[newbie] 3COM EtherLink 10/100 PCI TX (3C905B-TX) problems
Hello- I have installed Mandrake-Linux 7.02 (AIR) and can not seem to get my NIC card to work. When I tried to set up the networking stuff my card was not listed. I tried with another and it didn't work. Finally I went to 3COMs web site and downloaded the correct drivers for my card. (I wont even tell you what I had to do to get it uncompressed.. needless to say I did manage to get it uncompressed and the contents into a temp directory on my desktop). Following the install instructions that came with the drivers I opened the terminal as root, changed to the directory with the drivers and typed in the following from the instructions: # ./install3c90x What I get is the following error: 'nknown option: `- USAGE: csh [ -bcdefilmnqstvVxX ] [argument... ] I have no idea what that means or what I am supposed to do to get these drivers installed. Any ideas out there? I'd really like to get this card working so that I can access the internet via my cable modem from Linux. That would make learning this stuff a lot easier since I wouldn't need to try something, write down whatever didn't work, log back into Windows, etc. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. Bryan
RE: [newbie] how to use a winmodem
Check out http://www.linmodems.org for more info. -Original Message- From: Elvis Dieguez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 4:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: [newbie] how to use a winmodem That is not true. Lucent Technology winmodems CAN be made to work under Linux. I have one and I got it to run correctly. Elvis - Original Message - From: John Catral [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 1:58 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] how to use a winmodem WINMODEMS cannot work with Linux John - Original Message - From: Emilio Correa [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 1:31 AM Subject: [newbie] how to use a winmodem Hi all of the list, I am new in this list and I am from argentina, so sorry for my english. My question is the following: I have a winmodem (HFlex) and I know that it is impossible to use with linux. If somebody can tell me if exist any way to use it in linux or a place to download a driver please contact me. Thanks Emilio Correa TEL mensajes: 02932-4-21305 o 02932-4-23486 e-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [newbie] Here is the dumbest question ever asked!
Thanks for info all... The problem was I didn't have an option to shutdown or restart after logging out of X.. it just took me to a screen with only the option of logging back in. I reinstalled everything.. actually I didn't like the way I did the original partition so that was the reason for redoing it and this time it installed KDE as my default manager. Last time it was using something else and that's why I didn't have the choices mentioned above. Everything looks and worked much better now. Can anyone point me in the right direction to get the following items working? I'm not looking for step by step (though that would be nice), but where can I find the info I'm looking for. Modem isn't recognized - 56K USR internal voice/fax modem. Linux says it's busy when I try to set it up. 2-way Cable modem for MediaOne service (constant on) - Everything I've read wants me to enter all sorts of info about the hostname, etc. Problem is there is nothing like that in my Windows settings. Everything is blank in Win98's TCP/IP settings for the NIC. The NIC is a 3COM EtherLink 10/100 PCI TX (3C905B-TX) Printer doesn't work - I have a Lexmark 3200 inkjet printer. I chose the HP 500C in the setup per the Lexmark instructions, but it doesn't print. That's as far as I've gotten so far. I think if I could get those babies to work (especially the cable modem) I could learn a bit easier by being able to access the internet info from within Linux, instead of logging back into Windows, reading some info or printing it out and then going back to the Linux system. Thanks for the help so far! Bryan
RE: [newbie] Download of 7.02 from FTP
I downloaded mine from metalab.unc.edu /pub/Linux/distributions/mandrake -Original Message- From: Jaguar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2000 9:09 PM To: Linux Newbie Subject: [newbie] Download of 7.02 from FTP I have looked at a few different FTP sites and I can't seem to find a site that has 7.02 clearly marked for d/l? Is there a site at Linux-Mandrake or somewhere else with the 7.02 version for d/l? I have a cable modem and want to try 7.02. TIA Jaguar Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
[newbie] Here is the dumbest question ever asked!
I can call this the dumbest question ever because it is and it's mine. What command do you use to logoff and shutdown the system? I have it set to load X at startup and I can choose logoff, but that just puts me at the X login screen again. I have just been hitting the reset button to reboot, but Linux yells at me the next time I boot it up. Thanks.. this is really the least of my concerns/questions at the moment, but I'll save the other ones for later when I've learned a bit more.
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[newbie] Installing from hard drive using lnx4win
Hello all- Here is what I am trying to do, without much success. I am hoping Someone can tell me how to do it correctly or tell me it cant be done at all. I have 2 physical hard drives and I would like to install Linux on my D drive using lnx4win, keeping Windows and all of it's components on my other hard drive which consists of C,E,F and G partitions. Once I become more familiar with Linux I will most likely decide to repartition and go with the more normal install, but right now I'd like to take the path of least resistance. At any rate... I have downloaded the complete 7.0 directory via FTP and then try to run install.bat from the lnx4win directory. When it asks for my CD drive I have been putting the drive letter where I downloaded the 7.0 directory. It doesn't like this. I have tried doing it from the D drive, where I want to install and I have tried moving the installation to another drive and starting it there. Each time no go. It tells me to insert the correct CD. I have also tried running the setup program in the lnx4win directory after this and I do get the initial screen, but it will not continue with the install. Can I install Linux using lnx4win from the hard drive and can I place it on a drive other than my primary boot drive? If so how? Thank in advance for any advice, please let me know if you need any additional information. Bryan Foster
