Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 20:50:36 +0100 From: =?iso-8859-2?Q?Gevicser_P=E9ter?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Libretto #260
I've just bought a libretto 100ct, so forgive me if my questions have already been answered earlier. I've got a Sony PRD 650 external cd drive with it and an external fdd too. where can I get the drivers for them? The cd drive would be very urgent, as I'm going abroad soon, and I need it badly. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 8:06 PM Subject: [LIB] Libretto #260 > This digest contains the following messages: > > 1. Re: [LIB] Hitachi 7K60 hard disk LED continuously on > 2. Re: [LIB] YE Data Floppy Drive > 3. Re: [LIB] YE Data Floppy Drive > 4. Re: [LIB] Slackware 8 > 5. Re: [LIB] Slackware 8 > 6. Re: [LIB] Help on Windows configuration files - Lib 110 > 7. Re: [LIB] YE Data Floppy Drive > 8. Re: [LIB] Slackware 8 > 9. ALi USB 2.0/FireWire combo card headaches > 10. Re: [LIB] Slackware 8 > > -------------------- 1 -------------------- > Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 23:08:18 +0100 > From: Philip Nienhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] Hitachi 7K60 hard disk LED continuously on > > Matt Hanson wrote: > > >the heat though ... my 7200RPM desktop hard drives run pretty darn hot > > >unless I have a fan blowing right at them ... > > > > May be an example of the differences of development between desktop and > > notebook drives, and everything that draws power from limited resources. > > Wonder if Toshiba is even bothering with the kind of research they did on > > the early Libby's any more. > > Comparing the Hitachi's 7K60 power consumption etc. with the original > 4.3 GB Lib110 CT disk and a Toshiba MK1517 15GB HD from their respective > specs sheets, I couldn't discern significant differences. > My Lib110 does get quite warm at the left side of the keyboard (i.e., > above the HD), but I often changed HDs just after several hours of > operation and I found that even then they all could (just) be touched > with bare fingers, i.e. T < 45 degrees C or so (I guess). > > But as regards the "massage" -- this Hitachi 7K60's vibration is indeed > striking ..... > > Philip > > > > -------------------- 2 -------------------- > Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 19:22:20 -0800 (PST) > From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] YE Data Floppy Drive > > > > BTW, any hot tips on setting up my L100CT for dual-boot W2K and W98se? > > W/o using a boot manager like Boot Magic, free XOSL, etc., install W98 first, > then W2K. That'll allow the system to use the W2k boot menu system (won't work > the other way around). > > Keep everything FAT32 if you want to access the W2K files from W98se in case > of emergency. There are tools that'll let you access NTFS partitions from > W98SE, but usually, it becomes a pain to recover data, backup broken/damaged > partitions, etc. Use NTFS if you want the password protection it offers. > (actually, better to use PGP Desktop's PGP Disk feature in 8.03 instead - far > more secure, IMO) > > Download all Toshiba drivers for the two OSs and have them on CD/HD before > installing everything - makes it easier on you. Same with your modem/ethernet > card drivers for both OSs. Always a pain having a non-working modem/ethernet > card when you need to download the drivers for the cards on a fresh install, > and no other way to get them =) > > Afterwards, once the base install of both OSs are fully installed with > drivers and working properly, make a full backup with Symantec Ghost to ensure > that you have a good, working backup copy of the setup to go back to at any > time in the future. Burning them to CD-R discs is the best, with verification > of the CD-R Ghost images after you burn them all. > > ===== > adorable toshiba libretto > The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. > http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Find out what made the Top Yahoo! Searches of 2003 > http://search.yahoo.com/top2003 > > > > -------------------- 3 -------------------- > Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 22:33:33 EST > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [LIB] YE Data Floppy Drive > > In a message dated 12/30/2003 8:24:32 PM Mountain Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > BTW, any hot tips on setting up my L100CT for dual-boot W2K and W98se? > > > > W/o using a boot manager like Boot Magic, free XOSL, etc., install W98 > > first, > > then W2K. That'll allow the system to use the W2k boot menu system (won't > > work > > the other way around). > > > > Keep everything FAT32 if you want to access the W2K files from W98se in > > case > > of emergency. There are tools that'll let you access NTFS partitions from > > W98SE, but usually, it becomes a pain to recover data, backup broken/damaged > > partitions, etc. Use NTFS if you want the password protection it offers. > > (actually, better to use PGP Desktop's PGP Disk feature in 8.03 instead - far > > more secure, IMO) > > > > Download all Toshiba drivers for the two OSs and have them on CD/HD before > > installing everything - makes it easier on you. Same with your > > modem/ethernet > > card drivers for both OSs. Always a pain having a non-working modem/ethernet > > card when you need to download the drivers