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[08:32]<vrfdghrfadjg>the very top of the filesyste,
[08:32]<fy2nz>ok
[08:33]<vrfdghrfadjg>now..
[08:33]<gfvggsvzz>is glibc not working with nptl or do i still have a really borked system ?
[08:33]<vrfdghrfadjg>cd /dev will take you to the dev folder from the root of the filesystem..
[08:33]<vrfdghrfadjg>like if I said to go into C:\dev
[08:33]<fy2nz>Ah
[08:33]<fy2nz>makes sense
[08:33]<fy2nz>like program files
[08:33]<fy2nz>etc..
[08:33]<vrfdghrfadjg>do cd /dev
[08:33]<fy2nz>ok
[08:33]<vrfdghrfadjg>right..except dev is far from being program files
[08:34]<fy2nz>lol
[08:34]<fy2nz>ok I'm in dev #
[08:34]<gfvggsvzz>dev is hardware manager if you like
[08:34]<gfvggsvzz>devices
[08:34]<vrfdghrfadjg>./dev contains a lsit of "files" that are actually connections to hardware in your system, and certain parts of the OS
[08:34]<vrfdghrfadjg>thanks
[08:34]<fy2nz>ah i get it a bit
[08:34]<vrfdghrfadjg>to see that list..enter ls or list...it's the same command
[08:34]<mgrm_ogg>you can type "pwd" to see what your current working directory is
[08:34]<fy2nz>pwd?
[08:35]<vrfdghrfadjg>in windows language: type pwd to see what folder you're in
[08:35]<fy2nz>Ah
[08:35]<vrfdghrfadjg>yeah..dunno who named that one
[08:35]<vrfdghrfadjg>heh
[08:35]<gfvggsvzz>Dead_One> hehe thanks ....
[08:35]<fy2nz>lol
[08:35]<2rrrmjr>its sometihng working directory
[08:35]<fy2nz>so to list the contents
[08:35]<fy2nz>I type ln
[08:35]<vrfdghrfadjg>ping workign directory?
[08:35]<fy2nz>?
[08:35]<2rrrmjr>sure
[08:35]<fy2nz>ln -l
[08:35]<2rrrmjr>:)
[08:35]<vrfdghrfadjg>no Fiber
[08:35]<cjzsv1g>print working directory
[08:35]<vrfdghrfadjg>LS
[08:35]<2rrrmjr>thats it
[08:35]<fy2nz>oh
[08:35]<vrfdghrfadjg>NOT LN
[08:35]<gfvggsvzz>thanks kolmodin
[08:35]<fy2nz>what is ln then
[08:35]<gfvggsvzz>erm korst3n
[08:35]<fy2nz>lol
[08:35]<gfvggsvzz>ty
[08:35]<vrfdghrfadjg>link..and you can learn about that alter
[08:36]<cjzsv1g>link
[08:36]<vrfdghrfadjg>later
[08:36]<fy2nz>haha
[08:36]<gfvggsvzz>later
[08:36]<fy2nz>no wonder
[08:36]<cjzsv1g>list
[08:36]<vrfdghrfadjg>so ls hd*
[08:36]<vrfdghrfadjg>and see what comes up
[08:36]<fy2nz>ok
[08:36]<cjzsv1g>in gnu we trust.
[08:36]<vrfdghrfadjg>heh
[08:36]<gfvggsvzz>*=all
[08:36]<vrfdghrfadjg>* is a wildcard
[08:36]<fy2nz>Got it
[08:36]<fy2nz>HDB
[08:36]<fy2nz>it says
[08:36]<vrfdghrfadjg>any more?
[08:36]<fy2nz>Yea
[08:36]<vrfdghrfadjg>just HDB?
[08:36]<mgrm_ogg>i'm sure if he's used the windows search feature he's used a wildcard before
[08:37]<gfvggsvzz>idd
[08:37]<fy2nz>I have
[08:37]<rrxjjv>+sure knows how to use enter
[08:37]<gfvggsvzz>lol
[08:37]<fy2nz>I see this: hdb hdb1 hdb2 hdb5 hdc
[08:37]<vrfdghrfadjg>hdc is going to be your cdrom
[08:37]<fy2nz>when I typed ls hd*
[08:38]<mgrm_ogg>that'd be your hd and probably cdrom
[08:38]<vrfdghrfadjg>hdb is your hard drive
[08:38]<fy2nz>ok
[08:38]<vrfdghrfadjg>fdsik /dev/hdb
[08:38]<fy2nz>it shows 4
[08:38]<vrfdghrfadjg>fdisk /dev/hdb
[08:38]<fy2nz>lol
[08:38]<zyvnzzrv>mattmatteh: The last time I had a problem with it was the X disaster I mentioned. (phone now)
[08:38]<vrfdghrfadjg>the numbers like hdb1 are partitions on hdb
[08:38]<fy2nz>Why did guide say hda
[08:38]<vrfdghrfadjg>because that's where msot sane people put their main hard drive. :P
[08:38]<mgrm_ogg>cause normal computers have thier hd on the PRIMARY MASTER ide channel
[08:38]<cjzsv1g>hda = primary master, hdb = primary slave
[08:38]<fy2nz>Ah
[08:39]<cjzsv1g>ur hdd use primary slave cable
[08:39]<gfvggsvzz>ValinHalcyon> ls -lah /dev/hdb would be a good idea he may have sata or usb drives ...
[08:39]<fy2nz>Ahh
[08:39]<fy2nz>It is
[08:39]<fy2nz>I get it
[08:39]<fy2nz>a and b
[08:39]<mgrm_ogg>see if you would have done research :P
[08:39]<fy2nz>primary and slave
[08:39]<vrfdghrfadjg>not likely Elven..given the trouble we've had so far
[08:39]<cjzsv1g>congrats.

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