Linux-Hardware Digest #764, Volume #12 Fri, 28 Apr 00 17:13:10 EDT
Contents:
tar error message when going to tape ("Rask0")
Can't manage to get a dual OS going. (Jonathan Bertsch)
Updating the BIOS ("J. C.")
Best way to transfer partion to another drive? (Walter Francis)
Re: Is the Hawking 10/100 DSL/Cable SOHO Router (model PN9225) Linux and FreeBSD
friendly? ("Gerry Cockram")
Re: parallel ports and printer servers for linux ("Rask0")
Re: Can't manage to get a dual OS going. (Michael Kelly)
usb-scanner (UweFfm)
Re: Notebook'd Linux (Andrey Vlasov)
CD Copy (Matt Klein)
Re: help with a CD-R ("internet.usinet.rmjone2")
Re: usb-scanner ("Lien-Fei (Alex) Chu")
looking for advice for creating videos ("Jeremy C. Reed")
Re: HPDeskjet 720C, how do i get it doing anything at all? (C. C. McPherson)
Re: parallel ports and printer servers for linux (Tech-Rat)
Re: Can't manage to get a dual OS going. (Tech-Rat)
Re: usb-scanner (Cihl)
Re: Brain-dead sound card choice (SB live?) (William M. Perry)
Re: parallel ports and printer servers for linux (Yan Seiner)
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From: "Rask0" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: tar error message when going to tape
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 11:15:20 -0700
I have managed to get my HP 20GB tape working. However, I have recently
noticed some errors, and at the same place each time, ending when trying to
b/u the file "core".
I am using telnet from a workstation to run gtar and I am getting the
following on the Linux screen:
"ide-tape: ht0: I/O error, pc = 8, key = 5, asc = 2c, ascq = 0"
On my telnet (NT laptop over TCP/IP network) screen I see:
(file list from use of "v" is above the following line)
core
gtar: Read error on /dev/ht0: Input/output error
gtar: Read error on /dev/ht0: Input/output error
gtar: Read error on /dev/ht0: Input/output error
gtar: Read error on /dev/ht0: Input/output error
gtar: Read error on /dev/ht0: Input/output error
gtar: Read error on /dev/ht0: Input/output error
gtar: Read error on /dev/ht0: Input/output error
gtar: Read error on /dev/ht0: Input/output error
gtar: Read error on /dev/ht0: Input/output error
gtar: Read error on /dev/ht0: Input/output error
gtar: Read error on /dev/ht0: Input/output error
gtar: Read error on /dev/ht0: Input/output error
gtar: Too many errors, quitting
gtar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
The command I used to do the B/U was:
gtar -cvWf /dev/ht0 /
(similar commands issued in tar result in the same thing)
I was attempting to backup the entire volume.
So, being new to Linux, I don't really know if the problem is:
a) a bad tape
b) a file I should not or cannot read (like core - which is where it always
stops)
c) starting a backing from / which might not be a good idea
d) exceeding hardware capabilities (although the Linux screen says it is
overriding capabilities of the ide-tape and assuming 650KBsec for speed and
max-speed - anyway to set this for max of tbu?)
e) Linux knows I am running NT everywhere else [shrug]
Can someone give me clue as to what might be going on?
Thanks!!
yusuf
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From: Jonathan Bertsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Can't manage to get a dual OS going.
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 18:29:16 GMT
I purchased The Complete Linux OS with Linux-Mandrake 6.5, with
Partition Magic, and Boot Magic, from MacMillian software(actually at
Half Priced Books), but I am having no success. I manage to get the
Partition Magic to run and have partitioned the disk, but when I run the
Linux install, it gives me an error that says there is no disk present
or no file system found... something like that.
My computer is a Gateway with a Pentium III 550Mhz, 20Gb hard disk,
128Mb RAM, nVida TNT 2, Sound Blaster Live...
I tried running Mandrake 7.0, with the DrakX install program, but it
got only as far as the selection of weather or not I have SCSI adapter,
which I don't, but it won't let me select no.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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From: "J. C." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Updating the BIOS
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 18:43:10 GMT
I have a Dell P90, upgraded to 240 mHz Evergreen/Centaur something or
other (I'm not a PC guy). I have only Linux installed. Linux only,
this is important. The basis of my Linux is Redhat 6.1, kernel 2.2.14,
although I have messed about with just about everything except most of
the init scripts.
