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The first step to checking your connection to the internet is to do Quote: ping -c 3 www.pick-a-website.com . If it returns unknown host you have no connection. If it gives the time packets take you do this is the first step. For naything else on you RH9 someone with some RH experience can probably help. The resaon that you get command not found is that root access with su stips environment variable (for security I think), which requires that you use absolute pathnames such as /usr/bin/adsl, instead of just typing adsl. Bash is the program that's actualy behind the terminal window. The terminals of all the distros/desktop environments have terminals to implement various shell consoles, bash is most common. If you booted into a text mode instead of the standard graphical interface you would be using bash. To get you boot loader to say windows XP you will ahve to you bootloader config. It not very hard. From a terminal window with root access do this mount /boot then do one of the following depending on whether you are using kde gnome Quote: kwrite /boot/grub/grub.conf gedit /boot/grub/grub.conf If you are using lilo it would be lilo.conf instead of grub. I hope that helps.

The 2.6 kernel does have NTFS write support. Although I don't know how Mandrake sets that up. I've heard some people have had issues with NTFS write, but I don't have a fat32/NTFS partion so I can't help too much more with that.

There should be several ways to do this. Log on with root as your username at your logon screen, and enter your root password. I havn't used mandrake but that is how Suse RH9 ARCH and gentoo are. You can also achieve your goal of changeing file permissions two other ways. The way I usually do something like this is to open up shell console, type "su" to get root permission and then do "exec /"location of your file browser" and modify your permission. I have only done this with konqueror(KDE). You can also do chmod +777 /filename or folder. Which will give write permission to all users.

This can probaly be fixed by changing /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab, depending on how mandrake is setup;I think this is universal, but I've only worked with Arch,Suse, and Gentoo. This(these) files, control how you drives are mounted. The first section of each line in /etc/fstab is the device(my root filesystem): <fs> <mountpoint> <type> <opts> <dump/pass> /dev/hda2 / reiserfs noatime 0 0 So in your /etc/fstab you probaly need to change /dev/hdd to /dev/hd(X), from a liveCD or other working distro. Hope this helps.

Here is a thread that might help if you are buring from a windows install. If you are already useing another linux distro you should use K3b. Go to tools/cd/burn cd image, and select the iso's name under "image to burn".

This thread is a resonse to In The Clear. It is intended help with a first time Gentoo install. I plan to write this in several steps, so that I can get feedback, based on you setups. in this first post I'll talk a little about why I use Gentoo and what you need to enjoy using Gentoo, it's not as much masochism as you might think. Also, before I do the actual instruction section I will try to test how to do the install to a clean partition while running you current distro, which I believe can be done. The main Reasons to use gentoo are: 1) Great package and dependancy managment through Portage.(why normal people use it) 2) It can be customized and compiled intirlely from source.(enter masochism) 3) Very helpful and active forums. Great for the install process if things go wrong, which is why I want to test the install from an installed distro. What you need: 1) A fast internet conection.(Everything from Portage is downloaded.) 2) If You want to do the compiled from source install(Stage 1) You will need a fast computer of lots of time for compiles. 3)Patience. Gentoo is designed for all packages to be compiled from source. Once your system is setup this usuall works well, but again it takes time. If you don't want to deal with compiling from source, but still want good package management you might give Arch Linux a shot. I havn't used it but I've heard it's also good. It still has lots of setup and configureation for the user though, just no compiles. That being said here's and introduction to Portage, Use and Stages. Portage is Gentoo package managment, and main distinction from RPM based distros. Portage works with a set of scripts in the directory /usr/portage to calculate dependancies, and configuration options for the program to be installed. Some graphical front-ends exist, but I have found portage to be most usful and the shell console. It has a very simple syntax: emerge filename Poratge can also be used to upgrade all programs on you system by emerge world. I'll stop there; anything else can be found through experimentation "emerge -h". The Use variable in /etc/make.conf is a set of compile time option for poratge. You can use this to add option support of features into your programs. For example if you programs to have optional gnome support and not to have optional kde support set USE="gnome gtk -kde -qt" or vice versa if you like kde. This isn't vital early on, and if you use Gentoo you'll get the hang of it over time. The stages are a set of tools needed to install gentoo, gcc, glibc, and meny others.There are three stages Stage 1) is basicly a gcc binutils portage, and there dependancys,Gentoo calls it the toolchain. If you do this you have to compile your entire system. This is what I have now Stage2) this gives you a precompiled toolchain, but you still compile everthing else. Stage three is all binary execp the kernel. there is a tool called genkernel to help with conpiling the kernel. So I'll post the instruction portion later today. My eyes need a rest. From you current distro create a partion to install on and create the folder /mnt/gentoo. This will be the mount point for the install. I'll test installing from an installed distro before I post the instructions.I'll also think about how to be as concise as possible for that part. If you have read the Gentoo site, which will hopfully make more sense after I'm done, and have any questions I didn't answer about general concepts or ohter feedback please ask. The instructions will contain commands and comments in such a way that you could use it as a script. More will come later. Hope this helps

I feel silly now but I just found Gentoo Quick install reference. It is found in the docs section, instead of the "install handbook" section. I'm off to sugest a change to the Gentoo Documentation group.

