Linux-Hardware Digest #531, Volume #9 Sun, 28 Feb 99 22:13:33 EST
Contents:
Re: AMD k6-2. Which MB? (GBP)
Re: upgrade 286 to use Linux (GBP)
Re: Any PCI IDE controllers for Linux available? (Paul Sian)
Re: AMD k6 2 350 (Hilaire Fernandes)
Re: GUS + Linux = Error (Steven M. Harrington)
Com port IRQ problem ("mikedelk")
DHCP problem? (Donald Chan)
running executables from cdrom? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Visioneer Paperport and Linux (Klaus Bernpaintner)
Re: Ollivetti JP 350S Printer with linux (Grant Taylor)
Re: HP 600C can print in text but not in X (Grant Taylor)
Re: Printing to SCSI device (Grant Taylor)
Re: RED HAT 5.2 INSTALLATION PROBLEM (DaZZa)
Re: S3 Trio 3D Problem ("David Wiggs")
Matrox MII AGP ("Jason Lodice")
Re: ps/2 port troubles (David Wilburn)
Re: Weird Hard Drive Error Messages - help! ("W. Scott Grant")
Re: tertiary (soundcard) IDE controller Q (Brian Miller)
Re: TERMINALS - CHEAP - over 5000 in stock (bob)
Re: CD-ROM problem with redhat, desperate for some help (DaveinSJ)
Anybody have experience with Acer products (The Grunewalds)
Surecom EP-320X-V Fast Ethernet Card problems (Raymond Wu)
Re: how to get PC config from Win'98 b4r Linux installation ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: GBP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: AMD k6-2. Which MB?
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 20:07:40 -0500
I choose the tyan mainboard with the via chipsset, super 7 , Amd chips
etc, for $99. It has the most PCI slots and 3 Dimm slots (the max).
The FIC-503+ is the other favorite, about $20 less. only 2 DImm slots
but 4 SImm slots less PCI slots. (3 i think) Has "non standard settings"
for overclocking... If you like to overclock this is the one.
BOth are very good and both work.
Clereon is also an option-- its really a tough call.
There are also some utlra cheap boards... one Via chipset (AMD) was only
$65 at http://tccomputers.com One socket370 (strip down Clereon
chipset) was only $50!!
I went with AMD beacause I think that in the future (2-3 years) the
vai/AMD boards will be more upgradable for cheap then the intel
boards.... i remember that last time intel took forever to sell the
P-200 for less than $200 while cyrix-p166+ were only $99 .... expect
the Slot one and socket 370 to be held hostage by intel when it comes to
replace the CPU..
Jakub Chmielewski wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> Heard here that fic 503+ is quite unstable for linux. Which mb should I
> choose then? I intend to build a linux only server - email, www, ftp on amd
> k6-2 300. Price is an important factor.
>
> Maybe it would be better to try celeron 300a and abit bh6?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Jakub Chmielewski
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From: GBP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: upgrade 286 to use Linux
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 20:13:36 -0500
IF you want to look at pentium class socket 7 boards (not super 7) then
http://tccomputers.com has a few of these 'obsolete boards' on sale.
you can get a board with a Pentium 133 for only $99
BroadwayFan wrote:
>
> I have a 286 which I would like to upgrade to use Linux; I know I need
> at least a 386. How do I go about this? Buy a new motherboard? Is
> there anyway to just change the CPU?
>
> Thanks.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Sian)
Subject: Re: Any PCI IDE controllers for Linux available?
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 23:56:43 -0500
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello!
>
> Does anyone know of any addon PCI IDE controllers available for Linux?
> Ones with UDMA and >8.4 GB disk support? I know about the Promise
> FastTrak and the Promise Ultra33, but there seems to be no drivers
> available for these. I'd like to add some more hard disks to my system
> but don't want to spend big bucks for SCSI drives.
>
> Thanks for any answers provided!
