20GB experience + a few questions
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 21:59:05 +0200 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 20GB experience + a few questions Hi, I finally purchased the new IBM 20GB drive from Weesco (thanks to David). There are quite a few options for nonUS residents. Actually, few companies ship and bill outside US. Those who accept ask you to pay through money order. It is not easy to send MO as subsequently if something go wrong you lose your money. Bob the owner of Weesco is a nice guy and has a good feedback in E-Bay. The prices are reasonable and shipping charges are $25.00. Finally he kindly noted "Replacement Hard Drive" on the top of the box and so far I have not received VAT customs form. I found only one company (do not actually remember the name) which ships overseas and accept credit cards but they were charging $85 for shipping. Note for French buyers: at least IBM France offers only 3 months warranty for parts (IMO Toshiba do the same) for this cutting edge technology! Thus, 3 years of US warranty well worth the hassle of buying in US. I am actually at my third drive replacement in two-year Libretto experience. Toshiba's 6GB died for the second time while I was waiting for 20GB. I will have to contact that f#@$ng Toshiba support again! Hope this helps future buyers. Now the questions. 1 Aware of potential hibernation zone problem I FDISKed first. Obviously in DOS I was limited to 8GB. I carefully noted the last sector which was Cyl 1016; Head 254; Sector 63. My partition plan was the following: 1st primary Win2K 3GB 2nd primary Win98 1,5GB 3st primary DOS 0,5 GB Extended 3GB 200MB for temporary Windows files, Internet cashe, Recent, Cookies 200MB pagefile 80MB beginning Cyl 1017 Head 1 sect 1 12GB CD images I remember that when I partitioned hibernation zone on 6GB drive whenever BIOS hibernation occurred partition table was erased and the hibernation zone appeared again as unallocated space. Thus this was my test. And it did not work! After BIOS hibernated my Libretto I was able to access all logical drives. How can I find where Libretto hibernates before I loose any data??? 2 Another weird problem happened to me which may explain my first problem. I was urged to get some data from a friend's desktop so I hibernated Win2k, pulled out the drive and connected through USB adapter. Though DNboy is supposed to be limited to 13GB drives I was able to access the whole drive and copy my files. I even tested if I was able to access those files on my drive. It was a bad surprise when I discovered my drive in Libretto just after it went from hibernation. The files were not there! Actually I suppose that Win2k keeps all filetables in memory and on some occasions may restore them to drive after standby/hibernation. Can anybody confirm this? 3 I am going to use System Commander to switch from Win2k to Win98. Are there any hidden problem to ghost in this particular case? 4 What is the better choice Ghost or Drive Image? I have one point for Drive Image: it can verify integrity of allocation tables of all drives before dumping partition. Did anyone managed to save partition directly to NTFS disk? DI docs say it is possible as long as DOS gives a letter to the disk. I tested with demo of NTFSDOS but failed. Computer is rebooted whenever I try to start DI/Ghost. When NTFSDOS is loaded with hymem.sys it says stack overflow. Systernals site says to ask technical assistance but it is limited to NTFSDOSPRO users. These are all my questions. Thank you for any help. If you remember my post about CD emulators - Win2k incompatibilities. I finally got solution it is Paragon CD emulator. Quick reminder: Virtual Drive - only one drive can be created; need to reboot Win2k when you plug PCMCIA CD-ROM VirtuoCD - no compression, the author seems to forget about his commitment to develop this software Virtual CD v3 - prevents standby/hibernation ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: 20GB experience + a few questions
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 00:06:38 +0200 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: 20GB experience + a few questions I finally purchased the new IBM 20GB drive from Weesco Alexandre, which model Libretto do you have? 100CT ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: Win2k on Lib 110?
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 21:24:54 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Win2k on Lib 110? Hi! - Power management for Win2k installed. The Control Panel has now an extension (whrere processor speed and brightness of the display is adjustable) but changes on this panel make no effect, these parameters always remain on the defaults. You are probably running localised Win2k. No problems in native English version. Power extention also rely on ACPI toshiba value added logical device but as long as I remember but not sure in this case you will not see extention panel at all. So is there an need for a second "hibernation-partition" which is used for other operating-systems? And how can I remove this partition, if it is not needed? Control Panel- Administrative Tools- Computer Management- Disk Management. But I would warn you to do that. BIOS will force hibernation into that area if it runs out of battery while on stanby. Lib 100 does not hibernate on overheat it just shutdown. NTFS puts backup of boot sector to the last sector of partition. If original boot sector is damaged and backup overwritten you loose all your data. - I have not yet found the Win2k-utilities to make BIOS-adjustments. I verified Toshiba page with that utility is no longer there. I will post it later if no one can do this before. - What is the Toshiba mobile extensions software? no idea. - I have planned to install a IBM 20GB HD - will it work in Win2k (because the BIOS-limit is still 8GB!) the only problem is to localize hibernation zone. Hope this helps, Alexandre ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: 20GB experience + a few questions
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 21:24:57 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: 20GB experience + a few questions A HD sector editor would let you manually alter the master file directory, then let you chain files together sector by sector by hand. Since all directories pretty much are laid out like: Directory Listing for File0001 points to first HD sector #, with pointer to second sector, which points to second HD sector # and has a pointer to the their sector .it is merely a matter of locating the first sector of your ZIP (or any other file you want to recover), locating the second sector, and so forth, then making sure the directory is properly updated with this information. Yes, you can spend days working on this recovering multi-MB files by hand, but it works fine. The solution was much simpler than that. Win2k has an utility called diskprobe. It allows you directly manipulate sectors. In fact in my case information in first EBR about the next extended partition was overwritten. It was matter of minutes to calculate the right data, write it and all the chain of extended partitions was recovered. However I spent the whole week-end learning about partitions in order to do this. BTW recover boot sector in NTFS is even easier. Actually I made floppy backup of all partitions tables as well as boot sectors. Now I am looking for two DOS utilities from NT4 resource kit: disksave and diskprobe. As for a program that writes 1's to disk, I wouldn't know. I'd just write a program myself. I am doctor not programmer! Maybe www.softseek.com or www.deja.com/usenet has some clues. No 1 From time to time I hear a rather loud click inside and Windeows freezes in that moment. This problem was present from the first time I installed the drive. What that could be? Does Windows crash or do anything bad? No it just freezes for a fraction of second. It's either the HD head moving about, or HD failure. Both IBM and Toshiba have low-level diagnostics programs you can run on the HD to make sure nothing bad is happening, just in case. This is certainly HD head hitting something. But I have never heard that kind of sound on other HD IBM or not. 2 Some time ago I read from your page about SIIG PCMCIA fan. Have you seen Win2k drivers for it? No idea. But one person who did try it recommended against it. It is such a tight fit that it damaged the MB/circuitry around the area and caused problems for that one person. however,that was merely an example of stupidity. If the card, if out of spec sizewise, was too hard to squeeze in, then why did that person proceed? I'm sure another PCMCIA fan card, if the proper size, would fit just fine and not cause problems. The name of "one person" is Nicolas Rubinstein. As I remember he is no longer on the list. He is otherwise smart guy and gave us many useful tips about Win2k and overclocking. By the way I remind you that he fixed his motherboard with a drop of glue. Remember, for all electronic equipment, it shouldn't need much force to put together. If it does, something is most likely wrong and you shouldn't force it in -- or else you'll risk damage. I must admit that card in question fits rather tight and if your motherboard is weak it can be damaged. But in my opinion his and mine problem is that we tend to forget that most so called IT professionals are just incompetent when are not trying to cheat you. It just hard to imagine that you paid $$ for a potentially dangerous misconceived card. Finally, David about previous suggestion about FAT. From all that I had to read about FAT/NTFS comparative stability I am happy to stay with NTFS. Most if not all recovery utilities just take the address from MFT of the first sector of file to recover and then recover the next sectors corresponding to file size. Thus, unless you defragmented partition minutes before failure your chances to recover are nil. Theese are just my 2c, Alexandre ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Win2k and Libretto
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 18:38:24 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Win2k and Libretto As promised http://www.geocities.com/kaoukhov/win2k.zip Toshiba acpi support whith hw setup in single 2MB file. Power extentions are available from Toshiba official support pages. ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: Windows 2000 Question
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 18:38:22 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Windows 2000 Question I am running W2K on a overclocked Libretto 100CT. I routinely use standby vice hibernation, and read with interest that the BIOS will do a direct write to disk if it orders a hibernation that will essentially trash my hard disk - unless I am exceptionally lucky. Is there a way to identify and partition that area without a reinstallation of W2K?? I followed the discussion of writing all ones and looking for the area... but I am uninterested in doing that - I'll just continue to operate like I am and take the chance. There is indirect way to proceed. Boot from DOS floppy. Then run any utility that reports HD geometry eg Caldera fdisk (comes with any Powerquest software) or PTS diskeditor (free). You will see that your disk upper limit is only Cyl 1016 Head 255 and Sector 64 which is different from usual 1024 cylinder limit. Now a bit of calculation: (1024-1016)*255*64*512/1024=65280KB Control Panel-System reports that I have 65136KB of RAM. This should fit between 1016 and 1024 cylinders. Yet noone can confirm that BIOS effectively hibernates into that area. I will try to figure that out as oon as I get my 6GB disk back for backup. I highly recommend to free that area just in case. Cheers, Alexandre Kaoukhov ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: 8Gb+ /hibernation
