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Old 07-14-2006, 11:16 PM   #1
lolakat
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My nest 2 tasks as I begin to learn Slackware are really basic:

1. How do I autostart X from boot? Now, when he boot is done and I have logged into root I type start X and go into KDE. I want to eliminate this manual step.

2. Internet access through Slackware. I want to know how to access the Internet using Slackware and the following types of hardware:
a. 56K Modem- [and what modem is recommended;
b. 10/100 NIC
C. Wireless
d. USB
 
Old 07-14-2006, 11:26 PM   #2
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1. How do I autostart X from boot?
youll need to edit your /etc/inittab file and change the default runlevel. its probably set to '3' now, just change it to '4', save, and reboot. the file is pretty straightforward and commented.

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Now, when he boot is done and I have logged into root I type start X and go into KDE.
running your X server with your desktop environment is higly discouraged. in doing so, you are allowed access to anything on the system and if you accidently do something it may ruin your system and you may have to reinstall. its recommended to create a new user with 'adduser'/'useradd' and log into that account. use the 'su' command to do administrative tasks.

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2. Internet access through Slackware. I want to know how to access the Internet using Slackware and the following types of hardware:
are you asking for general information or how to do it on your system? generally youd just 'modprobe' the driver for your device if the support for it is not built into your kernel and use 'ifconfig' or 'iwconfig'. if you want to know how to setup an internet connection on your hardware post the output of 'lscp' and 'lsmod'.
 
Old 07-14-2006, 11:30 PM   #3
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1. http://www.slackbook.org/html/x-window-system-xdm.html
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a. 3com external not sure how to connect
b, c and d edit your /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf then issue the command /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 restart

On the wireless and usb, do some research. Most use a broadcom driver that needs NDIS wrapper to see the drivers.
 
  


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