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From: Digestifier <Linux-Activists-Request@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu>
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To: Linux-Activists@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu
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Reply-To: Linux-Activists@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 93 14:13:07 EDT
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Subject: Linux-Activists Digest #270
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Linux-Activists Digest #270, Volume #6 Tue, 28 Sep 93 14:13:07 EDT
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Contents:
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mouse trouble (Tony Cifelli)
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Re: Bootdisk made by SLS install hangs during boot (Laurent Duperval)
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Ultrastor 24f driver probs (v1.11) (Dawood Alam)
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Maxima -- help (Herng-Jeng Jou)
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Re: mouse trouble (Chris Vetter)
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VLB IDE controller cards? (carsten)
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Re: term? (Mark A. Horton)
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Re: SoftLanding Message (Mark A. Horton)
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MIDI using serial port and Linux (The Cybard)
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Problem with DIP (Brett Michaels)
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Re: I think my monitor is exploding..help (Tom Reynolds)
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Re: SoftLanding Message (Brett Michaels)
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installing Xfree_mono (Wai Ho)
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Re: 1024x768 => Cirrus 5422 freaks out (Tom Vijlbrief)
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Re: WordProcessor (~=TEX) for Linux (snail@lsl.co.uk)
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Desperately seeking gperf paper ??? (Prabhat Keni)
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Re: help newbie with setting up "ps" command (Julian Day)
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Re: WordProcessor (~=TEX) for Linux (Julian Day)
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Re: 1024x768 => Cirrus 5422 freaks out (bryan k williams)
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Re: [Q] Comments on my configuration of PC please... (Robert Cooper)
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From: ag794@Freenet.carleton.ca (Tony Cifelli)
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Subject: mouse trouble
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Reply-To: ag794@Freenet.carleton.ca (Tony Cifelli)
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1993 13:05:23 GMT
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The woes continue. Will Tony get X up and running? Tune
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in next week ....
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Well thanks to someone who mailed me a re-compiled Xserver
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my ATI GU+ is now displaying the X environment. It appears
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that the next hurdle to surpass is getting the mouse to
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work. Its is stuck in the center of the screen.
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I am using the mouse that comes with the GU+. It is a busmouse.
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It is connected to IRQ2. In DOS, the driver it uses is a
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Microsoft Busmouse. When I re-compile the Linux kernel with
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this option, set my Xconfig to Microsoft/Busmouse and set
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the appropriate link for /dev/mouse the X Server fails to
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startup at all, saying it couldn't initialize the mouse
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(a core device). When I re-compile the kernel specifying
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the Logitech busmouse, and do the appropriate things
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in Xconfig and /dev/mouse, the X environment comes up,
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but the mouse is not working. BTW, during restart, the
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kernel detects a Logitech mouse. When I use the Microsoft
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option in the kernel, the mouse is not detected during
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restarts.
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What could be the problem? Are my IRQs ok? Can I tell
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Linux to use IRQ2 for the mouse explicitly? Why is Linux
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detecting a Logitech mouse while DOS sees a Microsoft
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busmouse? I have a Fax/modem on COM1 (using IRQ4). Could
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this be the complicating factor? How do I tell Linux
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I have a Fax/modem there?
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regards,
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Tony.
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--
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[ Tony Cifelli, B.C.S., M.Math. ag794@freenet.carleton.ca ]
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[ President Bus: 613-723-7218 ]
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[ cifelli systems & software inc. Fax: 613-723-7472 ]
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[ 6 Gurdwara Rd. Suite 200 - Nepean, Ontario - K2E 8A3 - CANADA ]
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.admin
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From: duperval@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Laurent Duperval)
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Subject: Re: Bootdisk made by SLS install hangs during boot
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1993 12:11:22 GMT
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Wolfgang.Roth@graphics.ap.mchp.sni.de wrote:
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-> In article <cornell.747335005@texas> cornell@syl.dl.nec.com writes:
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-> >SLS version: 1.03
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-> >Machine1: NEC Powermate 386
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-> >Machine2: Amax PC/386
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-> >
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-> >I've installed the SLS v.1.03 release on three machines. The two
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-> >listed above had the same trouble after installing, making a
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-> >bootdisk, and trying to boot from that bootdisk.
