Re: [ql-users] Weird Q40 Linux Problem
Ôçí 18/12/2002 6:36:38 ìì, ï/ç "Derek Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ýãñáøå: > >Hi Pheobus, > >You must be installing Shoestring, it is quite hard to install. I have had a >few failures with it. The enter runlevel means that the system does not >know which runlevel to use, 3 is a good one. But the installation has failed > >But I installed it on a Q40 at a Computer show, and it did install first >time. > >There seems to be problems with the type of CDR disk used, maybe it is >errors in the writing of the disk, try looking at the checksums of the >downloaded disk image. > >Derek > Thanks for the info Derek. I am indeed installing Shoestring. I have searched for older versions to try but they seem to have disappeared from everywhere... I am not sure if Richard is reading this list any more (or ql- developers) but he would be the one to consult. As I said in my original mailing, using the ramimg and then running apps directly from the cdrom works just fine. Maybe again it's my Q40 as it's an initial production run and some things as I have noticed don't go as expected (ie ProWesS that despite all info from other Q40i and Q60 users I yet have to install and run). Other things work like a dream. (Turbo, GWASS, c68 and Q-Word do and that's what I am really interested in anyway! Weird thing here is that PQIV DOESN'T run unless used on QDOS Classic ) The problem with the Shoestring ISO image is that it exceeds 700Mbytes (it's actually a little over it and I had to set my CDR to overburn it. However the checksums look fine and furthermore it didn't appear to have any trouble with it After little thought however, my money is on the partitioning scheme... I think that the QWA partition set startable confuses it... Oh well I will have to totally erase and start over... that's the part of QL systems I hate... disk (floppy) access is so slow and the copy of subdirectories so unecessary complicated I dread touching it... Speaking of disks any way to use QubIDE partitions (which are infinitely more reliable than QWA ones) and SMSQ/E ones on the same disk? I've tried to contact Phil Borman, but he doesn't reply from the address he lists on his webpage... Regards, Phoebus >- Original Message - >From: "Phoebus Dokos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "QL Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "QL Developers Mailing >List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 4:13 AM >Subject: [ql-users] Weird Q40 Linux Problem > > >> >> Hi, >> I just installed Q40 Linux (not just a dummy version based on the ram >image which worked >> pretty well btw) on my Q40 and after the installation completes >succesfully, upon restarting I >> am getting a enter runlevel prompt and whatever I enter Linux hangs there >with a No more >> things to do in theis Runlevel (or something like that anyway) >> >> Any ideas? >> >> Also I acquired a couple of Intel Etherexpress PRO/100 ISA!!! cards and it >worked good with >> the the ramimage based Linux (I managed to run Lynx! hehe)... i think i >can get more and they >> were dirt cheap... approx 1.50 UKP (I am not sure for the price on more of >these as the guy >> probably will figure out there's a demand and will jack up the price but I >can ask)... >> >> >> Phoebus >> >> >> > >
Re: [ql-users] Weird Q40 Linux Problem
Hi Pheobus, You must be installing Shoestring, it is quite hard to install. I have had a few failures with it. The enter runlevel means that the system does not know which runlevel to use, 3 is a good one. But the installation has failed But I installed it on a Q40 at a Computer show, and it did install first time. There seems to be problems with the type of CDR disk used, maybe it is errors in the writing of the disk, try looking at the checksums of the downloaded disk image. Derek - Original Message - From: "Phoebus Dokos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "QL Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "QL Developers Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 4:13 AM Subject: [ql-users] Weird Q40 Linux Problem > > Hi, > I just installed Q40 Linux (not just a dummy version based on the ram image which worked > pretty well btw) on my Q40 and after the installation completes succesfully, upon restarting I > am getting a enter runlevel prompt and whatever I enter Linux hangs there with a No more > things to do in theis Runlevel (or something like that anyway) > > Any ideas? > > Also I acquired a couple of Intel Etherexpress PRO/100 ISA!!! cards and it worked good with > the the ramimage based Linux (I managed to run Lynx! hehe)... i think i can get more and they > were dirt cheap... approx 1.50 UKP (I am not sure for the price on more of these as the guy > probably will figure out there's a demand and will jack up the price but I can ask)... > > > Phoebus > > >
Re: [ql-users] QPC hard drives size
> Also, the location given here is 'almost' correct. It should be: > > http://homepages.tesco.net/dilwyn.jones/software/freeware/freeware.htm l Hmm, my fault, I typed my message in a hell of a hurry and left out the freeware folder name. > I had actually looked at the US mirror of Dilwyn's sight which seems to > be out of date (no Q-Trans on it). Because of the chaos caused by the enforced change of sites because of Softnet closing down. The Other SOftware Page is having to find a new home, but will reappear as a bigger site with more programs on it, porbably most if not all the PD library stuff. -- Dilwyn Jones
Re: [ql-users] soql
Assuming your PC has two serial ports, COM1 and COM2, you could, via the opening configuration dialogue (click on the SER/PAR button), make SER3 be COM2 and SER2 be none or COM3 or whatever. Or did you mean that your PC's modem uses COM3, if so, you simply make SER3 correspond to COM3. Whichever way you want to arrange this, it can be done from that configuration screen as QPC2 starts up. Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: Arnold Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Quanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 7:27 PM Subject: [ql-users] soql Hi all, How can I get QPC2 to open to SER3 or, how can I change SOQL to use SER2?. Arnie
Re: [ql-users] QPC hard drives size
In article <001d01c2a606$d18ba640$4d28ff3e@blackpc>, Dilwyn Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >Thanks guys. For being so nice about the program, once I've got the >directory versus filenames issue sorted out, you can have the sources >Phoebus! You deserve it. It is good stuff. This is the kind of thing that just makes the QL system easier to use - the thing that the 'non-experts' are always asking for. It is a pity that so few of them are left around now, we need ways of encouraging them back to using the QL / SMSQ/E ... etc. -- Malcolm Cadman
Re: [ql-users] QPC hard drives size
In article <001e01c2a606$d4c9ba40$4d28ff3e@blackpc>, Dilwyn Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >http://homepages.tesco.net/dilwyn.jones/software/freeware.html > >or can be emailed to you if simpler for you! (It's part of Launchpad, >I'm releasing the stand-alone compnent programs separately, as they >are finished). Ummm ... judging by the way that you have started with QTrans, Launchpad is going to be very interesting :-) -- Malcolm Cadman
Re: [ql-users] soql
Arnold Clarke wrote: > How can I get QPC2 to open to SER3 or, how can I change SOQL to use SER2?. I'm not sure what you want to do, but the SER->COM mapping is fully configurable. SER/PAR button in config dialog. Marcel
Re: [ql-users] soql
Ôçí 18/12/2002 2:27:07 ìì, ï/ç "Arnold Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ýãñáøå: > > > Áðü: "Arnold Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Ðñïò: "Quanta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ÈÝìá: [ql-users] soql > Çìåñïìçíßá:Wed, 18 Dec 2002 19:27:07 - > > > > Hi all, > How can I get QPC2 to open to SER3 or, how can I change SOQL to use > SER2?. > > > Arnie Ser3 can be configured via the SER/PAR tab upon startup (just assign it to COM2 or COM1 whichever one you have free...) As for SoQL as after my crash I don't have it working any longer... Jonathan Dent is the man to ask :-) Phoebus
[ql-users] soql
Hi all, How can I get QPC2 to open to SER3 or, how can I change SOQL to use SER2?. Arnie
