You know, Anne....I can see a lot more out of this that I had originally hoped for. Think about this: Someone is looking to the listserv for answers to their particular problem, and thinks to find someone else with similar problems AND who has a similar system. A search is done through the archives....Bingo! All posts with siimilar attributes are found on-site or through a Web-based search. Not only do you find the posts, but you get data that can be analized and cross-checked against your own findings. If the postings are going to be archived, why not archive valuable data?
How many times have you done a search for a particular problem, only to receive a multitude of posts from individuals that say not much more than.. "Uh, yeah. I have that problem, too. I want help also!" Jeez, I hate it when I see one zillion top-rated search choices of archived meaningless Bologna postings like that! Maybe, this can even the odds a bit, give us all a chance to see the bigger picture of what complaints are formed around, and of those systems that are not having supermount problems. The best posts here, IMHO, are those when someone takes the time to type up what to do correctly, or shows their working config file. They are the 'priceless' in my book. Thanks for the insight, Anne. T ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 5:41 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] supermount I've stuck to the format of John's so far as I can. There may have to be an 'other info' column if we are going to try to collate this info, as there will be many cases of one-offs, I think. It's interesting, though. The survey has made me think a bit about some problems I've had, and things I might try to improve the issue. I had thought, for instance that tge cd-dvd was just ready for throwing, but now I'm not so sure that's the problem. Spec, then: Contact Anne Wilson Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Machine name anne-linux System specs: Make home build Model n/a CPU Athlon CPU manuf: AMD CPU rating 900 MBoard Manuf Asus MBoard Model A7V USB ports 2+2+2 all on-board 4-port hub, identified by linux as Texas Instruments TUSB2040/2070 Hub BIOS AMD Chipsets VIA VT8363 (VIA Apollo KT133) system controller VIA VT82C686A PCIset Controllers VIA VT8363/8365 (KT133/KM133) rev. 02 On-board RAM type and quantity 2x256DIMMS - supports 1.5Gb PC133 RAM CPU Bus 200MHz FSB Cache 256 Kb Video card Matrox Millennium G400 Dual Head Video memory 32 Mb Video bus AGP Pro/4X Sound card Audigy Platinum I/O Ports 1 serial disabled at bios 1 serial for occasional camera or modem connection 1 parallel unused IRQs shared 5 - usb-uhci, usb-uhci, eth0 10 - ide2, ide3, ohci1394 Peripherals installed Floppy generic CD-ROM_0 cd/dvd,Hitachi GD-5000 Connection on-board ide Position secondary master CD-ROM1 CD-RW, Mitsumi CR-48X9TE Rev. 1.0C Channel] UDMA ide connector Position secondary slave HDDs Fujitsu PMPG 3204AT, 19.5 Gb, UDMA 5 - UDMA connector primary master Maxtor 91731V4, 16 Gb, UDMA 4, UDMA connector, primary slave Fujitsu MPA 3043 ATU, 4 Gb, UDMA 2, secondary master Other: NIC SMC-EZ 10/100, Realtek chipset SCSI card Tekram DC-390, PCI listed by linux as AMD 53c974 PCscsi rev.10 USB devices Imation LS120 floptical HP DeskJet 990Cxi printer Epson Perfection 1650 scanner Findings Supermount enabled for floppy, LS120 and both cd drives. Generally no problem, providing care taking in removing focus before ejecting. Desktop icon for removable media seems to be a good control method. Audigy Platinum break-out box not yet supported. CD-DVD has never been properly recognised and cannot be scsi-emulated - this spec makes me wonder if its position on the udma controller is a problem. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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