Linux-Misc Digest #845, Volume #23 Tue, 14 Mar 00 11:13:02 EST
Contents:
Ide hot-swap: is it supported ? (Diego Zuccato)
Re: DNS Entry ("F. Michael Orr")
Free shell accounts (Adam Frankowski)
wrong major or minor device number ("UUNet")
Pentium III 550E Cache not recognised (chris)
Re: license for vmware (Parminder Lehal)
Re: Copying entire partitions... over the network ? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: env vars help! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: license for vmware (Steve Jacobs)
Re: Problem downloading from a browser (Steve)
Re: If Linux is free, where can I get it? (Steve)
Re: Question one -- a friendly editor (Steve)
Re: What happened to Linux Answers? (Steve)
Can Linux do this yet (Laurie Young)
Re: Mp3 Player for Car (Jamie Tomlinson)
Re: Mp3 Player for Car (Jamie Tomlinson)
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From: Diego Zuccato <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Ide hot-swap: is it supported ?
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 15:12:00 +0100
Hello all.
I saw a kit to make IDE disks removable like SCSI ones. It supports
hot-swap under windoze, but (ARGH!) there are no Linux drivers :-( Does
somebody know if it's supported in Linux ? If yes, what do I need to use
it ?
Tks, Diego.
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From: "F. Michael Orr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DNS Entry
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 09:20:20 -0500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I have both PC and Mac, both running on Netscape installed from the same
> CD-rom. When I try to use my Mac it connects no problem but immediately
> comes up with the warning "Netscape is unable to locate the server:(no
> server specified) The server does not have a DNS entry. Check the server
> name and try again." Please help me !
>
Go to the Netscape preferences dialog under "Edit/Preferences". Go to
"Navigator". Under the section "Navigator starts with," make sure
"Blank Page" is selected. It sounds like you still have "Home Page"
selected, but have blanked out the URL of the home page. HTH.
--
F. Michael Orr
Sr. Systems Engineer
Norfolk Public Schools, Norfolk, VA, USA
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Adam Frankowski)
Subject: Free shell accounts
Date: 14 Mar 2000 14:25:29 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I need some adresses of free shell account servers.
Do you know any?
--
Adam Frankowski
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From: "UUNet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: wrong major or minor device number
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 07:33:59 -0700
Hi,
I have just rebuilt 2.2.14 with the ide patch (for HPT366 support). After
installing the new kernel and rebooting, mount gives the error 'hda<n> has
wrong
major...' for all my vfat partitions. It has no problem with any of the
linux partitions. I've seen this error posted before but never have seen a
response to it (that made sense). I've checked (and also rerun MAKEDEV.ide)
the devices. I don't understand how its possible for a device to have the
wrong numbers, unless they have changed.
This problem also showed up a few weeks ago when I first tried to mount my
ide ZIP and LS-120 drives. I ended up re-installing Linux...
Thanks
Dan Bender
Sr. Software Engineer
Datria Systems, Inc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Pentium III 550E Cache not recognised
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 22:41:09 +0800
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
I have two linux boxes with Intel Pentium III 550E CPU. When I cat
/proc/cpuinfo, it shows
processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 8
model name : Pentium III (Coppermine)
stepping : 1
cpu MHz : 551.267539
cache size : 0 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
sep_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 2
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca
cmov pat p
se36 mmx osfxsr kni
bogomips : 548.86
The cache is 0K!! How can I solve this problem, is it a kernel
problem? Should I upgrade the kernel version? By the way, I am using
Redhat 6.1.
Chris
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From: Parminder Lehal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: license for vmware
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 09:42:27 -0500
Sorry for html formatting. I don't know why my browser sends
it in html format although my settings are for text format.
I downloaded th trial version and it is asking for license
on the very first day...........
Joshua Baker-LePain wrote:
> *spit* Point 1 -- Usenet is a text medium. Please turn off Netscape's
> HTML posting option. Ick.
