Linux-Setup Digest #95, Volume #20 Thu, 23 Nov 00 14:13:10 EST
Contents:
Re: LI ("JB")
Re: CD-RW failure - What do I try next? (Teresa =?iso-8859-1?Q?Rom=E1n?= Grande)
Re: Not worth the hassle..... (Jason Boyd)
Re: Linux on AMD (Jason Boyd)
Install. of RH6.2 on a 2:nd Hdd (Jimmy Havbring)
Re: sound of silence: help! (Martin Stenzel)
Re: CD-RW failure - What do I try next? (Adam Weeks)
Re: Linuxrouter and user-compiled kernel ("Tauno Voipio")
Re: want a NIC + RH7.0? Read me! (Adam Weeks)
SCSI ZIP drive install problem ("Shutrbug")
please help with kernel build!! (Adam Weeks)
Re: SCSI ZIP drive install problem (Adam Weeks)
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From: "JB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: LI
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 19:05:57 +0200
Reply-To: "JB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Seems like a problem with linear in /etc/lilo.conf or install simply put on
the other favor of lilo - boot diskette or install and repair it with lilo
from your lilo.conf to your boot hda or sda
ZB
"Dan Jacobson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8vjf8r$ktp$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> somebody told me to pick hard disk optimization upon installing Mandrake
7.2
> stupid me. After the grub quiz panel, it freezes. It is due to
ide0=autotune
> in grub's menu.lst.
>
> I had learned to remove ide0=autotune at the grub prompt but was getting
tired
> of it on my frequent reboots, silly me. Note at this point I could still
indeed
> boot into linux.
>
> somebody told me to get the ide0=autotune out of grub I had to run the
Mandrake
> 7.2 installation disk in upgrade mode. stupid me. It indeed got
ide0=autotune
> out of grub and lilo's configuration files, but when I rebooted, grub
gave me
> "stage1" and froze, the rescue lilo floppy gave L 101010...
>
> Hmmm, could it be that the Mandrake update script didn't fully do the job
so I
> then did:
>
> "walt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ????? news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> > You edit /boot/grub/menu.lst and then (one) equivalent
> > of running lilo is to start the grub shell (type 'grub'
> > as root). [............]
> > Grub should then tell you that the boot sector has
> > been written.
> >
> > If the machine doesn't boot properly then you can
> > always re-edit the boot menu in real-time by hitting
> > 'c' or 'e' at the grub boot prompt. It really is
> > a great tool--but I suggest you try installing grub
> > on a floppy disk before trying it on your hard disk.
>
> But now grub just gives tones of greek flying upwards.
>
> Due to Grub documentation writer not explaining any of these
> situations, I stuck on LILO instead,
> it is giving me "LI" and stopping.
>
> The only way back into my system is boot from CD.
> I can still manipulate lilo, but grub isn't around or something even
though
> I "chroot"....
>
> fdisk output:
> Disk /dev/hdb: 16 heads, 63 sectors, 58168 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/hdb1 * 1 1015 511528+ 83 Linux
> /dev/hdb2 1016 58168 28805112 5 Extended
> /dev/hdb5 1016 1522 255496+ 82 Linux swap
> /dev/hdb6 1523 7617 3071848+ 83 Linux
> /dev/hdb7 7618 17863 5163952+ 83 Linux
>
> fstab content:
> /dev/hdb1 / ext2 defaults 1 1
> none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0
> /dev/hdb7 /home ext2 defaults 1 2
> /mnt/cdrom /mnt/cdrom supermount fs=iso9660,dev=/dev/cdrom 0 0
> /mnt/cdrom2 /mnt/cdrom2 supermount fs=iso9660,dev=/dev/cdrom2 0 0
> #/dev/hda1 /mnt/disk/c vfat ro 0 0
> #/dev/hda5 /mnt/disk/d vfat ro 0 0
> /mnt/floppy /mnt/floppy supermount fs=vfat,dev=/dev/fd0 0 0
> none /proc proc defaults 0 0
> /dev/hdb6 /usr ext2 defaults 1 2
> /dev/hdb5 swap swap defaults 0 0
>
> I nottice in the comparison between old and news grub menu.lst
> files, apparently grub goes into more detail than lilo with its ()
notation.
