Linux-Setup Digest #878, Volume #19 Sun, 22 Oct 00 06:13:08 EDT
Contents:
More Than 4 Primary Partitions on 1 HD ?- You Can! (Felix Miata)
Re: Which iso image to use for installation of RH7? (victor)
Screen Saver Question ("Lamar Thomas")
Re: Extended Characters ("Horrorshow")
Re: What is SAMBA? ("Horrorshow")
Re: CD Audio, question ("Horrorshow")
Re: Screen Saver Question (Martin Scerri)
NE2000 NIC and Redhat FTP install ("Josh Nurczyk")
Re: Minimal embedded linux? (Mark Addinall)
Setting up a primary NIC in SUSE Linux 7 ("Graham Thorpe")
Re: NE2000 NIC and Redhat FTP install ("Terry Janas")
Re: how to setup pop3 service in RH7.0 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Why??? (Thomas Regner)
Lost sda1 somehow? ("John W. Sargent")
Fwd: can't install (KelKel)
Re: Help for new Linux users (Mikkel Heisterberg)
Re: redhat 6.2 or 7.0? (Mikkel Heisterberg)
Problem installing Mandrake 7.0
Re: Red Hat 5.1 Install (Mikkel Heisterberg)
Re: help setting up RH7 - cdrom dies on install (Mikkel Heisterberg)
Re: Mounting a tape drive (Mikkel Heisterberg)
Re: More Than 4 Primary Partitions on 1 HD ?- You Can! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Embedded Audio with Linux (Derek Colley)
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From: Felix Miata <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.periphs.scsi,comp.os.os2.setup.storage,comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: More Than 4 Primary Partitions on 1 HD ?- You Can!
Reply-To: Felix Miata <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 01:15:06 -0400
Everyone knows a partition table only has room for four entries. Right?
Well, just because the table can only hold four doesn't mean the disk
must be so limited. PowerQuest's PTEDIT.EXE allows you to put anything
you like in a partition table. If you don't know what you're doing, you
can easily blow away your HD data. But, if you take a little time to
learn and be careful, you can have as many primaries as your creative
mind and partition table editor can manage.
Most of us don't really need all the space on our monster disks, but
sometimes, it can be helpful to have more partitions. Several days ago I
realized the Powerquest's Boot Magic would not start OS/2 9.036 from a
logical drive. Using IBM Boot Manager, this partition started and ran
just fine. I had removed BM in order to utilize its partition table
entry to create an extra windoze boot partition and do some
experimenting without blowing away the current installation. Because it
won't automatically make necessary the partition table entry adjustments
required to hide and unhide primaries as necessary, I couldn't use LILO.
So, I installed Boot Magic, which was claimed by Powerquest and other
OS/2 users to work as advertised.
Boot Magic refused to start OS/2. I emailed Powerquest. Their reply was
that what I wanted to do wasn't possible, without offering a reasonable
explanation why. I didn't really want to waste the experimental windoze
effort just to get access to an OS/2 partition I didn't need, but it
really bothered me that it wouldn't boot, and I wanted to see if the
cause might have been something I did while experimenting with windoze.
So, I opened up PTEDIT.EXE, and recorded the data making up the
partition table entry for the newer windoze partition. Then I replaced
that data with zeros, and marked one of the others active and visible.
On exit, the active partition booted and worked just fine. Next I ran
OS/2 FDISK to install IBM Boot Manager in freespace that already existed
ahead of the windoze partition I had just made disappear with
PTEDIT.EXE. Following this, all primary partitions in the partition
table were in the Boot Manager menu and bootable, and so was the logical
OS/2 partition that Boot Magic had refused to start.
Since everything worked, I tried reversing the process once again. I
started up PTEDIT.EXE, recorded the values for the Boot Manager
partition table entry, then replaced them with the values I had
previously recorded for the experimental windoze partition. I set that
partition to active and restarted. Then I reactivated Boot Magic.
Everything worked as before, with all three primaries working, but with
the OS/2 logical still not.