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-> I have the same problems on 3 machines (2*486 and 1*386) when I
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-> tried to boot from the original 3,5" bootdisk in driva A. The
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-> loading stops after the message "Detecting soundcard: AdLib
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-> (type 3)". I have no soundcards installed.
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I had the same problem. I circumvented (sp?) it by booting at low speed. It
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worked fine then, but I can't explain it. After I installed everything and
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had my own boot floppy, I was again able to boot at high speed. Go figure.
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From: esrac@csv.warwick.ac.uk (Dawood Alam)
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Subject: Ultrastor 24f driver probs (v1.11)
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Date: 28 Sep 1993 14:37:50 +0100
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Reply-To: esrac@csv.warwick.ac.uk (Dawood Alam)
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Compiled the latest Ultrastor 24f driver (Version 1.11) with linux
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pl13. Compiled first time. Appears to be OK however there as still
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problems when using a SCSI Archive viper 150S tape drive. When writing
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to the tape drive everything is OK. reading from the tape drive causes
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the machine to hang after some prolonged (5-10 mins) usage. The
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problem seems to be very intermittent. The driver does not spew out
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any error messages like the older versions did.
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This new driver is supposed to work OK with tape drives but does not
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appear to be reliable all the time. The same problem seems to exists
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as with the older drivers. Any suggestions ?
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Cheers
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Dawood
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From: hjjou@aem.umn.edu (Herng-Jeng Jou)
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Subject: Maxima -- help
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1993 13:32:14 GMT
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Hi,
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I downloaded clisp.tar.z and maxima.tar.z from sunsite.unc.edu
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and followed README to install both packages.
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Compilation of maxima had no error (but some warnings).
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When I run maxima, it had following error message:
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*** -EVAL: undefined function SYSTEM::MAKE-WINDOW
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and I got following message no matter what I entered:
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*** -symbol *WINDOW* has no value
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I have no idea of what's going on, can somebody help?
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Thanks.
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Herng-Jeng Jou
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hjjou@zephyr.aem.umn.edu
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From: cbvetter@rbg.informatik.th-darmstadt.de (Chris Vetter)
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Subject: Re: mouse trouble
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Date: 28 Sep 1993 14:09:40 GMT
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Tony Cifelli wrote:
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> The woes continue. Will Tony get X up and running? Tune
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> in next week ....
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We will see :)
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> Well thanks to someone who mailed me a re-compiled Xserver
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> my ATI GU+ is now displaying the X environment. It appears
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> that the next hurdle to surpass is getting the mouse to
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> work. Its is stuck in the center of the screen.
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Had that one too ... Seems to be using a wrong /device ...
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> I am using the mouse that comes with the GU+. It is a busmouse.
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> It is connected to IRQ2. In DOS, the driver it uses is a
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> Microsoft Busmouse. When I re-compile the Linux kernel with
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Ah-ha, Busmouse, should remind that !
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> this option, set my Xconfig to Microsoft/Busmouse and set
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You DON'T *NEED* to, I didn't configure LinuX kernel with any mouse support,
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and everything worls VERY fine :)
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> the appropriate link for /dev/mouse the X Server fails to
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Here it is ... wrong device ... use /dev/ttyS0 and everything should be right.
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> startup at all, saying it couldn't initialize the mouse
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> (a core device). When I re-compile the kernel specifying
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> the Logitech busmouse, and do the appropriate things
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> in Xconfig and /dev/mouse, the X environment comes up,
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> but the mouse is not working. BTW, during restart, the
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> kernel detects a Logitech mouse. When I use the Microsoft
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> option in the kernel, the mouse is not detected during
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> restarts.
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>
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> What could be the problem?
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See above.
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> Are my IRQs ok?
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Yep :)
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> Can I tell Linux to use IRQ2 for the mouse explicitly?
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Don't need to, see above.
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> Why is Linux detecting a Logitech mouse while DOS sees a Microsoft
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> busmouse?
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Because Logitech (Pilot) IS busmouse ...
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> I have a Fax/modem on COM1 (using IRQ4). Could
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> this be the complicating factor?
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Nope, this is LinuX, not MS-DOG ;)
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> How do I tell Linux I have a Fax/modem there?
