Re: [newbie] A lot of questions

1999-10-28 Thread Ernest N. Wilcox Jr.
The kernel packages are in the RPMS folder, not in the Updates one, so you have to download the package(s) you need, then install/update with rpm or kpackage. Ernie On Wed, 27 Oct 1999,Dux Gregis wrote: | I did this and updated a lot of things, but I didn't see a way to | update the

Re: [newbie] A lot of questions

1999-10-27 Thread Ernest N. Wilcox Jr.
On Tue, 26 Oct 1999,Jeff Sawatzky wrote: | I am new to linux and have no clue as to what I am doing, so lets just | get to the questions: | | 1) How do I get linux to mount /dev/hda1 to /mnt/win ecery time I start | it up? | 2) How do I get my Zip drive to work, and how do I mount

Re: [newbie] A lot of questions

1999-10-27 Thread Dux Gregis
I did this and updated a lot of things, but I didn't see a way to update the kernel. I have mandrake 6.0 which I don't think comes with the latest kernel version and none of the mirrors on the list had anything that looked like a kernel update package. so how do you update the kernel? As for

Re: [newbie] A lot of questions

1999-10-27 Thread Jeff Sawatzky
O.K., I did what you said, and it seems to work, however I still have some questions: Why do I install the new kernel without removing the old one? What do I need to have the old one for? Can I remove it after the new one is installed? If I can, does that mean I need to take the reference

[newbie] A lot of questions

1999-10-26 Thread Jeff Sawatzky
I am new to linux and have no clue as to what I am doing, so lets just get to the questions: 1) How do I get linux to mount /dev/hda1 to /mnt/win ecery time I start it up? 2) How do I get my Zip drive to work, and how do I mount it? 3) I one CD-ROM (which works) and a Sony CD-RW, how do I get my