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aLinux OS 12.8 |
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Networking.
Cable Modem, ADSL, WIFI, PCMCIA Setup
By default all networking now uses BOOTP/DHCP so Internet should work straight away, otherwise:
Click-on [alinux-apps]+[Utilities]+[aLinux
Setup], run [KUDZU] which detects all hardware
including network devices (note: kudzu will just flash by w/o instance)
but will scan and write settings into /etc/modprobe.conf
and to its native directory /etc/sysconfig/*
then after having run kudzu, run your corsponding [CBLCFG], [DSLCFG],
[PPPCFG] that applies to your setup where you can set dns,
ip, dhcp/bootp if needed. If [KUDZU] fails to detect the
network card, you'll need to edit /etc/rc.d/rc.modules; and
remove the comment that corresponds to your network device. You
can also try "autonic" from an Xterm. All network modules are in
the /lib/modules/2.6.15/kernel/drivers/net/ directory. DSL owners click-here.
For WIFI: There's the 'ndiswrapper'
kernel driver that should get loaded when
you run [System]+[Utilities]+[Wireless Assistant]. You might
also want to c/o
[Internet]+[More Applications]+[Wireless LAN Manager
KWiFiManager] - Also, and beyond this scope Wireless-tools and MADWIFI utils are already pre-installed. Might also
see: http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Wireless-HOWTO
For PCMCIA modems, you
should run [CBLCFG] then reboot your computer and it should detect your
modem card. Other things you might want to run is 'cardinfo' in
a Xterm and edit /etc/pcmcia/config.opts & maybe /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1
- (option) files for detailed configuration. All PCMCIA modules are in
the: /lib/modules/2.6.15/kernel/drivers/net/pcmcia/
directory.
You may also wish to visit: http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/PCMCIA-HOWTO
Dialup.
Mouse and Modem, ISDN, SLIP Setup
Run in an Xterm (comset), or click-on [alinux-apps]+[Utilities]+[aLinux
Setup], run [PPPCFG] or the alternative from the [Internet]
folder
'X-ISP PPP Dialup PLUS!' setup. For ISDN and SLIP
modem users, please
SEE: http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Networking-Overview-HOWTO
If you do use 'PPPCFG', to actually make a connection,
you'll type
in a Xterm 'ppp-go -c', and to end your dialup session, 'ppp-off'.
KDE's KPPP Setup is nicer to use, but if you have problems with
it, use
'PPPCFG'. You may also want to visit: http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/PPP-HOWTO
Sound
Card Setup
All sound card module (drivers) are located in /lib/modules/2.6.15/kernel/sound/
directory. To test if sound is already configured, click-on
desktop icon (sGMixer), if you hear sound then you can skip to
the (Kmix) section below to have sound volume settings 'saved'. Else,
run in an Xterm (alsaconf) or click-on [alinux-apps]+[Utilities]+[aLinux
Setup], and run [SNDCFG], which will detect the sound
device. If that fails for some reason, you can load a sound driver by
editing /etc/rc.d/rc.modules by uncommenting the
/sbin/modprobe/??? line(s). If you don't see your sound device listed
there, you'll need to add it to rc.modules as there is only about 10 or
so listed there already, then change the IO, DMA, IRQ addresses as
needed for any ISA sound device.
Note that (alsaconf), after configuring it, will ask to put some
driver settings into: /etc/modprobe.conf.
ALSA Config is also
available from [aLinux-apps]+[Utilities]+[AlsaConf
Sound]. Once your done setup, you can then run [Multimedia]+[Sound
Mixer Kmix] there-after - to adjust and fine tune volume and save
settings statically.
Printer
Setup
Click-on this URL: http://localhost:631
If you don't see your print driver during 'configuration' then you can
go here: http://www.linuxprinting.org
for a complete list of all printers and drivers known to work with
Linux. 1000's of printers are supported. Here's an up-to-date - Full
Print driver database: http://www.linuxprinting.org/printer_list.cgi
NEW! - KDE Printing Manager. [System]+[Settings]+[Printing
Manager].
Once you've found and know what driver works well with your
printer, "copy and paste" it to a Text Editor and save the new file as
"my-printer.ppd" & place it in /usr/share/cups/model/* then
<reboot> & re-run either of the two print setup commands
above or below and pick out your new driver, then your set. For in
depth references to any other print issues, please see: http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Printing-HOWTO
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CD - Writing Setup
If you have an IDE / ATAPI CD-R/CD-RW / DVD-R/DVD-RW Writer
device, use K3B - location: [Multimedia]+[CD & DVD Burning (K3b)].
ATI / nVidia drivers
Please see our aLinux™: ATI drivers -
nVidia drivers.
GCC - Compiler Suite
I want to compile source code and I need GCC. Here's how to install the complete aLinux
Compiler Suite:
1. Click [System]+[Package Manager (Synaptic Package Manager)].
2. Click to highlight "Development".
3. Click to highlight the first empty icon square inside "Development" then hit the "ctrl+a" keyboard keys.
4. Right-Click inside the newly highlighted package section and choose 'Mark for installation'.
5. Click "Apply" icon. It will take a while to download and install so please be patient.
Internationalization
Globalization, Multilingual Localization, Translation, i18n, l10n, Unicode, UTF-8 ... IDN.
Yes, finally supported as of aLinux™ 12.7.x - please see the [common] text Url below.
For other common issues see:
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/
You got'a love it, it's Linux!.
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