Linux-Hardware Digest #855, Volume #9 Sat, 27 Mar 99 23:13:27 EST
Contents:
Re: DPT new I2O Drivers ... only for Red Hat 5,2 (Jim Kingdon)
Re: Large (1MB) writes (Jim Kingdon)
Re: S3 Trio 3D (Jim Kingdon)
Help me spend $2,000 on a new Linux-based computer ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: major minor for eth0 (Jim Kingdon)
Re: Unix hardware for Linux? (Jim Kingdon)
Re: HSP-Modems (Jim Kingdon)
Re: Kppp e tin (alessandro)
Re: Linux firewall/workstation on one PC? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Hard Drive Limitations (Jim Kingdon)
Re: 2 printers on 1 lpt port (Rusty Lingenfelter)
Re: Epson 750 with uniprint and ghostscript (Jim Kingdon)
Re: 3Com USR 56k Internal modem (Andrew Comech)
Re: Trident 9750 3D AGP under Red Hat 5.2 (Andrew Comech)
Re: New Hard Drive Purchase Input Wanted (Andrew Comech)
Re: Best Data internal modem (was LT Winmodem?) (Allen)
HELP! Kernel 2.2.4 problem with upgrade ("RJA")
Re: Beware Happy99 and list.doc Virus (Allen)
Re: pppd still dies with out warning! (Jason)
Re: Can't see the entire hard disk!! Please help.. (Jason)
Warning: Q < 10.66666667 ??? ("Allen Tran")
Re: Idea: Make a seperate "i686" tree for Redhat Linux 6.0 (wizard)
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From: Jim Kingdon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DPT new I2O Drivers ... only for Red Hat 5,2
Date: 27 Mar 1999 20:22:39 -0500
> can someone guess why DPT chose to release Linux I2O drivers for their
> Smart RAID V family (1554 | 2654 | Millenium) only for Red Hat 5.2 ...
I don't know, what did they release? Source code (in which case it
should, probably, be easy to use with another distribution)? A
binary-only module (in which case it is very tightly coupled to a
particular kernel)?
Sometimes it is strictly a matter of "it should work with a variety
but we only tested it with this one" sometimes it is some deeper
reason.
You also probably want to take a look at the I2O project of Alan Cox
and others at http://roadrunner.swansea.linux.org.uk/i2o.shtml
although I don't know whether it supports your hardware yet.
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From: Jim Kingdon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Large (1MB) writes
Date: 27 Mar 1999 20:26:45 -0500
> I'm not a techie, but I would think that
>
> # dd if=/dev/st0 of=somethingorother bs=1M
>
> would read (and correspondingly write) 1 meg chunks/blocks to the
> tape drive.
I don't know about Linux in particular but on most unices, no there is
a limit to how big you can make the blocks and it is imposed by the
tape drive's hardware. The whole point of using dd rather than
something higher-level is that the above command will either write 1M
blocks or fail; it won't break up the 1M into smaller chunks.
Based on the way this question was asked, it sounds like the hardware
in question, and Solaris, can do 1M blocks but Linux can't. I can't
confirm this, nor do I know whether there are Linux patches to do
something about it, but it strikes me as believable.
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From: Jim Kingdon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: S3 Trio 3D
Date: 27 Mar 1999 20:33:31 -0500
> It might all be in there but I cannot figure out where to expiriment
> with the settings--Xconfigurator? or XF86conf?
Yes, Xconfigurator (see "man Xconfigurator") or xf86config ("man
xf86config") or edit the XF86Config file directly ("man XF86Config").
At least for Red Hat; I don't think any of these are only found on Red
Hat but the details may vary somewhat.
> If this proves to be hopless I am also thinking of installing another
> card that would work with Win 98 and Linux, so if anyone has a
> suggestion as to which card is "made" for Linux, a reply would be
> appreciated.
