[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The instructions say to
1: in windows download this file to a floppy
2: in linux type these commands
2a: mcopy scanmodem.gz. ;should be a:mcopy a:.gz. I assumed it meant in a run box and it did not complain
2b: gunzip scanmodem.gz ;they never say where, run box or shell
3a: chmod +x scanmodem ;same thing
4a: ./scanmodem ;again where
When talking to dummies or unknown they should say where to enter the commands or if it is all one line in a run box.
HHEELLPP! Sheesh. Does anybody know how this is done after the file has been downloaded to a floppy?
Try something like this...
Open a terminal window in Linux Put the floppy you made in Windows in "drive A:" Type these commands: mkdir Wmodem cd Wmodem mcopy a:scanmodem.gz gnuzip scanmodem.gz chmod +x scanmodem ./scanmodem
You may have to run "su" before running ./scanmodem - I don't remember if it will run as a normal user.
All the instructions are for running in the command line interface, and not from X, so you nead a terminal window, or you need to drop to the command line. Now, as to what the commands do:
mkdiw Wmodem - Creates a new directory off your home directory.
cd Wmodem - Changes to that directory.
mcopy a:scanmodem.gz - Coppies the file scanmodem.gz from a FAT formatted floppy.
gunzip scanmodem.gz - Uncompresses the fiel scanmodem.gz (to scanmodem)
chmod +x scanmodem - makes the file scanmodem executable.
./scanmodem - runs the file scanmodem in the current directory.
I hope this helps. Most of these instructions assume you are running from the command line, or a terminal in X. Unless they specificly tell you to run the commands from a "run box", run them from a terminal, or from the command line interface. This is especialy true when running a series of commands, as the next command normaly depends on the results of the previus command.
Mikkel
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