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slack 9.0 questions
i have some questions about slack 9 that i hope some of u can awnser.
1: how do you set up 2 network cards? 2: I can't make my frame-buffer and vesa to work right. i have compiled in frambuffer support and vesa suport i the kernel but when i chose resolution in lilo, i get some error messsage at boot up that i never manage to read, and i always get a low resolution no mather what i choose. (the penguin is there tho :) 3: how do i make a normal user the ability to mount cdrom and floppy? 4: how do i make the mouse scroll work in kde? maybe it's stupid questions but i can't solve them. so if ther is anyone that can help me |
one more question...
how do you run several X? |
Re: slack 9.0 questions
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2> Try setting the vga= to "vga = ask" in /etc/lilo.conf and then run the lilo command to write the new config. Try a value of 791 for 1024x768x65k. Keep in mind though some video modes may not be very compatible with each other. For instance, frambuffer mode in console and the VESA mode in X. You may need to run X in framebuffer mode as well. I haven't attempted to do it but just thought there could be potential problems. Default framebuffer config is provided as /etc/X11/XF86Config-fbdev. 3> Add the device and mount point in the /etc/fstab if they are not present and use the additional option "users". 4> Edit the /etc/X11/X11Config to add/modify the following to the mouse input section. Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" Option "Buttons" "5" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" Option "Resolution" "300" # not really about the wheel but better control. Last Post> To my knowledge only one X server can execute on a box at a time. Try to use the search feature here at LQ and limit to the Slack forum. Most of the questions above have been answered many, many times. You could resolve your issues far more quickly. |
If you're asking about running different X sessions on virtual terminals -
type X :0 (replace the display number 0 with whichever display u want it on and switch between terminals using control+alt+F1-12) |
WOW, that mouse tweak is SUPER cool. i have been going nuts without my mouse wheel.
As for the mounting of the CD and floppy, here is what my /etc/fstab looks like: /dev/hdb2 swap swap defaults 0 0 /dev/hda1 / ext2 defaults 1 1 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 rw,umask=0222 0 0 /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto rw,umask=0222 0 0 devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hdb1 /mnt/windows ntfs ro,umask=0222 0 0 If i decide i want to mount either the floppy or CD, i click my icons that i have added to the desktop, but it tells me that only root can mount the device. What do i need to change to make it user accessible? just a note......the windows partition is already mounted when i try to access it. |
Add the option "users" to the entries in the fstab.
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 ro,users,umask=0222 0 0 /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto users,rw,umask=0222 0 0 Note that I also changed the "rw" to "ro" on the CDROM since a mounted CD is read-only anyway. |
thanks, that allows me to mount them from user.
Now how do i go about making the CD-RW portion of the drive work? If i mount it "ro" then obviously i can't write to it. It doesn't appear that i have any CD burning programs in KDE, but i'd kinda like to install cdroaster or something. |
In order to make your CD-R/RW drive work, you first need to put the drive into SCSI emulation.
This is easily done, assuming you have SCSI support in the kernel, or as a module, and IDE SCSI emulation enabled, as well as SCSI CD-ROM support. Open your /etc/lilo.conf file in your favourite editor, and under the section that defines your kernel, add the following line append="hdx=ide-scsi" where hdx is the IDE device of your CD-R drive. As for CD-recording software, you need to install cdrtools and cdrdao from the ap directory of the slackware packages. One more thing. In order to use your CD-R drive, assuming you are using it as a CD-ROM as well, you need to change the /dev/cdrom symbolic link. rm /dev/cdrom ln -s /dev/scd0 /dev/cdrom should fix things up If you want a graphical front-end for those cdrtools, go to http://www.k3b.org which is a QT front-end CD recording package. hth TheMuso |
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what was the original device for /dev/cdrom ? Was it /dev/hdc (since my cdrom is in /dev/hdc location)?
Also, do i need to change my icon link that is on the desktop after i change the sym link? |
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