Linux-Hardware Digest #207, Volume #11 Wed, 8 Sep 99 08:13:21 EDT
Contents:
RH5.2 SCSI Tape Density (Donald G. Brunder)
ATAPI Tape Drive (Doug)
Re: Linux & Stollman ISDN adapter (Zlatko Rek)
Re: AMD K6-3 + FX PA-2013 SIG 11 problems (Brady Montz)
video advice ("etodd")
Re: making linux go away ("Jeroen Willems")
Re: Parallel Zip Drive Passthrough (Steffen Kluge)
Re: Linux Diagnostics (Tim Moore)
Re: UDMA problem? (Tim Moore)
Re: Disk and RAM size for minimum character mode Linux (Tim Moore)
Re: help finding Afterstep for COL 2.2? (Tim Moore)
Re: PCB Milling Machine and Linux? (Tim Moore)
Re: Hardware support: Linux vs. BeOS ("Gary Fenstermacher")
Re: EZ-BIOS and LILO (Villy Kruse)
Re: XF86Config file for S3 Trio3D/2X (86c362) videocard (Andrew Phoon)
Hauppauge WinTV under Linux (Alexander Martinez)
Re: Parallel Zip Drive Passthrough (Andy Bristow)
how to use a graphic tablet (glibert)
Re: Hardware support: Linux vs. BeOS (Marco Nelissen)
Re: NE2000 PCI help ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Supraexpress 288 PNP modem (David Cooley)
COSA serial board (Jacopo Silva)
Re: help with modem installation (M. Buchenrieder)
Re: Orb Drives ("Wayne Morgan")
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Subject: RH5.2 SCSI Tape Density
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Donald G. Brunder)
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 04:08:11 GMT
I have a 4mm DDS-2 SCSI tape drive (4-8 GB) on RH5.2. mt reports the
density correctly:
mt -f /dev/nst0 status
SCSI 2 tape drive:
File number=0, block number=0, partition=0.
Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x24 (DDS-2).
Soft error count since last status=0
General status bits on (41010000):
BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN
However when I try to use dump to backup, it can't even fit 1 GB on the
tape:
/sbin/dump 0uf /dev/nst0 /
DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Wed Sep 1 14:55:20 1999
DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch
DUMP: Dumping /dev/sda1 (/) to /dev/nst0
DUMP: mapping (Pass I) [regular files]
DUMP: mapping (Pass II) [directories]
DUMP: estimated 1035441 tape blocks on 26.60 tape(s).
Help!!! Is there some way to correct the density? I have tried adjusting
the s parameter in dump, but that generally makes it worse.
-Don
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From: Doug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: redhat.hardware.arch.intel,redhat.kernel.general
Subject: ATAPI Tape Drive
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 04:31:10 GMT
I Am having much trouble in get my HPColorado tape drive working, on
RH6.0, it was working once, but after a re-boot it nolonger is working,
the message file reports Kernel: ide-tape: ht0 I/O error,pc=10,key=2, asc
3a. I see that alot of people are having trouble but have not seen a real
solution...Help Please...
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From: Zlatko Rek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Linux & Stollman ISDN adapter
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 07:27:25 +0200
Clifford Kite wrote:
>
> Zlatko Rek ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > Clifford Kite wrote:
> ...
> > I've tried these two options, but the problem is not solved. The PC motherboard
> > is Intel Livermore (LM440LX) with integrated serial ports. Should I try with
> > external IO card?
>
> I don't see why the integrated serial ports would cause a problem. Here
> are some other things to try related to flow control. Using xonxoff
> rather than crtscts flow control. Reducing the pppd speed option to the
> speed of the ISDN line (57600?).
Last night, I tried with 'pppd /dev/ttyS0 57600 -vj ...' and the problem
with stalling transfer disappears, although there are still errors for Rx
packets and of course the transfer rate is smaller.
The reason why I think that integrated serial port is source of troubles is
strange behavior of LM440LX motherboard (BIOS). When I reboot a PC usually
the CD drive, and sometimes even the hard disk, is not found and I have to
turn PC off and wait a few minutes.
Best regards.
Zlatko
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From: Brady Montz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: AMD K6-3 + FX PA-2013 SIG 11 problems
Date: 07 Sep 1999 22:29:33 -0700
"Bobby D. Bryant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Read http://www.BitWizard.nl/sig11/, where several possibilities are
> discussed.
Before anyone else mentions this, I'd already read this page, and forgotten to
mention that in my post.
Thanks for the CPU fan reminder. Since I didn't mount the fan myself, I can't
vouch at all for it. I believe it's the fan that AMD stuck on it. I did check
the CPU though, and even when doing compiles, it was still at about room temp
(of course, that was 100 degrees at the time).
