Re: Is Linux much easier to install on 68k or PPC?

1997-01-18 Thread woodja
On Fri, 17 Jan 1997 15:53:54 -0800 Stephen Zander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Ami Ganguli wrote: >> Stephen Zander wrote: >> > Linux on an 8086??? >> > >> > That goes to the top of my list of truly perverse activities :) >> >> I thought so too at first, but think of it: Linux on your palm top,

CD-ROM -- how to mount, etc.

1997-01-17 Thread woodja
I have an IDE atapi cdrom drive which is found when linux starts up: hca: CD-ROM CDR_S16, ATAPI CDROM DRIVE. But, I can't mount /dev/cdrom /cdrom. Neither can I use CDPLAY. Could it possibly be since mcdx doesn't find the drive? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also, what is the linux e

Re: Best Debian CD?

1997-01-16 Thread woodja
On Thu, 16 Jan 1997 10:42:20 +0100 (MET) "Nathan L. Cutler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >On Wed, 15 Jan 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Anybody who wants more information on ftpmail can send me a private >> e-mail, or if you feel its appropriate I will post it on the >debain-user >> list. > >A

Re: [1.2 installation]: how to tell X to ...)

1997-01-16 Thread woodja
On Wed, 15 Jan 1997 22:40:34 -0500 "Daniel S. Barclay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> From: Fabien Ninoles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> On Tue, 14 Jan 1997, Daniel S. Barclay wrote: >> >> > However, how are users supposed to find out about those things? >> > (Not to say your suggestion is bad, but

Re: Best Debian CD?

1997-01-16 Thread woodja
In reply to On 15 Jan 1997 21:59:23 -0500 Steve Dunham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >"Bruce Perens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> I think all existing "silver" Debian CDs are parts of sets. >> >> Infomagic - 6 CDs. >> Pacific Hightech - January edition of their Monthly CD, also >cont

Re: dpkg-split

1997-01-16 Thread woodja
On Wed, 15 Jan 1997 14:04:57 -0800 Thanh Ngo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >I downloaded Perl.deb package from internet in order to >install on my machine at home. The size of this package is more than >2M. >In the FAQ of Debian said , there is a program called dpkg-split in >ftp://ftp.debian.org/

How do access hda, fd0, etc. ?

1997-01-15 Thread woodja
In Debian linux, I have certian files that I down-loaded via. a terminal emulator in dos, and it is on my dos partition, which is hda. How do I access this drive and my flopply drive fd0 in linux? Also how to I get back to the program that ran initially[first boot off the boot-floppy that was cre