Linux-Hardware Digest #704, Volume #10 Thu, 8 Jul 99 14:13:34 EDT
Contents:
Re: Help on scsi tape needed ! ("Robert C. Paulsen, Jr.")
Sony Vaio 505E - compatibility with Linux (Christos Efstratiou)
Help! Can't print in Linux from a compiled kernel ("dkmallick")
Re: Filesystem on DAT Tape Recorder? ("Michael Knigge")
Re: Epson Stylus Colour 440 (Dale Pontius)
Re: Celeron, what's the catch? (kls)
Help on scsi tape needed ! ("Wojciech Beska")
9GB-IBM-harddisk blocks linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
newbie sound question (thefly)
Re: Celeron, what's the catch? (kls)
Re: WISECOM INTERNAL PCI MODEM (Luc Verstraeten)
Re: Can we write to NTFS? ("Jürgen Pfann")
Re: Add 2nd vfat IDE to linux box ("Jürgen Pfann")
FA: Adaptec SCSI ISA card -- linux compatible (Michael Conner)
Re: WISECOM INTERNAL PCI MODEM (Mircea)
Re: Memory Problem,I'm Desperate ! (Jeffery Browning)
Re: Celeron or PII? (Bryan)
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From: "Robert C. Paulsen, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help on scsi tape needed !
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 09:24:59 -0500
Wojciech Beska wrote:
>
> Cannot read files beyond the first eof marker ? How to solve the problem ?
> Do you know any tools to access scsi tapes under linux ?
Do you know about the mt command? It allows you to position the tape,
among other useful things.
--
____________________________________________________________________
Robert Paulsen http://paulsen.home.texas.net
If my return address contains "ZAP." please remove it. Sorry for the
inconvenience but the unsolicited email is getting out of control.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christos Efstratiou)
Subject: Sony Vaio 505E - compatibility with Linux
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 15:35:43 +0100
I am thinking about buying the Sony Vaio 505 laptop but I am concerned about
the modem/network card that it has. The card is the Platinium MC220 by COM1.
It is supposed to be a card that supports modem, ISDN, GSM and Ethernet
connection.
I have found in <http://www.snafu.de/~wehe/modem_linux.html> that this card
works as a modem but I am not sure if it's fine as an Ethernet card.
Anybody had any experience with that?
Chris
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From: "dkmallick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Help! Can't print in Linux from a compiled kernel
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 10:28:06 -0500
I am using Linux-Mandrake 6.0 on a Pentium II 333.Everything prints fine
from the kernel 2.2.9 that came with the distribution. Howver, I cannot
print anything from kernel 2.2.5 that I had to compile just so that I can
use my sound card. I made sure that I compiled this kernel with parallel
port support, printer support etc.
When I am in printtool, it lists the printer (HP Laserjet 4L), I can restart
lpd, but when I try to test print an ASCII page, it gives me the message
that the print is qued but the printer daemon cannot be started.
I can see the print jobs in the queue by using lpq.
I have tried using 'lpc start all' and gives me the message that printer
cannot be connected.
What am I doing wrong? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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From: "Michael Knigge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Filesystem on DAT Tape Recorder?
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 13:11:21 +0200
Horst Wetzel schrieb in Nachricht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Is it possible to put a filesystem on a tape and mount the tape like a
>floppy?
No.
bye
Michael
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dale Pontius)
Subject: Re: Epson Stylus Colour 440
Date: 8 Jul 1999 15:37:20 GMT
In article <7lvd7r$evq$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Duncan Grisby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Has anyone written a full Uniprint .upp file for the Stylus Colour
> 440? It works OK with the generic stc drivers, but I'm sure it can be
> tweaked a bit. If someone else has already done it, it will save me
> some time.
Out of curiousity, how many jets per color does the 440 have?
Dale Pontius
(NOT speaking for IBM)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (kls)
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips,comp.sys.intel
Subject: Re: Celeron, what's the catch?
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 16:02:11 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
>
>In article <dR2h3.154$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>Bryan@[EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
>>
>>In comp.os.linux.hardware Alex Lam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>: Chris Robato Yao wrote:
>>: >
>>: > In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> (Mike Frisch) writes:
>>: > >On 5 Jul 1999 02:17:21 GMT, Chris Robato Yao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wro
>>te:
>>: > >>Wrong again.
