On Mon, Dec 08, 2003 at 05:20:57PM +0200, David Baron wrote: > I installed from a Knoppix CD image. Rather painless and it found most of > the hardware as well. Now to get the thing productive :-) > > 1. How does one set up the network to work with ADSL (using a 10/100 > connected to an ADSL modem)? (Most everything I have seen is for Red Hat.)
I dont recall exactly but there is a web site and program called roaring penguin for ppoe (if that is what you are using) and a few debian packages (pppoe,pppoeconfig) > > 2. How does one set the bootup or logon script so that the Windows > partitions will be mounted when I log on? see comment below -- auto in /etc/fstab > > 3. When I did the installation, I had more Windows partitions than I do now. > KDE will show an extra instance of the last volume (as unmounted if this > option is enabled). How do I get rid of references to the now defunct > volume. partition info is stored in /etc/fstab you can simply remove or comment out anyone you dont want. It should be obvious. If you need more help do: man mount and man fstab if you still are confused, post your /etc/fstab file so we can comment. > > 4. Now the really hard and maybe impossible stuff--I have a Yamaha sw60xg > MIDI sound generator card. This is an ISA card that simply sits on a port. > No IRQ, no DMA. Can this thing be set up? > > 5. More, maybe impossible stuff--I have a DMan2044 audio card, 4 in/ 4 out. > This is a PCI card and the "sound card setup" detects an AGOPO chip. This > card not listed with Debian or with Lindows and Alsa has a vague reference > to another chip (that may be) on this card. Can anything be done with this, > a least for simple listening? > > (I am keeping the Windows 98 because I am stuck with it for my sound > production. Everything else, I would like to go over to Linux. Sick of > Windows!) there are definatley sound app - gramophile, ardor, rosengarden but not sure of how these things works as compared to M$. HTH -Kev
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