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<H4>"Linux Gazette...<I>making Linux just a little more fun!</I>"</H4>
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Date: Wed, 02 Jul 1997 22:30:26 -0700<br>
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From: Wood Ellis <a href="mailto:woodswrk@erols.com">woodswrk@erols.com</a><br>
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Subject: Newbie Needs More Definitive Article on Parallel Port Tape Drives
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<p>The various leads which can be followed from the parport home page tend
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to indicate that it's just not worth all the hassle to try to operate a
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tape on the parallel port, unless you are an expert and maybe want to
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program it yourself. I just cannot believe that it is that difficult.
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<p>I would appreciate it if you were to provide an article which, in simple,
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newbie language, tells how to do it. The article should include
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definitive solutions for every brand of parallel port tape drive which is
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commonly available. Mine is an HP-1000 travan-1. My system is Redhat
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4.1.
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One can imagine that some linux devotees enjoy the abstruseness of things
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new and difficult and exclusive. Contrary to that viewpoint, I believe
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that we all should strive to make linux easier and more available to the
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relatively uninformed. Probably you share my feeling.
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That's as close as I can come to a flaming request right now. I really
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appreciate all the good stuff in the Gazette.
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<p>Thank you,<br>
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Date: Sun Jul 6 16:35:46 1997<br>
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From: Takkala, <a href="mailto:takkala@highstar.com">takkala@highstar.com</a><br>
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Subject: Please help me....
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<p>Recently, ever since I upgraded to Slackware 3.2/Redhat 4.1, I have
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noticed that my modem has been behaving rather erratically. My modem is a
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Motorola ModemSurfr 28.8. Now, when I type 'ppp-on' to initiate a ppp
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session, many times, the modems TR led lights up, and then nothing happens,
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until the computer times out 45 seconds later and aborts the ppp session.
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Normally, when I type 'ppp-on' the modem almost immediately begins dialing
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up my isp, and connecting, but most of the time, it would just sit there,
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until I killed the process and tried again, it may take up to twelve or
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more tries
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for the modem to dial, but sometimes it will dial on the first try.
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This erratic behavior only began occurring (from what I can tell, I'm not
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sure) ever since I upgraded to redhat 4.1, and now slackware 3.2. My modem
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does work fine in windows 95, and also if I use DIP, or minicom to try and
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connect. So I was wondering if this may be a timing error somewhere in the
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ppp-on script. Has anyone else had similar problems? I myself tried
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tweaking some of the abort timeouts, but that didn't help.
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<p>Someone please help me!
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Thanks for any help suggestions...<br>
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Jari
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Date: Mon, 07 Jul 1997 01:00:35 -0700<br>
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From: Paul M., <a href="mailto:pmarcano@saltspring.com">pmarcano@saltspring.com</a><br>
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Subject: Deluxe Paint IIe
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<p>Don't mean to come out of the blue but...
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I was searching the net for some reference to Deluxe Paint IIe for the
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PC and ended up here... Can you send me any information you can about
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how I might get a hold of a copy of this program which I assume is
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discontinued. I come from an Amiga background and still feel there are
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some redeeming features to this program that I would like to use on my
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PC...
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<p>Thanks for any information you can impart!
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<p>Paul Marcano<br>
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 16:57:33 -0300<br>
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From: Annette Sahores <a href="mailto:annette@invap.com.ar">annette@invap.com.ar</a><br>
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Subject: Problem with adaptec 2940U
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<p>I'm trying to install linux red hat 2.0.x in a machine with an
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Adaptec 2940U host adapter an a scsi external 4x cdrom.
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The problem is that the bootdisk does not recognize the host adapter,
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so I can't set the linux and swap partitions.
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may be the problem is that the driver aic7xxx is old and doesn't work
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whith the 2940 ultra.
