This is deliberately top-posted. There have not been many answers to this suggested roll-call, and I wonder if it is because many people filter the incoming messages to their own area of interest/expertise and so didn't see it.
I'm wondering if we should start a new thread, in the hope of attracting more interest. Anne On Monday 25 Nov 2002 10:59 pm, Technoslick wrote: > You know, Anne....I can see a lot more out of this that I had originally > hoped for. Think about this: Someone is looking to the listserv for answers > to their particular problem, and thinks to find someone else with similar > problems AND who has a similar system. A search is done through the > archives....Bingo! All posts with siimilar attributes are found on-site or > through a Web-based search. Not only do you find the posts, but you get > data that can be analized and cross-checked against your own findings. If > the postings are going to be archived, why not archive valuable data? > > How many times have you done a search for a particular problem, only to > receive a multitude of posts from individuals that say not much more than.. > "Uh, yeah. I have that problem, too. I want help also!" Jeez, I hate it > when I see one zillion top-rated search choices of archived meaningless > Bologna postings like that! Maybe, this can even the odds a bit, give us > all a chance to see the bigger picture of what complaints are formed > around, and of those systems that are not having supermount problems. The > best posts here, IMHO, are those when someone takes the time to type up > what to do correctly, or shows their working config file. They are the > 'priceless' in my book. > > Thanks for the insight, Anne. > > T > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anne Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 5:41 PM > Subject: Re: [newbie] supermount > > > I've stuck to the format of John's so far as I can. There may have to be > an 'other info' column if we are going to try to collate this info, as > there will be many cases of one-offs, I think. > > It's interesting, though. The survey has made me think a bit about some > problems I've had, and things I might try to improve the issue. I had > thought, for instance that tge cd-dvd was just ready for throwing, but now > I'm not so sure that's the problem. > > Spec, then: > > Contact Anne Wilson > Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Machine name anne-linux > > System specs: > > Make home build > Model n/a > CPU Athlon > CPU manuf: AMD > CPU rating 900 > MBoard Manuf Asus > MBoard Model A7V > USB ports 2+2+2 all on-board > 4-port hub, identified by linux as Texas Instruments TUSB2040/2070 Hub > BIOS AMD > Chipsets VIA VT8363 (VIA Apollo KT133) system controller > VIA VT82C686A PCIset > Controllers VIA VT8363/8365 (KT133/KM133) rev. 02 > > On-board > RAM type and quantity 2x256DIMMS - supports 1.5Gb PC133 RAM > CPU Bus 200MHz FSB > Cache 256 Kb > Video card Matrox Millennium G400 Dual Head > Video memory 32 Mb > Video bus AGP Pro/4X > Sound card Audigy Platinum > I/O Ports 1 serial disabled at bios > 1 serial for occasional camera or modem connection > 1 parallel unused > IRQs shared 5 - usb-uhci, usb-uhci, eth0 > 10 - ide2, ide3, ohci1394 > > Peripherals installed > > Floppy generic > CD-ROM_0 cd/dvd,Hitachi GD-5000 > Connection on-board ide > Position secondary master > CD-ROM1 CD-RW, Mitsumi CR-48X9TE Rev. 1.0C > Channel] UDMA ide connector > Position secondary slave > HDDs Fujitsu PMPG 3204AT, 19.5 Gb, UDMA 5 - UDMA connector primary master > Maxtor 91731V4, 16 Gb, UDMA 4, UDMA connector, primary slave > Fujitsu MPA 3043 ATU, 4 Gb, UDMA 2, secondary master > > Other: > > NIC SMC-EZ 10/100, Realtek chipset > SCSI card Tekram DC-390, PCI listed by linux as AMD 53c974 PCscsi rev.10 > > USB devices Imation LS120 floptical > HP DeskJet 990Cxi printer > Epson Perfection 1650 scanner > > Findings > > Supermount enabled for floppy, LS120 and both cd drives. > > Generally no problem, providing care taking in removing focus before > ejecting. > Desktop icon for removable media seems to be a good control method. > > Audigy Platinum break-out box not yet supported. > > CD-DVD has never been properly recognised and cannot be scsi-emulated - > this spec makes me wonder if its position on the udma controller is a > problem. > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >- ---- > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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