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From: shawr@netcom.com (rich shaw)
Subject: 386BSD installation problem. (install said : could not format ..)
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 20:07:23 GMT

Hello everyone.

	I have a problem on installation. My system is a 386 clone with
conner 3204F IDE hard drive. I can boot from the dist.fs fine, however,
when I tried to install 386bsd to the entire drive, the installation
fail. The following is the message on the screen.

High level formatting of 386BSD storage:
/dev/rwd0a:	403712 sectors in 664 cylinders of 16 tracks, 38 sectors
	206.7MB in 42 cyl groups (16 c/g, 4.98MB/g, 1152 i/g)
super-block backups (for fsck -b #) at:
32, 9808, 19584, .....
..... (some number) ....
.......................
350432, 360208, 369984, 379760, 389536, 399312,
cg 0: bad magic number
write error: 0
wtfs: read-only file system

Could not format filesystem. Instrallation failed.
######### end of the screen dump #########

So, what is this mean and how do I fix this? 
Thanks in advance. 

-- rich
-- shawr@netcom.com
From: veit@du9ds3.fb9dv.uni-duisburg.de (Holger Veit)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: os-bs fixed (v1.35), yet another boot manager
Date: 22 Dec 92 07:33:53 GMT
Organization: Uni-Duisburg FB9 Datenverarbeitung
Distribution: usa
Reply-To: veit@du9ds3.fb9dv.uni-duisburg.de
NNTP-Posting-Host: du9ds3.fb9dv.uni-duisburg.de
Keywords: os-bs

In <1992Dec21.154225.5681@rwwa.COM> witr@rwwa.COM (Robert Withrow) writes:

>In article <4345@elwood.prz.tu-berlin.de>, 
>wolf@blade.prz.tu-berlin.de (Thomas Wolfram) writes:

>| OS Boot Select (os-bs) is a replacement of the ordinary master boot
>| program.

>While you're here:

>Should os-bs be able to boot os2(hpfs) and 386bsd on the same disk.  Is
>there some trick to this?

>-- 
> Robert Withrow, Tel: +1 617 598 4480, Fax: +1 617 598 4430, Net: witr@rwwa.COM
> R.W. Withrow Associates, 21 Railroad Ave, Swampscott MA 01907-1821 USA

Why should there be a trick? I use this configuration and had no problems so
far with it.

Holger
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From: /S=BLANSFIE/OU=EM-01/O=CCMGW/PRMD=GOV+USDOE.G02/ADMD=ATTMAIL/C=US/@mailgw.er.doe.gov
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: [386BSD] adding a new partition.
Date: 23 Dec 1992 13:21:26 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

     I have a 200 MB hard disk that I has 2 partitions, on the first I have 
     386BSD and on the other I have DOS.  I want to wipe the DOS partition 
     and add it to 386BSD.  What would be the way to proceed?  Should I 
     back-up all my files and reinstall or is there an easier, faster way?
     
     Any help appreciated.
     
     Mike
     blansfie@mailgw.er.doe.gov
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
From: stripes@pix.com (Josh Osborne)
Subject: Does 386BSD run on Cyrix 486DLC CPUs?
Organization: Pix Technologies -- The company with no adult supervision
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 15:08:35 GMT

Has anyone managed to get 386BSD to run on a cy486DLC (the very i486-like
clone), with or without the cy487?
-- 
           stripes@pix.com              "Security for Unix is like
      Josh_Osborne@Real_World,The          Multitasking for MS-DOS"
      "The dyslexic porgramer"                  - Kevin Lockwood
We all agree on the necessity of compromise.  We just can't agree on
when it's necessary to compromise.       - Larry Wall
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
From: darryl@lemuria.sai.com (Darryl P. Wagoner)
Subject: [386BSD] SCSI boot help
Organization: Shecora Associates, Inc.
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 92 14:58:41 GMT


This may be a FAQ but I have missed it if it is.  I have been running
386BSD for about 6 weeks now and now I wish to change from IDE to
SCSI.  So I changed drives around and install 386BSD.  All went well
until I went to reboot off the hard drive.  It just hung with the
diskette drive light on.  Do I need a different dist disk for the scsi?
Has anyone else had this problem?
-- 
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Brookline, NH 03033
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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
From: adrian@rachel.ibmpcug.co.uk (Adrian Hall)
Subject: Re: [386BSD] irc compile
Organization: The IBM PC User Group, UK.
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 18:26:12 GMT

michaelv@iastate.edu (Michael L. VanLoon) writes:
> >	anybody got irc compiled ? I always get errormsgs about
> >	my malloc.h file. Any ideas ?
> I've been running an IRC server and ircII client for several months
> now on 386BSD.  (I also run the Iowa State server on a large Ultrix
> machine.)  If you have any problems/questions about getting irc to
> work on 386BSD feel free to e-mail me.  It works extremely well--very
> little is required to get the programs up and running.