Once again I reversed the process using PTEDIT.EXE. Everything,
including logical OS/2, works fine, and that's where it stands at the
moment. I imagine other tools could be used to make the necessary
partition table changes, possibly Linux FDISK or DFSEE, but PTEDIT.EXE
worked well enough for what I wanted to do.
--
Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he
holds his tongue. Proverbs 17:28 NKJV
Team OS/2
Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.members.atlantic.net
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From: victor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Which iso image to use for installation of RH7?
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 13:24:58 +0800
Thanks Martin. I appreciate your reply.
Victor.
Martin Scerri wrote:
> The "respin" ones are a revised version. Presumably they fix problems
> that existed in the original 7.0 release.
>
> Use the respin ones.
>
> On Sat, 21 Oct 2000 21:07:16 +0800, victor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >Hi everyone.
> >I'm wondering what the following disks are for?
> >7.0-i386-respin-disc1.iso
> >7.0-i386-respin-disc2.iso
> >
> >How are they different from the 7.0-i386-disc1.iso & 7.0-i386-disc2.iso?
> >
> >I will greatly appreciate all advise. Thanks.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Victor.
>
> --
> Martin Scerri
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Lamar Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.redhat,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc,linux.redhat.rpm
Subject: Screen Saver Question
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 06:07:30 GMT
How do you get the screen savers to work on RH 6.2 running X? My monitor
just goes blank after about 5 mins. no matter what screen saver I select!
Thanks for your help.
Regards
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From: "Horrorshow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Extended Characters
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 06:21:52 GMT
"Scott Nolde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> There's a tool available in gnome I think, called character map.
>
> - Scott
Yep, found one for KDE as well. Wouldn't compile right
Dang!
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From: "Horrorshow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.redhat,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc,linux.redhat.rpm,redhat.security.general
Subject: Re: What is SAMBA?
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 06:24:18 GMT
"Lamar Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:vmjI5.343927$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Is it free, and where do I get it?
>
> Regards
Free as far as the GPL goes (see http://www.gnu.org for details on that) and
is part of most distributions; from memory both Slackware and Redhat ask you
if you want to install it when you first install Linux...don't remember
Mandrake asking me though...
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From: "Horrorshow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CD Audio, question
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 06:34:01 GMT
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Okay, if you put in a audio CD and explore to
>
> /mnt/cdrom
>
> it says input/output error, even though I can browse a data CD fine
> and I can use the CD player to play the CD. Why is that and is there
> anyway to explore it??
>
> Thanks!
>From memory, music CD filesystem isn't a valid filesystem as far as OSes
go...I don't know if there's any utility in Linux that'll show the
track1.cda, etc, info that's on there. Just tried doing it myself on my
Mandrake 7.0 box here, no go too.
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From: Martin Scerri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Screen Saver Question
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 06:43:03 GMT
Sounds like your PC or Monitor might be kicking in their own
powersave/screensave mode.
Try setting your X screen saver delay to something like 1 minute, and
see if that's that case. If it then works, you'll need to look in the
PC's BIOS settings or Monitor config for a powersave setting.
On Sun, 22 Oct 2000 06:07:30 GMT, "Lamar Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>How do you get the screen savers to work on RH 6.2 running X? My monitor
>just goes blank after about 5 mins. no matter what screen saver I select!
--
Martin Scerri
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Josh Nurczyk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: NE2000 NIC and Redhat FTP install
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 01:47:33 -0500
I have an old computer with an NE2000 compatible Linksys ether16 10baseT
card. The boot loaderfor some reason cannot load the correct drivers for the
NIC. It says the card is busy and can't be polled. It is an ISA card (of
course) and I am using ISA because it is an older computer. I was also
planning on installing a slightly outdated kernel to insure it running on
older hardware. If you can help, please do. Thank you.
Josh
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From: Mark Addinall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: aus.computers.linux,comp.arch.embedded
Subject: Re: Minimal embedded linux?
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 16:13:08 +0930
"Russ.Shaw" wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I want to run linux on an embedded 386 or 486 board
> with solid-state hard-disk, one floppy drive, and a
> vga screen.
>
> Is there a good book or something that describes
> what minimum linux components are needed and how
> to set it up?
