[MikeFuryXP]

I just got through installing Linux SuSE 9.3 and have a few questions

1. I have downloaded some stuff for Linux and put it on a CD like antivirus software and other small utilities and almost all of them are .RPM files and I don't know how to execute these jokers to run cna someon please tell me how to get these files to work out for me ?

2. I have a netgear wireless USB adapter (ma111) and it will not work unless I make my own driver, can someone please tell me how to do this properly or direct me to a really good tutorial site on how to do this with no BS ?

3. I have winrar on my flash drive for linux, but when I checked the flash drive for winrar in Linux it doesn't show up it's almost like it doesn't exist in Linux, however its available for windows XP when I view it there..... whats wrong with this file that I can't see it ?

Also I love my first Linux install so far.... if I can get the internet enabled in linux, then I'm going to kiss windows XP good bye for a while

[macdude425]

1. Open a terminal, type su, type in the root password, and then "rpm -i <archivename>"

2. Have you tried the Atmel driver?
http://atmelwlandriver.sourceforge.net

There are also some instructions on how to get it to work with the Netgear MA101, which I hope is a younger sister of the MA111
http://atmelwlandriver.sourceforge.net/howto/howto.html

3. Is it just the file or the entire drive that doesn't show up?

[MikeFuryXP]

3. Is it just the file or the entire drive that doesn't show up?

the flash drive shows up fine but not the file itself.

also thanks for the help.

[macdude425]

Hmmm...that's weird.

Maybe we should ask horndude??

[horndude]

only thing I can figure is the filesytem on the flash drive is something foreign to linux

you may have to mount the flash drive using NTFS if it has that filesystem on the flash drive

use mount -o loop (flashdrive_device_location) (some temp directory, /tmp is good)

then cd to /tmp and have a look

you will need to be root, and if it has issues with that mount commnad try this:
mount -o loop -t ntfs (device) (mount_directory)

sounds like its ok with with the flash drive in general, just not its filesystem