> 1) I have a 3Com 3c509b nic. I cannot get this card to install. I have been
> told that this card needs to have the PnP feature disabled to work properly.
> The machine that I am using for my Linux installation is the family computer
> and windows has to be on it for the rest of the family. What will disabling
> the PnP feature do to the windows side??
Get the pci version I don't know about the isa one
> 2) I also cannot get Draxconf to work. From a post to this list I found that
> you must install the RPM and then it would work. After installing (I think I
> did, there was nothing that told me that it was installed) and when I click
> on the icon nothing happens. Maybe that's another reason I can't get my nic
> to work. I can't configure anything.
>
Draxconf sucks I don't use it
3) Lastly, this may seem like a very stupid question but how do I turn off
> my x server and just use the bash shell? I mistakenly answered yes to the
> question to start the x server on startup when I was installing Mandrake. I
> am using KDE and the only exit I can find is the option that will shut the
> machine down.
Go into the /etc/inittab file and look for soemthing like this:
id:5:initdefault:
change the 5 into a 3
Sorry thats the best I can do right now.
Now hopefully someone who does not like my opinion will get
scraped the wrong way and belt out some info if they think its better
than what I said.
Then we will both know-- hehehe
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The only way to get info
from arrogant or stingy people is to act like you know everything,
then when they correct you, you get what you wanted from them
anyway.
On Mon, 13 Mar 2000, Art Richardson mewed:
>lease someone help. I know that Linux has a steep learning curve and from
> using it so far I like it a lot and would like to use it exclusively. I just
> have to get over these newbie problems. Thanks for listening
> Art
