Re: Mounting /fd0 (Was Re: Base2_0.tgz missing man command.)

1998-10-23 Thread Jim
mount /dev/fd0 /floppy/ seems to do the trick. Is there a script I can set up that would run fdflush every time I want to access the floppy? Thanks, Jim Ole J. Tetlie wrote: > *-Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | > | Now, I find that when trying to mount /fd0 I get the error "can't find > /fd0 in

Re: Mounting /fd0 (Was Re: Base2_0.tgz missing man command.)

1998-10-23 Thread Ole J. Tetlie
*-Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Now, I find that when trying to mount /fd0 I get the error "can't find /fd0 in /etc/mtab | or /etc/fstab | I have edited /etc/fstab to include this line... | /dev/fd0 /floppyauto noauto,sync 0 0 | as per the instructions I found at www.de

Re: Configure PCMCIA *FIRST* (Was Re: Base2_0.tgz missing man command.)

1998-10-22 Thread Pann McCuaig
On Thu, Oct 22, 1998 at 05:40:25PM +, Jim wrote: > Gosh I wish I had this when I started! Now, as I installed on a laptop and > configured from default menu choice "Configure Device Driver Modules" first, > and configured PCMCIA second, which might explain why my serial ports don't > initializ

Configure PCMCIA *FIRST* (Was Re: Base2_0.tgz missing man command.)

1998-10-22 Thread Jim
Gosh I wish I had this when I started! Now, as I installed on a laptop and configured from default menu choice "Configure Device Driver Modules" first, and configured PCMCIA second, which might explain why my serial ports don't initialize (boy am I getting an education) I am thinking re-install? W

Mounting /fd0 (Was Re: Base2_0.tgz missing man command.)

1998-10-22 Thread Jim
I see, I must have been confused when the archive tried to open man and found it wasn't there. I wonder then why is the reference to man in the archive at all. Thank you for your help. And thank everyone for your help. This is a lively group! Now, I find that when trying to mount /fd0 I get t

Re: Base2_0.tgz missing man command.

1998-10-22 Thread David Wright
On Thu, 22 Oct 1998, Jim wrote: > Hi. I'm new to the group and to Linux. > > I have installed Debian on my 486 laptop from Dos with files from > ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/disks-i386/current/ > and have found base2_0.tgz is missing the man executable file. > > I have downloade

Re: Base2_0.tgz missing man command.

1998-10-22 Thread Stephen J. Carpenter
On Thu, Oct 22, 1998 at 12:04:16PM +, Jim wrote: > Hi. I'm new to the group and to Linux. > > I have installed Debian on my 486 laptop from Dos with files from > ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/disks-i386/current/ > and have found base2_0.tgz is missing the man executable file.

Re: Base2_0.tgz missing man command.

1998-10-22 Thread Ole J. Tetlie
*-Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Hi. I'm new to the group and to Linux. Hello, and welcome :-) | I have installed Debian on my 486 laptop from Dos with files from | ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/disks-i386/current/ | and have found base2_0.tgz is missing the man executable file. Tha

Base2_0.tgz missing man command.

1998-10-22 Thread Jim
Hi. I'm new to the group and to Linux. I have installed Debian on my 486 laptop from Dos with files from ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/disks-i386/current/ and have found base2_0.tgz is missing the man executable file. I have downloaded another copy of base2_0.tgz from ftp://ftp.dt