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Re: Help new user.



On Fri, 29 Aug 1997 yernst@ndc.co.il wrote:

>    
>    Hello! 
>    
>    I am a new linux user so if you can help me and forgive my stupid Q. i 
>    will be thankful.
>    
>    last night i had my first linux red hat instatlion from cheapbyte cd 
>    with no docs.
>    
>    i run intoa few problems.

First of all welcome. Second, this list more or less requires users to at
least try to read the manuals before they ask trivial questions here. I
will answer this time, but it will also be the last.


>    
>    1)after rebooting the program stops for a few minutes in starting      
>       sendmail

You're not connected to a network, sendmail might want to resolve you, or
anything of that sort, and it can't, since it find no DNS.
>    2)where is k shel

Linux (RedHat) has either /bin/pdksh or /bin/zsh

>    3)it took me a lot of time configuring x11 and it is still not good    
>      how can i find information on my monitor mag14"

A Mag 14" probably can do max 1024x768 non interlaced.

>    4)after booting i dont have access to the CD-ROM and the floppy but i  
>        see that they are mounted

I don't think eithr your CDrom or your floppy are mounted after reboot ..
how have you reached this conclusion ??

Anyway, your CDROM is /dev/hd? where "?" stand for a,b,c or d. You;ll need
to know how its connected i.e.:

Primary Master /dev/hda
Primary Slave /dev/hdb
Secondary Master /dev/hdc
Secondary Master /dev/hdd

>    5)when i try to shutdown the system prints shutdown and the syntax 
>    with out doing shut down and when i write init 6 i get "can not send 
>    shutdown

For rebooting the system do:

/sbin/shutdown -fr now

For halting the system do:

/sbin/shutdown -fh now
>    
>    
>    
>    Thanks for now i am sure i will have more
>    

Now, you wont, you'll go and read the manuals, FAQS and docs on your Linux
machine.

>    
>    Thanks again Yehuda.
> 

Regards,

--Ariel

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   | Ariel Biener                                            |
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