There are fully patched sources to both ircII 2.2pre8 and ircd 2.7.2g
on rachel.ibmpcug.co.uk

	Adrian
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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
From: adrian@rachel.ibmpcug.co.uk (Adrian Hall)
Subject: Re: ref.tfs.com routing (JULIAN --- READ THIS)
Organization: The IBM PC User Group, UK.
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 15:47:39 GMT

cgd@eden.CS.Berkeley.EDU (Chris G. Demetriou) writes:
> In article <BzM1qz.9MI@ibmpcug.co.uk> adrian@rachel.ibmpcug.co.uk (Adrian Hall) writes:
> >It seems that packets for ref.tfs.com from Pipex (and presumably, anyone
> >on the AlterNet too) get continually bounced between the following two
> >routers :- [ ... ]
> 
> is this a 'permanent' condition, or one that occurs only occasionally?

This condition has, as far as I am aware, been happening for ages.

Ive never been able to get through to ref.tfs.com

Adrian
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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.linux
From: messina@netcom.com (Tony Porczyk)
Subject: Re: Dumb Americans (was INTERNATIONALIZATION: JAPAN, FAR EAST)
Keywords: Han Kanji Katakana Hirugana ISO10646 Unicode Codepages
Organization: Messina Software
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 06:02:30 GMT

goer@ellis.uchicago.edu (Richard L. Goerwitz) writes:

>This isn't mean to be a gripe, incidentally.  I just want to point out
>our great cultural isolation, and note that, with this kind of disad-
>vantage, can we realistically expect to design systems for the world as
>a whole?

As someone already pointed out, I think you have a skewed image of
"our great cultural isolation".  Here, is Silicon Valley, you have
lots of software engineers from various countries and a fantastic
cultural mixture.  On the floor where I work I could probably count
people from 8-10 different countries speaking 25-30 languages fluently
(with Asian and Indian languages being represented quite prominently).
What cultural isolation are you talking about?  Chicago?  Then don't
apply it to software industry. 

t.
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
From: karl@NeoSoft.com (Karl Lehenbauer)
Subject: Re: WD8003E ethernet card compatibility
Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 08:39:04 GMT
Keywords: AKCL Common LISP Kyoto Austin 386BSD

In article <1992Dec22.001805.29535@alliant.com> rdr@cl4.alliant.com (Roger Roles) writes:
>the buffer showed numerous differences. I "fixed" this (a truly gross hack,
>probably with significant speed impact, but it works fast enough for my
>purposes) by comparing every byte and rewriting it until the correct value
>appeared in the board buffer. I limited the attempts to store the correct
>value to the board to 10, so as to avoid an infinite loop if the board was
>truly unable to receive the correct value. So far, the count of 10 limit
>has never been reached.

Sounds like you might have your bus running at too high of a speed.

On a lot of the modern motherboards, you can select the speed to run the
bus at.  Everyone please read your motherboard manuals closely when 
configuring!

On 50 MHz machines, bus speed is usually CLKI/6.  On 33 MHz, CLKI/4.
If you run a 50 MHz machine at CLK/4, you're clocking the bus at
12.5 MHz instead of the standard 8.  

And there are many similar variants, like make sure you're not caching
the board's address space.  Also in general that memory wait state and
cache wait state numbers are correct.
-- 
-- Email info@NeoSoft.com for info on getting interactive Internet access.
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From: cse0935@desire.wright.edu
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: exit
Date: 1 Jan 93 11:35:13 EST
Organization:  Wright State University 

I know this maybe a very dumb question, but I was interested in setting
up a SLIP interface between two of my computers using two modems.  I have
a Twincom 14.4/DF.  I have some Ethernet cards on the way but I need to
get this up and running quickly and I really have know idea on how to set
up a SLIP interface.  Any help in this matter would be more than much
appreciated.  Many thanks in advance.  AJ

Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
From: rich@Rice.edu (& Murphey)
Subject: Re: [386BSD] How do I know what's on the etc disks?
Reply-To: Rich@rice.edu
Organization: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice
	University
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 03:49:28 GMT

>>>>> In article <Bzqnq0.8ut@ais.org>, draper@ais.org (Patrick Draper) writes:

