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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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