Answers (skipping the ones I can't help with):
1. There is no *official* archive of this list, though I believe people have
mentioned occasionally ome site that archives a lot of lists. One other
option is to consult the newbie FAQ maintained by Kenneth Stephen (at URL
http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs/html/index.html). It may be a bit out of
date, though -- I don't know when it was last updated.
2. X doesn't mount things; the "mount" command does. Add the entries to
/etc/fstab, with appropriate flags so that the kernel will give up, not
hang, if the CD or floppy drive is empty. Standard Slackware installs used
to set up the /cdrom device like that -- but I don't have one handy to check
the syntax. "man mount" or "man fstab" should turn it up, though.
3. No doubt some local process sent you mail. The easiest way to find out
where it came from is to read it. Use whatever mail reader you installed --
pine, elm, and mutt are common ones.
4. For performance reasons, use pci for SCSI, isa for modem. Aside from the
difficulties in finding a pci modem that isn't HSP ("Winmodem"), the pci bus
is faster than the isa bus -- scsi cards can benefit from this speed, but
modems are too slow for it to make a difference.
7. This is normal behavior for X. The cursor image is context sensitive,
controlled by the app running the window.
At 08:18 PM 1/23/00 -0600, Arnie Metz wrote:
>I get anywhere from 50 - 100+ emails a day from this forum.
>So in an effort to NOT bombard everyone with redundancy I've stock piled
>some questions. I'm running RH6.x on a 400 Intel machine. My desktop is
>set up for Enlightenment.
>
>1. How does one search the archives? I might find answers there and
>spare the severs some work. I know from reading all the posts that a
>lot of questions get asked over and over.
>2. With that said; How do I get X to mount the CD and the floppy when it
>starts or when bash starts? Both would be great, assuming there is a
>difference.
>3. I don't have a modem operating yet, thus no outside connection. The
>last couple of times I booted the machine and logged in as root, it said
>"You've got mail"
>What's that about? How do I check it? Where'd it come from?
>4. I have one slot left on my board that is NOT PCI. I want to install a
>modem and later a SCSI card. Which one can be PCI to avoid the most
>trouble?
>5. Modems / RP3? I went to the RedHat site and read (and printed) a
>bunch of pages from the manual. The manual was very plain about starting
>RP3 and using it to connect, the only thing is when I filter down
>through the menus its not there.
>The manual says Menu=>Panel=>Add Applet=>Network=>RH PPP Dialer.
>Apparently its not installed. How do I install it? And /or is that the
>best method to get started installing a modem?
>6. There seem to be several media players installed.
>KDE(menu)=>Multimedia=>CD player is the only one that works. The others
>say no CD or invalid media and some other negative replies. Is it just a
>setup problem or an Xconfig problem?
>7. When X is loading the mouse cursor appears as an X as normal. After
>its running the pointer switches between the arrow and the X. Usually
>its an arrow in a window and an X on the desktop. It used to switch
>between a left and right arrow but only when I clicked it. How do I
>change this back?
>8. When I open a window in X the only option (as far as sizing) is the X
>in the upper right corner. There used to be a (-) Minimize (half
>block)Maximize option. What changed that made them go away.
>9. Finally How do you put Icons (shortcuts) on the desktop?
>
>Judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment.
>
>Thanks Arnie
>
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