Re: [[newbie] modem, themes, etc]
"Richard Salts" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Using the KDE desktop, how is a modem configured?brbrSuppose one selects a desktop 'theme' to use as one's background, how doesbrthe user unpack and use this as background?brbrRichardbr To set up your modem, try kppp. It's on your menu bar under internet I believe. Set up an account, provide the login in name, password, and ISP phone number. Set the appropriate port (ttyS0, or ttyS1, etc) speed (start with 115,200). Be sure to edit /etc/resolv.conf by adding: search ISP name nameserver dns # provided by your ISP If they give you two, do this twice. By querying the modem, you can find out if you've chosen the correct port. If you get no response, or modem not found, try another port (if you're not sure what port you're on...) HTH, Mike :o) ++ Michael Scottaline COL 2.2 Linux 2.2.5 * * * * * * * * * * * It's a fresh wind that Blows Against the Empire Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
[newbie] modem, themes, etc
Using the KDE desktop, how is a modem configured? Suppose one selects a desktop 'theme' to use as one's background, how does the user unpack and use this as background? Richard
Re: [newbie] modem, themes, etc
On Wed, 04 Aug 1999, Richard Salts wrote: Using the KDE desktop, how is a modem configured? Suppose one selects a desktop 'theme' to use as one's background, how does the user unpack and use this as background? Richard OK Richard, I recommend you buy the Sam's book Teach yourself KDE. It will help you configure most everything with KDE including themes. I found it particularily usefull for setting up the kde e-mail program. Which I like. The book runs about 20 bucks. Now I'll try and answer your questions. If you are running mandrake 6.0 do the following. To configure themes click on the big k on the bottom left of your screen and go to settings, desktop, theme manager. You can click on the theme you want and then at the top of your screen (in the theme manager) click on contents and you can see the various items you can install with that theme. I mixed and matched mine. I liked some of the sounds from the subtle gray theme and just clicked on that one item to load it then I went to sounds and changed a few to get'em the way I liked. I downloaded the riven theme from the kde themes site and I'm using those as my background. I left the rest of the items with the default. Anyway click on the items you want and then press apply at the bottom of the window. If you are not using Mandrakes version, buy a cheap bytes copy and give her a try. The theme manager with mandrake is pretty straightforward. Mandrake is my favorite flavor of linux. If you do not have a theme manager, the Sam's book does a pretty good step by step guide to installing a theme. By the way if you download a theme apparently you can move the tar directly to the themes manager (use the import button). I unpacked the tar and then moved those individual items to the theme manager and made a mess. If I'm wrong on this someone correct me. As for the modem use the kppp program. I recommend going to root and setting up the modem then going to your individual user and setting up the modem again. Setting the modem up first in root seems to avoid a few problems. I also recommend setting your speed to at least 115000 on the modem. I let some of the true linux guru's here give you more detailed guidance on setting up Kppp. I think you will find that it is easier than configuring a modem under windows. Good luck Rick "mulerider" Murphy -- "I don't want to swim in a roped off sea," JB