for the cards on a fresh install, > > and no other way to get them =) > > > > Afterwards, once the base install of both OSs are fully installed with > > drivers and working properly, make a full backup with Symantec Ghost to > > ensure > > that you have a good, working backup copy of the setup to go back to at any > > time in the future. Burning them to CD-R discs is the best, with > > verification > > of the CD-R Ghost images after you burn them all. > > > > Thanks, David - will do! You're certainly right about the needed Libretto > drivers, I've already corraled those and won't have to worry about downloading. > > Lee > > > > -------------------- 4 -------------------- > Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 22:00:18 -0800 (PST) > From: John Musielewicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] Slackware 8 > > Is there a good book you can recommend on Linux? > > John > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- Fran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 14:31:16 +1300 > > From: Fran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [LIB] Slackware 8 > > > > Yes - Slack 8 with BlackBox is all that's on my 110. > > > > Very nice. > > > > Fran > > :):):) > > > > On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 07:12, PhotoEngineering wrote: > > > Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 10:43:16 -0800 > > > From: PhotoEngineering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: Slackware 8 > > > > > > I just installed Slackware on my 110CT. > > Marvelously easy to do. It did > > > take some time since I didn't have any > > installation hardware except the > > > hard drive, plus I am using Windows tools to > > control my booting process > > > and they are incompatible with other operating > > systems. Great learning > > > experience. This is the correct process to > > install it from the hard > > > drive using a bootable DOS partition. Download the > > Dosboot, a, and ap > > > directories from the Slackware Linux site. Unzip > > install.zip into the DOS > > > partition keeping the directory structure. Install > > a Linux kernel in the > > > now cr5eated Linux directory. Create the Linux > > partition and format it. > > > Disable any boot managers after making the DOS > > partition the primary > > > bootable. Shut down and reboot to DOS. Edit the > > Linux.bat file in the > > > Linux directory to point to the Linux kernel. Run > > the file. Linux will > > > boot and make a tempory installation. Log in and > > run setup. Install into > > > the Linux partition. Configure and be sure to > > install Lilo as the boot > > > manager since, to be honest, I don't think a > > person can run Windows > > > software with non-windows systems without > > problems. Select manual > > > installation during the Lilo setup to make sure > > all bootable drives are > > > found on the computer. Exit setup and reboot into > > Linux and you will then > > > have a nicely running basic > > > installation. Very easy--no? > > > > > > John > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************** > > > http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing > > list > > > http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives > > > > > > -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- > > > Reply to any of the list messages. 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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 > > > ************************************************************** > > > > > > > -------------------- 5 -------------------- > Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 22:15:31 -0800 (PST) > From: John Musielewicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] Slackware 8 > > Actually Boot Magic doesn't work with all OSes. I've > had trouble booting both PTSDOS and Linux with it. > Both were installed correctly yet Boot Magic would not > boot them. Otherwise the Partition Magic package is > wonderful. > > John > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 22:31:42 -0800 (PST) > > From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [LIB] Slackware 8 > > > > Or basically, have Partition Magic do a wizard for a > > Linux install, and off you > > go. Or many other ways. No need to worry too much > > about which boot manager > > will take control at startup: Boot Magic, XOSL, > > Linux loaders all do the same > > thing for most people, and they all work with all > > OSs. > > > > If you've already use Partition Magic in Windows, > > Boot Magic is the way to go > > - easy and already comes with it. Wizards help you > > through the process. > > > > If you load up more than the standard 3 Primary > > partitions standard > > DOS/Windows boot loaders handle, then XOSL is a > > great way to go - you can stick > > in truck loads more OSs. Free, even. And the only > > one that can be 'modified' > > to work with Disk Manager programs such as EZ-Drive. > > > > Linux loader if you know linux and don't worry > > about futzing around with the > > interface when adding/deleting OSs and don't need > > handholding or more than the > > usual number of OSs installed. > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. > > http://photos.