>
> Brandon White
There is a PCI IDE driver which is sold mainly for mac users but I am told
is a generic PCI EIDE card with UDMA support.
Best to ask the company who makes and sells it.
They are at www.promax.com
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From: Hilaire Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: AMD k6 2 350
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 11:51:21 +0800
Alistair P Furnell wrote:
>
> Hi I have read what you are doing with the boards sounds like a good ider
> but would this work on a GA-5sg100 mother board with k6 2 350 on it as i
> updated it weeks before finding out that AMD dose not work to well with
> redhat 5.2.
Yes some AMD don't work at all with Radhat 4.2 5.1 5.2.
If you have the 'good' AMD chips it may work ;)
Don't use AMDK6 if you don't want to have problems. There is many.
--
Hilaire Fernandes
Dr Geo project http://members.xoom.com/FeYiLai/dr_geo/doctor_geo.html
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steven M. Harrington)
Subject: Re: GUS + Linux = Error
Date: 1 Mar 1999 01:31:18 GMT
Steve Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>I believe that I have successsfully installaed the PEREX drivers.
>However when I try running INSGUS I get the following error message.
>> blah blah
>> GUS unable to get major device 14
>> blah blah
>> initialization of GUS failed
>> daemons start - driver not present
>I have NO messages written in var/log/messages.
>What is major device 14 ?
>I did find a reply on the internet to this problem, however I think it's
>written in Hungarian
>so if anyone can translate... it goes like this
Sorry - I just barly speak English. However, from the README file:
Quick install:
==============
Type 'configure' and 'make'.
... and after compilation and installation ...
1) run 'gusdevs' - this command creates devices for new driver
2) check /usr/local/etc/gus.conf configuration file
3) run 'insgus' - this command insert gus driver module to the kern...
Did you gusdevs? This creates the /dev files needed by the drivers including
(I think) the major device 14 - the sound card.
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Steve
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From: "mikedelk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Com port IRQ problem
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 01:44:52 GMT
I'm having problems with my PNP modem. It is configured at com3
IRQ5 in my Windows98 but when I boot into Linux it is set at com3
IRQ4. My question is: How do I change the Linux IRQ for Com3?
Thanks for the help in advance.
Mike Delk
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Donald Chan)
Subject: DHCP problem?
Date: 1 Mar 1999 01:49:40 GMT
I recently hooked up a computer to the resnet jack running linux. DHCP
assigned me the address 130.91.190.149 for my NIC. For some odd reason,
after the computer is off and disconnected from the jack, I'm able to
ping it and get a response at the IP. I get a MAC address of
08-00-2b-b7-ce-d0 from the IP, but when I connect my box to the jack
its MAC address isnt the one above. I also get this kernel error
in my logs.
Feb 28 20:13:04 wedge kernel: ARP: arp called for own IP address
I also can't seem to connect to my box thru telnet/www/ftp windows clients,
the connection just times out. But I am able to connect to it easily
thru another unix box like solaris or linux. I'm pretty sure the OS side
of things are fine. But is it possible that DHCP has assigned me an
already used IP address? Or something is misconfigured in the subnet?
Thanks!
--
Donald Chan........................[[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
[215]417-8241..........[http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~dchan]
"People get annoyed when you try to debug them"
--Larry Wall
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: running executables from cdrom?
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 01:37:18 GMT
Hi there. I just burned my first cd. I used mkisofs to make the disk image,
and that program gives all files root group and user ownership. That
shouldn't be a problem, but anyway, when I mount the cd and try to run a
program which has these permissions: '-r-xr-xr-x 1 root root', I still get
a Permission denied error. Does anyone know why this is the case? Thanks for
any info. BTW, this is how I mount it (from my fstab):
/dev/cdrom /cdrom iso9660 noauto,ro,user 0 0
thanks again. please email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-David
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From: Klaus Bernpaintner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Visioneer Paperport and Linux
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 20:51:27 -0500
I have a Visioneer Paperport 3100 scanner which I want to make work under Linux.