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Dunno, thou ...
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> regards,
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> Tony.
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--
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Chris
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Don't you know, that, if you start Linux on DOS (ROTFL), it deletes all
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files with the string 'Microsoft' in it?
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- Fritz Ganter -
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From: bcrwhims@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca (carsten)
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.os2.setup
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Subject: VLB IDE controller cards?
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Date: 28 Sep 93 14:24:38 GMT
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Hi all,
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My Boca IDE Plus controller card has just failed under warranty :) and
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I would like to look into replacing it with a local-bus equivalent,
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in the same price range, ie CAN$50-75 or not too much more. Does
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anyone have any experience with any such beast? Can anyone recommend
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anything? Bear in mind that I am a student running _deep_ in the red,
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and no matter how nice a card costing only $200 is, I will probably not
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be able to afford it. Tell me about them anyway, though, no reason not
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to drool :) .
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If anyone has experience in the matter, I _must_ get a card which works
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in both linux and OS/2, so one which doesn't require a driver, or is
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completely standard is needed.
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Thanks,
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Carsten
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From: mahmha@crl.com (Mark A. Horton)
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Subject: Re: term?
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Date: 28 Sep 93 14:35:04 GMT
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Timothy Mark Lawless (tlawless@whale.st.usm.edu) wrote:
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: I am real new to linux.. Can anyone tell me what i would use term for?
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: and how to use it.. If all this is in a faq i would be happy to look
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: it up if i knew where it was and what it was..
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: Thanx.
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: Tim.
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The major sites for "life, the universe, and Linux" are:
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tsx-11.mit.edu /pub/linux
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sunsite.unc.edu /pub/Linux
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nic.funet.fi /pub/OS/Linux
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I recommend getting *any* .FAQ file you find about Linux.
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They have all been extremely helpful to me. Also, I most
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heartily recommend the following documents from the Linux
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Documentation Project (LDP) :
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Linux Installation and Getting Started by Matt Welsh
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The Linux Network Administrators' Guide by Olaf Kirch
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Linux Kernel Hackers' Guide by Michael K. Johnson
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Linux System Administrator's Guide by Lars Wirzenius
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These are truly wonderful documents. IMHO far better than
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most of the documentation available with the commercially
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available ($$$$ or &&&&) *nixen. I threw away my AT&T SVR4
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($$$$) system and haven't looked back! (Actually, I would
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have to be dragged back kicking and screaming!)
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You can find these documents in :
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pub/linux/ALPHA/LDP on tsx-11.mit.edu
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A rule of thumb that I use is this:
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If it's in any directory related to Linux documentation,
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GRAB it! A great many people have spent a lot of their
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own valuable (unreimbursed) time and effort in developing
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and documenting this wonderful new OS and deserve a
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great deal of appreciation for their efforts!
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In answer to your specific question, term is a terminal
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communications program that is very robust. For more
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standard terminal emulation I enjoy using minicom (currently
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version 1.4g) It is very complete, compiled clean first shot,
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installed like a breeze, and is very well documented.
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-- Mark
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Mark A. Horton | Email: mah@ka4ybr.com (or here)
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"Linux-because you have a mind."| Cruise: 33 45 30 N / 084 16 50 W
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"We may note that, for the purposes of these experiments, the symbol
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"=" has the meaning "may be confused with."
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From: mahmha@crl.com (Mark A. Horton)
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Subject: Re: SoftLanding Message
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Date: 28 Sep 1993 08:03:20 -0700
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Lanfranchi Thierry (lanfra_t@xenon.epita.fr) wrote:
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: In article <288f4b$np5@access.digex.net>, brettm@access.digex.net (Brett Michaels) writes:
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: |> Anyone know how to get rid of the softlanding message that appears just
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: |> before the login prompt?
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: Yes : 'rm /etc/issue'
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Isn't that a bit drastic? Why not just edit it to something
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that you find pleasing and/or reflects the uniqueness of your
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system?
