[Sderby] Suse 8.0 installation

[mark wilkes]

Thanks Matt
My cd burner is connected via USB and is manufactured by freecom. My dialup
connection is a 56k HSP micro modem.
Mark.
----- Original Message -----
From: <linuxwizkidz@f2s.com>
To: <sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 6:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Sderby] Suse 8.0 installation


> first off it not a case of install every thing on all 7 of the cd's for a
star
> the last one and the best part of 6 are the source code for all the
packeage's
> on the other 5 disk's..
>
> how ever to install other software off the cd's use the yast2, which can
be
> started from the third menu in in the bottom left of the kde bar, if u've
got
> kde installed that is, other wise at a console 'yast2' should do the
trick, to
> review instlled packegs, select the software menu on yast2 and hit
> install/remove, now this is one big list of the software, devied into
diffrent
> cattogires, take ur time to broows round and install what ever u feel u
might
> need, (personal i've installed suse more time's than i care to rember,
been
> using it since version 6.3, so i know my way round the list prety well,)
>
> scanner i cant really help with
>
> cd-burner, this depens on what u've got but mostlikly u wont need a drive
> installed, u just ave to set it up right, which yast2 may ave all ready
done,
>
> i sugest reading this suse article on it
> http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/tbraza_ide_brenner.html
>
> how ever as a quick pointer, is it an ide cd-rw??? if so check lilo has an
> append line something like "hdX=ide-scsi" were X is your cd-rw, look
> in /etc/lilo.conf
>
> as for insernet connection what are u on??
> bt adsl with a speed tocuh is easy (im on it, suse all ready  comes half
setup
> for it)
> ntl cable is even easier if ur running of the rj-45 socket
> as for 56k modem, just hope ur using a winmodem
>
> hope that helps
>
> matt
>
>
> Quoting mark wilkes <mwdl12311@blueyonder.co.uk>:
>
> > Hello group
> >
> > I am having problems with SuSe 8.0 installation. I have installed the
first 2
> > cd's, been prompted for root password, created a user account and viewed
my
> > new o/s. However I do not know how to install the remaining 5 cd's or
any
> > other s/w.
> > I have also tried and failed to install a driver for my cd burner and
> > scanner. Printer is working ok.
> > I have dual booted with win98 until I can set up my internet and mail
> > facilities up and running. ( any tips )
> > The only relevant experience I have is installing HP-UNIX 10.20 & 11
clean
> > installs.
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am new to Linux and this is
my
> > first installation (yast2 did everything).
> >
> > Thanks for your time Mark Wilkes.
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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