in the diskette that was mounted. Even when the diskette is changed. > my question is once you mount a floppy and use it do you have to unmount > it before you can change the floppy. If so what are the commands to use.
make sure you're not using the floppy (e.g. current dir is not /mnt) then umount /mnt > 3. Currently my system does not see my network card. what programs to can I > get to help me atomatically dectect it. Basically I have just the os with > no packages. Can I do it manually ? How? Did you set up network support in the install process? > 5. In dos you can have your current directory listed in the command prompt > by doing prompt $p$g what is the equivalent for linux. Add the following line to your .bash_profile: export PS1='\h:\w\$ ' > 6. Can I install the packages which come with slackware version of linux to > debian linux?. Yes, but if you don't know what you are doing this may cause problems - Slackware packages don't include dependancy checking. Most packages are available as .debs, so I'd recommend using these. HTH, Matthew -- Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo Steward of the Cambridge Tolkien Society Selwyn College Computer Support http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Chamber/8841/ http://www.cam.ac.uk/CambUniv/Societies/tolkien/ http://pick.sel.cam.ac.uk/
