I installed Mandrake 8.0 on my PC about 6 months ago. I like it in general, but I still have so many problems to figure out. I'm new at Linux, so my attempts at fixing these issues have failed. Keep in mind that my attempts have been pretty feable because I'm afraid of screwing up my PC. My thesis work is stored on it and I definitely don't want to risk losing it- even if it is backed up on floppy. Here's the problems that I really REALLY want to fix: (BTW, I've been using Gnome)
1. I still can't print to my network printer attached to a Windows 98SE box from my Linux machine. I know it has to do with CUPS drivers...but don't know how to go about setting this up.
2. I can't write to my zip drive. For some reasong I get an I/O error when trying to access my zip drive. The /zip directory is there, so I believe it is mounted properly. Could this be a disk format issue?
3. I am not able to format a 3.5" floppy. I can read/write to it but can't format the disk.
Any takers out there? Thanks in advance.
BTW, I apologize for vanishing for weeks (months?) at a time, but my schoolwork is really keeping me busy
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1. I still can't print to my network printer attached to a Windows 98SE box from my Linux machine. I know it has to do with CUPS drivers...but don't know how to go about setting this up.
2. I can't write to my zip drive. For some reasong I get an I/O error when trying to access my zip drive. The /zip directory is there, so I believe it is mounted properly. Could this be a disk format issue?
3. I am not able to format a 3.5" floppy. I can read/write to it but can't format the disk.
Any takers out there? Thanks in advance.
BTW, I apologize for vanishing for weeks (months?) at a time, but my schoolwork is really keeping me busy
Catheter and Caffeine IV are in place. Let's PLAY.