>>: > >>
>>: > >>There is no board with duals that has ATA66. Dual CPU mobos are Intel
>>: > >
>>: > >Wrong again. ABit BP6 supports dual Socket 370 Celerons and UDMA/66
>>: > >support using the Intel BX chipset.
>>: >
>>: > How? The BX does not officially support UDMA 66 unless you do tweaks
>>: > that is not supported by Intel. I really doubt if it's true UDMA 66 at
>>: > all since according to Intel, BX has no UDMA 66 capability. The only
>>: > way I can see that is possible is by matching the i810's southbridge
>>: > with the BX northbridge, and that is not sanctioned or allowed by Intel.
>>: >
>>: Sorry to butt in. But here's some info on the ABit BP6
>>: http://www.mssi.com/bp6.htm
>>
>>: Yes, it does support UDMA66.
>>
>>of course it does.
>>
>>I just bought and built a linux box from dual cel 433 chips and the
>>bp6. this board supports 8 ide drives (!) in 2 separate controllers
>>(udma33 and udma66). one is a separate controller sitting on the pci
>>bus and the main one is standard BX stuff.
>>
>>not that I really care - I -might- use ide for swap, but I'm an ultra2
>>scsi fan, myself. for unix, you still really want scsi. unless the
>>udma66 stuff finally added command queuing, scatter/gather,
>>disconnection and such (which I doubt).
>
>There's a long list of links doing a search for +scatter +gather +ide; here's
>one: http://tomshardware.com/vp2.html
>Enhanced Master Mode PCI IDE Controller
>Full scatter and gather capability
>
>Though I didn't find anything that declared ide has scatter/gather from my
>quick search, only checked a few links, what I found seems to suggest it.
>
>Searching for +connect +disconnect, found an intersting link:
>http://www.blackfire.com.au/ide2scsi.html
>
>Nothing came up really for +"command queue" +ide. I believe it takes over
the
>whole bus & is why you want hd's/cd rom's on seperate controllers.
>
>Sooo... one out of three:)
>
http://library.northernlight.com/SL19980512010037695.html?cb=0&sc=0#doc
Title: Driving performance on the Windows NT desktop with enhanced IDE drives
Summary: As Windows NT takes over corporate desktops, there is an
increasing need to optimize hard disk drives to take full advantage of NT's
capabilities. NT's use of the hard drive is very different from that of DOS;
the caching is more similar to UNIX and as a result, NT benefits from high-end
features such as a large buffer, a deep prefetch, and command reordering found
on most SCSI class drives. The NT File System Manager is described. Read
caching, write caching, optimizing drive features, and benefits of high-end
caching schemes when used with NT are discussed
Make that two out of three with a cavet:) Does linux have command queue for
ide drives like nt(if not, time to write it in:)?
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From: "Wojciech Beska" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help on scsi tape needed !
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 12:03:05 GMT
Cannot read files beyond the first eof marker ? How to solve the problem ?
Do you know any tools to access scsi tapes under linux ?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: 9GB-IBM-harddisk blocks linux
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 15:18:51 GMT
I tried to install linux 2.2.5 on a IBM
DNES309170W (9GB) with adaptec 3940U (bips V.1.24)
but it hangs. Mounting the disk from a
working linux installation shows (after some
read/write accesses) the same result.
Are there limitations for the size with the
current drivers or is this a bios problem?
Any hint would help. Thanks in advance.
Volker.
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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From: thefly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: newbie sound question
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 22:42:52 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am new to Linux...
I have everything working but sound.
Anyone know how to, or if possible to get ESS 1938 PCI card working
with Linux...
TIA,
Ray Anderson
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (kls)
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips,comp.sys.intel
Subject: Re: Celeron, what's the catch?
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 15:44:01 GMT
In article <dR2h3.154$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Bryan@[EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
>
>In comp.os.linux.hardware Alex Lam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>: Chris Robato Yao wrote:
>: >
>: > In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> (Mike Frisch) writes:
>: > >On 5 Jul 1999 02:17:21 GMT, Chris Robato Yao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wro
>te:
>: > >>Wrong again.
>: > >>
>: > >>There is no board with duals that has ATA66. Dual CPU mobos are Intel
>: > >
>: > >Wrong again. ABit BP6 supports dual Socket 370 Celerons and UDMA/66
>: > >support using the Intel BX chipset.
