Some semi-newbie Linux questions

[Electrode]

Hey all. I finally got LFS installed and running, and almost all is as it should be. But I have some quesions I can't answer myself:

1. How do I tell Linux to use a DNS server? I have links installed, but until the system knows the meaning of "forums.anandtech.com" it's pretty much useless. 🙂
2. I'm using the framebuffer console support in my kernel, which gives me a 1024x768 textmode display, and a picture at the top of the screen during boot. The thing is, that picture SHOULD disappear once the login prompt appears. For some reason, it does not. I can make it go away with the clear command, but the first 4 lins of text that come up afterwards get stuck up there, and scrolling (in less, man, etc) doesn't work right. It DOES work right if I clear, then switch to another console, then switch back. How do I fix that?

Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.

Specs, if needed:
Dual Pentium 3 667 @ 690
1664 MB RAM
Kernel 2.4.18-pre1 (later kernels don't work with framebuffer console resolutions > 640x480)
GeForce3
PCI NIC eth0: 192.168.0.2
bash prompt: [\u@\h:\w]\$ 😀

 

[Sunner]

I dont have a clue about the second problem, I haven't used FB console in a while, and when I did, I never had any problems.

But, the nameserver thing, just edit /etc/resolv.conf
Put a line like "nameserver x.x.x.x" in there, where x... is your nameserver.

 

[Electrode]

thanks!

 

[thornc]

<< But, the nameserver thing, just edit /etc/resolv.conf
Put a line like "nameserver x.x.x.x" in there, where x... is your nameserver. >>



And add search «domain» for default search domains, like for instance search anandtech.com,
and when are trying to access a host it will first try search host.anandtech.com

And Sunner nice website you have there...

 

[Sunner]

<< And Sunner nice website you have there... >>


Yeah I know, colorful, isn't it? 😉

Suggestions are very welcome 🙂