Linux-Hardware Digest #878, Volume #9 Tue, 30 Mar 99 17:13:44 EST
Contents:
Re: HP890C does it work with Linux? (Grant Taylor)
Re: SCSI SCA backplane causing problem. Help? ("Tim Themann")
Re: Linux on a Mac Powerbook from the stone ages? (Greg Bodnar)
Re: HELP! Kernel 2.2.4 problem with upgrade (cdog)
Re: Writable ATAPI Cdrom, I have no hair left!!! ("Ton v.d. Wouden")
Re: Hardware RAID-controllers supported under Linux. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: OnStream ADR 30 Gig tape drive support? (Jeff McWilliams)
Re: startx monitor shutdown (Frank v Waveren)
Re: Creative Labs Riva TNT (Jason McKnight)
Re: All the current OSes are idiotic (was Re: Is Windows for idiots?) ("Osvaldo
Pinali Doederlein")
Re: What to put on a 386 Notebook? ("David Murray")
Re: The Kyle is a Fink! Was: Re: XF86 and ThinkPad 560 (Kyle Fink)
Re: i740 chipset AGP Card (Franklin Kingma)
Re: Analog CPU ? (Polleke)
Re: BIG MONITOR little money (Artur Swietanowski)
Re: Quake/Svgalib (Jason McKnight)
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From: Grant Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HP890C does it work with Linux?
Date: 29 Mar 1999 15:19:02 -0500
"Antonio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I was able to print the PostScript test page with the
> HP DeskJet 550C/560C/6xxC series printer type chosen with the print Tool.
> But the color doesn't work. None of the other drivers work at all.
Yes, this printer should work fine. A few people have reported color
oddities with the 895 which may or may not also be present on the 890
(Anyone got one? I would like to get this 890 confusion aof mine ll
straightened out).
You'll want the latest version of Ghostscript, with either the cdj890
driver or the hpdj driver. Both of these drivers are third-party
drivers, but one or the other is often included in contributed binary
packages of Ghostscript.
It may also be necessary to update yourself to the latest printtool
and rhs-printfilters; these are needed so that printtool will know
about the newest Ghostscript drivers.
ObUrl: http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht/printer_list.cgi?make=HP
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Cellphone information: http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/cell/
Libretto information: http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/
Linux Printing HOWTO: http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht/
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From: "Tim Themann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SCSI SCA backplane causing problem. Help?
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 17:55:47 +0200
I assume your system is a Intel 440BX system with an Intel Astor chassis
(part name may be different if assembled by some OEMs)... YouŽll need the
most recent BMC firmware (and the correspondending BIOS) from
support.intel.com, afterwards any Linux distribution will installa w/o any
problems...
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb in Nachricht
<7dn5bf$eji$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I have a system with an embedded Symbios Logic (NCR53C876-based) dual-bus
SCSI
>controller that is connected to an SCA backplane, intended for hot-swap
RAID-
>style disk configurations. Linux (Redhat 5.2) gets stuck when this
backplane
>is connected (even with no drives installed) in a continual series of
timeouts
>and bus resets. The other bus (connected only to a DAT drive) initializes
>without problems.
>
>The backplane has some type of embedded interface on it as the SCSI probe
>(BIOS- level) finds it at ID 6 LUN 0 and IDs it as "ESG-SHV SCA HSBP M5
0.47"
> I haven't identified any way to bypass/disable this device at the BIOS or
>controller level.
>
>I've upgraded the BIOS and controller firmware to the latest release level,
>turned on/off nearly every setting within the controller setup and nothing
has
>changed the behavior of the ncr53c8xx driver (which I have upgraded to
version
>3.1c and 3.1e; the factory-shipped version 2.5f.1 didn't work either).
>
>Has anyone else experienced trouble with this type of backplane and found a
>work-around? I'll dig into the driver code if I have to but I don't really
>have the time.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ken
>
>Other specifics:
> System: Micron Netframe 3100
> Intel N440BX motherboard
> Controller: Embedded Symbios Logic dual-channel SCSI; NCR53C876
> Disk: Western Digital WDE9100 at HBA 0 ID 0 LUN 0
> Tape: Sony SDT-9000 at HBA 1 ID 5 LUN 0
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Greg Bodnar)
Subject: Re: Linux on a Mac Powerbook from the stone ages?
