Linux-Hardware Digest #81, Volume #9 Fri, 1 Jan 99 15:13:27 EST
Contents:
Re: Redhat Linux 5.1 and 3com 3c509b-TPO card troubleshooting (T1)
Re: DVD RAM ?? ("Christopher J. Mark")
Re: linux wannabe! (Gary Momarison)
Re: linux wannabe! (L. Patrick Allmond)
Re: Soundman Wave slow sound (Wildman, the Cuberstalker)
Re: Modelines (Prasanth Kumar)
Re: Does Linux work with EZ-Drive? (James Donovan)
PS/2 Mouse Problem (blizzard)
Re: RedHat 5.2 Compatible 56K Voice/Data/Fax Modem ("David J. Looney")
Re: Swap file size with large amounts of RAM (Prasanth Kumar)
Re: Does Linux work with EZ-Drive? (Harry McGregor)
Re: Running Linux on AMD or Cyrix microprocessor (Jasper Janssen)
Re: Travan TR2 Floppy tape backup troubles (Frank)
Does Linux work with EZ-Drive? ("Adrian R Cook")
Help with ATI card and X ("Jose Granado")
Re: SB 16 Vibra isapnp.conf (Peter Bruderer)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (T1)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.install
Subject: Re: Redhat Linux 5.1 and 3com 3c509b-TPO card troubleshooting
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 18:16:04 GMT
I also forgot to mention that while I was at the program turning off
PnP, I assigned the network card the same IRQ and the same IO as was
reported under Windows at the time it was running in PnP mode. Hope
this helps all.
On Fri, 01 Jan 1999 18:12:37 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (T1) wrote:
>Hi. I followed your advice and it all worked out smoothly. In fact,
>since I only recently reinstalled RH Linux 5.1, I felt I no longer
>needed it but that I should upgrade to 5.2 so I downloaded the supp
>and boot image disks from one of the RH Linux FTP mirrors. Then I
>booted my computer via the floppy and did a direct installation via
>FTP and still made it to New year's Parade.. Thank you for your help
>and cooperation. Happy new year to you and to all. Sorry if Iam
>publicly posting this though a lot of us out there can learn from all
>this.
>
>P.S.: Once I had the card working in Linux, I turned the Plug-N-Play
>support back on so that Win98 would work properly. I did not even have
>to turn it back off when booting into Linux the next time. It all
>worked smoothly.
>
>On Fri, 01 Jan 1999 00:01:49 GMT, Prasanth Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
>
>>Were you actually able to run the dos utility? You can get them at
>>http://support.3com.com/infodeli/tools/nic/3c509.htm under the first
>>download link. Unzip them under dos and run the 3c509cfg program under
>>a *dos* boot disk (not windows). This will bring up a menu where it
>>is straight forward to disable PnP and assign a unique port number and
>>irq which you desire. If you need more direct help then email me since
>>finding a particular article here is like looking for a needle in a
>>haystack!
>>
>>T1 wrote:
>>>
>>> I tried that but Linux is still not able to recognize the card. I'm
>>> still getting that "delaying" error message. Maybe I was not doing it
>>> right. Could you kinda help out with this dos setup utility so that I
>>> could see where I am going wrong? I would kindly appreciate it. Thank
>>> you.
>>>
>>> On Thu, 31 Dec 1998 23:19:26 GMT, Prasanth Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >Try disabling the PnP capability on the card using the dos setup
>>> >utility you can get from 3com (on disk or via ftp server) This
>>> >worked great for my card.
>>> >
>>> >T1 wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Hi. I am currently using Redhat Linux 5.1 and am using a 3com
>>> >> 3c509b-TPO card. It worked well in my older PC under all operating
>>> >> systems but when I transferred it to my new PC, it worked well under
>>> >> Windows98 but not under RH Linux 5.1. I tried to get it to the correct
>>> >> I/O and correct IRQ but no luck so far. Does anyone know how to get
>>> >> this ethernet card working once again under RH Linux 5.1?
>
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From: "Christopher J. Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DVD RAM ??
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 13:21:42 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I got SuSE 5.3 installed from mine with no problem too. Now if I can
just do something about the HD read errors...
