Linux-Hardware Digest #995, Volume #12 Tue, 6 Jun 00 21:13:05 EDT
Contents:
What's the IDE Bus / RAID0 question ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Probs with PCI sound card (heeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp) ("Philippe Krait")
9300i (john calison)
hardware recommendations for athlon system ("Leon Hall Jr")
Re: SB PCI 128 no sound ... tried everything ... please help (David Leach)
VFS: Disk change detected on device sr(11,0) (Frank Tenfjord)
Re: hardware recommendations for athlon system (Dances With Crows)
Re: 9300i (john calison)
LCD displays w/ Linux? (Skeeter)
Re: VFS: Disk change detected on device sr(11,0) (Dances With Crows)
Re: FWD: Linux now support Ultra ATA/100 (Hal Burgiss)
Re: Win2000 Nt Booter and Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Motherboards for Linux (Andrey Vlasov)
Re: The Perfect Linux Video Card (Ronald Cole)
Re: modem Motorola SM56 PCI install problems on RedHat's Linux 6.1 (Michel Catudal)
Re: The Perfect Linux Video Card (Ronald Cole)
Re: USB cards (Ronald Cole)
Re: Microsoft Natural Keyboard (Ronald Cole)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: What's the IDE Bus / RAID0 question
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 16:15:52 -0500
Ummm... a simple question I guess...
If you've got 2 slots for onboard IDE cables, are those running on a
seperate bus? or, if wanting to run RAID0 do I need to get on e of
those IDE controllers?
Thanks!
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From: "Philippe Krait" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,redhat.general
Subject: Re: Probs with PCI sound card (heeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp)
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 22:39:18 +0100
"Aksam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a �crit dans le message news:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I hope someone can help me?
> I have a Yamaha S817 YMF724 sound card and Red Hat linux 6 on the same PC.
> How to get sound from this? Sound configurator doesn't recognise my sound
> card. Please help me and mail me as soon as You can!
As far as i know, there are no free drivers for the PCI Yamaha Sound Cards
(which is a shame, but that's life). The only one I've found is commercial
and call Open Sound System, but it is extremely good. You can find their web
site at :
http://www.opensound.com/
You can download a trial version for 3 hours, then decide to buy it (which I
did).
Philippe
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From: john calison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: redhat.hardware.arch.intel
Subject: 9300i
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 17:35:24 -0400
I'm running RH6.1 and an HP9300i CD-RW internal.
Hope someone can help with setting up "cd-record".
Here's what I've done so far:
1. added "apppend="hdc=ide-scsi" to "etc/lilo.conf".
2. added a)"alias scd0 sr_mod"
b) "options ide-cd ignore=hdc"
c) "pre-install sg modprobe
ide-scsi"
d) "pre-install sr_mod modprobe ide-scsi"
e) "pre-install ide-scsi modprobe ide-cd"
to /etc/conf.modules.
3. configured the kernel
a) ide-atapi cd-rom support no
b)
scsi-emulation yes
c) scsi
support yes
d) enable vendor-specific
yes
e) scsi generic
support yes
f) low-level
driver "I was told this
was not necessary and I don't know what HP is using anyway"
g) scsi cd-rom
support yes
When I reboot "hdc" is still recognized as the CD-RW and no scsi
hosts are detected. "cd-record -scanbus" reports no such file found.
When I run "lsmod", there is no "ide-scsi". When I run "modprobe
ide-scsi" or "insmod ide-scsi", "cdrecord -scanbus only reports the
IOMEGA
Zip. When I run "insmod ide-cd" it reports no file found.
I'm stumped. Either my drive is not supported, I'm not loading the
drivers properly, and, also I have not configured "/etc/cdrecord.conf",
actually
I commented out the default entries because I didn't know what to use
for this device. In any case, I need big time help here.
thanks in advance,
john
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From: "Leon Hall Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: hardware recommendations for athlon system
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 17:54:04 -0400
i'm in the process of building a dual boot athlon system. does anybody have
any recommendations for an athlon motherboard, modem and a video card?
i'm considerring using a matrox g400 tv 32MB dual head card, but not sure
how well, if at all, this will work in linux
also, i'm not sure about which modem to get, i found one for $40 +
shipping, but it's ISA, so should i just get a strictly PCI motherboard and
use an external modem?
any info would be greatly appreciated, thanx
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From: David Leach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SB PCI 128 no sound ... tried everything ... please help
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 22:03:13 +0000
I've got a SB PCI 128, and it works fine under Red Hat 6.0. Here's what
I did:
After running sndconfig --noprobe, I heard Linus with no problem.
