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I have a CompactFlash reader that my system seems to find, but it does not seem to be mounted. I suppose it would need to be in the fstab and/or the mtab. does anybody know how I can set it up, or at least determine if it is found by the system? I use Knoppix/Debian. TIA. 8)

Danleff, when I tried to mount it, all the info I've gotten so far has indicated that it should be sdax, (where x is a number between 1 and 15 or so). I went through and did 'mount' using each of these device labels found in /dev, starting with sda,1 but each stated that it was "not a block device". I saw a line in my boot messges this time that mentioned that it was doing something to a "usb storage" device, but it went by so fast I couldn't read it all. Is there any way that I can send all that stuff to a file so that I can read it later? I haven't had a chance yet to compare my dmesg line by line with the one posted on LinuxQuestions.org forum, but I will soon. I don't have a Zip drive or anything like that. I have a usb scanner, (HP 2200c) and a Logitech Marble usb trackball, no other usb devices, no memory sticks, etc.. I'm not in a major hurry, I can access it through Win98, which is where all my images are stored, but the sooner I fix it, the sooner I will have no problems in Linux for the very first time! (Of course, Linux sometimes surprises me; just now my GUI login screen switched back into German... ;(

Quote: Some how I am expecting a rat that is chillin' then says that philisofical reply to all answers. And just who are we? We are who we are. or something like that. ;(

No, Dapper it is one of those little gadgets that let me put in my card from my digital camera and copy the images to the drive. It's not a big deal at the moment, It works OK in Windoze, but as soon as I find certain software, I'm departing M$ land forever. (That may take a while...) I've got a USB cable to hook up my camera, but it takes a looong time to download images from it, and I will still have to figure out how to configure that in Linux! I'd just as soon get the card reader working. It seems to be initialised - the led lights up in Linux, so Linux sees it. I found some stuff in dmesg that seems to indicate that it is initialised, and Knoppix/Debian has a program that gives info about lots of stuff, including "USB storage", but I can't find what it's device name is. I saw a thread on LinuxQuestions.org that talked about one for Sandisk (mine is 'generic) the thread gave a list of the guy's dmesg, and mine has exactly the same stuff, as near as I can tell. I will go back there a little later to see if I can compare the two dmesg data. Is there any way I can find out what the device name is? If so, I will try to mount it, and if it works, I can add it to fstab... ;(

Quote: When a question is yes or no.. the chances are 50% at getting it correct. However, quantum physics adds the possibility of a third answer that is the same.. not.. and inbetween all at the same time. Atleast you are right - at some point - Maybe - Not. Something inbetween? Yeah, that describes me - I'm kind of a fence walker - I try to balance things out... 8)

Quote: I don't think you will quit. Isn't that the point of Linux anyway? TO keep it going. To Surpass ... Him. To boldly go where no previous (or curret other [ie: M$]) o/s can. (or will ) ---------------- EI.. UI .. Oh.. what ever. Didn't help the farmer either. Amen, and amen! Thanks, and you are right!

Quote: KK, well does anyone reccomend a certain one? I use gnome with fedora. Daum You'll find it in the gnome setup program, if it is available. I use KDE, so I can't say for sure gnome has it. Good luck, though. 8) By the way, what word processor are you using? There may be some function in that that is more like what you are looking for. ;(

Quote: No rules.. eh... No, I have to be at least 62 according to social insecurity, and one of the places I used to work required people to retire at 55. Linux will let me work as long as I want to, and will let me quit when I want to, regardless...

As far as I know, there is nothing like that, but as I said, you can install a Spanish keyboard layout, and all the 'special' characters that Spanish uses will be there on your keyboard. In KDE, there is a thing similar to the Windoze 'tray' that has an icon that you can change from one to another. Mine changes from US to German to French anytime I need, or want to. (With this arrangement, you would have to learn where the keys are, but you would only have to press one key to put in a character, not four... 8)

Quote: Does that mean you'll be retiring soon too? Nope! Linux has no retirement policy - nor rules! x)

Quote: Hi, If anyone has successfully got their NTL broadband connection working using Fedora I would be very grateful if they would post copies of their etho-cfg and any other relevant instructions here. My connection through my ethernet card (a Compaq card which Fedora is recognising as an Intel chip - can read its machine address so seems no compatibility problem there) and TV digibox work fine in Win98, NTL know it can work but can't provide tech. support, and I've spent about a week wrestling with redhat-config-network, etho-cfg and have also tried ppp. I know it uses dhcp, but am not sure whether only the ethernet connection is needed, or whether it counts as ADSL, since NTL also supply our phone connection and I know the connection is upload/download asymmetric. Thanks. Long Live Linux! (when I can get it to work!) I can't help much, because I have cable modem, but what you sid sounds just like DSL... ;(

