phstpok
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Joined: July 2005 |
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Posted: July 14 2005,14:15 |
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Thanks for all the help folks.(1)
System = p200mmx, 2.1gb, 192mb (2), onboard video ? (old HP Vectra)
Finally went with deleting and starting from scratch. Hda1 1.7gb ext2 boot,
hda2 4gb linux swap
mkfs, mkswap swapon etc.
Then did a full install off the net. No need to worry about mounting partitions etc., though I am copying all this as I intend to add a 4.3gb drive to the existing 2.1gb. (for graphics, gotta set aside some time to learn Gimp)
Still a couple of queries
a/ After installing apps, how do I create icons for the desktop, or do I have to keep firing them up via myDSL?
b/ Do I need to upgrade to GTK2, or will I be prompted when the need arises? I don't intend to do any coding, mainly used for web, office and html (nvu looks real good. Bye Bye Dreamweaver)
c/ Is there any way of fixing the nic configuration where when I reboot an extra space is added at the end of my dns entry? eg. 192.168.0.1 becomes 192.168.0.1_ with the underscore representing a space which has to be deleted.
(1) Believe it or not, but I was a unix sysadmin many years ago looking after some old DEC boxes running Ultrix. Too many years of exposure to MS since then have caused symlinks to orphan themselves in my brain, occasionally working but more often than not pointing to the wrong files.
(2) A strange phenomenom (to me anyway). Have 3 simm banks. 32mb in each. Replaced 1 with a 128mb chip. Should have 192 mb total. Posts as 128mb total. Odd. Put 128 in another box. Posts as 128. Put back in this box on its' own. Posts as 64mb. It may be Legend brand, but I thought it shouldn't post at all if the slot is designed to take a maximum of 64mb.
Anyway, the box is running very well, far superior performance in many ways to
my 2gb celery, 1gb ram, etc etc xp box. If it wasn't for a couple of MS only apps I would be throwing Mandriva or similar on it.
Thanks again everyone. 
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