Linux-Hardware Digest #852, Volume #9 Sat, 27 Mar 99 14:13:23 EST
Contents:
soundblaster as module ("MB")
Re: Is Windows for idiots? (Re: X munges the graphics card?) (Matthias Warkus)
Re: linux & eicon diva isdn ("MB")
Re: Is Windows for idiots? (Re: X munges the graphics card?) (Steve)
Creative DVD-ROM ("Simone Figlie'")
problems sending facsimilies with hylafax and creatix joe 33.6
(=?iso-8859-1?Q?J=FCrgen?= Weinmann)
Linux firewall/workstation on one PC? ("Martin R. Soderstrom")
Network in Linux: access FAT16 drive at a computer with Windows (Sander van de Merwe)
Beware Happy99 and list.doc Virus (Monty Petersen)
Re: MediaGX (Tye W. Botting)
CPU/Fan monitoring under Linux (Don Nightingale)
Re: soundblaster as module (Big Mike)
Linux on a Mac Powerbook from the stone ages? ("steverandy")
Re: Linux, SCSI, RAID0 performance (Eoin)
Re: 2 printers on 1 lpt port (Geoff Short)
Re: Linux firewall/workstation on one PC? (Don Nightingale)
Re: Help configuring audio card ("Matej Zerovnik")
Re: ES 1938 sound card ("Matej Zerovnik")
Re: soundblaster as module ("Matej Zerovnik")
IRQ Sharing (was: Two PCI NE2000 Problems) (Bill Klein)
Re: What Printer Should I Get? (Tony Tang)
sb awe64 in duplex mode ? (Thorsten Mika)
Re: CPU/Fan monitoring under Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
USR V.90 internal faxmodem (model 0584) problem ("Will Dennis")
Re: Low-cost Auto-sensing HUB? (=?iso-8859-1?Q?R=FCdiger?= Spilka)
Tape drive install (older w/control card) (Relicsguy)
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From: "MB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: soundblaster as module
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 16:07:21 +0100
I have my soundblaster installed as a module, but i need to give up the io,
irq and dma, can i do this with modconf?? and how? Do i need to write this
on the 'command line' ?
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Warkus)
Crossposted-To:
comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Is Windows for idiots? (Re: X munges the graphics card?)
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 23:36:14 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It was the Fri, 26 Mar 1999 18:25:36 GMT...
..and Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Quality is one thing but why in the world do I care if a program runs
> on more than one OS?
> I pick my programs then pick my OS.
>
> Kind of like demanding that Ford make their engines fit in Chevy cars.
Not a bad idea.
mawa
--
If you give artists free expression, pretty soon all Americans will
want it.
-- NPR
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From: "MB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: linux & eicon diva isdn
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 16:05:39 +0100
As soon as i hear something i tell will tell you
Thierry PHILIPPE heeft geschreven in bericht
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I have the same problem with my Gazel card is it the same installation?
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve)
Crossposted-To:
comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Is Windows for idiots? (Re: X munges the graphics card?)
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 16:13:31 GMT
You Linux guys never give up :) <BG>!!
Steve
On Sat, 27 Mar 1999 23:36:14 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias
Warkus) wrote:
>It was the Fri, 26 Mar 1999 18:25:36 GMT...
>..and Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Quality is one thing but why in the world do I care if a program runs
>> on more than one OS?
>> I pick my programs then pick my OS.
>>
>> Kind of like demanding that Ford make their engines fit in Chevy cars.
>
>Not a bad idea.
>
>mawa
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From: "Simone Figlie'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Creative DVD-ROM
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 16:41:43 +0100
does anyone know if linux use the creative dvd player as a ral dvd player,
or just as a normal cd-rom? (e.g. can i watch my dvd movies under linux? and
can i use my dxr2 card? or there are some dvd players for X?)
thanks.
