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Linux Space Station Raven - SSR-01
(C) Graham Swallow
version -1b, gen 1996-07-29 00:37, gps@trix.dircon.co.uk
Issue One - Building the Hardware
1.
Space Station Raven
1.1 What is Raven
1.2 This is Raven Issue-1
1.3 Step-by-Step
2.
Component hardware £1500 Budget
2.1 URLS - Hardware FAQ's
2.2 BOOK - Linux Doc. Project - LDP (£30)
2.3 Mini-Tower case: (£30+VAT)
2.4 System Board (£100+VAT)
2.5 16 Mb memory (£100+VAT)
2.6 CPU: 486-DX2-80
2.7 EIDE ATAPI disk controller
2.8 multi-function EIDE with IO on-board (£35)
2.9 PCI or VESA-Local-Bus ?
2.10 DISK drive: ATAPI mode 3 (or more) 1.2Gb (£135+VAT)
2.11 ATAPI-EIDE CD-ROM: Quad Speed (600 Kps), 200ms access (£50+VAT)
2.12 CD-writers (£700+VAT)
2.13 SVGA PCI Cirrus Logic 5434 (£50+VAT+1MB)
2.14 SVGA 15" Monitor (£260)
2.15 MODEM: V34 28.8k fax/data (£99)
2.16 PRINTER: none, Epson-FX80, or YOUR-CHOICE (NON-GDI)
2.17 TAPE-DRIVE:
2.18 Removable media
2.19 Sound Card (£35+)
2.20 Multi-disk system upgrades
2.21 Second disk (£135)
2.22 Bundled Machines
2.23 Books
2.24 Motif - optional
2.25 Internet Service Provider - account - (£10+VAT pcm)
2.26 T-H-R-E-E Button Mouse (£7.50)
2.27 MISC
2.28 MISC-II if you have a second 386/sx, MORE, or LESS
2.29 Home Ethernet Cables
2.30 Office House Cables
2.31 Office Floor Cables
3.
Assembling
3.1 Hints
3.2 System Board Jumpers
3.3 Assembling Continues ..
3.4 BIOS SETUP
3.5 BIOS settings
3.6 BIOS detects disks
3.7 BIOS BOGUS disk geometry
3.8 BIOS IDE HDD Block Mode = Disabled
3.9 BIOS Shadow, cache,
3.10 BIOS Clocks + TIMEZONE
3.11 Device Addresses: IRQ IO_ADDR MEM_ADDR
3.12 Software setable cards
3.13 Device Addresses: LILO and /etc/conf.modules
3.14 Keep a record of your configuration and switches:
3.15 And Now ?
4.
IP_ADDR_ - Allocating IP Addresses
4.1 Allocate your own PRIVATE LAN IP addresses
4.2 Properly registered addresses
4.3 RFC 1918 reserved address ranges
4.4 What is IP and what are IP addresses?
4.5 MULTI-ADDRESS machines
4.6 Ethernet MAC addresses (-aka- DTE address).
5.
Sysbuild
5.1 Documentation
5.2 Slackware directories
5.3 FIPS.EXE shrank my DOS partition
5.4 BOOT 'n ROOT
5.5 READ THIS IF NOTHING ELSE
5.6 Won't Boot Independently
5.7 Using CHROOT to build a kernel from the BOOT diskettes
5.8 Formatting the disks ..
5.9 mke2fs - make ext2 file-system on partition
5.10 mkswap - prepare swap partition
5.11 How to boot with LOADLIN.EXE
5.12 Mounting disks
5.13 /etc/inittab
5.14 /etc/fstab
5.15 /etc/exports
5.16 /etc/profile
5.17 ln -s ttyS0 mouse
5.18 ln -s cua2 modem
6.
fdisk - partition disks
6.1 Documentation
6.2 FDISK - 1024 cylinders max
6.3 4 partitions per disk
6.4 FDISK when INSTALLING LINUX
6.5 FDISK using lies
7.
quick build map
7.1 Build base
7.2 End of the Beginning.
7.3 Other distributions
7.4 Linux and viruses
7.5 Linux is a virus
7.6 Dial-up IP
7.7 Other apps
8.
/etc/lilo.conf and /hda4 - 10 M below 1024 cylinders
8.1 /boot -> /hda4/boot
8.2 /hda4/kernels/vmlinuz
8.3 /sbin/installkernel
8.4 /hda4/kernels/vmlinux-1.2.13
8.5 /etc/lilo.conf: old-121
8.6 /etc/lilo.conf: boot = /dev/hda
8.7 /etc/lilo.conf: where to put it
8.8 /etc/lilo.conf
8.9 /sbin/lilo -C /hda4/lilo.conf
8.10 /etc/conf.modules
9.
Swap Space
9.1 What is swap space?
9.2 Swap file
9.3 Swap partition
10.
Twin Boot Upgrade
11.
X11 SVGA Display
11.1 xf86config
11.2 Installing XF86_SVGA - x14/x312svga.tgz
11.3 CARD: DOT_CLOCK 75 MHz
11.4 Monitor: acceptable timings
11.5 /etc/XF86Config
11.6 Borders
11.7 Screen Area
11.8 H SYNC Pulse
11.9 V SYNC Pulse
11.10 Monitor Sync's on SYNCs
11.11 Timing Layout
11.12 Timing numbers
11.13 Horizontal: 1024 1160 1176 1368
11.14 Vertical: 768 820 822 903
11.15 Horiz: 75.0 MHz / 1368 clocks per line = 54.8 KHz
11.16 Vert: 54.8 KHz per line / 903 lines = 60.7 Hz
11.17 H_SYNC_PULSE = 16/75.0 Mhz = 0.21 usec
11.18 Interlaced mode
11.19 Switching Modes
11.20 quick route
11.21 README's and places to look
12.
Copywrite and DISCLAIMER are in the Base Station
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