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************** > > 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 > > > ************************************************************** > > > > > > > -------------------- 6 -------------------- > Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 22:19:25 -0800 (PST) > From: John Musielewicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] Help on Windows configuration files - Lib 110 > > Run sfc and have it check the system files. Sounds > like something is corrupted. > > John > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- Lazar Krym <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 16:16:03 -0200 > > From: "Lazar Krym" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Help on Windows configuration files - Lib > > 110 > > > > Retransmitting - I didn't see the mesasage bellow. > > > > Tks, > > > > Lazar > > > > -----Mensagem original----- > > De: Lazar Krym [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Enviada em: terça-feira, 23 de dezembro de 2003 > > 15:50 > > Para: Libretto > > Assunto: Help on Windows configuration files - Lib > > 110 > > > > I do not write often to this list, but I read most > > of the messages. And I > > need now some help. > > I recently have changed the 4.3G HD by a 20G HD in > > my Lib 110 (64M RAM, > > WIN98SE). Windows, all the Lib drivers and my > > programs were installed from > > scratch. The problem I'm having is that the Lib is > > very slow. (very, very, > > very). As an exemple, it spends around 1,5 minutes > > to open/change a Window > > Explorer window. I am not an expert in configuring > > Windows, but I think that > > the configuration files could be changed for > > improvements, mainly in memory > > management. An indication that something is wrong in > > those files can be > > that, when booting with an IBM Microdrive inserted > > in the PCMCIA slot, I get > > a STACK OVERFLOW error message, and the boot stops. > > No trouble when > > inserting the microdrive after the boot is > > completed. > > > > The current configuration files ara attached. > > > > Thanks in advance for any help and a great Christmas > > and New Year for you > > all > > Lazar Krym > > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************** > > 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 > > > ************************************************************** > > > > > > > -------------------- 7 -------------------- > Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 22:23:06 -0800 (PST) > From: John Musielewicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] YE Data Floppy Drive > > Never worked on a fd but since it uses magnetics it > sounds like the head is dirty or scratched. Could try > taking it apart and cleaning it. Otherwise Ebay has > them for around 20-25 dollars. > > John > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 21:14:43 EST > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: YE Data Floppy Drive > > > > Well, this doesn't portend well. Just as I began > > the upgrade of my L100 to a > > 40GB Travelstar/Hitachi (BTW, the HDD light stays > > on, dammit) the EZBIOS > > floppy hung up in the YE Data floppy drive. After > > some wiggling, inning and > > outing, I got it to release. Now, all I get is: > > Disk I/O error with any disk I > > try. Must have buggered up the innards somehow. > > > > Any chance the drive is repairable by me? Anyone > > had this problem? Thanks - > > guess I'll be looking on ebay. > > > > Lee > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************** > > 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 > > > ************************************************************** > > > > > > > -------------------- 8 -------------------- > Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 15:38:02 +1300 > From: Fran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] Slackware 8 > > Dunno, I used to use "Linux Essentials" and it came with Slack 7. > Now I don't use books - I've got Google :) > > Fran > :):):) > > On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 19:02, John Musielewicz wrote: > > Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 22:00:18 -0800 (PST) > > From: John Musielewicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [LIB] Slackware 8 > > > > Is there a good book you can recommend on Linux? > > > > John > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -------------------- 9 -------------------- > Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2004 12:12:53 +0800 > From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: ALi USB 2.0/FireWire combo card headaches > > Hi all! > > > Firstly, Happy New Year everyone! > > > Now for the headache ... I've just got myself a cardbus 2 port USB2.0 and 2 > port FireWire combo cards (with external power adapter), based on an ALi > USB/firewire controller, for my Libretto 100CT (running Win2k) but I'm > having one big headache trying to get the darn thing working! It works fine > in the EPR's slots but crashes if I use it in the Libby's own slots and > plug in anything that draws any reasonable amount of current (even with the > card's external power supply) and/or runs in USB2.0 mode. Anyone got any > ideas? Here's the story. > > > Installed the drivers, plugged the power into the card, plugged the card > into the laptop, driver installation required a few reboots and it was > happily seeing 4 USB2.0 root controllers and a firewire controller. Seems > OK (although