--
Brady Montz
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "etodd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: video advice
Date: 8 Sep 1999 03:24:27 GMT
Is there any good reason for me to switch from a video card running from a
PCI slot
to one requiring AGP? Note: I don't play computer games, don't do any
desktop
publishing, use XWindows mainly for accessing I'net websites which won't
allow
access via Lynx. I'm mainly interested in using Linux Slackware 3.6 as a
word processor, some database work, a little programming at a pretty low
level.
Doesn't this qualify me as a relatively non-graphics user?
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From: "Jeroen Willems" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.caldera,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: making linux go away
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 07:02:16 +0200
Tom Taylor heeft geschreven in bericht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>General rule is: use DOS FDISK for the Windows partition and Linux fdisk
for the
>Linux part. Since Windows wants to be on the first partition you have to
start
>with the DOS version first.
>
Hi people,
If you want to make any OS go away to install winnders, you must use fdisk
to set the master boot record and create DOS partitions.
Right?
Regards,
jEroen
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steffen Kluge)
Subject: Re: Parallel Zip Drive Passthrough
Date: 8 Sep 1999 05:29:54 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
David Cooley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Been there, Done that... Once it detects either the Printer or the Zip
>drive, it won't load the other... Linux doesn't share the printer port
>with multiple devices.
This is not true. It works for me (printer and backpack
CDROM drive).
Check out http://www.torque.net/parport/
Cheers
Steffen.
--
Steffen Kluge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Fujitsu Australia Ltd
Keywords: photography, Mozart, UNIX, Islay Malt, dark skies
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Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 23:13:37 -0700
From: Tim Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux Diagnostics
> Does anyone know of a Diagnostics package for Linux
> x86/Pentium systems that performs hard drive, memory, video
> card, and CPU tests/diagnostics?
Detailed diagnostics require details of hardware and firmware, and so
are written by manufacturers. Haven't seen this on linux.
--
timothymoore "Everything is permitted. Nothing is forbidden."
bigfoot WS Burroughs.
com
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Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 23:08:01 -0700
From: Tim Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: UDMA problem?
3MB/s is actually pretty good for a drive reporting maxDMA = 0. Is
there something you have to set on the drive itself to use it in a
PIIX4/33MHz environment?
Note similarities to a Maxtor U/33 drive. 2.0.37 kernel.
[tim@asus tim]# hdparm2 -vitT /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
multcount = 0 (off)
I/O support = 0 (default 16-bit)
unmaskirq = 0 (off)
using_dma = 1 (on)
keepsettings = 0 (off)
nowerr = 0 (off)
readonly = 0 (off)
readahead = 8 (on)
geometry = 1021/255/63, sectors = 16408224, start = 0
Model=Maxtor 88400D8, FwRev=NAVX171F, SerialNo=L80EEP7A
Config={ Fixed }
RawCHS=16278/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=20
BuffType=3(DualPortCache), BuffSize=256kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off
DblWordIO=no, maxPIO=2(fast), DMA=yes, maxDMA=2(fast)
CurCHS=1021/255/63, CurSects=16408224, LBA=yes, LBA=yes,
LBAsects=16408224
tDMA={min:120,rec:120}, DMA modes: mword0 mword1 mword2
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, PIO modes: mode3 mode4
UDMA modes: mode0 mode1 *mode2
Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 1.37 seconds =93.43 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 5.74 seconds =11.15 MB/sec
> Maxtor 91360U4 (13.6gig U/66), but it runs very s.l.o.w.l.y.....
>
> /dev/hda:
> Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 1.61 seconds =79.50 MB/sec
> Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 21.26 seconds = 3.01 MB/sec
> ...
> hdparm -i:
> /dev/hda:
>
> Model=Maxtor 91360U4, FwRev=MA540RR0, SerialNo=C403HMJC
> Config={ Fixed }
> RawCHS=26377/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=57
> BuffType=3(DualPortCache), BuffSize=2048kB, MaxMultSect=16,
> MultSect=off
> DblWordIO=no, maxPIO=2(fast), DMA=yes, maxDMA=0(slow)
> CurCHS=26377/16/63, CurSects=26588016, LBA=yes
> LBA CHS=824/512/63 Remapping, LBA=yes, LBAsects=26588016
> tDMA={min:120,rec:120}, DMA modes: mword0 mword1 *mword2
> IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, PIO modes: mode3 mode4
> UDMA modes: mode0 mode1 mode2
--
timothymoore "Everything is permitted. Nothing is forbidden."
bigfoot WS Burroughs.
com
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Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 23:16:42 -0700
From: Tim Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Disk and RAM size for minimum character mode Linux
> Could anyone please comment on the approximate Disk and RAM size for a
> smooth running system with TCP/IP, FTP, Telnet, PPP. The system only need
> character mode (no Window graphics, just the plain old shell).
8-12MB memory, 120MB disk (not including storage if a big ftp server),
careful selection at install/configuration time.
