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Skriven 2006-04-30 08:37:56 av WAYNE CHIRNSIDE (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av MAURICE KINAL
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-> Apr 28 16:53 06, WAYNE CHIRNSIDE wrote to MAURICE KINAL:

->  WC> Yeah, lots of luck identifying the M.B., so far no joy :-(

-> I hate when that happens.  Anyhow it sounds like you have the main stuff
-> working so if it can't install from a dvd-rom there are other better ways.

Yeah, second physical hard drive looking better all the time.

-> Speaking of which, I tried my new root/boot scheme from a scsii array to a
p4
-> board yesterday and it worked 100%.  I just need to do some menus for it but
-> the basic idea works great.  I just need to test usb bootability from a
-> flashdisk first and I am calling it a done deal.
                           
I love it when things are tweaked to the max.
I found the all-codecs file, Mplayer and installation 
instructions on the web.

I've got 75 percent of my updated Linux release down now
and there's a command where you can boot the image file in 
Knoppix from a Knoppix CD, "knoppix tohd=/dev/hda?
In my case it would be /dev/hda4

I'll be interesting to see if it will also install the new ISO
this way as well. 

->  WC> I can always get a new BIOS'ed I/O card and run the drive off of 
->  WC> that.

-> Again, it could potentially depend on the pci version of the motherboard as
-> well as the pci i/o card.  However it is worth a shot if you get a good deal
on
-> the hardware.
                               
lspci -v reveals this
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge
(rev 03)
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64
        Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
        Capabilities: <available only to root>

00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge
(rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 128
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=64
        I/O behind bridge: 00009000-00009fff
        Memory behind bridge: f6000000-f7ffffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: fc000000-fdffffff

00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
(prog-if 80 [Master])
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64
        I/O ports at 1460 [size=16]

00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
(prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 9
        I/O ports at 1440 [size=32]

00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
        Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 9

00:0c.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev
04)
        Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Tabor2
        Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 96, IRQ 11
        I/O ports at 1400 [size=64]
        Capabilities: <available only to root>

00:10.0 Ethernet controller: Linksys Network Everywhere Fast Ethernet
10/100 model NC100 (rev 11)
        Subsystem: Linksys: Unknown device 0574
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 9
        I/O ports at 1000 [size=256]
        Memory at f4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
        Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: <available only to root>

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: 3Dfx Interactive, Inc. Voodoo Banshee
(rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
        Subsystem: Ensoniq: Unknown device 0001
        Flags: 66Mhz, fast devsel, IRQ 11
        Memory at f6000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32M]
        Memory at fc000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
        I/O ports at 9000 [size=256]
        Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=64K]
        Capabilities: <available only to root>


->  WC> With Linux however a UPC is my next priority.

-> Sounds good.

->  WC> Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev 04)

-> Those are good.  I had one of those awhile back and was happy with it.

->  ->> I'll wait and get them for nothing.  :-)                      

->  WC> That's my new philosophy as well :-)

-> It works out well for the mostpart.  You have to be patient.  As for dvd's I
-> wouldn't lose any sleep over them if I were you.  You aren't missing
anything
-> important.
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