The BIOS says it is version A04. I am told that I can update this with
a program from Dell's site. I have downloaded this program. My other
computer is a Mac, I have no DOS nor Windows experience, nor do I have
those programs installed on my Linux machine. The updater for the BIOS
is called xps-pa06.exe, which I understand is how binary apps are
called in DOS.
So, I don't have DOS, what now? I installed dosemu and FreeDOS, and
ran the .exe file, and then tried to copy the image to a floppy and it
keeps telling me "A is not a floppy drive" when -- excoooose me -- it
very obviously is (or at least looks like one to my
Macintosh-influenced eyes).
Is there some way of getting this .exe file to work on a Linux
filesystem? I don't want to have to install a fully-blown DOS, jeez,
that's why I went from Mac to Linux.
<rant>
Linux seems to be just an extension of the Windoze world. I see very
few references to Linux that don't also mention DOS or Windows.
</rant>
--
Open the door softly, somebody wants you dear! You'll hear him calling you,
bump, like a blizz in the muezzin of the turkest night.
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From: Walter Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Best way to transfer partion to another drive?
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 14:33:11 -0400
I have an IDE system, three hard drives and a CD-RW. I am replacing the
smallest drive (hda) which is a 1.5G which has Windows on it and my LILO
MBR with a 15G drive.
I fire up vmware and run Windows to print photos with my HP printer so I
gotta keep it around (I wish the Linux drivers were up to snuff!) so my
plan is to disconnect the cdrw, put the 15G in and create a 1.5G
partition for Windows (not adding anything to it so won't waste space on
it :) and transfer it to the new drive, and write a lilo mbr to it then
replace the 1.5G with the 15G as the primary master drive.
I'm thinking this can be done with dd, not sure though. Linux solutions
only, please.. :)
Thanks! Maybe this is a good time to update LILO and boot /boot.. :)
--
Walter Francis
http://wally.hplx.net Powered by Red Hat Linux 6.0
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From: "Gerry Cockram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Is the Hawking 10/100 DSL/Cable SOHO Router (model PN9225) Linux and
FreeBSD friendly?
Date: 28 Apr 2000 14:47:52 EDT
I have used the Hawking Routers in the past. I found them to be reliable and
easy to use.
You will probably have to configure it from a telnet client rather than the
software it comes with which is for windows. Otherwise it will work fine
with Linux and Free BSD. It is just a router and only cares about the
protocol and not the OS so you can run them with anything. Good luck on the
configuration thru telnet though. It should not take too much time to do and
is easier than the Flowpoint DSL Router that I use now. The packet filtering
capability though is very bad since all ports are default open and you
cannot change that so you have to close ports one by one hence you will have
to manually close about 65,530 ports leaving the other 5 for the typical
usage. I went with Flowpoint since it has much better Firewall capability
with the free software upgrade.
"Alex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Is the Hawking 10/100 Broadband DSL/Cable SOHO Router (model
> PN9225) Linux and FreeBSD friendly?
>
> The spec says it's not platform dependent. And the price is
> quite affordable.
>
> Right now my SOHO has five machines running. Too much noise,
> especially the old pentium 133 that's acting as the
> router/firewall.
>
> Any hands-on experience/comment with this router is
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Alex
> --
> -*Linux Rocks. BSD Rules.But both are great.
> **Linux is NOT Red Hat-Sign the GNU/Linux petition :
> http://www.redhatisnotlinux.org/petition.php4
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From: "Rask0" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: parallel ports and printer servers for linux
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 11:55:07 -0700
I have used HP's in a variety of environments, including an Architectural
firm running an HP 400 series plotter with 4 drafters pointing to a single
HP print server. They are using RH6.1 on a Dell as a file and print server.
They only print documents to a Lexmark Optra R + using HP4 drivers on the
Linux queue. Works fine.
HP makes a 3 parallel port model -
http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.asp?EDC=133586
Using the HP print server allows them to use the native HP drivers (they are
using ACAD2000 & R13) to the plotters. Linux does not support HP plotters
very well.
We have not had good luck with the Linksys print servers. They have a very
small buffer and spool slowly to plotters.