This is the last component of my system that I need to be able to finally ditch
Windows.
I have been looking everywhere but have not been able to find drivers for the
scanner. In fact, strangely, I have not even seen it mentioned in the Linux
world.
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From: Grant Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Ollivetti JP 350S Printer with linux
Date: 28 Feb 1999 20:51:58 -0500
werring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'm trying to setup my Ollivetti JP 350S printer in linux
> (Caldera). It should be compatible with the HP Deskjet 500, but this
> doesn't work. So does anyone know how to set it up, or where I can
> find some drivers?
This printer is listed in the Printing HOWTO's compatibility listing
as working perfectly. The comments say:
The manual says it's a deskjet plus compatible, but selecting that
in ghostscript doesn't work use laserjet instead.
--
Grant Taylor - gtaylor@picante<dot>com - http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/
Cellphone information: http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/cell/
Libretto information: http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/
Linux Printing HOWTO: http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht/
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From: Grant Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HP 600C can print in text but not in X
Date: 28 Feb 1999 20:54:47 -0500
Roger Bird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have been able to configure my HP DeskJet 600C to print in ascii
> in console mode. But not in X. Is it possible to do?
Wether or not you are running X should have no bearing on printing.
The DJ600C is fully supported by Ghostscript, and thus Linux. You
should use your distribution's printer configuration utility to setup
lpd to work with your printer. Consult your distribution's
documentation; the setup utilities vary from Linux to Linux.
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Cellphone information: http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/cell/
Libretto information: http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/
Linux Printing HOWTO: http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht/
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From: Grant Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.powerpc
Subject: Re: Printing to SCSI device
Date: 28 Feb 1999 21:00:27 -0500
Dan and Jill Caugherty <"caffeine1"@mindspring. com> writes:
> I have an Alps MD-4000 which prints beautifully under MacOS 8.5.
> I'd like to set up a printer queue etc. for this guy under LinuxPPC..
> but it's a SCSI printer.
> How do I do it? Do I specify the SCSI /dev entry in /etc/printcap?
> Create a new entry in my fstab file, maybe??
Hmm. May the pink elephants help you...
Unless it pretends to be a "normal" scsi device like a disk or tape
streamer, you're going to have trouble. The most likely course of
action is to hack something together with the scsi-generic device.
There's a howto on doing that.
Do let me know how it goes; I maintain a printer compatibility listing
and would love to see this printer supported...
--
Grant Taylor - gtaylor@picante<dot>com - http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/
Cellphone information: http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/cell/
Libretto information: http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/
Linux Printing HOWTO: http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht/
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From: DaZZa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,linux.redhat
Subject: Re: RED HAT 5.2 INSTALLATION PROBLEM
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 12:57:26 +1100
On 28 Feb 1999, Wrus wrote:
> I am having a problem installing red hat 5.2 in computer labs. Most
> machines are fine, but about 1/3 of the newer machines crash early in
> the installation (step 1 or 2 - screen goes dark and system locks
> up). Our MIS department (Novell & NT folks) say that LINUX is just
> incompatible with new hardware. That sounds like rubbish to me;
> however, only machines with Pentium II processors have a problem! Is
> there any basis for the hardware argument? We are using removable
> hard drives and have brand new drives with nothing else on them. We
> boot from floppy and install from cd. A couple machines that didn't
> work did work when we used a different hard drive. We decided that
> the drives might be bad and replaced them all... no change! Even
> though some worked, our MIS rep sticks with the compatability
> argument explaining that the ones that do work are just "lucky" to be
> on the right side of the compatability border. I'm not buying it but
> have nothing to offer in return.
Your MIS guy could be half right.
I doubt it's got anything to do with the PII processor - I've got Linux
running on my PII at work without problems, every day.
However, you _may_ have an incompatibility with a BIOS setting being
overly aggressive, or a BIOS incompatibility somewhere along the line.