P> Is there an index to the etc distribution that is on wuarchive? There's over
P> 90 of them now, and I can't really take to the time to sift through them all
P> to find the good stuff.

yes, on agate.berkeley.edu (128.32.136.1):
/pub/386BSD/386bsd-0.1/filesystem/MANIFEST.etc01.files
Rich
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
From: richk@grebyn.com (Richard Krehbiel)
Subject: Re: S3 question - Amancio, are you there?
Organization: Grebyn Timesharing
	<Bzy9wD.9Ez@pix.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 05:34:23 GMT

In article <Bzy9wD.9Ez@pix.com> stripes@pix.com (Josh Osborne) writes:

>   One problem with VESA LB and disk drives, (I think) VESA LB doesn't allow
>   bus mastering cards.  For SCSI (at least) this could be quite useful.  Of

Not correct; VL-bus does permit a card to become the bus master.

>   The 34020 docs are available from TI, I have a set somewhere.  The cross 
>   compiler is quite expensiave, and the old version makes poor code.  Someone
>   got a old gcc to work (more or less) with it.  The 34020 is fairly quick,
>   I would like to see a 34020 running X on it :-)  (I know it would be faster
>   to do most of the X stuff on the [34]86 and let the TI bang bits).

At work I have the Pittsburg Powercomputing X11R4 server running on an
Artist XJS 34020 card.  The card has 2M VRAM and 5M program RAM.  It's
the fastest thing going, period.  I wouldn't trade it for anything
else for running X on a PC; not an S3 928, not a Mach 32.

At home I have a Hercules Graphics Station, which is a 34010 card with
1M VRAM (shared with a VGA chip) and 2M program RAM.  I bought it
about a year and a half ago.  I have all the programming specs, but no
tools; no compiler, assembler, linker, loader, debugger, etc.
Nowadays I run OS/2, but there is no sign of OS/2 TIGA drivers, from
anyone.  I'll probably end up selling it - unless I write my own
drivers...

I've run MetroLink X11 on my Hercules card, and it's speed is
adequate, better than VGA, but nothing like my 34020 card.  MetroLink
is not asking much of the 34010 as far as I can tell; no more than
simple blits & such, stuff that an 8514 does better.  This card and
the MetroLink server can do 640x480 in 32K colors.

>   The GUI accel's are doing better then the 34020 cards because they
>   are cheap, however I think you can build a 34020 card as cheap as
>   a S3, but nobody has.

I seriously doubt you could make a 34020 card as cheap as an S3.   I
hope TI is working on something...

I would imagine that the fixed function accellerators are doing better
at Windows benchmarks because a Windows video driver doesn't have much
functionality to provide; not like an X server.
-- 
Richard Krehbiel                                 richk@grebyn.com
OS/2 2.0 will do for me until AmigaDOS for the 386 comes along...
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
From: bde@runx.oz.au (Bruce Evans)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: [386bsd] Kernel build dies, unref symbol _version
Date: 2 Jan 93 22:36:48 GMT
Organization: RUNX Un*x Timeshare.  Sydney, Australia.

In article <DERAADT.93Jan1201659@newt.newt.cuc.ab.ca> deraadt@newt.cuc.ab.ca (Theo de Raadt) writes:
>
>If you config a new kernel, the first time you type "make" in that directory
>the vers.c file should be created. Patch #1 does not fix that.
>
>Patch #1 is busted. It doesn't work the right way.

It's easy to fix:

1. Move ver.o from the line defining SYSTEM_LD_TAIL to become the _first_
   object in SYSTEM_OBJS.
2. After the line `newvers:', add the line `vers.o:'.

Sorry, no diff - my Makefile.i386 has other changes.
-- 
Bruce Evans  (bde@runx.oz.au)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
From: peter@ferranti.com (peter da silva)
Subject: Re: [386bsd] Kernel build dies, unref symbol _version
Organization: Xenix Support, FICC
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 20:59:12 GMT

In article <1992Dec26.235116.3795@fcom.cc.utah.edu> terry@cs.weber.edu (A Wizard of Earth C) writes:
> In article <17701@umd5.umd.edu> mark@roissy.umd.edu (Mark Sienkiewicz) writes:
> >In article <BznK64.AGL@NeoSoft.com> karl@NeoSoft.com (Karl Lehenbauer) writes:
> >>>"init_main.o: something about an unreferenced symbol _version"
> >>>is there a standard fix for this?

> >>Yeah, ATFP.  Add The Fine Patchkit.  This problem is fixed by patch #1.

