Re: Help Linux Woes Help!!!

> From: "Ian W. Wright" <Ian@...>
>
> Oh,
> and the wife insisted I put the games back on, so, when I can prise her
> off it, I am going to download the emc test files from Matt's site and
> see what happens. It will all be a bit theoretical at the moment as I am
> in the middle of rebuilding motor controllers and so I've nothing
> physical to hang on the port but I expect the screen will do something
> to give me encouragement - I'll probably need it, the emc setup
> description looks very daunting.

One thing: You'll have to customize these files and everyone has had a lot of
trouble at this point for reasons we don't fully understand. It seems to be
related to what editor you use to modify the script files and I strongly
suggest you use emacs as that is what I've used with success.

> A couple of other questions - is anyone using a linux machine to access
> the web via a modem and normal ISP? I'd like to be able to hook mine up
> to simplify getting relevant files instead of having to download them
> onto this machine, transfer them to CD and then hike up two floors to
> load them onto the linux machine, but I can't seem to find any
> instructions on how to set up a DUN.

You set this up in a program called netcfg which you can enter at the command
line or start by pressing the 'Network' button on the control-panel in X when
you are logged in as root. Go to the 'Interfaces' tab and add a ppp
interface. 'Edit' it to add the phone number, login name, password, etc. As
with everything Linux you'll have to fool with it a bit (!) to get it going,
but I've done it and so can you.

> Second, I've been trying to get a soundcard working but, despite trying
> 3 different 'soundblaster compatibles', I can't get a peep out of it.
> Any ideas?

You need to configure the kernel to support your card. See the various Sound
HOWTOs in /usr/doc for more details. Mine's never made a noise either, but I
don't have any speakers plugged in either ;)

Matt