--
timothymoore "Everything is permitted. Nothing is forbidden."
bigfoot WS Burroughs.
com
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Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 23:19:45 -0700
From: Tim Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: help finding Afterstep for COL 2.2?
> Next: I'd like to try Afterstep or Windowmaker. If I wanted either of
> these, where could I download them with the assurance I'd be getting
> EVERY lib file, etc., that I need to install & run it successfully? Can
> anyone help with this?
http://www.afterstep.org/
--
timothymoore "Everything is permitted. Nothing is forbidden."
bigfoot WS Burroughs.
com
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Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 23:34:15 -0700
From: Tim Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PCB Milling Machine and Linux?
> I'm planning to purchase a PCB Milling machine for our
> department but I wish to purchase one which will interface with
> linux. Does anyone know of a Company which sells milling machines
> which work under linux?
If you mean a milling machine with CNC controller, no. There's a very
tight, customized, hardware/driver, sub-millisecond real-time
relationship between CNC machines and their controllers. Definitely not
multitasking os territory.
There is a real-time linux project if you're thinking along these
lines. I used to write i/o and network subsystems for 6 axis milling
machines. Lots of hand coded assembly, interrupt management, raw i/o.
Yeech.
--
timothymoore "Everything is permitted. Nothing is forbidden."
bigfoot WS Burroughs.
com
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From: "Gary Fenstermacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.sys.be.advocacy
Subject: Re: Hardware support: Linux vs. BeOS
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 04:24:05 -0400
You know, I've been doing the computer thing for over a decade now.
I've been doing the linux thing for about half that time.
I've had my face buried in newsgroups for only about a year and a half now.
Something I can't figure out, though, is when all the be zealots started to
climb out of the woodwork to swear up and down how wonderful their chosen os
is. I remember clearly BSD zealots doing it, and I can certainly plot the
rise-up of the ignorant, obnoxious linux nerds v. the ms nerds, but when did
be even begin to matter exactly, and where are all these people coming from?
Do they really need to justify the $75 they spent this much, or is it the
rats-from-a-sinking-ship sort of complex?
Then again, I remember the debut of the bebox, and frankly, I never really
even figured that ship made it out of port.
--
http://www.infotainment.org
Return I will, to old Brazil.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Villy Kruse)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: EZ-BIOS and LILO
Date: 8 Sep 1999 09:04:47 +0200
Cameron L. Spitzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>The three cylinders for Lilo is a convenience, but not a neccessity.
>If you're installing Microsoft on cylinders 1-1023,
>the directory C:\LINUX\LILO is a workable place for bzImage, message, map,
>chain.b, and boot.b. The lilo installer and the LILO boot loader can
>find things on an msdos or vfat partition.
>
That would work, as long as you dont allow defrag to mov these files around.
If that happens the lilo loader will no longer be able to find these files.
At least keep loadlin around in this directory so you can boot this way, too.
>If you mount C: as vfat, give the files 8+3 character uppercase names.
8+3 names is not necessary or required for this to work. If you ever
need to use loadlin with 8+3 names you can use DIR to see what these names
are.
You probably even could make /boot a symlink to /c:/linux/lilo, assuming
the win file system is mounted type vfat on the directory '/c:'. Thus
you don't need to change names in /etc/lilo.conf.
--
Villy
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Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 15:26:17 +0800
From: Andrew Phoon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: XF86Config file for S3 Trio3D/2X (86c362) videocard
I cannot see the server for the Trio3d/2x chipset when I installed
XF86Free3.3.5. Any other ideas, please? BTW, I'm trying to get the Trident
Blade 3D to work as well, but with no luck. Any help is much appreciated.
Howard Mann wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Jasja Glasbeek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I've got a (cheap) Daytona Roadster 3d videocard with a S3 86c362
> > (Trio3d/2x)
> > videochip onboard (4 MBVRAM).
> > But this chip is not supported by the XFree Server.
> > (I installed Caldera Openlinux 2.0).
> > I'm quite new Linux, but can anybody help me to make a proper XF86Config
> > file
> > for this card (if possible)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jasja
> >
>
> It is supported by XFree86, version 3.3.5
>
> There is an upgrade guide in the "Support " section at www.redhat.com
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> Howard Mann
> http://www.newbielinux.com
> (a LINUX website for newbies)
> Smart Linuxers search at: http://www.deja.com/home_ps.shtml
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From: Alexander Martinez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Hauppauge WinTV under Linux
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 09:28:32 +0200
I have purchased the Hauppauge WinTV primio and am trying to set it up
under Linux. Under Windows it just works fine.
Actually I use RH 5.2 with Kernel 2.0.36-0.7. I thought about changing
to RH 6.0, but there is an incompatibility of StarOffice with the new
glibc so I decided to keep RH 5.2.
Is there anyone who managed it and who can give me a detailed
description of all the necessary steps to get the TV-Tuner card to work?