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<p>Thank You<br>
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Annette Sahores
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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 97 15:01:00 PDT<br>
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From: Mark Mangolas <a href="mailto:mmango01@gsg.eds.com">mmango01@gsg.eds.com</a><br>
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Subject: Linux on a ThinkPad
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<p>Hello,<br>
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I am writing this in hopes that you can help me with my Linux
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configuration. I have Linux Slackware 3.2 running on an IBM 760E Thinkpad
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and I can't get X to run properly. It scrunches the screen when I fire up
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X and then scrambles everything when I exit forcing me to reboot. I've
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tried almost all of the video cards, chipsets, etc. in XF86Setup and
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nothing helps. Any help would be greatly appreciated......thank you,
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<p>Mark Mangolas
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Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 15:01:49 -0400<br>
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From: Scott Fowler <a href="mailto:scorpi04@earthlink.net">scorpi04@earthlink.net</a><br>
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Subject: Pnp Modem and mouse
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<p>Help I have a plug and pray modem and mouse, actually my mouse is a ps/2
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mouse, will the program isapnptools fix all the pnp problems?
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Date: Sun, 20 Jul 1997 10:43:54 -0600<br>
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From: Doug Milligan, Red Hat Linux User <a href="mailto:doug@nwrks.com">doug@nwrks.com</a><br>
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Subject: Disk deferag?
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<p>I'm new to Linux, but like it very much having recently installed RedHat
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4.2 via FTP. In looking through utility software I have not run accross
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any disk defragmentor programs nor have seen references to them in any
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Linux books that I have consulted. Is disk degragmentation not needed
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in maintaining a Linux file system?
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<p>Thanks,<br>
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Doug Milligan
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Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 18:58:20 +0200 (SAT)<br>
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From: Abraham vd Merwe <a href="mailto:ixion@ilink.nis.za">ixion@ilink.nis.za</a><br>
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Subject: Chown Problem
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<p>Hi!
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<p>You can make anybody the owner of your files right? At least that is w
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hat
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I always thought, but take a look at this:
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% whoami
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ixion
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% cat /dev/null > ChownTest ; chmod 0777 ChownTest ; ls -l ChownTest
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-rwxrwxrwx 1 ixion users 0 Jul 19 18:10 ChownTest
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% cat /etc/passwd | grep fakeuser
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fakeuser:x:1005:100:Nobody:/home/fakeuser:/bin/bash
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% chown fakeuser ChownTest
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chown: ChownTest: Operation not permitted
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<p>I've tried it on various systems and it turns out that I can't make an
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ybody
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the owner of my files when I'm a user (root obviously can). Why? I'd b
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very grateful if you can explain how to do it or if not possibly, at l
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east
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why I can't do it...
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<p>Thanks<br>
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Abraham
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Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 04:40:56 +0100<br>
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From: Emmet <a href="mailto:emmet@indigo.ie">emmet@indigo.ie</a><br>
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Subject: Firewire and DV
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<p>Hi,<br>
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I've nearly got my brother converted to Linux, except he's interested
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in using firewire cards and whatever software to edit video from
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a DV camera. After some web-searching, and a several sites, it
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seems that there are no firewire drivers or spiffy DV software for
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Linux.
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<p>Even worse, Adaptec, who manufacture what appears to be becoming a
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very popular card, are only supporting MS and Mac platforms. To add
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insult to injury, their FAQ, in response to a question about the
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possibility of drivers for Un*x, etc., contains the single word "No",
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no explanation or euphemisms, just "No".
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<p>At this point in time, horror of horrors, it looks like I'm going
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to wind up with my brother using NT. Frankly, I'd rather have a
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sister in a whorehouse than a brother using NT. Check out Mitch
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Stone's excellent site at <a href="http://www.vcnet.com/bms">http://www.vcnet.com/bms</a> for why.
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<p>Does anybody know different? Are there any plans afoot in this
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direction? Maybe somebody in a position of influence could lean on
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some firewire card manufacturers to make their driver software
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available for porting to Linux? Maybe the Linux community could
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email <a href="mailto:sales@adaptec.com">sales@adaptec.com</a> or <a
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href="mailto:support@adaptec.com">support@adaptec.com</a> asking them to
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reconsider making drivers available?
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<p>Any information about the possibility of DV editing software or
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firewire drivers would be most appreciated. I'll help if I can.
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<p>Thanks,<br>
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Emmet.
