First hurdle fixed but prob with next step
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Topic: First hurdle fixed but prob with next step
started by: timmoore46
Posted by timmoore46 on Feb. 02 2006,23:01
The screen resolution prob was fixed by pressing F2 at the time of boot and typing 'dsl vga=normal' and setting it up for 800x600 and ps2 mouse.I've got a 256Mb memory stick plugged into the usb2 port but I totally failed to understand how to proceed to save my setting to that drive, mount it or anything else!
An clues as to how to do that? Simple instructions only please! *LOL*
Many thanks,
Tim
Posted by timmoore46 on Feb. 03 2006,19:58
OK, so perhaps an easier question as that was a bit of a RTFM job!I reckon I can mount the HD which is Fat32 and save the settings there, but how do I browse the files, in it? What's the application called.
Also the BIG one it how do I save the settings to the Hard Disc?
A url would do, for the simplist explaination of how to do it.
Sorry to be a pain,
Many thanks,
Tim
Posted by cbagger01 on Feb. 04 2006,05:47
The Graphical file manager is called "Emelfm". You can mount hard drives by going to the /mnt directory and then Right-Click on the partition name and choose "Mount" from the menu.The text file manager was called "mc" (temporarily removed for DSL version 2.2RC1) and will make a return.
To manually mount a drive from the command prompt:
cat /etc/fstab
(to see your available mount points) and then:
mount /mnt/hda1
For example, if your partition is at hda1. Your files will then be available at /mnt/hda1 or for most USB drives, try /mnt/sda1
instead but when you are done be sure to unmount your drive by typing:
umount /mnt/sda1
before unplugging your drive or you could lose your data.
For USB pendrive INSTALLATIONS, your files can be saved on the USB drive at location /cdrom and is already mounted and ready to go. It will be automatically unmounted upon shutdown or reboot.
You may need to choose "Emelfm as Super User" in order to be able to write to this place.
Posted by timmoore46 on Feb. 05 2006,00:35
Many thanks for responding.I have managed to progress to the point i can see 'hda1' my hard disc, create directories on it and save files using beaver.
BUT failed utterly to backup .filetool.1st (to hda1/dsl/) which I found in
/ramdisk/home/dsl/
I tried to use the application on the desktop called 'DSL Control Panel'
It had a nice box called 'Backup/Restore' so I tried 'Backup' and it asked for a device name. Nothing I put it seemed to satisfy it. What should I have put in? (I though all Unix devices were filenames?)
Tim
Posted by cbagger01 on Feb. 05 2006,05:37
You type the device's mountpoint. For example:sda1
or
hda1
or
fd0
Posted by timmoore46 on Feb. 05 2006,20:56
Many thanks cbagger01,I'm posting this from a DSL Firefox browser, booted from a CD, and loaded with a boot command:- 'dsl restore=hda1'
So I'm over the moon!!!!!
The speed of loading Yahoo is like greased lightening compared to M$ crud!
Next challenge is to get the Lexmark X1150 usb printer to work!
A very happy, and thank you again,
Tim
Posted by AwPhuch on Feb. 05 2006,23:30
Welcome to the Revolution!!!Brian
AwPhuch
Posted by timmoore46 on Feb. 06 2006,10:09
Three moe questions:-1) When using Emelfm, trying to look on hda1, I clock on 'su' (bottom right on its window) It then asks for a password.
Whats the password?
2) I use 'Backup' from 'DSL Control Panel' to save settings etc, (great on bookmarks) but I can't get back into hda1 to load files.
What do I need to do to ensure I can directly access hda1 after a reboot?
3) After a few minutes the screen goes blank. Old unix joke for when phospors burnt out easy. How to I change this? I'm happy driving the CLI.
Many thanks,
Tim
Posted by timmoore46 on Feb. 07 2006,09:51
OK, asking three questions was a bit greedy! *LOL*In Emrlfm there is an box that allows 'SU@ status. But it asks for a password.
Anyone know what that password is?
Tim
Posted by cbagger01 on Feb. 08 2006,06:15
Typesudo su
passwd
and then assign a new password to this account. Then you will know the password
The screen saver stuff is somewhere in the forum, try using the search function.
It is an "OR" based search engine, so if you want to find "screen saver", you need to search for:
screen AND saver
as your keyword string. And if you want to include wildcards (IE: savers has an "s" at the end of the word):
*screen* AND *saver*
Posted by timmoore46 on Feb. 08 2006,20:33
Many thanks, that Password thing worked a treat! Greatly appreciated!I'll have a crack at the screensaver thing tomorrow. I just want to turn it off.
Tim