CD-Audio would work, and I could cat files to /dev/audio, but no wavs
would play under Gnome.
To get my wav files running, I had to run pnpdump, and saved its
contents to a file. Then I ran isapnp and that did the trick.
in short:
pnpdump > filename
isapnp filename
David
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From: Frank Tenfjord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: VFS: Disk change detected on device sr(11,0)
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 22:17:39 GMT
This is the output of the dmesg command. It reapeats itself alot of
times, at least once a second. Does anybody know what this means? I
haven't noticed any thing that fails because of this, but prevents me
from seing other information, and is annoying.
I am running RH6.2 with 2.2.14 kernel.
regard Frank
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: hardware recommendations for athlon system
Date: 06 Jun 2000 18:18:27 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 6 Jun 2000 17:54:04 -0400, Leon Hall Jr
<<use%4.29582$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
shouted forth into the ether:
> i'm in the process of building a dual boot athlon system. does anybody have
>any recommendations for an athlon motherboard, modem and a video card?
> i'm considerring using a matrox g400 tv 32MB dual head card, but not sure
>how well, if at all, this will work in linux
Matrox cards have excellent support in Linux. No worries with standard
2D VGA out, and 3D support is progressing--next Xfree4.0.1 release
is scheduled to have OpenGL for the Matrox G400 built right in AFAIK. The
TV-tuner part may be a bit more difficult.
> also, i'm not sure about which modem to get, i found one for $40 +
>shipping, but it's ISA, so should i just get a strictly PCI motherboard and
>use an external modem?
External modems are *much* easier to set up, and you can find them for
about $50 US. If you wish to go external, I think you'll be a bit happier
in the short run. In the long run, you'll probably be getting DSL/cable
modem, which will require an Ethernet card anyway.
--
Matt G / Dances With Crows \###| You have me mixed up with more
There is no Darkness in Eternity \##| creative ways of being stupid?
But only Light too dim for us to see \#| Beer is a vegetable. WinNT
(Unless, of course, you're working with NT)\| is the study of cool. --MegaHAL
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From: john calison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: redhat.hardware.arch.intel
Subject: Re: 9300i
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 18:16:24 -0400
john calison wrote:
> I'm running RH6.1 and an HP9300i CD-RW internal.
>
> Hope someone can help with setting up "cd-record".
>
> Here's what I've done so far:
>
> 1. added "apppend="hdc=ide-scsi" to "etc/lilo.conf".
> 2. added a)"alias scd0 sr_mod"
> b) "options ide-cd ignore=hdc"
> c) "pre-install sg modprobe
> ide-scsi"
> d) "pre-install sr_mod modprobe ide-scsi"
> e) "pre-install ide-scsi modprobe ide-cd"
> to /etc/conf.modules.
> 3. configured the kernel
> a) ide-atapi cd-rom support no
>
> b)scsi-emulation yes
> c) scsi
> support yes
> d) enable vendor-specific yes
>
> e) scsi generic
> support yes
> f)
> low-level
> driver "I was told this
> was not necessary and I don't know what HP is using anyway"
> g) scsi cd-rom
> support yes
>
> When I reboot "hdc" is still recognized as the CD-RW and no scsi
> hosts are detected. "cd-record -scanbus" reports no such file found.
> When I run "lsmod", there is no "ide-scsi". When I run "modprobe
> ide-scsi" or "insmod ide-scsi", "cdrecord -scanbus only reports the
> IOMEGA
> Zip. When I run "insmod ide-cd" it reports no file found.
>
> I'm stumped. Either my drive is not supported, I'm not loading the
> drivers properly, and, also I have not configured "/etc/cdrecord.conf",
> actually
> I commented out the default entries because I didn't know what to use
> for this device. In any case, I need big time help here.
>
> thanks in advance,
> john
resending, format was off in the original,
john
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From: Skeeter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: LCD displays w/ Linux?
