On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 08:38:10PM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > Camaleón wrote: > >On Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:46:22 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > >>OK already -- I've written both UNread manuals and MISread test > >>procedures ;/ > >> > >>What am I using - I'm not sure: > >> 1. the *HAND written* label on CD I used to load > >>identified it as > >> DEBIAN 6.0.3 with GNOME desktop > > > >You better be sure about what you install as your OS, sir, or you can > >encounter bad suprises... Have you verified the md5sum of the media to > >know it comes from a trusted source? > > <chuckle> My phrasing was poor - posted way past my bedtime. > What I meant was I was unsure of the version number. It IS 6.0.3. > It was downloaded from a link given on debian.org (don't recall > which mirror) > Today I compared the MD5 of the ISO to that given on > http://mirrors.usc.edu/pub/linux/distributions/debian-cd/6.0.3-live/i386/iso-hybrid/ > . It checked OK. > > > > >> 2. initial attempt to use gnome-ppp failed > > I tried about 6 months ago to get gnome-ppp working, and I was never satisfied with it. It seemed like maybe when I changed settings, they didn't take effect until I logged out/in again. Anyway, I dumped it for wvdial launched from the gnome panel.
You could probably google wvdial and my name and find the thread I started on this list. -Rob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120425213300.ga13...@aurora.owens.net
