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Y2K: Hoax, Or Averted Disaster?

Posted by timothy on from the circumstances-flex dept.

Allnighterking writes "Y2K -- remember the fear it generated? Cartoons were written about it. The dried food industry saw a boom. Doomsayers abounded. But in the end, no planes fell, no one died and the electric grid stayed up for three more years. Was it all a hoax? Or was it the result of careful and complete planning and upgrading. American RadioWorks has a series of articles talking about the disaster that never happened called Y2K You can either Listen in or read the Transcripts of each of the 3 broadcasts and decide for yourself. The over 100 Billion pumped into the US economy alone may well have fueled the boom and predicated the bust. Could the success at Y2K prevention have made the coming problem in 2038 something people will ignore?"

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  1. Linux : Hoax, or Suck? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You people still wondering why Linux sucks will never be accepted by anybody but the most hardcore nerds? Check this out.

    How to install network card driver in Windows:

    1. Boot computer
    2. When wizard pops up, select search automatically
    3. Click finish

    How to install network card driver in Linux:

    First we need :

    1. the kernel sources , I will use 2.4.22. Other kernel versions will probably not work unless you use an odd-number minor version number, but as always YMMV.
    2. Wireless configuration tools (http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Li nux/Tools.html).
    3. the driver acx100_pci for linux, download it from CVS (or latest version) on http://acx100.sourceforge.net.
    4. install CD of DWL-650+ or windows files for this wireless card.

    Make sure you get the correct versions of above, and their dependencies, or you may trash your Linux install and have to fdisk. Remember, THIS SOFTWARE HAS KNOWN PROBLEMS AND LIMITATIONS. DON'T BLAME US IF THE SOFTWARE EATS YOUR SYSTEM, DESTORYS YOUR DISK OR MAKES YOUR CORN-FLAKES SOGGY. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

    Steps to make the driver works:

    1. Compile a new kernel with at least :
    CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y
    CONFIG_MODULES=y
    CONFIG _KMOD=y
    CONFIG_NET_RADIO=y

    2. install tools from http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Lin ux/Tools.html. If this link is broken you may try google search. iwconfig, iwspy and iwpriv must be installed from the deb or rpm package, or if you prefer from tarball sources.

    3. Configure and compile acx100_pci drivers
    # tar xzvf acx100-0.1h.tar.gz on /root

    put the next windows files (or from DWL-650+ install CD) on the directory acx100/firmware :
    RADIO00.BIN
    RADIO11.BIN
    WBLAN.BIN (it may be on uppercase)

    4. install the driver :
    copy recent compiled driver acx100/src/acx100_pci.o to /lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/net
    modify modules.conf (add these 2 lines) :configure parameters to install modules with insmod
    alias wlan0 acx100_pci
    options wlan0 debug=0xb firmware_dir=/root/acx100/firmware

    5. test the driver
    # insmod acx100_pci

    it must show a little debug information about the driver and the firmware. Be sure the directory /root/acx100/firmware contains the 3 files of Windows install or from install CD.

    lsmod must show :
    # lsmod
    Module Size Used by Not tainted
    acx100_pci 181952 0

    6.Configure parameters and network:
    # ifconfig wlan0 192.168.0.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
    # iwconfig wlan0 essid myapessid mode managed channel 6 key off rate 22M

    essid is the ESSID name of my AP mode must be managed for wireless-ap or Ad-Hoc to use without AP
    KEY off is to use wireless without encryption rate 22M is working for me , if troubles use rate 11M

    # ping 192.168.0.202
    PING 192.168.0.202 (192.168.0.202): 1024 data bytes
    1032 bytes from 192.168.0.202: icmp_seq=0 ttl=128 time=2.4 ms
    1032 bytes from 192.168.0.202: icmp_seq=1 ttl=128 time=2.1 ms ..snip..

    Dont forget to use logs : /var/log/messages
    That's all Folks

    1. Re:Linux : Hoax, or Suck? by Roland+Piquepaille · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      And of course, your example uses a PCI 802.11b card with a proprietary Windows driver, that some brave guy managed to make work flawlessly under Linux with much hacking.

      Yay propaganda...

  2. Re:post the first by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I got it first, bitch! You suck at Slashdot!

  3. asdf by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    21st post

  4. Re:Not a hoax by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    MODS ON CRACK!

    How is this a troll?

  5. Re:Not a hoax by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Good grief...

    For the 1000th time, THIS GUY ISN'T ROLAND PIQUEPAILLE. You're an idiot, and so are the mods you modded you up.

    *sigh*

  6. Re:Not a hoax by Plural+of+Mongoose · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Damn, mod parent up +1Insightful! (please)

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  7. Re:Not a hoax by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And how it's become offtopic is quite beyond me too.

    This just confirms that Slashdot moderators moderate posts according to who's posting them, without actually reading them.

  8. Re:Perl Script by roy23 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You insensitive clod, perl is in /usr/bin on my gentoo server!

  9. Re:Oh no by SpooForBrains · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You're welcome :)

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  10. Re:Not a hoax by PriceIke · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Drunken moderation. It's a fun game!" - unknown Slashdot poster

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