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 22:30:26 GMT
I have a Sony SDM-N50 that works great w/Win98 and NT, but no workee w/RH
6.0. The video card is a Fire GL 1000 pro AGP. It works fine with a
multisync tube monitor.
It won't even display the boot screen....
any hints..? Time to update the O/S?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: VFS: Disk change detected on device sr(11,0)
Date: 06 Jun 2000 18:43:34 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 06 Jun 2000 22:17:39 GMT, Frank Tenfjord
<<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>This is the output of the dmesg command. It reapeats itself alot of
>times, at least once a second. Does anybody know what this means? I
>haven't noticed any thing that fails because of this, but prevents me
>from seing other information, and is annoying.
>I am running RH6.2 with 2.2.14 kernel.
This is the automounter checking your CD-ROM every so often to see if
you've inserted a CD. You can turn off this really annoying feature with
the GNOME control-panel, or you can compile a new kernel without
automounter support.
--
Matt G / Dances With Crows \###| You have me mixed up with more
There is no Darkness in Eternity \##| creative ways of being stupid?
But only Light too dim for us to see \#| Beer is a vegetable. WinNT
(Unless, of course, you're working with NT)\| is the study of cool. --MegaHAL
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Burgiss)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: FWD: Linux now support Ultra ATA/100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 22:50:22 GMT
On Tue, 06 Jun 2000 11:52:06 -0700, Alex Lam. <@everywhere.com> wrote:
>------------------------fwd--------------------------
>Posted 06/06/2000 3:51pm by Annie Kermath
>
>Linux beats Microsoft to support superfast disks
>
>Linux support is now available for the Ultra ATA/100 bus
>specification, Quantum announced today. Linux
>is the only OS so far to support the new spec, and three of the
>five current controller 1chipsets - Intel,
>CMD and Promise - with AMD and HighPoint in the wings.
>
>Full Story: http://theregister.co.uk/000606-000006.html
>------------------------------------------------------
Way to go Andre!
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Hal B
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Win2000 Nt Booter and Linux
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 22:40:30 GMT
That is really slick Jim. Thanks for posting!
John.
In article <v2LU4.2120$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Jim Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Has Anyone successfully used the NT booter to boot into linux??
And can
> > anyone help me out, besides referring to the HOW-TO??
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > Thanks in Advance!!!
> >
> >
>
> Yes. I use it every day.
>
> I would install NT.
> I would then install Linux. In doing so I would install LILO into the
> beginning of root partition, NOT into the MBR (that's where OS Loader
> lives).
>
> I would then download Bootpart.
> http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/gvollant/bootpart.htm
> Install/Uncompress.
> Tell Bootpart where the Linux partition you want to boot is. It will
steal
> the LILO bootsect.
> You will take that bootsector BootPart generates in put it in your OS
Loader
> configuration file (i.e. often c:\boot.ini)
>
> So typing Bootpart I get
>
> Boot Partition 2.20 for WinNT (c) 1995-98 G. Vollant
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> WEB : http://www.winimage.com and http://www.winimage.com/bootpart.htm
> Add partition in the Windows NT Multi-boot loader
> Run "bootpart /?" for more information
>
> 0 : C:* type=6 (BIGDOS Fat16), size = 1534176 KB
> 1 : C: type=f (Win95 XInt 13 extended), size = 18474750 KB
> 2 : C: type=6 (BIGDOS Fat16), size = 2048256 KB
> 3 : C: type=5 (Extended), size = 2048287 KB
> 4 : C: type=6 (BIGDOS Fat16), size = 2048256 KB
> 5 : C: type=5 (Extended), size = 16065 KB
> 6 : C: type=83 (Linux native), size = 16033 KB
> 7 : C: type=5 (Extended), size = 16065 KB
> 8 : C: type=83 (Linux native), size = 16033 KB
> 9 : C: type=5 (Extended), size = 16065 KB
> 10 : C: type=83 (Linux native), size = 16033 KB
> 11 : C: type=5 (Extended), size = 4731142 KB
> 12 : C: type=83 (Linux native), size = 4731111 KB
> 13 : C: type=5 (Extended), size = 4731142 KB
> 14 : C: type=83 (Linux native), size = 4731111 KB
> 15 : C: type=5 (Extended), size = 4731142 KB
> 16 : C: type=b (Win95 Fat32), size = 4731111 KB
> 17 : C: type=5 (Extended), size = 136552 KB
> 18 : C: type=82 (Linux swap), size = 136521 KB
>
> I know a million OSes I know.