>
> Point 2 -- VMWare is commercial software. To use it you need a license
> (as you have noticed). You can get a 30 day evaluation license free
> from VMWare by following the links on their site (www.vmware.com)
> which say "Try Now". After 30 days, if you like it, you'll need to
> purchase a license -- $99 for home/hobbyist use, $299 for commercial use.
> No, it's not cheap, but IMHO it's a very nice product.
>
> --
> Joshua Baker-LePain
> Department of Biomedical Engineering
> Duke University
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Copying entire partitions... over the network ?
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 14:51:36 GMT
Hi,
you can do something like (on the target machine)
# rsh souce_box dd if=/dev/hdx | dd of=/dev/hdx
Karsten
In article <8ad128$dd$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Andreas Grosche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Of course I can easily copy an entire partition into an image file
(e.g.
> by a simple "cp /dev/hdc6 /dos/hdc6.img") and remount this image in
just a
> matter of seconds through the loop device ("mount /dos/hdc6.img /warp
-t
> hpfs -o loop=/dev/loop3"), or copy it back to another partition of
the same
> size on a new hard disk. But now, how about this approach at a higher
level:
>
> Having created e.g. two partitions of the same size on the hard disks
of two
> *different* systems, linked by nothing more than their respective
network
> connections, how do I copy the *raw* data of an *entire* partition
over TCP/IP
> (i.e. the whole partition such as /dev/hdc6 e.g. to the /dev/hda6 on
another
> computer "at the other end of the network wire", but without any need
to put
> both hard disks into the same computer for making the copy, or to
make an
> image on removable media, to then mount it on the new system and copy
the
> files individually, or even to care about the format of these
partitions)?
>
> Briefly, the way that I'd like to transmit the data (preferably with
> standard tools not specific to any particular distribution) is this:
>
> /dev/hdc6 =cp=> PC1 =TCP/IP=> LAN/Dial-Up =TCP/IP=> PC2 =cp=>
/dev/hda6
>
> Thanks in advance for your help (also by eMail to my address below).
>
> Read U soon...
>
> Greetinx
>
> Andreas Grosche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
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Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: env vars help!
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 15:10:53 GMT
Hi,
actually, setenv is the csh flavour of ksh/sh/bash's export.
and to have your variables set in the calling shell, you need to
source the script, otherwise you will setup a new shell (the one
executing your script). this will be terminated by the time your script
is done - you won't see any changes.
so you have to do
$ . ./my_script
or
$ source ./my_script
Karsten
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Jaume Guasch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> From your post I guess that you are trying the following: to write a
shell
> script called 'setenv' to set up your variables, under the bash
shell, and you
> seem to have two unrelated problems:
>
> Mike L writes:
>
> > I'm having trouble defining (& seeing) any environment variables in
my shell scripts (bash).
> >
> > First, if as the first line of the script I put:
> >
> > #!/bin/bash
> >
> > then I get the error:
> > bash: ./setenv No such file or directory
> >
>
> The first line in the script should have the complete path to your
bash
> executable. There are two possible problems here:
>
> a) your bash is in another location (e.g. /usr/bin/bash). 'which
bash' should
> tell you where to find it
>
> b) your script is has no executable permissions: try 'chmod +x FILE'
where FILE
> is the script
>
> > If I leave that line out, then my script(s) seem to run ok.
However, any variables that I define won't export.
> >
>
> Usually when you call a script it opens a new shell, this new shell
preform all
> the commands in the script, and then exits. As a consequence no
changes that
> the script makes to the environment will be passed back to the
parent. In this
> case you obviously want that to set the environment, so you want it
to run
> under the same shell, under bash this is attained by
>
> . ./FILE
>
> (if you are in the same directory as the file)
>
> > Neither am I able to call one shell script from another. (I'm
always getting the same error as above.)
> >
> > I've tried defining the variable & then exporting it or even
defining & exporting on the same line. Nothing seems to
> > work!
> >
> > If anyone can help me with this, I'd really appreciate it!!!!
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Mike
> >
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Jaume
>
> --
> guasch at itp dot uni-karlsruhe dot de
>
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Before you buy.
