[luau] Newbie on Redhat 5.2

demon_jr808 demon_jr808 at hotmail.com
Sun Jan 19 18:48:00 PST 2003


Hi Everyone,

Well, I decided to take the plunge.

I had a few GB to spare on my desktop so I decided to install Linux on it.

I used Partition Magic to move my WINXP partition above the 1024 cylinder, which left me with enough space to install Redhat.

Anyways, I was able to install Linux and get X working, although only at VGA 640X480. I haven't been able to figure how to install or find the drivers for more card, a Riva TNT 16mb AGP. If anyone can give me some help with this, that would be great.

Another big problem I have so far is that I can not get my network running. First of all, I couldn't find a corresponding driver (are these "modules" in Linux?) for my card. In fact, I really don't understand how to install drivers in Linux, or where the driver files are meant to placed, etc. I figured out how to input my network info though, like my IP and Gateway, using "netcfg" and "linuxconf". The strange thing about "linuxconf" is that I was only able to run it in the shell, it wouldn't work in X, something about the GUI. Anyways, if someone can help me out with how to setup my network, that would be great!

Thanks!


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