Probably there is some HOWTO or something of this sort?
Thanks in advance
--
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Andy Bristow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Parallel Zip Drive Passthrough
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 09:57:01 +0100
Hmm. Seem both to be working on my machine. (ckecks). Yes. I can print
to
my LaserJet4 and access my ZIP drive.
Andy
David Cooley wrote:
>
> Been there, Done that... Once it detects either the Printer or the Zip
> drive, it won't load the other... Linux doesn't share the printer port
> with multiple devices.
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (glibert)
Subject: how to use a graphic tablet
Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 11:57:48 GMT
hello,
how to use a graphic tablet under linux
genius
or pearl pad pro xl
i 've found two constructor info for the tablet
whos have more infos about graphic tablet
serial driver ......
thanks in advance
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From: Marco Nelissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.sys.be.advocacy
Subject: Re: Hardware support: Linux vs. BeOS
Date: 8 Sep 1999 09:11:37 GMT
In comp.sys.be.advocacy Gary Fenstermacher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You know, I've been doing the computer thing for over a decade now.
And you've been trolling all that time, I'm sure...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: NE2000 PCI help
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 10:04:23 GMT
In article <Pine.GSO.4.10.9909072351140.29673-
[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Chang Lin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Shouldn't you choose 'ne2k-pci' module, in stead of ne?
>
> I also have an ne2k-pci card, which works fine in both RH & SuSE. I
have
> found that there is no need to enter I/O address and IRQ, those will
be
> detected automatically,i.e. in /etc/conf.modules, I have only one line
> related to this card: 'alias eth0 ne2k-pci'.
>
> Hope this helps.
Thanks to all who replied to my query. I am a newbie to Linux. How do I
select the "ne2k-pci" module ?
Regards,
Jennifer
>
> Chang Lin
>
> On Tue, 7 Sep 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > I have just installed RedHat 6.0 release 2.2.5-22
> > on my Pentium 75. I have an ORNET PCI network
> > card which I think is a NE2000 PCI compatible
> > card. I had no problems with RedHat 5.2. I have
> > entered the I/O and IRQ values as suggested on
> > RedHat FAQ but get the message :
> > ne.c:No NE*000 card found at i/o = 0x600
> > ./ne.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
> >
> > The I/O and IRQ settings are correct in Windows
> > NT.
> >
> > I'd really appreciate some help.
> > Regards,
> > Jennifer Barker
> >
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
> >
> >
>
>
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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From: David Cooley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Supraexpress 288 PNP modem
Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 21:26:30 -0400
jorge wrote:
>
> can't get it to work
>
> i am using kppp
More info... Logfile, error messages etc...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jacopo Silva)
Crossposted-To: tin.it.computer.pc.linux
Subject: COSA serial board
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 09:33:26 GMT
The COSA board is a synchronous serial card, to connect the box to a
WAN. It is fully supported by the kernel, and it is exactly what I
have been looking for months.
But, I CAN'T BUY IT. No one knows where to find, no web site, no
distributors, nothing at all...
If anyone has ever seen a COSA serial synchronous board and knows
where I can buy one, please let me know...
Thanks,
Jacopo Silva
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (M. Buchenrieder)
Subject: Re: help with modem installation
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 06:59:22 GMT
M.C. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...]
>At the moment, I've got an ASUS P5A motherboard that has PNP capabilities.
> As well, I'm trying to install an ABC 56k internal modem (from
>www.auslinx.com) to which my BIOS has assigned IRQ 9. The packaging on the
>modem specifically says that it can work under Linux.
[...]
This is a PNP modem, therefor you'll need the isapnptools to get
it initialized , and a corresponding "setserial" call. See Deja.com
for details.
Michael
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Lumber Cartel Unit #456 (TINLC) & Official Netscum
Note: If you want me to send you email, don't munge your address.
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From: "Wayne Morgan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Orb Drives
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 20:50:09 +1000
Jason Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hello.
>
> My college just started installing 2.22 Gig Removable media Orb Drives.
> Has anyone tried these under Linux? I assume the function as a normal
> hard drive or as a zip or a jaz, but I've no experience with any of the
> above. As far as cost effectiveness goes, though, the drives can be had
> for under $200 off of www.pricewatch.com and the disks are around $30
> each. For my mind, if these drives work under Linux, they would be the
> ideal dual-boot option as you would have your complete OS on a disk and
> booting a different OS would be as simple as swapping cartridges.
>
> Any info on this subject would be appreciated.
>
> Thanx.
>
> Jason
>
I've tried the internal IDE ORB drive with multiple operating systems (one
per disk) - works jsut like a normal hard drive! NT 4, 95/98, OS/2 and
Redhat 5.2 booted with no problems as the computer BIOS sees the ORB drive
as a non-removable hard drive.
Wayne Morgan
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