Linux-Hardware Digest #1, Volume #13              Wed, 7 Jun 00 17:13:10 EDT

Contents:
  Any experience with ASUS CUBX motherboards? (Jonathan Albrecht)
  Re: CD-RW only in simple DMA-Mode? How-to.... (Dances With Crows)
  Re: best laptop for running linux (Martin Herrman)
  Heads, et al...Confused in NF, Canada...*smile* (Hendrix)
  Printers
  Re: lexmark 3200 (Daniele Gordini)
  Re: Full Duplex NIC (Antonio Espinoza)
  Re: lexmark 3200 (Andrew Onifer)
  Re: config X on Toshiba Tecra 8100 with RedHat 6.2 (Pascal David)
  Re: Heads, et al...Confused in NF, Canada...*smile* (Dances With Crows)
  Re: SCSI-Tape, how? (John Stoffel)
  Re: Galaxy (AZTECH) Sound card problem (NKolvix)
  Re: Large Drive Problems (Paul Sherblom)
  Video and sound Recomendations needed (Ray)
  Re: Zoltrix Genie TV ("Bruce")
  Re: Web Page Load Times (Frank Johnson)
  modules on separate /usr - can't initialize from loadlin (Yuri Oskotsky)

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

From: Jonathan Albrecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Any experience with ASUS CUBX motherboards?
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 15:07:15 -0400

Has any tried linux with the ASUS CUBX motherboard? The only review at
the linux hardware database:

http://lhd.datapower.com/db/dispreport.cgi?DISP?1401

was negative but the review at:

www.keylabs.com/linux/results/asus_cubx.html

mentioned no problems.

Jon

------------------------------

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Crossposted-To: 
alt.windows98,de.comp.os.unix.linux.hardware,microsoft.public.win98.performance
Subject: Re: CD-RW only in simple DMA-Mode? How-to....
Date: 07 Jun 2000 15:16:47 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

On Wed, 7 Jun 2000 20:51:49 +0200, Thirsty McGuinness 
<<8hm5vl$nak$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>I just installed a new CD-RW, and it doesn�t seem to work with UDMA.
>Seems strange to me cause a CD-RW should have a faster data-transfer-rate, I
>always thought.
>IF it does only use DMA, can I connect it via an U-ATA66-cable as
>secondary-slave?

A CD-ROM does not usually need or use DMA at all.  Consider a "40x" CD-ROM
transferring data at maximum speed (hah!).  Since 1x= 150K/sec, 40x=
6000K/sec, well within PIO-mode capabilities.  In fact, there are many
CD-ROM drives that will lock up or refuse to work if you try to enable DMA
on them.  Enabling DMA for a CD-ROM is dependent on the hardware, and some
will do it while others won't.

>It would be useful �cause I�d like to have this configuration:
>pri.-master : ATA66-HD pri-slave    : CD-ROM-Drv. (run fine in UDMA-Mode)
>sec.-master : ATA66-HD sec.-slave   : CD-RW
>This conf. is needed �cause I want to use Software-RAID under Linux  and for
>performance in both win and lin.

See if you can enable DMA for /dev/hdc and not /dev/hdd in the BIOS, then
see if hdparm -t gives similar results for /dev/hda and /dev/hdc.  I have
a feeling you won't get UDMA/66 out of either drive; you can only have
UDMA/66 when both devices on the channel support it, which is why most
people tend to put the disk(s) on the primary and CD-ROMs/ZIPs/LS-120s on
the secondary.  If all else fails, buy another IDE controller card and put
/dev/hdc on that.  For best performance, ditch IDE entirely and go SCSI-- 
no one said high performance was cheap!

-- 
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

------------------------------

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Martin Herrman)
Subject: Re: best laptop for running linux
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 07 Jun 2000 19:21:17 GMT

On Wed, 07 Jun 2000 11:50:50 -0700, Olivier Roche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I am wondering if anybody have some suggestions to choose a laptop for
> running Linux. I would try to avoid any problem with the modem, the
> video
> card or a future ethernet card.

a toshiba machine with a Xircom PCMCIA modem/ethernet card.