I'm not sure about the size; it probably has to do with how dependancy and compile options are handled. Look in /etc/make.conf, for specifying a cpu. I think you should have that file, although it may be specific to the Gentoo districution. If you have it set: CFLAGS="-march=athlon-xp -pipe -O2" CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" Those variable should be in make.conf, just change their values. Non-Gentoo users please correct me if I'm wrong about make.conf.

Sorry,correction to last time. Memory usage is 18 an 46 respectivly. Great for old and new systems alike.

I'm glad that was helpful. I want to quikly throw in 2 more things about up[censored] which gave me trouble at first. Keep in mind I was a total newbie to Linux when I started using Gentoo. Up[censored] Gentoo In my first post I mentioned that you can keep you install up to date with "emerge world" that was a bit oversimplified. Here is the "correct/most stable" way. emerge sync : -this updates the portage tree /usr/portage emerge -uD world : -u is update; -D checks direct and inderect dependancies when up[censored]. Also -a (ask)or -p (pretend) are good flags if you not sure if you want to update. Up[censored] Kernels I don't know how much experience you guys have with this but it killed my system the first time I tried. Here is a guide on basic kernel confiugration. To build the kernel I do this. mount /boot make && make modules_install && make install -then add a new entry at the bottom of you bootloader config, and keep the old entry, at least for a while. Speed/Efficiency Two notes on my memory footprint immideatly after boot. used free without x running :-/+ buffers/cache: 21 990 with X running :-/+ buffers/cache: 56 555 I use x.org not xfree, and fvwm is my window manager. I must second that it is fast.

This should be the last piece I post.To setup the kernel for the first time I would use genkernel unless you have compiled a kernel before. For some parts of the final setup I'll think the Gentoo Handbook is the simplest possible option ## pick you own time zone ls /usr/share/zoneinfo ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/*** /etc/localtime Kernel ##2.4 emerge vanilla-sources or ##2.6 emerge development-sources emerge genkernel genkernel all #write this for the bootloader config ls /boot/kernel* /boot/initrd* emerge hotplug rc-update add hotplug default #I don't think I can do it more effectivly than the Gentoo #Handbook for system config #http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=8 #I'm assuming that you will already have grub or lilo installed. Change the examples I give to reflect verion and partion numbers. Add the appropriate example to your bootloaader config ##Grub nano -w /boot/grub/grub.conf title=Gentoo Linux 2.4.26-r6 root (hd0,0) kernel /kernel-2.4.26-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hda3 initrd /initrd-2.4.26-gentoo-r6 nano -w /etc/lilo.conf image=/boot/kernel-2.4.26-gentoo-r6 label=gentoo read-only root=/dev/ram0 append="init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hda3" initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.26-gentoo-r6 ##And from here use the Handbook and the install section of the Gentoo Forum. ## I hope this helped, make it a little easier. Please give me feedback on this. Sorry it isn't easier but, I think it is worth the time to give Gentoo a shot. Good Luck!

Here are the instruction for the first part of the install. So make sure you have done this. I am assumeing you have already partitioned the drive you plan to use. This guide is setup like a shell with "#" as a comment.Don't try to make a script out of this verbatim. This covers everthing before the kernel. You might want to read my comments before starting. I strongly recommend do the script as described near the end. *Open an x-term or whaterver you shell is. mkdir /mnt/gentoo mkdir /mnt/cdrom su mount /dev/installpartition /mnt/gentoo # If your cdrom is not /dev/cdrom, check /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab mount /dev/cdrom cd /mnt/gentoo ls /mnt/cdrom/stages #after: /mnt/cdrom/stages/stage(1 ,2 ,or 3) hit tab. I have w#ritten the guide for a stage 1 since that is what I have. It's #not so bad since you can still use your installed distro during #the install; jsut don't crash you system!! tar -xvjpf /mnt/cdrom/stages/stage1-<subarch>-2004.2.tar.bz2 nano -w /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf *make these changes: -uncomment USE, and also change -alsa to also -change CHOST to i686-pc-gnu-linux, if you have a pentium 2 to or greater. and read the comments above the line. -Change the uncommented CFLAGS to reflect you archetecture i686 for p2 and up and athlon-xp if you haveone. -uncomment makeopts"-j2" also read the comments above it in the file ## # If you are doing this from within a distro I don't think is #nessecary. It also might not work on no gentoo systems. I don't #know if other distros have the same setup. This file contains #the DNS info. # if you don't know how chroot works this step sets /mnt/gentoo #to / so everything not in /mnt/gentoo goes away. Use alt-f2 to #switch to a non-chrooted console. although if you are running #you installed distro just use your file manager. chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash env-update source /etc/profile #This updates portage. This might tell you portage needs to be upgraded, ignore the #message, portage will be updated by the install. emerge sync #This takes you into partage, fetches all the needed files for #stage1, and then it compiles, and updates your profile. This #takes ~3-4 and a 2.4 gig pentium4 with 1gb of ram. If you want #to create a shell script for this part copy the lines up to "end #stage2" into a text file,lest call it 'install" and place them #into /mnt/gentoo, you will probably do this from your file #browser outside you chrooted x-term. In your x-term do these #comands: 1)cd / 2)cdmod +x install 3) source install #Then go to work, school, sleep or watever else. This takes a #total of ~8 hours on my system. Just don't chrash your running #distro since it will break the install. cd /usr/portage scripts/bootstrap.sh -f scripts/bootstrap.sh source /etc/profile #This next part is stage2 emerge --fetchonly system emerge system ##end stage 2 ##I'll post more later since it should be tomarrow-ish before that finishes. I'll check in periodicly so ask any question you have. You can also use the Gentoo forums.

