Re: new user needs help
Darren Benham wrote: On 19-Aug-98 Brian D Kellogg wrote: 1. I can't mount the cdrom. i get this error--can't find /dev/hdc in /etc/mtab or /etc/fstab. It's a standard Atapi cdrom. try mount /dev/hdc /cdrom 2. command make menuconfig doesn't work. i get error--no rule to make target. where are you when you run make menuconfig? Oh.. and it looks like you have some remenants of SuSE in your X Config.. and /usr/X11R6/bin is set as a link that eventually resolves itself to *_NONE... I'm not sure (yet) how debian resolves the XServers. When you install an xserver package, it will (I believe) modify the first line of /etc/X11/Xserver to indicate the xserver to use. So, brian just install the xserver package you need and when it asks 'Make this server default?' answer with 'Y'. -- Ed C.
new user needs help
hello, I have the following problems after installing Debian. 1. I can't mount the cdrom. i get this error--can't find /dev/hdc in /etc/mtab or /etc/fstab. It's a standard Atapi cdrom. 2. command make menuconfig doesn't work. i get error--no rule to make target. 3. I can't start x i get this error--x: exec of /usr/bin/X11/XF86_NONE failed I have a notebook computer. I know X will work on it because I used to have SUSE linux on it. Could someone shed some light on my ignorence. thanx, Brian _ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
Re: new user needs help
On Wed, Aug 19, 1998 at 06:12:31PM -0400, Brian D Kellogg wrote: hello, I have the following problems after installing Debian. 1. I can't mount the cdrom. i get this error--can't find /dev/hdc in /etc/mtab or /etc/fstab. It's a standard Atapi cdrom. issue mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/hdb /cdrom (i assume that CD-ROM is slave on first IDE BUS) or correct entry in /etc/fstab to read soemthing like: /dev/hdb/cdrom iso9660 noauto 2. command make menuconfig doesn't work. i get error--no rule to make target. hmm... You are in directory with kernel sources, aren't you? (most often /usr/src/linux) 3. I can't start x i get this error--x: exec of /usr/bin/X11/XF86_NONE failed This would indicate that either You didn't install any X Server package or You didn't configure installed one. -- Robert Ramiega | [EMAIL PROTECTED]IRC: _Jedi_ | Don't underestimate IT Manager @ PDi | http://plukwa.pdi.net/| the power of Source
RE: new user needs help
On 19-Aug-98 Brian D Kellogg wrote: 1. I can't mount the cdrom. i get this error--can't find /dev/hdc in /etc/mtab or /etc/fstab. It's a standard Atapi cdrom. try mount /dev/hdc /cdrom 2. command make menuconfig doesn't work. i get error--no rule to make target. where are you when you run make menuconfig? Oh.. and it looks like you have some remenants of SuSE in your X Config.. and /usr/X11R6/bin is set as a link that eventually resolves itself to *_NONE... I'm not sure (yet) how debian resolves the XServers. -- http://benham.net/index.html -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.1 GCS d+(-) s:+ a29 C++$ UL++ P+++$ L++ E? W+++$ N+(-) o? K- w+++$(--) O M-- V- PS-- PE++ Y++ PGP++ t+ 5 X R+ !tv b DI+++ D++ G++G+++ e h+ r* y+ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- --
Re: new user needs help
On Wed, 19 Aug 1998, Brian D Kellogg wrote: hello, I have the following problems after installing Debian. 1. I can't mount the cdrom. i get this error--can't find /dev/hdc in /etc/mtab or /etc/fstab. It's a standard Atapi cdrom. How are you trying to mount it? It sounds like you're typing mount /cdrom (or something similar), which won't work unless you have information in /etc/fstab telling mount what the filesystem is, etc. try mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /mnt where /mnt is an empty directory. I use /cdrom if that works, put a line like #file systemmount pointtype /dev/hdb/cdrom iso9660;ATAPI (IDE) CDROM in your /fstab. (I copied this out of a post about setting up partitions, and I think there's a column missing. do a man fstab to see what you need. then you should be able to mount /cdrom without problems. I forget what /etc/mtab is exactly. 3. I can't start x i get this error--x: exec of /usr/bin/X11/XF86_NONE failed I have a notebook computer. I know X will work on it because I used to have SUSE linux on it. Have you run xf86config or XF86Setup? It sounds like you're X server hasn't been configured. Andrew Tarr If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate |___ http://multinet.co.nz/personalhomepages/locusmeus/antechamber.html |~~~
New User Needs Help
I am a very new user to Debian/Linux and I just want to know how to access my floppy drive, fd0? Rob
Re: New User Needs Help
Hi Robert Harrington; unless Mutt is confused, you wrote: I am a very new user to Debian/Linux and I just want to know how to access my floppy drive, fd0? Rob mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy at the command prompt will do the job. This is provided you (as a user) have a permission to mount the device...If not, add yourself (username) to the group floppy, I think... HTH DamirN -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: New User Needs Help
I'm new user too, and I'll try to help you. You might have seen the floppy directory under root (/) All you need to do is mount the device: I can't remember the exact syntax but is something like this: mount /dev/fd0 /floppy You can mount cdrom or another partitions doing the same thing. For more information see man pages (man mount). Hope this helped, -- Carlos E. P. Guidugli Robert Harrington wrote: I am a very new user to Debian/Linux and I just want to know how to access my floppy drive, fd0?Rob
Re: New User Needs Help
I am a very new user to Debian/Linux and I just want to know how to access my floppy drive, fd0? you need to mkdir /floppy then mount /dev/fd0 /floppy If it's a msdos disk, then: mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy the man pages will tell you other -t flags, and some can be auto-detected. HTH, Matthew -- Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo Steward-elect of the Cambridge Tolkien Society Selwyn College Computer Support http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Chamber/8841/ http://www.cam.ac.uk/CambUniv/Societies/tolkien/ http://pick.sel.cam.ac.uk/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: New User Needs Help
Hello Robert! On Mon, 15 May 2000, Robert Harrington wrote: I am a very new user to Debian/Linux and I just want to know how to access my floppy drive, fd0? The easiest way to access MSDOS formatted floppies (Win3.11, Win95, .. ,WinNT) is to use mtools, mtools is also provided as a Debian package. Yo can use any MSDOS command just adding the m prefix, for instance: to copy files from a floppy in a: type mcopy a:* or just mcopy a: Everything works similar regards, Ulisses - Computers are useless. They can only give answers.Pablo Picasso -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