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Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 08:45:14 +0100
From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?J=FCrgen?= Weinmann
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
Subject: problems sending facsimilies with hylafax and creatix joe 33.6
Hello,
I've a strange problem with hylafax (from SuSe 6.0) with faxgetty and
modem creatix joe 33.6 (ROCKWELL AC/V34, Fax Class 2). I can receive
facsimilies, but I can't send some. The send process ends with:
Send program terminated abnormally with exit status 0xb.
While initializing the modem everthing is ok, exept for
[9:AT+FAP=?\r]
[5:ERROR]
That command is not described in rockwells command syntax. What is it
for?
Thank you for all suggestions.
Juergen
--
Dipl.-Ing. Juergen Weinmann
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Martin R. Soderstrom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux firewall/workstation on one PC?
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 17:19:53 GMT
Is it possible to use a single PC as both a firewall and a useable Linux
workstation?
Specifically, using IP Masquerading, a Windows 95/98 user surfing the Web
while the firewall Linux box is being used to run Emacs or equivalent apps.
If it's possible, what are the resource ramifications?
Cheers,
-- Martin
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From: Sander van de Merwe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Network in Linux: access FAT16 drive at a computer with Windows
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 17:18:54 +0100
Hi,
I installed Linux (SuSE 6.0) on my computer and configured
the modem and I can connect to internet and browse and send email
with Netscape, so that part works at least :)
I have an NE2000 compatible network card and did configure
it with "YAST". But how can I now view shared drives on
my other computer? (with Windows, I have a FAT16 drive shared that I
want
to use to "transfer" files from Windows to Linux, like tar's I
downloaded)
Anyone has a suggestion?
Please be as specific as possible since I am just a newbie in Linux. :)
Thank you!
Yours Sincerely,
Sander van de Merwe
(please reply by email: [EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: Monty Petersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Beware Happy99 and list.doc Virus
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 11:36:08 -0500
Beth --
If you get either of these as attachments in notes delete them, dont
open them. I was polluted by Happy99. My PC may have already sent it
to you and everyone else in my address book. I think I eradicated it
and to test I sent myself a note which had no attachments.
Happy99 may only get sent on notes that I send. The list.doc is an
extremely nasty one so avoid notes with questionable attachments.
I hate these email system virus creators and all that they represent.
Monty
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tye W. Botting)
Subject: Re: MediaGX
Date: 27 Mar 1999 17:27:39 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 26 Mar 1999 16:36:32 -0800, Mark Hollett
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> put forth:
% It was a great day for me, when I downloaded Xfree86 3.3.3, as now my
% server supported the mediaGX chipset, which I (obviously) have on my
% computer. However in the months that have followed, I have not been
% able to get any better than 640x480x16, despite my best efforts
% tinkering with the XF86Config file. I was wondering if anyone else out
% there usiing this chip had managed to improve on the resolution or
% colour depth at this point. Any help would be greatly appreciated. TIA
Hi Mark. Seems like lots of mediagx questions here. I have one
and have gotten it to run at 1024x768 16bpp (mediagx 166, 15"
monitor capable of running 35-60 and 50-100). I'd say keep trying.
I hacked my /etc/X11/XF86Config file many times, always keeping
the first two sync numbers between 16 and 24 apart and finally
got some configs that work for my monitor. Now I can do 640, 800,
1024 all at 16bpp and 1152 and 1280 at 8bpp, as one would expect
from the mediagx (2 MB video ram stolen from the main memory).
If you need, I can send you my XF86Config file one of these days
(I'm at work and won't be at home for a few days yet).
- Tye
Tye Botting Northern Shaolin / Northern Praying Mantis
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Remy Presas' Modern Arnis
http://www.kungfu.cc Yang Style Taijiquan
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From: Don Nightingale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: CPU/Fan monitoring under Linux
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 11:19:12 -0500
I'd like to be able to monitor the CPU temp and fan speed BIOS
parameters under Linux v2.0.35. Is there a place I can get the code to
do this?