Martin

> 
> Could you tell me if i can find such a laptop for ~$2000
> 
> Thanks all
> 
> Olivier
> 


-- 
Linux Gebruikers Handleiding v1.2 : http://2mypage.cjb.net
Linux RedHat 6.1 Kernel 2.2.14  Toshiba P233 MHz, 32 Mb RAM
9:20pm up 5 days, 22:22, 4 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
Western Civilization, that would be a good idea!

------------------------------

From: Hendrix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: 
comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,alt.comp.hardware,alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt,alt.comp.hardware.homedesigned,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Subject: Heads, et al...Confused in NF, Canada...*smile*
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 16:36:05 -0230

Hi guys,

Until recently, I understood two meanings of the word "head" in
conjunction with a hard drive...  One understanding of mine was that the
word "head" referred to the read/write head that is used to read/write
data from a particular side of a platter.  Another understanding I had
was that a single side of a platter was referred to as a head.  Thus, a
hard drive with 4 platters would have 8 heads (ex: 4 platters x 2
sides/platter = 8).  Whether you're counting read/write heads, or sides
of a platter, you will still come up with 8 heads...

Does this sound right...???  It sounds right to me...EXCEPT...I have a
hard drive here that I know has only 2 platters, but yet it is rated as
having 16 heads...  It is a 2.57GB Fujitsu that is rated as having a
geometry of 4982Cyl 16Hds 63Sec/Trk....!!!  And if my previous
calculations are correct, the head count would yield 8 platters...

Also, I have another misunderstanding regarding this calculating
procedure...  For instance, if the number of cylinders on a drive is
equal to the number of tracks on each side of a platter then (Cylinders
x (Number of Sides) would equal the number of tracks that are on the
disk...  Now, if I have the number of tracks on a disk, then all I would
have to do to calculate the size of the drive would be to take the
sectors/track information, multiple it by 512, and then multiple it
again by the number of tracks on the disk...  Logically this should
yield the amount of space on the drive.  But it doesn't...

Consider the following:
(Fujitsu 2.57GB with 2 platters)

C=4982   H=16   S=63   BPS=512 
SizeOfDrive = C x H x S x BPS
            = 4982 x 16 x 63 x 512 
            = 2571190272

This is correct...  But consider the following (which would logically be
the same):
(Still using the 2.57GB Fujitsu with 2 platters)

C=4982   H=16   S=63   BPS=512
NumberOfTracks = C x NumberOfPlatters x 2 (There are 2 sides to every
platter)
               = 4982 x 4
               = 19928
SizeOfDrive = NumberOfTracks x S x BPS
            = 19928 x 63 x 512
            = 642797568

So my question is...  Why are these calculations coming out differently
if their respective meanings and translations are the same
throughout...  The only thing I can think of is that I am
misunderstanding the meaning of a head...  If a head is supposed to
represent a platter surface, or a magnetic reading and writing device,
then there is no way in hades that there are 16 heads on a 2 platter
drive...*smile*

Thanks for reading guys...  I look forward to reading your comments...

Sincerely,
Confused in Canada......
-- 
Trevor Penney, 
A+, Network+ Certified

------------------------------

From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Printers
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 19:30:15 GMT

How do I set up a printer under Corel Linux?

--
Posted via CNET Help.com
http://www.help.com/

------------------------------

From: Daniele Gordini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: lexmark 3200
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 19:33:27 GMT

"Brian J." wrote:
> 
> Anyone know how to get this working ?  I asked lexmark
> what it emulates, and they told me it was a "host based
> printer" it needs windows to run. I dont buy that cuz i
> think i saw MAC drivers for it.... any ideas?
> suggestions?

