Re: ESDI PS/2 MCA

>> I am trying to re-use some old PS/2s that have become available. I am >> trying to install slink on them. As the PS/2 does not have a CD I >> need to do the initial installation from floppies. > Have you tried just booting with the 2.1 rescue's default kernel? Yes, No go. I replaced the ker

ESDI PS/2 MCA

I am trying to re-use some old PS/2s that have become available. I am trying to install slink on them. As the PS/2 does not have a CD I need to do the initial installation from floppies. I have created a rescue disk, and have replaced its kernel with one supporting MCA and ESDI. When I boot wit

Problem with taper

Last week I upgraded one of our machines from hamm to slink. Today I discovered that its cron taper backup had been failing due to "incorrect preference file format" Is this a random glitch or are the two events related. If so, then other taper users should be warned! Dave Whiteley __ Dave Whi

Latex / TeTex Local Guide

Re my search for the local guide. Thanks to those who emailed me with answers. Got the info... /usr/lib/texmf/doc/latex/general/guide.{ps,dvi}.gz plus lots of other helpful stuff. Once again linux shows its superiority over muddlesoft. Have fun everyone, Dave Whiteley __ Dave Whiteley [EMAIL PRO

Latex / TeTex Local Guide

I am just starting to play with LaTeX for the first time. According to the book "LaTeX A Document Preparation System" by Leslie Lamport, there should be a document called the Local Guide distributed with the software. Where do I find it in the Debian Hamm distribution? Thanks. Dave Whiteley _