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From: Big Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: soundblaster as module
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 10:22:39 -0600
MB wrote:
>
> I have my soundblaster installed as a module, but i need to give up the io,
> irq and dma, can i do this with modconf?? and how? Do i need to write this
> on the 'command line' ?
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Read the stuff in /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sound (tells all you
need to do)
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From: "steverandy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux on a Mac Powerbook from the stone ages?
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 17:47:31 GMT
I haven't even tried, but if someone has a quick answer for a newbie....
I'm thinking of trying to load RH5.2 on a Mac PowerBook Duo 210. It has a
25MHz 68030 processor and maybe as little as 4MB RAM. It has a 600x400
greyscale LCD. I have all the peripherals, and if I can get the OS to work
right it will be a killer laptop, considering I got it for free.
If anyone knows for sure whether it will or won't work, drop a note in reply
please. I'm just learning Linux (I'm an MCSE, but don't hate me), and am
glad to have found you guys.
thanx
steven
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From: (Eoin)
Subject: Re: Linux, SCSI, RAID0 performance
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 17:23:57 GMT
I am interested to see the specs. I was just about to start
loading Debian 2.1 w/RAID 0 across 4 F/W disks. I cannot comment on
your main question therefore, but I can address the other.
The difference between UW and U2W SCSI is the bus frequency.
U2W runs the bus twice as fast. In that way, it's precisely like the
difference between FW and UW. U2W is still 16 bits wide, so your
drives are running at the maximum speed supported by your controller
(as reported in the boot-up messages).
There will be very high CPU utilization when running software
RAID. Unfortunately, I am not in a position to say how the numbers
"should" compare. However, that is the reason hardware RAID
controllers have their own (fairly powerful, quite focused) processors
on board. It takes a lot to handle RAID, especially the varieties
which stripe the data or use checksums. I am still going to try it
myself, however.
Perhaps you'd be kind enough to post or e-mail anything you
find which speeds your performance?
--Eoin
On Sun, 28 Mar 1999 03:06:43 +0000, Thomas Dorris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Arg. Dejanews is horrible... Sorry about the formatting. Here are the
>Bonnie results again; hopefully cleaned up this time.
>
>/dev/sda1 (first disk by itself):
>--------------------------------
> -------Sequential Output-------- ---Sequential Input-- --Random--
> -Per Char- --Block--- -Rewrite-- -Per Char- --Block--- --Seeks---
> MB K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU /sec %CPU
>128 2381 95.6 11070 50.4 4181 33.3 2503 95.1 12817 47.7 83.4 4.8
>
>/dev/sdb1 (second disk by itself):
>---------------------------------
> -------Sequential Output-------- ---Sequential Input-- --Random--
> -Per Char- --Block--- -Rewrite-- -Per Char- --Block--- --Seeks---
> MB K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU /sec %CPU
>128 2391 95.8 11006 49.7 4140 32.6 2499 95.0 12893 48.8 85.6 5.2
>
>/dev/md0 (RAID0 striped across sda1 and sdb1):
>---------------------------------------------
> -------Sequential Output-------- ---Sequential Input-- --Random--
> -Per Char- --Block--- -Rewrite-- -Per Char- --Block--- --Seeks---
> MB K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU /sec %CPU
>128 2434 98.3 13933 68.6 5593 47.1 2540 97.5 16511 73.1 113.4 7.2
Addressable as Bullwinkle in the
commercial domain of mostlysunny
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Geoff Short)
Subject: Re: 2 printers on 1 lpt port
Date: 27 Mar 1999 17:30:23 GMT
Artur Ruuge ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: computer shop
: I was told, that they have such a switch, but it is automatic and needs no
: user's
: mechanical control. It is called bidirectional automatic switch and allows
: to connect two
: computers to two printers. I wonder if it's possible to use such a switch
: under Linux
I've never tried to use one under linux, I should think you have
to use a driver which the manufacturer wrote, probably they only bothered
writing one for win95.
