Nope, that didn't work either. All variations, including those on the same hard drive, fail to get past mcopy. Hmmm, could it be since I ran mcopy from a run box that the file is there but the message only says it can/t read the file. I suppose it's worth a try when I wake up again this am. I always fall asleep for another hour after breakfast.
On 20 Jan 2005 at 13:07, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > The instructions say to > >1: in windows download this file to a floppy > >2: in linux type these commands > > 2a: mcopy scanmodem.gz. ;should be a:mcopy a:.gz. I assumed it meant in > > a > > run box and it did not complain > > 2b: gunzip scanmodem.gz ;they never say where, run box or shell > > 3a: chmod +x scanmodem ;same thing > > 4a: ./scanmodem ;again where > > > > When talking to dummies or unknown they should say where to enter the > >commands or if it is all one line in a run box. > >HHEELLPP! Sheesh. Does anybody know how this is done after the file has > >been downloaded to a floppy? > > > > > Try something like this... > > Open a terminal window in Linux > Put the floppy you made in Windows in "drive A:" > Type these commands: > mkdir Wmodem > cd Wmodem > mcopy a:scanmodem.gz > gnuzip scanmodem.gz > chmod +x scanmodem > ./scanmodem > > You may have to run "su" before running ./scanmodem - I don't remember > if it will run as a normal user. > All the instructions are for running in the command line interface, and > not from X, so you nead a terminal window, or you need to drop to the > command line. Now, as to what the commands do: > > mkdiw Wmodem - Creates a new directory off your home > directory. > cd Wmodem - Changes to that directory. > mcopy a:scanmodem.gz - Coppies the file scanmodem.gz from a FAT > formatted floppy. > gunzip scanmodem.gz - Uncompresses the fiel scanmodem.gz (to > scanmodem) > chmod +x scanmodem - makes the file scanmodem executable. > ./scanmodem - runs the file scanmodem in the > current directory. > > I hope this helps. Most of these instructions assume you are running > from the command line, or a terminal in X. Unless they specificly tell > you to run the commands from a "run box", run them from a terminal, or > from the command line interface. This is especialy true when running a > series of commands, as the next command normaly depends on the results > of the previus command. > > Mikkel > > >
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