I did. It isn't. You have to "make newvers" to get a vers.c file to resolve
this symbol. This should be documented. :->
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From: andreas@knobel.GUN.de (Andreas Klemm)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: New stuff on rachel.ibmpcug.co.uk
Date: 28 Dec 92 23:12:21 GMT
Organization: Andreas Klemm, 4040 Neuss, Germany

In <Bzq7op.6LG@ibmpcug.co.uk> adrian@rachel.ibmpcug.co.uk (Adrian Hall) writes:
|New items on rachel.ibmpcug.co.uk (All are as running on rachel at the
^^^^^^^^^^
|moment).

|	dist/local/local.cpio.Z		(67 Meg)
|		/usr/local heiarchy	(cd /usr/local)

|	dist/local/bin.cpio.Z		(13 Meg)
|		All system binaries and libraries	(cd /)

|	dist/local/kernel.cpio.Z	(2.3Meg)
|		All kernel sources	(cd /sys)

What _new_ items ? Did I miss something or could you explain
more precise what's new ?

Is is an enhanced 386bsd or a distribution with all patches from
patchkit already applied or perhaps a 386bsd 0.15 nearly 0.2 ?!

Thank's

	Andreas
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From: hlu@eecs.wsu.edu (H.J. Lu)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: iBCS2 / SCO 3.2.4
Date: 1 Jan 93 00:01:54 GMT
Article-I.D.: serval.1993Jan1.000154.14950
Organization: School of EECS, Washington State University

In article <RICH.92Dec30224113@superego.Rice.edu>, rich@Rice.edu (& Murphey) writes:
|> Dave> In article <1992Dec30.154921.23024@cognos.com> nigelc@cognos.com 
|> Dave>   (Nigel Campbell) originally posted in comp.unix.misc:
|> >This follows a recent post looking for a list of vendors who are
|> >'binary' compatible with SCO UNIX (I assume 3.2.4). Is there
|> >a list somewhere of these vendors and commercial software known
|> >to run/not run on systems other than SCO. How does one certify
|> >adherence to the iBCS2 definition. What is it. 
|> >
|> 
|> Dave>   I was wondering if any of the 386bsd developers had ever heard of the iBCS2
|> Dave> definition, and is it reasonable to try to get 386bsd compliant with it.  If
|> Dave> this 'standard' is reasonable, it would seem a good thing to be binary
|> Dave> compatible with somebody, n'est pas?
|> 
|> Lynne Jolitz posted a bibliography a few days ago in which she
|> suggested we use '"The Intel 386 Architecture and System V BCS" for an
|> understanding of defined interfaces.'
|> 
|> Intel's publishing/sales dept (1-800-548-4724) says it isn't available
|> yet.  They do have a generic "386 BCS Spec 2" that Lynne suggested
|> would not be as useful as the System V BCS specific book.  Rich

I got this

------------
Here it is:

"SYSTEM V
 APPLICATION BINARY INTERFACE",
UNIX Press, 1990
ISBN # 0-13-877598-2

"SYSTEM V
 APPLICATION BINARY INTERFACE
 Intel386 Processor Supplement",
UNIX Press, 1991
ISBN # 0-13-877689-X

The first deals with ABI issues generally, the second deals with 386/PIC/etc
specifically.
------------

H.J.
From: DS1437@acspr1.acs.brockport.edu
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: 386bsd on Gateway 2000 486/dx-2 problems fixed!
Date: 24 Dec 1992 15:51:34 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu


    Well, the problems on a gateway are fixed. The problem with the
hard drive controller not being initialized correctly was due to a
BIOS setup. In a Gateway there is an internal 8k cache in the CPU.
If this is enabled, the system does not recognize the IDE controller,
however, if this is disabled the system works perfect, including
all network operations. Unfortunately disabling the 8k cache decreases
the machines processing power dramatically!!

    Now the only problem is getting X to run. The VGA is a 8514/A compatable
card. I ftp'd the Xfree86 server for 8514/a cards, but it doesn't seem
to work. does anyone use this driver?? (Version 0.1 of the driver)

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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
From: deraadt@newt.cuc.ab.ca (Theo de Raadt)
Subject: 386BSD: bugfix: kvm_mkdb
Organization: little lizard city
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 04:59:11 GMT

kvm_mkdb has a bug in it. It incorrectly uses argv[0] when it should use
argv[1] for a parameter.

