Robert P. J. Day wrote: > as the final page in a chapter i'm writing on RH 8.0 installation, >i want to suggest any post-installation stuff that should be done. > > example: editing /etc/sysconfig/i18n and setting > > LANG="en_US" > >can anyone suggest other little fixes that should be done? that is, >fixes that are doable by someone who may be relatively new to linux. > >rday > Here's another suggestion: Unlike Mandrake, Red Hat does not automatically configure USB scanners, nor joysticks. For my EPSON USB scanner, I had to modify the /etc/sane.d/epson.conf file as follows: --- # SCSI scanner: <---- REM out #scsi EPSON # first or the second entry. #usb /dev/usb/scanner0 usb /dev/usb/scanner0 <---REMOVE the REM (#) that precedes this line. --- This should be somewhat similar for other manufacturer's scanners. Also, for my LOGITECH joystick, I had to add the following to the end of /etc/rc.local: --- modprobe joydev modprobe analog --- HTH... Elton Woo ;-) -- elwoo@videotron.ca - ICQ #149608718 (Montreal, Quebec, CANADA). "You only live once, so let's make life EASIER for each other." LINUX Reg'd User #193975 - AMD Athlon CPU on board. -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
