Help!
- From: "Adamski" <adamski666@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 11 Jun 2006 17:54:30 -0700
Hi there, apologies in advance for the length, and also for possibly
posting in the wrong type of group. I am completely reliant on the
kindness of strangers here.
A long time ago, I got really fed up with Windows and decided to give
Linux a go. Someone recommended Mandrake and perhaps through my
inability to follow the instructions(?) I couldn't get the damn thing
to install, let alone run.
Now though, after getting even more annoyed with Microsoft's products,
I became determined to install Linux. unfortunately, determination
doesn't really help much when you have no idea what you're doing!
First off, I couldn't get my monitor to work, it said the signal was
out of range, I searched the internet (using Windows, I assume that
means I have a dual boot system?) for an answer but I couldn't
understand a lot of the answers I found, in the end I reinstalled Suse
a few times until I could at least get the system to boot.
Now the problem is, I can't read the writing on the screen. I have
tried fiddling with the resolution, but to no avail. I also opened Yast
as one site suggested, but once I got in there, my only instructions
were, (edit manually in Yast) which is great if you have even a basic
understanding of Linux, I don't.
My other problem is that I can't access the internet at all. Again, I
was told to go to Yast, edit and configure manually. Apart from the
writing being really hard to read because I messed up my monitor
settings, I wouldn't know what to do once I got into the system anyway.
I feel as if I have been dragged out of a cave, which is full of people
in forums telling each other to root the boot to x and edit, if that
doesn't make sense to you, you can have an idea of how I am feeling!
Please don't let me fall back into the evil hands of Microsoft! And
also if anyone does respond, could they please give me simple step by
step instructions I can print out and follow?
I'm not an idiot, in fact, I can fix most crashes on Windows, it's just
a completely new operating system which I have never been introduced to
before, I am willing to learn, but I need some help, please!
Oh and before I forget, here's what I know. I am using a 32 bit
processor to run Suse Linux 10.1, I have partitioned the drive so I can
run Windows (mostly because I knew I'd get into trouble somewhere along
the way!) I connect to the internet using an internal ethernet card. I
don't know my IP address and I am pretty sure it changes every time I
reboot my system. I hope that's enough info.
Thank you for your time
Adam
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