[linuxconf] Re: New User

[Martin]

Hello Clark

I will do so right away!   When you run mntcd do you place any arguments after it or do you edit the /etc/fstab file? I think umntcd works just fine. I went into startx and used the disk utility and mounted the cdrom. then in the shell I used /cdrom/umntcdrom and it worked fine.

 

Also do you use the user,noauto,ro,exec,0,0 option, and how might I do a directory of a CD? I received 4 cdrom disk(s) with my RedHat Kit and would like to know what else is there as the boot disk never mentioned, nor ask for them.

 

They are:

Disk 1 (The Op. System

Disk 2 ?

Disk 3  SSL Apache

Disk 4 Word Perfect 7.0 and a bunch of other stuff like a DB program. I bet these are crippeled or demos but it would still be nice to look at them.

 

Thanks a million for all your great help. I have had several users inquire about the  mntcdrom and umntcdrom. I hope it was OK but I copied your letter in- total as per their request. If I did wrong please tell me and I will stop, and repair what damage I have done. If it's ok please also advise as you seem to have a much better handle on this than anyone else I have conversed with.

 

Thanks

Martin

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Clark Mankin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Linuxconf Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, December 22, 1998 7:40 PM
Subject: [linuxconf] Re: New User

Move them to the absolute root directory.  You will have to change to the /cdrom directory to mount or dismount the other way.

 

You want those two files to be at the    # /   level.  

 

so use the   "cp" command to copy the files from /cdrom to /  and then delete them from /cdrom.

 

The colors make it really easy to tell what's going on in your system.

 

It may be easier for you to simply use Pico to create new files from the root level and then delete the ones from /cdrom

 

If you make new files, be sure to use "chmod 755  <filename>"

-----Original Message-----
From: Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Linuxconf Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, December 22, 1998 1:24 AM
Subject: [linuxconf] Re: New User

Thank you so much. I employeed your tips on mntcd and unmntcd and they both are in the cdrom directory glowing bright! I thank you for takeing time to help someone new to Linux.

Thanks

Again,

I remain, M.H. Baldwin at your service.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Clark Mankin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Linuxconf Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, December 22, 1998 6:53 AM
Subject: [linuxconf] Re: New User

Oh My!

 

Compaq is hard to work with and who knows what they have done.  Generally you can't change anything on a Compaq.  You get what you got.

 

com3 = cua2

 

I'd rather have a modem on Com1.

 

Guess you are going to do Com3

 

DSL will work great.  You can buy large bandwidth and it's fairly cheap.  I can't get DSL here.  Too far away from the switch house.  With ISDN and compression I will have 520K of throughput which is enough to get started.

 

I can "stack" 3 ISDN lines and then it will be time to get myself a frame relay service.

 

Sorry I can't help you more.