Re: [newbie] new hard drive, moving linux

2000-01-22 Thread Joe Bruchis
DriveImage will make images of ext2 format partitions, but has to be run from Winders, then it drops to DOS to do the work. fkamp wrote: Daniel Woods wrote: Is there any Linux utility like Ghost and ImageCast on windows which will make image files of partitions and drives so that you

[newbie] great site for Linux help

2000-01-22 Thread Joe Bruchis
I have seen answers to ALOT of your questions at: http://jgo.local.net/LinuxGuide/ Check it out..it's GREAT!

Re: [[newbie] Sorry, here is another MODEM question.]

2000-01-22 Thread Joe Bruchis
If it's a PCI, it doesn't matter. What matters is if it's a "Winmodem". These are usually very small short cards that rely on software to carryout the responsibilities of hardware on normal modems. If it is a winmodem it absolutely will not work, and the linux open source developers say they

Re: [newbie] Need Help

2000-01-21 Thread Joe Bruchis
The best advice I can give someone at your level is to get a CD with an installable image on it from LinuxMall.com. I got 10 different brands of Linux on CD for $.99 each. It will be hard enough to install even using the CD. Your dilemma may require you to compile binary source code, and then

[newbie] user can't access Xserver

2000-01-21 Thread Joe Bruchis
I configured Mandrake 6.1 with a user account as it asks at the end of the configuration. However, when I log in as the user and run startx, all I getis the gray screen with the X curser. I hit ctrl/alt/bkspace and the console says, can't write to /home/.Xauthority. I tried a chmod 755 to change