Linux-Setup Digest #595, Volume #19 Sun, 10 Sep 00 18:13:08 EDT
Contents:
triple boot possible? ("Arctic Storm")
Tearing video display ("Computer")
Re: Will this machine work ? (Rob Ristroph)
problem with configuring ESS Maestro soundcard? (Ray Fencey)
firewall computer, local area network, intranet (gomez)
Re: Tearing video display ("grep")
Re: triple boot possible? (gomez)
Re: Lilo trouble (E J)
Re: help: glibc problems (Zen Sorcerer)
How do I find a lib file? (aj)
Help, my keyboard is possesed! (Skip)
Re: HELP!!! Backspace driving me crazy in bash ("Mark E. Mason")
new linux machine (Nate)
External ISDN TA Slow under 2.2.14 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: triple boot possible? (Andy Kinsey)
boot problem (Allen and Erin Brandt)
What is Anaconda in RH? ("Adam H.")
Help with booting mandrake7 ("Sarah Morgan")
What is the maximum swap space? Max RAM? ("Arctic Storm")
Re: triple boot possible? ("Arctic Storm")
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From: "Arctic Storm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: triple boot possible?
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 19:19:39 GMT
I already know that dual boot is possible.
Is triple boot possible?
Windows 2000, Windows 98 SE, and RedHat Linux 6.2.
Has anyone actually tried triple boot?
What are some issues that I need to deal with?
Thanks.
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From: "Computer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Tearing video display
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 19:29:28 GMT
Hi!
I have a NEC Ready 7020 that I am trying to install Linux onto. Everything
seems fine except the XWindows display has horizontal distortion
("tearing"). What happens is the display is stable vertically, but the sides
of the screen are a bit jagged and unstable. The screen is readable and
almost useable, but the display jitters up to an inch from each side.
This machine uses a CL5434 video chip that built into the mainboard. There
is 2Meg of ram for the video display. The computer is connected to an NEC
XV15 monitor.
I have installed RedHat 5.2, Mandrake 6.0 and Storm Linux and all have done
the same thing. I also tried XVIDTUNE and none of the settings there had any
affect. There are no issues on this PC where Windows is concerned.
I don't know much about Linux so I'm at a dead end. ANY help would be
appreciated!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Ristroph)
Subject: Re: Will this machine work ?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 19:39:30 GMT
>>>>> "David" == David M Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
David>
David> On Sat, 09 Sep 2000 20:20:41 GMT, Rob Ristroph
David> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You should always check the
David> hardware list for the distribution you're planning on using.
David> Red Hat has theirs at
David>
David> http://www.redhat.com/hardware
I've looked at this page before; it's useful as a general overview,
and I read the compatibility list for Intel/6.2 again, but it doesn't
really answer questions such as "Is the built-in modem or sound card
on X model motherboard workable ? Can I make work with a driver from
the manufacturer ?" The best place for stuff like that is sometimes
the various ratings databases like
http://lhd.datapower.com
but they had no rating for that motherboard (too new, I suppose). I
guess I might be the first to rate it.
>> hard drive: Maxtor IDE 40 GB 7200rpm ATA100 $225
David>
David> Connected to an ATA100 controller? Until kernel 2.4 is
David> standard in distributions you'll probably have to connect it to
David> the standard IDE controller to do an install.
David>
David> See http://www.linux-ide.org/
It's a good thing you caught this one; I was presumming that the ABIT
KT7 had a built-in ATA100, but it really has an ATA66/33. Someone
else also emailed me about it. The reason I selected a ATA100 drive
was that the big brother of this board, the ABIT KT7-RAID, has a built
in ATA100 RAID controller. So I'll save some money and get more space
my moving to a Western Digital 45 GB ATA/66, for $199. Or I might
simply get a 20 GB for $130. With the way prices are plunging, the
best strategy is probably to buy disk space as you need it.
>> video card: Hercules AGP 64MB Prophet-II GTS GeForce2 $399
David>
David> See http://www.xfree86.org/cardlist.html
So I'm committed to this card because someone I work with is writing
some openGL stuff that I might want to use, and he is also buying a
linux box with this card, and it seems having the same card would
avoid problems. Otherwise I'd get some very standard low end card.