Date: 30 Mar 1999 16:13:38 GMT
steverandy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> I haven't even tried, but if someone has a quick answer for a newbie....
> I'm thinking of trying to load RH5.2 on a Mac PowerBook Duo 210. It has a
> 25MHz 68030 processor and maybe as little as 4MB RAM. It has a 600x400
> greyscale LCD. I have all the peripherals, and if I can get the OS to work
> right it will be a killer laptop, considering I got it for free.
I got ahold of an old Duo 210 for free as well, and I'm still trying to
get it to work. I didn't try any of the 68k linux options. I was
trying OpenBSD on that particular box (just because), but I think you
might run into the same issue I did. The 210 I have does only have 4MB
of ram. It's not enough to run the OpenBSD booter, unfortunately. I'm
dying to get my hands on a 20MB modules for the 210 (proprietary) so I
can take this a step further.
> If anyone knows for sure whether it will or won't work, drop a note in reply
> please. I'm just learning Linux (I'm an MCSE, but don't hate me), and am
> glad to have found you guys.
Give it a try anyway and see what happens. If it works, let me know :)
Check out www.debian.org for info on 68k linux projects.
Greg
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From: cdog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: HELP! Kernel 2.2.4 problem with upgrade
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 10:31:25 -0600
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Enable aic7xxx support as a module in the SCSI device section of your .config
file (made during the "make config" step. Make the bzImage again. Make the
modules. Install the modules. Then redo the mkinitrd.
RJA wrote:
> I just tried to upgrade 2.0.36 to 2.2.4. The upgrade went off fine until the
> very end when I tried to invoke the command mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.2.4.img
> 2.2.4 and got this messsage "no module aic7xxx found for kernel 2.2.4". I
> edited the lilo.conf file. When I run lilo -v it says no module exists for
> aic7xxx 2.2.4. Now when I reboot I still am in 2.0.36 kernel.
>
> How do I get beyond that error.
>
> Thanks in advance.
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From: "Ton v.d. Wouden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Writable ATAPI Cdrom, I have no hair left!!!
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 22:41:02 +0200
Jim Kingdon wrote:
>
> > I have an HP-7200i Cdrom writer. I have been trying to
> > get Cdrecord or Xcdroast up, but I can't get ide-scsi
> > emulation to work.
somewhere on the cdrecord-page www.focus.de or something like
that is a link to a file README.ATAPI which explains how you
should compile your kernel 2.0.35 or later
it believe atapi-cdrom N
scsi support Y (No Module)
sorry i dont remember exactly, but it works fine with
a hp7200i
succes Ton.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Hardware RAID-controllers supported under Linux.
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 16:34:29 GMT
Wow, thanks.
I thought I had done all of that. Perhaps I messed up the order the first
time. This time, however, it worked.
Thanks a lot!
Regards,
-scott anderson
In article <7dp8lp$a28$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi
>
> The driver will not be found during installation. U need to build the kernel
> by applying the patch given in the website. Then only ur Smart 2/p will be
> recognised. Follow these steps to build the kernel.
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jeff McWilliams)
Subject: Re: OnStream ADR 30 Gig tape drive support?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 16:49:05 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jeff McWilliams wrote:
>OnStream has a brand new product hitting the market, a 30 gig
>linear tape drive. Speed is pretty good, the native data transfer rate
>is 2MB/s for the SCSI model, 1MB/s for the IDE model.
>Cartridges are about $39.00 each, which seems comparable to the cost of
>decent DDS-3 tapes on a per megabyte basis.
>
>OnStream's web site (www.onstream.com) claims IDE drivers for Linux
>are in the works by someone in the Linux community? Anybody know who it is?
>I'm interested in the SCSI model cause I can put it in an external case
>and carry it around. Does anyone know anything about kernel support for
>this device?
P.S. - if the developers of the driver need someone to help test, I'd
be glad to.
--
Jeff McWilliams - Advanced Development Engineer, ACE Technologies
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frank v Waveren)
Subject: Re: startx monitor shutdown
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x,linux.redhat.misc
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 20:17:40 GMT
Are you by any chance using a diamonad stealth video card?
Try getting a flash rom upgrade (www.diamondmm.com).
In article <ePpiC4te#[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Mark Buckland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've tried multiple sensible configurations in Xonfigurator and I have reid
> tweaking XF86Config file by hand, but my monitor still shuts down when
> running startx.