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-- Mark
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--
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Mark A. Horton | Email: mah@ka4ybr.com (or here)
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Mark Horton Associates | Voice: +1 (404) 371 0291 (office)
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Strategic Planning | Fax: +1 (404) 371 0291 (office)
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Performance Tuning | Data: +1 (404) 378 7046 (Linux bbs)
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"The opinions expressed here | Snail: P.O.Box 747, Decatur, GA US 30031-0747
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DO represent those of myself." | ICBM: 33 45 N / 084 16 W
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| Cruise: 33 45 30 N / 084 16 50 W
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"We may note that, for the purposes of these experiments, the symbol
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"=" has the meaning "may be confused with."
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,sunyab.misc.musicians,sunyab.free-unix,comp.music,alt.emusic,rec.music.makers.synth,comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
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From: dudek@acsu.buffalo.edu (The Cybard)
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Subject: MIDI using serial port and Linux
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1993 16:03:43 GMT
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I'm interested in getting that Yamaha "Hello Music" MIDI synth module for
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my PC. I run both Linux and DOS/Windows on my system. I know that Linux
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supports some MIDI cards, but the Yamaha module doesn't use a MIDI card, it
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plugs directly into a COM port. If I use any of the MIDI software for
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Linux, can I use this module? Also, is there a Linux/MIDI mail-list
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channel yet? How do I post a question to the SOUND channel? Thanks.
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--
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David Thomas Dudek / 098pwxs@ubvms.bitnet \ __ _ The Cybard
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State University / dudek@.acsu.buffalo.edu \ / `-' ) ,,,
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of New York / "If music be the food of love, \ | | ()|||||||[:::}
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@ Buffalo / play on!" - Wm. Shakespeare \ `__.-._) '''
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From: brettm@access.digex.net (Brett Michaels)
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Subject: Problem with DIP
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Date: 28 Sep 1993 12:09:14 -0400
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I have a problem getting DIP talk to my modem with dip -t. I have edited
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all the network files per the net-2-faq. When I try to do anything that
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will send commands to my modem they do not go.
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My modem is on /dev/cua1 and works fine with other comm programs.
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The program also seems to take permanent mess up further comm. with the
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modem. After killing dip and a restart of the comm program I can no
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longer get the modem to recognize commands.
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I seems like there is some init file for dip, is that true? If so where
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is it?
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I am stuck until I can get dip to talk to a modem becuase I can't check to
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see of I can get network connectivity until I can slip to a net. I have
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no local network access.
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From: treynold@vierzk.bates.scarolina.edu (Tom Reynolds)
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Subject: Re: I think my monitor is exploding..help
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Date: 28 Sep 1993 16:44:45 GMT
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In article <1993Sep28.042837.20580@cdf.toronto.edu>,
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Dhaliwal Bikram Singh <a228dhal@cdf.toronto.edu> wrote:
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>In article <1993Sep28.011131.3992@mikejag.wimsey.bc.ca> john@mikejag.wimsey.bc.ca (John A. Green) writes:
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>>I think my monitor is exploding too!
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>>In article (John Banghart) writes:
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>>>Ok, here's the deal.
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[much,much stuff deleted...]
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>Good news though, It sounds like you have the exact same equipment as I
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>have, that is: tvga8900, and a Darius HRV-1024 (?).
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>
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>I have posted my Xconfig before (a few days ago) and it is the one that
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>works perfectly with my setup in colour. So let me know if you want me
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>to post it again.
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>
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Well, folks, while the thread is here.....
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I have an Acer 33D interlaced monitor, and I have an Orchid Fahrenheit 1280+
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VLB card. I previously had a Trident card, and I've suspected my monitor
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of dying on me for quite a while now :)
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My X runs fine and I love it (especially with S3!) but I'd like to see a
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"safer" Xconfig if anyone out there has one... I won't be able to afford my
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new Mag 15" Flat for a few months, and also don't want to lose my eyebrows
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to flames shooting forth from my monitor in the middle of a session :)
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I would also like to get some higher resolutions, but I'm no X guru. Anyone
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out there feel like helping me?
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Thanx in advance....
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Tom Reynolds
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treynold@aca.lasalle.edu
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treynold@vierzk.bates.scarolina.edu
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treynold@trex.com (down for now :(
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From: brettm@access.digex.net (Brett Michaels)
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Subject: Re: SoftLanding Message
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Date: 28 Sep 1993 12:52:51 -0400
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Thanks for the help. The file /etc/issue contains this message. You can
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edit it or remove to your liking.