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 18:37:30 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: 8Gb+ /hibernation -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 6:11 PM To: Libretto Subject: 8Gb+ /hibernation Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 12:09:13 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 8Gb+ /hibernation In einer eMail vom 07.11.2000 09:06:03 (MEZ) Mitteleuropäische Zeit schreibt [EMAIL PROTECTED]: (1024-1016)*255*64*512/1024=65280KB Control Panel-System reports that I have 65136KB of RAM. This should fit between 1016 and 1024 cylinders. Yet noone can confirm that BIOS effectively hibernates into that area. I will try to figure that out as oon as I get my 6GB disk back for backup. That's what I thought, too. Actually mine needs a few more megs of space. I don't have a clue why! But how did you know that it needs more space? Alexandre Kaoukhov ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: Win2k and Libretto
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 18:37:51 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Win2k and Libretto Windows 2000 comes with all drivers needed. Only two things lack: 1)hary lightbulb is now downloadable as power extention panel. 2)BIOS configuration utility which is inside win2k file. Nice to have it available but very rarely used. Moreover BIOS settings may be accessed through tsetup in DOS. -Original Message- From: J W W L (Warwick) Berg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 8:41 PM To: Libretto Subject: Re: Win2k and Libretto Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 08:42:37 +1300 From: "J W W L \(Warwick\) Berg" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Win2k and Libretto Hi all I must have come in late on this. Could you please describe the contents of the win2k.zip file? I have win2k prof but have been hesitant to put it on the 110ct in case half of the libretto specific drivers don't work and I have to revert to 98 again. Thanks Warwick - Original Message ----- From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Libretto" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 7 November 2000 06:40 Subject: Win2k and Libretto Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 18:38:24 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Win2k and Libretto As promised http://www.geocities.com/kaoukhov/win2k.zip Toshiba acpi support whith hw setup in single 2MB file. Power extentions are available from Toshiba official support pages. ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: Libretto CD - 11 Nov Plan
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 00:53:25 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Libretto CD - 11 Nov Plan Could you post the menu of you CD-ROM So we will know precisely what is inside? -Original Message- From: David Chien [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 1:34 AM To: Libretto Subject: Libretto CD - 11 Nov Plan Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 16:31:21 -0800 (PST) From: David Chien [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Libretto CD - 11 Nov Plan Since PayPal is now accepting payment from the following list of international countries, I will make PayPal my primary payment method for the Libretto CD when it is completed. Unless someone pipes up and is outside one of these countries, I'll simply make PayPay the only payment method for my convenience. I don't know how long it takes for a PayPal account to be setup for international customers, so I suggest that you do signup today if you're interested in the Libretto CD and wish to purchase it using PayPal when it is available. Let me know... d =) PayPal is now available in the following countries: Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Denmark France Germany Hong Kong Ireland Israel Italy Japan Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Singapore South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Get organized for the holidays! http://calendar.yahoo.com/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: 8Gb+ /hibernation
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 00:53:29 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: 8Gb+ /hibernation -Original Message- From: Paul Bristow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 8:34 PM To: Libretto Subject: Re: 8Gb+ /hibernation Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 20:29:12 +0100 From: Paul Bristow [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 8Gb+ /hibernation Alexandre Kaoukhov wrote: Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 18:37:30 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: 8Gb+ /hibernation -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 6:11 PM To: Libretto Subject: 8Gb+ /hibernation Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 12:09:13 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 8Gb+ /hibernation In einer eMail vom 07.11.2000 09:06:03 (MEZ) Mitteleuropäische Zeit schreibt [EMAIL PROTECTED]: (1024-1016)*255*64*512/1024=65280KB Control Panel-System reports that I have 65136KB of RAM. This should fit between 1016 and 1024 cylinders. Yet noone can confirm that BIOS effectively hibernates into that area. I will try to figure that out as oon as I get my 6GB disk back for backup. That's what I thought, too. Actually mine needs a few more megs of space. I don't have a clue why! It needs to store the 2M of video RAM as well. I reserved 1014-1024 cylinders and it *seems* to be ok Hmm... The question remains the same how did you figure that out? Moreover you can access 1014-1015 cylinders from DOS whith no overlay software. I reserved 1016-1028 and it seemed to be ok as well. ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
FW: Windows 2000 Question
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 00:53:32 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FW: Windows 2000 Question You are right. While the file is there Geocities prevent it from downloading. I have dial-up connection thus I will send it to you a bit later when I get time in case you will handle the other requests. BTW I got rid off tfunkey (seems to be some tool used to directly change power settengs by Fn key but does not work to me) and tdispoff from "Run" in registry. -Original Message- From: Brian McIlvaine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 5:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Windows 2000 Question Unable to get the file at the URL you specified - could you send it to me? Thanks! -Original Message----- From: Alexandre Kaoukhov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 12:41 To: Libretto Subject: RE: Windows 2000 Question Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 18:38:22 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Windows 2000 Question I am running W2K on a overclocked Libretto 100CT. I routinely use standby vice hibernation, and read with interest that the BIOS will do a direct write to disk if it orders a hibernation that will essentially trash my hard disk - unless I am exceptionally lucky. Is there a way to identify and partition that area without a reinstallation of W2K?? I followed the discussion of writing all ones and looking for the area... but I am uninterested in doing that - I'll just continue to operate like I am and take the chance. There is indirect way to proceed. Boot from DOS floppy. Then run any utility that reports HD geometry eg Caldera fdisk (comes with any Powerquest software) or PTS diskeditor (free). You will see that your disk upper limit is only Cyl 1016 Head 255 and Sector 64 which is different from usual 1024 cylinder limit. Now a bit of calculation: (1024-1016)*255*64*512/1024=65280KB Control Panel-System reports that I have 65136KB of RAM. This should fit between 1016 and 1024 cylinders. Yet noone can confirm that BIOS effectively hibernates into that area. I will try to figure that out as oon as I get my 6GB disk back for backup. I highly recommend to free that area just in case. Cheers, Alexandre Kaoukhov ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** NetZero Free Internet Access and Email_ Download Now http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html Request a CDROM 1-800-333-3633 ___ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: The never ending story: Hibernation and the correct partitioning
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 22:29:00 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: The never ending story: Hibernation and the correct partitioning Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 10:36:38 +0100 From: Kapusta Gerhard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: The never ending story: Hibernation and the correct partitioning I can't imagine that a "normal" user is able to calculate sectors and cylinders and make experiments with disk-editors... As Win98 hibernation question is not asked since long I can conclude that there are no "normal" users left on this list. More seriously you must use any partition utility that allows you manipulate cylenders. I think that most secure option would be to leave space from 1010 to 1028 cylinders unpartitioned. I mentioned this before that I will not proceed with disk editor until I get buckup everything. But if you wish you can use Norton DiskEditor to verify where BIOS hibernates effectively. From DOS this utility allows you access entire disk even without overlay software. You sould just calculate from cyl/head/sect to relative sectors then there is an option to "Fill" with any pattern. Leave Bios hibernate then boot from DOS. There is only one thing I still doubt in this approach : Windows always swaps some data in order to leave a few of RAM free. Good luck, Alexandre ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: The never ending story: Hibernation and the correct partitioning
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 23:09:00 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: The never ending story: Hibernation and the correct partitioning Alexandre Kaoukhov a écrit : As Win98 hibernation question is not asked since long I can conclude that there are no "normal" users left on this list. Hibernation is not "Win98 hibernation". Libretti do hibernate with Win95, Linux, and other OS in the same manner, because hibernation is not managed by the OS, but by the BIOS. Oops! Should have been hibernation under Win98. ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: My L110 is *issing me off!
