I really only need tar & split from this machine; i need to move large dos directories between a non-networked, phoneless win3.1 machine, and my slowly connected & cdless laptop. This seems to mean copying to floppy.
msbackup is, well, msbackup. After spending 15 minutes on the first disk, I gave up on it. It appeared that it would be easier to put a tiny install of linux in. I'm assuming tom's will do the job. Unfortunately, this machine has (presumably) a heat problem. It's a 94 AT&T with a 486/120 added. The prior owner had sig11 problems trying to install redhat, and I'm seeing excessive segmentation violations. After several tries, I managed to get everything unpacked, though i had to untar base2_0.tgz by hand. It thinks it is fully configured, though it segfaults for each module it tries to look at. However, It cannot successfully write a boot disk or install lilo. I don't know what the error messge is on the first; it is hidden behind a dialog box. What i can see of lilo's says something about chroot. I've tried booting from resc1440 as "linux root=/dev/hda2" and "resc root=/dev/hda2", as well as from a bootdisk freshly made by my thinkpad with the same options. In all cases I get through boot, and a hang on "unable to open initial console" Any ideas? And does anyone know how to clean the filters on a power supply? I'm assuming that it isn't providing adequate cooling, and i don't see any practical way to add another fan (the card slot ram i have from compunerd (?) is a joke' when it deigns to run, it doesn't push much air). rick --
