[newbie] Device or resource busy

2000-04-06 Thread Gemini56
So I've fallen in love with Linux and, like all love affairs, it's driving me nucking futs!!! Specifically, I'm trying to configure my SpaceWalker SiS 530 M/B (Shuttle now calls it the HOT 599) with onboard video and sound controller (Yamaha YFM742 ) with PII 233 and 96MB ...finally got video

Re: [newbie] zip drive problem

2000-04-06 Thread Gemini56
Had the same problem but 'modprobe ppa' worked...mounted zip from console with " mount -t vfat /dev/sda4 /mnt/zipdos" (Had to create empty mount point directory zipdos in /mnt and had to have a dos formatted zip disk in the drive Iomega uses partition 4 [sda4] as default in their

Re: [newbie] Problems with an External Modem

2000-04-06 Thread Gemini56
Adrian: What serial port is your modem connected to? In dos they are COM1, COM2, COM3, and COM4...the Linux equivalents are: ttys0, ttys1, ttys2, and ttys3. In kppp setup, click on device, select the correct device in the drop down window...at this point, don't select /dev/modem, select the