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Anyone know whta program/script calls displays this file?
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From: tauq7@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Wai Ho)
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Subject: installing Xfree_mono
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1993 14:55:34 GMT
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Hi James,
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First, make sure you are using the correct server. /usr/X386/X
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should be linked to X386mono. Once you have got that, try the server
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with a generic vga resoultion (640x480). Use the Xconfig values for
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the mono server also. You should have X running with that. If there
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is still any problem, mail me again with the message that Xfree
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displays when you activate the startx script. This can be easily done
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with:
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startx > /tmp/foo 2>&1
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where /tmp/foo is a file containing the redirected output. Press
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Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to kill the X server when a graphics screen appears.
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If you manage to get the generic resolution working, you could
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try tweaking the timings in Xconfig to get a higher resolution. Note
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that the non-banked mono server handles only 64k despite a 256k card so
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that the maximum resolution (virtual or actual) is limited to 830x631
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(or whatever products that does not exceed 64*1024*8). Mail me again if
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you want some sample timings from me.
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HTH,
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# Wai-Ming Ho (tauq7@central.susx.ac.uk) #
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# 2nd year Undergraduate at Univeristy of Sussex #
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# Major : Computer Systems Engineering #
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# If there is anything more in life than this, #
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# I don't know what it is. #
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# Calvin #
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# Wai-Ming Ho #
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# tauq7@central.susx.ac.uk #
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From: tom@izf.tno.nl (Tom Vijlbrief)
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Subject: Re: 1024x768 => Cirrus 5422 freaks out
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1993 16:03:57 GMT
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There is a bug in the distributed Cirrus driver in the Xfree 1.3 release,
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it won't enter interlaced mode.
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On ftp.izf.tno.nl is a file /pubread/linux/xf86_svg.gz
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with a patched X server for Cirrus users.
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Tom
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From: snail@lsl.co.uk
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Subject: Re: WordProcessor (~=TEX) for Linux
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Date: 28 Sep 93 18:10:45 +0100
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In article <1993Sep24.111523@cs.utwente.nl>, debruijn@cs.utwente.nl (Steef S.G. de Bruijn) writes:
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> |> a la WordPerfect for Linux.
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I think he means Framemaker for Linux, or 'Word for Linux' :-)
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> Wordperfert sucks (it's no misspell!)
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Don't u mean worddefect, as its know here. We have it one the Vomit Making
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System.
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--
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snail@lsl.co.uk "If I were to read, much less to answer all the attacks made
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on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business. I do the very
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best I know how - the very best I can; and I mean to keep doing so until the
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end. If the end brings me out alright, what is said against me won't amount to
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anything. If the end brings me out wrong, ten angels swearing I was right
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would make no difference." [Abraham Lincoln, reported by Francis B Carpenter].
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Crossposted-To: gnu.utils,gnu.emacs
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From: pkeni@rahul.net (Prabhat Keni)
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Subject: Desperately seeking gperf paper ???
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1993 16:26:59 GMT
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I am looking for a paper describing gperf perfect hash func generator.
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Alternatively ( If the gnu paper is not yet available) I'd like to
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know if anyone out there knows where to get the papers for USENIX
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C++ 1990 proceedings where Douglas Schmidt (gperf author) presented his paper,
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failing which could some one direct me to the ACM paper(s) ?
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I know the details reg. the above papers but want to know if they are
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available on the net.
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Thanx in advance.
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Prabhat.
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PS I tried fingering schmidt@ics.uci.edu, looks like Douglas Schmidt is not
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at that address anymore. Any clues ?
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Prabhat.
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pkeni@rahul.net
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--
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Prabhat Keni pkeni@rahul.net
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408-345-2107 (E) (408)-399-4010 (D temp).
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From: jfd0@aber.ac.uk (Julian Day)
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Subject: Re: help newbie with setting up "ps" command
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1993 17:11:45 GMT
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Jeffrey Muday (mudayja@wfu.edu) wrote:
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: Linux users:
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: I just installed linux on my PC. Many of the basics seem to work
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: fine: vi, sed, awk, who... but when I attempt to monitor processes
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: with the ps command I get the familiar message that I have to mount
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: /proc. The system tells me to make sure /proc exists (and it does) and
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: to add the line "/proc /proc proc defaults" to /etc/fstab (which I did
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: and then rebooted. But... when I "ps" I get the same message. Can
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: one of you solve this mystery for me.