Without more info on your problem hardware, it's almost impossible to say
more.
DaZZa
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From: "David Wiggs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: S3 Trio 3D Problem
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 15:28:13 -0500
I have checked the XFree86 site and read the FAQ for the latest release. It
states that they will be coming out with a server, but they did not say
when. They received the code in Nov. 98.
David Wiggs
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
����ȣ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7b4o63$2ds$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>I heard that all S3 video card is supported in X11.
>But S3 Trio 3D Don't supported.
>Is there any other way to use S3 Trio 3D?
>Do I Must Use VGA16?
>
>
>
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From: "Jason Lodice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Matrox MII AGP
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 21:04:45 -0500
I'm installing RedHat 5.1, using a Matrox Millenium II AGP Vid card. For
whatever reason Xconfigurator does not create a proper XF86Config file.
So I used xf86config. Created file, went through fine. Ran startx script.
Turns out Xwindows will only run in 320x480 or something weird like
that...it is kicking down to the default drivers and display modes. When I
use <ctrl><alt>+ to cycle through video modes, nothing happens, its like i
can only use this mode.
I've checked the file over and over, and both the Display, and Device
sections are configured properly...I think. I'm using a Sony Multiscan
200ES.
Can anyone help me who has gotten the Matrox card to work? I know it does.
Thanks in advance....
Jason.
P.S. I know some of you use Road Runner with Linux...I found an
authorization script that I can use in my Road Runner district, but what do
I need to do with DHCP?????
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From: David Wilburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ps/2 port troubles
Date: 1 Mar 1999 01:54:38 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled:
> Upon bootup, the kernel reports:
> "Detected PS/2 Mouse Port."
> But the PS/2 port never appears in /proc/interrupts.
> It is also non-functional in gpm (surprise), and
> gpm reports no error messages.
Nevermind. It helps to change the symbolic link for
/dev/mouse from the serial port to the psaux port.
It's always something stupid.
-Dave Wilburn
--
* David Wilburn
* JMU Computer Science Student
* Math Department System Administrator
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From: "W. Scott Grant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat,linux.redhat.install,redhat.config
Subject: Re: Weird Hard Drive Error Messages - help!
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 18:10:36 -0800
I have the same messages....on two different systems. a SUSE and Redhat 5.1
.....I haven't found an answer for just what it means...
Jack Newton wrote:
> When I boot my new Linux installation, I get the following error messages
> intersperced throughout the start-up messages:
>
> hdb:hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> hdb: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
> hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> hdb: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
> hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> hdb: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
> hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> hdb: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
>
> I've got redhat 5.2, and my hard drive is a Western Digital AC22500. I have
> a relative recent system (Celeron 300A) with Award BIOS 4.51.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Jack Newton
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From: Brian Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: tertiary (soundcard) IDE controller Q
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 12:04:33 +1100
Tom Emerson wrote:
>
> What's the level of support for a "tertiary" IDE controller? -- typically,
> these are found on sound cards primarily for the support of CD-rom drives.
> In fact, I saw two sound cards at Fry's -- the $14.95 one didn't have the
> IDE interface, the $15.95 one did -- close inspection of the cards reveals
> the only difference appears to be the one with the interface simply has the
> header-pins soldered in the board. (I believe it's an OSS based sound
> card)
>
Tom,
I have read that they can be used. My PnP sound card has a Tertiary IDE
controller on it I intend to use some day.
Take a look at my web page on this very subject:
http://www.netspace.net.au/~bmiller/linux/ess1868.html#apendixd
This assumes that the IDE on the sound card will be PnP.