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 23:09:18 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: My L110 is *issing me off! Although David mentioned this before feezing most often is the result of HD bad sectors and RAM falure in my case Libretto feezes when I touch phone plug in 3COM card. Pulling the card out prevent me from reboot. Cheers, Alexandre ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: 50 CT Batteries external hard disc drive.
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 08:17:37 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: 50 CT Batteries external hard disc drive. Definitely no even if you get trough all the socket services/driver hassle you would discover that the device must be present when loading drivers in config.sys Personally I use DNboy adapter to ghost my partition to external drive but I have 100CT with two PCMCIA slots. -Original Message- From: Michael Heathcote [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 11:47 PM To: Libretto Subject: 50 CT Batteries external hard disc drive. Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 22:36:05 - From: "Michael Heathcote" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 50 CT Batteries external hard disc drive. Dear list members, My standard 50ct battery is a PA2497UR with the extended battery a PA2498UR. I have noticed that various suppliers list the standard 70ct battery as a PA2452UR. Will this fit a 50ct ? Until I noticed the different part number for the 70ct battery I was under the impression that batteries for the 50/60/70 where all the same ! I have an external hard drive case for my old 810 mb hard drive. This works very well and is a "Standard IDE/ESDI hard Disk Controller". Pure 'plug and play' with no extra drivers required. Is it possible to access this drive if I boot the libretto from the floppy drive with a start up disc, then swop the floppy for the external drive ? I guess what I am asking is where can I find the necessary DOS drivers for a "Standard IDE/ESDI hard Disk Controller". The reason I wish to try this, is to carry out a clean install of 98SE, with the 98SE CD copied onto the external drive. I do not have access to an external CD drive, only by direct cable connection to my work laptop CD drive. Thankyou, Michael Heathcote ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: HD upgrade
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 23:39:04 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: HD upgrade Take a look at page I wrote a year ago http://pcmcia2ide.da.ru/ -Original Message- From: Paul D. J. Davila [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 9:18 AM To: Libretto Subject: HD upgrade Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 02:10:38 -0500 From: "Paul D. J. Davila" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: HD upgrade I am considering upgrading my hard drive on my lib50 but am looking for the cable/kit I need to interface the lib drive directly with my desktop so I can set up the drive before I install it. can someone direct in the right direction please Paul D. J. Davila www.geocities.com/bronco7794 http://www.geocities.com/bronco7794 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] LIOR EC4WD EBR mailing list LMB mailing list ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: HDC Error
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 00:51:15 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: HDC Error No. My IBM 2GB does not spin up. Libretto whith this disk inside upon power remain dead even no "In Touch...". Indeed HDC error I got with Toshiba disk which could still spin up although data was unaccessible. Sorry about misleading. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2000 6:49 AM To: Libretto Subject: Re: HDC Error Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 05:47:25 +0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: HDC Error - Original Message - From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've got HDC error once when HD did not spin up. Was that with your 20Gb drive? ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Unknown
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 00:36:28 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Unknown I am considering the purchase of an enhanced port replicator. Are there any particular issue about configuration mentioned in subject. Does it need any drivers? Thank you, Alexandre Kaoukhov ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Unknown: Shoul be L100+Win2k+Enhanced port replicator
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 00:57:33 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Unknown: Shoul be L100+Win2k+Enhanced port replicator Sorry ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: External HDD / USB question
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 20:41:24 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: External HDD / USB question Is anyone out there using an external HDD? I am With Win'98 and/or Win'2K? Win2k Hints / tips / recommendations much appreciated! About a year ago when I was on the market for such a solution I placed a web page http://pcmcia2ide.da.ru It is probably outdated now but there are still some hints. If I want to hook up said external drive to my L110, am I right to say that via a PC-card slot is the only sensible option? (I don't have the dock with USB). Parallel port version is also available. You can purchase CardBus either USB or Firewire and then hook 36pin IDE adapter *expensive*. Also, am I right to presume that as the L110 has CardBus, I have a choice between the PC-card being a dedicated external HDD card, or using a USB card? Moreover you have choice between Cardbus (faster) and 16bit (available in DOS). From Addonics and Skymaster respectively. Any disadvantage with the USB option? Actually two: slow and unavailable in DOS. I can see USB might be useful for other things in the future (actually I guess I'd buy a USB mouse at the same time and stop carrying the replicator everywhere). I would seek for Firewire solution - I also consider buying external 5.25'' case for combo Ricoh 9120A DVDCDRW. Will either or both (proprietry/USB) options power an external 2.5" x9.5mm without needing an external power supply? Most of them use PS/2 5volts but PCMCIA alimented also exist. I remember reading that someone on the list was using an external HDD but that the software was crap, so any recommendations for a good piece of kit would be very much appreciated - likewise which USB cards are to be preferred/avoided - TIA Do not know any except EZ-Drive proprietary soft will not work. I am quite happy with DN-Boy however it should be noted that their DOS driver only accepts partitions less than 2GB formatted FAT 16. That is enough for a ghost image. Hope this helps, Alexandre Kaoukhov ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: External HDD / USB question
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 20:49:51 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: External HDD / USB question Parallel port HDs also work. I've got an external case from www.h45.com and dropped in a spare laptop HD. No problems at all, except that during transfers to the HD, the machine under Windows does become very, very sluggish as the CPU will be completely tied up working on the transfer. This won't happen under USB because only the p.port requires constant CPU administration during transfers. 16bit PCMCIA is also big CPU hog However, I chose p.port because I wanted DOS compatibility, something no USB HD can give you because there's no DOS USB support at all. This way, I can transfer files off a system in case of an emergency, or if I'm using Ghost to backup my system under DOS. As I mentioned before PCMCIA work in DOS As for PCMCIA HDs, you've got three choices. 1) SCSI PCMCIA adapter to external SCSI HD - fastest. (there's also firewire, but ignore this for today because drives are very expensive, and no drive yet exceeds the bandwidth of SCSI, which is far cheaper) CardBus Firewire($100)-Firewire to 36pin IDE ($89)-External case 2) IDE PCMCIA adapter to external IDE HD - slightly slower than SCSI, but far cheaper for the HDs. Bottleneck for both is 16bit - quite slow though ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
OT: Margi DVD-to-GO
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 21:15:06 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: Margi DVD-to-GO Hi, I just wonder if there is someone with experience with this card. Does it play DivX? Thank you, Alexandre Kaoukhov ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: Large hard disks...
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 20:38:44 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Large hard disks... Toshiba has just announced MK3017GAP. 15GB by plate! F#? I purchased 20GB 5 months ago. ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: Cellular Libretto
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 23:32:36 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Cellular Libretto I was never able to get my 6110 working on L100. The problems were IR COM port available by default only under W95 and PCI design of L1x0 of IR connector. I wonder if NDS 3.0 solves these problems (I no longer have that phone). For W2k users there is also Virtual COM port at www.irda4w2k.com. I also wonder if this would allow multiple Remote Control enabling programs to work with my Libby. Actually I have no time to test. ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Linux inside
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 20:48:22 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Linux inside http://www.heise.de/ct/motive/01/01/p800.jpg ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: Garmin MapSource on Libretto HDD
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 21:01:40 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Garmin MapSource on Libretto HDD Sorry to be a dweeb, but could you provide a link to either the digest or the VCDROM site? I am new to this topic and I don't have all the links catalogued as yet. There are quite a few of tools available: -Farstone Virtual Drive - most used, not designed for WinNT/2000 but works limited to 1 vitual cd-drive, prevents external CD drive to be plugged (requres reboot to be recognised). -Microtest Vcdrom - now v3.07 most complete bundle with advanced editing features. Blocks hibernate/standby in W2k. -VirtuoCD - small, NT/2k only, no cd image compression option. -Paragon CD emulator - my choice (works properly in W2k), no image editing features yet. There are several others I came across but those either crashed my system or not install. To find them go to any software archive: zdnet, softseek... Here just some links: http://home.kamp.net/home/stefan.kirschdorf/cd_tools/menu.htm http://www.paragon-gmbh.com/ http://members.tripod.com/the_anvil/ http://hjh98.163.net/indexe.html http://www.farstone.com Alexandre ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: 3.5 to 2.5 adapter
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 06:47:55 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: 3.5 to 2.5 adapter All, I am not so sure that *all* people reading the list live in US or Canada. Try this URL: www.bixnet.com/adfor25to35h.html for the sought-after HDD adapter. Lee Just my 2c. Alexadre ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Outlook default browser prblem
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 23:48:10 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Outlook default browser prblem http://www.netcaptor.com/article.php?id=91 ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Where to buy 36pins 5.25 enclosure?