>
> also, not only is autotune is rightly gotten rid of, but
> hd0 is replaced with hd1! Perhaps the is due to when I first installed
> I detatched other the windows drive hda, and now have reattached it.
> And the mandrake update script noted it and now isnt calling things
> relateve to hdb anymore?
>
> [both files say to install into hdb, I don't have that part handy at the
> moment.]
> < i18n (hd1,0)/boot/grub/messages
> < keytable (hd1,0)/boot/us.klt
> < altconfigfile (hd1,0)/boot/grub/menu.once
> < default 3
> ---
> > i18n (hd0,0)/boot/grub/messages
> > keytable (hd0,0)/boot/us.klt
> > altconfigfile (hd0,0)/boot/grub/menu.once
> > default 0
> 21,22c9,10
> < kernel (hd1,0)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb1 hdc=ide-scsi
> < initrd (hd1,0)/boot/initrd.img
> ---
> > kernel (hd0,0)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb1 hdc=ide-scsi ide1=autotune
> ide0=autotune
> > initrd (hd0,0)/boot/initrd.img
> 25,26c13,14
> < kernel (hd1,0)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb1 hdc=ide-scsi failsafe
> < initrd (hd1,0)/boot/initrd.img
> ---
> > kernel (hd0,0)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb1 hdc=ide-scsi ide1=autotune
> ide0=autotune failsafe
> > initrd (hd0,0)/boot/initrd.img
> 28,32c16,17
> < title windows
> < root (hd0,0)
> < map (0x81) (0x80)
> < map (0x80) (0x81)
> < makeactive
>
> lilo.conf
>
> boot=/dev/hdb
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> vga=normal
> default=linux
> keytable=/boot/us.klt
> lba32
> prompt
> timeout=150
> message=/boot/message
> menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.17-21mdk
> [...]
> other=/dev/fd0
> label=floppy
> unsafe
> image=/boot/vmlinuz
> label=linux
> root=/dev/hdb1
> initrd=/boot/initrd.img
> append=" hdc=ide-scsi"
> read-only
> image=/boot/vmlinuz
> label=failsafe
> root=/dev/hdb1
> initrd=/boot/initrd.img
> append=" hdc=ide-scsi failsafe"
> read-only
> [... wonder if this auto generate item will work:]
> other=/dev/hda1
> label=windows
> table=/dev/hda
> map-drive=0x80
> to=0x81
> map-drive=0x81
> to=0x80
> --
> www.geocities.com/jidanni E-mail: restore ".com." �n����
> Tel:+886-4-5854780; starting in year 2001: +886-4-25854780
>
>
>
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From: Teresa =?iso-8859-1?Q?Rom=E1n?= Grande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: CD-RW failure - What do I try next?
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 17:36:08 +0000
Just one thing: you are not mounting the cd-rw unit, are you?
Just in case you donn't know it must NOT be mounted.
This was my personal mistake for a while...
> Questioner wrote:
> >
> > I just bought one of those $99 CenDyne (www.cendyne.com) CD-RW drives
> > at CompUSA. deja.com tells me (from my ROM version) it's a remarked
> > ACER 8432i, but I'm not sure.
> >
> > I can read audio and iso9660 CDROMs and writing of CDR and CDRW disks
> > give NO ERROR MESSAGES with either plain cdrecord or xcdroast audio or
> > data from hard disk or from companion CDROM drive. But after writing,
> > the disk appears to xcdroast to be empty or missing (depending on
> > the sub-application/form). Attempts to mount a disks give:
> >
> > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/cdrw,
> > or too many mounted file systems
> >
> > My FIFO stays at least 90% full throughout on my 500 MHz system.
