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Article #2781Re: Help with Configuring XWindow
From: Mark R Petty
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 00:00
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 00:00
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1. Try opening a terminal and typing: mount /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom You may have to change the 'hdc' bit. It refers to the ide device in question, in this case a cd rom. hda is master on the first ide interface, hdb the slave hdc is master on the first ide interface, hdd the slave If you have a winmodem then you can't connect to the internet Viola & Piotr Polanski wrote in message ... >Can anyone advice me on the following problems: > >1. When using X Window I was unable to use CD-ROM drive and Floppy >drive. I tried to auto mount them by clicking on CDROM and Floppy icons, but >I got an error message, and saying that it had to be done manually (I have >to show a path?) >Also, I could not get the internet to work (I have dialup connection) > >2. How should I install my CR-ROM drive, Floppy drive, printer and scanner? >Which application should I use to install them? > >3. Can someone let me know where should I go in X Window and which drivers >use to each of them. Please let me know in step by step instructions > >My computer specifications are as follows: > >- Pentium II 266, >- Asus P2B Motherboard >- 64 MB 00 MHz SDRAM DIMM (Single Stick) >- Microsoft IntelliMouse >- Mitsumi 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive >- Maxtor DiamondMax 6.8GB (model 90680D4) >- Sony 32x IDE CD-ROM Drive (model CDU701) >- ATI Expert @ Work, 8MB AGP (01)0072741940210 (21)06826 01771 >- Creative Ensoniq Audio PCI Sound Card (9817) Assy no; 01 Rev: C >- US Robotics 56k v.90 Fax/Modem with Voice (Sporster) (21ME23B85N97 > 66174900) >- HP 1100 laserjet >- HP scanjet 4200C > >I will appreciate any help > >peter > > > > > > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 11033e,97d34ae051c1d798 X-Google-Attributes: gid11033e,public From: "Mark R Petty" <mark.petty@virgin.net> Subject: Re: Help with Configuring XWindow Date: 1999/10/25 Message-ID: <7v2mqa$f0l$1@nclient11-gui.server.virgin.net> X-Deja-AN: 540521601 References: <s0o0i8v7r0192@corp.supernews.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 X-Complaints-To: abuse@virgin.net X-Trace: nclient11-gui.server.virgin.net 940891786 15381 194.168.120.204 (25 Oct 1999 22:49:46 GMT) Organization: Virgin Net Usenet Service NNTP-Posting-Date: 25 Oct 1999 22:49:46 GMT Newsgroups: ahn.tech.linux