hi brother .. replies to each of ur queries below them wherever possible --- shriram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i have caldera open linux e-desktop 2.4 installed on my system with the > following > configuration > intel celeron processor @ 500 mhz > i810 graphics controller > integrated ac'97 audio > 64mb sdram > 10gb hdd
> a. i cannot configure my sound sndconfig form the terminal prompt or konsole some gurus like Suresh /Raju/Kingsly ?Bish might even tell u the files(is it modules.conf?) which u may change if sndconfig doesnt wok properly though an addendum a frd has the same conf with 700 Mhz celeron and in his computer i tried using sndconfig but the playback test failed still sound was enabled:)(dont ask me why though) > b. is there any utility like windows scandisk, to check my hdd for errors & > badsectors. fsck .. it runs automatically when Linux boots .. to check its existence .. dont shut down the comp just switch it off .. next time fsck will complain and run a test .. but hey im jus kidding .. try this @ your own risk or just type fsck > c. caldera came bundled with kde, but i want to install gnome. can i have the > two co-existing in my system & how to do it? for one i dont know whether caldera uses .deb format dpkg files or .rpm Rdehat files for installation of packages .. im assuming it uses rpm yeah man.. i do use both of them . but the gnome rpms r there .. i think they r installed .. if not then u may need the exact rpms/.deb files which u can download from the gnome website(www.gnome.org) or alternatively from www.ximian.com/download/ and one thing i have on PCQ Linux 7.1 is switchdesk a nifty utility provided by Redhat which allows u to switch between KDe and GNOME ... check if u have it or in kde run the KDE Package Manager it will tell you two things .. whether u have rpm installations or .deb and also whether gnome files are installed or not .. hust probe around .. HTH cacofonixx __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone. http://phone.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
