Linux Q&A

June 12, 2005

^You lost me after the first line :p

I'll check the ATi site.

June 12, 2005

^You lost me after the first line :p
I'll check the ATi site.

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Right click it, go to properties > permissions, and tick the 'execute' box next to owner ;)

June 12, 2005

^Thanks, it gets me somewhere than says that it needs to be run by the 'super user'

As far as I'm aware, I'm the only user, and hence I'm also the admin.

June 12, 2005

Well, most likely, you have set up a root (super user) password that you should never log into. You probably also set up a user account.

Since you got a message stating that you need to be super user, I assume that you are correctly logged in as your regular unpriveleged user.

The best way to run the app is to open up a terminal (also frequently called a shell or console) and type su to Switch User (the default is to switch to 'root', if you don't specify). It will then prompt you for the password. You do remember what you used for the root password, right?

Once you have entered the password, anything you type in the shell from that point on will be as 'root', not as your user. You have permissions to make system-wide changes.

June 12, 2005

I don't remember ever setting up a root user, I don't remember that in the setup. And hence I don't know any password for it.

Edit: If I go to root terminal it asks me for my root password and if I tell it the password I would have used there it lets me into 'root terminal' where I'm guessing I can do anything.

June 12, 2005

If I go to root terminal it asks me for my root password and if I tell it the password I would have used there it lets me into 'root terminal' where I'm guessing I can do anything.

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That is correct........ and where you can mess up if you are not careful...

Barney

June 12, 2005

Yes. If it accepted the root password, you are in.

Now, to run the file... That may be a bit more 'fun', with you being new to this... :ermm:

You can use cd to change directory (just like in the DOS days, if you remember those), and navigate to where your file is stored. The ls (that is a lower-case "LS") will list the files there (like the DOS 'dir' command does).

Once you confirm that you are where your file is, run the following:

./filename

the "./" specifies the current directory, so Linux doesn't look elsewhere for the file, and the filename is the name of the file. ;) You can type the first couple of letters and hit [TAB] to auto-complete (very useful for long or complex filenames).

June 12, 2005

Thanks man, I figured out the cd bit, and I vaguely remember the DOS days but I'm on 15 so I'm not brilliant on DOS.

I managed to run the program but at the end it tells me that:

There were errors during installation.

Details can be found in

/usr/share/fglrx/fglrx-install.log

I went there and it says this:

[Message] Kernel Module : Trying to install a precompiled kernel module.

[Message] Kernel Module : Precompiled kernel module version mismatched.

[Error] Kernel Module : No kernel module build environment - please consult readme.

But I don't know what readme they're talking about.

Thanks for the help.

June 13, 2005

I cant remeber putting in a SU password, Ive tried all the ones it would have been i think. Do I have to reinstall now?

June 13, 2005

how the heck do i put my drivers for my sound card in alsa and configure it?

http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=331306

June 13, 2005

I cant remeber putting in a SU password, Ive tried all the ones it would have been i think. Do I have to reinstall now?

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I see you've got Ubuntu installed... there is no "su" password, Ubuntu uses "sudo" yourpassword.

June 13, 2005

Oh, that helps a lot then.

So Id type "sudo ********" without the quoates of course. Correct?

June 13, 2005

example

$sudo make install

(it then prompts you for a password)

June 13, 2005

what does sudo mean? Im assuming Super User Do ....command.....

June 13, 2005

Well, most likely, you have set up a root (super user) password that you should never log into. You probably also set up a user account.

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There is no root user in Ubuntu, at least by default.

June 13, 2005

what does sudo mean? Im assuming Super User Do ....command.....

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No idea, though, you're on the right lines ;)

June 13, 2005

Ok, Im in linux now, I wanna change my res without my monitor going all screwy. So I have to edit my xorg.conf correct? I open it up and I see this:

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)

#

# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using

# values from the debconf database.

#

# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.

# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)

#

# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*

# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg

# package.

#

# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated

# again, run the following commands:

#

# cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.custom

# sudo sh -c 'md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf >/var/lib/xfree86/xorg.conf.md5sum'

# sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

Section "Files"

FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server

# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these

FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"

FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"

FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"

FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"

FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"

FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID"

FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"

FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"

# paths to defoma fonts

FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"

FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"

EndSection

Section "Module"

Load "bitmap"

Load "dbe"

Load "ddc"

Load "dri"

Load "extmod"

Load "freetype"

Load "glx"

Load "int10"

Load "record"

Load "type1"

Load "vbe"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Generic Keyboard"

Driver "keyboard"

Option "CoreKeyboard"

Option "XkbRules" "xorg"

Option "XkbModel" "pc104"

Option "XkbLayout" "us"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Configured Mouse"

Driver "mouse"

Option "CorePointer"

Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"

Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"

Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"

Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

EndSection

Section "Device"

Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon 9800 XT (RV350 NJ)"

Driver "ati"

BusID "PCI:1:0:0"

EndSection

Section "Monitor"

Identifier "Generic Monitor"

Option "DPMS"

HorizSync 28-49

VertRefresh 43-72

EndSection

Section "Screen"

Identifier "Default Screen"

Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon 9800 XT (RV350 NJ)"

Monitor "Generic Monitor"

DefaultDepth 24

SubSection "Display"

Depth 1