FYI, it's best to start different threads for different questions. scuzz-retro wrote: > Totally new to Linux so please be gentle.
Are we that bad? > I am running Gnome and when I stick in a CD in > the drive with files that are from a CD-R disk that > I created on another machine, whilst it sees the > files it won`t let me copy them by drag and drop. > I get a pencil with a no entry sign and then zero transfer. > If I open the file in a paint application I can then > save. Is this to do with permissions on the machine. > I am operating as a user... Odd... Have you tried using the command line? You should be able to figure out where the CD is mounted (probably /mnt/cdrom), then pull up a command line (terminal) and issue a command like the following: cp -av /mnt/cdrom/* ~ That will copy the contents of the CD (assuming, again, it's mounted to /mnt/cdrom) to your home directory. If it fails, it will probably give you an error. If you don't want it to go to your home directory, you can specify a different directory than ~ (which is shorthand for the current user's home directory). > 2nd question.. Having installed I decided to put a > network card in the machine. This was auto detected > at boot but when it asked if I should allow the machine > to autodetect it then went to a black screen and died > completely, nothing. I had to reset and then got the > hard drive checker running. Don`t wan`t to do that > too often. Any ideas. I didn`t have the machine actually > networked at the time, just the card installed. Could > be a faulty card. Um, tell it not to autodetect it? Honestly, it's not a really good idea to have your computer checking for new hardware on every boot. You can run something like kudzu when you add new hardware to detect it. It'll speed up the boot process and avoid problems like this. You might want to start another thread about this with as much info as you can provide if you want to get this working. > At last Linux... I am so pleased. Good to hear! Chad Martin ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Everything you need is one click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/AHchtC/4FxNAA/yQLSAA/0XFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
