totally new... tottaly stuck

[gimpacause]

hi all after being on windows for so long and toying with linux a few years back at tafe i have decided to go back to it as an alternative to winxp

i am running mandrake 10 all went well in the install my 2 questions are

i am running kde as i dont understand how to use the linux command line

1. how do i acess all the files on my ntfs (winxp pro) drives (and have them mount each time linux starts)

2. how to i install my usb netcomm NB1300 ADSL modem and get the net hooked up via linux


thank you in advance gimpacause

[matto]

Are your WinXP drives on the same machine or are they on another machine on the same network ?

If your machine has a dual boot you may find that your WinXP drives are probably already mounted. You could try opening the Konqueror web browser and type the following into the address bar

/mnt/

You may see a folder named "windows"

If your WinXP drive is NTFS you will may only be able to read from the drive and will not be able to write information to it.

[drakebasher]

Take a look at this thread. You might want to read from the end forward, since it took a while for the guy to discover what his problem was.