:) I think you had the right idea, no need to worry too much, it is rather like pool.
You can do all of the work you need to do in any command line environment, that is opening up a virtual terminal (ctrl+alt+1 or 2 etc), or in a terminal window, like the ones you use in KDE, xterm, aterm, eterm, gterm, or KDE's own konsole. It's really up to you. And as long as you follwow the directions, it doesn't make a difference. Good luck, and let me know if you have any other questions. - paul On Sat, 2002-03-02 at 07:58, Wes Gregg wrote: > Hi Paul, > > Thanks for the continued help. Some of this stuff seems to be penetrating > at last! > > > > Right. That much I know. I assume I will need to do this with the > > > graphic desktop disabled or can I do it in KDE? > > > > Actually, it doesn't matter. From the command line definately, but you > > can do it from within KDE just as well. > > Err. Please excuse me here. I am more than a little confused by the whole > console/desktop thing. I know mine is set up (with runlevel 5, I've been > looking around!) to boot KDE - well, technically to boot os, load X, switch > to ctrl-alt-7 (I mean x in it's own um... console?) and load the graphical > boot manager and generally kde when I or my wife logs in. > > I know I can then switch "consoles"(?) by hitting ctrl-alt-3 or whatever and > it drops me into the text-mode boot screen. Then I can log in again (with > the same user even). I just can't log in and startx because I can have only > one graphic (x) desktop? > > Every time I start to learn an infintessimal aspect of linux I end up doing > the wrong things and having to reinstall, getting discouraged and stopping > for a time. I am looking to make my system as bulletproof as possible and > safe from network(sic) attacks so I have time to learn a little. Hmm. Deja > Vu here. I know I told someone on the list that as one of my last things > done in Linux before a major crash a while back. Time to go get a rabbit's > foot. > > Back to topic, I can log in to the x server (normal login function on my > machine) switch to one of the text consoles, and do the installation commands > for the kernel/etc., edit lilo, exit that console, exit x desktop (server?) > and reboot and I will be good to go and can work on the nVidia kernel/glx > install and then actually start using software manager to download and > install updated versions of my installed components/software? > > Or instead of switching desktops and logging in again as text is this what > the Consoles menu is all about (Aterm, Eterm, shell, terminal (super user > mode), etc.)? > > Its like playing pool. I do better when I don't stop to think before I aim > I believe. > > And my desktop is wonderful at 1024*768. A "real" 17" monitor has made > things much clearer. But still clear as mud - <GRIN>! > > Wish I had been gifted with precognition so I could have bought a new hard > drive instead, but for the price class (cheapest I could find locally) it > seems the best. > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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