>
> Just for the record..
>
> HorizSyn 31.5
> VertRefresh 60
>
> and using the at Modeline 640 480
>
> Is this the end of my linux experience?
>
> -Mark.
>
>
>
> Thomas Griffing wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>
>>This is usually caused by the video card producing signals to which
>>the monitor cannot sync. I usually start by running Xconfigurator
>>(Red Hat distribution) and selecting several resolutions, starting
>>with 640x480 and monitor sync rates that are conservative. Get
>>something working, then try a higher resolution.
>>
>>If you have selected multiple resolutions, you can switch from one
>>to the next by pressing <Ctrl><Alt><+> (where the "+" is the grey
>>key on the right of the keypad).
>>
>>If you want to run it at a resolution higher than the max listed,
>>you'll have to tweak the XF86Config file by hand. (I run mine at
>>1600x1280).
>
>
>
--
Frank v Waveren
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From: Jason McKnight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Creative Labs Riva TNT
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 15:26:41 -0500
I have the Diamond Viper 550 and XF86 3.3.3.1, but I still cant get the TNT
to work. I ran XF86Setup and selected the Viper550, 16 megs of memory and
selected my monitor, but the server would not start. I tried multiple
resolutions and the only on that would work was 640X480X8.
Any ideas?
tia,
Jason McKnight
"Michael W. Ryder" wrote:
> You need to have the latest version of X (3.3.3.1) and the SVGA server.
> From there you can run XF86Setup to configure the mouse and keyboard.
> Select the RIVA TNT card for the video and select the amount of memory,
> do not autoprobe. After entering the monitor frequencies and the desired
> resolutions you should be able to start X. I am using the STB version
> of this card at 1024x768x32bpp with no problems.
>
> Michael W. Ryder
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Mark wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone know of a way to configure this card for xwindows. I have
> > looked all over but I can't seem to figure it out.
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From: "Osvaldo Pinali Doederlein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy
Subject: Re: All the current OSes are idiotic (was Re: Is Windows for idiots?)
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 22:25:10 +0200
jedi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> >> That and neither rm or the shells are a core part of the OS in Unix
> >> to begin with...
> >Are you sure? Try to change anything important in your shells' behavior
and
> >see a huge number of Unix programs breaking, maybe as much as if you did
> >change some POSIX C function. Loads of Unix programs rely on shell
scripts
> Then leave the old version around. Geez, how dull can you be.
Great, so I will make even bigger the pile of redundant and inconsistent
stuff I already have in the system. (Not a Unix-specific criticism of
course.) Geez, how lazy can you be.
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From: "David Murray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: What to put on a 386 Notebook?
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 20:56:36 GMT
I was able to install Slackware linux 3.6 and standard VGA16 Xwindows on my
Compaq Aero which isn't a whole lot more powerfull. Mine is a 486/33 with
12 MB and about 200 MB allocated for the linux partition. Reasonably the
same in comparison with Pentium II systems. I am able to do just about
anything on it. I found out about running the "staticgray" visual for X
and Netscape and the 16 colors makes a nice grayscale and webbrowsing
becomes tolerable and many other things can be done. Even runs DosEMU and
a few other nice things.
The nice thing about Slackware is that it is so highly configurable. I
use Redhat on my desktop because it is so powerfull but on a small system
Slackware is the way to go. You install exactly what you want and
configure your kernel for high-speed by leaving out things that you don't
need on a slow system.
> is it possible to bring a little Linux with TWM and a little
Wordprocessor on
> the following Hardware?
>
> Z-Note 320lb
> i386sl20
> 8MB of Ram
> 135MB Harddisk
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From: Kyle Fink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.x,news.admin.net-abuse.usenet
Subject: Re: The Kyle is a Fink! Was: Re: XF86 and ThinkPad 560
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 06:40:14 -0700
Yesterday in a posting, I made the following assertion:
> The fact that there are other companies out there attempting to
> capitalize on the graphics deficiencies in Linux (by the way, for those
> following this, I'd encourage you to check into who Kevin Martin
> is - his intentions are not that honorable - he works for a competitor
> of ours).
I must apologize for this. As it turns out, this is not the Kevin
Martin
who works for my competitor. I should not have assumed that it was
the same person.
