Just you so far - and thanks for it! ;-)
> 'tar -xvzf fname' The z incorporates an unzip
where tar is a console command (which should already be included in
mandrake?), -xvzf are switches, and fname is my file to decompress?
I'll give it a try, and see if you post any twists to beware of later! ;-)
I may know some about Windoze - and rather more about Amigas, but zero about
linux! ;-)
Regards,
Ian
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----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 1999 11:50 PM
Subject: RE: [newbie] Ears don't work
> I'm doing a bit of catchup on the list right now, so i'm sure someone will
> have already answered, but just in case...
>
> 'tar -xvzf fname' The z incorporates an unzip.
>
> Martin.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of bay56
> > Sent: 26 September 1999 22:23
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] Ears don't work
> >
> >
> > I would love to try this myself, but I am only a couple of
> > days into linux,
> > and I can not find out how to deal with the compression
> > format this driver
> > came in. It seems that in it's default form Mandrake has no
> > knowledge of
> > what seems to be some kind of gzip/tar combination.
> >
> > What do I need to deal with that file as downloaded from
> > creative? it's
> > called sblive-0.2b.tar.gz
> >
> > I have to use my winbox to grab files at present (while I get
> > Linux pulled
> > together enough to do it) I then transfer to LS120 disk - and
> > in the first
> > couple of days I have managed to get linux to see this drive
> > and even copy
> > the files to the linux partition (where I am keeping these
> > kind of support
> > files). I can't be far off the right method, because I have managed
> > (somehow) to install star office this way - but this has me a
> > bit stumped. I
> > have no clue where to look to find out how to de-compress the
> > file to even
> > attempt what you outlined - but want to try it.
> >
> > I am using Mandrake 6.0 Venus - and hopefully 6.1 Helios in
> > next few days
> > when I can lay hands on it.
> >
> > Can you suggest an approach please?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ian
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://www.zap.to/atelier
> > Or when that server is down go direct to
> http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ernest N. Wilcox Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 1999 11:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Ears don't work
>
>
> > Try the command "sndconfig" without the quotes from a console window.
> > Then follow the on screen instructions. One thing I have noticed on my
> > system is that the sound card output volume is very low, and so you must
> > listen carefully when the util plays the test sounds. Even if you only
> > think you hear something from your speakers, answer yes to the test
> > question "Did you hear the Sound?" or something like that. Also, if the
> > speakers are amplified, turn up the volume before running sndconfig.
> > This may help. You can read up on the util with "man sndconfig". To get
> > out of the man util press "q". I hope this helps.
> >
> > Ernie
> >
> > Thomas & Peter wrote:
> > >
> > > I am a total newbie. I've had a computer for 1 1/2 years. I never
> > > worked with Dos. I got sick of Win 98 always crashing. I have
> > > everything running except my sound card.
> > > I am running Mandrake 6.0 and my sound card is a Sound Blaster Live. I
> > > went to their download site and downloaded the driver. It has two
ways
> > > to execute it, automatic and manuel. When I try to use its self
> > > install. I get the error "can only run executibles on local disks
only".
> > > I thought that was what my hard drive was. I even tried to install it
> > > the manul way but had no luck at that either.
> > > Creative is not offering any help for linux at this time. Do you have
> > > any suggestions.
> > >
> > > Thomas
> >
> >
>
>
