> > My /etc/fstab says: > > /dev/sdb1 /mnt/removable vfat noauto,async,user,exec 0 0 > > and I can mount it as a user just by clicking on its icon on Konqueror, > > for example. > > > > I think what you really need, however, is not automount but maybe HAL. > > Check in the wiki and/or docs for info, and don't run away in fear if > > you see some page of instruction... after all, you're using Gentoo! :) > > Search this mailing list over the last week or so. At least three > different threads asked exactly the same Q re: mounting USB CFs. > > Consider HAL, ivman if you want automounting of CFs and eventually > decide to bother setting it up (it's not that difficult). > > Another thread over the last two weeks or so, explained what entries > you need in your xorg.conf to manage your screen. (Hint: check man > xorg.conf for Option "SuspendTime", or DPMS "off ", etc. Also, > consider setting up your /etc/hibernate/hibernate.conf if you want to > do the same thing manually. > > Sorry, I can't help with the VPN set up. I recall reading about it in > Gentoo Wiki if I'm not wrong. > > An equivalent to hyperterm is minicom. If you want an alternative to > a telnet client (and you would rather use something more secure than > telnet) then try ssh. > > HTH. > -- > Regards, > Mick
[Timothy A. Holmes] Hi Mick - thanks for the response - I checked into the stuff from that earlier thread, inserted the entries specified, and it did no good at all, im beginning to suspect that it is something to do with the gateway bios, as all my gateway gentoo machines do it, and none respond to the commands in xorg.conf. Thanks for the tip on minicom -- I will look into that one for sure -- I use SSH constantly, I need this connection only for switches and UPS serial port connections -- they are a last backup in case the Ethernet goes down TIM Timothy A. Holmes IT Manager / Network Admin / Web Master / Computer Teacher Medina Christian Academy A Higher Standard... Jeremiah 33:3 Jeremiah 29:11 Esther 4:14 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