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From: Steve Jacobs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: license for vmware
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 08:35:24 -0700
On Tue, 14 Mar 2000, Parminder Lehal wrote:
>Sorry for html formatting. I don't know why my browser sends
>it in html format although my settings are for text format.
>
>I downloaded th trial version and it is asking for license
>on the very first day...........
Read the WMware web page again -- you need a license
to run the trial version, and the license is not included with
the download.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve)
Subject: Re: Problem downloading from a browser
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 14 Mar 2000 15:30:23 GMT
On Sat, 11 Mar 2000 17:30:10 -0700, Carl Alexander wrote:
> I'm having a strange problem tring to down load certian files from a
>browser, both kfm and netscape. If I click on a link for an rpm the
>download starts but just stops for no apparent reason however from the
>same web site I can click on a link to download a tar ball and every
>thing works fine. Also I can go to same site with windows and do all
>downloads with no problems .
>
>Thanks, Carl
>
Try holding the shift key down when you click on the link.
--
Cheers
Steve email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
%HAV-A-NICEDAY Error not enough coffee 0 pps.
web http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~sjlen/
or http://start.at/zero-pps
2:10pm up 1 day, 48 min, 4 users, load average: 1.09, 1.12, 1.09
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve)
Subject: Re: If Linux is free, where can I get it?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 14 Mar 2000 15:30:23 GMT
On Tue, 14 Mar 2000 04:30:20 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>I know this is a really dumb question, but I have asked everyone, and
>nobody can tell me. Where can I get it? I tried download.com and
>linux.org etc. I find links to FTP, but I get confused in FTP and I don't
>know where to look. The folders are barely labled, and when they are,
>they don't have anything useful in them.
Get a book like Learning Red Hat Linux, O'Reilly, it comes with a CD, but
you can probably get a later version of RH on a magazine cover by now.
Use the book as a guide and your magazeen CD for the install. Be prepared
to do a lot of reading, and have fun.
--
Cheers
Steve email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
%HAV-A-NICEDAY Error not enough coffee 0 pps.
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or http://start.at/zero-pps
2:10pm up 1 day, 48 min, 4 users, load average: 1.09, 1.12, 1.09
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve)
Subject: Re: Question one -- a friendly editor
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 14 Mar 2000 15:30:21 GMT
On Mon, 13 Mar 2000 23:14:13 -0800, jygjyg wrote:
>Question 1: Is there a good/friendly editor whick is like edit
>in DOS? I tried VI and XEmacs, but they have absolutely style.
I like yourself would like something that works in a terminal
window and allows SHIFT+ARROWKEYS marks text and SHIFT+INSERT
copies it (without cutting it), and so on, just like the dos
Edit program. I'm seriously thinking of editing the code of
Pico to allow for these functions. When I've done that and
spoken to the authres about it I'll no doubt post an
announcement in this group telling of it's functions and
where it is.
--
Cheers
Steve email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
%HAV-A-NICEDAY Error not enough coffee 0 pps.
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or http://start.at/zero-pps
2:10pm up 1 day, 48 min, 4 users, load average: 1.09, 1.12, 1.09
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve)
Subject: Re: What happened to Linux Answers?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 14 Mar 2000 15:30:20 GMT
On Tue, 14 Mar 2000 09:30:44 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>Anybody knows?
>
>Last time I heard was that the next issue would be available in March.
>No reason to quit since their first issue (before X-mas) was sold out
>early and had to be reprinted.
Havn't seen anything, there may be announcements in PC Plus.
I'd only buy Linux Answers if there was an upgraded version of RH
on the cover disk, the content of the last issue of the mag was
about 99.999 total crap, not a publication to buy if you want to
know more about the OS or if you're looking for any source of
reliable information. God knows where they got such clueless
writers from.
EG: On the 'Jargon' page they say
Bit mask: A pattern of binary values see 'netmask'
Looks like they asked a C programmer what a netmask was and he
didn't know so he told them it's something like a bitmask. And
the publication is full of other shuch crap. Oh and everything
is geared to KDE, seems like that's the window manager they used
on the one test machine that they had access to (if they've used
linux at all that is).
