[wellylug] A real newbie needs help - internet connection

[Damon Lynch]

Try this:

Assuming you have only one file on the CD, do this:

     1. insert your CD in the CDROM drive
     2. Open a konsole window
     3. type su
     4. enter your password
     5. then type "urpmi /mnt/cdrom/*.rpm" (without the quotes) and hit
        enter

Tell us what it says :)

Damon

On Tue, 2003-09-02 at 19:24, kadim martana wrote:
> Dear all,
>  
> While considering all the suggestions on the external modem. I'm still
> preoccupied to try some others sggested by Mr Lynch and Mr Carr:
> 1. Trying the urpmi results:
>  
> via terminal (konsole):
>  
> error of accessing local packages. That's when I tried to install the
> hsflinmodem which is in cd rom.
>  
> 2.Trying to copy the hsflinmodem driver from the cd mandrake.
>  
> - I renamed it hsflinmodem.rpm (in the cd) - still unsuccessful;
> - with the complete name: hsflinmodem....2.41.Inxbeta...rpm (in cd)
> and type cd /home/kadim still failed.
>  
> 3. Going to: http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon/
> At step three, found some command to be typed in the konsole such as
> ...ftp ....etc. The point here is whether I should be connected to the
> internet first before putting commands. But that's my main problem.
>  
> 4. Everybody please accept my apology for keep asking....
>  
> Best regards,
> Kadim
> 
> 
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