If you talk nicely to Greg Ungerer or Rick Stevens
at
www.moretonbay.com
They will probably point you in the right direction.
Very smart people.
Regards,
Mark Addinall.
>
> --
> *******************************************
> * Russell Shaw, B.Eng, M.Eng(Research) *
> * email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *
> * Victoria, Australia *
> *******************************************
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From: "Graham Thorpe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Setting up a primary NIC in SUSE Linux 7
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 08:03:37 +0100
I want to connet my Linux workstartion (SUSE Linux 7) to a Novell server
(3.12).
2 questions:
1. How can I tell if IPX is configured in the Kernel?
2. How do I define a primary NIC to use IPX using YAST?
Regards
Graham
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Reply-To: "Terry Janas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Terry Janas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: NE2000 NIC and Redhat FTP install
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 02:24:36 -0500
did u make sure to set the IRQ and I/O correctly for your card in linuxconf
?
--
Terrence Bradley Janas
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
http://www.students.uiuc.edu/~tjanas
Linux User #63203 - http://counter.li.org/
"Josh Nurczyk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8su2fk$dd9$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I have an old computer with an NE2000 compatible Linksys ether16 10baseT
> card. The boot loaderfor some reason cannot load the correct drivers for
the
> NIC. It says the card is busy and can't be polled. It is an ISA card (of
> course) and I am using ISA because it is an older computer. I was also
> planning on installing a slightly outdated kernel to insure it running on
> older hardware. If you can help, please do. Thank you.
>
> Josh
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: how to setup pop3 service in RH7.0
Date: 22 Oct 2000 15:23:36 +0800
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jimmy HSIEH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
> I had just upgrade my server from RH6.1 to an new install RH7.0, and I find
> that there is no file "inetd.conf" in /etc. and I can't find "imap*.rpm" in
> the disk 1 of RH7.0.
> So how to setup a pop3 service in my server?
> please give me a hint.
> thank you
> Jimmy HSIEH
On CD 2 is the imap rpm. This gives you pop & imap servers.
--
_--_|\ John Verhoeven Unix / Database Administrator Westrail
/ \ [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED]
*_.--._/
v "Smile! things could be worse... So I did... and they were..."
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From: Thomas Regner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Why???
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 10:36:19 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi
fg ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote on Sat, 21 Oct 2000 20:36:39 +0800 :
[...]
> ...
> failed to set defaule font path
[...]
> Fatal server error:
> could not open defaule font 'fixed'
[...]
Since the path is correct, I assume you didn=B4t installed the fonts,
thats why they are missing...
Tell us youre distribution-name and version, which X11 you=B4re using, my=
be=20
someone here then may help you
regards
--=20
thomas regner =20
================================
eml [EMAIL PROTECTED] =20
icq 87162930 =20
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From: "John W. Sargent" <"jwsarge(no-spam)"@pacbell.net>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.admin,comp.linux.os.help,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Lost sda1 somehow?
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 02:19:04 -0700
Good evening. Somehow I suspect (am not sure) that my boot process
dropped the ability to see my scsi card as later in the effort there is
a msg that /dev/sda1 is not recognized as a block device and the
suggestion/result offered that I run 'e2fsck -b 8193 /dev/sda1' suggests
a corrupt superblock or that the drive isn't really there. I know this
isn't so as it used to work and I have not adjusted the kernel (yet).
Previous logs show sda and sda1 listed along with hda1..4 during the
course of the boot process and now just the hda(n) for whatever reason.
If anyone knows a way to get the boot process to recognize the scsi and
associated drive (again) without loosing what is on the drive or
possibly some other reason that is contributing to this problem
(kernel?) and how to correct it I'd be most appreciative if you could
LMK. Thank you in advance...
Info: Debian V 2.2, Kernel 2.2.17, Adaptec AHA-2920 (fdomain driver is
(was) used), Jaz 1gb int, /dev/sda, /mnt/jaz, no other OS in the box.
