Re: Talked into installing Red Hat 8.0

[Jim Hayward <jimhayward earthlink net>]

On Sat, 2002-12-28 at 14:50, Luke wrote:

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> 1:  Getting my dialup working (possible modem driver install issues?)

As already noted by others, it is probably a winmodem (software modem).

> 2:  Accessing seperate (data) partitions on my hard drive (one of
> which is in the NTFS format)

Two options either download the pre-compiled the NTFS module from the
linux NTFS project.

http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/

Compile the module yourself. It is very simple to compile the module.
Plus the added benefit of not having to rely on a third party to release
another module for every new kernel upgrade that is released.

http://linuxexperience.com/tutorials/redhatntfs.php


> 3:  XMMS won't load MP3 Files

Read the release notes on CD 1. Then download the mp3 plugin from
freshrpms.net.

http://psyche.freshrpms.net/rpm.html?id=106


> 4:  Audio configuration test (the little guitar lick) works, but while
> audio CD's load and appear to be playing in the CD player app, there
> is no sound.  (already checked volume controls).  Have not been able
> to test out digital music files (see problem #3)

What type of sound card? Do you have any sound output at all besides the
"test" from sound config?


Regards,
	Jim H