${FiShY}@Squidge.nu wrote:
>
> On Sun, 27 Dec 1998 14:53:02 -0500, "Christopher J. Mark"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >There isn't even DVD-ROM support yet, much less DVD-RAM. I've been told
> >the Dxr2 works fine as an IDE CD-ROM only though I haven't tried it
> >myself.
>
> It does. In fact my Creative PC-DVD ROM is the only drive red hat 5.1
> would install from! As you say though, for anything else than a
> standard cd-rom, forget it.
--
Christopher J. Mark
Mathematician, Tutor, and Webpage designer
http://www.math.umd.edu/~cjm
"Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana."
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From: Gary Momarison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: linux wannabe!
Date: 01 Jan 1999 10:20:12 -0800
"James Barley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> As a newcomer to linux, I've a couple of questions that have I'm sure been
> asked before, but here goes...
>
> Two things I can't get to work, and I miss dearly are my scsi flatbed
> scanner, (AGFA Snapscan) and my printer (Epson Color 600).
> I can get some basic ascii text to print but no color or any of the many
> features the printer is capable of.
>
> Any suggestions on what I can do, or where I can look for help, would be
> helpfull...
>
Whould it be helpful to point out your misspelling of helpful?
Look for help in Gary's Encyclopedia at
http://www.aa.net/~swear/pedia/printing.html
http://www.aa.net/~swear/pedia/scanning.html
There's ready help on the Epson 600;
the scanner might require some digging.
Don't forget Deja News for your FAQ.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (L. Patrick Allmond)
Subject: Re: linux wannabe!
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 18:32:05 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Would it be helpful to point out your misspelling of WHOULD?
>Whould it be helpful to point out your misspelling of helpful?
>
>Look for help in Gary's Encyclopedia at
>
>http://www.aa.net/~swear/pedia/printing.html
>http://www.aa.net/~swear/pedia/scanning.html
>
>There's ready help on the Epson 600;
>the scanner might require some digging.
>
>Don't forget Deja News for your FAQ.
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Wildman, the Cuberstalker)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Soundman Wave slow sound
Date: 1 Jan 1999 16:56:10 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 01 Jan 1999 16:56:22 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>My soundman wave is working fine but there's one little problem:
>
>When using x11amp(libc5,glibc,static version) to play my mp3's, they
>get played just a bit too slow.
>When using winamp (and windoze, *sigh*) the mp3's get played at the
>right speed. A while ago i read a posting about someone having a similar
>problem with doom. Does anyone know something more about this problem??
>(its very discomforting to restart to windoze every time i want to hear
>that great song...)
Hmmm... maybe this is related to the Doom problem (I'm the one who posted
about it.) It's as if the sound driver is lowering the sample rate to
compensate for a slow CPU. Why this should affect only this card and not
others - or at least no others have been reported - is beyond me.
I think I'll go through the source and see if I can fix that.
--
Wildman, the Cuberstalker
Thank you, Microsoft, and please get out of the way.
Fight spam - http://www.cauce.org/
DO NOT SPAM THIS ADDRESS
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From: Prasanth Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Modelines
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 18:38:43 GMT
Try using "xvidtune" as root to tweak the modeline setting. It lets you
move around and resize the display image onto the monitor. This may fix
part of the problem. Once you get a good modeline, just copy the
settings onto you XF86Config file. The "virtual" thing you are talking
about is actually a feature most people seem to hate. Search your
XF86Config for the lines containing "Virtual" in them and change those
likes to match your actual display size.
Brachistochrone wrote:
>
> I'm trying to find a modeline so that I can run my resolution at 1156x864.
> Here's what I have right now:
>
> Modeline "1156x864" 90 1156 1170 1400 1430 864 901
> 911 1024
>
> It works, for the most part. However, I have three problems with it.
>
> 1) Graphics on my desktop on the left side look stretched, while the right
> looks squashed (just slightly).
>
> 2) I have more blackspace on the right than I do on the left. If I widened
> my desktop, the right will be okay, but it moves the left off screen. If I
> try to center my desktop after that, I get the afore mentioned "squashed"
> effect on the right.
>
> 3) My desktop acts as if it were in some sort of virtual mode (only
> horizontally, and just a few columns).