We are not a big fan of HP due to POOR driver support for Linux, but since
this will effectivly bypass the Linux box and allow you to use your Windows
( I made the assumption...) or ACAD drivers to feed the plotters direct. It
has worked for us so far.
The down side is that you are limited to the RAM on the print server and the
spooler of the local workstation (NT??).
Hope that helps.
Yan Seiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I have a server with 3 parallel ports. I need to add at least one more;
> I'd prefer 2.
>
> I bought and installed a siig ISA card with high IRQs and 2 ports. The
> card installed fine, and worked fine, but it messed up the system
> clock. The clock speeded up by about 10 min/day. Pulled the card,
> clock went back to normal.
>
> So I need two more ports.
>
> Q: Is anyone aware of an intelligent parallel port card that works with
> linux? I have not been able to find one. Something like a digi board
> with parallel ports.
>
> Q: Printer servers: which work well? I need a lot of throughput - as
> much as I can get. Our plotters are not upgradeable to take network
> cards so I need fast parallel ports. Plot jobs can run as large as 40
> MB with occasional 100 MB.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --Yan
>
> --
>
> Think different
> ride a recumbent
> use Linux.
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From: Michael Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can't manage to get a dual OS going.
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 18:58:18 GMT
On Fri, 28 Apr 2000 18:29:16 GMT, Jonathan Bertsch
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I purchased The Complete Linux OS with Linux-Mandrake 6.5, with
>Partition Magic, and Boot Magic, from MacMillian software(actually at
>Half Priced Books), but I am having no success. I manage to get the
>Partition Magic to run and have partitioned the disk, but when I run the
>Linux install, it gives me an error that says there is no disk present
>or no file system found... something like that.
>
> My computer is a Gateway with a Pentium III 550Mhz, 20Gb hard disk,
>128Mb RAM, nVida TNT 2, Sound Blaster Live...
>
> I tried running Mandrake 7.0, with the DrakX install program, but it
>got only as far as the selection of weather or not I have SCSI adapter,
>which I don't, but it won't let me select no.
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
http://www.geocities.com/wrattz/linux6.html
Mike
--
"I don't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member."
-- Groucho Marx
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From: UweFfm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: usb-scanner
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 21:07:50 +0200
hi,
does anybody have experience with a HP4100C scanjet and linux?
some advise how to make it run would be very appreciated...
it's not a joke...it's me
uwe
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From: Andrey Vlasov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Notebook'd Linux
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 12:13:15 -0700
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Andrey
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From: Matt Klein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: CD Copy
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 15:37:06 -0400
I am trying to make an exact duplicate copy of a CD (regardless of
whether it is data or audio) under linux. I think this is possible with
CDRecord. Does anyone know the proper command line options to use to do
this?
--
Matt Klein
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 12:31:01 -0700
From: "internet.usinet.rmjone2" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: help with a CD-R
Richard Jordon wrote:
> I have just installed SuSE 6.4. I have a pentium 233 system with 64 mb RAM. There
>is a Smart And Friendly
> Speed Writer attached to an adaptec 1505A scsi adapter (ISA). While the
>installation does not detect it the
> following command works well:
>
> modprobe aha152x aha152x=0x140,9,7
>
> after this command KDE says that the system can see a single cdrom drive attached to
>the scsi host.
> I've created a mount point for the drive : /cdrw
>
> but when I try:
>
> mount -t iso9660 /dev/scd0 /cdrw
>
> the system totally hangs (keyboard lockout) and only turning off the computer and
>turning it back on forces a reboot.
>
> The /var/log/messages files has the following lines prior to reboot:
>
> aha152x: BIOS test: passed, detected 1 controller(S)
> aha152x0: vital data: PORTBASE=0x140, IRQ=9, SCSI ID=7,
> aha152x: trying software interrupt, ok.
> scsi0 : Adaptec 152x SCSI driver; $Revision: 1.7 $
> scsi : 1 host
> Vendor: SAF Model: CD-R4012 Rev: 6.0L
> Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI ro
> Detected scsi CD-ROM sr0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 5
> VFS: Disk change detected on device sr(11,0)
> 1.3-3: restart
>
> If anyone can help I'd appreciate it. I'm wondering what i can change to eliminate
>the total system hang.
> The disks are not being changed when i try this and this scsi host + drive worked
>well under Win98.
