OK, I got X working now why does pppconfig do weard stuff?
G'day again
I managed to update and install DEBIAN (2.2r2 potatoe?) and now have the Mach64 X server as my default. It works on the Compaq Armada E500. But now I open a xterm - it's properties are white background and the the prompt is: "nodename:~#".
Q1: How/where do I change the properties for the xterm session? Is it the 'right' session/cmd window (shell?) to use to do system work?
Q2: How to I exit the GUI completely to go to the command prompt level it used to boot up to - before I managed to get X working?
Of cause by now you'd have noticed I'm a complete novice on Linux (and any Unix for that matter).
Here's what is running:
Debian GNU/Linux 2.2
#1 Sat Nov 18 18:47:15 EST 2000
release: 2.2.18pre21
i686
GenuineIntel fam6 mod8 P3 (Coppermine) step1 447.693 MHz and 256KB cache
When I start an xterm session from the gui (window mgr?) I get a white console with top left button like a PC and title bar (XTERM) and 4 icons on the top right of that window (roll up,min,max,X).
When I run "pppconfig" that window goes black and only one line shows up in yellow writing - scrolling up or down reveals 4 lines in total - only one at a time. It's a bit hard to use that to configure ppp. ANy idea wha is going on and why?
TIA,
/[:-)irK
PS: I used to look after VMS clusters and they where easy! Is there a dummy guide to Debian/Linux for VMS SysMgrs?????
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
Reply to: