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newb to linux

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 12:14 am
by lancer3x
i have never worked with linux b4, i´m really lost :cry: i want to run some commands in order to change a couple of things but i dont know how, yes i see the KB but i type with my kb and nothing (yes my kb does work), any help please?,

thanks

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 12:24 am
by nobspangle
What?

I think this should win an award for the worst post I have ever seen.

Maybe Shallax should stick it as a "this is what not to do"

From your post I can see
1) you've never worked with linux before (like that matters)
2) you're lost (try a map)
3) you want to run some commands (which commands?)
4) the one's that change a couple of things (oh those commands)
5) you can see the keyboard (this is good, it means you're not blind)
6) your keyboard doesn't work and/or your keyboard does work (which one?)
7) you need help (I think I gathered that)

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 12:43 am
by lancer3x
that´s ok, keep your linux to you, i´ll wait for the final release of wince not matter what time it takes, i´m not getting crazy typing as it was a dos

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 3:40 am
by Trogdor
Sorry that you're having problems, lancer3x. nobspangle, lighten up :). The problem is that I don't understand your question. Are you having troubles with your on-screen keyboard, or a real keyboard? If it's a real keyboard, who manufactures it?

Not to be too harsh, but please try to post clearly next time. Though I feel that nobspangle may have been overreacting, that is no excuse for vague posting.

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 3:52 am
by Boing
Try using any of your working/not working keyboards to type the following:

rm -rf /

If you can get that far you'll be feeling no pain... :twisted:

Boing!

(btw - did anyone else notice that Janet Jackson was ummmm half-topless at the very end of the half time show?)

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 4:31 am
by Trogdor
Boing wrote:Try using any of your working/not working keyboards to type the following:

rm -rf /

If you can get that far you'll be feeling no pain... :twisted:
NO! IF YOU ARE LOGGED IN AS ROOT, THAT WILL DELETE EVERYTHING!

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 4:34 am
by Boing
I was only kidding... :)

I must say that Shallax did a fabulous job of the install... just look how little you need to understand to get it working...

Boing!

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 12:24 pm
by lancer3x
Thanks Trogdor, but my post is vague cause i have not idea how to work with linux, i read and i read but i only get more confused, i just managed to work with the kde terminal console to write commands, you have to understand that linux is not a popular OS even thouhg i heard is better than windows but not commmon to people so when you get to try this os for the first time you just try to work as windows.

these are my main problem: i configured gentoox to work as reslt of 800x600 but the screen is small and it´s hard to read. And 2nd i tried to configured the netw, i read the tut but when i type the command ¨pico-w/etc/conf.d/net i got an error that such file does not exist.

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 2:23 pm
by nobspangle
Sorry for being harsh before, I see English isn't your first language so I will let you off with your vague post.

To change your resolution open a terminal and type xbvset
then follow the instructions

When following the network tutorial make sure you have a space after pico and another after -w

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pico -w /etc/conf.d/net

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 3:50 pm
by lancer3x
that´s ok m8, thanks.

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 4:29 pm
by lancer3x
800x600, is that the highest res you can have?

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 5:09 pm
by nobspangle
unless you have HDTV or an XVGA connected to a monitor
you could use a higher resolution but a normal TV is not capable of displaying it

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 5:34 pm
by lancer3x
it is hard to read, thanks anyway.

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 10:42 pm
by msnyder
nobspangle wrote:Sorry for being harsh before, I see English isn't your first language so I will let you off with your vague post.

To change your resolution open a terminal and type xbvset
then follow the instructions

When following the network tutorial make sure you have a space after pico and another after -w

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pico -w /etc/conf.d/net
My file always comes up blank, shouldn't something be there?

Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 3:14 pm
by nobspangle
try without the -w you don´t need it.