I havn't use this but this is an installer for Gentoo based/ported from the Anaconda installer. http://gentoo.vidalinux.com/?q=node/view/35 That install will give you a base system Kernel, cron log Xfree, gcc, etc... You also need to download cd 2 from the Gentoo Mirrors. This will contain binary's for kde, gnome, OO.o, etc. It looks like you still have to do some work from the shell promt. This might make it easier, but it will still probably take some work. I agree that the first time you install Gentoo it deserves a -10 rating on ease of install, but having portage for package management, is in my opinion, worth the work. I would be willing to create a simplified guide in a new thread if any of you want to give it a try.

Sorry I left one step off. Under settings->Configure Konquerer you need to select the "web behavior" section on the left hand section of the configuration tool. Also what version are you using. I have 3.2.2.

It may have originated there, but I took it from the Gentoo "about" page.http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/about.xml

There are several options. You can use a right click and tell it to open a new tab, you can use the middle scroll botton on a 3-button mouse, and in setting->"configure konqueror" you can set tabbed-browsing options.

You can also use "ctrl+n", or "file -> new" to open multiple navigator windows in Firefox.

It was no problem.

you can download a test version of nero burning rom for windows here: http://www.nero.com/en/631939541422774.php Then do this to burn it correctly(instruction from Gentoo.org): With Nero Burning ROM, select File, Burn CD image. Set the type of file to *.* and select the ISO file. Older versions of Nero will tell you they don't recognize the format -- confirm here, it does recognize it but doesn't know it yet In the next dialog, set the following parameters: * Type of image: Data Mode 1 * Block size: 2048 bytes * File precursor and length of the image trailer: 0 bytes * Scrambled: no * Swapped: no Now click on OK and then Burn (the CD-R)

You're probably just makeing a data cd instead of a bootable one. What program are you using to burn the image. Creating a bootable image depends heavily on which program you're using. What program are youu using to burn the image?

I looked on sourceforge and the madwifi driver seems to no longer be on their site, but you could also get it here: ftp://csociety-ftp.ecn.purdue.edu/pub/gentoo/distfiles/madwifi-driver-0.1_pre20040514.tar.bz2 You may also need to install the sharutils rpm for makeing the package. Extract the madwifi driver, then from the shell console cd into the madwifi directory, as root and do the following. Quote: make && make install and then Quote: dhcpcd ath0

The NetGear wg311 alsa works with the madwifi driver

To access the drive as a normal user you will need to edit the file /etc/fstab. Save a backup first! For your drive there should be a line that looks something like this: /dev/hdax /mnt/hdax reiserfs noauto 0 1 change it to this: /dev/hdaz /mnt/hdax reiserfs noauto,users 0 1 That should give you access as user. I'm not sure about the music, but my guess would be that is they don't play they might be in WMA which is a microsoft proprietary format which is not supported in Linux. Also Windows does not recognize Linux partions.

Just as a warning I don't use Fedora. This is just a semi-educated guess as a Gentoo user. First check /boot and make sure that you have an initrd adn vmlinuz for kernel 2.6.5, this is what the Fedora site said the kernel was. Fedora seems to use the mountpoint for root(in the third line), I put the device path my example (root=/dev/hda6). Check /etc/mtab or /etc/fstab to get the mountpoint, you can also try just keeping /dev/hda6, if it doesn't work it shouldn't effect the anything but the core 2 entry. Add this to the very bottom. title Fedora Core 2 (2.6.5-(1.358).nptl) root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.2.6.5-(1.358).nptl ro root=/dev/hda6 hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi initrd /initrd-2.6.5-(1.zzzz1.358).nptl.img Also check thishttp://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2763.

One more thing you will need to do is to copy the files from the boot floppy onto hda1.