Unless you have problems upgrading your machine, I would recommend you
buy an I/O card with another printer port on it. Such a card will probably
be cheaper than the printer switch, and will also have two serial ports
for future use, and maybe another ide & floppy controller. Then you can
connect two printers to your computer with no confusion.
Geoff
--
============================================================================
Ever sit and watch ants? They're always busy with Geoff Short
something, never stop for a moment. I just [EMAIL PROTECTED]
can't identify with that kind of work ethic. http://kipper.york.ac.uk/~geoff
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From: Don Nightingale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux firewall/workstation on one PC?
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 13:07:18 -0500
> If it's possible, what are the resource ramifications?
It's very possible, and performance didn't suffer. I did this on
P133/32MB ram system for a fre months before upgrading it to a Celeron
333.
Network routing/forwarding performance suffered a bit when the Linux CPU
was pegged (compiling or other resource-intensive use).
I mostly run X or telnet sessions to the linux box, and stay off the
console.
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From: "Matej Zerovnik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Help configuring audio card
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 18:38:07 GMT
yopu have support for PCI cards on http://alsa.jcu.cz/
and HOW TO are there too:]
LeVaK
Christian D Freet wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I have an Aureal vortex pci sound card, and it doesn't work in linux (X)...
probably because I
>have no idea how to make it work.
>
>Any help with configuration is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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From: "Matej Zerovnik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ES 1938 sound card
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 18:36:51 GMT
hm... ftp to alsa.jcu.cz and download drivers,utils and lib
compile awaythink and read README or INSTALL
i only know that audiopci is that modul... well whatever read INSTALL its
all there...
it work to me
LeVaK
Panajotis Karajannis wrote in message <7dgqbq$rho$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hi
>I have an ES1938 PCI sound card and I heard that I can configure it as
Sound
>Blaster under Linux. However I don't know what IRQ and I/O settings to
give.
>Under Win 95 I have 2 related drivers:
>
>ES 1938 DOS emulation I/0 0220-022F,0388-038B,0330-0331 DMA 1
>
>ES 1938 PCI Audio Drive IRQ 5 I/O C400-C40F,C800-C80F,CC00-CC0F,D000-D003
>
>Thanks for any help
>Panos
>
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From: "Matej Zerovnik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: soundblaster as module
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 18:39:24 GMT
in /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sound
i think its somethink like thiz
and all is there...
LeVaK
MB wrote in message <7dis7a$9r9k$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I have my soundblaster installed as a module, but i need to give up the io,
>irq and dma, can i do this with modconf?? and how? Do i need to write this
>on the 'command line' ?
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Klein)
Subject: IRQ Sharing (was: Two PCI NE2000 Problems)
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 18:53:46 GMT
In answer to my own question... I figured out the problem.
It turns out that my sound card (SB PCI128) and one of
the ethernet cards was using the same IRQ... Of course this
is no problem for PCI, but I guess Linux doesn't like it...
Is there any way to make this work?
My motherboard's BIOS unfortunately won't let me manually
assign IRQs. I've tried moving the cards around to different
slots, but still no luck. Any ideas?
Thanks!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tony Tang)
Subject: Re: What Printer Should I Get?
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 15:44:22 +0800
The Oki 4w is a Win-printer. It do not work with Linux.
I just sold it and get a second-hand HP for replacement.
On Thu, 25 Mar 1999 08:44:30 -0800, "Ed Winchester"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>I have been VERY pleasantly surprised by the stuff form Oki. The cheap
>>little LED printers <like the $149 4W, and the $249 6W> handle abuse =
like
>>nothing else in there price range. They are slow with first page out, =
but
>>the quality is as good as any laser I have seen from HP
>
>I'm in a slightly different situation. I already have 2 laser printers,=
one
>is an Oki 4W, which you mentioned, and the other is a Panasonic =
KX-P6100.
>Will either work under Linux? If so, which printer do I tell the setup
>routine I'm using? How do I print to it? Does the printing have to be =
done
>by GhostScript?
