I'd like to bring a laptop on which I'm setting up gentoo under vmware - struggling with a few hithches - should be a no brainer for someone ...more to do with booting from SCSI I think than anything tricky or vmwarish - unfamiliar ground for me...
CUall there... Chris Bayley Nick Elder CLUG wrote: > We have three registrations for Wednesdays meeting. With a highly possible >forth machine. Those registered have indicated they are happy for me to >paste their requirments into this email so we all know what they would like >done. Are we going to sort out who their trouble shooting 'buddy' is going >to be before the meeting and if so do we have volenteers? > > We still have room for more linux boxes for our problems workshop evening. >Please register by emailing me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Nick E > >1/ >Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 23:09:16 +1200 >From: "Graham Barnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Hi, > I would like to get some technical assistance with my computer at the next >weeks clug meeting. >I am running Mandrake 8.2 with the following problems >no sound >AMR modem that is not recognised >accelerated graphics working ??? >I have been given some advice via the list, without success. >I have downloaded some linux packages for these devices, and also an updated >kernel patch, but I don't seem to be able to get these to install as per the >instructions. > >Cheers >Graham :0) > >2/ > >Hi, >I would like to bring along my Toshiba 2500CDS laptop upon which I have >installed a Mandrake distribution (basically Red Hat) kernel version >2.2.?? (I can't remember - I don't have it with me right now - i'll make >sure I bring everything along). > >I have this up an running, no major headaches (I sorted out sound card >and display problems). I am after some general pointers regarding system >maintenance, security options etc 'before' I go ahead and plug it in to >the www. I am looking to buy a PCMCIA card for it and would like some >advice in that area as well. (Maybe someone has one for sale / trade - I >have so much computer stuff, I'd prefer trade) :0) > >Thirdly... (essentially part of the first question) I would like to >clean up the installation to get it running as smoothly and quickly as >possible. It only has 32Mb of memory and a P166MMX processor so the >cleaner the whole thing is the better. > >I use KDE GUI but during the install process chose all available from >the disk. Having tried these all out I have decided to stick to KDE >(unless someone can show me something I haven't tried) so I need to >ditch unwanted clutter. I am not that certain I won't crap it up by >ditching something important (I've looked through RPM and config etc... >I just need that all important second opinion...) > >This will be my first meeting so I don't want to jump straight in taking >up time if others (longer standing) have issues to deal with. Obviously >a laptop doesn't take up much room and there are always the 'laptop' >issues that don't arise on desktops. > >Please let me know if it is ok for me to bring it along. > >Thanks > >Alan > >3/ > >Hi, > >I have a PC I have already set up as a home server but would like to: > >- configure Samba for domain logons for W2K workstations > >- set up a modem for providing access to the internet for both W2K and Linux >workstations complete with fire wall > >- install/configure Apache for MySQL / PHP / ModPerl > >The machine is a 350MHz AMD K6, 256MB RAM with two hard disks (1.6GB and a >40GB). > >Should I also bring the workstation (dual boot RH7.3 and Windows XP)? > >Regards, >David Stephen >DDI 363 5404 > >4/ > And the the forth registration, is "yours truelys" I have an LG CD writer >I can to fit to this mandrake 8.2 boxem. Could I please have a hand setting >this up, and some instruction on how to burn a CD under a gui such as CD >roast or simular please? > >cheers, >Nick Elder > > > >
