Now you two have really given me an idea. Scary as that might be. Building
a computer desk and office out of failed computer parts. Now, just to win
the damned lottery so I can actually spend at least 5 minutes a day
figuring out how to obtain enough parts and break them down into something
workable. Grin.
On another note:
This is on topic since ALL equipment except the replacement hard drive are
over 10 years old.
I have a 486x33Mhz with pure 30pin SIMMS (no 72 mix here) maxed out at 16MB
(16 of these x 1MB), with EISA bus. I have an Adaptec 1740A SCSI
controller, a Trident ISA video card, a Creative Labs Sound Blaster ISA, a
DCA ISA / MCA Token Ring Adapter (obviously using the ISA), a 10Mbit ISA
NIC, Generic I/O card with floppy and IDE, 32x IDE CD-ROM and a Seagate
Elite 9 ST410800N 10/9GB SCSI drive (set to ID 0 since the 1740A insists
that you use ID 0 to boot the machine). I am trying to load Slackware 7.1
on it. Problem: how do I get the damned install from floppy to see the
CD-ROM and see the hard drive properly? It goes to start the installer and
it comes up loading the initial install kernal with this error:
SCSI host found at (0)
Unable to load SCSI host (0)
Now, mind you, I can see and play with the damned drive in PC DOS 7, booted
from Floppy. Why not in Linux? I am removing hair at this point since it
took me 2 weeks to restore the system to a working state as it is. Also,
anyone know of a friggin GUI utility that allows you to still use the
keyboard (tab, space bar, etc) for drive partitioning and editing to set up
a Linux partition (possibly as a bootable util from a floppy?)? Guessing in
a command prompt really blows. The plan is to get it up as an actual server
on the broadband cable here so I can offer email and web space in the
future (trying to help friend of mine over at dhs.org unload some of the
users on his aging server and bring them up to date).
Any input will be greatly appreciated.
-John
-John
At 11:44 AM 6/19/02, you wrote:
> > From: Chris
> >
> > > Or a drink coaster. The circuit boards is good as a backer for a
> > >notepad. And use the cases for banks, letter holder, pen holder, etc...
> >
> > Humm... I have a few dead drives here... maybe I'll yank the boards, use
> > some small hinges, and make myself a note pad case (I've seen them for
> > sale before, but never with components on them)
> >
> > But I think if I start making all my office desk items from used computer
> > parts, then the staff here will REALLY think I have gone insane... then
> > again, maybe that will be a good thing, they'll stay out of my office
> > (barricading the door and covering the floor with electronic junk hasn't
> > stopped them... it just makes them trip when trying to come near my desk)
> >
> Well, the 3' x 5' Jolly Roger flag on my wall has slowed them down a
>bit. :) Not to mention that my "office" is really in the back of the printer
>room, I just used some 7' cabinets to form a wall, so my office is sort of
>"hidden".
>
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