I don't know why it saw 4 controllers ... maybe the chip > supports 4?) ... I plug in my USB2.0 TravelFlash 6-in-1 reader, reboots, > picks it up OK, plug a CompactFlash card into the TravelFlash reader and I > can get a directory listing. Then I try to copy a file off the card. Power > light on the reader blinks a few times then goes out, the computer recons > I've got to reboot and then pops up a 'delayed write' error on the card > device (this cardreader I've had working both on USB2.0 controllers on > other machines as well as on the USB port of the libretto's EPR). I reboot > and try reading an image off the card, I get about 200k or so into it > before I get the same problem. I also tried with a memory stick in the > TravelFlash reader, still no go. *sigh* OK so next test, I plug my Sony > Clie into the adapter through a charge/sync cable (links the 5V line from > the USB port into the charge pin on the Clie, draws a couple of hundred mA > I think). It picks it up as a sony mass storage device but after a few > driver install windows pop up, the screen on the Libretto blinks a few > times and the laptop shuts down. > > > I start getting somewhat annoyed at this point so I try putting the combo > card into the left socket of the EPR. This time though I forgot to plug the > power into the card. Put the laptop on, plug the laptop power into the EPR, > boot it all up and after about 10 minutes of thrashing whilst the drivers > sort themselves out, lo and behold, the cardreader plugged into the thing > works (and gets a darn good speed too, 15 meg file coming off a > CompactFlash card in about 10 seconds and no activity flash when I actually > tried to read the file on disk or eject the card so it wasn't a delayed > read) ... if I plug the external power supply into the card I can even get > my USB2.0 external disk drive (draws up to 750mA, yes this is out of spec!) > to work without crashing the card. Same goes for my Clie charge/sync cable. > > > So I figure something is up here, I plug the card back into the libby's own > slots (off the EPR) and try it with a USB mouse, absolutely no problems. I > then try plugging my Clie in using a sync-only USB1.1 cable (so it isn't > drawing any current from the power pins) and it works nicely reading and > writing stuff from the memory stick (I've got a driver that makes the > Clie's memory stick slot look like a removable drive). Bluetooth USB1.1 > adapter in and it also works nicely. > > > Anyone had similar experiences? Anyone been able to get a combo card (or > USB2.0 cards in general) to run stable in the libby's PCMCIA slots (as > opposed to the EPR's slots)? I'm yet to grab a camcorder to try out the > firewire ports, it'll be interesting to see what happens there ... > > > - Raymond > > --- > > > /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ > | | "Does fuzzy logic tickle?" | > | ___ | "My HDD has no reverse. How do I backup?" | > | /__/ +-------------------------------------------| > | / \ a y b o t | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | | Need help? Visit #Windows98 on DALNet! | > | ICQ: 31756092 | Libretto IRC channel #Libretto on DALNet! | > \~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/ > > > > > -------------------- 10 -------------------- > Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 11:02:10 -0800 (PST) > From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] Slackware 8 > > Always a truck-load of eBooks online. > > RedHat has an entire CD worth (you can grab it free off their download > sites) that'll get you started. Many other eBooks are online as well - just > search for 'ebook linux'. They were giving away free eCopies of various Linux > how-to-books years ago as I recall, so can't imagine why they're not around > still. > > IBM Alphaworks? has a bunch of Linux tutorials online in PDF format for you > to download. They were designed to take you from the start to becoming a > certified Linux guy, and they're easy and short enough to read that you should > pick up the basics pretty quick. > > And other than that? Preferably, Virtual PC/VMWare running Linux rather > than the bare PC system running Linux if you're playing around with it and want > to try everything -- this way, if you accidentally do something like format the > entire HD, within Virtual PC, you'll have only damaged a 'virtual HD' and not > wiped your real one! Great way to let you play and play until you're comfy > with the system and know what you're doing. (same actually, goes for any OS > and application you can run under Virtual PC or VMWare -- they let you play > with new OSs and Software w/o worry about crashing your current PC setup -- > highly recommended if you like to play with lots of software, review software, etc.) > > ===== > adorable toshiba libretto > The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. > http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Find out what made the Top Yahoo! Searches of 2003 > http://search.yahoo.com/top2003 > > > > > ************************************************************** > http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list > http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives > > -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- > Reply to any of the list messages. 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