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 14:29:06 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Where to buy 36pins 5.25" enclosure? I won Ibazar bid on Ricoh 9120 combo thus now I am desperately looking for the device mentioned in the subject. I know that they are still produced somewhere. Here in Paris I know only one shop (Surcouf) that sells them but only bundled with PCMCIA adapter for $100. I do not need a couple of another PCMCIA adapters. Addonics sells them only with CDRW inside and a couple of hours of search on the internet brought nothing else. Otherwise I could never understand the reasons driving the market. Any good device seem to be rapidly discontinued. As in the case of 36pin adapters. There are any kind of 36pin adapter : Parallel, PCMCIA, CardBus, USB and even Firewire. So user is always sure to choose the solution that suits his needs yet be able to share the data with his fellows. Personally I was glad using DNboy though PCMCIA and could almost always give it with its USB adapter. Thus I stick with 36pins. Now only Firewire enclosure provides reasonable bandwidth but I have not seen a single PC with 1394 port yet (outside of computer stores). In theory I should buy Firewire adapter $150 plus enclosure $70 plus cables $30. At the end after spending around $200 I will get a solution compatible virtually only with laptops. Sad story... In the meantime I spent the whole week end soldering 40pins desktop to 40pins laptop adapter. I decided to use my DNboy as adapter consequently I supposed that the only thing I need is to rewire connectors. I succeeded to connect the pins of an old hard drive to DNboy respectively leaving 41-44 pins untouched because drive was powered through desktop AC adaptor. At the end when I plug PCMCIA to Libretto HD seems to spin up and down, move its heads as if being recognized yet nothing is seen in device manager. Can anyone provide some help on this issue? Soldering appears to be correct as tested with lamp. Thank you, Alexandre Kaoukhov ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: Outlook default browser prblem
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 23:59:27 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Outlook default browser prblem Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 18:05:21 -0400 From: "Ian C. Melville" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Outlook default browser prblem Dear Alexandre, Many thanks for the pointer to the article! Now i *know* why OE5 and IE55 are seemingly inseparable... You are welcome, Alexandre PS I can not even separate Agent newsreader. ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: The large disk question...
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 23:58:30 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: The large disk question... Thank you for the effort. Now we have definite proof that the thing hibernates in the middle... It should be noted however that when one format with FDISK it will see only 1016 cylinders. Wonder where one-cylinder discrepancy come from. Last point is what is the result of drive overlays use would be on the hibernation area. Alexandre Kaoukhov ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: Hip pouch for libretto
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 00:11:49 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Hip pouch for libretto Samsonite has small belt pouch. Just the size of L100. -Original Message- From: nrubenstein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 11:42 PM To: Libretto Subject: Hip pouch for libretto Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 17:34:43 -0500 From: "nrubenstein" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Hip pouch for libretto Has anyone found something like that which is comfortable to wear (even when driving)? For an L100. Nick ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: driver source for y-e data floppy
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 10:18:16 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: driver source for y-e data floppy Why? It is already included. -Original Message- From: nrubenstein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 6:32 AM To: Libretto Subject: RE: driver source for y-e data floppy Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 00:22:25 -0500 From: "nrubenstein" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: driver source for y-e data floppy I don't suppose someone has found a working W2k driver for the floppy? Nick -Original Message- From: Michael Hodish [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 6:36 PM To: Libretto Subject: driver source for y-e data floppy Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 18:33:18 -0500 From: "Michael Hodish" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: driver source for y-e data floppy Steve, I had a related problem. Following is copy of my communication with Y-E data, and they gave me links to Tosh/Canada, which, as of a couple of months ago, at least, had the drivers available on line. Hope this solves your problem. At any rate, it gives you a contact at ye date, who speaks english! Mike Hodish = Dear Sir This is Sales support of Y-E Data Inc. Japan. We could not support and send the driver for OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) model. TOSHIBA shipped it with their own customized driver for Libretto. Please try to contact TOSHIBA. - For your information If your Libretto is Libretto 50 or Libretto 70, the information of the driver is available on the TOSHIBA's web at http://www.toshiba.ca/support/Tsbs/500/tsb0537.htm And you can download the driver from http://www.toshiba.ca/support/Downloads/index.html If Libretto 50CT then download 50CTCTRL.EXE ftp://ftp.toshiba.ca/win95/50ctctrl.exe If Libretto 70CT then download 70CTCTRL.EXE ftp://ftp.toshiba.ca/win95/70ctctrl.exe The driver for Libretto 50 or 70 will work both Windows 95 and Windows 98. If yor Libretto is Libretto 100 or 110, you can download from TOSHIBA Web Pages http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/win98index.jsp?Se riesID=109 5 Best regards, Yuko Takeguchi Multimedia Products Sales Dept. 2 Y-E DATA Inc. JAPAN Tel: +81-42-932-9861 Fax: +81-42-932-9880 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: 128MB for Libretto 110, is there a way?
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 10:18:42 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: 128MB for Libretto 110, is there a way? I always wondered what should mean the following Sandra report: Memory Controller Error Detection Method: None Error Correction Capability: None Current Memory Interleave:1 way Number of Memory Slots: 2 Maximum Installable Memory: 128MB ^ Maximum Module Size: 64MB Supported FPM/EDO Speeds: 60ns Supported Memory Types: EDO Supported Memory Voltages:3.3V Physical/BIOS Memory Banks Soldering (RASLine-0):32MB 60ns EDO single-bank TOSHIBA unique (RASLine-2): 32MB 60ns EDO single-bank Cheers, Alexandre Kaoukhov ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: newbie question
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 20:18:34 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: newbie question I could never get into BIOS on my L100 this way. However all functions are available fron Toshiba's hwsetup from windows. There is alse tsetup.exe downloadable from toshiba site giving you access from DOS. -Original Message- From: Lawrence Young [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 3:03 PM To: Libretto Subject: Re: newbie question Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 08:53:01 -0500 From: "Lawrence Young" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: newbie question - Original Message - From: "Lee A. Dickinson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Libretto" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 6:28 AM Subject: newbie question Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 06:24:07 -0500 From: "Lee A. Dickinson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: newbie question Gosh, I know this is a dunce question, but I have no manual and cannot figure out what the bootup keystroke is to enter bios setup mode on my L100. It's called ANYKEY :D Press any key while booting while give you an error message. Then you get a chance to press ESC to enter BIOS setup. ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Good news about Outlook default browser problem
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 19:15:19 +0200 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Good news about Outlook default browser problem http://www.netcaptor.com/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: ct50 video ram - a word of warning
Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 10:38:51 +0200 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: ct50 video ram - a word of warning I have the same red stripe which may occasionally get yellow or blue. I have just placed taskbar on the left of my screen so I do not see it. When I have taken apart my libby I have noticed thet pressing left bottom edge of LCD makes that stripe disappear. Thus this is probably LCD fault but I did not go further. -Original Message- From: Pres Waterman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 9:53 PM To: Libretto Subject: Re: ct50 video ram - a word of warning Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 15:51:05 -0400 From: "Pres Waterman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ct50 video ram - a word of warning You may recall messages here discussing a vertical stripe problem on the display of a CT50 that weren't due to faulty connectors or cabling. The giveaway is that the fault is also visible on the external monitor Neil, my 100CT has an intermittent vertical red stripe at the left edge of the screen that can be eliminated, when it happens, by adjusting the angle of the display. Seems obvious that my problem IS a cable/connector fault... What do you and the group suggest I look for? Thanks Pres Waterman W2PW c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc. Long Island Ford and Kia dealer GO BILLS! ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
cdrom emulation
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 20:54:31 +0200 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: cdrom emulation Hi, you will certainly appreciate another cdrom emulator I came accross on the net. http://www.daemon-tools.com Probably best in its class. Now I am just wandering what of the tools below get their images smaller (compress) DiscDump(http://come.to/ddump) Blindwrite (www.blindwrite.com) CloneCD (www.elby.de) CDRWIN (www.goldenhawk.com) Cheers, Alexandre ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
DVD
Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 00:51:18 +0200 From: Alexandre Kaoukhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: DVD Hi, I have finally purchased both DVD and Margi decompression card. But I have a problem with sound. Indeed it becomes jittery when there is sustained flow for a few seconds, ie music, sound of rain etc. I would like to hear other user's experience. Pres are you there? Indeed my idea is that the problem may come from 16bit PCMCIA to IDE adapter - I use external enclosure for Ricoh 9120 combo drive. Thus I would like to know if it would worth buying Cardbus type adapter or Firewire one. I have also USBtoIDE adapter and I will guive it a try as extended replicator port is next on my purchase list. Thank you, Alexandre ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: Please help... reinstalling OS on 50ct...