On the 'Hot List Software' page they feature xrn and say it can be
used for reading and downloading news etc. They don't tell the average
UK user that you also need a news server type app to d/l the news
and put it in a spool (and how to set the bugger up correctly),
virtually no one in the UK reads news on line.
I'm going to have to stop before I get any more angry.
--
Cheers
Steve email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
%HAV-A-NICEDAY Error not enough coffee 0 pps.
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or http://start.at/zero-pps
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From: Laurie Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Can Linux do this yet
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 15:32:28 GMT
Hi all
I don't have access to a news server most of the time, so I would
appreciate it if any replys can be forwarded to my e-mail address as well
as to the news group
I am considering switching to Linux as my main desktop operating system,
but there are several things that I curently do under windows that I would
need/like to be able to do under linux. Can ppl who know more about the
current state of play than I do please let me know what state the
following things are in:
I have a palm V and I use this a lot, I know there is support for a lot of
things with the Palm V under linux, but I use pocketQuicken to enter my
financial data, and then sync this to quicken on the PC. I don't use any
of the fancy features of quicken, so can anyone tell me if this is
possible using current software under linux?
I also have a umax astra 2000U scanner, is this supported under linux yet?
The final thing that I would like to ask about is the current state of
play regarding USB card readers for the compact flash media used for
reading the cards from Digital Cameras?
One more thing, can anyone tell me anything about a linux driver for the
creative Dxr3 mpeg decorder card, I know there is a driver for the Dxr2,
but I don't know about the Dxr3, any help would be apreaciated
Again, I would appreciate it if ppl could send a copy of their answers to
my email address as I don't have access to a news server most of the time
--
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http://www.help.com/
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From: Jamie Tomlinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Mp3 Player for Car
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 15:25:33 +0000
The article can also be seen and printed out from:
http://www.maximumpc.com/route66/howto1_3.html
Regards,
Jamie T.
To respond by e-mail use: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Andrew Purugganan wrote:
>
> Guys GUYS Listen up
>
> The issue of Maximum PC on the newsstands has one such article right now,
> complete with PICTURES! They even tell you where to get a PC case
> specially made for a really low profile (Hah! didn't even know they made
> them) RIGHT DOWN to THE LCD DISPLAY!!
>
> Go to the bookstore NOW!!
>
> Brian Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> : I've done some thoughts myself along the same lines, just haven't gotten to the
> : point were I'm going to do it yet..
> : a couple of things (ok, so the list grew to more than a couple):
> : -probably the biggestest challenge is going to be having clean/reliable power
> : (especially if the system tries booting up while your starting your car or
> : something?)
> : -as far as transfering new files to it, what I would do if toss a cheap
> : ($20ish) network car in the system, you can mount a jack for it under one of
> : the seats or something, so it's hidden yet easily accesable, and then ftp new
> : mp3s to your car (don't have to worry much about security because no-one will
> : have access to the machine being in your trunk. or even a network that uses
> : radiofrequency, or even IR (if you park in a garage)
> : -on mine I also want to be able to hotsync my palm to it.. :)
> : -they make car stereo headunits with a small color lcd tvscreen built into
> : them, if you use a video-output card (and want to spend $1,000 for the
> : headunit) you can actually have a real display for it.. ...mabie someday, but
> : that's ALOT of money, unless you get an internet connection from your car as
> : well..
> : - possibly use an ir-port with a remote control to control it (I've seen
> : other people have hacked telephone keypads too...) or mabie something like the
> : original gravis gamepad :)
> : -SHOCK PROTECT THE HARDDRIVE ("Opps, hit a pothole....hey, why'd the music
> : stop, and what's that grinding noise coming from the computer?")
> : -why do you need to disable the login?
