Re: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 09:38:12 +0100 From: Christian Gennerat [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file neil barnes a écrit : Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2002 14:32:26 From: neil barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file Floppies have the same physical format in dos and linux though the filesystem is different usually - rawrite copies sector-for-sector so it doesn't matter what the format is. No. Linux can read write dos floppies But Linux can also use floppies with its own formats: minix, ext2 and maybe some others. And MsDOS cannot read theese ! ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 09:48:37 +0100 From: Christian Gennerat [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file Matthew Hanson a écrit : My ADD DDA DAD or something is kicking in here. If I boot from a floppy with rawrite, how am I going to then install from a CD with the image, if I''ve got the FDD plugged in? As said Neil, the floppy stops working once you've booted linux. No matter. you get it off, and now you can plug-in either SCSI, Network or CDROM. If you have booted with the PCMCIA image, it works! ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] Red Hat Linux on the L50
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:33:53 +0100 From: Christian Gennerat [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Red Hat Linux on the L50 Skip Carter a écrit : OK I know this has been covered before but for some reason, I can't find any ACTIVE servers from which I can download the patch to activate the floppy diskette drive ... There is a copy on my FTP server: ftp://ftp.taygeta.com/pub/Linux/Libretto/floppy_cs-202.tar.gz 2.02 version is bugged. (Part of patch missing) New version 2.03, tested with 2.4.17 You can find it at: http://www.geocities.com/xgenfr/floppy/floppy_cs-2.03.tar.gz As Raymond is running Red Hat 6.2, kernel 2.2.14-5.0. the correct patch is floppy_cs-1.03.tar.gz You can find it at: http://www.geocities.com/xgenfr/floppy/floppy_cs-1.03.tar.gz ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] Red Hat Linux on the L50
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 18:36:29 +0800 From: Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Red Hat Linux on the L50 At 06:01 PM 10/02/2002 -0800, you wrote: Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 17:53:22 -0800 From: Skip Carter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Red Hat Linux on the L50 Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 23:20:50 +0800 From: Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Red Hat Linux on the L50 OK I know this has been covered before but for some reason, I can't find any ACTIVE servers from which I can download the patch to activate the floppy diskette drive ... There is a copy on my FTP server: ftp://ftp.taygeta.com/pub/Linux/Libretto/floppy_cs-202.tar.gz tnx for that :-) Also, I'm probably looking in the wrong places but I'm having one hellava time trying to figure out how to get Linux to detect my PCMCIA network card (a Bromax iPort 10/100 NIC, NE2000 compatible) Is the card insertion detected ? If so, what does the syslog say afterwards ? well when I execute cardctl ident, it can see that there is an NE2000 compatible adapter that has been inserted but I can't figure out how to make it appear as eth0 or whatever nor can I figure out how to stop and start the cards ... I'll be stuffing around in the kernel in a little while to see if I can get the fdd working, I've heard that perhaps the kernel doesn't have support for the NIC yet so I'll check for that whilst I'm there ... - Raymond --- /~\ | | Does fuzzy logic tickle?| | ___ | My HDD has no reverse. How do I backup? | | /__/ +---| | / \ a y b o t | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | HTTP://www.raybot.net| | ICQ: 31756092 | Need help? Visit #Windows98 on DALNet! | \~/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Big HDD + Win'2k - BIOS, formatting, IDE adapter, etc [LIB]