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 16:26:57 +0200 From: Alexandre Kaoukhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Please help... reinstalling OS on 50ct... To me the answer is obvious. That was your friend who was playing with libretto thus he has to fix it and then offer you a new HD with a bunch of roses. You really do not have follow Nekrasov's : ?? ? ?, ? ??? ??... Finally if your friend refuses kick his ass. Hope this helps, Alexandre -Original Message- From: Tanya Matveeva [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 11:59 AM To: Libretto Subject: Please help... reinstalling OS on 50ct... Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 14:01:56 +0400 From: Tanya Matveeva [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Please help... reinstalling OS on 50ct... Greetings! I subscribed to the list hoping to get some help with my trouble... I've read some FAQs including Adorable libretto's page, but still not sure I have all the info to solve this problem myself... So I'm asking for help in the list. As it happens usually, my friend was playing with my 50ct and my dog was jumping around... next moment, an unpredictable move of the dog, and the computer (it was the time of booting windows...) dropped to the floor. :( As a result, 18 bad blocks, but after scandisk, Windows was booting normally and I thought that everything was OK. Some days later, I noticed that I can't access device manager by any way (from desktop or control panel...), and later, after my attempt to install an antivirus software, Windows stopped booting normally, just giving msgsrv32 caused the error... messages and freezing (safe mode also doesn't work). If I delete the registry files in command line mode, I can boot windows, but I can't install anything because it again brings up this msgsrv problem... think it's all because of these bad blocks. So I think it's time to replace the hard drive and install new OS or just re-install Windows. I don't have movey right now for new HDD... so I need to re-install Windows. Can you please help me with that, because I'm curious about this hibernation partition and bad blocks on the drive. I was running scandisk many times, but number of bad blocks doesn't grow (hopefully it wouldn't). I don't know if it would be enough to place Windows distributive files on hard drive and run setup from DOS mode. I don't have PCMCIA CD-ROM, but I think I can transfer files from desktop computer with LPT-LPT cable... So, I badly need help and advices from experts, what can I do in this situation and how do I re-install Windows on Libretto. Also, my libretto had russian Windows 98 on it, and I'd prefer to have Win95 OSR. Could it be better? Shouldn't I remove all Windows 98 files from the hard drive before re-installation? I don't have any settings I want to keep - but I'm afraid how newly installed Windows would recognize the libretto hardware (accupoint and other specific devices) and would it be able to use hibernation partition?... Thanks in advance -- WBR, Tatiana _ Tatiana Matveeva http://inity.junik.lv AKA Inity Intel Inside[EMAIL PROTECTED]2:5030/57.208 --- We are all just prisoners here, of our own device --- ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: DVD question
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 22:10:17 +0200 From: Alexandre Kaoukhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: DVD question I have tested grabbing vob files. It did work but the problem is that Margi player somehow refused using hardware decompression while playing from HD. Thus, I just got about 5-10 fps - the same as PowerDVD. There should be some DVD emulators available. Do not know if this would allow to cheat Margi player. I will give it a try when I get some time. Another option is to convert DVD to VCD and then emulate VCD. Margi specs say that it plays VCDs. I have never tried DIVx but I wonder how it could be possible to play them even on overclocked Libretto. Even if it works, how about thermal shutdowns? Anyway, unless you download films from the net it should take more than overnight to convert DVD to DIVx. The same is true for VCDs. Alexandre ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: FDD for 110C
Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 23:13:57 +0200 From: Alexandre Kaoukhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: FDD for 110C Can anyone recommend a PCMCIA-USB Adapter ? Cheers Paul. I think Orange has already USB2.0 adapter. ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: DVD question
Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 23:38:57 +0200 From: Alexandre Kaoukhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: DVD question -Original Message- From: Clinton Parker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 8:23 PM To: Libretto Subject: Re: DVD question As I original said, I am not trying to do anything illegal. But who cares? Personally I would like to watch only illegal movies downloaded from internet thus boycotting producers. I feel personally offended by those companies as they splitted the world. Now Russia is in the zone 5 along with Africa while I am living in zone 2. For some reasons there are no Russian films in Paris. Am I supposed to buy two players? MRIAA are just bunch of greedy persons ancapable to see more than its nose. Unfortunately, neither Divx offer quality I want nor the number of films I see per month would justify paying broadband access. This is my point of view. It may be different from your's. I know your arguments and I understand them. I do understand that artists need support but you have also agree that customers should not be viewed as shit. Cheers, Alexandre ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: direct cable from win2k to w95?
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 08:06:20 +0200 From: Alexandre Kaoukhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: direct cable from win2k to w95? 7) Enable Guest users in w2k (wich is disabled by default) -Original Message- From: David Chien [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 9:27 PM To: Libretto Subject: Re: direct cable from win2k to w95? Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 12:21:10 -0700 (PDT) From: David Chien [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: direct cable from win2k to w95? Haven't used Win2K myself for longer than the first day (when it happily crashed all by itself! so much for stable), but here's the trick that usually works. 1) Same Workgroup, different Computer Names. 2) IPX/SPX installed on both (MS oopsy article says Win9X sometimes just can't go w/o it, even if you've already got TCP/IP installed). 3) Double-check you're using a Laplink/DCC compatible cable, not a regular printer cable. 4) Make sure both sides have the parallel port set in BIOS to at least Bi-Directional, if not ECC or ECP. You may have to cycle through them on both sides to match to find the one that works (some PCs will work on Bi-Dir, but not on ECP or EPP for strange reasons). 5) Make sure File Sharing is on on both sides in Network Control Panel. 6) Create a folder on both sides and share them. Test and try again. d =) = adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Win2k and EPR
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 21:38:16 +0200 From: Alexandre Kaoukhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Win2k and EPR I have little problem with config of docking. When I start in docked mode there is Eject PC menu in Start. But when I replace Libby on EPR while suspended everything is recognised but Eject PC does not come back. Thus the next undock Win2k complains about unsafe undock. My question is the following: How can I bring it back? Or at least what is API call for undock? thank you. Alexandre ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: A PCMCIA funny one..