Regards..............................................................................JWS
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From: KelKel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Fwd: can't install
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 17:09:40 +0800
When I try to install Redhat Linux 7.0, it told me that it can't find
the device to install. Is this problem related to my harddisk
partitioning? Since I am using System Commander.
What shld I do?
thx~~!
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From: Mikkel Heisterberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.imux.help
Subject: Re: Help for new Linux users
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 11:24:09 +0200
Hi,
I'm faily new to Linux and you're right - one needs to learn a lot to get
going. On one side I agree with you, but on the other side I doesn't. I
agree giving the fact that I think the whole concept of Linux is great and
that it is a great OS. On the other hand I like the fact that there is an OS
where knowledge about computers is actuelly required. People running Windows
(I myself run Windows on my laptop) have grown accustomed with easy-to-use
features, autorun on CD's and mindless usage. These are features I don't
like on a server which is why I choose Linux on my servers - still I won't
get my secretary to recompile her kernel or "just edit fstab" to get her
zip-drive mapped on startup.
What I trying to say is that people needs to realize that Linux is UNIX and
NOT Windows.
It's my observation that a lot of people install Linux and expect it to be
plug'n'play like Windows - it's not !! Linux is as mentioned UNIX and
peoples trouble are more often due to OS differences (Windows vs. UNIX) than
Linux being diffecult.
Most users could benefit from reading a Linux book BEFORE venturing into
Linux lands. There a multiple exellent books available that would be
beneficial for the 'new' Linux user.
Mikkel Heisterberg
Ken Schrock wrote:
> I am a Linux user and advocate...
> I am a former Windows user myself...
> I want to help other Windows users convert to Linux.
> I feel that this forum and others like it are poorly suited to this
> purpose.
> Most Windows users don't read manuals and aren't programmers and
> therefore...
> Answers like "RTFM", "Have you read the FAQs?", and "Just re-compile the
> kernel"...
> Are not good answers for Windows users trying Linux for the first time.
> This isn't helpful, feels like an attack, and drives these folks away...
>
> Which is not good for Linux in the short term or long run.
>
> If you feel the same way, and are knowledgeable about Linux...
> And can spend a little time answering questions...
> And don't mind answering simple questions...
> Don't mind answering them repeatedly...
> And can do it without anger, contempt, egotism, condescendence, etc...
> Please e-mail me so we can create a place condusive to the goal...
> Of helping average Window users try Linux and convert to Linux.
>
> --
> Ken Schrock
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Mikkel Heisterberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: redhat 6.2 or 7.0?
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 11:28:21 +0200
Why would you recommend RH 6.2 to new users and RH 7 to more experienced
users - just curious...
Mikkel Heisterberg
"ne..." wrote:
> On Oct 20, 2000 at 12:26, MT eloquently wrote:
>
> >
> > You!
> Me! What did I do?? It wasn't me, I didn't do it.
>
> >
> > I've concidered ordering the Redhat Linux 7.0 cd, but
> >i heard, that Redhat 6.2 is better then 7.0... (?) 7.0 soposed
> >to have bugs in the X environment and all... and they say,
> >that i cant install 6.2 and then select some packages from
> >the 7.0 cd... what should i do? I'm working on a i686 work-
> >station...
> 3 Hail Marys should help. The so called bugginess of
> RH7 is _greatly_ exaggerated. If you are new to Linux
> use RH6.2. If you are an olde head use RH7. I use it
> and I'm not complaining.
>
> >
> > tammx
> >
> >PS! sorry about the mistakes i probably made, my English is'nt
> >too good... ;~)
> No need to apologize. It's better than mine.
>
> --
> Registered Linux User # 125653 (http://counter.li.org)
> It's OBVIOUS ... The FURS never reached ISTANBUL ... You were an EXTRA
> in the REMAKE of "TOPKAPI" ... Go home to your WIFE ... She's making
> FRENCH TOAST!
> 8:33am up 3 days, 13:20, 9 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problem installing Mandrake 7.0
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 09:30:02 -0000
Hello,
I'm trying to install Mandrake Linux 7 on a 90 Mhz PC and I can not get
pass the "initializing CD ROM." The CDROM lights up and then it hangs
there, no CDROM or HD activity afterward. I tried to eject the CDROM, but
it won't open. I've check the device support page and everything seems to
be in there. Does anyone know whats wrong?
