> > 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.
> 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. What is this a:scanmodem.gz stuff? I just tried it on mine and as expected, linux doesn't do anything with a: Mine would be /mnt/floppy/scanmodem.gz eric -- Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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