"JJG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [...] > Ultimately I want to run linux /samba as my server so that needs to go on > the full tower that that the drives are installed in. This tower is the > only case I have that will house 3 full height drives plus CD + floppy. I > have another Pentium something mini tower w/ ~1.5gig that I can experiment > with NT on.
Ah, OK. Be aware there are a few quirks with FAT32 under Linux. In particular, file permissions might not work as you expect on a native Linux partition. Not a BIG deal, but something to be aware of as you start out. > [...] Have a bunch of extra nics and an smc 10/100 hub. Ah good. :) > [...] > That's the plan. When linux is stable I will just stop booting 98. I keep > telling myself "as long as my data is on separate drives, even if linux > crashes so hard it takes out the 2gig OS drive, I will still be able to load > up another os and get to my data on the other drives." I hope I am not > mistaken. If I screw up linux, could it take out data on the other drives > in the box? > > Hmmm..... I think I know the real answer to that question and it's not good. > :( Just be prudent. Yes, if you're logged in as root, is is entirely possible to do something foolish. Just like Win98 or DOS in fact. :) One tip: If you're not sure of what you're doing, you can unmount those drives and keep them out of the picture while experimenting. Just avoid fdisk! > [...] > I would bet that I might even top your collection. 386, 486, older pentiums, a > dual floppy ps2, my very first XT with a tricked out nec v20 processor (remember > those) Heh, I cleared out my closet late last year. Down to a smaller number of beasties now, plus VMware. Room is MUCH cooler now. Yes, I DO remember those. I had a V30 in my Olivette M24 (aka. AT&T 6300). Thought it was hot stuff, back when CPU generations were measured in years. > I even have a huge ass sun workstation with a 21" monitor and other miscellaneous > sun soft/hardware. The thing works, I turned it on once about a year ago. I never > turned it on again. I didn't know what to do with it :). What sort of Sun? You know there's Linux for SPARC systems, right? Not as trivial to install, but something to think about. :) > [...] > I tried once to steal the sun's monitor for a pc but it takes some kind of big special connector. Yes, I know EXACTLY what you need. In the pile of stuff I gave away was an HP 19" monitor. Like the Sun, it requires a fixed-frequency video card to run on a PC. See http://www.si87.com/ and others. Search on fixed frequency video cards. A suitable card will put you out about $100US. Be aware they have quirks. Mine worked ONLY in 640x480 or 1280x1024 resolution. Other resolutions were distorted. GREAT for text and Windows, but an issue with games. Still, very usable and it was my 1st large screen. Still, not bad for a $100 monitor. > [...] > Any clue on what a good working 486 box should go for? I just gave mine away on the condition they had to take EVERYTHING. I didn't want to still be stuck with a boatload of stuff. I should've donated it to get the big tax writeoff, but these guys recondition systems to give to poor folks around town. 'Course my stuff they wanted for themselves, and started fighting over in the parking lot! > [...] > I think it would be really really cool to build the best, fastest, most up to date, killer PC > in an old XT case. I can't wait to bring it into a job and watch everyone's head turn > when they hear that old familiar SNAP of an XT's power supply turning on. : They used to make bigger power supplies that would fit, and I suppose you could shoehorn a motherboard in with some ingenuity. I thought about that myself! A 1.7GHz Athlon with CGA graphics would be interesting. :) > )))))))))) One day it will live again! Hey, it makes a PERFECT console terminal for a Linux server. Let's you move the "real" monitor to a game box. That's what I'd still like to do with an old Apple //e. > [...] > Yes, that's what I though also. That's OK though. It will give me more > incentive to get the linux side going faster. Yes, good good. I'd still avoid filling the two large drives if you can so you can move everything to ext2 when you do get Linux going. Maybe only start with one, then you can just move everything to the other later. > [...] > LOL, You are going to keep me reading and writing email when I should be > fooling with this server. Git! Git! Good luck! - Bob To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
