On Sat, 09 Oct 1999, you wrote:
> I have been trying to figure out how to set up games, etc on my computer
> running Linux Mandrake 6.1. I downloaded linux-doom-1.8.tar.gz and have
> extracted it okay. However, I have not been able to launch the game. I
> have a couple of different executables to run, but I keep getting a
> message "cannot execute binary file." The executables are "sdoom" or
> "xdoom." According to the README file, I am suppose to be able to
> launch "xdoom" from an x-server.
>
I, too, downloaded 'em and thought I could run them. However, IIRC,
you need to have the DOS version as well, for the *.wad files.
>
>
> I have also been trying to find out how to exit KDE down to a command
> line (like DOS mode only in WIN98). Could someone tell me how to do
> this? I know how to use linux config to make Linux boot to a command
> line or to xwindows, but I like to switch back and forth between the two
> without necesarily having to use a console window for the command line.
>
Well, if you only want to do it occasionally, you could boot the
machine and type "linux3" at the LILO prompt. Otherwise, just do what
I do and boot to console and then type "startx" to get to KDE.
John
