Linux Questions, please help!

[CyberSurfer]

I installed Mandrake Linux on Wednesday, and I've hit a few problems...I'm using the KDE desktop...

Please try to keep replies in newbie terms, I've only been playing since Wednesday!

1) Although linuxconf says that they are mounted, I can't seem to access my 2 CDROM drives. They are listed in linuxconf as mnt/cdrom and mnt/cdrom2, but lothar detects them as dev/hdc and dev/hdd. How do I fix this, and detect my CDROM drives?

2) I have a few RPM packages I would like to install. When I click on them, kpackage opens up, and I click on install. It shows a progress bar, which reaches 100%, but what next? Where has kpackage put the files, and do I need to do anything further with them?

3) I have set Kppp up to try and connect to the internet, but it isn't working. It is using the correct device, and the connection details are correct, all connections use PPP. When I try to connect on any of my 3 connections, the number is dialed, then I get a message box telling me that the PPP daemon has unexpectedly failed. Why does this happen? How can I fix it?


If someone can help me with these problems, I will be very grateful indeed!

TIA!

[parksie]

1) CD-ROM
The CD-ROM drive devices are on /dev/hdc and /dev/hdd. They're mounted under /mnt...so, that's where the conflicting information's coming from. Try umounting them and mounting them again.

2) Packages
It's not really up to kpackage where the files go, because that's set in the .rpm itself. The readme for the package should tell you where it is.

[CyberSurfer]

Ta! I'll try that...