On Thursday 22 August 2002 01:06 am, you wrote: > (response below quote) Bottom posting is considered "good form" here, thanks. > On Wednesday 21 August 2002 23:44, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hello, I am a linux newbie, and I am very interested in learning linux. > > > I welcome > > downloaded Linux 8.2, and i tried installing it but it has about 5 errors > > while installing the packages. Ooops, always a good idea (at least in Linux) to make a note of what errors say, it helps a lot in troubleshooting. we all know how "arcane" the error message given by M$winblows products, but in Linux, the messsages really mean something. next time.... BTW, have you considered re-installing and this time trying the "expert" (as opposed to "recomended", it is kinda like the difference between a "normal" and a "custom" software install)
> > Installation went through fine, and the > > packages didnt seem to cause much effect. When I rebooted my PC after > > installing linux 8.2, the boot screen came up in which i chose linux (by > > the way i have linux and windows on a dual boot. Windows 20 gigs, and > > linux 18 gigs). I was on mandrakes tutorial from the site, and I saw that > > after installation it started talking about the "first time wizard", and > > stuff... Which seems to be the linux desktop. When i rebooted. It made me > > go into the linux console, and i donnot know how to get to the linux-like > > desktop. It keeps putting me in the dos-like area which someone said was > > the console. I typed startx as someone instructed me to do from an IRC > > help channel. It said that the! re was an error... and it didnt run > > startx. It said errno2, and also had errno3. Directory not found or > > something. Im not sure whether this is happening because of the > > installation package errors or something. Anyways I went back to irc help > > channel, and i stated this problem. They told me that linux would boot > > into the desktop if my video was ok. I told them i had a nvidia video > > card, and they told me to update the drivers for it... I donno what to > > do. Im not sure if its the drivers or not. I am running A 1003 mhz > > computer (about 1ghz) with AMD athlon processor (T-BIRD). I have 38.9 GB > > of HDD, and 256MB of RAM. Also, I was wondering if Mandrake 9.0 would be > > better for me to install... I always like to have the most upgraded > > version. However im not sure if its buggy... I would love to have 9.0 but > > i want to make sure i wont have tons of errors.. I know it is in beta > > right now. If you think Mandrake 9.0 doesnt have many bugs or errors, and > > it would be a better upgrade t! hen 8.2, please tell me. I have alot of > > things I would like information on, so I would like if a supporter could > > spend some time to help. I went through some linux tutorials but xtra > > help is always good. First i need to get out of the console :). Also... I > > was wondering if i could get AOL to run on linux.. Ok I know AOL > > Lamers... bla bla bla, but its the only thing i got > > > > :(, And please dont laugh at me. I was thinkking WINE, or win4lin could > > : do > > > > the job... Could it? Please help me with the installation process... and > > how to make everything work correctly. My computer is about 1 year old, > > and i shouldnt have much problem. Please email me at: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] as I would appreciate it very much. Ive never used > > this post thing, so im not sure if this will come out in like a message > > board, but if it does respond to my email please instead of the post. > > Once again my email is: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I would appreciate any help I could get on installing Mandrake linux :) I ain't the guy to help you with AOL, but a search of this mail list archive from the last few weeks should help, there was some links on how to get some AOL stuff running, but AOL is A WInders Program. I bet you you could get Earthlink.net damn near every point of presence that AOL has tho. > There are some whack issues with nVidia cards, at least there were on > earlier versions. When you installed, did you do a video/monitor test? I > know it prompts you for those in 7.2 and 8.0, but I'm still a year behind > the curve so I haven't seen any of this bleeding-edge 8.2 gadgetry (aka I > am too poor and on too slow of a connection to upgrade... lol). Anyway, if > you didnt do that test you should pop the startup CDs in again, skip right > to the video test step and make sure you get your video card and monitor > configured properly. It will be very, very easy with a new system and it > might solve your problem entirely. try (as root,) Fxdrake and select you correct card > Peace, > Isaac
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