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 08:14:18 +0200 From: Alexandre Kaoukhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: A PCMCIA funny one.. I do not think this is profile issue. I had the same proble when changing slot in Libby. I have 3COM combo Type II card. -Original Message- From: Fran [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 10:11 PM To: Libretto Subject: Re: A PCMCIA funny one.. Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 08:08:07 +1200 From: Fran [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: A PCMCIA funny one.. You need to play with hardware profiles. Fran :):):) On Tue, 28 Aug 2001 04:15, you wrote: Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 17:13:09 +0100 From: Jon Crawford [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: A PCMCIA funny one.. Hi I've just brought an Intel combo 56k modem/network card and it works fine in my 110CT - its a Cardbus Type III card so it uses both cardslots. When I take the card out and place it in my type III cardstation slot, the modem part of the card reinstalls itself as a Intel modem #2. This modem I have to use when the card is in a cardstation slot, otherwise I use the Intel modem when its in the Libby. Strangely enough the network driver works fine when docked and undocked. The modem driver's are configured to exist in all profiles, and I'm running Win98SE. Any ideas? Whilst on the subject of cardstation / docked Libby's, does anyone else have a problem with the USB on the cardstation? To make the Libby set any device plugged in the cardstation I have to boot the Libby, unplug and then plug the USB in again. This was before I brought a Belkin cardbus USB adaptor - this works fine whatever. Jon ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: 70CT bios question
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 17:46:45 +0200 From: Alexandre Kaoukhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: 70CT bios question I would like to add my 2c. Windows DCC is a great mess. Even when you think it is finally OK it is happened to me that it stops working the next day. It is even more complicated when one uses Win2k. I have finally found that Windows Commander allows exchange files fine. Those who has problems with DCC should try it. Alexandre -Original Message- From: neil barnes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 10:06 AM To: Libretto Subject: Re: 70CT bios question Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 07:57:31 From: neil barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 70CT bios question Reading the page I pointed out below - looks like you need either Interserver/interlink at both ends (dos6.2) or DCC (win95+) at both ends - if you have a partitioned disk, that's a damn good start! Neil From: venture [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Libretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Libretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 70CT bios question Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 00:40:27 -0700 Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 00:35:15 -0700 From: venture [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 70CT bios question Hey Neil - Thanks heaps! I'll try doing the serial (slow) cable with the Lib as the client and see what results. I saw someplace a listing of a store that has the adapters, and that would be brilliant. I've just got to get this thing running Linux. . . I have a feeling now that this is going to take some time and a lot of different hacks before I find the one to work for me. Cheers! -warren - Original Message - From: neil barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Libretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 11:30 PM Subject: Re: 70CT bios question Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 06:23:14 From: neil barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 70CT bios question Connection. Um. If you've tried DCC and that didn't work (did you use a 'laplink' type parallel cable? They swap certain pins over to make it work, a straight pin-pin cable doesn't work)...how about DCC with a serial cable - but it will be sloow. IIRC win95 should respond to DCC though you'll have to make the lib end the client - it's so many years since I tried this: There's a pretty good looking page at http://www.tecno.demon.co.uk/dcc/dcc.html which has some tips for getting things running - I think the easiest way is to run Interlnk on the lib and intersvr on the windows machine in dos mode - provided it can see the cdrom in dos mode, you should be able to copy it. I don't recall the original status - IIRC you have no network, no floppy, but you do have a cdrom...do you have a cdrom writer on your desktop machine? (I'm heading into unexplored territory here...)? I think the difference between a floppy boot and the default boot is in the original boot loader - if you start it from a hard disk it doesn't respond to 'text' as one of the boot options, maybe you could hack that? Alternatively, if you can source an adapter IDE-2.5 that will let you do the installation on the desktop machine. All the drivers will be wrong, so you'll have to let harddrake throw them all away after you load, and make sure you have the RPMs available on the same disk (I dual boot W95 and linux, with a copy of the installation disk on the windows partition so I can see it from linux), and you probably don't want to be running kde2, but fvwm is quick and reasonably useful... Neil From: venture [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Libretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Libretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 70CT bios question Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 11:00:27 -0700 Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 10:53:06 -0700 From: venture [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 70CT bios question Hi! Neil, this puts my efforts in a different light. Have you any on connecting the lib to a desktop? I tried the direct cable thing and I can't seem to get either side to be host or client. I suspect the problem may be the OLD win95 OS on the Libretto and perhaps the fact that it is the Japanese version, so perhaps a double byte issue. I'm trying to connect it initially to a Windows machine. The Windows machine is also networked to a Linux box so that I'd have some options if I could just get it to respond. . Cheers! -warren Mandrake installation from hard disk on the 50/70 will only work up to version 7.1, and requires a floppy so you can start it in text mode. Otherwise, though it will start from the hard disk, it will fail with a memory error partway through the installation. Unfortunately, the text install doesn't give the option of using the Reiserfs
RE: IE Reinstall [OT]
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 00:25:31 +0200 From: Alexandre Kaoukhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: IE Reinstall [OT] But if the point is just about placing IE icon onto desktop X-Setup should do this. -Original Message- From: David Hettel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 4:15 PM To: Libretto Subject: Re: IE Reinstall [OT] Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 10:07:12 -0400 From: David Hettel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: IE Reinstall [OT] Here is Microsoft link to reinstall ( and download) IE 6 release http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.htm HTH David Hettel - Original Message - From: Digby Tarvin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Libretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 9:06 AM Subject: IE Reinstall [OT] Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 13:57:51 +0100 (GMT/BST) From: Digby Tarvin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: IE Reinstall [OT] Sorry if this is a bit off topic, but this is the only list I am on with a fair number of knowledgable Windows users on it... I had discarded IE from a W98 desktop as I normally use netscape, but now I need to put it back for someone. It seems to be something of a special case, as deleting it from one 'users' desktop removes it from all desktops, and as I recall there was some message about it not being possible to put it in the recycle bin. Anyone know if a way to re-install IE without a re-install of the OS? Thanks, DigbyT -- Digby R. S. Tarvin [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cthulhu.dircon.co.uk ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
[LIB] Libretto mouse parts
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 23:43:39 +0100 From: Alexandre Kaoukhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Libretto mouse parts Hi, After six years of intensive use of Libretto most mechanical parts started falling apart. I have successefully replaced most of plastics but stumbled with mouse buttons. Indeed, with my shopping list I've searched the net and the best option for me was Europarts. However, for any order they require the part number of the form of P000... The Librettto 100CT exploded view provides most of them but mouse parts. It lists only P00025031 Pointing Device which upon reception appeared to be the thingy lying below the pointer while I need the plastic caps and and circuit relating to mouse buttons. I would be very grateful if anyone could provide me with part no of these two things (preferred) or point to a seller kind enough to sell them without requesting specific part no. Thanks in advance, Alexandre PS If anyone interested on my price comparisons as of last summer here they are: EuropartsIC TSP Micsol LCD Mask Assy P00025018028 70 65 65 Brake Hinge P000250130 8 29.95 22 LCD Cover Assy P00025016032 70 7474 Pointing device P00025031020 14.95 46 LCD Mask Seal P000239030 1 5 Prices for europarts are in euro and USD for three others IC = http://store.yahoo.com/impactcomputersmiami TSP = http://www.techspareparts.com Micsol = http://www.micsol.com ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---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] W2K Log On Loop
