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Slychilde · 10-20-01, 12:53 AM

Yeah, so I recently installed Mandrake 8.1 onto a 'lil hd of mine; had no hitches during the install. Then I get into the program and see that pretty much everything has been recognized. Onboard Sound, modem, network card, gfx card (kinda), etc. Then, I go to check and see what's mounted using df and all I see is /dev/hda5....my linux partition. I have another hd that has win2k pro on it and I can't access it/don't know how to mount it. My other problem is I can't get my USB Modemblaster to get online. I did the online setup wizard, and typed in phone, login, pw; all I got was sorry, modem is busy. Any idea how I can config it to work? I royally suxxor at linux, had caldera on my p90 system and I couldn't figure out much.
My last problem is that everytime I shut down, it freezes. Usually at unmounting eth0, but I've seen it stop at other places. Any help you guys could throw my way at my plethora of questions would be most helpful!

David · 10-20-01, 08:34 AM

1. The Win2k problem
Ok, what FS do you use. Linux can only READ NTFS file systems with a bit of tweaking, write support is not advised. If it is FAT32 then (assuming that 2k is on the first primary partition) type:

mkdir /win2k [press enter]
mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /win2k [press enter]

This SHOULD work.

For NTFS type:

mkdir /win2k [press enter]
mount -t ntfs /dev/hda1 /win2k

2. The Modem problem
USB is often refered to in the linux world as the 'useless serial bus', for a reason. Try thge manufacturers website for special linux drivers as all (I think) USB modems are windows only. For PCI winmodems there is a teensy weensy chance, I dont think USB modems will talk to linux at all. Sorry. Get yersel' a good ol' external serial port modem.

3. The shutdown problem
Methinks a buggy card or a buggy BIOS. I would suggest recompiling your kernel but I dont think that you'd be able to, if you don't know much about linux. PM me a DETAILED (yes, DETAILED - i mean chipsets, revision numbers...) spec of your PC and I'll see if I can't sort out a 2.4.8 kernel for you.

PS. Check out www.linuxnewbie.org if you are new to linux. I am currently working on part of the overclockers Linux FAQ, so I'll tyell you when I'm done.

Slychilde · 10-20-01, 02:03 PM

Cool, thanks Penguinfreak! I'm gonna go try this stuff out.

About the modem. On their website, they said it was supported and it is recognized exactly, so maybe there is a chance that I could use it?.....hours and hours after I tweak it I suppose.

David · 10-21-01, 08:42 AM

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Originally posted by Slychilde
Cool, thanks Penguinfreak! I'm gonna go try this stuff out.

About the modem. On their website, they said it was supported and it is recognized exactly, so maybe there is a chance that I could use it?.....hours and hours after I tweak it I suppose.

If you can get it to work then by all means use it. Getting winmodems to work in linux is a difficult buisness but it CAN be done with special drivers etc. Took me a few days tho'...

mcrites · 10-23-01, 12:47 AM

Make sure you run 2.4.12 at least, if you are running the 2.4 series, and there are patches for 2.2. There are a local root exploit in all kernels < 2.4.12 >2.0.38, that have this exploit. At least they finally found it, better than I could do, I cant code worth a crap

10-20-01, 12:53 AM	Thread Starter #1
Slychilde Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The wide open mid-west	Hobbitsnot and Nose-Goblins Yeah, so I recently installed Mandrake 8.1 onto a 'lil hd of mine; had no hitches during the install. Then I get into the program and see that pretty much everything has been recognized. Onboard Sound, modem, network card, gfx card (kinda), etc. Then, I go to check and see what's mounted using df and all I see is /dev/hda5....my linux partition. I have another hd that has win2k pro on it and I can't access it/don't know how to mount it. My other problem is I can't get my USB Modemblaster to get online. I did the online setup wizard, and typed in phone, login, pw; all I got was sorry, modem is busy. Any idea how I can config it to work? I royally suxxor at linux, had caldera on my p90 system and I couldn't figure out much. My last problem is that everytime I shut down, it freezes. Usually at unmounting eth0, but I've seen it stop at other places. Any help you guys could throw my way at my plethora of questions would be most helpful!
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10-20-01, 08:34 AM	#2
David Forums Super Moderator Overclockers.com Lead Editor Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Hiding from Americans and making pretty colours in a drybox in St Andrews	1. The Win2k problem Ok, what FS do you use. Linux can only READ NTFS file systems with a bit of tweaking, write support is not advised. If it is FAT32 then (assuming that 2k is on the first primary partition) type: mkdir /win2k [press enter] mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /win2k [press enter] This SHOULD work. For NTFS type: mkdir /win2k [press enter] mount -t ntfs /dev/hda1 /win2k 2. The Modem problem USB is often refered to in the linux world as the 'useless serial bus', for a reason. Try thge manufacturers website for special linux drivers as all (I think) USB modems are windows only. For PCI winmodems there is a teensy weensy chance, I dont think USB modems will talk to linux at all. Sorry. Get yersel' a good ol' external serial port modem. 3. The shutdown problem Methinks a buggy card or a buggy BIOS. I would suggest recompiling your kernel but I dont think that you'd be able to, if you don't know much about linux. PM me a DETAILED (yes, DETAILED - i mean chipsets, revision numbers...) spec of your PC and I'll see if I can't sort out a 2.4.8 kernel for you. PS. Check out www.linuxnewbie.org if you are new to linux. I am currently working on part of the overclockers Linux FAQ, so I'll tyell you when I'm done. __________________ David J. Nelson MChem(Edin) PhD(Strath) AMRSC [Academia Profile] OC Forums Super Moderator // Overclockers.com Editor The Workhorse: [Lenovo W510] Intel Core i7-720QM / 8 GB DDR3 / nVidia Quadro FX880M / Crucial M4 256 GB SSD / Windows 7 The HTPC/Server: AMD Phenom X4 9650 / 6 GB DDR2 / nVidia 8300 / 5 TB of HDDs / Antec Solo II Case / Windows 7 The Gaming Rig: AMD Llano A6-3650 / 4 GB DDR3 / nVidia GTX260 / 2x 500 GB HDD in RAID0 / Antec Dark Fleet DF-85 Case / Windows 7 The Benchmarking Setup: Various LGA775 chips / Asus Rampage Formula / 2 GB OCZ 1066 MHz DDR2 / nVidia Quadro NVS 285 / 320 GB HDD / Windows 7 My research fellowship is eating all my time, so I may be slow to reply to emails and private messages.
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10-20-01, 02:03 PM	Thread Starter #3
Slychilde Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The wide open mid-west	Cool, thanks Penguinfreak! I'm gonna go try this stuff out. About the modem. On their website, they said it was supported and it is recognized exactly, so maybe there is a chance that I could use it?.....hours and hours after I tweak it I suppose.
	QUOTE Thanks

10-23-01, 12:47 AM	#5
mcrites Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Herndon, VA	Make sure you run 2.4.12 at least, if you are running the 2.4 series, and there are patches for 2.2. There are a local root exploit in all kernels < 2.4.12 >2.0.38, that have this exploit. At least they finally found it, better than I could do, I cant code worth a crap
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