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From: James Donovan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Does Linux work with EZ-Drive?
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 12:47:09 -0500
Hi,
�Unless WD has changed something since I installed a Caviar drive EZ drive
does not work with Unix based OS's
��������������������������������������������������������������� Jim
Adrian R Cook wrote:
> Hello folks,
>
> �� I am trying to install a new 4.3 GB Caviar hard drive on my machine, and
> apparently I need to use a piece of software called EZ-Drive to allow my
> machine to see the whole drive. (It seems that my machine's BIOS doesn't
> know how to deal with disks bigger than 2 GB: it's an old 486.) The Large
> Disk Mini-HOWTO doc seems to say that Linux is compatible with EZ-Drive,
> though only after kernel version 1.3.18 or something like that.
>
> � Is anyone out there sucessfully using Linux with EZ-Drive? If so, what
> distribution are you using (and what kernel version)? Did you have to jump
> through any extra hoops to get it to work? I need to put Windows95 on the
> disk along with Linux, and Win95 apparently needs EZ-Drive to be installed,
> so doing away with EZ-Drive isn't an option. Just as an experiment I tried
> installing an old distribution of Linux that I had (kernel v1.2.13) with
> EZ-Drive already installed, and the Linux installer seemed to overwrite all
> or part of EZ-Drive with LILO on the disk's master boot record, putting
> things into a very weird state. I'm prepared to get a new distribution of
> Linux, but only if I can be reasonably confident that it will work with
> EZ-Drive.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Adrian Cook
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
�
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From: blizzard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PS/2 Mouse Problem
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 12:23:32 -0500
Hi,
I need help using my mouse in Linux. On my old Pentium 100 machine I
had a serial mouse connected to a serial port or com1. When I set up
Linux, I set up the device to point to /dev/cua0 (for com1). This
worked - I was able to get into Linux and use X windows and the mouse
worked.
I've since upgraded to a Pentium II 350 with a BX6 motherboard. I have
connected up a PS/2 mouse and it works fine in windows 98. It is on IRQ
12. However, when I go into Linux and into X windows - the mouse
doesn't move. It is not connected to com1 (IRQ3) anymore.
So is that the problem??? How do I get Linux to work with a PS/2 mouse
on IRQ12??? I guess I have to assign the /dev/mouse device to some
other /dev!!!
Could someone please help???
Thanks!!!!!!
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From: "David J. Looney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: RedHat 5.2 Compatible 56K Voice/Data/Fax Modem
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 17:06:25 GMT
Essential UFOs wrote:
> i have logged in as root, and enter this command "echo "ATDT/n
> >/dev/cua1" (my modem is located at com 1). but the god damn modem
> still won't ring a dial tone.
Perhaps that's because cua1 usually refers to com2:, while cua0 usually
refers to com1: ? Also, are you sure your modem has a speaker ? Are
you sure that it might not be set on L0 so that it doesn't make sound ?
Also, if you are the only user on your machine, I would guess that
there's little risk in granting rw permission to others on the
device(chmod o+rw /dev/cua0), so you don't have to always su to root to
use the modem (probably safer than making the programs that use it suid,
anyway).
It would be better to set up minicom to try to communicate with it on
the appropriate com port and just trying a dial string, and start off by
observing the response to at&f and atz commands.
Dave Looney
--
Remove composers from email address to respond.
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From: Prasanth Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Swap file size with large amounts of RAM
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 18:47:15 GMT
Work on some "intensive apps" for a while and use the "free" command to
seem how much swap is actually used. Most likely you will not use any
but it is a good idea to have some around as I doubt that you are
hurting for 30MB of swap space (heck Windows wastes more than that
amount in its fat partition scheme for large partitions!)
The swap size=2*memory size rule came about on systems with certain
virtual memory schemes which are different from that used by Linux so
you don't really need that much. Imagine the swap space as a overflow
tank when ram is full on rare occations. Besides, you can't make one
swap partition bigger than 128MB though you can make multiple swap
parititions.
Alan Davies wrote:
>
> Hi there. Just wandering what a sensible swap file size should be for me.