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 11:14:23 +0200 From: Alexandre Kaoukhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [LIB] W2K Log On Loop Make the partition you want to log on active then Fdisk mbr. Reboot. Reinstall logon manager. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 5:12 PM To: Libretto Subject: [LIB] W2K Log On Loop Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 11:10:51 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: W2K Log On Loop I suppose this is really a W2K question, but since it's occurring on my L100, and this group is so helpful, I'm posting it here. I installed a firewall (CA EZArmor) on the L100 in W2K (it dual-boots W2K and W98se), and it did NOT work with Compuserve's integrated browser/ISP software. Locked up the PC requiring a hard reset to escape. After rebooting and shutting down the firewall, the browser still wouldn't connect. Hoping to avoid a big diagnostic hassle, I restored a Drive Image image that I'd made just prior to the firewall installation. Now, after selecting W2K from the boot loader menu, I get the log on screen and W2K accepts my ID and password. Then it sounds the startup orchestration, but displays a window saying Saving your settings, then I'm right back at the log-on screen. I tried re-restorng the image from W98se (which still loads and runs), but the same problem occurs. Any ideas? Thank you. Lee ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---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 ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---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] W2K Log On Loop
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 18:18:03 +0200 From: Alexandre Kaoukhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [LIB] W2K Log On Loop I am using Legend OS boot manager so after fdisk mbr had to reinstall it. If you do not use any boot manger that installs into mbr just skip that step. Yes Win 2k will boot if partition with ntldr is active. In my case it detected new hard drive and asked for reboot itself. BTW have a look to symantec site I remember that they described similar problem when the image was used for PCs using different acpi systems. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 2:20 PM To: Libretto Subject: Re: [LIB] W2K Log On Loop Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 08:19:52 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] W2K Log On Loop In a message dated 4/27/04 2:16:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Make the partition you want to log on active then Fdisk mbr. Reboot. Reinstall logon manager. I'm clear on items 1 2, but how do I reinstall the logon manager? Will W2K actually launch after activating its partition and running Fdisk mbr? Thanks for your help. Lee ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---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 ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---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 **
W2k and CD emulation software
te that will unmount filesystems. using this will allow you to unload the driver and usually start it again. Let me know if you want it, and I'll email it to you... It's pretty crude, but it does the job. Thanks Alexandre, Steve J. Prochniak I replied: Dear Stephen, I am glad with your explications about issues in dynamic loading and unloading. I think that putting all this online would gratly promote your program. What about compresion I think I understand what do you mean. It seems to me that VirtuoCD compression is actually NTFS intrinsik compression. It is always "on" on my drive. That is why I thoght that there was something wrong with your program. In fact, the compressed size of file in question is about 200MB which is still way greater than 142MB of Virtual Drive. Can you confirm my impressions? Thank you, Alexandre From: Stephen J. Prochniak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2000 1:57 AM To: Alexandre Kaoukhov Subject: Re: About VirtuoCD Hi Alexandre- Yes. When I sat down to implement a compression algorythem in my driver, the realization came to me that... "Wait a second, Microsoft already has a compression algorythem built into the kernel at file system level." After some thought, I decided that I didn't think that I (Nor Farstone for that matter) could not develop a compression scheme which would be more efficient than the MS compression when both size and speed were considered. While I admit that I haven't done any tests on Virtual Drive's compression, somehow I find it hard to believe that there isn't some cost associated with the increased compression. It's likely that there's some sacrafice in speed. Once I get some of the features out that I have lined up for future releases, I will certainly consider adding my own compression (Which would work on all filesystems and not just NTFS) which could maybe have a variable Size-Speed adjustment. Let me know what you think of my decision making process in this matter... Once again, I appreciate your input. You're quite a bit more educated in software than most of the people that I get questions from.. Very refreshing. Steve J. Prochniak I replied: Hi Steve, I would like remind you why most people buy CD emulation software. First, all software designed to run from CD is not sensitive to speed. Otherwise they have an option of partial or complete install to HD. Thus, most people are using virtual CDs for the convenience they add (i.e. to get rid of CDs themselves). And like in my laptop user's case to get rid of external CD drive as well. I think that most people would like to store as much CDs as HD will let them using the best compression available. Very few of us for whom money is not the problem and speed is important will just not use compression. I would stress again that I have already upgraded my Libretto's HD to 6GD and it is already 4,5GB full. Just to show you how space is important to me. As far as I know there are copyright free compression algorithm available. Another point is that there is a nasty bug in your VirtuoCD: create.vdd - add it to list - delete .vdd in through Windows Explorer - go to VirtuoCD you will see that virtual drive is still in the list - - try to insert - Windows crashes immediately. I also saw that you want to make VirtuoCD rewritable. Good idea! Together with good compression this will be decisive to bring the whole emulation CD software market to you. Last, maybe gadget feature - try to integrate to Windows Explorer: xxx.vdd right click VDD-Insert to default drive Insert to drive: (then window with choices) Well, this is probably all I may want from a CD emulator. I would also like to post part of our mails to Libretto mailing list because questions about CD emulation rise on a quite regular manner and this will also help to support your software and motivate further development. Final and personal point is that I will delay my purchase until you add good compression engine. I am a Russian student actually living in France. This means that my wallet is not full of money that all my software purchases are driven by need to support of developers of good software. I am quite cautious in this as many companies dump their customers e.g. CD Copier and Virtual Drive with its only castrated W2k support. Regards, Alexandre From: Stephen J. Prochniak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 1:10 AM To: Alexandre Kaoukhov Subject: Re: About VirtuoCD Hi Alexandre- You make good points, and I appreciate it. I guess I never considered compression of great importance because I am sitting here with 2 desktops with about 50GB each... I imagine that if I had a laptop that I'd feel the same way. v2.2 is going to be out soon... I'll get the compression algorythem into v2.3. Shouldn't be more than 2 months away. The explorer integration is a good idea
RE: HELP
Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 15:05:53 +0200 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov \(??. ? 2\)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: HELP -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Not true, I had to unsubscribe and resubscribe in december when I changed my e-mail. Worked fine. -Original Message- From: Frederick Gordts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 1:31 PM To: Libretto Subject: Re: HELP Date: Fri, 05 May 2000 13:32:26 +0200 From: Frederick Gordts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: HELP As far as I know it is impossible to unsubscribe: it doesn't work at all, and it hasn't been working for at least 9 to 12 months... The people who say it IS possible: did you actually TRY it YOURSELF? Frederick At 00:01 05/05/2000 -0700, you wrote: Has anyone ever managed to unsubscribe from this list, it seems impossible, is anybody else having trouble with this? __ Just you, we like your company! Question? In Subject:cmd:unsubscribe Nothing else, no space, spelled correctly? If you did all the correct things, then it is just you and you are doomed to spend the remainder of your weblife reading about the best darn computer ever produced. ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 6.5.3 iQA/AwUBORK5IhXehJipATvDEQImPgCg5R471fGKjgiRO+YR5p6hN4+hJ4AAoKM4 IBpCuB5hHlv7WUmrVHOQU6Fx =SNcB -END PGP SIGNATURE- ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: Libretto 50CT PCMCIA driver problem
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2000 17:19:12 +0200 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov \(??. ? 2\)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Libretto 50CT PCMCIA driver problem I have just posted a few files on my page http://www.geocities.com/kaoukhov/restdisk.zip startup disk which Victor Gvirtsman kindly offered me a few month ago. There are Card and Socket Services which worked on my L100 but also on old Toshiba CT4700. Phoenix v3 drivers from CT4700 did not work on L100 as all other CSS I downloaded on the net. Indeed if you have time to look at sites from different manufacturers you will find almost all CSS available. http://www.geocities.com/kaoukhov/libootfr.zip My original disk for French L100. Has just enabler for atapi drive. Change extension to .exe. This is an image disk. http://www.geocities.com/kaoukhov/libicons.zip Several libretto icons. You can change My Computer appearance. Thanks to Philip Hibbs. If one of happy owners of L1100 could post me Libretto themes (I know they are somewhere on 3rd CD) I would be very grateful and could post them online as well. -Original Message- From: David Hettel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 1:16 PM To: Libretto Subject: Re: Libretto 50CT PCMCIA driver problem Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 07:09:23 -0400 From: "David Hettel" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Libretto 50CT PCMCIA driver problem None of the 28 disk for windows have the drivers. You are looking for a 1 or 2 disk utility disk set. Look for a disk with phoenix on it. As it was licensed software I don't think you can just download it from Toshiba. I seem to recall that Toshiba Austral had a copy posted at one time. Toshiba USA had a password lock version you could download only after proving you own it. - Original Message - From: "The Armadillo with the Mask" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Libretto" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 3:21 AM Subject: Libretto 50CT PCMCIA driver problem Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 00:19:15 -0700 (PDT) From: The Armadillo with the Mask [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Libretto 50CT PCMCIA driver problem Hey there all, while trying to add drivers for a PCMCIA ethernet card to a friend's Libretto 50CT, I seem to have screwed up the Card and Socket Services. The card didn't install properly so I tried to back things out but apparently didn't get everything. The problem is that now a PCMCIA modem that used to work doesn't. It shows up in the PCMCIA part of the Win95 Control Panel, but it doesn't respond to commands and Hyper terminal complains it's unable to talk to the COM port. So, questions: What chipset/firmware does the 50 use for it's PCMCIA controller? Which files would I need to copy over to the Lib to get the PCMCIA drivers/card and socket services working again? I've got my old Lib 70 disk with Win 95 on it so I could copy the drivers from that over if the 70's PCMCIA hardware is the same as that in the 50. Not that simple. Does your friend have the driver disk for his modem? As I recall, the card and socket services has it's own data base, ( mini registry) where info is stored about each card you install. Hardware **should** be the same, for the PCMCIA port, what may get you is the memory map and free I/O. And for those Windows experts out there, what disk in the 28-disk set has the PCMCIA drivers? Thanks, ---Steve ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: H Re: off-topic -- looking for portable advice