> : -probably want to glue the audio-out cable so it doesn't pop-out.. and
> : protect it so if somehow it gets banged it doesn't break (headphone style jacks
> : suck, I've gone through a few portable cd players just because the headphone
> : jack stopped working)
> : -one you've got the computer in the car you can make it do other stuff as
> : well.. security system for example.. you could even make it so you "log-in
> : to your car" to start the engine, and if you hook-up a keyless entry system as
> : well you could totally do without keys (although I'd want to keep the option of
> : using keys as well). use some temperature sensors at let it control your heat
> : and a/c in the car, and so forth.. might as well do more than just play music
> : since the computer will already be there.. of course if your going to do
> : stuff that requires the computer to be on all the time your going to want to
> : make it draw as little power as possible with powersaving and so-forth, and
> : also probably get a bigger, or second car battery, and mabie even buy a
> : "battery tender" type charger (not a tricklecharger that'll boil your battery
> : dry) so you don't run out of juice.. :)
>
> : let me know what you do for your power supply needs, this is probably the
> : biggest thing stopping me from doing this myself.. I already have the spare
> : processor/motherboard/soundcard/hard drive/etc....
> : hope my wacky ideas helped, and good luck..
> : -Brian
>
> : "pentalpha | newtotheinternet.com" wrote:
>
> : > Greetings.
> : >
> : > I am currently undergoing a project to create my own car mp3 player. I've
> : > found similar projects (at sites like http://www.carplayer.com/plans.html),
> : > but for experience (and lack of the $20) I have decided to do it myself. If
> : > anyone out there is interested in collaborating or helping, or whatever,
> : > contact me.
> : >
> : > So, far the following tasks need to be accomplished:
> : >
> : > - the box is basically going to be a head-less PC
> : > - linux will act as the OS, which means no swap space, mount filesystem read
> : > only and prob. use FAT16 on / for simplicity and lack of privledges. I also
> : > need some way to disable the login....
> : > - the actual mp3 player must be command-line driven and will be called from
> : > the bash init scripts. It will always start playing the same playlist file
> : > (m3u) randomly. (the player must include command-line parameters to do
> : > this)
> : > - the sound card will be either a creative sound blaster (one of the first)
> : > or whatever is integrated on this Cyrix 6x86MX motherboard I have laying
> : > around.
> : > - I'd like to eventually add an LCD screen to the parallel port for ID3
> : > output (any ideas???)
> : > - there has to be some mechanism to upload more songs. By using FAT16, I
> : > can just yank out the hard disk and pop it in my Win95 machine, where I keep
> : > Napster. Or possibly give the machine a modem and set up a null modem
> : > network, but that would make it heavier and more expensive.
>
> --
> jazz annandy AT dc DOT seflin DOT org
> Registered linux user no. 164098-88940
> Doesn't it bother you, that we have to search for intelligent life
> --- OUT THERE??
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From: Jamie Tomlinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Mp3 Player for Car
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 15:38:30 +0000
Sorry to reply to my own thread but the following address gives you the
whole project:
http://www.maximumpc.com/route66/
Regular updates at:
http://elmer.imaginemedia.com/route66/updates.html
Jamie Tomlinson wrote:
>
> The article can also be seen and printed out from:
>
> http://www.maximumpc.com/route66/howto1_3.html
>
> Regards,
>
> Jamie T.
>
> To respond by e-mail use: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Andrew Purugganan wrote:
> >
> > Guys GUYS Listen up
> >
> > The issue of Maximum PC on the newsstands has one such article right now,
> > complete with PICTURES! They even tell you where to get a PC case
> > specially made for a really low profile (Hah! didn't even know they made
> > them) RIGHT DOWN to THE LCD DISPLAY!!
> >
> > Go to the bookstore NOW!!
> >
> > Brian Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > : I've done some thoughts myself along the same lines, just haven't gotten to the
> > : point were I'm going to do it yet..
> > : a couple of things (ok, so the list grew to more than a couple):
> > : -probably the biggestest challenge is going to be having clean/reliable power
> > : (especially if the system tries booting up while your starting your car or
> > : something?)
