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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Tue, 30 May 2006, Flavio Genelhu Oliveira wrote:

> Hi,
>
>   I just got BL3 on internet, since i wanted to fill
> my old 486 with some more than 10Mb of memory and an
> HD of about 500Mb with some usefulness.
>
>   I intent it to be a scanner machine and probably a
> simple desktop internet access with some word
> processing.
>
>   I was obviusly looking at SANE to do scanner
> things, but i couldn´t find info if BL3 suports it
> (SANE), at least with a proprietary SCSI interface. as
> i red, to use USB scanners it needs a higher version
> kernel, thats why i am asking this.

You can use BL3 with a later kernel.  David Moberg compiled a rather 
ocmplete one (with scsi support, and lots of USB support) for 2.4.31, 
which is posted at http://keesan.freeshell.org/bl/2.4.31.  I compiled a 
few kernels with scsi and USB storage but not USB scanner support so do 
not use them.  See the file blfiles.htm for explanations of what is what.
You will need the matching modules for his kernel (I think in 
userspec.tgz).  I don't recall anyone in this list posting about 
successful use of a USB scanner yet so let us know how it goes.

I found SANE compiled for a later Slackware and it works for me in BL2 
with my scsi scanners (HP and Microtek).  If Slackware 4.0 does not have 
SANE and you don't want to compile it, upgrade your libraries to a 
Slackware version that does have it.  I know 8.1 does.  Steven recommends 
Slackware 9.0 glibc-so.  Check the SANE website to learn which version 
supports your scanner and find it precompiled if possible (for Slackware 
or rpm - you can convert rpm with rpm2targz) or compile it yourself.  It 
was not hard to compile for BL2.  Try linuxpackages.net for more packages.

 >
>   I also needs suggestion to how i can connect it
> through a DSL modem.

I was able to plug our BL3 laptop computer into someone's DSL modem via 
ethernet and go online.  I reported how to the list, last September.  You 
need to know the IP number for the DSL connection and I think run udhcp 
and then telnet or ssh to the IP number.

>   And i would like to know where i can find
> instructions on how to install it at another machine
> with different hardware, and than just move the HD to
> 486 and boot it. I really cant trust the diskete drive
> anymore since it got too much dust all this time
> stoped.

Can you clean the drive with a vacuum cleaner?
Test it with floppymeter to see if it is good.  Or format a disk in it and 
see if the other computer can read it and vice versa.

If you install BL with the 486 kernel (the default kernel for BL3.40) it 
should work fine on both machines.


> Thanks for any sugestion and orientation
>
> Flávio
>
>
>
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