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lancer3x
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Post 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
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Post 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)
If you keep an open mind, will your brain fall out?
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Post 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
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Post 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.
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A: You run magic by not typing in capital letters.
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Post 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?)
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Post 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!
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Post 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!
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Post 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.
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Post 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
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Post by lancer3x »

that´s ok m8, thanks.
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Post by lancer3x »

800x600, is that the highest res you can have?
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Post 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
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Post by lancer3x »

it is hard to read, thanks anyway.
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Post 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

Code: Select all

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

try without the -w you don´t need it.
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