Dapper Dan

You also can find him over on the Mepis forums.

Yeah, where is jimf43 when you need him!

Trying to install Win4lin? Check and see if they have a kernel that matches the one you are presently running... http://www.netraverse.com/member/downloads/kernel_precompiled_yes.php

LOL! iamroot, I do the same thing! -Uvh defaults to -ivh if it isn't actually an upgrade, but I thought I'd better show him "the right way..."

mattah is right. Some of the distros offer a "GUI" install of RPMs but my experience has been that they often don't work very well. Once you learn how to install RPM's via the command line, it's just too easy. First, open a terminal and become Super User. You do this by typing... su ...and pressing enter. It will then ask for your root password. Enter it and press enter. Then do what mattah said. If your wine rpm is say, wine-20050111-1fc3winehq.i686.rpm you would type from the command line: rpm -ivh wine-20050111-1fc3winehq.i686.rpm And press enter. A little trick: The tab key is your best friend. It will auto-complete things for you once you learn how to use it. From the command line type: rpm -ivh wine Then press the tab key. It should then fill in the rest for you so you don't have to type it all in. Good Luck!

Hi Eric and welcome to Linuxcompatible. We are in the unique position here as being the very first place new Linux users often ask questions since hardware seems to be their first great obstacle. But we're here for just more than that. Many new users, (and I was one), feel utterly isolated in their quest to figure out what the hell they're trying to do with Linux and what to do next. When I first started learning, there was no one I knew first hand who could help me. I just knew I wanted to check out Linux but had no idea where to begin. I didn't even know what was meant by a "distro" or even how to "become root." Thankfully, I found a few experienced users on line who took the time to give me guidance. It was comforting to know there was another real person out there that really wanted me to succeed, and took time to point me in the right direction. You are right in saying there is plenty of information on the net from which to Google and find answers. I rarely pose questions on forums and only do so after having exhausted all remaining avenues for seeking a solution. I haven't noticed too many instances where a new user just wants answers and is too lazy to look for it themselves. I have seen cases where new users just didn't yet possess the skills necessary to track down the answers. This is not unusual. I didn't know how to either when I first started. We all can do our part to help them learn how to do this. As long as new members ask for help in a polite way, I'm going to be equally polite in assisting them. You'll notice oftentimes among my posts, I give links to other sites that will help with the question at hand. This is a way of showing the person seeking help that the answers are indeed out there if they learn how to ask the right questions. I don't feel it is a burden on my time, nor do I feel put upon when someone wants help. I look at it as an opportunity to pay something back to open source since I hate filling out bug reports. It takes a little time and often some aggravation to help others here, but to me it's eminently well worth the effort. I used Redhat from 7.3 through Fedora Core 2. Since I changed over to Slackware, we need a few more hands around here to assist with RedHat/Fedora questions. I hope we can count on you to pitch in and give us a hand now and again.

Did you run dhcpcd ?

I've never used this product, but check this out. It says it works without hassel with Linux, plug-and-play. I've also had good luck using the Xircom 56k PCMCIA adapter.

If it's not importat to you to have the 2.6 kernel, the easiest way I've found to install Gentoo is with Anaconda Gentoo. It's just as easy as installing Redhat or Fedora, finding hardware and everything, only you're left with a bare Gentoo installation with which to merge into what you want. Of course there's always Slackware which in my opinion, is far less complicated, but provides most of the advantages of a Gentoo installation.

Hi Pete and welcome! Sometimes it's hard to teach us old dogs new tricks. This /media directory is a new thing. It's also there is SuSE 9.1 on. Stll, I find myself mounting any file system to /mnt since that's where my mind is conditioned to look for it. It's really as you say, just a matter of preference...

Don't give up! There is that point where everything seems overwhelming but try to remember how overwhelming it was the first time you sat in front of a Windows computer. It was just as intimi[censored] then right? You will quickly come to a point where it will begin to make sense and you'll have a foundation with which to build greater understanding and knowledge. Linux requires you to learn more, but the dividends are an OS that can be just about anything you want it to be, and it will be yours, not Microsofts! If you learn just a little more each day and be patient, you'll soon be working with Linux as easily as when you were running Windows. In fact, there will come a day when Linux will make so much sense to you that Windows will seem like a bad dream! Trust me, if I can learn Linux, anyone can!

Maybe you're confusing update with upgrade. You can use up2date, Yum and apt-get to keep your FC 1 updated with the latest bug and security fixes, but you'll still have Core 1. Doing an upgrade is when you upgrade from one version to another, from FC2 to FC3 and so on. You may be able to upgrade to FC3 from FC1, using up2date, I just don't know. Maybe someone else who frequents here will know. I never liked nor do I use up2date. I use apt-get rpm for Fedora. With it, I know you can upgrade from version to version just like I said. If you want to run apt-get, see my How To, here. Since you're running Core 1, you'd need to download the corresponding rpm packages for it. You can get them here. Yoiu can also download the Fedora Core 2 or Core 3 ISO's and burn them to disk. Then you use those to do an upgrade rather than a fresh install, the same as if you were upgrading from say Windows 98 to 2000.

