Hi! Russ- I have not experienced this issue in LM5.3 The only way(s) I know of duplicating this problem is 1.A RH6.0 clean install 2.Upgrading LM5.3 with RH6.0 IMHO 2.Upgrading LM5.3 with RH6.0 is problematic as RH6.0 places the upgraded KDE files in a different location to those of LM5.3. Furthermore, KPackage appears nowhere to be found as I recall Gnome will be your Desktop by default and GnomeRPM your RPM upgrade utility. Reinstalling KPackage from LM5.3 or any other distro for that matter proves ineffectual. Moreover, you will have to chmod on your cdrom [SUID] = checked IMHO LM5.3 is by far a smoother ride than RH6.0, If you want to taste Gnome simply download it and Enlightentenment at http//www.gnome.org it's really elegant. Regarding the modem issue have you tried ,as root => ttsyS0 [COM 1] I believe. Correction SUID = "Set User ID" [Thanks Steve P] Running Linux - O'Rielly Publishing by Matt Welsh and Lar Kaufman 2nd Edition This book is now in it's 3rd Edition and it is by far the best publication I have found to date on the OS, an excellent reference I use all the time. a domani! Stephen ------------ From: "Westbrook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [newbie] Questions about dual booting - dialing Stephen, ----- Original Message ----- Russ, If you are running RH6.0 comment out the lock file [as root] in etc/ppp/options to read =>#lock (Russ)------------------- Yes I did use the RH 6.0 (I may redo it with my Mandrake 6.0 though) -------------------------- SUID = "Super User Identification" i.e. root (I presume) Note:This is but a partial solution on RH 6.0 as you subsequently find that whether in KDE or Gnome pppd consistently times out when in non root user. (Russ)-------------------- Hmmm, not good. Does Mandrake have this problem? --------------------------
