Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 10:15:54 +0200 From: Christian Gennerat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Linux FDD
Digby Tarvin a �crit : > Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 01:49:31 +0100 (GMT/BST) > From: Digby Tarvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Linux FDD > Another question before I have a look at it myself: > > Has anyone tried getting the driver for the Libretto PCMCIA floppy drive > to work on kernel 2.4.10 or similar? 2.4.17 The last patch: http://www.geocities.com/xgenfr/floppy/floppy_cs-2.03.tar.gz > > > How about 100CT FIR ? It has been working when I had 2 Lib 100/110. Now, I have only one. http://libxg.free.fr/irda/lib-irda.html > > > Anywone else tried SuSE 7.3? What other distributions are popular, and > what are the good and bad points foind? Now with Mandrake 8.0 + some upgrades 8.1,8.2+ > > > I think we have occasionally had polls of operating system types > on the list, but I don't recall a breakdown of which Linux distributions > are in use. > > I would be interested in knowing what other people are using. and what > hardware they have gotten working, and what hardware is working. > > Here is my contribution so far. I could give a detailed step-by-step > procedure if anyone wants it, although I suspect a lot things have > been gone over before... > > Old Distribution: Red Hat 5.2 > Installation method: Floppy Boot, PLIP Network install > Disk: Toshiba MK4309MAT 4327MB > > Current Distribution: SuSE Linux 7.3 > Installation method: Hard disk boot, SCSI CD install > Disk: IBM-DJSA-220 20GB I have it too > > > Harware that worked 'out of the box' > SCSI: Adaptec PCMCIA 152x working OK > > LAN: 3COM 3c563 - working > Modem: 3COM 3c563 - works on RH5.2, not yet tested >SuSE > graphics: Xaccel laptop server (commercial Linux X >server) > Audio: 3.8.2-980706 (ALSA v0.5.11 emulation code) >manual > installation, record function not yet tested. > FIR: untried > Floppy: not yet tried > Enhanced Replicator: USB recognised by system, but havn't tested. > > Other comments: > The automatic setup for SuSE resulted in an XF86 install which accepted > 800x480 as a resolution, but when booted was 800x600 with only 800x480 > visible, which was hard to use. I didn't spend time trying to get > 800x480 working properly as Xaccel installed and worked very easily. > Although I havn't yet worked out how to get 1024x768 on an external > monitor. > > comes with 'libapm - TOSHIBA Libretto BIOS Setup Program' which seems > to work well out of the box. > > I used a dedicated logical drive to hide the hibernation area on the > 20GB drive as follows: > major minor #blocks name > > 3 0 19535040 hda > 3 1 1566306 hda1 Windows > 3 2 1566306 hda2 BSD/OS > 3 3 1558336 hda3 Spare > 3 4 1 hda4 EXT > 3 5 136521 hda5 / > 3 6 96358 hda6 swap > 3 7 530113 hda7 /var > 3 8 2104483 hda8 /opt > 3 9 618471 hda9 /home > 3 10 80293 hda10 hibernation > 3 11 2104483 hda11 /local > 3 12 5245191 hda12 /use > 3 13 3919828 hda13 spare > # fdisk -l /dev/hda Disque /dev/hda : 255 t�tes, 63 secteurs, 2432 cylindres Unit�s = cylindres sur 16065 * 512 octets P�riph�rique Amorce D�but Fin Blocs Id Syst�me /dev/hda1 1 30 240943+ 83 Linux /dev/hda2 31 60 240975 83 Linux /dev/hda3 61 110 401625 82 Echange Linux /dev/hda4 111 2432 18651465 85 Linux �tendu /dev/hda5 111 225 923706 83 Linux /dev/hda6 226 608 3076416 83 Linux /dev/hda7 1141 1236 771088+ 83 Linux /dev/hda8 1237 1428 1542208+ 83 Linux /dev/hda9 609 1016 3277228+ 83 Linux /dev/hda10 1017 1027 88326 a0 Hibernation Thinkpad IBM /dev/hda11 1028 1140 907641 83 Linux /dev/hda12 1429 2432 8064598+ 83 Linux ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