> > I can read the metadata (ATIP info) off the disk OK.
> > My secondary IDE channel has a CDROM at primary/hdc (accessing as IDE)
> > with the CD-RW at slave/hdd (accessing as scd0) and as I said,
> > communications with both drives seem to be OK both directions.
> >
> > I've tried two brands (good and bad) of CDRW media and the one CDR
> > that came with the system. I've tried the CDRW at 4x and 2x speeds.
> >
> > I can see a change to the disk surface after writing but only about
> > 1/4 inch seems to be written on a normal write while a blank=all
> > changes the whole (1.5? inch radially) disk.
> >
> > I have no ready access to a different operating system.
> >
> > I've tried doing "head -c 20480 /dev/scd0 | cd -c" and get an
> > "Input/output error" with my written disk (and stuff with recognizable
> > strings from a prerecorded data CD).
> >
> > The 3-page CD-RW manual says to make it the master (and only) drive on
> > the channel, but I can't believe that's necessary. Anyone know
> > different or think of a reason why it might be a problem?
> >
> > Have there been any kernel problems or differences? I don't see much
> > on that at deja.com. I'm using a 2.2.16 patched with IDE improvments
> > which has been working OK for several months.
> >
> > Any idea what I should try next? Must I embarass myself by taking it
> > to someone with a different OS?
> >
> > Thanks for responding to the newsgroup; the return address won't work.
>
> --
> Never do Windows again with | Scott M. Nolde
> Linux! No streaks, haze or | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> glaze! |
> 1:25pm up 43 min, 2 users, load average: 1.06, 1.12, 0.98
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From: Jason Boyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Not worth the hassle.....
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 18:04:46 GMT
> For now I keep Linux on it's own little drive, and I'll play around with it
> once and awhile....... maybe some day I will be able to break away from
> Windoze.
Same here. Linux is definitely for hackers at this point, but it's
rapidly moving towards a viable end-user platform. My main motivation
for jumping the gun is that I want to A) become a better hacker and
learn my way around UNIX/Linux so that I can B) help contribute to the
ongoing effort to make all software -- including OSes -- free. I am very
much a supporter of the end-user (being one myself) and hope to
eventually contribute significantly in the area of useability and
open-standards advocacy. To this end I need to get in the trenches and
start hacking. HOWEVER for the end-user (and I hope this isn't taken as
a derogatory term) with no interest in hacking and some interest in
being productive, I would say Linux is not quite there yet. Come back in
2002. Someday Microsoft will fall from it's perch and when the ensuing
digital dark ages have passed, open source platforms will inevitably
become the best platforms for stability, useability, productivity, etc.
I firmly believe this.
> > > I'm not bashing Linux, but I don't think it's worth the hassles.
> > > Everything has to be compiled, debugged, etc.
> > >
> > > I could spend more time messing around with Linux than I
> > > would getting some work done.
> > >
> > > It runs nice, rarely crashes, and can run on a small amount of
> > > ram.
> > >
> > > But it is a big pain in the arse, to get it to work.
> > >
> > > It's just not worth it.
> > >
> > >
I hear ya. Personally I would *rather* my system periodically crash for
no justifiable reason but have virtually unlimited software available
for any possible task I can imagine (much of which is quite frankly very
high quality software) than have a perfectly stable, high-performing
system in which it can often take me an entire day to install new
software, everything is insanely arcane and obfuscated with terrible (if
any) documentation, and most of the available software is aimed
recursively at running and maintaining the system rather than actually
using the system to do stuff.
