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A: This varies from distro to distro. Probably the biggest problem in this area is that there are SO MANY GUI tools to choose from. RedHat has an "Internet Configuration Wizard", and will also let you set up a dialout connection under "Network configuration". This is very similar to how XP handles things.
Ubuntu lets you configure dialup connections under "Networking", and for easy control of the connection you can add the "Modem Monitor" applet to your panel.
-kppp is the only other GUI tool I've used and it's also very easy. I've also heard ModemLights mentioned favorably.
+kppp is the only other GUI tool I've used and it's also very easy. I've also heard ~
ModemLights mentioned favorably.
Worst possible case, you might need to get help setting up pppd(8) 'the hard way', but if you get it set up for DialOnDemand you'll never need to worry about it again because your computer will just dial out by itself when any application tries to use the internet.
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Q: I put the install disk into my PC with 256Mb of RAM, but it wont run the installer as it says I only have 64MB of RAM?
Reformulation: Why won't it detect more than 64Mb of RAM?
-It probably also says what you can try to resolve this problem; if you KNOW you have more ram, reboot and type 'linux mem=256M' at the boot prompt. I'll bet this hint is RIGHT THERE on the same screen because it's a well known issue with some BIOSes.
+It probably also says what you can try to resolve this problem; if you KNOW you have more ram, reboot and type 'linux mem=256M' at the boot prompt. I'll bet this hint is RIGHT THERE on the same screen because it's a well known issue with some older
BIOSes. This shouldn't affect you on a more modern PC
.
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Reformulation: How do I access Windows filesystems from Linux?
A: During the install, it identified your windows partition. If you're using FAT32 and thought ahead, you might have assigned that a mount point such as /mnt/windows so you'd be able to access it from Linux.
-If you forgot to do that, or if you're running a 'marginally supported' filesystem like NTFS it's still not too late but it's a bit harder to set up. Bring the box along to a meeting and ask for help.
+If you forgot to do that, or if you're running a 'marginally supported' filesystem like [
NTFS]
it's still not too late but it's a bit harder to set up. Bring the box along to a meeting and ask for help.
You can also access your Linux partitions from the windows side with a number of third-party tools. Google [ext3+linux|http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=ext3%20windows] or [reiserfs+linux|http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=reiserfs%20windows].
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Q: I have Win2K / XP installed and the setup program warns me it does not support NTFS?
-Reformulation: Are there any problems with reading NTFS file systems? And how do I do it?
+Reformulation: Are there any problems with reading [
NTFS]
file systems? And how do I do it?
-A: Since NTFS is a closed standard, it's hard to write support for it. Linux can read NTFS fairly well, but writing it is still very risky. If you really need to share files between Windows and Linux set up a fat32 partition they can both read. Or transfer all your files to a genuinely open and properly documented filesystem which [both OS's|http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=ext3%20windows] can share.
+A: Since [
NTFS]
is a closed standard, it's hard to write support for it. Linux can read [
NTFS]
fairly well, but writing it is still very risky. If you really need to share files between Windows and Linux set up a fat32 partition they can both read. Or transfer all your files to a genuinely open and properly documented filesystem which [both OS's|http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=ext3%20windows] can share.
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Q: What the hell is a bad super block?
A: The first block of a partition is the "super block". this contains information about what kind of filesystem it is amongst other things. Without this a filesystem is pretty useless. Never fear, there are backup superblocks. Talk to an advanced user about repairing your (very) broken filesystem.
-And if your NTFS partition was this badly corrupted, you would likely see a windows "stop screen" on boot which is even less informative.
+And if your [
NTFS]
partition was this badly corrupted, you would likely see a windows "stop screen" on boot which is even less informative.
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Q: How do I back-up my files?