VM
--
Posted via CNET Help.com
http://www.help.com/
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From: Mikkel Heisterberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Red Hat 5.1 Install
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 11:31:58 +0200
The bootdisc images one can download from e.g. Redhat does lead you to a LILO
prompt. There are a multitude of documents at Redhat that explain you how to
create Linux boot discs under Windows / DOS.
Try re-downloading the images.
lekkim
Canny Mannie wrote:
> I'm a newbie to Linux but want to gain some experience with it.
> I am trying to install it on an old 8MB RAM 486/66 (Tandon) which has IDE
> (basic!) and and Adaptec 1640B (EISA) interfaces.
> Due to lack of CD support I had made the install floppies Boot and
> Supplemental and put the other install distribution files onto a DOS
> partitioned IDE desk on another machine on which I created 2 partitions.
> Having transferred this HD to the 486, the intention was to format the
> second partition with Linux and install onto that.
> However the Boot floppy prompts for the Supplemental floppy then just
> grinds away endlessly searching the hardware config. There seem to be no
> way to get back to a $ prompt to get the disk formatted.
> The QUE "Using Linux" tome which supplied this distribution says "at the
> LILO prompt....". Not much help if you can't get to it!
> I used this distribution because it promised to run quite happily on a low-
> spec machine like this (Hey, it was state-of-the-art - in 1994!).
> Can some kind soul steer me step-by-step into formatting the disk and
> getting it installed.
> TIA.
> I must be mi
>
> --
> Posted via CNET Help.com
> http://www.help.com/
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From: Mikkel Heisterberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: help setting up RH7 - cdrom dies on install
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 11:34:10 +0200
Sounds like you will have to give LILO (the boot loader) some extra
parameters upon startup. When you select install type you have the option
of giving extra parameters to, for example, tell LILO which drive to use
when booting.
Look into the documentation for LILO boot options - there might be
something you can use.
Mikkel HEisterberg
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> HELP!!!
> Linux newbie - pc experienced
>
> Setting up RH7. Install boots fine from floppy image created from cd
> set downloaded. It appears to detect an ATAPI CD on hdc when it starts
> up (at least on the kernel boot info it says something to that
> effect). I have run the "forced hdc" from boot: prompt as well as
> letting it try and detect the CD drive - same outcome. I begin the
> install and it goes fine until it calls for source of RPM's. When I
> select CD - the program freezes and my cd rom won't respond to even
> pushing the eject button. The CD works fine on Win95...
>
> Hardware:
> Digital Starion P75 16 ram ide
> cd rom is master on secondary ide channel (hdc)
>
> adTHANKSvance
> Matt
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
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From: Mikkel Heisterberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mounting a tape drive
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 11:38:47 +0200
There's no need to mount your tape drive since it is sequential access and
not direct access like a harddrive. Try use tar to create an archive on the
tape.
tar -cvf /dev/st0 /usr
This will make a tar archive on st0 (the first scsi tape drive) of the /usr
directory / partition.
If this works then you know that Linux can use the device and you can
troiubleshoot further,
Mikkel Heisterberg
James Moe wrote:
> Hello,
> I have a Sony SDT-5200 DDS2 DAT tape drive, scsi internal, RedHat
> v6.2.
> How do I make the drive available for use? I have tried a variety of
> mount command options. The drive shows up in the device lists. The "st"
> driver is loaded (according to lsmod). I have a rubber chicken hanging
> over the computer.
> The KDE archiver program claims there is no tape in the drive when I
> try to mount it. I suspect the error message is bogus since there is a
> tape and another OS has no trouble whatsoever using the drive, accessing
> the tape, reading/writing the tape.
>
> So. What's the magic formula?
>
> --
> sma at rtd dot com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.periphs.scsi,comp.os.os2.setup.storage,comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: More Than 4 Primary Partitions on 1 HD ?- You Can!