It looks like what you have to for this is install XFree86 4.01 and
then also download a binary driver from nVidia.
>> ethernet: 3Com PCI 10/100 (3c905c) $44
David>
David> This may not work out of the box depending on how old the
David> distribution/kernel is. I think it works fine with kernel
David> 2.2.16. You may need to install a later kernel or driver. See
David>
David> http://www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html
If I can buy a 3c509c from some local storefront, I will; I know that
one always works, and is usually cheaper. Otherwise, it looks like
the link you gave above has pointers to the necessary drivers --
thanks.
I really appreciate being able to post stuff like this and get
suggestions from people like you on this newsgroup.
--Rob
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From: Ray Fencey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: problem with configuring ESS Maestro soundcard?
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 19:35:06 GMT
hi everyone
got a little problem with a ESS Maestro soundcard and wondered if anyone
has come across the same card and its soln.
the card in question is actually a Videologic 5D Sonic which is a (pci)
graphix card and soundcard on the same board - the graphix card works
fine, but its the sound card (well, the sound bit :) taht i cant figure
out.
with a no-sound-modules-included-2.2-kernel, doing a `lspci -v` reports:
...
00:12.1 Multimedia audio controller: Platform Technologies, Inc.:
Unknown device 0100 (rev 10)
Subsystem: Unknown device 1285:1010
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
I/O ports at e800
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Tseng Labs Inc ET6000 (rev 70)
Flags: slow devsel, IRQ 11
Memory at fd000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
I/O ports at c800
...
the maestro doc in the kernel src tree tells me that the sound chip is
indeed an ESS Maestro AGOGO (looking at the 0100 device id and a 1285
pci id).
so after reading the sound docs from the 2.2.17 kernel i built the
required sound modules into the kernel (CONFIG_SOUND=y and
CONFIG_SOUND_MAESTRO=y were the only options selected in the 'sound'
section of make config)
after rebooting, the kernel reports back on bootup:
...
maestro: version 0.14 time 16:36:06 Sep 10 2000
maestro: Configuring ESS Maestro found at IO 0xE800 IRQ 10
maestro: subvendor id: 0x10101285
maestro: not attempting power management.
maestro: my goodness! you seem to have a pt101 codec, which is
quite rare.
you should tell someone about this.
maestro: 1 channels configured.
...
and indeed the /dev/dsp device is available (i can do `echo "" >
/dev/dsp` and it doesnt complain about no such device). however, when i
try to use the device, by playing a cd, catting au/wavs to /dev/dsp
there is nothing coming out of the speakers (and yes, i have plugged the
speakers into the card :)
the /proc fs seems to think that its there also
/proc/devices
Characeter devices:
...
14 sound
...
/proc/ioports
...
e800-e8ff
...
/proc/interrupts
...
10: 1 XT-PIC ESS Maestro
...
i would be very grateful if someone could help me out with this one and
point out anything that is obviously wrong - i've been trying to sort
this out for a little while now without much success :(
thanks in advance
ray
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From: gomez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: firewall computer, local area network, intranet
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 20:17:33 GMT
hi all,
I want to add another computer to my only system...
I would to use this added computer, a K6-II 350 with 64MB ram and 6GB hd=
,=20
for use within a proxy server
and a firewall, and newsgroup server...
Question: for what other use can I implement this additional computer?=20
between internet and my lan?
64MB is low memory for this purpouse of firewall and proxy server?
Another question (news): can I use this computer firewall to read the=20
newsgroup, and then
I update all other my lan computers without connect directly to my=20
isp.news.xx but with
the news server of this firewall?
thanks,
lore
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Reply-To: "grep" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "grep" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Tearing video display
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 20:06:32 GMT
sounds like the horizontal scan rate or timing is very wrong.
This is a job for xvidtune.
basically the beam is scanned from left to right, it should try to scan just
beyond the right edge of the screen then it should get a blanking pulse and
turn off the beam, the beam is pulled back across to the beyond the left
side of the screen, then the beam is turned back on and starts its next
sweep across the screen.
turning the beam off too soon causes a black bar at the right edge of the
screen and turning the beam back on too late causes a black bar at the left
edge of the screen.
no timer is really accurate so they bars tend to be jagged.
