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On Mon, 4 Jun 2007 baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

I downloaded, installed, and tested it earlier today (Sunday here) and 
apart from the arrow keys not working with my 84-key keyboard, forcing me 
to use a mouse until I get xmodmap and a map copied to the free space on 
disk 2, and ppp-on not working with my lucent modem (which modules are too 
large for the free space), it works well.

I see there is a video item on the menu which lists other modes, but no 
obvious suggestion that I noticed of how to set up with them.  Maybe I 
missed that.  (I know I can edit Xconfig, but is that option listed in the 
jwm menu some place?).  I assume this version is to be used on various 
friends' computers, most of which will now do more than 800x600.  Perhaps 
Xsetup could offer 1024 and 1280 in some menu next version along with the 
list of available modes.

jwm loads nearly instantly and Alt-F1 gives a nice menu (which I cannot 
access with my arrow keys yet) listing nearly all available programs.

There was not space on disk 2 for the static version of msmtp (so I could 
send mail out directly via my ISP, which now requires SMTP authentication) 
but I copied over eznet.con(f) for use next time I boot.  Could I use the 
lucent and ethernet modules and msmtp and xmodmap from a third floppy 
disk if I have enough RAM?

I was going to try it on a different computer with a hardware modem and a 
newer keyboard but my partner tried to fix the dead PS/2 mouse port by 
plugging in the header upside down, and this seems to have killed the PS/2 
keyboard port, possibly by shorting the power lines.  Unless we are lucky 
and have just a blown fuse.  No lights.  The recommended fix was a serial 
mouse, and is now a USB keyboard which we have not got.

I use BL3 floppy frequently for things like repartitioning large drives 
for friends, such as a 120GB and today a 60GB with something on them 
(virus?) that was causing spontaneous reboots.  It handles the large 
drives, where DOS 6.22 only goes to 2GB.  And mke2fs could format (ext2) a 
drive which refused to format with DOS format.  Not that this makes it 
usable in DOS.  The one friend was so impressed he wanted to learn linux 
so I gave him the URL.

Also useful for copying files between DOS partitions. cp -a /hd/* /mnt .

David's 1-floppy USB version let me copy the Win98 USB_storage drivers 
(nusb23e.exe) from a flash drive to the Windows computer.

Are there common uses for BL3 that other users would like added to the jwm 
menu?

Thanks for the most utility per byte of any linux.
Next project is to set up to compile for libc5.

Sindi

> Message from Steven
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> Going by the lack of complaints, the new floppy
> version of BasicLinux 3.50 must be working OK.

> One of the machines I tested it on was an ancient
> monochrome laptop and jwm looked very nice and
> responded well.  I think it's a keeper.

BL just keeps getting better.

> Cheers,
> Steven
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