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Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 22:24:44 -0500<br>
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From: Ben and Nick <a href="mailto:nbwbolen@bstream.com">nbwbolen@bstream.com</a><br>
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Subject: cpu Speed
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<p>I was wondering if you could tell me where I could get a listing of
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bogomites? bogomytes? on different cpu's and computers? <br> Thanks Ben
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Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 15:56:49 -0400 (EDT)<br>
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From: Jon Lewis <a href="mailto:jlewis@inorganic5.fdt.net">jlewis@inorganix5.fdt.net</a><br>
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Subject: Linux Uptimes
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<p>Do you have any idea what the longest uptime on a linux system is? I have
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a system with over 14 months of uptime, and am wondering if its heading
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for some kind of record. I've been told that with the 1.2.x kernels,
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uptimes longer than about 16.4 months are thought to be impossible due to
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jiffy counter wrap.
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Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 19:12:36 -0700 (PDT)<br>
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From: Greg Roelofs <a href="mailto:newt@pobox.com">newt@pobox.com</a><br>
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Subject: Re: Changing video modes
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<p>A friend of mine wants to know how to change video modes without
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restarting X, and I noticed you say you can do that on your Linux page.
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How can this be done? (I'm using XFree86, he's using MkLinux)
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<p>Just changing *modes* is easy: use ctrl-alt-gray+ and ctrl-alt-gray-
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to cycle between the resolutions defined in your XF86Config file. I
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have the following defined:
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<pre>Modes "1280x1024" "1536x1152" "1600x1200" "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768"
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</pre>
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To run multiple X servers is a little trickier, and I've been meaning
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to write up a Linux Gazette or Linux Journal article on that. Assuming
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you use startx instead of xdm, the basic trick is to do something like
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this:
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<pre>startx -- :4 -bpp 32 &</pre>
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My default (16-bit mode) command is this:
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<pre>startx -- :1 -bpp 16 &</pre>
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You can switch between them via ctrl-alt-F7 through F10, typically--
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F1 through F6 tend to be normal text-mode Linux consoles.
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<p>It's really best to alias these things and make sure the screen numbers
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(:0 or :2 or whatever) don't collide; if they do, the second X server
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will "steal" the number from the first, and you won't be able to start
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any more windows or even restart the window manager under the first
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server.
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<p>The special 320x200 game mode is even more complicated, and I won't
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even try to explain that here. It can be done with a second XF86Config
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or with additional lines in the main one under some circumstances.
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<p>I don't know how AccelX and XiGraphics and MetroX handle these things.
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Date: Mon, 07 Jul 1997 10:27:46 -0700<br>
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From: James Gilb <a href="mailto:p27451@am371.geg.mot.com">p27451@am371.geg.mot.com</a><br>
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Subject: *2+ Processing
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<p>Check out the Linux SMP page at
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<a href="http://www.uk.linux.org/SMP/title.html">http://www.uk.linux.org/SMP/title.html</a>
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and get a new distribution. I think that SMP became part of the
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standard kernel at 2.0, so 2.0.?? might be a good choice (check out the
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SMP page, I think some patch levels are broken with respect to SMP).
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<p>If you are pretty good a Linux installs (and from the multiplicity of
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your OS's is sounds like you are), you could pick up a RedHat
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distribution for less than USD $10. I can't help you with availability
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in Sweden, but check out Caldera, RedHat, Craftworks, SuSE and Yggdrasil
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(sp?), I think most of them support SMP. If you need pointers to their
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web pages, try <a href="http://www.linuxmall.com">http://www.linuxmall.com</a>, <a
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href="http://www.linux.org">http://www.linux.org</a>, or
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<a href="http://www.ssc.com">http://www.ssc.com</a> (had to put a plug in for the sponsor of the
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excellent LG).
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Date: Tue, 8 Jul 1997 09:10:32 -0700<br>
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From: Robert Christ <a href="mailto:rchrist@mcis.washington.edu">rchrist@mcis.washington.edu</a><br>
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Subject: Spam Counter Attack
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<p>In Linux Gazette #19 you say:<br>
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<I>SPAM Counter Attack! If you'd like to have your voice heard regarding
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SPAM mail, why don't you consider writing a letter to your
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representative?</I>
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<p>I would just like to add a counter point that I would prefer that my
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congress person not attempt to regulate any aspect of the net. I have
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the tools and skills to prevent spamming all by myself. Laws
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regulating behavior seems to set a dangerous precedent..
