Connor wrote: > When I type /etc/lilo.conf it says Permission denied > Naturly. It is a config file, and not a program. Because it does not have the execute flag, you do not have permission to run it. You can edit it in different ways.
mcedit /etc/lilo.conf joe /etc/lilo.conf vi /etc/lilo.conf nano /etc/lilo.conf ... There are many other editors that work from the command line. It depends on what you have installed, and what editor you like. Another way to do this is to boot with a "live" CD distribution, and use the so you can edit the files in the GUI mode. The only drawback there is knowing how to mount your USB drive, and where it will be mounted. Another thing you could do is run drakxconf from the CLI and set up X properly. You can then use the GUI tools to configure things. The hard part here is that you are trying to do too many things at once. You would be better off if you could do a conventional install of Linux, or at least learn using one of the "live" CDs. If you realy want to run Linux on a removable hard drive, you might want to try one of the distributions that are set up to run from a USB drive. You may want to look into http://www.mandriva.com/products/globetrotter or http://www.mandriva.com/products/move. Install the standard CDs as a bootable USB drive is not realy a newbie task. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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