Re: modem? Pre-installation sanity check RH7.2 on Toshiba Tecra 8100

[David Bucknell <david members iteachnet org>]

One possible gotcha: will this modem work?

David

Quoting "Colin J. Raven" <duiker haggis nl>:

> Esteemed fellow list members,
> I want to finally kick Windows off my laptop, install RH and "CrossOver
> Office"  (http://www.codeweavers.com/home/ ) for those still essential
> MS business apps. Here's my (probably usual) dilemma. This laptop is
> used for business and personal purposes **every day**, so it can't be
> down pending resolution of some minor-but-baffling installation glitch.
> I would like to post the system specs to see if any of the gurus out
> there can foresee a problem with the hardware. So here goes. Apologies
> if this is long, but I truly need to be sure. I don't want to have to
> give up and reinstall Win2K.
> First the laptop lives full time on docking stations, both at the
> office, and an identical one at home. To make things as simple as
> possible some time back I made the home dock IP addy the same as the
> office. Worked for Windows, presumably it'll work as well or better for
> Linux, but I wonder abou the MAC addresses being different, yet having
> the same IP. Anyone see a problem with this so far?
> 
> Here are the specs;
> 
> System Manufacturer	TOSHIBA
> System Model		TECRA 8100
> System Type			X86-based PC
> Processor	
	x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 6 GenuineIntel ~50 Mhz
> BIOS Version		TECRA8100    v2.30   TOSHIBA
> ----------------------------------
> >From the Intel CPU ID utility:
> Processor Name: Mobile Intel(R) Pentium(R) III Processor
> CPU Type: 0
> CPU Family: 6
> CPU Model: 8
> CPU Stepping: 6
> CPU Revision: B
> L1 Instruction Cache: 16 KB
> L1 Data Cache:  16 KB
> L2 Cache:  256 KB
> Packaging: µPGA/BGA2
> MMX: Yes
> SIMD: Yes
> SIMD2: No
> NetBurst(TM) microarchitecture: No
> Reported processor Frequency: 850 MHz
> Reported System Bus Frequency: 100 MHz
> Expected processor Frequency: 850 MHz
> Expected System Bus Frequency: 100 MHz
> ----------------------------------
> 
> Total Physical Memory		523,696 KB
> Available Physical Memory	307,528 KB
> Total Virtual Memory		1,799,752 KB
> ----------------------------------
> 
> IRQ data:
> 1. Conflicts
> IRQ 7		Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
> IRQ 7		Toshiba FIR Port Type-DO
> IRQ 7		YAMAHA DS-XG PCI Audio CODEC (WDM)
> IRQ 7		3Com 3C920 Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller (3C905C-TX
> Compatible) NOTE: DOCKING STATION NIC!
> IRQ 11	Toshiba ToPIC100 CardBus Controller
> IRQ 11	Toshiba ToPIC100 CardBus Controller
> 
> 2. IRQ data
> 9	Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
> 13	Numeric data processor
> 1	Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
> 12	PS/2 Compatible Mouse
> 8	System CMOS/real time clock
> 6	Standard floppy disk controller
> 4	Communications Port (COM1)
> 14	Primary IDE Channel
> 15	Secondary IDE Channel
> 7	Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
> 7	Toshiba FIR Port Type-DO
> 7	YAMAHA DS-XG PCI Audio CODEC (WDM)
> 7	3Com 3C920 Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller (3C905C-TX Compatible)
> NOTE: DOCKING STATION NIC
> 3	TOSHIBA Internal V.90 Modem 		NOTE: NEVER USED
> 11	Toshiba ToPIC100 CardBus Controller
> 11	Toshiba ToPIC100 CardBus Controller
> -------------------------------------
> Graphics Card Data (The biggie)
> Name	
		S3 Graphics Savage/MX 86c290
> PNP Device ID
> PCI\VEN_5333&DEV_8C10&SUBSYS_00011179&REV_11\4&415A68E&0&0008
> Adapter Type		S3 Savage/MX, S3 Graphics, Inc. compatible
> Adapter Description	S3 Graphics Savage/MX 86c290
> Adapter RAM			8.00 MB (8,388,608 bytes)
> Installed Drivers		s3savmx.dll
> Driver Version		5.12.01.7075-7.40.44
> INF File			oem19.inf (S3SavageMX section)
> Color Planes		1
> Color Table Entries	65536
> Resolution	
	1024 x 768 x 60 hertz
> Bits/Pixel	
	16
> -------------------------------------
> Hard Drive Data
> 
> Volume Serial Number		0CEEEA0D
> Partition	
		Disk #0, Partition #0
> Partition Size			14.72 GB (15,808,955,904 bytes)
> Starting Offset			32256 bytes
> Drive Description	Disk drive
> Drive Manufacturer		(Standard disk drives)
> Drive Model				TOSHIBA MK2016GAP
> Drive BytesPerSector		512
> Drive MediaLoaded			True
> Drive MediaType			Fixed hard disk media
> Drive Partitions			4
> Drive SCSIBus			0
> Drive SCSILogicalUnit		0
> Drive SCSIPort			0
> Drive SCSITargetId		0
> Drive SectorsPerTrack		63
> Drive Size				20003880960 bytes
> Drive TotalCylinders		2432
> Drive TotalSectors		39070080
> Drive TotalTracks			620160
> Drive TracksPerCylinder		255
> ------------------------------------
> CDROM
> Description	CD-ROM Drive
> Media Loaded	True
> Media Type		CD-ROM
> Name	
	TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-C2402
> Manufacturer	(Standard CD-ROM drives)
> Status		OK
> Transfer Rate	249.11 kbytes/sec
> SCSI Target ID	0
> PNP Device ID
> IDE\CDROMTOSHIBA_DVD-ROM_SD-C2402________________1317____\31313030303632
> 30333220202020202020202020
> 
> That's it apart from an MS USB optical Intellimouse and an external
> floppy drive.
> 
> Sorry to include such a mess of data but I thought it was better to do
> it this way rather than chew up anyone's time (and bandwidth by adding
> bits and pieces that might be asked for subsequently.
> 
> This is a big step and one that I've resisted for years until a close
> friend gave me 7.2 CD's he didn't know what to do with, so I would
> *really* appreciate any experienced help from list members.
> 
> Kind Regards to all & TIA
> -Colin
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> Colin J. Raven
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