> I have 192MB of RAM and currently a 30MB swap file. I don't do any really
> intensive work in Linux, so I can't see the swap file ever being needed
> really. Would it be a sensible move to get rid of it, most guides say to
> double RAM to get swap file size, which would be ridiculous for me ....
>
> Under NT I have a 203MB page file, which I don't really need all of, but
> it's what it's happiest with and I DO run very intensive apps under Windows.
> Any recommendations for the Linux side of things ??
>
> Al
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Harry McGregor)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Does Linux work with EZ-Drive?
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 18:52:45 GMT
On Fri, 01 Jan 1999 12:47:09 -0500, James Donovan
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi,
>�Unless WD has changed something since I installed a Caviar drive EZ drive
>does not work with Unix based OS's
>��������������������������������������������������������������� Jim
I have used EZ-Drive on my notebook for a while (2.1GB drive, dx33 NEC
notebook), it works great with LINUX, linux picks up that is's there
and everything. I have had problems with LILO though, so I kept a
10MB dos part, and have l.oadlin setup via the config.sys.
Email me if you have any questions in this regard.
Harry
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jasper Janssen)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Running Linux on AMD or Cyrix microprocessor
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 18:51:31 GMT
On Tue, 29 Dec 1998 18:27:44 +0000, Hashi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>> My machine runs like a top and registers 599.50 BogoMips. Hello.
My machine runs at 7.94 BogoMIPS. Hello. Shall we arrange for them to
date?
Jasper
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From: Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Travan TR2 Floppy tape backup troubles
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 13:05:40 -0600
Paul Nevin wrote:
> > hey paul,
> > i'm having similar troubles... if you find out how to identify the base and
> > dma, PLS let me know!
>
> I believe that the floppy uses the following settings on MY pentium II
>
> IRQ 6
> DMA 2
> I/O base 0x3f0
>
> I have now included these settings in my /etc/conf.modules but am now getting
> problems when attempting to mount the tape.
>
> ftmt -f /dev/qft0 status
> Device not configured
>
> I have checked my modules
> ismod
> ftape 20 0
> ztape 33 0
>
> which should be correct.. I think.
>
> Now back to the crazy documentation.
hmmm.... mind showing me the entries look like in /etc/conf.modules that you
use for irq/dma/I/O base?
... are those numbers you show with f/ztape the major/minors?
btw... i'm stuck on the "Device not configured" part too... getting ready right
now to diff up to 4.03+.... i'll let you know how that turns out...
frank
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From: "Adrian R Cook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Does Linux work with EZ-Drive?
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1999 12:44:27 -0400
Hello folks,
I am trying to install a new 4.3 GB Caviar hard drive on my machine, and
apparently I need to use a piece of software called EZ-Drive to allow my
machine to see the whole drive. (It seems that my machine's BIOS doesn't
know how to deal with disks bigger than 2 GB: it's an old 486.) The Large
Disk Mini-HOWTO doc seems to say that Linux is compatible with EZ-Drive,
though only after kernel version 1.3.18 or something like that.
Is anyone out there sucessfully using Linux with EZ-Drive? If so, what
distribution are you using (and what kernel version)? Did you have to jump
through any extra hoops to get it to work? I need to put Windows95 on the
disk along with Linux, and Win95 apparently needs EZ-Drive to be installed,
so doing away with EZ-Drive isn't an option. Just as an experiment I tried
installing an old distribution of Linux that I had (kernel v1.2.13) with
EZ-Drive already installed, and the Linux installer seemed to overwrite all
or part of EZ-Drive with LILO on the disk's master boot record, putting
things into a very weird state. I'm prepared to get a new distribution of
Linux, but only if I can be reasonably confident that it will work with
EZ-Drive.
Thanks in advance,
Adrian Cook
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Jose Granado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help with ATI card and X
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1999 13:40:16 -0600
Need help setting this up, my particulars are as follows:
Computer
Compaq Presario 5190
Linux version
Suse 5.3
Graphics Card:
ATI Rage LT Pro AGP 2x with 4meg
Mach64LT chipset (according to win98)
Monitor
"Proview" 15" Flat Panel LCD
Max Resolution 1024x768
Horizontal Sync Range: 30hz- 60hz
Vert Sync range: 55hz-85hz
I have tried every possible combination (all ATI options) using the info
above as a guide with xf86setup as well as the Suse "sax" program. I ALSO
have Accelerated-X 4.12 Desktop version WITH THE LATEST UPDATES and have had
no luck!!!!!!!!!
