Subj : BACK IN BUSINESS
To   : Wayne Chirnside
From : Howie Coombe
Date : Tue Jan 04 2005 04:51 pm

I Will reply to this if i havnot already.
 >-> What size is it? 
 > 
 > -> WC> 65 Gig. My BIOS craps out at 34 Gig. 
 > 
 > -> There may be a software workaround for Windows, Linux doesn't
 > -> actually use the computer's BIOS if I'm not mistaken. KNOPPIX
 > -> should 'see' all of the 65 gig. If you intend to multi-boot
 > -> Windows doesn't really need 34 gig does it? 
 > 
 > -> WC> When I'm feeling better I'm going to try to track
 > -> WC> annonymous down and return the favor in some way. 
 > 
 > -> If the person wanted a favor in return they would have told you
 > -> who they were Y/N? 
 >   
 > Yeah but old values die hard.
 > 
 > -> WC>>> I DID however manage to _start_ the process of
 > -> WC>>> installling Windows 98 with an old Promise I/O card but
 > -> WC>>> the OEM software Windows CD failed when it called for a
 > -> WC>>> reboot to complete installation. 
 > 
 > -> ->> Wrong OEM for that machine? 
 > 
 > -> WC> Nope, original software complete with registration keys.
 > -> WC> Seems the problem must be Win 98 must see IRQ 14. 
 > 
 > -> WC> Problem is the software is on CD and the Promise card lacks
 > -> WC> ATAPI support. Linux sees the drive as being /dev/hde 
 > 
 > -> Not sure I understand. My machine has an atapi.sys driver that
 > -> loads here. KNOPPIX is listing the hard drive _after_ the
 > -> ramdrives, correct?       
 > 
 > Hard drive as seen booted to Knoppix command line is /dev/hde 
 > so it's seeing the drive as third primary IDE. 
 > I was able to fdisk type c, 82, 83, 83 from command line.
 > 
 > -> WC>>> Only got that far as I fdisked the drive with Linux. 
 > 
 > -> ->> You had planned to install KNOPPIX before. Is that the plan
 > -> now?             
 > 
 > Yup.
 > I could run the installation script after booting command line 
 > Knoppix
 > but I think I still want to retain 98 too for some reason, can 
 > always
 > toggle it type 83 later if I change my mind, what's left of it
 > that is ;-)
 > 
 > I'd need to to edit a configuration file as Knoppix's KDE desktop 
 > locks
 > up the mouse on PSAUX when loaded from the Promise card
 > 
 > -> WC> That and another version CD that comes with "Point and Click
 > -> WC>  Linux" published Nov. 2004. It's got Mozilla 1.0 and Skype. 
 > 
 > -> WC>>> Dog's health permitting I may snag a Belkins I/0 card for New
 
 > -> WC>>> Think I'll give Windows 8 Gig and carve up the other 57 Gig Linux
 
 > -> ->> I have my W2K on a 9 gig partion here so 8 gig for W98SE should be
 
 > -> WC> More than enough. Later releases of Knoppix and the CD that
 
 > -> WC>>> Thanks annonymous very much for your kindness whoever you are!!!
 
 > -> ->> There is a Santa Claus and he's been making a list. ;-)
 
 >  Must be, you know I've met more generous individuals in fidonet than I      
> ever met in person, you included. Without that CD burned for me and sent     
> along I'd be offline except for the rather limited 485 box. --- Platinum     
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