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  • From: Neo Sze Wee <neoszewee AT gmx.net>
  • To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] pdftotext
  • Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2003 10:50:42 +0000

On Sat, May 31, 2003 at 02:09:48PM -0400, keesan2 AT cyberspace.org wrote:
>
> > In fact, some of the linux kernel I download from the net will complain
> > that I have not math and cpu coprocessor, if this is any help.
>
> I think BL2 requires a math coprocessor but BL1 does not, am I correct?

No. In this case, you are talking about the kernel and the kernel can be
compiled to be support 386 machine. If I download the kernel from the
slackware mirror and use it to boot, it runs fine.

>
>
>
> > > It then tells you speed, ROM date, memory, etc. Do not trust the video
> > > memory number. I just noticed this computer has a VESA 2.0 video card
> > > so
> > > I can try Xvesa from JP.
> >
> > I have used whatvga for dos and I see there is some sort of Vesa
> > support. I vaguely remember it is Vesa 0.7. I suppose if this is true I
> > will not be able to use Xvesa or miniX.
>
> I don't think VESA 0.7 would be useful for anything. The programs I use
> require VESA 1.2. Even 1.1 does not work. You would need to have the
> specific driver for your video chip, or else plain VGA 16. You must have
> an unusual computer.
>

Look at what I have:
####################################################################
Advanced Personal Systems SYSCHK Information Printout
Saturday, May 31, 2003 Version: 2.45
-----------------------
* Unregistered Copy *
-----------------------
PROCESSOR----------------------------------------------------------------------
Model: AT clone
Processor: Intel i486DX or i487SX-25
Coprocessor: Internal
Extended BIOS data area: No
DMA Channel 3 used: No
Slave 8259 Present: Yes
Real Time Clock: Yes
I/O Bus Type: ISA (Industry Standard Architecture)
SYSTEM
BIOS--------------------------------------------------------------------
Source: AMI Version: Not Found
Date: 12/12/91
Plug and Play support: No
BIOS Extensions: Segment Copyright
C000-C7FF WESTERN DIGITAL INC.
INPUT/OUTPUT-------------------------------------------------------------------
Keyboard: 101 Key Enhanced
Mouse Driver Installed: Microsoft 2 Button (Serial)
Mouse Interrupt: IRQ4
Mouse Version: 6.26
Game Port: No, and NOT set in BIOS
Parallel Ports: 1
Device Base Addr. Interrupt
LPT1 378h IRQ ?
Serial Ports: 2
Device Base Addr. Interrupt UART
COM1/MOUSE 3F8h IRQ 4 16450

COM2/MODEM 2F8h IRQ 3 16450

HARD DISK
DRIVES---------------------------------------------------------------
Disk # Tracks Heads Sectors Size CMOS Controller
------ ------ ----- ------- -------- ---- ---------------
Disk 1 762 8 39 116.09 MB 33 Conner Peripherals 120MB
-C
LOGICAL
DRIVES-----------------------------------------------------------------
Drive Total Used Free Volume Name
----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------
C: 74.92 MB 63.29 MB 11.63 MB MS-DOS_5
OTHER DISK
INFO----------------------------------------------------------------
Floppy Disk 1: 1.44 MB 3«"
Floppy Disk 2: Unknown 99h
Disk Cache: Microsoft SMARTDrive Version 5.2
Cache Size: 1024 KB
Hits: 299 (67%)
Misses: 144
IDE DISK
INFO------------------------------------------------------------------
Hard Drive: C:
Controller model: Conner Peripherals 1
Total capacity: 116 MB
Serial number: NBVGH5
Controller Revision: 2.77
Transfer Rate: > 10 MB/Sec
Buffer Size: 32 KB
Buffer Port: Dual Ported
Buffer Sector Read: Multiple Sector
Buffer Read Ahead: Yes
Number of ECC-bytes: 7
Sectors per interrupt: 32832 sectors transfered
Double word Transfer: No
Data Strobe Offset Opt: No
Track Offset Opt: No
VIDEO--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Active Video: VESA VGA (Version 1.1)
BIOS Source: WESTERN DIGITAL INC.
VESA OEM ID: Western Digital Inc
VGA ChipSet: Paradise WD90c31
Max Video Resolution: 1280 x 1024 with 16 colors
Max Video Colors: 256 (1024 x 768)
Video Memory: 1024 KB
MEMORY-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Conventional Memory: 640 KB (618 KB Free)
Extended Memory: 3328 KB (2 KB Free)
Expanded Memory: 0 KB
RESIDENT
PROGRAMS--------------------------------------------------------------
Lower Memory Block
Mem Segmt Size Type Owner Name
--------- ---- ------- ----------------------
0253-048E 8K Config DOS 6.20 kernel
048F-0493 1K Resrved DOS 6.20 kernel
0494-0496 1K Sys Env COMMAND.COM
0497-053C 2K Shell COMMAND.COM
053D-0541 1K Free DOS
0542-0552 1K Sys Env COMMAND.COM
0553-0558 1K Envnmnt SETVER.EXE
0559-0585 1K TSR SETVER.EXE
0586-058E 1K Envnmnt SYSCHK.EXE
058F-9FFE 617K Free DOS Available Memory

