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aLinux OS 12.9 |
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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/2.6.29/kernel/drivers/net/ directory. DSL owners click-here.
For WIFI: There's the 'ndiswrapper'
kernel driver that should get loaded when
you run [Internet]+[Wireless Assistant]. You might
also want to c/o [Internet]+[More Applications]+[Wireless LAN Manager KWiFiManager] - Also, and beyond this scope Wireless-tools 'WEP/WPA' 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/2.6.29/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/2.6.29/kernel/sound/
directory. To test if sound is already configured, click-on the system tray
speaker icon (KMix), set the volume to your liking and/or unmute some control sensors. When the levels are correctly set, you can now
"restore volumes on login" if you like within (KMix) under sections [Settings+Configure KMix]. Else, if you have no sound still,
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 an xtremely rare 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 for a TEXT setup or see below "KDE Printing Manager" for gui setup.
If you don't see your print driver during 'configuration' then you can
go here: http://www.openprinting.org/printers/
for a complete list of all drivers available and known to work with
aLinux. Note: 1000's of printers are already supported by default, but in case you need a different driver, click-above for a fully searchable
database:
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, pick out your new driver, and your set. For in
depth references to any other print issues, please see: http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Printing-HOWTO. An alternative GUI setup: KDE Printing Manager. (Control Center)+[Peripherals]+[Printers]
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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. Intel acceleration
drivers are already pre-installed. If/When using [System]+[Start and config. 3D desktop] for 3D cube effects, etc., you'll
probably want to disable the allready running 2D primitive desktop effects using (Control Center)+[Appearance and Themes]+[Style] and within the 'Effects' tab,
click (Enable gui effects) then (apply) changes. Yes, it disables it :).
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,
finally supported as of aLinux™ 12.7.x - please see the old [common] howto text link 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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