Re: Newbie install question re: Mouse

2004-02-12 Thread Adam Aube
On Thursday 12 February 2004 02:36 am, Peter Samuelson wrote: > [Adam Aube] > > > > 2. How can I get into a command line interface from the graphical > > > login window without the mouse? > > > > Alt+F1 > > Errr, from inside X that's Ctrl-Alt-F1 Oops! Thanks for the correction. Adam -- To UN

Re: Newbie install question re: Mouse

2004-02-11 Thread Peter Samuelson
[Adam Aube] > > 2. How can I get into a command line interface from the graphical > > login window without the mouse? > > Alt+F1 Errr, from inside X that's Ctrl-Alt-F1 Peter signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Newbie install question re: Mouse

2004-02-10 Thread ben foley
On Tuesday 10 February 2004 21:45, Bob Mills wrote: > I installed Debian Linux 3.0 on a i386 PC using the downloaded CD images. > I had an old serial mouse attached to the PC. When asked by the > installation what port the mouse was on, I wasn't sure, but answered TTY0, > believing that was the s

Re: Newbie install question re: Mouse

2004-02-10 Thread Andreas Janssen
Hello Bob Mills (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > I installed Debian Linux 3.0 on a i386 PC using the downloaded CD > images. I had an old serial mouse attached to the PC. When asked by > the installation what port the mouse was on, I wasn't sure, but > answered TTY0, believing that was the seri

Re: Newbie install question re: Mouse

2004-02-10 Thread Paul Morgan
On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 16:45:31 -0500, Bob Mills wrote: > > > 2. How can I get into a command line interface from the graphical login > window without the mouse? > > > > Bob Mills > Bob, please post in plain text... To get to a console, Ctrl-Alt-F1 through F6. (There are 6 virtual console

Re: Newbie install question re: Mouse

2004-02-10 Thread Adam Aube
On Tuesday 10 February 2004 04:45 pm, Bob Mills wrote: > 1.How can I get either the serial mouse or PS2 mouse configured? dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 This will take you back through the configuration of X, including mouse support. > 2. How can I get into a command line interface from

Newbie install question re: Mouse

2004-02-10 Thread Bob Mills
I installed Debian Linux 3.0 on a i386 PC using the downloaded CD images.  I had an old serial mouse attached to the PC.  When asked by the installation what port the mouse was on, I wasn’t sure, but answered TTY0, believing that was the serial port.  I also apparently told the installation

Re: Newbie Install Question

2004-01-22 Thread mike . strickland
o: Mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Newbie Install Question Em Qui, 2004-01-22 ??s 16:43, [EMAIL PROTECTED] escreveu: > The file name for the "update file" is: > debian-update-3.0r2.01-i386.jigdo > > I'm confused by the

Re: Newbie Install Question

2004-01-22 Thread Leandro Guimarães Faria Corcete Dutra
Em Qui, 2004-01-22 Ãs 16:43, [EMAIL PROTECTED] escreveu: > The file name for the "update file" is: > debian-update-3.0r2.01-i386.jigdo > > I'm confused by the file name and am not sure what this file is used for. This is just a configuration file for jigdo, telling it how to cre

Re: Newbie Install Question

2004-01-22 Thread Andreas Janssen
Hello [EMAIL PROTECTED] (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > I am new to Debian and also not highly experienced with Linux. I've > successfully installed Red Hat and Mandrake and am now trying to learn > about Debian > > I downloaded the ISO images for Woody and my next step will be to try > to insta

Re: Newbie Install Question

2004-01-22 Thread Leandro Guimarães Faria Corcete Dutra
Em Qui, 2004-01-22 Ãs 15:43, [EMAIL PROTECTED] escreveu: > I downloaded the ISO images for Woody and my next step will be to try to install > it. I am confused about one thing. For Disk 1 there is an image for what looks > like disk 1 and there is also an "update" disk 1. It looks like the updat

Newbie Install Question

2004-01-22 Thread mike . strickland
I am new to Debian and also not highly experienced with Linux. I've successfully installed Red Hat and Mandrake and am now trying to learn about Debian I downloaded the ISO images for Woody and my next step will be to try to install it. I am confused about one thing. For Disk 1 there is an im

Re: Newbie Install Question

2002-01-29 Thread Shaun Newcomer
No I was going to download it on another machine and then install it on the IBM. I have 2.2rc3 that I got from a friend, but I was unclear on the cd-rom install part. Sorry for the confusion, and thanks for the help! Shaun Newcomer At 09:03 PM 1/29/02 -0600, you wrote: On Tue, Jan 29, 2002

Re: Newbie Install Question

2002-01-29 Thread Adam Majer
On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 05:55:16PM -0500, Shaun Newcomer wrote: > Thanks for clearing that up. I do however have an IBM 325 server that has a > SCSI CD-ROM. Is there anything different I have to do for that? For SCSI CD-ROM you need the SCSI driver installed for correct adapter. So you want to in

Re: Newbie Install Question

2002-01-29 Thread Shaun Newcomer
Thanks for clearing that up. I do however have an IBM 325 server that has a SCSI CD-ROM. Is there anything different I have to do for that? Shaun At 12:09 AM 1/29/02 -0600, you wrote: On Mon, Jan 28, 2002 at 11:37:37PM -0500, Shaun Newcomer wrote: > I have attempted to install debian 2.2r3 s

Re: Newbie Install Question

2002-01-29 Thread Adam Majer
On Mon, Jan 28, 2002 at 11:37:37PM -0500, Shaun Newcomer wrote: > I have attempted to install debian 2.2r3 several times but have been unable > to get my cdrom configured in the install process. I get to the point where > you specify which module you would like to install, I have not found the >

Newbie Install Question

2002-01-28 Thread Shaun Newcomer
I have attempted to install debian 2.2r3 several times but have been unable to get my cdrom configured in the install process. I get to the point where you specify which module you would like to install, I have not found the correct setting to pass to the kernel to allow the installation of that