The S3 (I think I have a Virge) is the recommended cheap 2D card
around my local Linux Users Groups. If you are trying to use the 3D
features under Linux then it is a whole different story.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Help me spend $2,000 on a new Linux-based computer
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 01:25:56 +0000
I've gotten the go-ahead from my better half (read: my wife) to spend
around 2K on a new system. I'd like to hear _specific_ success and/or
horror stories on systems and peripherals that have worked and not
worked with Linux. My prequisites:
400mhz CPU
96mb RAM
8mb video card
19" monitor
sound card, speakers
4GB hard drive
CD-ROM
Bonuses:
DVD
Color printer
Tape backup
Dual CPUs
Notes:
I don't play video games, so 3D video doesn't mean anything to me.
I'm open to build-my-own or buying from Micron, Gateway, Dell, etc.
Best regards,
Ed
Q: Why do PCs have a reset button on the front?
A: Because they are expected to run Microsoft operating systems.
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From: Jim Kingdon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: major minor for eth0
Date: 27 Mar 1999 20:36:49 -0500
> just wondering where i could find the info for mknod for an ethernet
> device. it's being detected as a ne2000 ethernet card, i just need the
> /dev file for it. any help would be great. thanks.
You don't mknod a network interface, you ifconfig it (after making
sure that the kernel has the ne2000 code configured in).
See "man ifconfig" (and whatever scripts your distribution has,
e.g. /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts for Red Hat).
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From: Jim Kingdon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Unix hardware for Linux?
Date: 27 Mar 1999 20:51:54 -0500
> Will linux run a Sun Sparc 10 in place of solaris?
I think so. Check http://ultra.linux.cz/ and
http://www.geog.ubc.ca/s_linux.html, and see if Sparc 10 is among the
supported hardware.
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From: Jim Kingdon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HSP-Modems
Date: 27 Mar 1999 20:53:45 -0500
> I have heard in es.comp.os.linux that someone is developing a driver for HSP
> modems. Have anybody of you heard about it?
If this is some sort of Winmodem or similar, the rumor I heard is that
one would write a patent-free driver up to 14.4kbps but after that the
driver couldn't be open source, because there are patents which cover
the algorithms in question.
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From: alessandro <"alpalmas$"@tin.it>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.windows.x.kde,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Kppp e tin
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 10:17:03 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Does anyone know how to connect to TIN (italian provider that use PAP
> autentication)
> with Linux SUSE 6.0 and kppp program?
> any help will be hightily appreciated.
>
> Thank's Emanuele
Excuse me, switching context...
<ITALIAN>
in questo momento sono connesso a tin con
kppp, ma uso slack.
se invochi kppp (da un xterm o da men� kde)
e poi clicchi su configura del pop-up, non dovresti
avere problemi...
Forse non ho ben capito il problema?
Scrivimi, CIAO!
</ITALIAN>
to no italian speakers:
1) beg your pardon
2) summary: I asked him to email me directly
--
------Slackware 3.5 kernel 2.0i.34-------
please, excuse my antispam: alpalmas, NOT alpalmas$
===================================================
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Subject: Re: Linux firewall/workstation on one PC?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 01:59:08 GMT
According to Martin R. Soderstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Is it possible to use a single PC as both a firewall and a useable Linux
> workstation?
Absolutely. It is not not the most secure solution, but it is better
than nothing. If you have an old 386/486 layong arround, it would be
ideally suited for this application, as a dedicated firewall, that is.
> 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?
Resource usage is dependant entirely on the amount of traffic going
throgh the machine. If you are the only user of your network, you'll
never even notice.
-p.
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From: Jim Kingdon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hard Drive Limitations
Date: 27 Mar 1999 21:00:32 -0500
> Thanks, Edward. So, if I made sure that the kernal and the root
> partition is within the 3.2GB limit, Linux should have no trouble
> booting?
That is roughly my experience. Sometimes I have found I need to put
the kernel (/boot only, or so I am told, but I tend to put the whole
root partition) below 1024 cylinders (or 500M or so). The exact
criteria here are pretty unclear to me, but once you have booted,
Linux doesn't use the BIOS and there shouldn't be any problems (nor
have I seen any).