Quote: [ ... Your poll is flawed. truth is that I'm still tied to W2K and still haven't found a desktop that equals it. I run Linux because Windows is going in a direction which makes it dramatically less functional with releases after W2K. XP requires a huge effort to make it useable. All of the operation is hidden under layer upon layer of bad eyecandy. ... I said that Linux isn't as good a desktop environment as is W2K, but, the gap is rapidly closing. Many many people are working very hard to make Linux work as a desktop, and it's obvious that sooner rather than later they 'will' achieve parity. When that happens, I want to be able to switch over as an experienced user rather than a newbe. The fact that Linux is open source is just gravy. So, I continue to work with different Linux distros, currently Knoppix/Debian, and I'm waiting for that parity. Not too much longer now... Actually, M$ began to go downhill when they began to 'replace' DOS with Windows, but that is just my opinion. As far as the "good desktop environment" Linux allows you to change that in many different ways - KDE, Gnome, IceWM, and many others, all of which are basically different to each other and allow the user to install themes and make their own. I currently also use Knoppix/Debian, and during the last week, I have changed from KDE to IceWM and then to Gnome and then back to KDE. BTW, you can get your KDE to act just like Windows, Mac and others... Windoze did not have themes until Win98, I think, and even then, you had to buy Plus! to get the capability. One of the basic principles of Windoze is hiding things using 'eyecandy' M$ does not want you to see what they have installed on your computer, and it is next to impossible to find out what that stuff is, if you happen to find it. XP tries to limit you to two or three 'special' folders, and it is hard to find "Windows Explorer" (it is not in the menu). Linux on the other hand is 'Open Source), which means that you can find the source code for everything installed on your system, and thus you can find out what it all does (assuming you can read the source code). M$ ignores you when you send in a bug report, Linux people read them all, and if you are a programmer, you can fix it yourself. M$ ignores you if you ask for another feature, Linux people may not add it, but they don't ignore you, and again if you are a programmer, you can add the feature yourself. M$ will not allow you to change the equivalent to a kernel in any way. Linux suggests that you do this. There is more, but my post is getting long... 8)

Quote: In windows you can hit alt+164 to create a n with a tilde over it..and like alt 161 to make a i with stress over it..etc...does linux have an equivalent system in it, or must you use the character map app, and do insert all the time? Just asking since i type several spanish papers=) Daum You might try setting up another keyboard thing. I use Knoppix/Debian, and it has a German default layout, which when I first used it drove me batty, because some of the keys put in characters I didn't know... 8)

Quote: I had heard that Debian was the 'way to go', but, I simply don't have the time to do a Debian 'build from scratch'. I decided to download the Knoppix ISO, saw what a nice desktop, and decided to do a HD install. Simple really. Alt-Ctrl-F1, then type 'knx-hdinstall'. I understand now why Debian is so highly regarded. Knoppix isn't 100% compliant with the Stock Debian, and there are some gotchas, but, it's awful close. I recently 'broke' my current build of Knoppix, but truthfully it is more durable and stable than any other Distro that I've tried. Far better than Mandrake or any other of the rpm style builds. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it as a starting point for a desktop, or whatever other purpose. You have to be 'really' crazy and try 'really' hard to 'break' it. And, how else ya gonna learn ;-). From an administration standpoint, it is a delight to setup, maintain, and update. The apt utility is very reliable, and the Sylpheed graphical interface gives you a very comprehensive view of the installed, available, broken packages, as well as a bunch of other ways to view the data and manage the packages and download sites. You can also do a lot of this from command line with apt. for example, to get Sylpheed you'd just type 'apt-get install sylpheed'. I haven't seen any other Distro that manages packages anywhere near as well. From a company's viewpoint, it has the advantage of being free, as are all of the Debian sources which it utilizes. Big selling point ;-)! If you're trying to sell this to your boss, use the Knoppix/Debian, and 'not' Mandrake or one of the other rpm Distros!!! Sorry, dude, but believe me, sometimes you don't need to be crazy nor "try really hard" to break things in Knoppix/Debian! For example, look at my reply to Dapper Dan's post above. It shows a 'broken' thing that I did not do anything that could have broken it! My current version of Debian is good, there is no doubt of that, and your post is right on except for the lack of breaking things... :x

Quote: You can apt-get k3b with Debian? Cool! You can't with RH 9.. that I know of.. Sorry, Dapper, k3b comes on the Knoppix CD. I finally had to reinstall using the Knoppix CD, when both the 'regular' installs I did (one 'internet', the other using normal CDs) failed miserably! BTW, can I get synaptic for Debian? If so, how useful is it? K3b does work now, but I have not yet done the update/upgrade/dist-upgrade things with apt-get. What order should I do them in, and how should I change the sources.list? I also have a problem with su - it won't work with my new user account. I haven't tried the 'knoppix' account yet. ;(

Quote: You can apt-get k3b with Debian? Cool! You can't with RH 9.. that I know of.. Well, I'm not sure about getting it with apt-get. I installed through Knoppix, and I think it was there when I booted up, and before I updated, and upgraded. (It may have been installed during the up[censored] or upgrading.) I am about to reinstall, and I will be sure to check this time... 8)

