UBuntu 5.1 installed:need Drivers

[gary4gar]

hey i am new to the linux world.pls mobo manufacturer has via chipset.and motherboard is msi-k8m100.a have on board gfx.i install ubuntu 5.1 & need manufacturer driver.via supports the following oses

Windows XP 
Windows XP 64-Bit 
Windows 2000 
Windows ME 
Windows NT 
Windows 98SE 
Windows 98 
Windows 95 
Windows Server 2003 x64 
DOS 
Windows XP Embedded SP2 
Windows XP Embedded 
Windows CE.net 5.0 
Windows CE.net 4.2 
Windows CE.net 4.1/4.0 
Linux XFree86 (Not distribution-specific) 
Mandriva 2006 Linux 
Mandrake / Mandriva pre-2006 Linux 
Fedora Core 5.0 Linux 
Fedora Core 1.0, 2.0 & 4.0 Linux 
Fedora Core 3.0 Linux 
Source 
SuSE Linux 
Red Flag Linux 
Red Hat Linux 
MAC OS

via wesite:*www.viaarena.com/?PageID=2
which to download??

 

[dIgItaL_BrAt]

as a wild guess,i guess it would be the 'Linux XFree86 (Not distribution-specific)' one.

 

[gary4gar]

as a wild guess,i guess it would be the 'Linux XFree86 (Not distribution-specific)' one.

1)is it the debian installion package or rpm or the source simply??





2)how acees windows partions from linux



3)and how to untar a package

 

[gary4gar]

how to ligin as root??
i need to confige net access

 

[JGuru]

Gary, to create a root password & login as Root checkout this link:
*wiki.ubuntu.com/RootSudo

Goodluck man

 

[mehulved]

You should not login as root. It is a bad practise to login as root when you are connected to net. Ubuntu has a configured sudo so you can do everything using sudo and need not access root account. So, learn to use sudo. Don't use root. It's the first rule of security.
To access windows partition from linux you will have to mount it using mount command eg.

mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/C_drive

If you have ntfs partition replace vfat with ntfs. But, ntfs partition are mounted as read-only.
/dev/hda1 is only an example, it will differ as per your hard disk - IDE/SATA and how you have partitioned it.
.mnt/C-drive can be given as you like it. I have just given one example.
To untar, you can just double click it.
tar -tvf archive.tar # List all files in archive.tar verbosely.
If it has been gzipped, I use

 tar xzvf <filename>

and for bz2zipped files I use

 tar bjvf <filename>

You can do

 tar --help

to find more options.

 

[gary4gar]

hey in desertwind post i am supposed to modify nameserver name in cofig file in /etc dir/. but when i double to open the file it opens in gpedit as readonly who to modify it????

 

[mehulved]

To open it type

sudo gedit /etc/resolv.conf

in terminal

 

[gary4gar]

thanx now i am connected to internet.i am wrinting this post from ubutu.that's all possible because of u.hats of to u.i will definately give some reps. few queries

1)mounting windows partion:i have four partions on a sata drive with NTFS as fileing system.now i deleted 2nd partion & insatlled linux on it.pls give exaxt command as earlier command gave not found error


2)i have firefox version of 1 which need to be updated to 1.5.how to do that

 

[mehulved]

1)mounting windows partion:i have four partions on a sata drive with NTFS as fileing system.now i deleted 2nd partion & insatlled linux on it.pls give exaxt command as earlier command gave not found error

Use

mount -t ntfs /dev/sda1 /mnt/C-drive

mount -t ntfs /dev/sda3 /mnt/D-drive

mount -t ntfs /dev/sda4 /mnt/E-drive

You will get read-only access though.
To read-write use ntfs-captive.But it takes loooong time to wrie so preferably make one partition as fat32.

2)i have firefox version of 1 which need to be updated to 1.5.how to do that

download latest version. untar it and copy it to /usr/lib/firefox using sudo command.

sudo cp firefox /usr/lib/firefox

And please start learning basic linux commands. They will be very helpful to maintain your system.

 

[gary4gar]

mount commmand retunrns a error

mount: mount point /mnt/D-drive does not exist

pls suggest a link where all basic coomands are listed in detail.

 

[gary4gar]

the mount command returns a error

mount: mount point /mnt/D-drive does not exist

pls suggest a link where i will find all basic commands.

 

[kalpik]

^^ First make folders named "C-drive", "D-drive" and "E-drive" under /mnt/
Remember, linux is case sensitive.. so "c-drive" is different from "C-drive".

 

[gary4gar]

mounted all folders.also figured out a new method via disk manager.it works in gfx state so no need to do it in terminal.very easy for a windows user like me.no tension of upper case & lower case.


Totem movie player is showing the error when playing movies from windows partion(ntfs)
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what to do??

also how to set file permissions from root to my user name

 

[QwertyManiac]

For file permissions use chmod

Have you configured media playback under ubuntu? If not you cant play any media file... You need to download gstreamer codecs etc...

 

[mehulved]

For media playback. Use win32codecs. To install win32codecs, install Automatix. I have given link on how to install and use Automatix many times in the forum, please search it and use. it will make installation easier.
To change file permissions use chmod.

 man chmod

will give you what options are there
To change owner permissions use chown

man chown

will give you more info.

 

[gary4gar]

how do u ppl check usage in linux.?????
also do every time i have to mount a windows partion to use??.it can't be automactically??

 

[mehulved]

how do u ppl check usage in linux.?????
also do every time i have to mount a windows partion to use??.it can't be automactically??

Check usage of what?
To mount the partitions automatically add them to /etc/fstab in the following format

/mnt/C-Drive   /dev/hda1   ntfs   defaults   0 0

Why don't you bother checking ubuntu guide? Is it too much of work? It's time you start refering or else you will take ages to learn. They have explained such tasks there.

 

[gary4gar]

of my Dataone one Account. in BSNL BROADBAND.it does not accept firefox(default).also there no chance of ie in linux.the shaplus BB meter Does not Work in linux.any other greek way to do it.

 

[mehulved]

Hmm I don't know but there should exist one.
Who told you IE can't be installed on linux? You just need to install wine and winetools. If you have configured your repositories proerly you will see wine and winetools in synaptic. Install them and follow *frankscorner.org/index.php?p=ie6
At the above site you will find how to install many windows apps on linux.
But, this should only be last choice if you get nothing.