[bf1942] *blushing* NOOB ?

[James Mackie]

It makes the file executable.. :) so that it will run and install.. 
 
James

-----Original Message-----
From: Kyle Bernier [mailto:krbernier at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 2:04 PM
To: bf1942 at icculus.org
Subject: RE: [bf1942] *blushing* NOOB ?



another noob question...what does chmod 755 do exactly?



 

>From: "Ian Merwin" 
>Reply-To: bf1942 at icculus.org 
>To: 
>Subject: RE: [bf1942] *blushing* NOOB ? 
>Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 15:02:04 -0700 
> 
>Thanks for your help!  You guys are GREAT! 
> 
>IanMan 
> 
>-----Original Message----- 
>From: James Gurney [mailto:james at globalmegacorp.org] 
>Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 2:59 PM 
>To: bf1942 at icculus.org 
>Subject: Re: [bf1942] *blushing* NOOB ? 
> 
> 
>Ian Merwin wrote: 
> 
> > Question #1:  What should the file size be? 
> 
>108139062 bytes 
> 
> > Question #2: Do I need to download the 65.2mb file AND the 6.5 patch 
> 
>You need to download the 104MB one. 
> 
> > Question #3: Im using SSH to communicate with my remote Linux server. 
> > Can I download directly to it from the command line in Linux? INSTEAD 
>of 
> > downloading to my WinXP machine then FTPing to the Linux box? *major 
> > waste of time*  (The server is an hours drive away). I have DSL 
>384/128. 
> 
>Probably. Try wget or curl: 
> 
>wget http://bf1942.lightcubed.com/dist/bf1942_lnxded-1.6-rc1.run 
> 
>or 
> 
>curl http://bf1942.lightcubed.com/dist/bf1942_lnxded-1.6-rc1.run 
> 
>If you don't have either installed, Google for instructions on how to 
>install them for your distrobution. 
> 
> > Question #4:  Any news on the BFSMD for the new patch? 
> 
>No idea. 
> 
> > Question #5: Is this a complete install -- meaning I should put it in 
> > a 
> > NEW directiory (eg. bf1942_1.6/) and start it seperately so our 
>current 
> > running install isn't interfered with? 
> 
>Yes. Download the file, chmod 755 it, and run it. It will ask what dir 
>to extract to. See the full details here: 
> 
>http://www.bf1942.lightcubed.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=920 
> 
>James 
> 
> 

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