>
> Thanks in advance for the help
>
> Richard Jordon
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You might look in /dev and see what scd0 is and where sr0 is pointing.
ls -l /dev/sr* to see if sr0 is pinting at scd0; might try mounting sr0
good lck
rfjones
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From: "Lien-Fei (Alex) Chu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: usb-scanner
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 15:48:48 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Check out SANE's web page
http://www.mostang.com/sane/
I am not sure if usb would work. I did setup a HP SCSI scanner and Umax
SCSI scanner using sane.
Good luck.
Hope this helps.
Alex.
UweFfm wrote:
> hi,
>
> does anybody have experience with a HP4100C scanjet and linux?
> some advise how to make it run would be very appreciated...
>
> it's not a joke...it's me
> uwe
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From: "Jeremy C. Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: looking for advice for creating videos
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 13:15:21 -0700
I need some advice on how to create videos. If any one knows of some good
webpages about capturing video and saving video to a VCR, I'd appreciate
it.
I am not sure where to start, but I have a few questions:
What are some inexpensive cards for capturing video (and possibly audio)
from regular (RCA?) and S-video VHS VCR outputs?
What are some inexpensive cards for outputing video as S-video or other
formats that can be used by a VCR or television? I need something where I
can output the screen in text-mode as well as in X. I also may need to be
able to use the VCR to record audio (but I may be able to do this with my
standard audio card).
(Also, is it possible to output just a X window and not the entire screen
for saving on video tape?)
Is there any software for capturing a window or the screen itself and
saving it as live video? (If not I can probably write some tool that does
a basic screen capture multiple times every second and attempt to store it
in some mpeg format. And for the text screen I can probably do some dump
of a virtual console multiple times per second and then create a
slide-show of sometype.)
(I already have some experience with creating still images with a cam.)
Thanks,
Jeremy C. Reed
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From: C. C. McPherson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HPDeskjet 720C, how do i get it doing anything at all?
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 16:25:38 -0400
There is also a pmn2ppa utility that is suppose to print in
color. You can download it at
www.rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/Applications_Publishing.html
-Clyde
> Hi,
>
> The 720C is a PPA printer (Printing Performance Architecture). PPA is a
> protocol developed by Hewlett Packard for their series of Deskjet printers
> which is not compatible to postscript.
>
> I have installed and tried pbm2ppa which is a piece of software that converts
> your outputs to ppa. However it does not work with color yet.
>
> See http://www.httptech.com/ppa/index.html for more information. Extract and
> follow the instructions in the README-files closely and you will be able to
> print.
>
> Pål Dahle
> Goteborg, Sweden
>
>
> "Martijn P. Glas" wrote:
>
> > Hai,
> >
> > I'm just recently involved in linux (SuSE 6.4) and enjoying it but i,d like
> > to get my deskjet 720C colour printer printing.
> >
> > can anybody help?
> >
> > thnx.
> >
> > Martijn
>
> "Martijn P. Glas" wrote:
>
> > Hai,
> >
> > I'm just recently involved in linux (SuSE 6.4) and enjoying it but i,d like
> > to get my deskjet 720C colour printer printing.
> >
> > can anybody help?
> >
> > thnx.
> >
> > Martijn
>
> --
> -----------------------------------------------
> Please remove the x:es from my address to reply
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tech-Rat)
Subject: Re: parallel ports and printer servers for linux
Date: 28 Apr 2000 15:25:07 -0500
I don't know the speed on the Hawking Print Servers that I use but
they have 10/100 ethernet ports. Got them for only $60 online.
Work with included drivers in win98. NT with TCP/IP printing installed
and lpd under RedHat Linux
Todd (Tech-Rat)
On Fri, 28 Apr 2000 09:27:38 -0400, Yan Seiner
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have a server with 3 parallel ports. I need to add at least one more;
>I'd prefer 2.
>
>I bought and installed a siig ISA card with high IRQs and 2 ports. The
>card installed fine, and worked fine, but it messed up the system
>clock. The clock speeded up by about 10 min/day. Pulled the card,
>clock went back to normal.
>
>So I need two more ports.
>
>Q: Is anyone aware of an intelligent parallel port card that works with
>linux? I have not been able to find one. Something like a digi board
>with parallel ports.
>
>Q: Printer servers: which work well? I need a lot of throughput - as
>much as I can get. Our plotters are not upgradeable to take network
>cards so I need fast parallel ports. Plot jobs can run as large as 40
>MB with occasional 100 MB.