Yes. I am developing a Ghostscript driver for this
printer. The first version is in final alpha stage and
I expect to release a working beta version in few days.
I have succesfully printed the ghostscript tiger 
(tiger.ps) in both monochrome and color, but there are
still some obvious cases that need fixing.

Please hold on, I will post an announce on many
newsgroups, including this one, as soon as the driver
will be ready for beta-testing.

Bye!
Daniel

------------------------------

From: Antonio Espinoza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,alt.os.linux.mandrake,alt.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Full Duplex NIC
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 19:35:24 GMT


> Mielipiteet omiani - Opinions personal, facts suspect, especially on my
>         http://home.germany.net/101-69082/samba.html
> Simple Samba Solutions web page.                            ICQ 1722461


Yes I actually knew tha :)  I just bought a switch and am splitting my
conection however I dont know how to disable full duplex for my ethernet
in Linux. 
option eth0 full_duplex=0
didnt do the trick.  Anyone know how to disable full duplex for a NIC in
Linux.???

thanks,
-- 
-Antonio Espinoza

------------------------------

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Onifer)
Subject: Re: lexmark 3200
Date: 7 Jun 2000 19:42:00 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

On Wed, 07 Jun 2000 10:23:59 -0400, Brian J. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Anyone know how to get this working ?  I asked lexmark what it
>emulates, and they told me it was a "host based printer" it needs
>windows to run. I dont buy that cuz i think i saw MAC drivers for
>it.... any ideas? suggestions?

Well, it's sort of like a winmodem in that it uses software for pretty much
everything.  I've been trying to decode the protocol, but I've been
sidetracked the last few months.  If you're interested, the fruits of my
efforts are here:  http://www.mindspring.com/~aonifer/lex3200/prot3200.html

                                jay

-- 
"The movie really heightens the lack of interest in the film" 
                                    --Crow T. Robot
Andrew J. Onifer III                       [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.bigfoot.com/~aonifer/       PGP key on WWW page

------------------------------

From: Pascal David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: config X on Toshiba Tecra 8100 with RedHat 6.2
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 19:47:14 GMT

Look at http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/

Pascal

porsche wrote:
> 
> hi, everyone,
> 
>     the system is RedHat 6.2 on toshiba tecra 8100 notebook.
>     I have problem installing X-window on my tecra 8100,  the chipset is S3
> savage.  I startx but the resolution seems not right. I can only see part of
> the screen
> and eveything looked so big.
> 
>     can anyone tell me what should I choose on xf86config??
>     thanks!!
> 
> porsche

------------------------------

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Crossposted-To: 
comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,alt.comp.hardware,alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt,alt.comp.hardware.homedesigned,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Subject: Re: Heads, et al...Confused in NF, Canada...*smile*
Date: 07 Jun 2000 15:59:19 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

On Wed, 07 Jun 2000 16:36:05 -0230, Hendrix 
<<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>data from a particular side of a platter.  Another understanding I had
>was that a single side of a platter was referred to as a head.  Thus, a
>hard drive with 4 platters would have 8 heads (ex: 4 platters x 2
>sides/platter = 8).  Whether you're counting read/write heads, or sides
>of a platter, you will still come up with 8 heads...

The C/H/S thing is a relic of the old days, when hard drives actually had
something like a physical geometry.  Back in 1987, you *could* say to the
BIOS, "I have a hard drive with 4 heads, 768 cylinders, and 63 sectors /
track," and this would be true.  DOS in its wisdom used the BIOS for disk
access.  This was fine until zoned bit recording and linear block
addressing came along to increase the sizes of our hard drives.  For
backwards combatability, IDE drives/the BIOS perform various translations
so that DOS/the BIOS doesn't get confused.  Also, older BIOSes has
limitations on the number of heads and cylinders, leading to silly
workarounds when disks larger than 504M / 2G / 8.4G made their
appearances.

SCSI did the right thing from the beginning, and the LBA hack for IDE
disks is sort of a step in the right direction.