> So, the partition I have RedHat on is 12. I know since I did the
install
> right? I notice these things.
>
> So the syntax of Bootpart is
> BOOTPART <part_number> <filename>
>
> I just made up a name for the file but it's not that important other
than it
> being 8.3 filename format.
> I use bootsect.lnx
>
> So I would type
> bootpart 12 bootsect.lnx
>
> Copy that file bootsect.lnx to where boot.ini is (likely c:\)
>
> Then add an entry.
>
> My c:\boot.ini file
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=03
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Windows NT Workstation
Version
> 4.00"
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Windows NT Workstation
Version
> 4.00 [VGA mode]" /basevideo /sos
> C:\="Microsoft Windows"
>
> c:\bootsect.lnx=" RedHat Linux 6.2"
>
> You can see I have NT, Windows, and Linux as an option.
>
> Notes:
> The Windows 2000 and NT bootloaders seem to be the same.
> Bootpart can do other things too but that's for another time.
> I guess your bootsect.lnx could be located in other places but I keep
all
> mine together on C:
> You don't need the crazy NT stuff in boot.ini for booting Linux, just
you
> know the bootsector name and label name to display just like
dos/windows
> would do.
> There is a linux way of extracting the linux bootsector for nt
loader, but
> you would need a working linux first and bootpart seems easier
somehow.
> You should look for a type=83 partition to tell bootpart to use.
> This procedure isn't as hard as all of this email/text would
suggest. It
> takes a second to do this when you know how.
> You can have many Linux installations booted by OS Loader. Just keep
using
> different partitions/names.
>
> A simplier example of running bootpart might be with just NT and Linux
> installed
> 0 : C:* type=6 (BIGDOS Fat16), size = 5534176 KB
> 5 : C: type=83 (Linux native), size =2731111 KB
> 6 : C: type=82 (Linux swap), size = 136521 KB
> Of course you would want bootpart 5 bootsect.lnx
>
> Jim Ross
>
>
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Before you buy.
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From: Andrey Vlasov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Motherboards for Linux
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 17:04:25 -0700
Hi,
recently I read an article (about month ago) on http://www.tomshardware.com
and discover very intresting details - that 440BX chipset beat all another
if you
will overclock it. Although it has been developed to run FSB at 100MHz but
tests
show that it can run at 150MHz and memory can run at 133MHz (At least on
ASUS P3B-F motherboard).
But there is some limits - it can not support AGP4x and UltraDMA66 HDD.
In case of disks you can use Promice66 or similar card.
So, just go and read what results they got for a test before make end
decition.
May be it have a sence to stay for a while with two year old chipset which
outperform new more expensive solutions.
Last information which has been posted there told about new ASUS
Tunderbird
CPU which run cache on die (at CPU speed, not like previous CPUs at max
333MHZ).
This CPU show very good perfomance. They expect to mid of this year i815
chipset
which should be probably most optimal system fi sence perfomance/price.
But still I should remark that by buying a new system you can get
perfomance
increased by 10-15% but it will cost you 50-70% (sometimes 100%) more.
Moreover
new systems (BIOS), CPU has some problems and personaly I prefer to wait
about
half or year - when it will very clear which system is better.
On same webpage you will find information how to overclock Athlon if
you
intrested to do that.
Andrey
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From: Ronald Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: The Perfect Linux Video Card
Date: 06 Jun 2000 17:15:31 -0700
hac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have a Matrox Millenium II PCI that runs fine at 1280x1024x24.
I'd need 16Mb for 24 or 32bbp, right?
> They may be out of production, but are still widely available.
Where? I've been unable to locate one from my usual suppliers.
> The G200's have a PCI version, and are in production.
All the G200's I've seen were 8Mb versions.
Do both of these cards only come in 8Mb versions and need to be
upgraded to 16Mb?
