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PJS wrote:

>
> Hello everyone,
>

Hello. Why don't you use one newsgroup to post your questions to?

>
> I am having three problems getting Linux going.  If anyone could help,
> I would be very grateful.
>
> 1) I have a Viper 550 card.  One good IT Samaritan suggested that I
> download Xfree86 3.3.3.1, advice which I took.  Since I can't get my
> video card to work, however, I can't open Netscape and downloaded it
> into Linux directly.  So, I downloaded Xfree86 3.3.3.1 via Windows
> onto my DOS partition.  But, obviously, it doesn't do me any good on
> the DOS partition.  So, I'm wondering if there is any way I can
> transfer the .rpm file from DOS to Linux via Linux.  Does anyone know?
>

I understand you have a dual boot. Did you try to mount your dos partion
under linux and then copy the file in question? The simplest would be
to do it as root:
mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/dosdrive

This will mount a partion  /dev/hda1 (substitute hda1 with
your device on which your dos resides). The filesystem is of type vfat
and
the mount point is /mnt/dosdrive (this directory must exist and be
empty).
You can customize this command to suit your needs.

Mounting is really easy once you get it how it works.

You can also use mcopy. Try man mcopy.

>
> 2) How can I configure my modem?  Because my video card isn't
> configured properly, I can't use X Windows to do it.  Is there any
> other method of doing so?

First, try running minicom to see if your modem works. This is a nice
text-based terminal for dialing out.

Also, have a look at the command
netconf
to setup your ppp. Once it's setup, use
ifup ppp0
to startup the interface ppp0

>
> 3) Once I configure my modem, can I download XFree86 via Linux without
> using X Windows?
>

Seems obvious you can. Once you are connected out, you can use lynx to
browse
or straight ftp to download.

>
> Thanks in advance,
> Paul
> email: pjs38@columbia.edu

Best regards,

b.k.