To open Xconfigurator, log in as root and click on "Terminal emulation program" button on task bar. In terminal window that appears, type Xconfigurator. Xconfigurator will probe for your video card. If that fails, you will be presented with a list of monitors. If you can't find your monitor in list, select one of "Generic" options.

You will then have to select a "color depth" and "video mode". After making required selections, Xconfigurator will display message "Can you see this message?" If you do not click on "Yes" button within ten seconds, you will be sent back to Xconfigurator's starting screen. Then you can select different settings and try again.

If none of Generic options work, select "Custom" and enter some horizontal sync and vertical sync numbers. Ultimately you should find a setting that works. You may have to make some adjustments to your monitor to resize, reposition, or remove pin cushion.

Sometimes changing your display setting is not as easy in Linux as it is in Windows, but alternative is to continue to use Windows and beg for Bill Gates' permission to upgrade your hardware (XP product activation). ---------------------------------------------------------- Resource Box: Copyright(C)2002 Bucaro TecHelp. To learn how to maintain your computer and use it more effectively to design a Web site and make money on Web visit http://bucarotechelp.com To subscribe to Bucaro TecHelp Newsletter Send a blank email to bucarotechelp-subscribe@topica.com ----------------------------------------------------------

Note: Linux abstracts every device attached your computer, including hard drive and floppy drive as a file. Files in /dev/ folder are equivalent to device driver files in Windows. Linux provides device files for most common devices, but if you install an uncommon device, you may need a special device file.

After mounting drive, you can access floppy disk. Before removing disk, you have to "unmount" drive. If you find yourself frequently mounting and unmounting drives, you can right-click on "Disk Manager" in menu and select "Add this launcher to panel".

When you installed Linux, information about devices on computer was stored in file /etc/fstab. If device that you want to mount was not configured during installation, use LinuxConf utility to configure device before you mount it.

For example, if you wanted to configure a floppy drive to access DOS floppy disks, insert a DOS floppy disk into drive, then log in as root and open LinuxConf - Main Menu | Programs | System | LinuxConf. In LinuxConf window Config tab, click on "+" next to "File systems" to open that branch. Under "File systems" click on "Access local drive". The "Local volume" windows appears.

In "Local volume" window, click on Add button. The "Volume specification" window appears. In "Partition" text box type /dev/fd0. Then click on drop down button for "Type" text box and select msdos. In "Mount point" text box type /mnt/floppy. Click on "Accept" button. Then click on "Mount" button.

Note: To mount a partition or drive you have to use an existing subdirectory as mount point. By convention, drives use /mnt/ subdirectory as mount point.

To copy files to and from mounted floppy disk, drag and drop them to and from directory /mnt/dosfloppy just as you would any other directory. ----------------------------------------------------------- Resource Box: Copyright(C)2002 Bucaro TecHelp. To learn how to maintain your computer and use it more effectively to design a Web site and make money on Web visit http://bucarotechelp.com To subscribe to Bucaro TecHelp Newsletter Send a blank email to bucarotechelp-subscribe@topica.com -----------------------------------------------------------