I need some help please???

I can help on the CTRL-ALT-F1: first xwindow gui instance is usually on
CTRL-ALT-F7, with C-A-F1 being the underlying CLI for it. Try it, look
at the other CTRL-ALT-F2-6, and you'll get CLI logins.

Pipe is usually on the same key as the backslash. Don't know about
presario laptops, though.

On the external USB floppy, someone else will need to fill in details,
but you'll more than likely need (if it's not already loaded) a module
for drives on the USB bus. You might tiptoe through /etc/fstab to see if
RH detected that drive and see what device it is rather than /dev/fd0
which is a specific ide(?) floppy device.

steve burton wrote:

> I'm brand new to linux and I have some questions which are probably
> pretty basic, but not to me. OK first off I am running RH 8 Just got
> it installed on a compaq presairio laptop with an external usb floppy
> which I am unable to use. I tried to use the disk formatter under the
> system tools and I get the message Unable to open the device /dev/fd0,
> Formating cannot continue.
> Ok next question I know when I press Ctrl/Alt/F1 It takes me out of
> the GUI but how do I get back to the GUI.
> Next the pipe symbol, I can't find that on my keyboard
> Thanks in advance for any help
>
> Frank
>
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