>: >
>: > How? The BX does not officially support UDMA 66 unless you do tweaks
>: > that is not supported by Intel. I really doubt if it's true UDMA 66 at
>: > all since according to Intel, BX has no UDMA 66 capability. The only
>: > way I can see that is possible is by matching the i810's southbridge
>: > with the BX northbridge, and that is not sanctioned or allowed by Intel.
>: >
>: Sorry to butt in. But here's some info on the ABit BP6
>: http://www.mssi.com/bp6.htm
>
>: Yes, it does support UDMA66.
>
>of course it does.
>
>I just bought and built a linux box from dual cel 433 chips and the
>bp6. this board supports 8 ide drives (!) in 2 separate controllers
>(udma33 and udma66). one is a separate controller sitting on the pci
>bus and the main one is standard BX stuff.
>
>not that I really care - I -might- use ide for swap, but I'm an ultra2
>scsi fan, myself. for unix, you still really want scsi. unless the
>udma66 stuff finally added command queuing, scatter/gather,
>disconnection and such (which I doubt).
There's a long list of links doing a search for +scatter +gather +ide; here's
one: http://tomshardware.com/vp2.html
Enhanced Master Mode PCI IDE Controller
Full scatter and gather capability
Though I didn't find anything that declared ide has scatter/gather from my
quick search, only checked a few links, what I found seems to suggest it.
Searching for +connect +disconnect, found an intersting link:
http://www.blackfire.com.au/ide2scsi.html
Nothing came up really for +"command queue" +ide. I believe it takes over the
whole bus & is why you want hd's/cd rom's on seperate controllers.
Sooo... one out of three:)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Luc Verstraeten)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.,fido.ger.linux,linux.dev.newbie,linux.dev.serial
Subject: Re: WISECOM INTERNAL PCI MODEM
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 15:16:22 +0200
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
> I've a question referring to the modem above. I heard that it should be
> supported bij the kernel. Nevertheless I'm not able to find it. But the
> modem is recognized bij linux, but as an unknowned device. Oh, right I'm
> using kernel 2.2.5.
AFAIK, the wisecom isdn-adapters (tigerjet chip) are not supported by
Linux.
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From: "Jürgen Pfann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can we write to NTFS?
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 18:18:43 +0200
Hi,
Curious as I am, I gave R/W a try in my SuSE 6.1 system (Kernel 2.2.5),
just to see if it's ready for everyday use.
IMHO, it's not : I can copy files from ext2 to the (locally) mounted
NTFS partition, seems to be o.K. : ASCII files are viewable & editable,
script files executable, 16bit Win files (from a mounted DOS part.)
executable in Wine, etc.
But when it comes to delete these files again, they only get truncated
to 0 bytes; that's not what I call deletion...
I guess, with the next kernel rebuild I'll turn off R/W support again...
CU
Juergen
Chris wrote:
>
> David Graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> <clip>
> > You might look for "ntfsdos" - a DOS driver which allows NTFS access.
> > Don't remember whether it is R/W or just R/O.
>
> Still R/O unless you want to buy it.
>
> >
> > Is it feasible for you to use smbmount on a Linux box to mount the NT
> > shares and do the repairs remotely?
> >
> > David Graham
>
> You missed the point. This is to repair a crashed NT box, like to replace a
> coruped system file and such.
>
> I've seen lots of "Yes it exists" but has anyone used it? Does it work at all?
> Does it destroy permissions?
>
> --
> Chris
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From: "Jürgen Pfann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Add 2nd vfat IDE to linux box
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 19:14:54 +0200
Hi there,
I've got 2 IDEs and 1 SCSI HD, too, in one of my linux boxes.
The IDEs are on different Controller Units, /dev/hda and /dev/hdc,
but that shouldn't make a difference.
The important thing here, regarding LILO, is the order of the disks
in BIOS(!), as LILO at least for the first stage of booting is _totally_
dependant of the BIOS. LILO if installed in the MBR of the _first_
HD (BIOS-coded 0x80) can get info about where to go on booting
initially _only_ of the BIOS, I repeat that.