I will continue booting into Windows to play games, do MIDI sequencing
and hard disk recording, manage my finances, and generally be
productive. Yes, I can check email, surf the Web, and compile UNIX
applications in Linux, but there's a lot of missing functionality as an
end-user OS. Even as a programmer I still prefer EditPlus to Emacs;
Visual Studio to KDevelop; Dreamweaver to nothing. The Linux geek will
quickly point out that there is a wide range of (free) applications for
Linux, including the application areas I just mentioned. I would counter
that Windows has a much wider range, a much smaller percentage of which
is at the version 0.x beta stage or worse. Almost every single app I've
tried thus far in Linux which is *not* a network service or a system
maintenance tool in some way or another has been buggy and/or has an
unusable interface. This includes much of the RedHat distro stuff.
But as you said, I'm not bashing Linux. It's come a long way in it's
brief existence, and this is due to the efforts of hackers as well as
wonderful, progressive companies like RedHat, Debian, Cygnus and the
Free Software Foundation, etc. Viva la revolucion!
Sorry for the rant. :)
=J
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From: Jason Boyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux on AMD
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 18:08:54 GMT
I'm running RedHat 6.2 on an AMD Athlon CPU. No problems *except* that
it's locked up once so far. I've heard I should maybe upgrade to kernel
2.2.16, but I've also been reading that this can cause enourmous
headaches compiling new packages which include kernel header stuff, so
I'm holding off...
Patrick Boucher wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> RedHat 7.0 Is working fine on Both Duron 700 and AMD thunderbird
> 800.. Without any problem at All !
>
> Patrick
>
> On Wed, 22 Nov 2000 10:20:04 +1100, "Noel Ferguson"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >Thanks for the replies
> >"Noel Ferguson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> >news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> >> Have been unable to install Linux Red Hat 6.2 on both my AMD 700 & AMD 233
> >> Does it run on AMD's ?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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From: Jimmy Havbring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Install. of RH6.2 on a 2:nd Hdd
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 18:10:11 GMT
I am new in Linux.
Just a simple question.
I have 2 harddrives. With Win98 and 2000 on the first drive.
It is full to 100%.with FAT16 and NTFS with M$ dual boot.
And I just installed a 2:nd harddrive also.
Is there any problem to install Red Hat on the 2:nd hdd?
And get Lilo automatically started at boot,
without destroying any data on the first hdd ..
/ Jimmy -(also wants to use M$ windows)
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From: Martin Stenzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: sound of silence: help!
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 19:13:07 +0100
David Wright wrote:
> I am running RH 6.2 on a laptop, and yesterday the sound simply stopped
> (it won't even beep) after working fine for months. Sound still works
> fine under Windows, so I don't think it's a hardware failure. Below I
> reproduce a history describing the results of every check I could think
> of. If anyone has some concrete advice, I would be very appreciative!
>
> After looking at
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Sound-HOWTO.html
> I tried
> ls -l /dev/sndstat /dev/audio
> which returns
> crw------- 1 maria sys 14, 4 Apr 17 1999 /dev/audio
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 14, 6 Apr 17 1999 /dev/sndstat
> Both are present, although I don't know why /dev/audio should belong
> to maria, except that she is logged in at the console. Trying
> cat /dev/sndstat
> gives a "No such device" error. The HOWTO says that means the sound
> driver did not load. It gives some hints on getting the kernel to
> recognize your sound card for plug and play driver loading, but running
> pnpdump finds no pnp devices. That really doesn't suprise me, as I
> suspect that a laptop has no "sound card" as such. Looking at the
> /etc/sysconfig/soundcard created by the installer reveals it to consist
> of the single line
> CARDTYPE=MAESTRO
> and the boot log makes it look like the relevant module was loaded
> without any problem
> Nov 22 03:10:38 localhost rc.sysinit:
> Finding module dependencies succeeded
> Nov 22 03:10:42 localhost rc.sysinit:
> Loading sound module (maestro) succeeded
> However, if I load the sound module manually via
> insmod sound trace_init=1
> I do get some worrisome warnings
> /lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/sound.o:
> unresolved symbol sound_init_lowlevel_drivers_Rec0251af
> /lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/sound.o:
> unresolved symbol sound_unload_lowlevel_drivers_Ra675fda1
> /lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/sound.o:
> unresolved symbol sound_preinit_lowlevel_drivers_Rebdfb792
> That's all I could think to do, and I still don't have any sound. What
> happened?! And what can I do to fix it?!