The long and the short of it is the basic timings are way off for the
monitor you have selected.
Ron
"Computer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:siRu5.7122$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi!
>
> I have a NEC Ready 7020 that I am trying to install Linux onto. Everything
> seems fine except the XWindows display has horizontal distortion
> ("tearing"). What happens is the display is stable vertically, but the
sides
> of the screen are a bit jagged and unstable. The screen is readable and
> almost useable, but the display jitters up to an inch from each side.
>
> This machine uses a CL5434 video chip that built into the mainboard. There
> is 2Meg of ram for the video display. The computer is connected to an NEC
> XV15 monitor.
>
> I have installed RedHat 5.2, Mandrake 6.0 and Storm Linux and all have
done
> the same thing. I also tried XVIDTUNE and none of the settings there had
any
> affect. There are no issues on this PC where Windows is concerned.
>
> I don't know much about Linux so I'm at a dead end. ANY help would be
> appreciated!
>
>
>
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From: gomez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: triple boot possible?
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 20:20:46 GMT
> I already know that dual boot is possible.
> Is triple boot possible?
> Windows 2000, Windows 98 SE, and RedHat Linux 6.2.
> Has anyone actually tried triple boot?
> What are some issues that I need to deal with?
surely you must know, how to configure LInux LOader (lilo) if you use=20
it...
eg.
/etc/lilo.conf
boot=3D/dev/hda
default=3Dlinux # or some other w2m, w98
image=3D/vmlinuz
root=3D/dev/hda3
label=3Dlinux
read-only
other=3D/dev/hda1
label=3Dw2m
table=3D/dev/hda
other=3D/dev/hda2
label=3Dw98
table=3D/dev/hda
Assuming this, you have first partition for w2000, second for w98, and=20
third for linux...
but, if you use swap I think that linux go to /dev/hda4... and /dev/hda3=
=20
is for swap...
check with fdisk /dev/hda, from root linux prompt a then 'p' command.
> Thanks.
> --
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From: E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Lilo trouble
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 13:28:46 -0700
create the /boot partition into hda into a small partition just before
hda1 (fat)
it is easy with partition magic 5.0, maybe you can use fips to split the
fat partition to give the smail linux partition just before hda1 (fat).
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I've got a working Red Hat 6.2, but I boot from a floppy.
>
> My partitions:
>
> hda
> hda1 13gb fat with win98 and win2000
>
> hdd
> hdd1 28gb fat
> hdd2 8mb linux native /boot
> hdd3 256mb linux swap
> hdd4 ~2gb linux native /root
>
> I'm trying to get the NT bootloader to boot Linux but it keeps failing.
> I've even tried to install Lilo on the MBR on hda but then I get 'Li 01
> 01 01 ....'
>
> I've got the latest version of Lilo.
>
> Any sugestions?
>
> <johan>
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From: Zen Sorcerer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: help: glibc problems
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 20:28:46 GMT
Why don't you just install the new red hat rpm (glibc-2.1.3-21). I did and
everything works just fine...including init, xmms et al.
johnny B wrote:
>
> hi
>
> i'm running redhat6.0 with glibc 2.1.1 installed in /. i've just
> compiled and installed glibc 2.1.3 in /usr/local. I still need 2.1.1 for
> many binaries, including init so i cant get rid of it. But when i run
> certain programs, like xmms and xmps, i get the following errors (even
> after recompiling):
>
> xmms: /lib/ld-linux.so.2: version `GLIBC_2.1.1' not found (required by
> /usr/local/lib/libc.so.6)
>
> i've rearranged ld.so.conf to search /lib, then /usr/lib and
> /usr/local/lib in that order or else i cant boot up. why do i get the
> error above if glibc2.1.1 is in my library search path?
Did you remember to run /sbin/ldconfig afterwards.
Zen
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Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 14:38:39 -0600
From: aj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How do I find a lib file?
Hello
I need to find the shared library libaw3d.so.7. How do I go about doing
this? I am using Mandrake at the moment. The rpm does not seem to have
a file search of many packages.
Finding individual files has been a real problem for me. Any help I can
get will be appreciated.