So the clue is near : with 1 IDE and 1 SCSI HD, booting from IDE HD
first, IDE HD is 0x80 and SCSI 0x81; with a 2nd IDE disk and still
booting order IDE-SCSI, that 2nd IDE will be 0x81 (2nd disk altogether)
now and the SCSI disk now the 3rd (0x82) ! Modern BIOS setups of course
can change boot order to SCSI-system first, then the SCSI HD will be
0x80 (the one any boot-manager incl. LILO boots from !), the 1st IDE
0x81 and the 2nd 0x82. That all has nothing to do with the way
devices are called in linux, after it's successfully booted :
linux's device names are constant, the BIOS codes are _not_ in our
cases. Thus, David's problem with booting linux from formerly 2nd, now
3rd HD is totally clear to me; for Tom's, I don't have all info
to decide if it's essentially the same...
So what can we do against that ? - First, I suggest to add entries
to your /etc/lilo.conf like
disk = /dev/hda
bios = 0x80
cylinders = 900
heads = 255
etc. That may not really necessary, but at least gives clarity to
yourself :-). Linux systems will have no problem to boot from the 5th
SCSI HD; but every time you add one, you will _have to_ reinstall
LILO, I'm afraid; so keep boot floppies handy !
2. For booting other OS's, you can change the BIOS order by the
lilo.conf-statement "swap-drive..."; I never tried this with linux
system entries, however. But that wouldn't solve David's problem
either, I guess.
This posting too long again (sigh). Sorry, folks !
Juergen
David Graham wrote:
>
> I didn't see the original post, but this sounds like a problem I see
> once in a while. If I mess with hard drives, LILO quits working, even
> if I only mess with drives that, AFAIK, are unaffected.
> F'rinstance, I have a SCSI HD (sda) with Linux only, an IDE HD (hda)
> with NT, and LILO on a floppy. After I installed a 2nd IDE HD (hdb),
> bootup would hang at "LI" -- no idea why that would make a difference.
> The 2nd HD wasn't mentioned anywhere in any LILO stanza.
> Solution: boot with a boot floppy. Rerun LILO. Everything worked
> again after that.
> When I took the 2nd HD back out, LILO hung again. Same solution.
>
> David Graham
> --
> >
> > I thought you may be on to something, but I've tried all combinations
> > with the 2 drives, none seem to work. I have the hda set as master, and
> > the new drive as slave, both on the 1st channel. Setting 1 on each
> > channel makes no difference. I still get 'LI'. Would having 2 IDE's and
> > 1 SCSI cause this?
> >
> > >
> > > On Sun, 04 Jul 1999 19:34:22 -0400, Tom Elsesser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >have a 4.3gig IDE that has win progs on it which I want to install,
> > > >however lilo will not get past "li"if I have the 2nd IDE drive hooked
> > > >up. How can I reconfigure Lilo to"see" the 2nd IDE and not stall ?
> > >
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Conner)
Subject: FA: Adaptec SCSI ISA card -- linux compatible
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 16:27:45 GMT
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=128650291
I've used this with both Zip drives and external SCSI peripherals,
such as external CD-writers -- works great under Win9x and Linux! Am
buying a CD-R/W drive, so I really don't need this anymore.
This is a re-branded Adaptec adapter ("Iomega Zip Zoom"); however,
Windows lists this adapter as being a "Adaptec
AHA-150X/1510/152X/AIC-6X60 SCSI Host Adapter."
Am also selling a SCSI Zip Drive with 11 disks -- check out the
auction! Buy both and combine shipping cost, no problem.
Buyer pays $3.20 shipping. Cashier's checks and Money Orders
accepted.
Please -- serious bidders only! -- do not bid if you do not intend to
honor the transaction!
Thanks for looking, and good luck bidding!
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From: Mircea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: WISECOM INTERNAL PCI MODEM
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 13:18:38 -0400
Check this:
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
MST
Sven wrote:
>
> Hello World !!!!!
> I've a question referring to the modem above. (..)
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From: Jeffery Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Memory Problem,I'm Desperate !
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 15:06:23 -0400
CodeWright wrote:
>
> "Santosh H." wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> > I have a pentium 120MHz with 32 MB RAM installed.Win95 agrees.During
> > boot up 32 Mb of RAM is detected.I'm running SlackWare 3.5 kernel 2.0.34
> > .When I run free i am told that my total memory is 13MB & 12MB is used.So
> > i've only 1MB left :-( !!
