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foggytoo

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Posted: Sep. 30 2005,17:46

i found some device drivers to make my modem, and sound card work, but i do not know haw to install them.
i don't know how to open a console either.
VERY NEW to linux.

help?

JO+

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Posted: Oct. 07 2005,23:09

Hi foggytoo,

I guess you found the console in the meantime - if not:
1. click on the XTerminal icon or
2. Fluxbox-Menu > Xshells > ...
Console is also called Xshell , Terminal (e.g. aterm, rxvt ...).

Drivers: which drivers did you find and where ? First you have to make sure they will match the DSL Kernel (i.e. they were made for a 2.4 Linux Kernel, not for 2.6). I don't think they are upward compatible (not sure about that, though). To include a driver you can use the 'modprobe' command. modprobe --help will give you some basic help.

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mikshaw

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Posted: Oct. 08 2005,04:50

I think most drivers built for knoppix will also work for DSL, as long as they are built for the same kernel (2.4.26). I don't remember which knoppix versions use this kernel.

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