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From: Rusty Lingenfelter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 2 printers on 1 lpt port
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 21:03:17 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Artur Ruuge wrote:
> Hi :)
>
> I have two printers and I want to be able to use them both on one lpt port.
> In order to do that, I plan to buy a special switch that is atached to lpt
> port at one end
> and to printers at the other. Since I have never had any experience with
> that sort of
> devices I decided to ask for an advice in the news-group. I used to think
> that this switch is supposed to be a mechanical one, that means controlled
> by human, who sets it in
> one of two possible states to define which printer should print. At the
> 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 have Linux Slackware with 2.0.30 kernel) and if yes, how am I supposed
> to tell the computer about the printer I want to print on?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Artur
I sold a few of these. I only found one that really worked. I bought it from
Computer-gate http://www.computer-gate.com (I think). I just tried to buy a
couple, but ended up with a different one. I bought them for $14.95. I am
going to contact one of the customers that I sold it to and find out the brand
and model number. There are many that will do two computers to one printer,
but this was the only one that I found that would do the opposite. It had a
push button two switch ports. I have tried a few, but NEVER got one to work
automatically.
Rusty
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From: Jim Kingdon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Epson 750 with uniprint and ghostscript
Date: 27 Mar 1999 21:04:25 -0500
> First off, get Ghostscript 5.1, which probably didn't come with your
> distribution. There's some sort of license problem with that, but 5.1
> is readily available for free. (Beer or speech, I don't know.)
The newest Ghostscripts from Aladdin are free beer only (see the
license for details, especially if you are thinking of selling
ghostscript in any way). And the older ones are free speech (GNU
Public License).
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Comech)
Subject: Re: 3Com USR 56k Internal modem
Date: 27 Mar 1999 21:08:03 -0500
In article <7djl1h$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Troy Hoehner wrote:
>I just installed Linux last week and I am still learning.
>I had a USR Sporster 33.6 modem with jumpers set
>to COM2 and IRQ3. I was able to set this modem up
>in Linux with no problem, However I just bought a new
>3Com USR 56k Internal modem that has no jumpers, and I cannot seem to get
>Linux to see it ? As far as I can tell it is not a Winmodem, and it works
>fine under Win98. Under Win98 PNP set the modem up on COM3 IRQ11. I
>changed the windows setup to be
>COM2 and IRQ 3 like my old modem, but Linux still
>does not see it.
Hi Troy,
chances are that it is a nonmodem (winmodem aka HSP aka ...)...
look it up in http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
If it is NOT a nonmodem but just a PnP modem, then you can make it
work with ISAPNPTOOLS.
Cheese,
Andrew
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Comech)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Trident 9750 3D AGP under Red Hat 5.2
Date: 27 Mar 1999 21:20:36 -0500
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, fht wrote:
>If it is crashing the computer, you could try editing manually the
>/etc/X11/XF86Config and add the Option "noaccel" in the SVGA section. Save the file
>before working on it....
>No acceleration , but no crashes!!!
>
Actually, I'd guess these are not crashes: according to my experience
with Trident 9750 3D AGP, XF86_SVGA just does not show
up at most resolutions (the screen remains black). It is possible to
switch to a smaller resolution with ALT-CTRL-KEYPAD_PLUS or just to
kill X server.
It seems plausible (a little longer than just "possible"...) to
get 1200x1024 with this card. One needs to fiddle with the order
of resolutions in XF86Config and with ALT-CTRL-KEYPAD_PLUS.
Btw, in my case there were no error messages. This was silly of
Xfree86 to list this card as supported by 3.3.3.1...
