"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [...]
> The update on my troubles with this machine is that i've abandoned all
hope
> of running a GUI on it. When the video adapter is supported, the monitor
> isn't. In fact, nothing seems to satisfy this crazy monitor except
> windows! A windows-only monitor maybe?
When you say the monitor isn't supported, I assume you meant that you wind
up with a distorted screen. I've got a couple of old monitors that are
probably worst-case in terms of capabilities. Just make sure that you select
REALLY modest values for everything (i.e. 640x480, slowest clock rates) and
it should work. I would think any of the "generic" or "640x480 14 inch"
settings would work.
> So anyway, i've got redhat 6.0 running on it (had corel's latest and it
> kept hanging at boot and I couldn't figure why) and i'm working on
learning
> how to do stuff in CLI.
Ah, well you'll probably learn more of the underpinnings that way. The GUI
is great, but there are some things that are invaluable to understand
underneath.
I found the vi editor to be the biggest challenge :)
> I also have X4win so if I DO get the thing to
> network with my winbox i can run xwindows as a remote client and still
> operate the linux in GUI. Mind you, by the time i learn to configure a
> network i won't need a GUI anymore!! hee hee
RedHat makes network configuration pretty straightforward. Be sure to read
the RedHat installation guide, or a RedHat-centric manual to get started.
Most of it's under /etc/sysconfig or /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts.
Once you get the network up, run a web server and point the document root at
/usr/doc. Then you can browse package-specific stuff via a nice web browser.
> At the moment, i'm typing the MAN pages for Samba and nmdb onto a text
file
> in my laptop for easier reference.
Surely you're not re-typing them! Just copy the web pages over and use a
browser (if enabled), or export the actual man pages.
Good luck with it! Not getting the GUI up initially shouldn't stop you over
the long haul, and I think you'll find there are some interesting
alternatives. Go for it!
- Bob
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