Thank you
Aaron
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From: Skip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help, my keyboard is possesed!
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 13:50:20 -0700
I installed XFree86 4.0 this weekend, and now my keyboard types a
single ` (the un-shifted tilde key) character about every minute into
whatever application I am running. It only happens in x, no matter
what window manager I am using, and it seemes to happen in every
application, text editor, console, whatever. I didn't see anything
strange in XF86Config, but I tried making some changes to the keyboard
pertinent things in there, but nothing changed. I have a Dell
Keyboard (Model SK-6000 E) that is split down the middle, but for the
most part, it is a standard keyboard. I did not have this problem
before installing the new XFree86. Someone please help!
Skip
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From: "Mark E. Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HELP!!! Backspace driving me crazy in bash
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 16:03:37 -0500
Finally I found the answer. Turns out that it had to do with Exceed.
>From http://www.hummingbird.com/support/nc/exceed/qex60338.html
Redhat 6.2 and Backspace Key
DISCUSSION
Customer has upgraded to Redhat 6.2 and finds that the backspace key no
longer works in xterm. It generates a tilde. Using stty has no effect on the
key
RESOLUTION
In Xconfig>Input, clear the "Shifted" mapping for the backspace key. This
will restore the functionality to the backspace key
NOTE: QA 26830 has been submitted for this issue
ACTION
For further information please contact Hummingbird Technical Support
"bdespres" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8pgfis$qc7$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Maybe there's a better way, but I just tried
> xmodmap -e "keysym BackSpace = 0x0008"
> and it worked.
>
> Brad
>
> > Hello;
> >
> > I am running RedHat 6.2 headless. I am accessing it via the Exceed X
> > emulator for WinNT. Mostly, I am using linux as a firewall.
> >
> > When I bring up an Xterm, and I use the backspace key at the command
> > line, it DOES NOT delete the character to the left of the cursor. In
> > fact, it just beeps. If I press Ctrl-H, I get the desired behavior.
> >
> > I have tried to edit /etc/inputrc as recommended by several sources.
> > No luck.
> >
> > Note that the BS key works as desired in most all other apps, >
> including nedit, telnet, and netscape.
> >
> > Can anyone help me understand what I need to do to "fix" the >
> backspace key in xterm?.
> >
> > Please CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on your reply.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mark
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Nate)
Subject: new linux machine
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 21:08:14 GMT
Hello, I'm planning on getting a new machine to run linux on (proxy
server/file server/firewall)
any recomendations for hardware? I'm planning on something in the
600mhz range w/128 mb ram/40GB UDMA 66 7200RPM HD
any recomendations on specifics for hardware (like stay away from
athlons or stay away from an EX chipset stuff like that)
I know certain pieces of hardware can be more troublesome to configure
in linux so I was hoping you guys could steer me clear of the really
bad stuff. Any information is appreciated
Thanks in advance,
Nate
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: External ISDN TA Slow under 2.2.14
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 21:02:50 GMT
HI
I am trying to connect to the net using an external ISDN TA - works fine
under W2K, but Linux seems slow (circa 1K/s download). This speeds up a
little if I set the speed in kppp down from 460800 to 115200
(bizarrely). I have a UART com port - but its the same modem on the
same port that runs fast under Windows!!??
Any ideas or files I should be editing - my /etc/ppp/options file merely
says "lock".
TIA
Shaun
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From: Andy Kinsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: triple boot possible?
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 17:20:30 -0400
Arctic Storm wrote:
> I already know that dual boot is possible.
> Is triple boot possible?
> Windows 2000, Windows 98 SE, and RedHat Linux 6.2.
> Has anyone actually tried triple boot?
> What are some issues that I need to deal with?
> Thanks.
>
> --
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Please remove the "-SpamShield-" to send me email. Thanks.
I have a "triple boot" on my machine. I installed Windows 98 first. Then
I installed Windows 2000 Server; this installed the NT boot loader
allowing me to select between Win98 and Win2K. Then I installed RedHat
6.0, installing the LILO boot loader on my master boot record. The
default operating system for LILO is "dos". When I start up my machine,
I get the LILO prompt. If I hit enter or do nothing, the NT boot loader
loads, allowing me to boot either Win98 or Win2K. If I type "linux" at
the LILO prompt, I go to linux.
