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I can't help on all of your questions, but here goes on two of them:

On 4 Jun 1995 12:21:59 +0100 Scott Mordecai (scott@musicman.demon.co.uk) wrote
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: If I modify /etc/motd to diosplay a different message, but I reboot, the
: file reverts back to "Welcome to Linux 1.0.9 (Posix)".  Why does my change
: not remain after a reboot?

Look in the rc.d directory -- one of the rc.* files rewrites /etc/motd.
Grep for "Welcome" and then go in and comment out the line.

: I know the floppy drive is /dev/fd1, but how do I access files from floppy?
: At the moment I'm having to copy the files to hd under DOS, then load
: Linux. I assume there is an easier way!

You should be able to mount floppies on /dev/fd0 or /dev/fd1. If they
are MS-DOS floppies use mount -t msdos.  The error messages from mount
are sometimes misleading, more often than not any error message from
mount means you have used no -t parameter where one is needed, or an
incorrect one.

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>: I know the floppy drive is /dev/fd1, but how do I access files from floppy?
>: At the moment I'm having to copy the files to hd under DOS, then load
>: Linux. I assume there is an easier way!

>You should be able to mount floppies on /dev/fd0 or /dev/fd1. If they
>are MS-DOS floppies use mount -t msdos.  The error messages from mount
>are sometimes misleading, more often than not any error message from
>mount means you have used no -t parameter where one is needed, or an
>incorrect one.

You can also use mcopy & mdir to directly access DOS floppies without having 
to mount them. Look in the man pages.

Nigel Barker

Scott Mordecai (scott@musicman.demon.co.uk) wrote:
: I've downloaded the mini Linux distribution, and I'm happy to say it seems
: to work quite well.  I have encountered a couple of problems I can't seem
: to fathom...

: If I modify /etc/motd to diosplay a different message, but I reboot, the
: file reverts back to "Welcome to Linux 1.0.9 (Posix)".  Why does my change
: not remain after a reboot?

It's created at boot time by /etc/rc.d/rc.S

: The X-Windows supplied seems to be setup for SVGA screens.  My display is
: only a lowly VGA, though.  Is there some config file somewhere that I can
: set what display I have?

No it uses the SVGA X-server there is a VGA X-server that works with most 
EGA or VGA hardware but only in 16 colours.

: I there some kind of 'sysinfo' utility in the version I have, or is one
: available?  The PC I'm using is a 386-sx laptop with a Cyrix 486 upgrade.
: I am 'enabling' the 486 in dos before loading Linux, but I want to check
: that it is still enabled after Linux is loaded.

Just use more /proc/cpuinfo

: I know the floppy drive is /dev/fd1, but how do I access files from floppy?
: At the moment I'm having to copy the files to hd under DOS, then load
: Linux. I assume there is an easier way!

You can either mount /dev/fd0 /mount_point -t msdos or use mtools

: TIA. Cheers,
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I have mini-linux....
>: The X-Windows supplied seems to be setup for SVGA screens.  My display is
>: only a lowly VGA, though.  Is there some config file somewhere that I can
>: set what display I have?
>
>No it uses the SVGA X-server there is a VGA X-server that works with most
>EGA or VGA hardware but only in 16 colours.

Where can I get hold of this server? What's the filename?

>
>: I there some kind of 'sysinfo' utility in the version I have, or is one
>
>Just use more /proc/cpuinfo

I don't appear to have that file/program. Where can I get it?


Thanks to all who have replied to my previous queries, it's been most
helpful

Cheers!
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Scott Mordecai <scott@musicman.demon.co.uk> writes:

>I have mini-linux....
>>: The X-Windows supplied seems to be setup for SVGA screens.  My display is
>>: only a lowly VGA, though.  Is there some config file somewhere that I can
>>: set what display I have?
>>
>>No it uses the SVGA X-server there is a VGA X-server that works with most
>>EGA or VGA hardware but only in 16 colours.

>Where can I get hold of this server? What's the filename?

>>
>>: I there some kind of 'sysinfo' utility in the version I have, or is one
>>
>>Just use more /proc/cpuinfo

>I don't appear to have that file/program. Where can I get it?

You should compile your kernel with /proc file system support. Then,
you will get it. But, I think mini-linux does not have gcc with it.
You probably need to get a precompiled kernal with /proc support.

>Thanks to all who have replied to my previous queries, it's been most
>helpful

>Cheers!
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