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 09:29:15 GMT
i too like to experiment using different operating systems
(os/2 beos linux windows etx) and found that you can create multiple
primary partitions with partition magic...then set the desired one
active to make it bootable.
since i had not set up a bootloader...i had tried dos fdisk to change
the active partition...and though from the partition table i was able to
change the listing to active...the "so called" active partition did
*not* become C: and for a few moments i thought i had lost it...
until i just went back to pm and changed it...
powerquest should probably have mentioned that...but ptedit sounds like
a good utility
Philo
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Felix Miata <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Everyone knows a partition table only has room for four entries.
Right?
> Well, just because the table can only hold four doesn't mean the disk
> must be so limited. PowerQuest's PTEDIT.EXE allows you to put anything
> you like in a partition table. If you don't know what you're doing,
you
> can easily blow away your HD data. But, if you take a little time to
> learn and be careful, you can have as many primaries as your creative
> mind and partition table editor can manage.
>
> Most of us don't really need all the space on our monster disks, but
> sometimes, it can be helpful to have more partitions. Several days
ago I
> realized the Powerquest's Boot Magic would not start OS/2 9.036 from a
> logical drive. Using IBM Boot Manager, this partition started and ran
> just fine. I had removed BM in order to utilize its partition table
> entry to create an extra windoze boot partition and do some
> experimenting without blowing away the current installation. Because
it
> won't automatically make necessary the partition table entry
adjustments
> required to hide and unhide primaries as necessary, I couldn't use
LILO.
> So, I installed Boot Magic, which was claimed by Powerquest and other
> OS/2 users to work as advertised.
>
> Boot Magic refused to start OS/2. I emailed Powerquest. Their reply
was
> that what I wanted to do wasn't possible, without offering a
reasonable
> explanation why. I didn't really want to waste the experimental
windoze
> effort just to get access to an OS/2 partition I didn't need, but it
> really bothered me that it wouldn't boot, and I wanted to see if the
> cause might have been something I did while experimenting with
windoze.
>
> So, I opened up PTEDIT.EXE, and recorded the data making up the
> partition table entry for the newer windoze partition. Then I replaced
> that data with zeros, and marked one of the others active and visible.
> On exit, the active partition booted and worked just fine. Next I ran
> OS/2 FDISK to install IBM Boot Manager in freespace that already
existed
> ahead of the windoze partition I had just made disappear with
> PTEDIT.EXE. Following this, all primary partitions in the partition
> table were in the Boot Manager menu and bootable, and so was the
logical
> OS/2 partition that Boot Magic had refused to start.
>
> Since everything worked, I tried reversing the process once again. I
> started up PTEDIT.EXE, recorded the values for the Boot Manager
> partition table entry, then replaced them with the values I had
> previously recorded for the experimental windoze partition. I set that
> partition to active and restarted. Then I reactivated Boot Magic.
> Everything worked as before, with all three primaries working, but
with
> the OS/2 logical still not.
>
> Once again I reversed the process using PTEDIT.EXE. Everything,
> including logical OS/2, works fine, and that's where it stands at the
> moment. I imagine other tools could be used to make the necessary
> partition table changes, possibly Linux FDISK or DFSEE, but PTEDIT.EXE
> worked well enough for what I wanted to do.
> --
> Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he
> holds his tongue. Proverbs 17:28 NKJV
>
> Team OS/2
>
> Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.members.atlantic.net
>
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From: Derek Colley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,thenet.support.linux,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Embedded Audio with Linux
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 11:00:34 +0100
Tim Haynes wrote:
> "Tom Cashman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> [snip]
> > I think the manual is saying that my 'sound card' is based on the
> > Creative ES1373 chip, running on PCI Bus. It also says that it is AC '97
> > compliant (which, after some research, I've found is some kind of audio
> > codec standard set up by Intel).
>
> cat /proc/pci, that should tell you lots of useful stuff.
>
> If it's anything like the box I acquired recently, it's quite possibly an
> esssolo1 thing - try that module, see what happens.
>
> ~Tim
> --
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You could also try lspci or scanpci ... (Picked these gems up from the Modem
HOWTO).
Rgds,
Derek
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