> >
> > Thats why i think Netscape takes 1/2 an hour to load :-( and then runs
> > like a bullock cart:-(.
> >
> > Could some linux god tell me how i can get this great OS to recognize
> > that my comp has 32mb of RAM.I know this is stupid but i've done a umsdos
> > install.
> >
> > Lot's of cries of sadness
> >
> > thanx in advance for any help .
> >
> > pls reply via email ASAP to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > Bye
> > Santosh
>
> A couple of things...
>
> 1) 16MB is enough to run Netscape in X at a reasonable speed even on a 486
> My 'server' machine reports...
> merlin:~$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
> processor : 0
> cpu : 486
> model : 486 DX-25/33
> vendor_id : GenuineIntel
> stepping : unknown
> fdiv_bug : no
> hlt_bug : no
> f00f_bug : no
> fpu : yes
> fpu_exception : yes
> cpuid : no
> wp : yes
> flags :
> bogomips : 39.83
> merlin:~$ cat /proc/meminfo
> total: used: free: shared: buffers: cached:
> Mem: 15409152 14848000 561152 14823424 1970176 6266880
> Swap: 68120576 12288 68108288
> MemTotal: 15048 kB
> MemFree: 548 kB
> MemShared: 1447 kB
> Buffers: 1924 kB
> Cached: 6120 kB
> SwapTotal: 66524 kB
> SwapFree: 66512 kB
> and Netscape only takes about 30 seconds to start up, and runs at an
> acceptable speed.
> I'd guess that your throughput problem isn't entirely memory related.
>
> 2) Check your CMOS settings for something like "Enable memory hole at 15M".
> Disable this
> and Linux should recognize all 32M of memory.
>
> --
> Lew Pitcher
>
> Master Codewright and JOAT-in-training
If that doesn't work you can also add the following line to you
/etc/lilo.conf file :
append="mem=32M"
then run lilo
--
Jeffery C. Browning, Enhanced Solutions
Computing
Systems Administrator 2251 Old Cornelia Hwy
Gainesville, Ga 30507
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From: Bryan <Bryan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Celeron or PII?
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 14:44:06 GMT
Robert L. McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: How is it that Linux is able to stress the CPU more or less than Windows?
windows sometimes sits there idle waiting for events. unix (linux)
can multitask in a true fashion - so it makes better use of the cpu.
it also executes the HLT instruction to save power (heat) when there's
REALLY nothing to do at the current jiffy.
: I
: can understand that the possibility is there when the OS is idle, but how is
: that possible otherwise? The CPU is simply executing a series of machine
: instructions. If the CPU is busy, why does it matter if it's busy executing
: machine code in Windows or in Linux?
heat, my friend, heat ;-) you either poll like mad ('busy waiting' its
called) or you go to sleep and get woken up when there's work to do.
windows is the former and linux the latter.
: "David E. Fox" wrote:
: > In article <ZmV73.1106$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, bryan wrote:
: >
: > >Vaisbrot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: >
: > >: I saw somewhere than because of Linux's better (i.e. complete) usage of
: > >: the CPU, it was tricky to overclock it, whichever the CPU model may be.
: > >
: >
: > >in fact, just the opposite, imho. its known that linux heats cpu's up
: > >less when the system isn't running at full 100% util. linux executes
: > >the HALT instr which saves energy. 'doze, otoh, is ALWAYS in a busy
: >
: > True, but it's really more complicated than that. A linux system doing
: > something like compiling the kernel is likely going to be pushing
: > hardware a lot farther (and consequently may show negative effects of
: > overclocking) than a typical Windows machine will. In situations
: > like this, the idling really doesn't help.
: >
: > Even a linux machine not doing much other than running a few programs
: > in X or what have you may look like it could tolerate overclocking OK, but
: > will just flop over with a segmentation fault when trying to compile
: > the kernel. That's what I observed when I attempted early on to overclock
: > my current P-100 to 133.
: >
: > >Bryan [at] Grateful.Net
: > >http://www.Grateful.Net
: >
: > --
: > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
: > David E. Fox Tax Thanks for letting me
: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] the change magnetic patterns
: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] churches on your hard disk.
: > -----------------------------------------------------------------------
--
Bryan, http://www.Grateful.Net - Linux/Web-based Network Management
->->-> to email me, you must hunt the WUMPUS and kill it.
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