*** kvm_mkdb.c	Mon Dec 28 21:58:18 1992
--- kvm_mkdb.c.old	Mon Dec 28 21:59:58 1992
***************
*** 71,77 ****
  	argc -= optind;
  	argv += optind;
  
! 	nlistpath = argc > 1 ? argv[1] : _PATH_UNIX;
  	nlistname = basename(nlistpath);
  
  	(void)sprintf(dbtemp, "%s/kvm_%s.tmp", _PATH_VARRUN, nlistname);
--- 71,77 ----
  	argc -= optind;
  	argv += optind;
  
! 	nlistpath = argc > 0 ? argv[1] : _PATH_UNIX;
  	nlistname = basename(nlistpath);
  
  	(void)sprintf(dbtemp, "%s/kvm_%s.tmp", _PATH_VARRUN, nlistname);
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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
From: hackney@moxie.hou.tx.us (Greg Hackney)
Subject: Re: [386bsd] happy new year
Organization: Home
Keywords: clock.c patch
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 17:09:48 GMT

dawes@physics.su.OZ.AU (David Dawes) writes:

> The patch works for me, but both Andrew, Bruce (and I) are east of GMT/UTC
> while you are west (so the TZ sign will be different).  Anyone else
> tried these patches?  The results from someone at GMT might be
> interesting.

I used Andrew's patch in the USA Central time zone, and it works okay.

However, when setting the date under 386BSD, the onboard computer clock does
not seem to get updated. A reboot reverts back to it's idea of time.
Could this be the problem?

I think Andrew mentioned this problem a while back.
--
Greg Hackney
hackney@moxie.hou.tx.us

Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
From: 48ganelin@cua.edu
Subject: 386BSD HELP!inst XFfree86 on Diamond SpeedStart 24
Organization: The Catholic University of America
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 16:55:37 GMT


     I have the problem with installation XFree86 in 386BSD.
I have Diamond SpeedStar 24. (in specification list  DSS + SIERRA
HIcolor, label in the chip -- Diamond SpeedStar 24, BTW is it the
same) 
    There is a note in README  file that this board does  support
XFree86. Does it mean I can't run XFree in any case, even at
least black and white or some kind of generic VGA.
     Is it possible for a usual person (not UNIX hacker) to
install XFree. Or should I understand internal structure  and
read all 11 volumes? I only want to USE it and even not write
programs for it.
     The version Xfree I got three days ago from
agate.berkeley.edu /pub/386BSD/0.1-ports.
     Will I have the same problem with Linix? (becasue Xfree is
the same for both of them).

Pavel Ganelin.

----------------------------------------------------
     
     This is what I did. 

load as root
untar all files
cd /usr/X386/lib/X11
# read all files in this directory and understood less then half
# of them. I am not UNIX expert just would like to have it with 
# Xwindows on my PC.
etc/x386install
shutdown -r now
.....
#load as root again
#Try 1. do not modify Config file and then
xdm -nodaemon
#blinking of the screen for 1 minutes and then something like
#this
#
#   /-----------------\
#   |.....             |
#   |xdm -nodaemon     |
#   |                  |   <- cursor at the beginig of this line 
#   \-----------------/
#
# Only text no windows


#Try2.
#load to MS DOS 
# clock.exe ET4000
#   21 25 61 65 21 25 61 65
#
xclk -h 61 800
# get some number put them to the Config file
xdm -nodaemon
# the same result as above. Blinking for about one minutes and 
# then the same screen. I decided to play with the modeDB numbers
# but never get permanent picture

-----------------------------------------------------------------

Can anybody help?

Pavel Ganelin. 
48ganelin@cua.edu
From: hm@hcshh.hcs.de (Hellmuth Michaelis)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: [386BSD] fp exception after 387 installation - help !
Keywords: 386BSD floating point 387
Date: 30 Dec 92 15:41:24 GMT
Organization: HCS GmbH, Hamburg, Europe

just got 386bsd running on a 386 machine and installed all necessary
patches from the patchkit.

ps ran fine, just the load averages in the kernel got not updated. ok,
so i installed a 387 in the machine and verified it by running intel's
msdos diagnostics - fine !

after starting 386bsd, now i get a floating point exception for "ps -aux"
and the same with a nice coredump for "top" - both ran with no error prior
to the 387 installation !

did i overlooked something ?

any hints where to look ?

happy new year everyone!
hellmuth
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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
From: shawr@netcom.com (rich shaw)
Subject: Can this scsi combination work under 386bsd?
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 17:04:41 GMT

Hi,
	I have a rather strange setup. I have a adaptec 1542B with scsi ID
at 7 and a hard drive with scsi ID 6. My question is can this setup work
under 386bsd? If not, is there any way to make it work? 

Thanks and happy holiday.

-- rich
-- shawr@netcom.com