>
>Thanks,
>
>--Yan
>
>--
>
>Think different
> ride a recumbent
> use Linux.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tech-Rat)
Subject: Re: Can't manage to get a dual OS going.
Date: 28 Apr 2000 15:29:04 -0500
Does your computer have ATA66 (Specifically the promise ATA66
controller)?
Todd (Tech-Rat)
On Fri, 28 Apr 2000 18:29:16 GMT, Jonathan Bertsch
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I purchased The Complete Linux OS with Linux-Mandrake 6.5, with
>Partition Magic, and Boot Magic, from MacMillian software(actually at
>Half Priced Books), but I am having no success. I manage to get the
>Partition Magic to run and have partitioned the disk, but when I run the
>Linux install, it gives me an error that says there is no disk present
>or no file system found... something like that.
>
> My computer is a Gateway with a Pentium III 550Mhz, 20Gb hard disk,
>128Mb RAM, nVida TNT 2, Sound Blaster Live...
>
> I tried running Mandrake 7.0, with the DrakX install program, but it
>got only as far as the selection of weather or not I have SCSI adapter,
>which I don't, but it won't let me select no.
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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From: Cihl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: usb-scanner
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 20:34:12 GMT
UweFfm wrote:
>
> hi,
>
> does anybody have experience with a HP4100C scanjet and linux?
> some advise how to make it run would be very appreciated...
>
> it's not a joke...it's me
> uwe
I got mine working like a charm.
If you wish to do it the same way i did, you need the
following packages:
- Newest (development)kernel. I believe this is 2.3.99-pre6
atm. (Downloadable from lots of places)
- Sane + xsane newest version you can get your hands on.
(http://www.mostang.com/sane/source.html)
You have to compile the kernel with usb and usb-scanner
support (and all the rest of course :-)
You have to do something special to sane to get it to work
(i think it's the file hp.conf, but i can't check atm., i
just reinstalled Linux newer version)
I do remember there are some documents included with the
kernel-sources about usb-scanners and sane. They helped me
set it up.
I hope this helps. If it doesn't, feel free to post here
again.
--
% make fire
Don't know how to make fire
% Why not?
No match
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (William M. Perry)
Subject: Re: Brain-dead sound card choice (SB live?)
Date: 28 Apr 2000 15:35:15 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Lorenzo Del Pace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I believe I'll get rid of the FPS 1000 to grab the new FPS 2000 and enjoy
> even better sound!
I've got the FPS 2000 in my office and they are definitely worth the $$.
-bp
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From: Yan Seiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: parallel ports and printer servers for linux
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 16:17:11 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
We have two HP plotters and one Some Other Brand.... As well as a line
printer and an old laserjet. The throughput is critical on the
plotters, so a large (upgradeable) buffer would be nice.
I use both the Win32/AutoCAD 2000 HP drivers as well as Linux's
Ghostscript to drive the plotters.
OTOH, I am using a jetdirect interface on our laserprinter, and HP has
prety good support for it. Web interface, linux-based management
software, etc. You have to dig on the web site, but the software is
there, and it's kept current.
Thanks for the advice.
--Yan
Rask0 wrote:
>
> I have used HP's in a variety of environments, including an Architectural
> firm running an HP 400 series plotter with 4 drafters pointing to a single
> HP print server. They are using RH6.1 on a Dell as a file and print server.
> They only print documents to a Lexmark Optra R + using HP4 drivers on the
> Linux queue. Works fine.
>
> HP makes a 3 parallel port model -
> http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.asp?EDC=133586
>
> Using the HP print server allows them to use the native HP drivers (they are
> using ACAD2000 & R13) to the plotters. Linux does not support HP plotters
> very well.
>
> We have not had good luck with the Linksys print servers. They have a very
> small buffer and spool slowly to plotters.
>
> We are not a big fan of HP due to POOR driver support for Linux, but since
> this will effectivly bypass the Linux box and allow you to use your Windows
> ( I made the assumption...) or ACAD drivers to feed the plotters direct. It
> has worked for us so far.
>
> The down side is that you are limited to the RAM on the print server and the
> spooler of the local workstation (NT??).
>
> Hope that helps.
>
--
Think different
ride a recumbent
use Linux.
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