Verify that the object file "sound.o" is being loaded.
What gives you the command "lsmod"?
Does the "sound" module appear?
If not you _must_ have changed something with the kernel/modules!
--
Martin Stenzel
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
PGP-/GnuPG-encrypted mail appreciated,
public key (ID: >>B57C61DC<<) at:
>>http://141.20.1.38/~h0444xyv/GPGkey_martin.stenzel<<
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From: Adam Weeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: CD-RW failure - What do I try next?
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 18:13:53 GMT
Teresa Rom�n Grande wrote:
> Just one thing: you are not mounting the cd-rw unit, are you?
> Just in case you donn't know it must NOT be mounted.
> This was my personal mistake for a while...
>
> > Questioner wrote:
> > >
> > > I just bought one of those $99 CenDyne (www.cendyne.com) CD-RW drives
> > > at CompUSA. deja.com tells me (from my ROM version) it's a remarked
> > > ACER 8432i, but I'm not sure.
> > >
> > > I can read audio and iso9660 CDROMs and writing of CDR and CDRW disks
> > > give NO ERROR MESSAGES with either plain cdrecord or xcdroast audio or
> > > data from hard disk or from companion CDROM drive. But after writing,
> > > the disk appears to xcdroast to be empty or missing (depending on
> > > the sub-application/form). Attempts to mount a disks give:
> > >
> > > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/cdrw,
> > > or too many mounted file systems
> > >
> > > My FIFO stays at least 90% full throughout on my 500 MHz system.
> > > I can read the metadata (ATIP info) off the disk OK.
> > > My secondary IDE channel has a CDROM at primary/hdc (accessing as IDE)
> > > with the CD-RW at slave/hdd (accessing as scd0) and as I said,
> > > communications with both drives seem to be OK both directions.
> > >
> > > I've tried two brands (good and bad) of CDRW media and the one CDR
> > > that came with the system. I've tried the CDRW at 4x and 2x speeds.
> > >
> > > I can see a change to the disk surface after writing but only about
> > > 1/4 inch seems to be written on a normal write while a blank=all
> > > changes the whole (1.5? inch radially) disk.
> > >
> > > I have no ready access to a different operating system.
> > >
> > > I've tried doing "head -c 20480 /dev/scd0 | cd -c" and get an
> > > "Input/output error" with my written disk (and stuff with recognizable
> > > strings from a prerecorded data CD).
> > >
> > > The 3-page CD-RW manual says to make it the master (and only) drive on
> > > the channel, but I can't believe that's necessary. Anyone know
> > > different or think of a reason why it might be a problem?
> > >
> > > Have there been any kernel problems or differences? I don't see much
> > > on that at deja.com. I'm using a 2.2.16 patched with IDE improvments
> > > which has been working OK for several months.
> > >
> > > Any idea what I should try next? Must I embarass myself by taking it
> > > to someone with a different OS?
> > >
> > > Thanks for responding to the newsgroup; the return address won't work.
> >
> > --
> > Never do Windows again with | Scott M. Nolde
> > Linux! No streaks, haze or | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > glaze! |
> > 1:25pm up 43 min, 2 users, load average: 1.06, 1.12, 0.98
By the way, Is there support for FireWire CDRWs Yet?
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From: "Tauno Voipio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Linuxrouter and user-compiled kernel
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 18:12:38 GMT
"Maciej Kozinski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi,
>
> i got following problem with linuxrouter (http://www.linuxrouter.org/).
> I want to put customized kernel onto the "idiot image" floppy. I compile
> it and copy it to the floppy, it boots, but it cannot mount the root
> filesystem from the ramdisk. The kernel copied from "good", working LR
> diskette works fine, which indicates this is the problem of the kernel,
> not the bootloader (syslinux). The kernel compiled from configuration
> taken from the distribution of kernel/packages copied to the diskette
> cannot mount the root filesystem too.