Upper Memory Block
Mem Segmt Size Type Owner Name
--------- ---- ------- ----------------------
A000-B15B 69K Resrved VGA and Excluded Area
B15C-B2EA 6K TSR CTMOUSE
B2EB-B7FD 20K Free DOS
B7FF-C7FF 64K Resrved SM
C801-CEBC 26K TSR SMARTDRV
CEBD-CFB2 3K TSR DOSKEY
CFB3-CFC2 1K Free DOS
CFC3-EAE7 108K Free DOS

ENVIRONMENT
VARIABLES----------------------------------------------------------
Environment size: 256 Used: 97 Free: 159

CONFIG=dos
COMSPEC=C:\COMMAND.COM
PATH=C:\WORMDOS;C:\BATCH
PROMPT=$P$G
TEMP=C:\TEMP
TMP=C:\TEMP
INTERRUPTS---------------------------------------------------------------------
IRQ # Active Device Name
----- ------ ------------------------------
IRQ0 Yes System Timer
IRQ1 Yes Keyboard
IRQ2 Yes Cascade->IRQ9
IRQ3 Yes COM2
IRQ4 Yes Microsoft Mouse (COM1)
IRQ5 No Open
IRQ6 Yes Floppy Disk Controller
IRQ7 No Open
IRQ8 Yes Real-Time Clock
IRQ9 Yes IRQ2->Cascade
IRQ10 No Open
IRQ11 No Open
IRQ12 No Open
IRQ13 No Internal (Math Coprocessor)
IRQ14 Yes Conner Peripherals 120MB -C
IRQ15 No Open
OPERATING
SYSTEM---------------------------------------------------------------
DOS Version: IBM DOS 6.20 (Rev. A)
SPEED--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Video Speed: 16378 char/sec
Hard Disk 1 Seek: 19.21 ms Average Seek
Hard Disk 1 Transfer: 2091.83 KB/Sec Transfer Rate
System Throughput Speed: 69.96 MHz
SysChk Rating: 56.4 SysChks
CPU Clock Speed: 25 MHz
####################################################################
> > > Try pdftotext on a computer that you know has a math coprocessor.
> >
> > Why does a computer need a math coprocessor?
>
>
>
> A computer does not need a math coprocessor, but many programs are written
> to require one. Some of them will let you emulate the math coprocessor
> instead, which makes them run slower. Apparently pdftotext for DOS as
> provided by Arachne requires a math coprocessor. There may be some way to
> compile it so it does not need a math coprocessor. Doug compiled a
> version for me. I will ask him if it needs a math coprocessor. If it does
> not, I can send you a copy of what I have. I am not going to ask him to
> compile a new version with coprocessor emulation because it would probably
> not be of interest to anyone except you and maybe a few other people who
> like to use computers with 4M RAM and no coprocessor.

If something can be used I will use it.

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