RE: More Qs about Net Connection (was "Connecting to the Net")

1999-06-10 Thread Andrew J Fortune
Thanks, Ed, and to everyone else who has contributed to the solution of this problem. I am almost there, but not quite > > > > When you run pppconfig, and it asks for the modem port and the default > > says "/dev/modem", change it to "/dev/ttyS[0-3]", with the 0-3 being the > > number of the

RE: More Qs about Net Connection (was "Connecting to the Net")

1999-06-10 Thread Andrew J Fortune
> When you run pppconfig, and it asks for the modem port and the default > says "/dev/modem", change it to "/dev/ttyS[0-3]", with the 0-3 being the > number of the "COM port" your modem is on minus one. For example, if the > modem is on COM2, you'd specify "/dev/ttyS1". > I have done this. I have

More Qs about Net Connection (was "Connecting to the Net")

1999-06-10 Thread Andrew J Fortune
parameters : "/usr/sbin/pppd: In file /etc/ppp/peers/provider: unrecognized option '/dev/modem'". I attempted to fix this by adding the line /dev/modem in the provider file) regards, Andrew J Fortune

Connecting to the Net

1999-06-09 Thread Andrew J Fortune
entry for my modem, but how do I fix it ? Thanks for any help. regards, Andrew J Fortune

RE: BE MORE SIMPLE!!!!

1999-06-09 Thread Andrew J Fortune
John, I am also a newbie, and let me tell you that the frustration will not stop here. The configuration will take a bit of coming to grips with as well. Having said that, I am not trying to be negativewhat I would like to also say is that there is a tremendous learning curve ahead of you, a

RE: Another Newbie Q : Sound Configuration

1999-06-09 Thread Andrew J Fortune
I dont want to fiddle around in the BIOS...that is dangerous for me, as I don't really know what I am doing in there. There must be an easier way than this !!?! Most of the responses I am getting are along the lines "I can't get it to work either". > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL P

RE: Another Newbie Q : Sound Configuration

1999-06-09 Thread Andrew J Fortune
> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 12:34 PM > To: Andrew J Fortune > Cc: Debian-User > Subject: RE: Another Newbie Q : Sound Configuration > > > > Andrei, > > > > I have gone to the Device Manager tab in the "My Computer" properties in > > Win95. I have

RE: Another Newbie Q : Sound Configuration

1999-06-09 Thread Andrew J Fortune
v [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 9:29 AM > To: Andrew J Fortune > Cc: Debian-User > Subject: Re: Another Newbie Q : Sound Configuration > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > What is the best way to configure my sound card in Debian Linux

Another Newbie Q : Sound Configuration

1999-06-08 Thread Andrew J Fortune
Hi all, What is the best way to configure my sound card in Debian Linux ? thanks !!! regards, Andrew J Fortune

Unwanted Graphical Login and other woes...

1999-06-08 Thread Andrew J Fortune
I don't know what I have done, but Linux (using slink) is now booting up to a graphical login. This is not what I want at the moment, and I was wondering if anyone knew what the problem might be ? this is not normally a problem, but I am trying to resolve other problems associated with startx

16-bit or 24-bit Color Palette ?

1999-06-08 Thread Andrew J Fortune
I have just installed Slink on my machine, and have ... almost got it working the way that i want it to. The only thing that won't work is that it is coming up in 256 colors, and I want it to use the 16-bit color palette or greater (with 1024 x 768). I have been running xf86config, and the pr

GNOME

1999-06-03 Thread Andrew J Fortune
I am interested in installing GNOME on my machine. I have gone to the site at http://www.gnome.org, and I notice that the installation is for slink. However, I am currently running with Debian 2.0, and I am wondering if someone could please advise this newbie as to whether or not this installation

Mozilla installation

1999-06-03 Thread Andrew J Fortune
I am running Debian v2.0, and I am attempting to install Mozilla via dselect. I got the following list of dependencies : "mozilla depends on lesstifg (>= 0.85.2) mozilla depends on libc6 (>= 2.0.7u) mozilla depends on libc6 (>= 2.0.7u-6) mozilla depends on libstdc++2.9 libstdc++2.9 does not appea

Solution to the DSELECT saga....

1999-06-02 Thread Andrew J Fortune
Thanks to those who helped me with this problem. The solution was to make sure that the cdrom was unmounted before going in to DSELECT. regards, Andrew J Fortune

FW: This week: Lotta Linux downloads!

1999-06-02 Thread Andrew J Fortune
I am on CNET's download.com mailing list, and I thought that the following link (see below) may be of some interest to some people on this list : _ Attention, Linux fans: We've got a new, one-stop resource just for you. For

Further on the DSELECT saga.....

1999-06-02 Thread Andrew J Fortune
installation script returned error exit status 1. Press RETURN to continue. " ============ === As always, any help appreciated. regards, Andrew J Fortune

Thanks for help with my "Newbie Questions"

1999-06-01 Thread Andrew J Fortune
A big thanks to everyone who helped me out with getting off the ground with Linux !! Everyone has been very friendly, helpful and approachable. I can see that I have a mountain of stuff to learn yet ... ! kind regards, Andrew

dselect woes

1999-06-01 Thread Andrew J Fortune
I am currently trying to install some packages in Debian 2.0 (using the CD Rom), using dselect. I can select them without any problem, however when I choose the option to actually install them, I get the following error message : "mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hdc, or t

Some Newbie Questions

1999-05-31 Thread Andrew J Fortune
ed in W95, but I am only starting out in the world of Unix (...a whole new world), so if any responses could be in layman's terms I would be grateful :) Thanks in advance for your help !! regards, Andrew J Fortune