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Newbie Linux Questions
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Wed, 31 May 2000 03:57:07 GMT
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Hi:
I finally broke down and installed RedHat Linux on a spare HD on
my PIII system (goodbye Bill!). My only previous experiance with
Unix was when I was forced to be the system administrator for an
HP-UX system running seriously mission critical applications at
work (and those 6 months wholly redefined work related stress for me). So I
know enough UNIX not to do stupid things but not enough to do
useful things yet.
Anyway I have several 'newbie' questions for you linux experts.
1. My Modem (a real modem, not a Winmodem!) is PnP configured
for Win98 on Com5. Is there an equivalent to Com5 in Linux or do
I need to reinstall it in Win98 using Com3 or 4?
2. RH automatically installed Gnome. What is the general consensus
about Gnome vs. KDE?
3. From this simple workstation install to an Apache Server is how
far a jump?
And a general observation. It took 45 mins from opening the box to
having a functioning install of RH Linux (this included even reading some
of the installation manual). It took exactly 3 days to get a functioning
install of Win98.
Jim
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| (...) i'm not sure, but you could check your entries in /proc/ioports, /proc/interrupts and or /proc/pci, and see if you find your modem in there. :) (...) DON'T ASK. :) seriously, try them both, check out what apps on both and what interface is (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
| | | Re: Newbie Linux Questions
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| (...) I think that you'll probably need to recompile your kernel to add support for higher com ports. But, since it's PnP, if the card is supported in Linux, Linux should theoretically be able to reconfigure it (...) No consensus. They're both not (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
| | | Re: Newbie Linux Questions
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| (...) See the Serial HOWTO for setting up serial ports. You should do this in your boot process. I use Slackware and the setup scripts are in /etc/rc.d but Redhat is different. You'll want to run setserial in your boot process. Lots of examples are (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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