Re: Linux for Beginners

Bob Bachman wrote:

> From: Bob Bachman <bobach@...>
>
> I have been struggling to learn enough Linux to setup EMC. This is not a
> learning
> curve - more like a long uphill climb!!
>
> I have installed RH 5.2 on a dedicated machine but don't seem to be able to
> get
> an isp connection to work. Need the connection to download RTLinux and EMC.
> Also
> don't have a clue of how to install patches, compiling, etc. The quest
> continues.

Yes, the network is one of the difficult things. I got enough networking
going to connect my machines. I have the modem on a Windows 95
PC, so I do all my net surfing and downloading on that. Once I have the
.tar or .tgz files on the Windows machine, it only takes 5 seconds (literally)
to send the complete EMC file to the Linux machine with an FTP
utility.

For help with almost any aspect of setting up Linux, but especially network
and video hardware/software, the how-to and mini-how-to files
(which are on the RedHat CD, as well as on the net) are essential.
I would NEVER have gotten networking up without those guides
open in front of me.

Jon