Hi Dan,
I think I'm hopeless.
What I mean, I tried to play the CD player, didn't work, altho its
installed
same with all other desktop apps , they seem have been installed, but don't
seem to function.
The only thing I've made work, is I know I can get some sound, and I mad
e my printer print.
The rest,is just some vast unknown, of what I could be capable of doing but
don't know
how.
This was all in the x window , KDE desktop, I see lots of icons, and they
won't operate anything.
Will
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 17, 1999 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] kernel update & configure
> Pliler Main Unit wrote:
>
> > But when I go into the KDE desktop as a user, nothing seems
> > to be installed, or working , apps that is.
>
> Define "nothing". Lots of stuff is installed w/ mandrake by default
> (like netscape)--does that work? If not, what happens? If it works but
> other stuff doesn't, _what_ other stuff doesn't work, and what happens
> when you try?
>
> > I am very frustrated already, as I have a USB modem, and know
> > it will never (at least under this config) be supported.
> > So how can I even think of giving up MS win98, I cAn't .
>
> All OSs have a Hardware Compatibility List, and if something isn't on
> the list, it's a fair bet it won't work. If the use of the USB modem
> was critical to you, why didn't you check out the Linux HCL before
> installing? Or, just set it up as a dual-boot, and use both OSs as
> needed (I think most Linux users set up their machines this way).
>
> > Seems like all users are supposed to be supergeeks, code writers, &
> > programmer's. NOt just a fairly intelligent guy, like you or me.
>
> Intelligence has little to do with the it; it's more an issue of
> knowledge and attitude. If you start with the attitude that Linux ought
> to work instantly with all your hardware, without any tweaking, no
> matter how wierd your hardware is, and that everybody else ought to hand
> you all the answers on a silver platter, you won't get far with Linux
> (or anything else, most likely). If you figure from the outset that the
> system is very different from Windows (which it is, and always will be,
> no matter how close the UI comes), and that you'll need to learn a lot
> to be able to use it effectively, you'll do much better.
>
> As to the "code writers, & programmer's" remark, hardly. I don't even
> think I'm a "supergeek", though some people might disagree with me
> there... For most tasks, you just have to be patient, find, and read
> the documentation. Again, when you set up a Linux box, you _are_ a
> system administrator, whether you want to be or not, and you need to act
> like one.
>
> > I am ready to bAil, if some one tells me how to delete this LILO,
> > so I won't have it on my C drive.
>
> Boot from a MS-DOS floppy with FDISK.EXE on it, and type FDISK /MBR.
>
> --
> Dan Brown, KE6MKS, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good
> with ketchup.
