According to Akintayo Holder: While burning my CPU. > > > > > > > > > http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/Serial-HOWTO.html > > > > http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/PPP-HOWTO.html > > > > > > These are quite useless, check the setserial man page and learn about > > > isapnptools. > > > > O, would you like to explain "why you" think they are useless.??? > > If you have tried to use these to set up a modem you would know. > > The PPP doc assumes you have a working modem, so it does not fit the > occassion. Thats because they presume you have read the Serial-Howto first. > > The Serial doc does not > 1. cover the configuration of PnP modems, which are becoming > increasingly more prevalent. No thats not quite correct, the Seriel-HOWTO does have some tips about PnP modems, it tells you to get the pnptools from www.redhat.com, possably the URL given has chenged but a search of that site should reveal them. It also says "And of course you can get a real modem." Futhermore there was no mention of a PnP modem in the origanal message, i never thought about it. There was no mention of a kernel version, which would have bearing on the use of isapnptools. The problem with Plug and Pray modems is that one does not know that "winmodems" are not supported under linux, but thats another point and not the issue here. > 2. uses kermit as its example, a program which I could not find in RH5 > or SL3.4, troubling to a beginner. Well the example is given with kermit, however it also states quite clearly that there are other programs one can use something like 8 different ones. Minicom gets a mention even before kermit comes into the story. > 3. covers many serial devices, going so far as to cover multiport > devices (What ??!) The HOWTO says read /etc/rc.d/rc.seriel which does explane which boards are supported and has examples to configure them, now thats ok for slackware, however redhat uses sysv-init scripts so rc.seriel is not the same. Now the howtos and docs were written for linux with slackware in mind, so if one was using slackware this problem would not arise, if redhat choose to change the way a system is configured then one would think they would edit the howtos and documentation, to reflect those facts, they seem to choose not to. > 4. Not written in english, check the section on Internal modems then go > to the isapnptools FAQ note the diff. Well i dont have the isapnptools FAQ so i cant compare anything, however the two HOWTO's concerned are written in "plain English". What you may have is a symbolic link pointing to the translations howto directory, which is possably in your native language. > > If you want a complete or sufficient understanding of PPP or Serial > devices read the Howtos, if you have a problem they are useful. But if > you are going to set up an Internet connection there are better > resources. Well one would think one would need to know how something works and know the ins and outs, "before" one could/would configure a device let alone try to use it. The PPP howto also has full info on howto use PPP with minicom as its example, it does not even mention the word kermit. So realy saying that those two HOWTO's are "useless" was an incorrect statement, as to you saying read the setseriel man page, that you are told to do in the Seriel HOWTO anyway. > No offense meant. No offense taken. As to your questions about the H/D If linux is doing a fsck every time you boot, try editing /etc/fstab change the fifth and sixth fields to "0 0" You could also try a count of 2 like the manual page of fstab says, i use 0 which works for me, on ide drives. If you change your drives around, yes you will need to edit /etc/fstab to reflect the changes, also if the need arise dont forget to change /etc/lilo.conf and rerun lilo if you boot from the drive which has been changed. As to loadlin i cannot comment, as i have never used it. If the bad drive cannot be repaired by fsck, badblocks, reformatting or what ever you try or have tryed, then possably the best solution is to replace it like you said. > > -- > If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything. > RH5 > -- Regards Richard. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Happy New Year, and may all your troubles be small (ones).
