allinux

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Hi, I hv got P4 1.8 ghz /128 MB RAM/40 GB/FAT32 c: D:/and 8 GB

Unpartitioned partitioned space...I hv live CD DSL the distro is

cool...but I am complete to linux..so cannot understand the terminology

of it..quiet firmly....so I am asking basic questions......
1) How do u view and access read & write to my FAT32 partitions.?? cos

thts all my instruction is located and Please guide right from Desktop

cos I do not undertsnad.....cmdline or shelll..
.....Cannot access after sharing also thru SMDline...and Smdtree..is

not available as Dillo doc.. is saying So plz ...give a better idea..
2)Wht is cmdline in linux..as their seems to me many for my untrained

eyes...Bash...Terminal...Root...
3)How to mount disks....as all mnt cmds given anyhwhere shows directory

not exist...
4) HOw to configure modem for my peculiar Reliance India NET

connection... the official

website... www dot relianceinfo dot com/Infocomm/Rim/rconnect_dc_linux dot html
shows instruction for Redhat....so plz interprete for me for the DSL

interface.....The modem is bit tricky as it is nerdy in windows also...
5)a lot of apps in DSL seems to be freezing and/or need to be killed...especially ssh server...and system status bar...
6) I tried to put all those help and install instruction on the live cd

but DSL Cld not boot...it stopped at the Scanning USB devices

stage...and loaded a verlimited Shell....so How to get to some big time

help...when u cannot view ure HD cannot put on CD or connect to the NET

it...is over me.....So I hv come to this forum....in search of

help...Plz help....with as much details as possible..I learn fromthis

distro and wann put onthe IBM thinkpad 760 EL Laptop.. P1 133Mhz/2.1 GB

/48MB RAM....so anybody hving info abt tht hardware is also welcome...
Plz guide to the simplest of the simple guide to getting started with the aforesaid queries in focus...thank you...

Nylex

You need to mount them first, with something like:

# mount -t vfat /dev/hda2 /mnt/windows

Obviously your FAT 32 partition(s) is/aren't necessarily on /dev/hda2, so adjust for your setup.

Then create the directory. For example, if you wanted to use the mount command above, you'd just create the mount point with

# mkdir /mnt/windows

None: you don't type the #. That just shows that you're the root user. You just type "su", followed by your root password when prompted.

You might also want to add this info to the /etc/fstab file, if you wish. There's info about understanding and editing it here

Someone else will be better able to answer the rest of your questions.

allinux

rest of mounting and such problems solved...thanx for the help...but the utility tht came with my ISP's tar just stops at the Modem detection point...cld u guide to a automatic Modem detection tool...for LG LSP-340E Reliance Phone/modem...Lotof guide onthe net talk about Wvdial or Wvconfig..I do not get an idea about it..my /dev/ttyS0 directory is made..how to add modem to this DSL linux distro...and alos the printer HP 610 C

allinux

Now I m connected on NET I want to know the performance of NET as I
feel I m getting a tad slow than Windows...so I need to montor do u
know any process of it...

I am convinced tht Linux is any times better than WIndows...as My pc
suffers time and agin by the updates tht r so messy on windows
update....It mks the start up process in Windows a pain ....a pain
in the neck........NOw to the point...
I need to install the DSL on HDD the mount is showing as /mnt/hdc1
for my C:=\ (NTFS) which has XP....
IInd Partition is D:\ FAT32
IIIrd Partition is unpartitioned Space of 8 GB......... so how to
install Linux on this partition ....also the documentation of DSL
talks abt that the disk needs to be formatted..which I cannot do..in
any situation....so how to go abt installing Frugal DSL....also
Linux does not recognise this unpartioned space on my PC
currently....ccan u tell me the difference abt the this hdc1 hdc5
adn why it is so..I hv only one HDD and primary master...it is
called...Plz guide me on this....


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MasterC

To check the speed of your connection you can go to:
http://dslreports.com/stest

Sometimes people "feel" like their internet is slower in linux due to page loading differences. There are a few tweaks that you can apply to browsers like firefox to change how pages get loaded. Check out google for speed tweaks to firefox for more info if you are interested.

Good Luck!