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Yeah, I've just installed Linux off SLS and found that in fstab you have the
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line:
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/dev/hdxx /root ext2fs defaults
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or the similar. If you change /root to / it will all work.
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: Also.. what is the /bin/hostname file about. On the bootup disk
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: I get one that has a bunch of non-ascii stuff and I get a hostname
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: of "softland"; my installed LINUX is missing this file. Can I make one,
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: and how do I do it?
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I think syssetup is supposed to do this for you. If not try the faqs.
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: Lastly... And this question demonstrates my lack of attention span for
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: reading documentation... What terminal programs are available in the
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: basic set-up? I would like to dialup my university account thru
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: LINUX (kermit or z-modem file transfer available) on my internal
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: "hayes compatible" modem.
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Try kermit, it is definatly available stateside, but I downloaded it with
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the rest of the SLS package.
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: thanks in advance for any help (or flames...)
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: --jeff
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Juilan Day
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no sig. (jfd0@aber.ac.uk)
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From: jfd0@aber.ac.uk (Julian Day)
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Subject: Re: WordProcessor (~=TEX) for Linux
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1993 17:22:29 GMT
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: There is a program called 'doc' in /usr/bin/X11 in SLS 1.03.
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: I've tried it very briefly, but I was very disappointed with
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: the performance. I had top running in another window, and doc
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: was using over 80% of the CPU, even when I wasn't doing anything.
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: -greg
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doc seemed to perform much more reasonably with a co-pro. Without, it is
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unusably slowwwwww.
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Julian Day
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no sig (jfd0@aber.ac.uk)
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From: uk02183@nx18.mik.uky.edu (bryan k williams)
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Subject: Re: 1024x768 => Cirrus 5422 freaks out
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1993 17:28:50 GMT
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Xfree 86 works fine with Cirrus CLGD5422, 26, 28 cards. I use an ISA 5422 card
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, it took me a while to configure it but now I have it. First off, you will
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probably need to force it to 1meg video ram (assuming you have it), mine
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would only see 256k until I told it otherwise. Next, the 542x series use
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12 clocks number 1...12 rather than MHz numbers for the clocks. For
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1024x768, I think it is clock 9 that is best. This depends on your monitor too.
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There is a program in the Xfree 86 1.3 release that tweaks the scan
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parameters needed to set a monitor type.
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Sorry, I am in Windows right now and I can't get to my Xconfig to enclose it.
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Does X support the highcolor or truecolor modes on the Cirrus chips?
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From: coop@panix.com (Robert Cooper)
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
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Subject: Re: [Q] Comments on my configuration of PC please...
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Date: 28 Sep 1993 13:58:09 -0400
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In <1993Sep22.204413.18853@anasazi.com> rusty@anasazi.com (Rusty Carruth) writes:
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>In article <27n1fq$hf4@crl.crl.com> mahmha@crl.com (Mark A. Horton) writes:
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>>Taek-Soo Kim (tkim@zonker.ecs.umass.edu) wrote:
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>>: After some survey and recommendation, I decided to purchase
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>>: the following PC. Any comments would be very helpful.
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>>
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>>: 486-DX2 66 (Comtrade)
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>>: EISA
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>>: 16MB RAM
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>>: Adaptec 1742 scsi-2 controller
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>>: 545MB HD
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>>: Orchid Fahrenheit 1280+ or VA (32bit VLB) with 1MB.
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>>: 17" Monitor (MAG or CTX).
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>>
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Just check to see what chipset they use on the motherboard. They last
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time I looked at comtrade, they only used the Hint chipset for eisa,
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which is not "true" eisa. See the unix hardware faq for more details.
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--
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Robert Cooper Brooklyn, NY | "We don't know who discovered water, but
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coop@panix.com | we're pretty sure it wasn't a fish..."
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212 309-9600 (Work) | Attributed to Marshall McLuhan
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