[102227] in RedHat Linux List
Re: A Bunch of Newbie Questions
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Antony Chessor)
Tue Dec 1 23:24:20 1998
From: "Antony Chessor" <antonyc3@integritas.com>
To: <redhat-list@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 20:22:08 -0800
Resent-From: redhat-list@redhat.com
Reply-To: redhat-list@redhat.com
<< When attempting to untar a file nothing happens... I download a file
under
NT, and FTPed it to my 5.1 Redhat machine. I unzipped it fine, but when I
run "tar -xvm filename_tar" nothing happens (I've let it sit for 10
minutes). I have tried fewer options (-x) with the same results. >>
Windows can't handle multiple . in a filename, so it makes it _tar
instead of .tar.gz. What I do is to rename it to .tar instead of _tar then
do a tar -xvf *.tar and let it do it's thang.
<< In Midnight Commander, I am unable to view a file. What do I have to do
when I would like to use the internal viewer to look at a text file, and how
can I launch an external editor? >>
Hell, mc locks my system up tighter than a...well....tight. <g> So I can't
help with that one, I fear.
<< When xscreensaver starts, my system will lock up with a blank screen
after a
few minutes.....>>
I'm not sure, but I do think that there is a problem with power management
and RH. I might be wrong, so check with the errata and ask others. Or test
it by turning off power management on your hardware.
<< I'm using a dual Pentium box with 96 MB ram, but it seems to run
sluggish.
What do I have to do to ensure I am using both CPUs and all available RAM?
>>
What does top tell you about memory, how much you're using, available,
etc.?
Don't know about the other modem questions...sorry.
Regards,
Antony Chessor, CNE, Linux pseudo-newbie <G>, and RKBA advocate
--
PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES!
http://www.redhat.com http://archive.redhat.com
To unsubscribe: mail redhat-list-request@redhat.com with
"unsubscribe" as the Subject.
