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One more question.

by Ken Jones

Which configuration process creates the environmental variables? I want to permanently add to my PATH. Presently I do it every time I logon. Ken ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.18, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.15050) http://www.pctools.com/ =======

May 26, 2010

Two more questions....

by Ken Jones

My goal is to get Fedora 12-Beta up and running on my ULTRA1 Sparc. When I tried installing it the system did not like my DISC 1. 1. I would like to check the checksums on the six CD's that I made from your fedora 12-Beta source. I read that the only way is to shutdown, do "STOP a" and type "Linux mediacheck". My system does not recognize the "Linux mediacheck" command. Is there no way to do this operation from within a running Aurora system? 2. I have checked. I really have two identical Aurora systems on my two hard drives. The older one on the 17Gig drive from the ULTRA1 that died does not boot correctly. The newer version on the 3.4 Gig disk is from last week's successful installation of that same antique five CD .iso set. That new installation had to be limited because of a problem with a language file supporting emacs. I would like to be running a modern Aurora, but still keep my archive files. Any suggestions for a plan of action would be greatly appreciated. Ken Jones Ken ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.18, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.15050) http://www.pctools.com/ =======

May 26, 2010

Eric, this is the one.

by Ken Jones

Yes, Eric, this is the ULTRA 1 Creator you gave me. It had been my backup machine. Now it is center stage. Seems to be doing fine. My problems have been with installing a modern version of Aurora. Previously it had been running Gentoo without X. Thanks. Ken ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.18, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.15050) http://www.pctools.com/ =======

May 25, 2010

Re: [Wlug] I was all mixed up.

by Eric Martin

Hey Ken, is that the Ultra I gave you? I think those are SCA adapters (hotswap style) On 05/24/10 12:19, Ken Jones wrote: > My ULTRA1 hard drives do not have a separate four pin power connector. > That's the CD drive. > > Here's what one of my hard drives says: > > Seagate Barracuda > Model ST32171WC > > It has a connector with about 76 pins. They are too small for me to count > accurately. > > ---------------------------------------- > > I have decided to stick with my present installation of a 2004 Aurora > package on my 3.2 Gig disk. I can mount my old Linux disk so I can get at > the files I wish to preserve. I can even back them up. I think I can RPM > some newer versions from the WEB. I have a brand new Fedora 12 Beta > packages disk that refused to load. Checksum?? Gotta get Md5sum going... > > Thank you for all your support and tell me when you get a PDP10 or 11 > working. Inputting from punched paper telegraph tape will bring back > memories. > > Ken > > > > > > ======= > Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. > (Email Guard: 7.0.0.18, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.15050) > http://www.pctools.com/ > ======= > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

May 24, 2010

Re: [Wlug] I was all mixed up.

by Richard Klein

On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Ken Jones <kjones(a)ziplink.net> wrote: > My ULTRA1 hard drives do not have a separate four pin power connector. > That's the CD drive. > > Here's what one of my hard drives says: > > Seagate Barracuda > Model ST32171WC > > It has a connector with about 76 pins. They are too small for me to count > accurately. I think 80 pins is the closest SCSI standard, if I recall correctly. I think I have a drive that would work, if I can just remember to look for it when I get home... -- Rich

May 24, 2010

I was all mixed up.

by Ken Jones

My ULTRA1 hard drives do not have a separate four pin power connector. That's the CD drive. Here's what one of my hard drives says: Seagate Barracuda Model ST32171WC It has a connector with about 76 pins. They are too small for me to count accurately. ---------------------------------------- I have decided to stick with my present installation of a 2004 Aurora package on my 3.2 Gig disk. I can mount my old Linux disk so I can get at the files I wish to preserve. I can even back them up. I think I can RPM some newer versions from the WEB. I have a brand new Fedora 12 Beta packages disk that refused to load. Checksum?? Gotta get Md5sum going... Thank you for all your support and tell me when you get a PDP10 or 11 working. Inputting from punched paper telegraph tape will bring back memories. Ken ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.18, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.15050) http://www.pctools.com/ =======

May 24, 2010

Re: [Wlug] mine has a separate power cord

by John Stoffel

Ken> Thanks, Chuck, for noting the two variations. Yeah, thanks. I know that a bunch of suns use the SCA connector. I think the Ultra 2 uses it for the two hot swap bays on the side. Ken> My ULTRA 1 has an oval connector with 68 (I did not count them) Ken> pins and a separate four wire power cord. Actually, now that I'm more aware (though heading to sleep soon!) my 36Gb disk has the 4 pin Molex for power, and the 68 pin SCSI3 connector. It's an LVD/SE, so it *might* work on your Sun Ultra 1. Oh yeah, the connector isn't oval like I quickly thought, it's more like this: -------------------------------- \ / \ / ---------------------------- So you should double check. I'd be happy to pass on the drive, not knowing whether it works or not though. I'm in Boylston. Though not around until later Sunday afternoon. Ken> ======= Ken> Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. Ken> (Email Guard: 7.0.0.18, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.15050) Ken> http://www.pctools.com/ Ken> ======= Ken> _______________________________________________ Ken> Wlug mailing list Ken> Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org Ken> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

May 23, 2010

mine has a separate power cord

by Ken Jones

Thanks, Chuck, for noting the two variations. My ULTRA 1 has an oval connector with 68 (I did not count them) pins and a separate four wire power cord. Ken ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.18, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.15050) http://www.pctools.com/ =======

May 22, 2010

Re: [Wlug] Need a bigger SCSI disk

by Chuck Anderson

On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 10:14:11AM -0400, Ken Jones wrote: > Yes this is one of those oval connectors. It is designated as sdb > which (I always thought) means the second SCSI drive disk. I'd be > glad to take a drive to where ever you are for a 35Gig drive. Does it have a separate power connector? There are actually two kinds of "oval" connectors, 68-pin and 80-pin. The 68-pin ones are SCSI only, no power. Those drives use a separate 4-pin molex power connector. The 80-pin ones are known as SCA, Single Connector Attachment, and the extra pins provide power among other things (SCSI ID configuration pins). They are designed for hot-swap disk array shelves. -- - Chuck (291 Days until IPv4 depletion: http://ipv4depletion.com/)

May 22, 2010

Need a bigger SCSI disk

by Ken Jones

John, Yes this is one of those oval connectors. It is designated as sdb which (I always thought) means the second SCSI drive disk. I'd be glad to take a drive to where ever you are for a 35Gig drive. Ken

May 22, 2010