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| Thread ID: 33219 | 2003-05-11 02:26:00 | Linux RedHat 9 Questions | cyberchuck (173) | Press F1 |
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| 143079 | 2003-05-11 12:32:00 | > 1) I'm dual booting with XP Pro, on XP Pro's E: Drive > (which is just a Fat32 partition) are the drivers for > my modem so I can install them under Linux. Knoppix > Mounts the drive ok, but I can't seem to do this in > RedHat - could someone please help You'll wanna make a folder, keeping them in /mnt/ will keep things simple. How about calling it /mnt/hda1 which is no doubt your Windows Partition (Unless your CD-Rom is Master...) Now, login as root (su -) and then you'll then want to change the access rights: # chmod 777 /mnt/hda1 This will give Read and Write access to everybody to it (Unless you partitioned it as NTFS - Then you'll need the ntfs rpm for Read-Only access). then you can do it for a one-off thing: # mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1 Now, to make it more permanent, you'll wanna edit /etc/fstab simply add a line down the bottom, copying basically everything from the lines above: /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1 auto defaults 0 0 Should be about right :-) Reboot and its there :-) > 2) As I'm often away from my computer more than I > should be, is there a power saving feature in Linux I > can use to put the computer into either suspension or > hibernation after X Minutes? Suspend is through XScreensaver I believe.. dont think Linux can Hibernate. > 3) How does one get into his MSN Messenger account > under Linux? I've already had a look in the Messenger > Proggy that came installed, but that only supports > ICQ... Try GAIM, or there's a Linux version of MSN from www.mess.be that supposedly is good. > 4) How do I run Samba and maintain it - I selected it > to be installed during the installation process, but > can't seem to get into it. Also, how do I share > specific folders across the whole network without the > need for a username and pwd? Okay... probably easiest if you use the GUI, but otherwise the .conf file is in /etc/samba/ and its called smb.conf You really only need to change it to: security = share (Default is user or something like that...) From there, try going down and looking at the other shares. Make something like this: [Transfer] path = /transfer public = yes read only = no comment = Transfer to LinuxBox Dont forget to chmod 777 the folder and you're away! The command for the GUI configurator of samba is redhat-config-samba (I think.. Ive only got RH8 @ the moment :-)) > Just remember I'm new at this game, so please try not > to confuse me any more than I already am - step by > step instructions would be very much appreciated > > Thanks for the help > > > CyberChuck Hope this helps ya Cheers Chilling_Silence |
Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 143080 | 2003-05-12 09:40:00 | Cool! Like I've said, I've got the drives mounting now (which was more good luck than good management :p) Anyway, I have a 56K Dynalink Internal 56k modem 1456VQH-R3 with a Conexant HCF Chipset. I downloaded the drivers from linuxant.com and double-clicked on the RPM, this brought up a few screens - reading Package headders and so forth, and then it was over, so I assumed the install had gone according to plan. The only problem is, following the instructions, I can't access the modem, and there is on /ttySHCF0 device listed in the list of possible modems... GAIM was the messenger that came with Linux I think ?:| - however it only supported ICQ so it wasn't too good for me at the moment - mainly because I don't have a net connection :( I'm not going to worry about Samba at the mo, until I get the remaining part of my network fixed ;).. Bit hard networking without network cables :p Any more help for this dummy modem-wise? CyberChuck |
cyberchuck (173) | ||
| 143081 | 2003-05-12 10:14:00 | > Cool! > Like I've said, I've got the drives mounting now > (which was more good luck than good management :p) > Anyway, I have a 56K Dynalink Internal 56k modem > 1456VQH-R3 with a Conexant HCF Chipset. I downloaded > the drivers from linuxant.com and double-clicked on > the RPM, this brought up a few screens - reading > Package headders and so forth, and then it was over, > so I assumed the install had gone according to plan. > The only problem is, following the instructions, I > can't access the modem, and there is on /ttySHCF0 > device listed in the list of possible modems... Have you done step two of the installation instructions? (ie run "hcfpciconfig" from a root terminal). It will tell you if the driver was installed correctly. |
bmason (508) | ||
| 143082 | 2003-05-12 20:32:00 | > I'm not going to worry about Samba at the mo, until I > get the remaining part of my network fixed ;).. Bit > hard networking without network cables :p Message me on ICQ and I'll see about dropping them round sometime and getting them back to you :-) |
Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 143083 | 2003-05-13 05:18:00 | > bmason wrote: > Have you done step two of the installation instructions? (ie > run "hcfpciconfig" from a root terminal). It will tell you if the driver was > installed correctly. That wasn't in the instructions ?:| - there was just run the RPM, then go into some strange terminal based program and change the serial settings on one of the devices to /dev/modem... Still I'll try hcfpciconfig later tonight > Chilling_Silently wrote: > > I'm not going to worry about Samba at the mo, until I > > get the remaining part of my network fixed .. Bit > > hard networking without network cables > Message me on ICQ and I'll see about dropping them round sometime > and getting them back to you Nah, Don't worry about it - I'm off to Mission bay this weekend to pick up my grandma's computer, so I might see about detouring out to your direction to pick them up then. I'll send you an email/message of some sort later in the week when I can make my mind up :p CyberChuck |
cyberchuck (173) | ||
| 143084 | 2003-05-13 06:38:00 | > That wasn't in the instructions ?:| - there was just > run the RPM, then go into some strange terminal based > program and change the serial settings on one of the > devices to /dev/modem... Still I'll try hcfpciconfig > later tonight These instructions: www.linuxant.com You will need to run hcfpciconfig from a terminal because the interface is all text based. Hitting enter to all questions (which picks the default) worked for me. |
bmason (508) | ||
| 143085 | 2003-05-14 09:30:00 | Ok I downloaded the Athlon Package and that didn't work Installed and deleted twice and it didn't work Then downloaded the generalized .tar version and that's not working either :_| Any more idea's or shall I put it down to incompatible modem and user stupidity?? CyberChuck |
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| 143086 | 2003-05-14 09:37:00 | What was the error message? You have to match the driver to the exact kernel version (grumble grumble...). So a 2.4.18-5 module won't work with 2.4.18-6. As the download pages says, you can get the version number by running "uname -a" from a terminal. |
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