[newbie] file Permissions

1999-03-05 Thread Clay
I figured out why all my files were not working right it wasn't that they were text files but the permissions are messed up... everytime i try to install something the permissions for it are always messed up! is their some setting i can change to stop this... i am not telling it to save

Re: [newbie] installing RPM all files are treated like documents?!?

1999-03-04 Thread Clay
no i meant all files are treated like text files instead of executeables ...sorry was in hurry when writing this Steve Philp wrote: Clay wrote: when i install a file from an rpm or tar.gz it seems that all the files in the rpm or tar.gz are treated like text files instead of executables

Re: [newbie] X fails

1999-03-04 Thread Clay
make sure you have your monitor configured correctly get out your monitor manual if it isn't listed in list and make sure you have right horzontinal lines and virtical lines set in the thing when you do customi had same problem with my computer at first and thought it was graphics card but

[newbie] installing RPM all files are treated like documents?!?

1999-03-03 Thread Clay
when i install a file from an rpm or tar.gz it seems that all the files in the rpm or tar.gz are treated like text files instead of executables like they should be! what gives?! i downloaded these files under windows 98 then mounted my fat 32 partition under linux got the files from the fat 32

[newbie] Linux kernel, modem, and dosemu questions

1999-02-28 Thread Clay
first question...i have a rockwell hcf 56k data fax pci modem and was wondering if anyone else had the same modem and was able to get it to work under linux mandrake with kppp and if so how? second question. this has to due somewhat with first question what adavantages will i have by installing

[newbie] one more question i almost forgot...

1999-02-28 Thread Clay
how do you get linux mandrake to see my fat 32 partition i have used linux slackware and was able to get it to see my fat 16 partition on my older computer but didn't see a way to get my fat 32 visible under linux...again any help would be appreciatied

[newbie] ok sorry to be a pain but i have two more question...

1999-02-28 Thread Clay
ok i figured out my first dosemu problem now i have another one and can't seem to figure out how to even start with itok when i run xdos now it gives me some vga font error ... i probably should of written it down and wrote it exactly right here oh well... ok here is my second problem and a