RE: DirecPC

1999-09-22 Thread Soul Existance
Hey you super-high-speed-gotta-have-it-now-guys, Here's the issue with DirecPC(tm) See, all it's uploads are still done with a phone line, so for all you guys with a 56k connection and know a thing or two about upload/download speeds, you know that a 56k modem only uploads at 33.6k. that means th

RE: brand spankin new user... part iii

1999-09-22 Thread Soul Existance
...the followup a's: 1. where do i check irq's? 2. i've tried a couple coms, but i'm not sure which one it is. i will be attempting the external modem, so it should work, and i think it's set up on com2. not sure, cuz i dont have windows on that system. 3. i've set up the config for pppconf

brand spankin new user... part iv

1999-09-22 Thread Soul Existance
( i use that tag so it's easy to see me)   ok, i figgure instead of using the ppp (which i still cant get to dial) i'll use my ls-120 and just move it back and forth when i run out of room. now i notice this...   files such as :     crossfire-client_0.95.3-1.deb   turns into this on the d

brand spankin new user... part iii

1999-09-22 Thread Soul Existance
ok, did my pppconfig. cant find wvdial, when i type 'pon cyberhighway' it pauses about 2 seconds, goes to prompt. then nothing. doesnt dial, doesnt error message, nothing. run apt-get, says cant find... any other suggestions?   «§Öùl Éxï§tåÑçé»

brand spanken new user

1999-09-20 Thread Soul Existance
Ok, few questions that i cant seem to find answers for   1)  how do i access my fd0? i fdmount fd0 /floppy and it shows me the dir one time, then i have to relog in and do it again to change disks...   2)  Ok, i been reading the stuff about PPP connections. it says to put my conn file

Brand spankin new user...

1999-09-16 Thread Soul Existance
Ok, i downloaded the latest release of Debian... now i want to install it. i set aside 3gig for it. i'll be multi-os-ing between linux and win98. If you dont mind, here's my quesion: The install disk tells me i need to partition my drive for the /swap and /root portions. I am not really familiar

installing

1999-09-11 Thread Soul Existance
Hey, hey,   first time user, long time admirer... I got your newest version of debian, and it wants me to partition my hdd... i have a win98 sys, and i partitioned 3.6gig just for linux. is it going to mess up my dos partition by partitioning to linux native and swap the 3.5 to the sizes