To illustrate, fdisk reports my main disk as having 255 heads, 63
sec/track, and 1662 cylinders.  The disk spec says there are 2 platters
and 4 heads, but one of the heads is reserved for a dedicated servo
surface[0], leaving 3 heads.  This dedicated servo surface may be why your
calculations are coming out a little funny.  Not all drives use dedicated
servo surfaces, many use embedded servos, but the net result is the same.

>So my question is...  Why are these calculations coming out differently
>if their respective meanings and translations are the same
>throughout...  The only thing I can think of is that I am
>misunderstanding the meaning of a head.
>A+, Network+ Certified

Re-read your class notes/check your math?

[0] The servo surface refers to a bunch of info written on the disk which
lets the controller know exactly where the heads are on the platters
themselves.  Some drives dedicate one whole side of one platter to this
purpose (dedicated servo surface) while others have this information
encoded in small "wedges" interspersed regularly on every side of every
platter (embedded servo).  Single-wedge servo is not used these days.

-- 
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

------------------------------

From: John Stoffel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SCSI-Tape, how?
Date: 07 Jun 2000 15:57:04 -0400


"Matthias Minich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> I've got my AHA1542 working now. My next problem is, how to tell the
> tape what to do... (makin' backups and so on). I've tried the
> following:

Did you compile the SCSI tape module on your system?  Or are you using
a pre-compiled setup from a distribution?  In either case, once you've
gotten the SCSI driver installed, you need to make sure the SCSI tape
driver (st) is working as well.  Try:

        insmod st

and see what happens.  If that's ok, try:

        mt -f /dev/st0 status

which does assume you *have* the right device.  You might need to do:

        cd /dev
        sh MAKEDEV st0

first though.

> "mt /dev/st0 reten"and I get an error-msg: "mt: invalid tape operation
> '/dev/st0'"

This is the wrong syntax, you need to use the -f arguement to specify
the proper device, like this:

        mt -f /dev/st0 reten

But just doing a 'status' command is a faster way to check if you can
talk to the tape drive properly.

> Pentium 200 MMX
> 64 MB RAM
> 2,5 Gig IDE HDD
> Adaptec AHA 1542CF SCSI-Controller (Adapter is terminated)
> HP C1599A DAT-Streamer (with Maxell DDS2 4GB Tape, correct?)

You might need to use a DDS1 (60 or 90m) tape instead, but I'm not up
on the HP DAT drive model numbers.

> The tape *might* be terminated. Iv set a jumper calle "TP". not sure
> what it is, because I don't have a documentation of it.

That's probably termination power.  I'd goto the HP web site and look
for docs on the tape drive, they're usually very happy to either fax
you some, or they'll have them online so you can print them out and
check all the jumpers.

You also don't mention which SCSI ID the tape drive is at, since you
need to make sure it doesn't conflict with the Controller or any other
devices on the bus.  In your case, since you say it's the only thing
on there, you're probably all set.

Good luck!

John
   John Stoffel - Senior Unix Systems Administrator - Lucent Technologies
         [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.lucent.com - 978-952-7548
            [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.ascend.com

------------------------------

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NKolvix)
Subject: Re: Galaxy (AZTECH) Sound card problem
Date: 07 Jun 2000 20:06:25 GMT

Thank's for giving tis link. I'll  start loading
the files down, and give it a try!


Thank's
NoKo
"Careful with that VAX, Eugene!"