Any help would be greatly appreciated and happy new year!
Jose
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Bruderer)
Subject: Re: SB 16 Vibra isapnp.conf
Date: 1 Jan 1999 16:24:43 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Randy Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'm trying to configure a Soundblaster 16 card and am having no luck. This is
> their ISA PnP Vibra model. I'd like to use its default settings -- IRQ5, DMA
> 1 and 3, default I/O addresses. But despite setting the kernel up and running
> pnpdump and generating/editing an /etc/isapnp.conf file I can only get the
> card to emit a high-pitched squeal when I attempt to load the sound module.
>
> What I was wondering is if anyone can hit me with a cluebat about what I might
> be doing wrong. Or perhaps better still, does anyone have an isapnp.conf file
> for a SB 16 Vibra that they could send me? TIA.
There are two different chipsets of Vibra 16. The one I did use did not work.
The current one is ok. I forgot the different numbers. The one I use currently
is a Vibra 16C.
Here is the isapnp.conf:
# (DEBUG)
(READPORT 0x0203)
(ISOLATE PRESERVE)
(IDENTIFY *)
(VERBOSITY 2)
(CONFLICT (IO FATAL)(IRQ FATAL)(DMA FATAL)(MEM FATAL)) # or WARNING
# Card 1: (serial identifier e5 ff ff ff ff 70 00 8c 0e)
# Vendor Id CTL0070, No Serial Number (-1), checksum 0xE5.
# Version 1.0, Vendor version 1.0
# ANSI string -->Creative ViBRA16C PnP<--
#
# Logical device id CTL0001
# Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x39
# Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3c
# Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3d
#
# Edit the entries below to uncomment out the configuration required.
# Note that only the first value of any range is given, this may be
# changed if required
# Don't forget to uncomment the activate (ACT Y) when happy
(CONFIGURE CTL0070/-1 (LD 0
# ANSI string -->Audio<--
# Multiple choice time, choose one only !
# Start dependent functions: priority preferred
# IRQ 5.
# High true, edge sensitive interrupt (by default)
(INT 0 (IRQ 5 (MODE +E)))
# First DMA channel 1.
# 8 bit DMA only
# Logical device is not a bus master
# DMA may execute in count by byte mode
# DMA may not execute in count by word mode
# DMA channel speed in compatible mode
(DMA 0 (CHANNEL 1))
# Next DMA channel 5.
# 16 bit DMA only
# Logical device is not a bus master
# DMA may not execute in count by byte mode
# DMA may execute in count by word mode
# DMA channel speed in compatible mode
(DMA 1 (CHANNEL 5))
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0220
# Maximum IO base address 0x0220
# IO base alignment 1 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 16
(IO 0 (SIZE 16) (BASE 0x0220))
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0330
# Maximum IO base address 0x0330
# IO base alignment 1 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 2
(IO 1 (SIZE 2) (BASE 0x0330))
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0388
# Maximum IO base address 0x0388
# IO base alignment 1 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 4
(IO 2 (SIZE 4) (BASE 0x0388))
# End dependent functions
(NAME "CTL0070/-1[0]{Audio }")
(ACT Y)
))
#
# Logical device id CTL7001
# Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x38
# Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x39
# Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3c
# Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3d
#
# Edit the entries below to uncomment out the configuration required.
# Note that only the first value of any range is given, this may be changed
# if required
# Don't forget to uncomment the activate (ACT Y) when happy
(CONFIGURE CTL0070/-1 (LD 1
# Compatible device id PNPb02f
# ANSI string -->Game<--
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0200
# Maximum IO base address 0x0200
# IO base alignment 1 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 8
(IO 0 (SIZE 8) (BASE 0x0200))
(NAME "CTL0070/-1[1]{Game }")
(ACT Y)
))
# End tag... Checksum 0x00 (OK)
# Returns all cards to the "Wait for Key" state
(WAITFORKEY)
--
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