Booting from a floppy to install debian

Guys,   I have decided to give debian GNU/Linux a chance. So, I downloaded the "woody" Official i386 Binary-1 image from the web and burned the CD. So far so good, the problem is that machine I am trying to install it at is quite old and doesn't boot from a CD.   How can I create a boot flopp

No GUI

Hi guys,   I have a little problem with debian (little problem for those of you who know about this stuff).   I just installed it on my machine, but it starts automatically with the GUI. I'd like it to start with the command line and start the GUI myself once I log on.   Any pointers on how t

mouse pointer does not show

Guys,   I've installed debian "woody" on my computer but I am experiencing a weird problem.   The mouse pointer does not show on the screen. I can say that it's been working, in the sense what if I move the mouse randomly, I can see the different buttons changing colors. But I cannot see wher

Re: mouse pointer does not show

OK Guys, My mouse is finally working thanks to Hurbert Chan who gave me trick that made the difference. All I had to do was to include the SWCursor option in the XFConfig86-4 in the section for the video card. My thanks are extensive to all of you who replied to my message. -Marvin PS. More qu

Networking 3 simple questions

Guys, I guess these three questions are simple for those who are familiar with Debian. I would really appreciate some help on these matters. 1) How can I know which IP Address I have been assigned if debian is configured as DHCP? Something like ipconfig on the Windows world. 2) If I configured m

Copying a CD

Hi guys,   I have little experience burning CDs with Linux, but I have managed to burn some data and audio CDs with no problems at all.   I now face a new challenge: I’d like to duplicate a CD. The CD I am trying to duplicate is bootable, so, I’d like to make an exact copy of it, not ju