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 12:51:29 + From: Fubar Libretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Big HDD + Win'2k - BIOS, formatting, IDE adapter, etc [LIB] At long last, I'm doing the deed - just picked up a new 30GB Fujitsu MHN2300AT in Kuala Lumpur to replace the OE 4.3GB HDD in my L110CT :-) My plan is:- - duplicate data content of existing drive to Internet Cafe LAN drive * update BIOS see Q2 below - remove existing HDD from Libretto - install new HDD in Libretto * boot from Win'98 recovery floppy see Q3 below * format entire bios-visible HDD (ie first 8.~GB) see Q3 below - remove new drive from Libretto * install new drive in Internet Cafe PC see Q4 below - copy entire Win'2K CD to new HDD see Q5 below - re-install new HDD in Libretto - run Win'2K installation from the new HDD - move copy of data content of old drive from LAN to new HDD Then, having retreated from the Internet cafe, delve into Win'2K to reserve the hibernation space at 8.~GB (starting from where the original in Libretto format left off - IIRC 71MB for Win'2K / 64MB RAM?) and then configure the HDD space over 8.~GB. I'm anticipating I'll eventually divide the sub 8.~ space into 3, and the over-8.~ space in two. It's a standard L110CT with 64MB memory, everything will be English language, and I'm hoping I'll have no problems as a result of my current dependance on mains power (my hi-cap battery is dead; the CMOS battery is AOK). Q1 - FAQ Has anyone written up a step-by-step guide to doing the Big HDD + Win'2K thing? Q2 - BIOS etc What's the latest on L110CT BIOS - I've been off-list for a while and I'm not up to date. Some time ago I downloaded (but have not installed) a copy of 7100tv81.exe (Ver:8.10 - Size:611,773 bytes - Posted:08/06/01 - Released:07/31/01) I have to update the BIOS first, right? You have to update the BIOS before install the Win2K so that it will install as ACPI computer rather than standard computer. And I'm right to take it that the BIOS is always backwards-compatible - ie I can upgrade the BIOS and I'll still be able to boot from either drive (4.3GB+Win'98 and 30GB+Win'2K respectively)? What other stuff should I be downloading before I begin - does the Win'2K CD suffice for the Libretto 110, or do I need to download Libretto-specific Win'2K stuff from Toshiba? Q3 - formatting I have the OE Libretto FDD and a Win'98 'recovery' boot diskette with COMMAND.COM, FDISK.EXE, etc on it - is that suitable for formatting the first 8.~ GB of the new HDD? It's got to be four or five years since I last did this - I vaguely recall FORMAT C: /S (and FORMAT C: /U /S??? - but I can't remember what U does?) - is that right? And then FDISK? It's all a blur... ;-) I've no previous Win'2K experience, and the file system issues are something of a grey area to me right now. Anything I need to watch out for, especially in respect of wanting this to become a Win'2K boot drive? Q4 - IDE adapter I've bought an adapter to plug the new HDD into a desktop. The drive has a long block of pins, plus four more pins offset at one end. The adapter matches up to the pins on the long block; the other four pins are for power, right? I recall it being mentioned at some point in the past that care was needed to make sure the laptop HDD - adapter - IDE cable connection is made correctly (not inverted?); indeed, the adapter I have will fit the new drive either way up - can someone jog my memory on the method for getting this right? Everything on the adapter is numbered, but not the pins on the HDD (plus of course I won't get to see the internals of the Internet Cafe machine prior to the moment of truth). Q5 - Win'2K I've seen it suggested that only the contents of the i386 directory need copying across? I've made a note to ensure I've got show all files enabled... And to launch the Win'2K installation, I just run winnt.exe...? Win'2K service packs - as per the BIOS question, I appreciate this info will be available elsewhere if I go search for it - but if anyone already has the necessary at their fingertips and can tell me what the score is, I'd really appreciate it - cheers! TIA! Sincerely... Steve _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] Red Hat Linux on the L50
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 08:35:38 +0800 From: Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Red Hat Linux on the L50 At 02:34 PM 11/02/2002 -0800, you wrote: Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 14:27:44 -0800 From: Skip Carter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Red Hat Linux on the L50 Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 18:36:29 +0800 From: Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Red Hat Linux on the L50 well when I execute cardctl ident, it can see that there is an NE2000 compatible adapter that has been inserted but I can't figure out how to make it Good first step, that means the PCMCIA CS is recognizing the card appear as eth0 or whatever make sure that /etc/pcmcia/network/opts is set appropriately