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FIRST TIME USERS

- Make a Ham POE/"shackstick" out of them by following these instructions for installing the image file -*** just be sure to replace the name of the faunos file with the file you have downloaded from here OR here.

What am I suppose to do with the USB stick now that I have them all ready to go after following the instructions above?

- You should be ready to "boot" your computer from the USB flash drive! Most bios' will require that you enable booting from USB by hitting a key on your keyboard to either get to a boot menu or to the bios itself. Which key(s) to hit will often be identified on the bootup screen while the computer is busy looking for the hard drives and other boot devices. If your computer cannot directly boot from a USB memory stick you can use this CD iso to make a bootstrap CD. Then you can use it in combination with the USB memory stick to bootup. After booting the CD may be ejected.

What does "boot" mean?

- When you first turn on your computer, it begins the process of "booting". First it looks at the processor and memory and tests them. Then it looks for a hard drive, cd, and possibly a USB stick to boot off of. It is during this part of the "booting" process that you can note which key(s) to hit to enable booting from the CD or USB stick, especially if the bios has been setup to go to the hard drive first.

My computer does seem to see the USB stick as a bootup option, but I still cannot boot up formthe USB stick. What can I do?

- One of two things. Sometimes the correct option is called "HDD" instead of "USB". Test the various options your particular mix of hardware and motherboard offer.

My computer does not appear to boot from a USB stick. What can I do?

- You can try two things. Most motherboards require that you select the usb stick for booting, usually by hitting F12 or F2 during boot-up. There is sometimes a prompt for this at the bottom of the booting screen and timing can be important for success.
If this method fails then download this CD iso as a bootstrap cd selecting this CD for the motherboard bootup sequence.

What are the passwords?

- They are located on the bottom right of the boot-up menu selection screen.
Username: guest
Password: guest

Username: root
Password: root

What do I need to do go get my networking to work?

- If you are using a cable or dsl modem, then just plug in your cable like you normally do and networking should automatically begin working. You might have to also start the "WICD - Network Manager" and use that to help you connect. You will find this program by first (left) clicking on the Faun's Head icon in the lower left corner of your screen and then finding "WICD" under the "Internet" menu.

How do I get the sound system working?

- Here's the info on how to unmute the channels and testing the sound card:

* Unmute Soundcard - Alsamixer method:

- Since the current version of ALSA installs with all channels muted by default, you will hear no sound. You will need to unmute the channels manually. It is recommended to use 'alsamixer' to accomplish this. Alsamixer can be run from inside of "konsole - terminal program", which you will find in the "System" sub-menu.

- From the alsamixer text ui, the label "MM" below a channel indicates that the channel is muted, and "00" indicates that it is open. Press the 'm' key to toggle MM/00. Use arrow-keys left and right to navigate through the channels and the arrow-keys up and down to adjust the volume.

* Unmute Soundcard - Amixer method:

- OR You can elect to use amixer from a command window. (Open "Konsole" as per the instructions immediately above.)
(NOTE: When using amixer, be sure to unmute as well as bring volumes up to a specific level in percent, i.e you need to use that % sign. amixer understands the percent sign (%), not numbers. If you use a number (say, 90) then amixer will take it as 100%, which can harm your speakers.)

--- # amixer set Master 90% unmute

(Please note that on some sound cards the Master channel may be called Front instead. If in doubt run amixer without any options or arguments to find the various input and putput channels.)

**** THEN:

--- # amixer set PCM 85% unmute

**** AND Try to hear some sound with this command:

--- # cat savesession.sh.de.install >> /dev/dsp

(NOTE: Some cards (well, at least Soundblaster Audigy LS) needs to have digital output muted/turned off in order to hear analog sound.)

**** Finally you *MAY* need to restore ALSA Mixer settings at startup
* Run 'alsactl' once to create '/etc/asound.state'

--- # alsactl store