Thanks for the info dude, now to get more proficient in the use of Linux :)
>From: John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [newbie] DHCP install for Linux-Mandrake and other problems...
>Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 12:31:58 -0400
>
>On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, you wrote:
> >
> > I know it's a known problem, and I've seen it on their website, but how
>big
> > is the file? If it fits on a diskette, I can download it from Windows
>then
> > switch HD and install it from the diskette. How simple is it to install
> > something in Linux from a DOS formatted diskette? Not so simple, I tried
> > (I'm a newbie, remember?)
> >
>Well, it's about 3 megs for the kernel upgrade, so I'd say
>it's not something you can upgrade from a floppy.
> >
> > With my Cable account, I also have 5 hours per
> > month of dialup time, which > have already been used, so
> > until someone tells me they have a definite fix > for
> > Linux-Mandrake DHCP, I'll scrap it and try RedHat one more
> > time. > > But if RedHat tells me that I can't access the
> > CD-Rom unless I'm root, I'll > add another HD to my
> > Windows system. Sorry guys... >
> >
>The solution to the accessing the CDROM only as root is to
>go edit your /etc/fstab file and change it to look like
>the following:
>/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,user,ro 0 0
>
>The "important" part as far as you're concerned is the
>"user" part. That tells Linux to allow anyone to read the
>CD.
> John
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