for your network environment. Thanks ... the thing is, I don't even think its getting that far. I get no link lights on the card for instance - it seems to be that the card is identified but Linux can't figure out what to do with it. I haven't got system beeps turned on but I'm willing to bet that its either only giving me the single identify beep or the low failed beep (as opposed to the double identify/activate beep). nor can I figure out how to stop and start the cards /etc/rc.d/initd./pcmcia stop ( or start, or restart as appropriate ) After bootup, a this should only be necessary if you have changed stuff inside /etc/pcmcia/ Ya but don't you have to stop individual cards before you pull them like you do under Windows? AFAIK PCMCIA STOP stops card services altogether - something that you won't want to do if say you want to pull the FDD whilst you've also got the NIC as you'll end up killing your network connection. ... I'll be stuffing around in the kernel in a little while to see if I can get the fdd working, I've heard that perhaps the kernel doesn't have support for the NIC yet so I'll check for that whilst I'm there ... A good idea, but the stock kernel supports pretty much any network card, if the kernel is confused about what module to load you can put a line in /etc/modules.conf to be explicit about which one to load: alias eth0 ne2 How would you ID it as ne2? Here's what I get when I run 'cardctl ident': Socket 0: product info: PCMCIA, 10/100 Ethernet Card, , manfid: 0x0274, 0x1106 function: 6 (network) I tried adding a line 10/100 Ethernet Card to /etc/pcmcia/config but either it didn't like it or I added it in wrong ... or I'm looking in the wrong place! Any more ideas would be appreciated! - Raymond --- /~\ | | Does fuzzy logic tickle?| | ___ | My HDD has no reverse. How do I backup? | | /__/ +---| | / \ a y b o t | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | HTTP://www.raybot.net| | ICQ: 31756092 | Need help? Visit #Windows98 on DALNet! | \~/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] Red Hat Linux on the L50
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 18:14:02 -0800 From: Skip Carter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Red Hat Linux on the L50 Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 08:35:38 +0800 From: Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Red Hat Linux on the L50 Thanks ... the thing is, I don't even think its getting that far. I get no link lights on the card for instance - it seems to be that the card is identified but Linux can't figure out what to do with it. If this is true, then you should get a high beep and then a low beep. I haven't got system beeps turned on but I'm willing to bet that its either only giving me the single identify beep or the low failed beep (as opposed to the double identify/activate beep). For getting going anyway, you might want to have them on. nor can I figure out how to stop and start the cards /etc/rc.d/initd./pcmcia stop ( or start, or restart as appropriate ) After bootup, a this should only be necessary if you have changed stuff inside /etc/pcmcia/ Ya but don't you have to stop individual cards before you pull them like you do under Windows? AFAIK PCMCIA STOP stops card services altogether - something that you won't want to do if say you want to pull the FDD whilst you've also got the NIC as you'll end up killing your network connection. If you want to stop an individual card, you can use the command: cardctl suspend or cardctl eject but its not usually necessary. You can just manually eject the card and the card services software will do all the necessary shutdown procedures for that card (so its NOT like Windows). (In your example, just be sure to unmount the floppy -- e.g. umount /mnt/floppy -- before you pull the card. Card services won't care, but your files on the floppy will!). A good idea, but the stock kernel supports pretty much any network card, if the kernel is confused about what module to load you can put a line in /etc/modules.conf to be explicit about which one to load: alias eth0 ne2 How would you ID it as ne2? Here's what I get when I run 'cardctl ident': Socket 0: product info: PCMCIA, 10/100 Ethernet Card, , manfid: 0x0274, 0x1106 function: 6 (network) The system logs will probably be more informative. This is what is in /var/log/messages on my Lib100 after inserting a Linksys network card: Feb 11 12:34:43 talitha cardmgr[490]: socket 0: Linksys EtherFast 10/100 Fast Ethernet Feb 11 12:34:43 talitha kernel: cs: memory probe 