On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
| 1) I'm a COMPLETE newbie to Linux, what books do you recommend that I should
| read? I already ordered Running Linux by O'Reilly but it hadn't arrived yet
| but some of the recommendations on Amazon said it wasn't really aimed at
| newbies.
|
| 2) Linux says it cannot open my modem - so does that automatically mean that
| is a winmodem (it's an OEM modem w/ my Compaq Presario 4550)? And if it is,
| are there any other ways to make it work w/ Linux other than buying a new
| modem (such as finding a driver even if it is a winmodem)?
If you look on your modem card, and there are no "jumpers" used for configuring
the port the modem will use, and if it is on a PCI slot, then it most probably
is a winmodem, and will not work with Linux. If you do not want to open the box
to see what kind of modem you have, you can try to access your modem with kppp
(assuming that you are using KDE). Open kppp, select setup, click the modem
tab, then select the query modem button for each port available (ttys0 thru
ttys3). If you get a responce window from the modem identifying the modem and
its features, then you should be able to set up and connect with kppp.
|
| 3) I've just installed Corel Wordperfect 8 and I wasn't too sure what
| directory I should install it in so i installed it in /dev/usr/wordperfect
| (I logged in as root), so would that be ok or should I install it in a
| different directory.
Most software gets installed under the /usr folder, but it will not hurt
anything for you to put the files where you want them (dev/usr/wordperfect is
ok). The one thing you should do however, is to go to the corel site, and read
the security note about installing the suit as root (I think it's WP8 that has
the warnings). Unless I am mistaken, WP8 should be installed as a regular user
to limit permissions on the system, particularly if you will be connecting to
the internet with WP8 (I think it does that, or am I confused with SO51a?). At
any rate, it will not hurt to go check.
|
| Thanks for an help.
|
|
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HTH,
Ernie