Originally posted by n0n1337h41: Quote: ...if wanted to upgrade to FC3 would simply running up2date update me all the way to FC3, or do I have to go DL & burn the .iso files and reformat everything? I don't think you can do an upgrade with up2date to FC3 but am not sure. I know you can do it with apt-get which would be a simple matter of changing the apt repositories up to the ones for FC3. I wouldn't do it though. I know it seems like the best thing to do to get up to speed with the latest release, but that isn't always the best thing. Any newer release is going to have more issues and bugs that need to be worked out. I think it is always wiser to stay one version behind. FC2 is plenty new enough and will run the hardware I suggested. Then when FC4 comes out, that would be a good time to update to FC3. Quote: If I do upgrade to FC3, will the router/card you reccomended still work? I can't imagine any reason they wouldn't, but then again, it's the latest version, and there might be issues there I don't know about. Quote: I'm glad to have found a nice forum to post on. We're glad you found us! Quote: Some forums have been outright rude to me for being such a newb. There is never a good excuse for being rude to anyone on line, especially in a situation where someone is asking for help.

http://www.techdepot.com/product.asp?productid=119128&affid=10000485

Under $100.00? This combo will work under FC1 with little if any difficulty. http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdes...N82E16833124105 http://store.yahoo.com/justdeals/nema80wipcin.html You'll have to pay more for 802.11G. Stay away from anything wireless that has a USB interface... EDIT: Hold off on the WAP11. WEP enctyption can be screwy under Linux and you'll need that...

I can't remember where it is, but in Windows, there is a place you can go that lists hardware. Go there and see what Windows thinks your monitor is, then do a Google for it's specs. Having the right Vertical and horizontal configuration can make all the difference in the world in how your monitor performs in conjunction with your video card.

Originally posted by Happeren: How can I find out what I am using? The easiest way to know is if the big Nvidia logo doesn't come up right before kdm, (sign in managaer thing). If it does come up you're running the nvidia 3d drivers. In your /etc/X11/xorg.conf, if "nv" is listed as your video card driver instead of "nvidia," then you're not running the 3d drivers. Tell us about your monitor. Do you know the vertical and horizontal specs for it? Were you able to find it in the list, when you ran XFdrake during the install? If not, you may have to put those in by hand. Do you still have the manual for your monitor?

Try starting again and pay close attention to those errors, especially the ones beside the double Es. The more you can post what it actually gives the better chance we'll have of resolving it. Did you have any difficuly configuring your monitor before installing the 3d drivers?

So you are unable to get online? I've tried looking for information on your problem but am coming up empty. I have emailed Actiontec with request for assistance before. It usually takes them a few days but they always got back to me. How long have you waited for assistance? Are you using kppp or wvdial? Can you post the output it is giving you? Have you contacted your ISP to see if they have any suggestions? If you're having this problem it'd be difficult to understand if none of their other customers have ever had it. Actiontec modems are very widely used and have always given me good service. This is the first time I've ever heard of anybody having difficulty with one. I wish I understood the problem better. I'll do somemore research.

Originally posted by u_r_a_windroid: Quote: "It looks like you no longer have RedHat 9 on your system?"One of us needs glasses because I could swear the title of the post says 7.1. codfish said Fedora 9. Since there is no such version of Fedora, danleff assumed he meant RedHat 9. Quote: By the way, gshakoor, there are much less 'glitchy' (and better) distros out there than Red Hat. Then why don't you recommend one? Quote: Just ask one of these 'experts'. Not one member here, (who, unlike you, have actually taken the time to make constuctive posts to help others), has ever referred to themselves as an expert. Quote: Question for the website people: if you can have a lightbulb or floppydisk icon up there, why is there no penguin? Because none of us here need it. Do you? u_r_a_windroid, in your very first post at Linuxcompatible, all you have done is gripe and complain. You have made no effort to help anyone with a problem. You're really out to make a good impression aren't you? If you can't offer constructive help or ask for assistance in a polite way, then please don't post at all. We were doing just fine before you got here will do fine long after you leave. [Edited by Dapper Dan on 2005-01-29 10:12:53]

Do you have the sane problem while using konqueror? I gave up on Nautilus months ago. For "GUI" file browsers I use konqueror now.

Originally posted by iamroot: Quote: How? I can't access my GUI. iamroot, you can run apt-get rpm from the command line, you don't have to have synaptic.

It's strange that this problem would just suddenly start. What have you done to your computer recently that could possibly cause a problem. Been fiddling with anything new recently?

Did you try installing this package?

Also, be careful not to make the same mistake I did when I first starting using Linux. Resisit the urge to try to make your Fedora Core three box into a clone of Windows. After you get used to it, you'll appreciate the fact that it's different from Windows, which is why one wants to leave Windows to begin with. Also, Try to resist installing a bunch of "outside packages" if it can be avoided. The software available on your CD's for Core three were honed especially for your particular distro and will work the best with it. I.e., You don't need the latest version of Foo version 8.5, when your distro is using Foo version 8.0. Lastly, you're gonna need to keep your box updated. In Fedora, I'm a big fan of apt-get RPM. It will make installing packages on your box much simpler, and it's a great way to keep up to date. If want apt-get RPM, let us know and we'll help you get it installed.