Quote: Did you use the setup utility in kb3 'before' you tried to burn? I think I had similar problems when I tried to use kb3 the first time. Also, you might want to start using "synaptic" to get a better overview in managing your packages. GUI interfaces do sometimes have advantages ;-). Well, I had to run the setup utility in a terminal window, because it was not set to root. I then set up a link to run it as root. It still could not find cdrecord or cdrdao. Debian for some reason did not install synaptic the way I installed Debian. (see my reply to danleff to see how I installed.) I thank you for your reply. As I said to danleff, I am about to try reinstalling Debian the 'official' way. Perhaps that will clear things up... ;(

Quote: Let me just clarify, the is a Knoppix hard drive install? Seems that I remember this also. Where are the 2 files (cdrecord and cdrdao) located, either in /usr/bin or /usr/sbin? Most likely you need to run K3b as root. Try this also. Become root in a console and type cdrecord --scanbus and see if you get any output. make sure that you leave a space between cdrecord and --scanbus. If you do, and the CDRW is identified as 0,0,0 or something like that, try typing in k3b as root and see if you get the same error messages. Finally, what version of K3b and KDE is on the system? If need be, you can get a newer version of cdrecord and tools by adding a backport source to the sources.list file, assuming that you did not try to upgrade to sarge or sid with synaptic. If it runs as root user, or you get a display error, you can make an icon to run K3b as root. I can walk you through this, if this is the problem. But, I need to know what version of KDE that you are running. I installed using Knoppix. I then used apt-get to do update, upgrade, and dist-upgrade. Apt-get now says that both of these have the newest version, but I cannot find either file for sure. I find one that calls itself cdrecord that is over 500 MB, but it is not an executable, the other is only 133 Bytes, and it is not executable either. I may try the backport, but I have a feeling that it won't work, because apt-get already thinks the programs are up-to-date. k3b is the newest version, it is running as root. I think KDE is version 3.2, but it is at least 3.1. My system finds the cdrom correctly, and I can view a CD properly. I appreciate your help, a lot. I am recording the Debian 30r2 disks, and I may have reinstalled by the time you read this. I will try the internet install first, then try the normal CDs. If neither of these two attempts work, I will go back to Knoppix hdinstall. Perhaps this will correct my problems. If not, I will be begging - again! Thanks! 8)

Thanks, Dapper! Ive been looking over the net for other than k3b, but most of them Ive found have used cdrecord and mkisofs (sp) Mkisofs seems to be OK on my system, but cdrecord is not found by k3b, and I can't find the executable myself... Does Burncenter use cdrecord or cdrdao? (Don't worry, I'll go to the site as soon as I post this and checkit out...) What I would really like to find out is why cdrecord and cdrdao are not locatable by k3b, but apt-get says they are up-to-date... ;( EDIT I went to the site, and it does need cdrecord. I still need to find out how to get my cdrecord working...

I wish I could help, really I do, but I'm not at all good at network stuff (I saw your other post, but I don't answer a post unless I am sure of the answer). To do what you mention in your other post, you would have to create a shell script and make an 'application link' (shortcut) on the desk top. (Once you have the script written and made executable.) You might try setting Linux to use DCHP to get the router's ip address (it will have one that is different than the one given by your ISP, I think, which could be your problem). Hopefully, someone else will answer it. When you do the configuration, what changes do you make? Does it not write the changes? I hope someone here will be able to say what file to edit, but with that info, we may be able to create the script, at least 8)

It takes quite a while to do that. If you do not have a compatible ethernet card, or if the card is not connected to the 'net, it takes a lot longer. Are you using a winmodem (software based, rather than hardware based)? How long did you wait before rebooting? ;(

Welcome to the community! 8)

Quote: thanks alot guys! but cobblepot, when i click, ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/quake3/linux/linuxq3apoint-1.32b-3.x86.mun and http://www.icculus.org/quake2/installers/i_o_quake2-0.15.mun that i just get a documents that looks like a scripting language like cgi maybe or a file that would be found under a folder in linux. no what exactly do i do with those? thanks again for the help Jabird Right click on the link and choose *Save link target as* (I don't know if it is a problem with the website or Mozilla, but I sometimes get the same problem. It is sending you the file as text, and putting it on the screen. I often get ISOs as JPGs, go figure!) 8)

Great! (I have a couple of situations where I got something to work and can't figure out how I did it!) I hope that when you get the answers to all your question, you will hang around to provide your own answers to others...) 8)

Quote: Thanks PC Janitor, I've downloaded the i386 debian now i have only to figure out the ISO burning thing. Cant seem to find a decent utility for the burning that doens't want money :-/ Thanks again- Blenderguy Just in case, be sure to check the md5 checksums against the ISOs you have downloaded, and be sure that you burn them as images... 8)