------------------------------

From: Paul Sherblom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Large Drive Problems
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 16:06:47 -0400

Brian wrote:
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>>I am having a problem using an IDE Maxtor 20Gb drive in a
>> Dell Optiplex GX1 under SuSE Linux 6.4. The problem is, Linux will 
> > not see more than 8Gigs.
> > I have tried many combinations, called Maxtor and Dell, but to no
> > avail. I have tried installing without the MaxBlast software's BIOS
> > flash, but failed. I tried using loadlin after the BIOS flash, linux
> > was able to see the 20 GIG's but I got a write error on install. I have
> > tried so many combinations, but none of them worked. I even tried using
> > another controller, but it seems the ones I found are only guaranteed
> > to work with Win98/NT/2K.
> > If anyone has figured out a solution or has a suggestion to fix this
> > probloem, please help.
> 
> My system is very different from yours, but I do have a 20G drive, so
> perhaps the principle is the same: the boot loader insists that the
> boot partition fit within the first 1024 cylinders.
> 
> The latest version of LILO doesn't have this limitation.  Not much
> help if you haven't already installed and your installation has an
> earlier version (or if you don't want to use LILO but I can't help in
> that case).  But if you can boot Linux from floppy and then build the
> new lilo, you're up.  (I had no (well, few:-) problems doing this with
> Mandrake 7.0.)
> 
> Alternatively, if possible, create a small (circa 5MB) boot partition
> at or near the front of your disk, and put all the boot stuff there.
> Or if, like me, the front of your disk is Windoze, it's possible
> (once Linux is up - by boot floppy, say) to copy the boot directory
> contents to a directory in DOS-land, and configure lilo to boot from
> that.
> 
> In any case, I recommend a good rummage through the lilo README, and
> of the LargeDisk-HOWTO.
> 
> Brian

I think you might have two problems here - one is the boot partition
being under 1024 cylinders, but the other is the recognition of the
drive total size.  I just bought a new system with a 20G drive on it.  I
tried five different distributions to compare them - I had the same
problem with SuSE 6.4 (even with the boot below 1024) - it thought it
was going onto a 8G drive - the only distro which recognized the real
size of the disk "out of the box" was Mandrake 7.0.

So - check you partition table, but if that doesn't work ask SuSE or try
another Distro.
Hope this helps.

Paul

------------------------------

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ray)
Subject: Video and sound Recomendations needed
Date: 07 Jun 2000 16:19:51 EDT

I'm building a Linux sytem with some old and new hardware.
I was thinking about using a Voodoo 3 2000 pci and Soundblaster Live
Value, are there any other cards out there that would be more
compatible?

Thanks
Ray

------------------------------

From: "Bruce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Zoltrix Genie TV
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 16:35:45 -0400

Hi,

I have the same settings and a Zoltrix TV Genie, and I get channels, but no
sound.
Any ideas, I would appreciate it. To get channels try loading the tuner
module, read
either the xawtv or bttv docus to find the right parms. I have in my
etc/rc.d/rc.local
file an entry like /sbin/modprobe tuner tuner=? debug=?. I am in windoze
right now
so I can't look it up. sorry
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:8gm79j$bjt$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi!
>
> Have anybody tried to get Zoltrix Genie working under RedHat 6.2? Tried
> kernels 2.2.14 and 2.2.15 - did not work. bttv builds and I could
> install modules no problem but xawtv which I used did not show any
> channels.
> Where to dig?
> This is the first time I am getting familiar with a TV card.
>
> Alex
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.



------------------------------

From: Frank Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Web Page Load Times
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 19:23:06 +0100

Dean Fetterolf wrote:
> On my two identical AMD K6-2 500 boxes side by side a web page loads  faster
> on Win98SE With Netscape than on Linux.Mandrake with Netscape.  Why?
> 
I don't think Nestscape's caching is up to much in Linux.  It always seems
to get them from the web rather from than the disk unless they were very
recently viewed.


-- 
-o>   Frank Johnson
 /\   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
_\_v  icq: 52932620
Avert misunderstanding by calm, poise, and balance.