Andy
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From: Allen and Erin Brandt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: boot problem
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 23:14:07 +0200
Hi,
I just installed Linux on my computer. Slackware 7
I compiled the kernel and copied it to /vmlinuz.
I ran LILO and installed it onto the MBR.
I have a scsi system that is too wierd to describe. But, at any rate, my
setup is as follows and cannot be changed.
/dev/sda1 DOS partition, tagged bootable (6)
/dev/sda2 Linux Swap partition (82)
/dev/sdb1 Linux partition (83)
/dev/sdc1 Linux partition (83) (where the vmlinuz boot image is
located).
The kernel boots fine, but the following error screws up the final
kernel load. It reads:
INIT: Version 2.76 booting
/etc/rc.d/rc.S: Testing Filesystem status: read-only file system
Parallelizing FSCK version 1.15 (18-Jul-1999)
/sbin/e2fsck: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open
/dev/sda1
(null):
The superblock could not be read or does not describe a corect ext2 file
system....
>From there the computer will only boot in some limited mode.
Obviously the kernel is checking for a Linux partition on /dev/sda, but
obviously, one does not exist because that is the dos partition and the
swap file.
How can I fix this?
Thanks in Advance,
Al Brandt
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From: "Adam H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: What is Anaconda in RH?
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 08:59:10 +1000
Hi,
I've been trying to install Redhat 6.2 on an older P166 box. Every time I
do - near the end of the package installations, it gives me an error message
- something about an exception occurred in Anaconda. I'd like to know
what anaconda is, if I need it, and where I would be able to take it out
of the install process...
I've been able to install Debian on this machine no worries, and have
installed
RH on numerous other machines - I don't know why it's just happening on this
one machine.
Thanks & Regards
Adam
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From: "Sarah Morgan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help with booting mandrake7
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 22:56:36 +0100
Hi
i am using mandrake7 and win 95 wiith system commander2000 to dual boot.
everything was fine until i installed a cd writer,now i cant boot linux.
it starts phase1 then stops with no errors or nothing,just stops.
ive tried uninstalling sys commander & reinstalling but its the same :-(
Any ideas?
sarah
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From: "Arctic Storm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: What is the maximum swap space? Max RAM?
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 22:09:41 GMT
What is the maximum swap space? Max RAM?
There are many web sites, including RedHat, that seems to imply that the
maximum swap space is 128 MB. They never say that it cannot be larger than
128 MB; they simply say that it can handle up 128 MB of swap space.
I have 194 MB RAM, and I'm under the impression that larger the swap space,
the better, so I chose 384 MB of swap space (2x RAM). My RedHat Linux 6.2
runs without problems, but is this an overkill, or, is there something wrong
that I'm not aware of?
By the way, what's the maximum RAM supported by RedHat Linux 6.2?
Thanks,...
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From: "Arctic Storm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: triple boot possible?
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 22:09:41 GMT
Andy,
Your solution seems to contradict the "official instructions" by RedHat.
According to RedHat, you *must not* place the LILO in the MBR. Here's a
direct quote from RedHat regarding WinNT/Linux installation.
"install LILO on the first sector of the root partition, not the MBR"
Since you have a working setup, it must work. Have you considered creating
a web page and contributing to the Linux Documentation Project?
============
I have a "triple boot" on my machine. I installed Windows 98 first. Then
I installed Windows 2000 Server; this installed the NT boot loader
allowing me to select between Win98 and Win2K. Then I installed RedHat
6.0, installing the LILO boot loader on my master boot record. The
default operating system for LILO is "dos". When I start up my machine,
I get the LILO prompt. If I hit enter or do nothing, the NT boot loader
loads, allowing me to boot either Win98 or Win2K. If I type "linux" at
the LILO prompt, I go to linux.
Andy
===============
Arctic Storm wrote:
> I already know that dual boot is possible.
> Is triple boot possible?
> Windows 2000, Windows 98 SE, and RedHat Linux 6.2.
> Has anyone actually tried triple boot?
> What are some issues that I need to deal with?
> Thanks.
>
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>
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>
> Please remove the "-SpamShield-" to send me email. Thanks.
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