newbie: scsi

hi, i'm considering adding SCSI to my system, but i seem to be at a loss in choosing the right SCSI controller. so far i'm considering the following: 1. adaptec SCSI card 29160 2. adaptec SCSI card 19160 3. mylex dac1164p u2scsi pci 4. tekram dc-390u3d u160scsi pci afaik all 4 are linux f

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shutdown/reboot problems

hello all, when i shutdown or reboot, linux usually (~90%) goes into an infinite loop printing the error message: "iput: inode 00:03/536871170 count wrapped" then i have to hard reset, and fsck checks my root partition. is this is a usbdevfs problem?? i have a usb mouse (which i've been using

pager changed after upgrade from woody to sarge:

hello all, i just upgraded from woody to sarge, and it *seems* that in the process, my pager has changed from /usr/bin/less to /bin/more. e.g. if i type: cd /usr/include/ bash displays: Display all 370 possibilities? (y or n) when i type y, bash lists the files using /bin/more. chase `which pag

Re: pager changed after upgrade from woody to sarge:

as Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- James Haskell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > hello all, > > > > i just upgraded from woody to sarge, and it > *seems* > > that in the process, my pager has changed from > > /usr/bin/less to /b

Re: pager changed after upgrade from woody to sarge:

Peter, the result of running: ls /usr/include/ | pager is that the output of ls is piped to less. i think your're right in that less is already my default pager. --- Peter J Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 06:55:09AM -0700, James > Haskell wrote:

Re: pager changed after upgrade from woody to sarge:

libreadline4 (version 4.3-11) libreadline5 (version 5.0-10) thanks. --- Bob Proulx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > James Haskell wrote: > > i just upgraded from woody to sarge, and it > *seems* > > that in the process, my pager has changed from > > /usr/bin/less to /bin/more. &

Re: pager changed after upgrade from woody to sarge:

Bob, in my previous post, i forgot to mention that i have no ~/.inputrc file. --- Bob Proulx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > James Haskell wrote: > > i just upgraded from woody to sarge, and it > *seems* > > that in the process, my pager has changed from > > /usr/bin/

Re: pager changed after upgrade from woody to sarge:

work. if you follow this thread, it seems that less is already my default pager; bash is using an internal more-like pager. --- Elimar Riesebieter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 05 Sep 2005 the mental interface of > James Haskell told: > > > hello all, > > >