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 13:42:52 +0200 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov \(??. ? 2\)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: H Re: off-topic -- looking for portable advice What do you think the "P" stands for anyway? G Tongue sticking out. ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Potato powered Libretto
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 17:36:19 +0200 From: "=?windows-1251?B?QWxleGFuZHJlIEthb3VraG92IFwo3esuIO/u9/LgIDJcKQ==?=" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Potato powered Libretto Neil, Everyone on this list is aware of technical skills of BBC employees. Could you enlighten us why BBC news about potato powered server http://totl.net/Spud/gallery.html) was removed from BBC site http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_759000/759529.stm This without any comment. In my opinion this solution could be a cheap replacement of solar panels ;-) Alexandre ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: IR and Palm Hotsync
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 16:24:58 +0200 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov \(??. ? 2\)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: IR and Palm Hotsync I think there is too much hype on Linux. I do not want to offence any Linux users feelings but after that letter the wish to take a try of this system just went away. Personally I feel rather computer literate but I have no much time to waste learning programming. To say about throwing away hard acquired skills learned through years. Alexandre -Original Message- From: The Armadillo with the Mask [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 9:26 AM To: Libretto Subject: Re: IR and Palm Hotsync Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 00:22:01 -0700 (PDT) From: The Armadillo with the Mask [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: IR and Palm Hotsync Great! Thanks for the info! Unfortunately, I am already using these versions. Any chance of sending your config files? Specifically /etc/conf.modules, /etc/irda/drivers. I am going crazy trying to get this setup... Thanks, -- -Jim Jim Sheaferhttp://www.tux.org/~sheafer/ Here's a little something I wrote up as a result of my experiences in getting my lib to talk IR(even run PPP) to my Palm . Hope it helps... Steve The LINUX-PALM IRDA MINI-HOWTO What this is: An attempt to encapsulate what I've learned from setting up and running the Linux-IRDA Project's IRCOMM implementation between my Palm devices and my Linux Laptop(A Toshiba Libretto 70CT). Hopefully, it will help you with your efforts. What this is not: - A treatise on IRDA or the Linux-IRDA Project. You can find that kind of info at either http://www.irda.org or http://www.cs.uit.no/linux-irda. BEFORE YOU BEGIN If you have not yet configured and compiled your kernel to include the Linux-IRDA extensions, *STOP*. Put this down and go to the above mentioned sites for background and then read Werner Heuser's Linux-IR HOWTO at: http://home.snafu.de/wehe/IR-HOWTO.html Things here will make far more sense after you've read the stuff over there :) Platform and Experience: I have been able to successfully establish HotSync and PPP connections between my Palm IIIx, IIIxe and my Toshiba Libretto 70Ct using the built-in IRDA port and also using the Belkin SmartBeam dongle. The Libretto only has a SIR transceiver on it so you won't be able to get faster than 115200bps out of it. I make no guarantees, but since Toshiba are among the most proprietary hardware vendors implementing IRDA(and therefore the hardest to get this working) you really shouldn't have any problems. HotSync via IRCOMM: WHAT TO SET UP Linux Side: Protocols/Modules: IRDA, IRCOMM,IRTTY,IRPORT all configured as modules These will auto-load when needed if you have compiled your kernel with CONFIG_KMOD=y. If you did not do this, you will need to 'insmod modulename' in the following order: irda irtty ircomm-tty ircomm. Commands: irattach /dev/devname of the physical IR transceiver As in: irattach /dev/ttyS1 -s 1 setenv PILOTPORT /dev/ircomm0 setenv PILOTRATE 115200 (go slower if this doesn't work) DON'T run irmanager. It grabs control of the IRDA port and pilot-xfer won't be able to get through to the Palm. The more detailed explanation is that irmanager is designed to smartly manage the IRDA port for things like IRLAN. Pilot-xfer is just checking to see if ANYTHING else is using that port. If it can't exclusively lock the device, it dies. It won't even try to talk to irmanager. Palm Side: HotSync configured to use IRCOMM as connection/sync method. WHAT TO DO: From the Linux side, do: pilot-xfer --sync dest dir . From the Palm side start the HotSync session by tapping on the HotSync glyph on the Palm. (You DID remember to point your Palm's IRDA port at the IRDA port of your Linux system right? :) ) WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN: After about 5 seconds you should hear the familiar sync-up chimes, followed later, by the sync-down chime when the Palm is finished. It may take a few seconds for the two to connect, esp. if the two IR ports aren't aligned well, flourescent light in the room, etc. Don't worry if you don't immediately hear the sync tones. I've had it take as long as 10 seconds for me. IF IT DOESN'T WORK: Do an 'lsmod'. Make sure that all the modules are loaded. You should see results similar to this: chameleon:~lsmod Module Size Used by smc91c92_cs15088 1 irtty 7484 2 (autoclean) ircomm-tty 32096 2 (autoclean) ircomm 14236 0 (autoclean) [ircomm-tty] irda 146369 2 (autoclean) [irtty ircomm-tty ircomm] ds 6184 2 [smc91c92_cs] i82365 21108 2 pcmcia_core37952 0 [smc91c92_cs ds i82365] chameleon:~ If you don't see these, try to insmod them manually one at a time. This will e
RE: Potato powered Libretto
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 16:17:00 +0200 From: "=?koi8-r?B?QWxleGFuZHJlIEthb3VraG92IFwo/MwuINDP3tTBIDJcKQ==?=" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Potato powered Libretto *THIS IS A PERSONAL COMMENT, NOT THE VIEW OF THE BBC* snip I think some sort of 'oops, we goofed' would have been nice though - have you sent them a mail to ask them? Snip In my opinion personal view is often more informative as one can learn more from discussion than from official announcement. I doubted about a fake. Thanks to you and Michael. I would like to add a comment about TV licenses. Here, in France we pay about ?80 per year. With a recent debate about were budget proficit should go proposition to cancel this tax was rejected because they feared social problems. There are so many people involved in this tax collection... Ridiculous. Alexandre ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: H: Coloured Cases, Mouse Covers and Keys - Joint order?]
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 00:21:48 +0200 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov (??. ? 2)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: H: Coloured Cases, Mouse Covers and Keys - Joint order?] Oh, and salut Alexandre. Yes, you are only a couple of train stops from me, halfway between Puteaux and Belvedere stations. The weather looks rather grim today. :( The least one can say :(( I was thinking about colored spare case. It is quite easy to replace. When I was looking around for overclockong my libretto I got to take apart the case in a couple of minutes. But I am wondering how to take apart the battery. By the way standard plastic covers are expensive though not unaffordable. When I dropped my libretto I had to replace keyboard cover 50FF (7FF=1USD) PCMCIA dummy 30FF keypad fix 10FF (prices excluding VAT). You can calculate what will cost the whole stuff. But now it is less important as Karen writes that this was about painting. But how will you paint keypad and mose covers? ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: Mouse Covers and Keys - 50CT
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 00:22:48 +0200 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov (??. ? 2)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Mouse Covers and Keys - 50CT Seriously folks I wouldn't mine getting hold of some of those mouse covers too. If enough of us want these silly little things than it might be worth one of us making a bulk order - they're not going to cost much to ship around the world are they? Here in France they go for 20FF $3 for two. At some time I bought a couple of dosens of them. this will be enogh for the next few years. Sereously I do not know if www.tpp.fr has any of them. But a year ago they did. Lothar Sandford has them but they accept orders from 500FF. That makes a bunch of covers M Monot Lothar Sandford 10, rue André Citroen Espace Clichy 92110 Clichy ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Libretto themes
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 21:41:38 +0200 From: "=?koi8-r?B?QWxleGFuZHJlIEthb3VraG92IFwo/MwuINDP3tTBIDJcKQ==?=" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Libretto themes Hi, Simon Shuker kinly offered Libretto themes from his Libretto1100ff CD. I've just fixed filenames. Here they are: http://www.geocities.com/kaoukhov/Librettoffthemes.zip There were also different wallpapers: http://www.geocities.com/kaoukhov/Librettoffwallpapers.zip Finally do not forget several nice icons are still there: http://www.geocities.com/kaoukhov/libicons.zip If you do not know what to do whith .theme files. Download Desctoparchitect at http://www.desktoparchitect.com nice free utility. Works on W2k as well. Cheers, Alexandre ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
