On Monday 23 January 2006 22:21, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* Joe G
[01-23-06 20:55]: Ah, But that's because you're a Linux guru.
Who is trying to help you IF you would pay ATTENTION and follow directions, typing accurately.
Thank you. But, you was the output. Even when typing accurately, I still wasn't getting the results I wanted. I only had a brief window last weekend to experiment in. Now, I need my pc. Any rewards I might get until around June or so are outweighed by the risks.
I use a ProStar 2794 laptop at home mostly as desktop. (I usually carry a different one with me on the road.) There are other issues... Konqueror doesn't show my built- in floppy as mounted, even though I can browse the files and write to it.
Please explain "Konqueror doesn't show". If not, how can you "browse" the files and write to it.
That's a good question. When I go into Konqueror while there is a floppy in the drive, the little green symbol in the lower right corner of the floppy icon is missing. When I right click, a menu appears that gives me the option on mounting. When I click on Mount, a systerm sound plays, but no little green triangle indicating the floppy is mounted.. However, if I left click on the icon,even if I didn't right click and thwen left click on MOUNT, i can then browse the contents. But, I cannot browse the properties when Right clicking. I'm informed that the disk has O bytes free, 0 bytes total 0 bytes used. But, even though I can view the contents when left clicking, when I right click and then click on PREVIEW IN IMAGE or FILE SIZE VIEW, I either get a blank window or a window that is completely green with a very tiny 0B in the upper right hand corner of the window.
If i start with my usb flash drive in the usb port, I cannot mount it, even though I click on mount.
Becasuse it is ALREADY mounted.
No it isn't. Even when the system boots the script states that it is unable to mount /dev/sda1.
But, if I connect it after booting, it'll be recognized and let me mount it (and show it mounted).
Again, because it was not already mounted.
No, it isn't. If i boot with the usb flash drive in the usb port, the little green triangle won't appear in the lower right corner of the icon in Konqueror. If I right click on its icon to bring down the menu, I'm given the option to MOUNT. If I click on MOUNT, still no little green triangle and I still cannot browse the contents of the flash drive. A blank window will appear. However, if I unplug, the plug it back in, a dialog box will appear which will give me the option of configuring. If I do, I can then left click on the icon and explore, write to it, whatever.
Because this is a laptop, maybe there's a hardware issue here that no amount of tinkering will solve..
PBCAK problem between chair and keyboard
Totally uncalled for.
I really do like SuSE. It's a really good value for the money, it lets me do the things I need to do, and I like that I can really lock the system down tight.
These two issues, the zip drive and the scanner really aren't serious enough to sour me on it.
Only issues because of understanding and my first sentence above.
And, I really respect the open source philosophy.
As do we.
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