>Any help for this newbie would be appreciated.
>
>Also, I've had thoughts about getting a Canon BJC-5000, because I'd like=
a
>color printer (my old one broke), and I like the option to do B size
>printouts. Can this be made to work under Linux? How?
>
>Thanks,
>Ed Winchester
>
>
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From: Thorsten Mika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: sb awe64 in duplex mode ?
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 19:57:12 +0000
hi all
can anyone tell me if it is possible to run a sb awe64 ISAPnp
in full duplex mode ? i am rather sure that i configured
everything the right way ( cat /dev/sndstat tells me SB as
DUPLEX) but there are on or two apps that tell me the card
doesnt support full duplex . any idea ?
thx in advance
thorsten
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: CPU/Fan monitoring under Linux
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 18:54:49 GMT
Don Nightingale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I'd like to be able to monitor the CPU temp and fan speed BIOS
: parameters under Linux v2.0.35. Is there a place I can get the code to
: do this?
Check out http://www.lm-sensors.nu/. This site should get you
started. By the way, I first learned about this site on
http://www.freshmeat.net, which you should check out also.
Charles Wright
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From: "Will Dennis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: USR V.90 internal faxmodem (model 0584) problem
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 19:07:34 GMT
Hello all--
I have recently put together a system that contains a USR V.90 internal
faxmodem, model # 0584. The modem does handshake and connect, but when it
connects, it exhibits "stop and go" behavior -- it'll pause for up to 10
seconds between every few characters one types in. I have checked for
interrupt conflicts in /proc/interrupts, and it's OK there (only dev on
IRQ3), but these new modems don't have jumpers to set the IRQ anymore, so
who knows what it's set to on the board... Anyone out there who can confirm
this type of modem does work with Linux (kernel 2.0.36) and perhaps suggest
AT cmd param's? (BTW, I have checked out the modem list at
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html, and this model is not listed
there.)
Thanks for any help provided--
=======================================
Will Dennis, Systems Admin.
dennisw@p-wave"dot"com
P-Wave, Inc. - http://www.p-wave.com
=======================================
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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?R=FCdiger?= Spilka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Low-cost Auto-sensing HUB?
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 17:40:39 GMT
Well, Surecom (http://www.surecom.com.tw/) has some low-cost networking
products. They have proven reliable in my firm.
The main difference between a HUB and a SWITCH is, that the switch
establishes a kind of direct connection between the communicating
parties.
The Advance of this: switched connections are usually faster than
hub-connections, 'cos they allow full-duplex-mode
The Drawback: Switches are a lot more expansive than hubs (at least here
in Austria...)
greetz,
Ruediger
Dae wrote:
>
> Can anyone recommand a low cost Auto-Sensing Hub (atleast 5 port)? I
> can't afford a switch and I've got computers I need to network (some
> with 10baset and some with 100basetx), so I thought an Auto-Sensing hub
> would do the trick.
>
> BTW, what's the draw back to an auto-sensing hub to a switch?
>
> TIA - Dae
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From: Relicsguy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Tape drive install (older w/control card)
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 18:56:31 GMT
Hi! My tape backup which is an 'Archive Viper 2150L QIC-2' happens to be
listed as a drive and model Linux may support. I'm using 5.00 version with
kern vers 2.03. I found it under /usr/include/system/mtio.h but each of the
different drives have a # sign in front of them. As I understand it a # sign
is a REM, right? Does anybody know if I can edit these # out so that the
drive I want to work can be possibly set up here including the IRQ and DMA
and IO address? Kevin gave me a little help in the area of IF it boots and
sees the Drive but it doesn't. Is there a default area or am I in the default
area for selecting a supported drive in /usr/include/sys/mtio.h ? � Any and
all help will greatly be appreciated, Dave � PS. I've already got the Linux
system multiuser with a digiboard and got login for wyse-60 terminals. yea, I
like the old stuff. � David Willcox Action Loans Software support - 1609 S.
Nevada ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80906
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