> > : -as far as transfering new files to it, what I would do if toss a cheap
> > : ($20ish) network car in the system, you can mount a jack for it under one of
> > : the seats or something, so it's hidden yet easily accesable, and then ftp new
> > : mp3s to your car (don't have to worry much about security because no-one will
> > : have access to the machine being in your trunk. or even a network that uses
> > : radiofrequency, or even IR (if you park in a garage)
> > : -on mine I also want to be able to hotsync my palm to it.. :)
> > : -they make car stereo headunits with a small color lcd tvscreen built into
> > : them, if you use a video-output card (and want to spend $1,000 for the
> > : headunit) you can actually have a real display for it.. ...mabie someday, but
> > : that's ALOT of money, unless you get an internet connection from your car as
> > : well..
> > : - possibly use an ir-port with a remote control to control it (I've seen
> > : other people have hacked telephone keypads too...) or mabie something like the
> > : original gravis gamepad :)
> > : -SHOCK PROTECT THE HARDDRIVE ("Opps, hit a pothole....hey, why'd the music
> > : stop, and what's that grinding noise coming from the computer?")
> > : -why do you need to disable the login?
> > : -probably want to glue the audio-out cable so it doesn't pop-out.. and
> > : protect it so if somehow it gets banged it doesn't break (headphone style jacks
> > : suck, I've gone through a few portable cd players just because the headphone
> > : jack stopped working)
> > : -one you've got the computer in the car you can make it do other stuff as
> > : well.. security system for example.. you could even make it so you "log-in
> > : to your car" to start the engine, and if you hook-up a keyless entry system as
> > : well you could totally do without keys (although I'd want to keep the option of
> > : using keys as well). use some temperature sensors at let it control your heat
> > : and a/c in the car, and so forth.. might as well do more than just play music
> > : since the computer will already be there.. of course if your going to do
> > : stuff that requires the computer to be on all the time your going to want to
> > : make it draw as little power as possible with powersaving and so-forth, and
> > : also probably get a bigger, or second car battery, and mabie even buy a
> > : "battery tender" type charger (not a tricklecharger that'll boil your battery
> > : dry) so you don't run out of juice.. :)
> >
> > : let me know what you do for your power supply needs, this is probably the
> > : biggest thing stopping me from doing this myself.. I already have the spare
> > : processor/motherboard/soundcard/hard drive/etc....
> > : hope my wacky ideas helped, and good luck..
> > : -Brian
> >
> > : "pentalpha | newtotheinternet.com" wrote:
> >
> > : > Greetings.
> > : >
> > : > I am currently undergoing a project to create my own car mp3 player. I've
> > : > found similar projects (at sites like http://www.carplayer.com/plans.html),
> > : > but for experience (and lack of the $20) I have decided to do it myself. If
> > : > anyone out there is interested in collaborating or helping, or whatever,
> > : > contact me.
> > : >
> > : > So, far the following tasks need to be accomplished:
> > : >
> > : > - the box is basically going to be a head-less PC
> > : > - linux will act as the OS, which means no swap space, mount filesystem read
> > : > only and prob. use FAT16 on / for simplicity and lack of privledges. I also
> > : > need some way to disable the login....
> > : > - the actual mp3 player must be command-line driven and will be called from
> > : > the bash init scripts. It will always start playing the same playlist file
> > : > (m3u) randomly. (the player must include command-line parameters to do
> > : > this)
> > : > - the sound card will be either a creative sound blaster (one of the first)
> > : > or whatever is integrated on this Cyrix 6x86MX motherboard I have laying
> > : > around.
> > : > - I'd like to eventually add an LCD screen to the parallel port for ID3
> > : > output (any ideas???)
> > : > - there has to be some mechanism to upload more songs. By using FAT16, I
> > : > can just yank out the hard disk and pop it in my Win95 machine, where I keep
> > : > Napster. Or possibly give the machine a modem and set up a null modem
> > : > network, but that would make it heavier and more expensive.
> >
> > --
> > jazz annandy AT dc DOT seflin DOT org
> > Registered linux user no. 164098-88940
> > Doesn't it bother you, that we have to search for intelligent life
> > --- OUT THERE??
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