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<p>thanks for your time,<br>
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Rob
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Date: Sat, 5 Jul 1997 21:25:48 -0600 (MDT)<br>
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From: Michael J. Hammel <a href="mailto:mjhammel@csn.net">mjhammel@csn.net</a><br>
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Subject: User-Level Driver For HP ScanJet 5p?<br>
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To: <a href="mailto:lersch@athene.informatik.uni-bonn.de">lersch@thene.informatik.uni-bonn.de</a><br>
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<p>You asked about HP Scanjet 5P support in Linux. Check XVScan at
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<a href="http://tummy.com">http://tummy.com</a>. It supports this scanner and is a commercial product.
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<p>If you're looking for drivers for other scanners check out my review of
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scanners in my Graphics Muse column in the March 1997 Linux Gazette (that
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issue 15) at <a href="http://www.ssc.com/lg">http://www.ssc.com/lg</a>.
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<p>Hope this helps.<br>
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Michael J. Hammel
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Date: Sat, 5 Jul 1997 21:21:08 -0600 (MDT)<br>
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To: <a href="mailto:smalenfant@cablevision.qc.ca">smalenfant@cablevision.qc.ca</a><br>
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Subject: Problems with XFree86
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<p>You wrote to the Linux Gazette:
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<p><I>I'm a new user to Linux and the problem still XFree86! So then I tried to
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know want can I do to
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Linux community. In Issue #16, you said that the problem is not video card
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and is Monitor
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balancing. So why Windows 95 can have all these preset on monitor and Linux
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don't have? Why
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we can't use the stuff in the Microsoft Lib to transfer it into the
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database of XF86Setup or
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something like that. Cause that's real that the dotclock and all this is
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very scrambled! Why not just
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resolution and Virtual Refresh, that's all we need to know, the program
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could do the rest! We don't
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have to know what horizontal frequency and dotclock it is! </I>
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<p><b>Answer:</b> Xi Graphics AcceleratedX 3.1. It does pretty much what you're
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asking for here. See <a href="http://www.xi.com">http://www.xi.com</a>.
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<p>Michael J. Hammel
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Date: Sat, 5 Jul 1997 21:18:18 -0600 (MDT)<br>
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To: <a href="mailto:dmandel@transport.com">dmandel@transport.com</a><br>
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Subject: CD Burners, Scanners, Digital Cameras, etc.
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<p>You asked the following in the July Linux Gazette:
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<p><I>1.Will a Sony CDU926S burner work with xcdroast?
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Don't know about this one, but I may have to find out soon. I'd like to
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create a CD full of graphics tools, but I've never tried to do anything
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like this before. If I do find info I'll probably write it up in my
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Graphics Muse column in the Gazette.</I>
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<p><I>2. What is a good, but cheap flatbed scanner to use? (Good means 24 bit
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color and >= 300dpi optical resolution.) What software (in Linux)
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supports the scanner? </I>
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<P><B>Answer</B>: Check my March 1997 <a href="http://www.xxc.com/lg">Graphics
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Muse column</a>.
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I did a review of the scanners
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currently supported (at that time). A good place to look (which is
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listed in that issue of the Muse) is the SANE Project.
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<P><I>3.I can't afford one, but... Are there any 35mm slide scanners on the
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market with Linux support? </I>
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<P><B>Answer</B>:I haven't seen any announced yet. I get info like this alot due to my
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work with Graphics Tools for Linux, but so far no one has pointed out any
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web pages or ftp sites for such drivers.
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<P><I>4.And as long as I'm asking dumb questions... Does Linux have support
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for any digital cameras yet? </I>
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<P><B>Answer</B>:Don't waste your money on these just yet, even if a driver exists (I
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haven't seen one of these either). Even the vendors have been saying
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this technology is too new and they haven't established the "rules of the
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game" for standards or formats. Many are using ordinary JPEG formats, but
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getting the data to your PC is variable and depends on the makers choice of
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protocols, connectors and so forth.
