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[Lechio]

Would like to see that option too.

Another thing that it really should be changed in synaptic,

is the option "browse the documentation". It's only possible

to use that if you install dwww :

Read all on-line documentation with a WWW browser

All installed on-line documentation will be served via a local HTTP

server. When possible, dwww converts the documentation to HTML.

You need to install both a CGI-capable HTTP server and a WWW

browser to read the documentation.

Now, dwww needs to have a webserver installed. :rolleyes:

Don't think it would be the best solution, if people just want to read the documentation

of a package, to go and install a webserver...

[Andy07]

ok, thanks to everyone that helped me switch to Ubuntu.

I have it up and running now and i think it has great potential as an OS.

I do have a few niggly issues if anyone can help.

I added another IDE hard disk as slave after i did the ubuntu install and its not showing up :no:

My netgear dm602 router was auto-detected via ethernet, but i want to use the usb connection on the modem instead so i can use the ethernet for my PS2. The usb driver on the netgear site suggest its for windows.

Also, i think i might have buggered up my Sata hard disk, i formatted it within Ubuntu then decided to put it in my other PC to install ubuntu or windows but it just ticks slowly and not much screen action... i can't even make it to the installer it just hangs at dos. :huh:

[markwolfe Veteran]

I added another IDE hard disk as slave after i did the ubuntu install and its not showing up  :no:

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Try this in a terminal, and post the output in the forum here:

sudo fdisk -l

(and that is a lowercase "L", not the number "1")

This will tell you every hard drive it sees.

My netgear dm602 router was auto-detected via ethernet, but i want to use the usb connection on the modem instead so i can use the ethernet for my PS2. The usb driver on the netgear site suggest its for windows.

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Using the ethernet port will be most transparent and problem-free. However, USB may work. If not natively, then through something like NDISwrapper, I think. I have no experience with that, but it should help point you in a possible direction. We have a HOWTO on setting up NDISwrapper in our HOWTO & FAQ section here.

Also, i think i might have buggered up my Sata hard disk, i formatted it within Ubuntu then decided to put it in my other PC to install ubuntu or windows but it just ticks slowly and not much screen action... i can't even make it to the installer it just hangs at dos.  :huh:

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I dunno. Try running qtparted and see what you can see with that tool. Also, the fdisk command above might tell us what is going on.

If the drive is going to be reformatted and re-used, and you don't care about the data on it, you may need to just wipe the partition table data. If you need to, you can possibly remove all data with qtparted, or you can do this with a dd command.

[Andy07]

ok heres the log;

andrew@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l

Password:

Disk /dev/hda: 81.9 GB, 81964302336 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9964 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

/dev/hda1 * 1 9634 77385073+ 83 Linux

/dev/hda2 9635 9964 2650725 5 Extended

/dev/hda5 9635 9964 2650693+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/hdb: 41.1 GB, 41110142976 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4998 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

/dev/hdb1 * 1 4791 38483676 83 Linux

/dev/hdb2 4792 4998 1662727+ 5 Extended

/dev/hdb5 4792 4998 1662696 82 Linux swap / Solaris

andrew@ubuntu:~$

[LaNcom]

For the DM502, I'd suggest to get a cheap Ethernet switch and connect the PC and the PS2 using Ethernet. Most USB ADSL modems are problematic on Linux (and pretty much every OS - Ethernet really is the weapon of choice wherever possible)...

[markwolfe Veteran]

Well, your slave drive (on the Primary IDE) is there. It is /dev/hdb. Looks like you just need to mount the partition(s) you need access to. If no mount points are created, you will have to make some yourself and perform the mount manually. Once you know what you want, you can add entries into your /etc/fstab to automatically mount these every time you boot.

Looks like your second drive had a separate Linux installation. Did you want to boot into it? Or share some of the data on it? Or wipe it clean and use it in your current install? Or perhaps something else...?

[Andy07]

Looks like your second drive had a separate Linux installation.  Did you want to boot into it?  Or share some of the data on it?  Or wipe it clean and use it in your current install?  Or perhaps something else...?

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i wanted to wipe it clean and use it in my current install.

[kjordan2001]

i wanted to wipe it clean and use it in my current install.

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If you've got something like QTParted installed, fire that up. Otherwise do a sudo cfdisk /dev/hdb and delete all the partitions on it and create a new one.

Then do one of the following:

ext2:

mke2fs /dev/hdb1

ext3:

mke2fs -j /dev/hdb1

reiserfs:

mkreiserfs /dev/hdb1

And then add an entry into your fstab to mount that one.

[Fred Derf Veteran]

My netgear dm602 router was auto-detected via ethernet, but i want to use the usb connection on the modem instead so i can use the ethernet for my PS2. The usb driver on the netgear site suggest its for windows.

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I would suggest that you get a cheapo firewall/router/switch device. They usually come with 4 LAN ports and one WAN port. Connect the ethernet port of the Netgear DM602 to the WAN port and then connect your PS2 and your Linux box to the LAN ports. You'll still have two LAN ports left over for other computers in the future.

I would personally recommend this even if you switch back to Windows :o

a) You get a NAT firewall

b) You get ethernet access to your computer

c) You don't need to mess with drivers at all

d) It works with every OS (heck, you could probably make it work with DOS if you really tried)