0x0d-0x0d: clean. Feb 11 12:34:44 talitha kernel: eth0: NE2000 (DL10019 rev 05): io 0x300, irq 3, hw_addr 00:E0:98:77:FE:8D Feb 11 12:34:43 talitha cardmgr[490]: executing: 'modprobe 8390' Feb 11 12:34:44 talitha cardmgr[490]: executing: 'modprobe pcnet_cs' Feb 11 12:34:44 talitha cardmgr[490]: executing: './network start eth0' You probably have a something like the first line, it indicates that the card services saw the card. The second line depends upon your card opts and might not even exist for you The third line is the key, it indicates that the cs knows what to do with the card. If you don't have a line like that then you probably need to edit /etc/pcmcia/config so that your card is recognized. The HOWTO gives details. (My copy of /etc/pcmcia/config has a commented out NE2000 entry 'Too generic ?' that might be suitable for you to use). The subsequent lines follow pretty automatically once the card is recognized (for my card both the 8390 and pcnet_cs modules must load). -- Dr. Everett (Skip) Carter Phone: 831-641-0645 FAX: 831-641-0647 Taygeta Scientific Inc.INTERNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1340 Munras Ave., Suite 314WWW: http://www.taygeta.com Monterey, CA. 93940 ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] CORRECTION: W98 Suspend on L100CT - Help
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 22:03:36 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] CORRECTION: W98 Suspend on L100CT - Help In a message dated 2/11/2002 12:07:49 AM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Start Shut Down Standby When I do that, the graphic of the Lib pops up, and you see the progress of writing the data being written in the image of the LCD. I've confirmed this is in fact saving the data to disk... but for some reason, others have said they don't have this happen on a 50/70CT with W98. Write back and tell me what happens for you. Matt Well, it's not pretty. Standby and hibernate both initiate and appear to function (StartShutdownStandby, BTW, really is standby), but unhibernate and un-standby are not working properly. The W98 desktop comes back, but it is completely locked up. The mouse moves, but no other functions work. The 3-finger salute brings up the customary box, with the message Msgsrv32(Not Responding). Ending that Task sometimes brings everything back to normal, sometimes only partial functionality is restored. Like choosing Settings doesn't bring up the sub-menu. I am using IBM Disk Manager for drive overlay software. I read a post at Xin Yeng's site which reported the same general problem I'm having. Switching to EZBIOS solved it. Is anyone successfully running W98se on a L100CT with an IBM drive and Disk Manager? Thanks for any suggestions. Lee ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] CORRECTION: W98 Suspend on L100CT - Help
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 04:25:14 + From: Matthew Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] CORRECTION: W98 Suspend on L100CT - Help Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 22:03:36 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, it's not pretty. Standby and hibernate both initiate and appear to function (StartShutdownStandby, BTW, really is standby), but unhibernate and un-standby are not working properly. The W98 desktop comes back, but it is completely locked up. The mouse moves, but no other functions work. The 3-finger salute brings up the customary box, with the message Msgsrv32(Not Responding). Ending that Task sometimes brings everything back to normal, sometimes only partial functionality is restored. Like choosing Settings doesn't bring up the sub-menu. I've read where several people have had problems getting their Libs to hibernate, and resume properly. I guess I've been lucky so far. I do know that I will have problems resuming from hibernation if I take and PC Cards out of the slot after going into hibernation, and then trying to wake up without the PC card inserted where it had been. I am using IBM Disk Manager for drive overlay software. I read a post at Xin Yeng's site which reported the same general problem I'm having. Switching to EZBIOS solved it. Is anyone successfully running W98se on a L100CT with an IBM drive and Disk Manager? Thanks for any suggestions. I've got EZBios installed on my L70 to deal with a 20GB HDD. I've had (and still have) my share of other Windows related problems Guess I've been lucky as far as hibernation is concerned. Matt _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
