Actually, I can understand the concern of older IDE Drives...
What I was actually thinking about was what you were speaking of. I have a
couple of 'Disk on Module' 16MB IDE Flash Drives. They simply get plugged
straight into the IDE port and power. No need to dedicate a space for a hard
drive (or moving parts...My biggest concern about the GnatBox) I think I'd
actually prefer an old hard drive over a new floppy disk any day...
Chris
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From: "Ryan Colp" <rcolp_at_csil_dot_net>
To: <gb-users_at_gta_dot_com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 16:23
Subject: IDE Device?
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> A while ago we were discussing the need for a larger capacity media to run
> GNATbox from. There were strong feelings from myself and others that
using
> a hard drive (especially an old one!) is a bad idea from a reliability
> standpoint. The fact remains that GTA will need to find a way to store
more
> data as more features and device support are added. Some of the ideas
were
> to use two floppy drives, a hard drive, or a flash card.
>
> I saw something neat today... Solid State IDE drives that use Flash
memory!
> I knew that there were flash cards available...but this one actually
> connects and behaves like an IDE hard disk. Extremely cool! You can get
> modules that perch on the IDE connector of your motherboard, or you can
get
> 2.5 and 3.5" IDE flash drives that fit in a drive bay with no moving
parts.
>
>
> I found these devices at Advantech, and I'm sure there are or will be more
> manufacturers to choose from in the future... http://www.advantech.com
>
> Putting GNATbox on a solid-state storage device would make the software
> version every bit as reliable as the GTA hardware solution! The only
moving
> parts you're left with are the cooling fans! Two-floppy support is a good
> idea...but solid state is a great idea.
>
> So while I was against the notion of using IDE drives in the past, in this
> case I would be all for the idea of seeing IDE support in GNATbox...just
as
> long as people don't use old hard drives that will develop bad sectors
much
> sooner than later and cause a tech support nightmare!
>
> Ain't technology great? Yaay Flash!
>
> -Ryan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Congdon [mailto:hostmaster_at_congdonweb_dot_net]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 1:53 PM
> To: gb-users_at_gta_dot_com
> Subject: RE: remote logging configuration problems
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> Is there any chance that GnatBox will be able to be stored on an IDE
device?
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nick Holland" <nhollan_at_home_dot_com>
> To: <gb-users_at_gta_dot_com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 9:14 AM
> Subject: Re: remote logging configuration problems
>
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> > I have seen a message similar to that...it was due to having the
> > write-protect slide set on the GB disk. Is this possible in your
> > case? After a little disaster many years ago, my finger just
> > automatically write-protects diskettes when they pass through my
> > hand...often on the way to being formatted or otherwise being written
> > to. 8-)
> >
> > Failing that, how about a bad floppy or drive? I'm interpreting
> > Input/Output error as a pretty clear message that something went wrong
> > durring the write, and that's pretty simple in GB's case. I don't
> > think it directly delt with the logging setup.
> >
> > Nick.
> >
> >
> >
> > Seth Clark wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > I'm trying to setup logging but get the following message when trying
to
> > > save my
> > > Remote logging configuration.
> > > I'm using: GNAT Box Light Version: 3.0.1
> > >
> > > Unable to save remote logging configuration.
> > > Input/output error.
> > >
> > > Syslog server IP address: 192.168.1.45
> > > Filter facility: local1
> > > NAT facility: local0
> > > WWW facility: local2
> > > Priority to log tunnel opens: warning5
> > > Priority to log tunnel closes: warning5
> > > Priority to log WWW pages accessed: warning5
> > >
> > > 192.168.1.45 is the address of a NT box where I have syslog.exe
running
> > >
> > > Any Suggestions?
> > >
> > > Seth
> > >
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