Andrew
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Comech)
Subject: Re: New Hard Drive Purchase Input Wanted
Date: 27 Mar 1999 21:26:43 -0500
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I am thinking of purchasing a new hard drive for Linux. I am currently
>running a Dual boot with Linux and Win98 on an IBM Aptiva 2138. I am
>looking for around a 6 GB
>drive. Are there brands that are Linux friendly?? Ones to stay away
>from?? A salesman at CompUSA said the Western Digitals drives above 10
>or 13 GBs will not support with Linux, which seemed strange.
>
Hi,
I've got Quantum EX Ultra DMA/33 EIDE, 6.4GB, 9.5ms seek time,
512K cache, 5400rpm. No problems so far (I use it since November).
hdparm reports 12.6MB/s when UDMA is enabled and about half of that
-- with no UDMA. The disk is now below $120.
Cheese,
Andrew
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Allen)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Best Data internal modem (was LT Winmodem?)
Date: 28 Mar 1999 02:37:54 GMT
On Fri, 26 Mar 1999 19:44:22 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Clark) wrote:
...[snip]...
>I'm not familiar with the 56FQ model, but the 56SF/56SPS has been
>reported to work with Linux (and therefore the rest of the non-Windows
>x86 world). The 56FW is a winmodem.
>
>Rob Clark, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
The Best Data series 56S series modems are controller based, and do
indeed work with Linux, at least, that has been my exper#2$%..>+*$%<;;"{{&^~%
NO CARRIER ;-0)
Allen
(email addy; user ID portion has a numeral one in place of word
onespoiler, and of course, delete the bogus secondary domain of nospam.)
PC/hardware Guru, and Linux Newbie
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From: "RJA" <ayadi@~earthlink~.net>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: HELP! Kernel 2.2.4 problem with upgrade
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 21:04:19 -0500
I just tried to upgrade 2.0.36 to 2.2.4. The upgrade went off fine until the
very end when I tried to invoke the command mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.2.4.img
2.2.4 and got this messsage "no module aic7xxx found for kernel 2.2.4". I
edited the lilo.conf file. When I run lilo -v it says no module exists for
aic7xxx 2.2.4. Now when I reboot I still am in 2.0.36 kernel.
How do I get beyond that error.
Thanks in advance.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Allen)
Subject: Re: Beware Happy99 and list.doc Virus
Date: 28 Mar 1999 02:48:07 GMT
I'm guessing that "Beth" is an avid Linux enthusiast who regularly follows these
groups? Not to mention that Linux is un-affected by these plagues...
ps, Happy99.exe is a worm orTrojan horse not a virus?
On Sat, 27 Mar 1999 11:36:08 -0500, Monty Petersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>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
I bet they just love you though...
Allen
(email addy; user ID portion has a numeral one in place of word
onespoiler, and of course, delete the bogus secondary domain of nospam.)
PC/hardware Guru, and Linux Newbie
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From: Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: pppd still dies with out warning!
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 22:18:51 -0500
Watcher wrote:
>
> I have linux on a P24T ( 83MHz), 16meg's ram, hayes modem,
> I'm using kppp to connect to my isp and just after the username and
> password my pppd dies. any ideals?
> thank you
> bill
> ::
> ::
> i tried ezppp and it does the same thing. i followed the howto and i
> still get the same thing. and ideals?
> bill
Bill:
Have you checked the log or ifconfig to see that it is actually making
it through the authorization? One of my original problems was with my
ISP. Turns out that they use CHAP authorization, as well as PAP. I had
to switch ISP's to one that was user-friendly.
This is really only a last-chance option. There are so many
configuration issues that can go wrong, I'd check your logs first.
Good Luck!
Jason
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From: Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can't see the entire hard disk!! Please help..
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 22:22:03 -0500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> Use Disk Druid you will be able to see complete size of your hard disk. But
> you can make only 8gb of it as installable. Remaining space u can use for usr
> and other stuff.
>
> Regarding the LI problem select the "Use linear mode" at the end of
> installation. This will solve the problem.
