[newbie] Swap DVD and CD-RW drives

Mandrake-Linux experts, I have Mandrake 8.2 on a PC with one DVD Rom drive and one CD-RW. Currently, DVD Rom drive is the master (hdc) and CD-RW is slave (hdd). I want to swap the two CD drives around so that CD-RW is the master and DVD Rom drive is the slave. Could someone explain what needs to

[newbie] Compiler ...

I have recently upgraded from Mandrakelinux 7.1 to 8.2 (PowerPack). During installation I included the development package. When I tried to compile a simple program with 'gcc test.c' or 'cc test.'c I get the following error message saying it faild to find command cpp0. Can someone help with thi

[newbie] Modem info

Dear Linux users, Has anyone used Hayes Accura PCI modem (model numer 8-15357-72 in the UK) with Linux? Thanks in advance for the help. Regards. Mungal.

[newbie] Adding new user account

I want to add a new user account to the Linux system. I used the command 'adduser', gave the necessary parameters such as: User name Password Home directory Shell to use. The account is created because: Home directory exists with the skeleton of files. Entry exists in /etc/passwd Entry exits in

[newbie] SCSI card for CD

I'm considering a SCSI CD R/W. Any recommendations on the SCSI controller suitable for use with a CD R/W under Linux. Would Adaptec 2904 be OK? It is a PCI SCSI controller? Thanks. M.

[newbie] CD Re-writer for Linux

I'm considering buying HP CD Re-Writer (probably 9210i) to use with Windows 98 and Linux. Has anyone used HP CD Re-Writers with Linux? Regards. Mungal.

Re: [newbie] running windows in linux

Exceed is quite a mature product. It turns the windows based PC into X Terminal. The window manager you use depends on your X server. I have used Exceed on a PC (Pentium 133) and the X server was on Sun. Hence, Exceed does not require a high spec PC. M.

RE: [newbie] Help with Mandrake install ....

The only options I get are: linux floppy Regards. M > you should be able to hit TAB at the prompt and get a list of OS to load. > > At 03:16 PM 4/13/00 +0100, you wrote: > >I found that typing windows at the LILO loader also failed. Try typing DOS > >instead. It worked for me. > > > >> ---

[newbie] Help with Mandrake install ....

I'm newcomer to Linux/PC. I tried to install Mandrake Linux V7.0 on my PC. I used the latest cdrom.img file from the web as the one on the CD-ROM is thought to be faulty. I used the recommended settings. Although linux is installed correctly, I can't boot in Windows. Can anyone help. Regards