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Ronald Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Phone: (760) 499-9142
President, CEO Fax: (760) 499-9152
My GPG fingerprint: C3AF 4BE9 BEA6 F1C2 B084 4A88 8851 E6C8 69E3 B00B
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From: Michel Catudal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: modem Motorola SM56 PCI install problems on RedHat's Linux 6.1
Date: 6 Jun 2000 19:46:06 -0500
Richard Watson a �crit :
>
> Windows has found new hardware and is looking for a driver for it.
> So I stick in the disk and lo and behold windows gets the "driver" and
> there we are.
>
And it crashed when it tried to initialize an ethernet card on my PC which was
actually an
EPROM programmer. I managed to have winblows installed after I remove said EPROM
programmer.
And on my son's computer the damm thing keeps reinstalling a non connected ide port on
the sound
card, the IRQ enters in conflict with the ethernet card and the ethernet doesn't work.
It works beautifully under Linux.
> I could have made it choose a standard modem I suppose, but my point
> was that most modems come with drivers for windows whether they need
> them or not.
>
What's your point? Under Linux you don't need a special driver to use a real
modem. Software modems were designed to save a few $$$ to the manufacturers.
You can buy a computer that looks good but has several garbage peripherals. You think
that
you got a bargain when you actually got screwed. Don't blame Linux for not having
support for useless junk.
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From: Ronald Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: The Perfect Linux Video Card
Date: 06 Jun 2000 17:50:12 -0700
Vladimir Florinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> The problem is, it isn't possible to run OpenGL with a Millennium
> II. Next, your PCI card must have at least 16 MB to store all
> textures on the card (AGP are ok with less memory if using GART). A
> 16 MB Matrox G200 should work fine but a 16 MB Voodoo 3 will be
> faster in 3D. In fact, the CPU will most likely be a limiting
> factor. Voodoos also have mainstream OpenGL support in XFree 4.0
> while Matrox require a patch.
So I can run 24bbp or 32bbp at 1280x1024 with 16Mb on the card? I
see that I can get a 3dfx Voodoo3 3000 from CDW for $119.44.
However, it appears that 3dfx.com only has an X server for RH6.1
(XFree86-3.3.5). Since RH6.2 has been out for a month, their lag in
supporting RH6.2 concerns me a bit.
It appears to me that 3dfx isn't bothering to update their faq or
support for RH6.2. So that begs the question, does RH6.2
(XFree86-3.3.6) support the 3dfx Voodoo3 3000 with 16Mb "out of the
box"? Or do I have to stick with RH6.1 if I want to use this card?
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Ronald Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Phone: (760) 499-9142
President, CEO Fax: (760) 499-9152
My GPG fingerprint: C3AF 4BE9 BEA6 F1C2 B084 4A88 8851 E6C8 69E3 B00B
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From: Ronald Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: USB cards
Date: 06 Jun 2000 17:52:36 -0700
Martin Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've got a printer (Epson 750) that I am trying to link up via
> a USB card. I know that USB support isn't yet in 2.2.* kernels
> and that there is something I could lash together on my system
> from http://www.linux-usb.org/ (incidetnally when will USB
> support become available in stable version, 2.2.* or do I have
> to wait for 2.4?).
Indications are that you'll have to wait until 2.4 if you want a
supported kernel. Alan Cox claims to have backported the USB patches
and made a 2.2.x kernel rpm, but it is obviously very unsupported.
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Ronald Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Phone: (760) 499-9142
President, CEO Fax: (760) 499-9152
My GPG fingerprint: C3AF 4BE9 BEA6 F1C2 B084 4A88 8851 E6C8 69E3 B00B
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From: Ronald Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Microsoft Natural Keyboard
Date: 06 Jun 2000 17:56:54 -0700
Chris Webster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have one at work and one at home, both work fine, both on PIII, with
> RH6.2.
Must concur... The old ps/2 versions work perfectly. Aesthetically,
however, the original keyboard had the only sane arrangement of the
arrow keys. The other arrangement on all later keyboards are very
un-ergonomic.
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Ronald Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Phone: (760) 499-9142
President, CEO Fax: (760) 499-9152
My GPG fingerprint: C3AF 4BE9 BEA6 F1C2 B084 4A88 8851 E6C8 69E3 B00B
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