first time RUNNING linux, can you help me with some simpleton questions???

[ArkAoss]

ok, it seems really stupid, but how do you back out of a directory?
in dos, i used cd.. or c: any body got a quick little how to on surfing the linux file strucuture?

also can linux use drives over 20 gb? \\


and also can some one explain a bit about mounting drives?? how could i access a cdrom from a linux prompt, say i fill a cd with linux files i want to use

 

[ArkAoss]

bump come on help a guy out!!

 

[ArkAoss]

^^^^^^^bump

 

[themadmonk]

try How To Linux

 

[Zach]

A few I use alot:

cd \ goes to root
cd .. goes down one
cd . stays
ls lists files
du prints drictroy info
mv something tohere moves a file or directory
cp something tohere copies a file
cp something tohere -R copies a directory
rm something removes a file
rm -rf removes a directory
find / -name "something" finds a file
locate something find a file

vi somehting edits a file
pico something edits a file easier (but slower)

 

[ArkAoss]

those arnt helping im not sure what i need for this ver of linux

 

[Zach]

not helping you back out? 'cd ..'? You using your own box or is this an ISP's? They may be limiting you........

 

[SUOrangeman]

Zach's post is on the money. WHat are you specifically trying to do?

-SUO

 

[ArkAoss]

yo suorange, hey, my prob is i made a linux on floppy from freesco and it doesnt seem to accept the cd.. comand to go back a directory, if i log out and log back in i can get to the root, but their oughta be an easier way

 

[ArkAoss]

i was talkin to some one called bcyl, but he isnt on now, but i think it might just be this small version of linux im using

 

[BCYL]

It may be FreeSCO limiting it to save space to fit onto 1 floppy disk... try using "cd" to get back to root directory... I dont have FreeSCO handy right now so I cannot try for you...

 

[ArkAoss]

hey thanks bcyl, i got it figured out, well that part, but while configuring it should i use dhcp or what ever? and do i have to configure sco special to allow icq and napster to pass thru? i am really new to this low level networking, have tons of tcp/ip books, but i thought working thru windwos was tough, as it is, i've never been able try out the linux to see if i am configing it right, maybe some time over the weekend i will get a good chance to try it out. if you could post on this thread the link to sco's page also (sorry but also thanx abunch bcyl, you've been a great help tawords converting this windows hold out

 

[ArkAoss]

k hadda stop playing with linux to get my websurfer linux router ready, will post more later

 

[StuckMojo]

guys, you realize his problem was that he was typing "cd.." instead of "cd .."?

dos is a slut, takes anything lets you get away without a space between the cd and the target directory.

 

[BCYL]

ArkAoss:

This is the link to FreeSCO's page: FreeSCO

Regarding whether to use DHCP or not, it depends on your ISP... For your external connection (for the NIC that is connected to your DSL/cable modem), use DHCP if your ISP gives you a dynamic IP address... if however they give you a static IP, enter that one instead of using DHCP...

 

[BCYL]

Also, you should not need to do any configuration to connect to ICQ... but I think you do need to forward some ports to receive files in ICQ and get to Napstar... but we can deal with that later after you setup your router...

 

[ArkAoss]

bcyl, i'll keep ya posted, thanx for keepin an open ear

 

[ArkAoss]

bumpage

 

[Zach]

I've done >20 without problems, but only with software RAID. I assume it's okay though, if it handles that and a few 20gig drives I've tried.

 

[ArkAoss]

so linux can use that spare 20 gb i've got kickin around, . . .hmm gonna hafta do some hd swapping and linux stuff tonight

also how do you mount a drive or cd in linux, can some one explain that a bit

 

[badtz42]

For my linux set up it is automounted you can just type cd /mnt/cdrom or cd /mnt/scsi or whatever. I'm a newbie though and I can't tell you how to set up automounting. It is the default setting in Mandrake 7.2 which I recommend.

 

[rahvin]

Mandrake uses the supermount kernel patch, it automounts drives (which can be a bad thing).

 

[ArkAoss]

wonderfull im not running such a nice linux version im running an ugly nasty floppy version very very bare bones essentials, if any linux proffesionals could tell me how to mount a drive i'd like to know

 

[SUOrangeman]

I'm sure there a more eloquently written HOWTO somewhere, but the syntax is:

mount (some flags) device directory

The most typically used flag is '-t fs_type'. The kernel may be able to automagically do this in a few cases.

So, for mounting IDE attached devices (CD/DVD/HD, etc),

mount /dev/hda /mnt/something_for_IDE0_Primary
mount /dev/hdb /mnt/something_for_IDE0_Secondary
mount /dev/hdc /mnt/something_for_IDE1_Primary
mount /dev/hdd /mnt/something_for_IDE0_Secondary

With hard drives you'll have to add a partition number (like /dev/hda1)

For floppies

mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
mount /dev/hdd4 /mnt/zip (for DOS-accessed Zip disks, the 4 is essential).

-SUO

 

[ArkAoss]

suorange man you are a god send, i wish i had a printer to print that

oh i hate netscape 6