Linux on a Digital Starion 910 desktop
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Disclaimer
I created this page to hopefully help other people
installing Linux on their Computers. I claim no
responsiblity if you use this info to damage any part
of your computer, or anything else for that matter.
Also, I don't claim to be super smart, so not all of
this stuff may be correct or work properly.
The name of this linux box is Sandra
Current News on Sandra
Ok, so this box is just a tinker toy. But it's fun!
I currently (as of 10-02-2003) have RedHat 6.0 (yes 6.0)
running it...it reminds somewhat of win95 in terms of speed
meaning it's not too shabby...
I really have the urge to wipe this thing clean and put
debian (my fav distro) back on it...but we'll see if i have time
Past News on Sandra
| date | description |
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10-02-2003
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How I got RedHat 6.0 working |
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4-19-2003
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how to format a floppy (fdformat, mkfs) |
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4-16-2003
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I explored the 'pstree' command |
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3-22-2003
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big day! dialup internet as well as X & blackbox work now |
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3-21-2003
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finally, it dual-boots win95/debian using lilo! |
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3-20-2003
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trying, but failing to get X to work |
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3-19-2003
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my first attempt at a case mod, sandra is blue! |
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3-17-2003
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went to fdllug, got the debian cds, made sandra dual-boot |
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3-15-2003
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first big newbie mistake, make a backup boot floppy! |
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3-14-2003
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breif box history (pre 3-14-2003) |
What are the specs?
Desktop Computer: Digital Starion 910, model fr-901aa-a7
- Pentium 133mhz (upgraded from 75mhz)
- Phoenix bios 4.04 plug & play, can't boot from cdrom
- floppy drive, Mitsumi D359T5
- NETGEAR FA310TX PCI Ethernet Card
- Belkin PCI USB 2-port
- S3 Trio 32, 1MB Vid, 86C732-P, drivers
- Telecommander Modem/Sound Card Combo 2500XL, Diamond Multimedia, isa
- 850MB Hard drive, maxtor, model 7850rv (1650 cyl, 16 hds, 63 sctrs)
- Toshiba cd-rom, xm-5302b
- 40MB RAM (8 & 32 72-pin-SIMM, max is 128), panasonic
- SIS 85C501 chipset (someday i'll learn what this is/means? if anybody wants to inform, that would be cool!)
- Realtek 8139 pci ethernet card/mpx en5038b, belkin, drivers
- Power Supply, astec, model sa201-3455
- logitech model m-s34 ps/2 2 button mouse, drivers
- wen monitor, model jd144c
Network connection
This baby has never seen a high-speed connection, just dial-up.
It does have an ethernet pci card (rtl-8139) but I haven't
gotten it to work yet...and even if i did, i only have
dial-up right now cause i live out in the middle of nowhere.
What was my goal?
This is a toy to play with and perhaps educate me about linux.
Partitioning
The drive in there is small, but used for dual-boot win95 / debian.
I have other hard drives I've tried to install myself, but I can't
get them to work, so I don't know if they're dead or if I'm just
a newbie. :-)
| Partition Name |
Will be used for |
Size |
| hda1 |
win95 partition |
106.84MB fat16 |
| hda2 |
linux main partition |
421.14MB linux ext2 |
| hda5 |
linux swap partition |
85.68MB linux swap (logical) |
| hda6 |
shared partition |
239.99MB fat16 (logical) |
Kernel & Graphics & X
The kernel is 2.2.20.
The vid card is an s3 trio 32.
Must used 'xserver-s3', not 'xserver-xfree86'
I've gotten X to work.
Audio
This will be the last of my concerns, but it doesn't work right now.
CD-Rom
Hey atleast this works!
Modem
Telecommander 2500XL. I've gotten it to work on dialup internet.
I use ppp. Good news, it's an isa modem, not a winmodem.
Power management
If I want to power down, I have to press the power button! Ahhhhh!!!!
Funny tidbit
I have to unscrew 7 screws in order to get the case off!
Downloads for digital starion 910
1.) contents of the original starion 910 recovery floppy
2.) contents of the original starion 910 setup floppy
3.) realtek 8139 ethernet pci card win driver
4.) s3 trio 32 win driver files (supervga.drv, s3.vxd, s3.drv)
4.) logitech m-s34 ps/2 mouse win driver files (msmouse.vxd, mouse.drv)
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