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Linux questions from a Noob

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HamSupLo

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Sup Linux gurus. I just installed Redhat 7.2. Now for my questions:

#1: I have 2 hardrives, Win2K on hda, linux on hdb. To access hda, I know I have to type mount -t vfat /dev/hda5 /mnt. I would like hda5 to be mounted automatically so I don't have to type that everytime I boot into KDE.

#2: I would like to install the newest NVIDIA drivers for my Geforce2 GTS. The Nvidia instructions say that I need to get into console mode and make the file before X server is started. So, how do I configure Linux so that I boot up into the command line rather than the graphical login?

Thanks.
 


<< Sup Linux gurus. I just installed Redhat 7.2. Now for my questions:

#1: I have 2 hardrives, Win2K on hda, linux on hdb. To access hda, I know I have to type mount -t vfat /dev/hda5 /mnt. I would like hda5 to be mounted automatically so I don't have to type that everytime I boot into KDE. >>



Add this to /etc/fstab. Look at the manpage because Im not sure of exactly how to configure it.



<< #2: I would like to install the newest NVIDIA drivers for my Geforce2 GTS. The Nvidia instructions say that I need to get into console mode and make the file before X server is started. So, how do I configure Linux so that I boot up into the command line rather than the graphical login? >>



init 2 or init 3. There is a file in /etc (maybe inittab) that controls what you startup to. Change it there.
(If /etc/inittab does not exist, "cd /etc&& grep inittab" * | more to try and find out which file it is in

 
Okay, what you will want to do for your first question.

First of all, make a folder (dir) in your linux partition. 'mkdir /windows'
Then open /etc/fstab, and add the following line (edit where you need to)
/dev/hda /windows vfat default 0 0

As for your second question, you can probably just open an xterminal within your window manager, and run the command line stuff from there, and then restart X. By hitting ctrl-alt-backspace to quit, and then typing 'startx' to start x

Good luck
 
At the LILO prompt enter 'linux 3' or change linux to whatever you made it if you recompiled your kernel at any point. That will drop you into a command line and let you setup the nVidia drivers.
 
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