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<p>Hope this helps a little.
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<p>--
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Michael J. Hammel
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<P><HR><P>
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Date: Sat, 5 Jul 1997 21:09:06 -0600 (MDT)<br>
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To: <a href="mailto:rpragana@acm.org">rpragana@acm.org</a><br>
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Subject: Interfacing Genius Color Page-CS Scanner
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<p>You asked about using your Genius Scanner with Linux. I don't know if a
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driver is available although in a survey of scanners I did for the Graphics
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Muse Column (March 1997, Issue 15) of the Linux Gazette there was info on
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the Genius GS-B105G, Genius GS4500 and probably the GS4000 and GS4500A.
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Also, there is work being done on generic scanner support for the GIMP and
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other Linux applications via the <a
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href="http://www.azstarnet.com/~axplinux/sane">SANE project</a>.
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<p>I suggest you either look for the author of the Genius scanners to see if
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support for your particular scanner is forthcoming (assuming yours is from
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the same manufacturer as his). You should also check with the SANE Project
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to see if they have any ideas. Both should have pointers on how to write
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drivers and get info the specs for that scanner if they don't already have
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it.
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<p>One other place to look is http://tummy.com. This is the site for XVScan,
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a front end to xv that primarily supports HP scanners. They can also write the
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driver for a fee. XVScan is a commercial product.
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<p>
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--
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Michael J. Hammel
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<P><HR><P>
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Date: Sat, 5 Jul 1997 20:56:53 -0600 (MDT)<br>
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To: <a href="mailto:cricci@cpiprogetti.it">cricci@cpiprogetti.it</a><br>
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Subject: Matrox Mystique support
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<p>You wrote to the Linux Gazette:
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<p><I> Is there a chance to correctly configure a Matrox Mystique with 4MB RAM
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under X or I must throw away it ?</I>
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<P><B>Answer</B>: Xi Graphics AcceleratedX 3.1. I use it with my
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Matrox Mystique with 4MB RAM. There is a slightly annoying effect you'll
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see when moving windows (sort of like snow on a TV screen) but its minor
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and I hardly notice it anymore. They know about it and are working on a
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fix.
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<p>
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--
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Michael J. Hammel
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 13:51:38 -0400 (EDT)<br>
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From: Ade Bellini <a href="mailto:AdeBellini@aol.com">AdeBellini@aol.com</a><br>
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Subject: Re: *2+ Processing
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Thank you for your interest and help, i am most pleased to have had so many
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helpful replies, this just goes to show how many friendly and informed
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readers the Linux gazette has (? blatant plug for the LG !).
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I am sorry this reply is in the form of a "shotgun" approach, but i really
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couldn't reply individually to so many, but to all of you that mailed me --
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MANY THANKS.
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I have "solved" 1/2 the problem - i rebuilt the kernel ( to install sound
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blaster support) and some how (G-D knows how !) i can now run on *2 cpu but
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only drawing the affects of 1 !. tur i ur tur as they say in Sweden ! (luck
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in bad luck !!!).
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Again thanks for the help and keep on hacking !:
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Yours ade.
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Ade Bellini
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Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 12:24:41 -0700 (MST)<br>
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From: Joel Hardy <a href="mailto:deeng@nwcdh.inficad.com">deeng@nwcdh.inficad.com</a><br>
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Subject: Descent 3 for Linux?
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<p>Linux has always been the perfect platform for games, it's just
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very few developers (id and Crack.com are the only two worth mentioning
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that I know of) know that. Interplay and Parallax are developing the
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third game in their Descent series, and they're accepting ideas, so I
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think the Linux community should inform them of the benefits of
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supporting a Linux version. There have already been several (last
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estimate I heard was 90) people who have suggested that they support
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Linux, and they probably will if they're convinced enough people would
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buy it, so if you're interested in having the best DOS game ported to
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Linux, see <a href="http://www.interplay.com/descent/ideas">http://www.interplay.com/descent/ideas</a> and suggest Linux
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support.
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<p>
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--
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Joel Hardy
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