>
> Regards
> In article <7d9sc8$vst$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Charles Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > If you multiply the CHS parameters from the label and then again
> > by 512 bytes/sector you get only 8.46 x 10^9 bytes. So either the
> > stated drive capacity is wrong (it may be the unformatted capacity)
> > or the CHS parameters are wrong, but it appears Linux is doing
> > what you told it.
> >
> > You may want to set up a small /boot partition of 5-10 Megs as
> > the first partition on your drive, to insure that the kernel always remains
> > below the 1024 cylinder boundary and is accessible to LILO.
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message <7d8a1a$ud1$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> > >
> > >
> > > I have a PII 450 Mhz Compaq machine with a 10GB Seagate hard disk.
> > >I want to configure this as a linux machine (no windows). RH 5.2 is able
> > >to see only 7.5 GB of the hard disk space.
> > >
> > > I tried supplying the CHS parameters taken from the hard disk label.
> > >(16383 Cylinders, 16 Heads, 63 Sectors).
> > >
> > >i.e. during install at boot: linux hda=16383,16,63
> > >
> > > Linux was now able to recognise around 8 GB out of the 10 GB. But gave a
> > >warning that there can be problems for lilo since the number of cylinders
> > >is more than 1023. Ofcourse, while booting, lilo hangs with screen showing
> > >only "LI".
> > >
> > > My BIOS doesn't have an option to specify CHS/LBA etc.; but it
> > >shows a hard disk capacity of 10 GB.
> > >
> > >Is there a way out? Please help....
> > >
> > >Thanks in advance..
> > >Sincerely,
> > >
> > >Jawahar.([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> > >
> > >-----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==----------
> > >http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own
> >
> >
>
> -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==----------
> http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own
Just a thought:
Go ahead and set up your remaining space under a DOS/Windows
filesystem. You can still use this area for storage, just not
applications.
Jason
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From: "Allen Tran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Warning: Q < 10.66666667 ???
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 22:32:26 -0500
I have just installed RedHat 5.2 with ATI Rage Pro AGP (RAGE PRO) with 8 MB
of RAM. Everything runs fine but after shutting down X. I get a warning
error message at the very end.
Waiting for X server to shutdown mach64ProgramClkMach64CT: Warning: Q <
10.66666667
What does this Q value come from? What is it???
Thanks
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From: wizard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,linux.redhat.misc,alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Idea: Make a seperate "i686" tree for Redhat Linux 6.0
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 22:32:07 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Idea Man wrote:
> Does anyone else think this would be a good idea? Keep the i386 tree, and
> add an i686 tree that is optimized for P-II/Celeron/P-III processors.
>
> This might be a pain in the butt for the mirrors (more hard drive space
> used), but for some mirrors this would be just fine. This would also make
> Linux higher performing for all the people with flashy new Pentium-III
> machines...
>
> Just my ideas...
>
> -Idea Man
Idea Man;
This is an excellent idea and is something I've been supporting for a long
time. Though some would disagree there is a performance gian to be had by
doing the following.
1. Going from gcc to EGCS to build libraries and applications. EGCS
can have a big impact on the kernel.
2. Using a pentium specific compiler will also give you an incremental
speed increase.
3. Sticking with the latest libs and apps is also a big help performance
wise.
If you look at redhats rawhide site you will see that they have a kernel
built and labled as a i686 application so hopefully that is redhats
intention. It would be foolish for redhat not to develop a 686 specific
version of Linux. The reallity is if they don't someone else will. The
bigger issue for Redhat, is to be able to market a 686 kernel that is ready
for the P3. As it is there is some work to be done in that area.
Keep in mind that not every app will be helped by the transistion to 686
code, the trick is to pick the ones most likly to benefit from speciall
optimization.. The key spots of concern are the kernel, the C & C++ libs,
and the x-server. Optimize thoose and we are on our way to high
performance computing. If you intend to do any of this your self make sure
you have a compiler that can generate pentium2 code, some versions of EGCS do
NOT. Try loooking at the compilers supplied by the pentium GCC group.
Dave
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