I had such thoughts when I started to see us all posting replies using the supermount Subject line. When I first posted my one system's specs, I made the Subject line long and as specific as possible. My hope was that we would use that Subject only for posting system specs and supermount usage results. I can see that it is going to be really difficult to manage a thread that should never have conversation, only informational posts. Still, it probably would be best if we made up a Subject line and header that would discourage all of us from posting replies to it.
A thought that came to mind was to duplicate the subscription process of a listserv. Let's assume that the Subject line of system info postings will be "Supermount - Systems Results". The first lines of the form include verbiage something like: "Do not reply to this post! All replies are to be made using the Subject line: "Supermount - Replies". Use "Supermount - Systems Results" only for posting your systems specs and results on using supermount on your Mandrake system." The challenge is staying with the K.I.S.S. principle, or it will get so difficult to understand and handle that no one will post anything. What do you think? T ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 5:40 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] supermount investigation 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? 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