> I got two question: what is the minimum set of drivers to run the
> linuxrouter from the floppy (ramdisk, filesystems, devices) and what did
> I miss to do to get my own linuxrouter working?
>
The initial ramdisk has to be set up suiting the kernel. See Bootdisk-HOWTO.
Tauno Voipio
tauno voipio @ iki fi
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From: Adam Weeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: want a NIC + RH7.0? Read me!
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 18:16:46 GMT
Peter Bismuti wrote:
> If you're looking for an ethernet card that you can pop in and will work
> the first time and that doesn't cost too much, try the Netgear FA310TX.
> It is only 10mbs, but this is good enough for home. I got a home network
> kit for 69$ which included two cards and a hub, the same price for a low
> end 3com.
>
> I struggled with the Linksys EtherFast 10/100 and never got it working so
> I through in the towel. Don't believe Redhat's hardware compatility site,
> it is NOT easy to install. I spent a whole day and never got it working.
> The Netgear FA310TX I got working in no time at all.
>
> Hope this helps some
>
> BTW, does anyone know how to cross post using tin?
I use two Netgears, and wouldn't buy anything else. They're great!
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From: "Shutrbug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SCSI ZIP drive install problem
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 13:35:27 -0500
Reply-To: "Shutrbug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Ok. I don't know where to start other than to say I have an external SCSI
ZIP100 and no idea how to install it. I was not asked about it during my
initial installation of Mandake 7.2 (which I only did a week ago). Where do
I go in my files and do I need to do this from a terminal window? I'm
really clueless here folks and would love someone to hold my hand through
this set up procedure. Thanks.
--
Michael Larsen
Worldview Photography
http://www.worldviewphoto.com
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From: Adam Weeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: please help with kernel build!!
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 18:38:29 GMT
Hello all,
I have so many problems (meaning I just don't know the answers yet) with
Linux RH7, but I really love it over my mac and (gulp) win98 boxes.
When I try to build a new kernel;
using "make dep; make clean" then "make bzImage", I'm getting errors at
the end of that command, and no bzImage is produces (kernel 2.2.16-22,
btw) Red Hat support suggested that the image was simply too big, and
to remove modules (not really sure exactly how, or if that is indeed the
problem)
Any advice or knowledge would be greatly appreciated!!!
BTW - In support of Linux, I probably have my machine with all of my
installs about as screwed up as possible, but it's still stable as hell,
and my home LAN is totally running perfect using Linux as the server!
Mac is pretty stable, and the scariest computer experience I have these
days is crossing my fingers while I restart my Windows machine!
Thanks,
Adam Weeks
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From: Adam Weeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: SCSI ZIP drive install problem
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 18:43:47 GMT
Shutrbug wrote:
> Ok. I don't know where to start other than to say I have an external SCSI
> ZIP100 and no idea how to install it. I was not asked about it during my
> initial installation of Mandake 7.2 (which I only did a week ago). Where do
> I go in my files and do I need to do this from a terminal window? I'm
> really clueless here folks and would love someone to hold my hand through
> this set up procedure. Thanks.
>
> --
> Michael Larsen
> Worldview Photography
> http://www.worldviewphoto.com
It's been a long time since I set up a Zip drive, and that was back on my Mac
using Yellow Dog Linux!!!
But if I remember, you have to play with the /etc/fstab file, and add the info
for the Zip.
Also create a symbolic link file in your /dev folder, such as /dev/zip -->
/dev/sd2 or something.
It's probably not the best way, but on the bootup of the machine, you should
notice the Zip and its corresponding partition map, just look quick, and jot it
down. (sd?)
If I recall, I got the Zip working really well -- with auto eject and stuff -
really cool.
PS - I had a Jaz 2G working just as well on same machine. F---- thing died
later anyway :(
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