Sincerely,
Kyle Fink
--
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Account Executive
Xi Graphics, Inc. http://www.xig.com
1801 Broadway, Suite 1710 Denver, CO 80202 USA
Voice: Toll free: 1-800-946-7433, World wide: +1.303.298.7478
Fax: +1.303.298.1406
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From: Franklin Kingma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: i740 chipset AGP Card
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 22:16:13 +0200
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Looking for a driver for XF86 for my 8 meg AGP Intel i740 series vidieo
> card...Anyone know where I can get one free?
> Am using Suse 5.3
>
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Take a look at the Xserver section at the suse website. You'll find what
your need. Or you can have a look at redhat-faq search for XBF
mzzl! Franklin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Polleke)
Crossposted-To: sci.electronics,sci.electronics.misc
Subject: Re: Analog CPU ?
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 20:48:14 GMT
Gotcha
But i do have a analog computer at home from solartron UK.
It is a type of analog wavemaker and you can use filters and integrators etc.
ITs speed is about 10 Hz with 8 channels and one voltmeter as output.
But it works great. Even makes music.
On Mon, 29 Mar 1999 16:52:43 -0500, Mark Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi
>
>I was just handed a photocopy of an article about an analog CPU
>replacement for the Pentium II's? Is this real or is this just a joke.
>The article came from 'Electronics Now April 99' and claimed that an
>analog computer CPU existed (Ecraf Techn.) and is pin compatible with
>the PII's and that it was a 4000 time improvement over the PII with a
>ridiculus 900000 MHz clock rate. Using a standard ASUS motherboard and
>analog RAM (4G from Diamondback electronics) and standard 4G Harddrive
>(with the analog system it was increased to 1600G). So does this exist ?
>I did a prelimanry web search and found no info on either Ecraf Tech or
>Diamondback elec. So is this a big April fool's joke ala Syd Finch in SI
>(couple of years ago).
>
>Thanks
> Mark
>
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Greetings from polleke in duketown holland
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From: Artur Swietanowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: BIG MONITOR little money
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 22:16:52 +0000
The Grunewalds wrote:
>
> Does anybody know about the KDS VS-21, the MAG DJ920, Princeton C2001,
> or CTX EX900 monitors? They are all 21", 1600x1200 res, .28mm dp.
I don't know the others, but I was generaly disappounted with MAG.
Same (poor) class as, say, current Philips models, similar (wasted)
money.
Inexpensive high quality monitor I have happens to be an Iiyama 450 Pro
(17" but quality matched only by a 21" Sun monitor on my Sparc).
> PS. Sorry to repost this but I forgot to ask about a video card. Would
> an ATI xpert 98 8MB card be sufficient?
Sufficient for what? It is very sufficient for me (working with the
abovementioned monitor) when using both Linux / KDE 1.1 / XFree86
at 1280x1024 and in Win98 in the same resolution. On the 17" monitor
I have higher resolution is impractical (not due to lack of
sharpness or contract -- these are nearly perfect on the Iiyama
monitor -- but due to the limitations of my sight).
HTH,
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Artur Swietanowski mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Institut fuer Statistik, Operations Research und Computerverfahren,
Universitaet Wien, Universitaetsstr. 5, A-1010 Wien, Austria
tel. +43 (1) 427 738 620 fax +43 (1) 427 738 629
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From: Jason McKnight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Quake/Svgalib
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 16:37:44 -0500
The only acceleration to be had with SVGALIB is with MESA/Glide. This requires a 3DFX
card, so you won't get the high res I think.
Jason McKnight
Martin Pirstitz wrote:
> I have a Matrox G200 video card and i'd like to play Quake(Team Fortress!) at high
> resolution modes. Unfortunately the svgalib doesn't support that card, so I only
> get those sucky modeX video modes. I just installed a new 2.2.4 kernel with
> framebuffer support and matrox chipset support enabled, and all those modes work
> nicely at the console / under X, but the svgalib doesn't seem to have framebuffer
> support either.
> Anyone know if there are plans for the svgalib to support matrox cards, or if there
> is a svgalib version with framebuffer support?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> --
> ,--------------------------------------------------.
> | Martin Pirstitz |
> | Student @ Vienna University Of Technology |
> | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
> |--------------------------------------------------|
> | Bug is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. |
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