------------------------------

From: Yuri Oskotsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: modules on separate /usr - can't initialize from loadlin
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 13:44:20 -0700


==============1DA296A7257F6F0F3BABEBD4
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

I am trying to put together a MSDOS boot disk using loadlin/vmlinuz (as
it's the only option if there are no FAT partitions under the first Gig
of HD space). The problem is that loadlin only asks where the root is
(/dev/hda5), but all the modules are in /usr, (/dev/hda6), which is
mounted later. My disk setup is:

NTFS        C:       2Gig
/dev/hda5   /        1Gig
NTFS        D:       4Gig
/dev/hdaX   /usr     4Gig
/dev/hdaX   /var     2Gig
free                 4.4Gig
swap                 256Meg

(i) The boot disk, created at installation time works, but incredibly
slow: it takes about 7 minutes to load stuff from it to boot Linux (and
I have no idea why, BTW)

(ii) I can't use loadlin directly from Windows NT... 8-(

(iii) The MSDOS disk described above works, bu the modules don't get
loaded automatically

Solutions:

(i) Have the modules initialized as late as possible, after /usr is
mounted (HOW???)
(ii) Point to a different path on / for modules (and move the needed
ones, of course)(DOES conf.modules accept an actual ``filesystem'' path,
like: "options eth0 /root/modules/tulip.o"???)
(iii) Specify the location for /usr (/dev/hda6) on command line for
loadlin (I don't think this is an option)
(iv) Make boot floppy work faster (HOW???)
(v) Adjust insmod somehow (WHERE AND HOW???)

Thanks for any help...

YO

==============1DA296A7257F6F0F3BABEBD4
Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en">
<html>
I am trying to put together a MSDOS boot disk using loadlin/vmlinuz (as
it's the only option if there are no FAT partitions under the first Gig
of HD space). The problem is that loadlin only asks where the root is (/dev/hda5),
but all the modules are in /usr, (/dev/hda6), which is mounted later. My
disk setup is:
<p><tt>NTFS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
C:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
2Gig</tt>
<br><tt>/dev/hda5&nbsp;&nbsp; /&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
1Gig</tt>
<br><tt>NTFS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
D:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
4Gig</tt>
<br><tt>/dev/hdaX&nbsp;&nbsp; /usr&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4Gig</tt>
<br><tt>/dev/hdaX&nbsp;&nbsp; /var&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2Gig</tt>
<br><tt>free&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
4.4Gig</tt>
<br><tt>swap&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
256Meg</tt><tt></tt>
<p><tt>(i) The boot disk, created at installation time works, but incredibly
slow: it takes about 7 minutes to load stuff from it to boot Linux (and
I have no idea why, BTW)</tt><tt></tt>
<p><tt>(ii) I can't use loadlin directly from Windows NT... 8-(</tt><tt></tt>
<p><tt>(iii) The MSDOS disk described above works, bu the modules don't
get loaded automatically</tt><tt></tt>
<p><tt>Solutions:</tt><tt></tt>
<p><tt>(i) Have the modules initialized as late as possible, after /usr
is mounted (HOW???)</tt>
<br><tt>(ii) Point to a different path on / for modules (and move the needed
ones, of course)(DOES conf.modules accept an actual ``filesystem'' path,
like: "options eth0 /root/modules/tulip.o"???)</tt>
<br><tt>(iii) Specify the location for /usr (/dev/hda6) on command line
for loadlin (I don't think this is an option)</tt>
<br><tt>(iv) Make boot floppy work faster (HOW???)</tt>
<br><tt>(v) Adjust insmod somehow (WHERE AND HOW???)</tt><tt></tt>
<p><tt>Thanks for any help...</tt><tt></tt>
<p><tt>YO</tt></html>

==============1DA296A7257F6F0F3BABEBD4==


------------------------------


** FOR YOUR REFERENCE **

The service address, to which questions about the list itself and requests
to be added to or deleted from it should be directed, is:

    Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

You can send mail to the entire list (and comp.os.linux.hardware) via:

    Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Linux may be obtained via one of these FTP sites:
    ftp.funet.fi                                pub/Linux
    tsx-11.mit.edu                              pub/linux
    sunsite.unc.edu                             pub/Linux

End of Linux-Hardware Digest
******************************

Reply via email to