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    Noob question - don't laugh please

    I'm doing a remaster and I've started it - following the RemasterHowTo in this site.
    OK so I'm setting the internet after I chroot - how the heck do I edit /etc/resolv.conf ???? And does it hurt if I'm using an ADSL connection
    I know I am really noobish but I've never had much experience.

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    I would recommend getting yourself familiar with mc. It will make your life easier. So you can simply do mc in a term and then navigate to /etc, arrow down to resolv.conf and hit F4. Make your changes and then F2 to save.

    Why do I like mc so much? It's the same whether in text mode or X.

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    as long as your connection is not AOL, there is nothing wrong with it.
    About editing the file, try eMacs, it's an editing software for terminal.
    in the terminal:

    Code:
    emacs /etc/resolv.conf
    that'll do it.

    ok, bye.

    hernan

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    Thanks for the help guys..
    I've did what hernan said and tried to edit it while chrooted:
    emacs: Cannot connect to X server :0.0.
    Check the DISPLAY environment variable or use `-d'.
    Also use the `xhost' program to verify that it is set to permit
    connections from your machine.
    So I rebooted and started from scratch BUT editing /<pathofremaster>/etc/resolv.conf BEFORE chrooting. It opened emacs and let me save it after editing.
    The internet connection won't work!
    I'm sure i got the IP of my ISP's DNS right but when I pinged google I didn't work.
    How do I make the internet connection work?
    BTW I'm using ADSL/PPPOE configuration script available on the Knoppix 3.2 CD.

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    Might as well bump this or no one will notice

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    try "emacs -nw /etc/resolv.conf"

    or try vi
    you'll need to read abit to get vi to work.

    or just
    echo "nameserver 1.2.3.4" >> /etc/resolv.conf

    hope that helps

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    ghez

    I can't believe I'm responding to this...

    nano

    is the simplest.
    It has the instructions on screen.

    If you want to use vim (I'm addicted... but it's not neccisaryily a good thing)

    try:
    vimtutor
    first.

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