Hope this helps,
Brian.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (bob)
Crossposted-To:
comp.terminals,ont.forsale,tor.forsale.computers,mtl.vendre-forsale,can.forsale,comp.sys.dec,comp.sys.hp.hardware
Subject: Re: TERMINALS - CHEAP - over 5000 in stock
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 02:27:30 GMT
On 27 Feb 1999 22:45:02 GMT, DECwyseIBMhpGENICOM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
I know who posted it,....A1 vente ordinater... 50 stintson...or at
least someone using their e-mail address
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (DaveinSJ)
Subject: Re: CD-ROM problem with redhat, desperate for some help
Date: 1 Mar 1999 02:33:24 GMT
Thanks,
I Will try this as well
David
Same Exact Problem.>Subject: Re: CD-ROM problem with redhat, desperate for some
help
>From: "David Wiggs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: 2/28/99 4:08 PM Pacific Standard Time
>Message-id: <7bclsu$k2$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>I ran into the same problem when I installed RedHat 5.2 out of the box. I
>went to their updates web page for 5.2 and downloaded the updated boot disks
>and it worked fine(?)
>
>David Wiggs
>
>Here is the URL. Look for "New Boot Images"
>
>http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/rhl/rh52-errata-general.html
>
>
>
>The Red Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>news:7atdgv$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>>I'm having some problems and would really appreciate any help. Ok here's
>>the situation.
>>
>>I have an old 486 box and wanted to install Redhat Linux on it. I needed
>>some hardware upgrading and gave it to a friend who would also install
>>Redhat Linux 5.2. The program came on 2 CDs. The guy did everything and
>>I got it back but there were a few problems with how he set it up so I
>>was going to re-install it. When I used the boot disk, it prompts for
>>the method of how to install the software. Once you choose CD it should
>>pick up the type of CD-ROM that I have in it, which is an APAPI CD-ROM.
>>I asked the guy who installed it and he said that when he did it, it
>>picked it up. When I try now, it won't. And the list to choose from does
>>not include ATAPI. So when looking through the manual, I saw that this
>>tends to happen and when you see the boot: or LILO: to type "linux
>>hdX=cdrom" where X is the drive specification. This didn't work, the
>>installation still doesn't pick up the CD-ROM drive.
>>I tried to mount the CD-ROM with the linux that is already install and
>>it won't mount, says it isn't a block device. I check all the
>>connections and everything seems to be connected.
>>
>>I am desperate for some help and would greatly appreciate any.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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From: The Grunewalds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Anybody have experience with Acer products
Date: 28 Feb 1999 18:37:50 PST
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en">
<html>
Hello,
<br>I'm in the market for a server for a home network. There is a local
company selling Acer AMD K6-II 350Mhz machines at a good price.
<br>Does anybody have experience with Acer products? Or should I keep looking?
Any other suggestions?
<br>Thanks,
<br>Jim</html>
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From: Raymond Wu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Surecom EP-320X-V Fast Ethernet Card problems
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 02:42:01 GMT
Hi!
I have a surecom EP-320X-V fast ethernet card, and I can't get it
running in Linux 2.2.0+. With linux 2.0.36, I could use the driver
provided by the manufacturer, and it worked fine. But with 2.2.0 and on,
I couldn't use that driver anymore because of a new PCI interface in the
new kernel. (Not because I didn't recompile modules.)
I looked up the web for my card, and found out that a Tulip (DEC 21140)
will do for my card... So I got the source for the tulip and compiled
it. No problem here.
Problem is, I don't know how to start the module. When I do
insmod/modprobe, it says "init_module: Device or resource busy". I also
tried specifying the 2 options that are available: debug, options. Same
error message.
I'm wondering, has anyone got this card working in 2.2.0? If so, please
tell me how....
Thank you very much
rwu
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: how to get PC config from Win'98 b4r Linux installation
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 02:55:24 GMT
right click 'my computer' goto properties, click the device manager
tab, click the devices.... that will tell you all you need to know...
On 27 Feb 1999 08:31:33 GMT, Kishore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi,
>I am going to start install Linux . But b4r I want to take a note of all
>the hardware configs.
> Is there any comand in Win'98 where you can get all the least required
>Hardware utensil configs for Linux installation and running?
>
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