Linux-Hardware Digest #302, Volume #9 Fri, 29 Jan 99 23:13:41 EST
Contents:
Re: aha1542cf not detected ("William J. Smith")
Re: emachine 300c Cyrix - Any Red Hat 5.2 Success? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: ASUS vs TYAN vs Intel board? (Tom Trebisky)
Re: data acquisition (Mircea)
Re: aha1542cf not detected (Mircea)
Re: TV tuner cards (Tom Herman)
3c575 Cardbus card ("Joey")
Re: 3COM sells crippled modems (was 3COM "support" (was: any voice capable/fax
modem software for use in warp4?)) ("Keith")
Re: HELP!! Parallel tape drive setup question (C Sanjayan Rosenmund)
K6-2 ??? AGP ???? ("mrushton")
hp netserver e50 (Ilya Alexander S)
Re: Winmodem or no?? (jedi)
Re: Newbie help with Linux, IBM PS/2 30-286 ("Charles Sullivan")
Re: linux max RAM is 1GB? (William Burrow)
Help configuring X Windows ("Dave Wright")
Al440lx mb+isa ne2000 card ("Dan Reid")
Re: Newbie help with Linux, IBM PS/2 30-286 (William Burrow)
Re: 3COM sells crippled modems (John Brush)
linux help channel (lattin96)
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From: "William J. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: aha1542cf not detected
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 12:01:10 -0500
I was able to answer my own question before anyone got back to me, however,
I wanted to post in case anyone had the same problems. The trick was to
remove the sound card and then install redhat. The reason is the sound
(ensoniq
soundscapeVivo) card is pnp and grabs the most frequently scanned irq's and
io addresses. Since the 1542cf detection prog on redhat only scans a few of
the most frequently used irq's and io's, the redhat install doesnt find the
card. After the redhat installation completed, I powered down and booted
into win98 and reconfigured to scsi card so that both win98 and redhat were
working. I checked both by booting into both os's and mounted the scsi zip
drive. Now both os's were recognizing the card (at the same io's and irq's,
of course). Then I put the sound card back into the machine and booted into
windows98. When the system rebooted, the sound card configured to another
io besides 0x330, which by the way, is where I put the 1542cf. All the rest
of the scsi settings I left the same. To check, I booted back into redhat,
and everything worked. I booted back to win98, everything worked. I have
had trouble with pnp stuff before but usually I have been able to change the
settings in win9x to fit in with the configuration under linux. This
particular sound card is very obstinate about the io's it claims as its
own. I have not compiled sound into the redhat side of my machine, so I
dont know if the sound card will work given the current configuration/pnp
status of the card. But then again, I almost never use sound, regardless of
the os. Note, I didn't figure this fix out all by my self. All the
infoormation I used came from searching these news groups. So, Thanks
All!!!
joeysmith
joey smith wrote:
> I am trying to do a fresh install of RH5.2 on a P-133. when I use
> autodetect at the scsi configuration step the card is not found. The
> card's configured as follows:
> IRQ=10
> DMA=7
> SCSI ID=7
> BASE ADDRESS (bios address)=C8000h
> IO=130-133h
>
> Bios is enabled but via jumpers but I think because I have no internal
> devices (hard drives) I get the message Bios Disabled --no 13h devices
> (or something like that). Termination is enabled because I only have
> external devices, a scsi zip and a scsi umax 600. I am limited in the
> IRQ's and IO's. For some reason my sound card, an ensoniq
> soundscapeVivo, will not let me change the IO from 330-33F to any other
> setting. Additionally, I have no more IRQ's available in range
> suggested by others on the news groups. 9 is used by the sound card, 11
> the video card, and 12 the network card. Any suggestions? Should I
> skip it and try to configure it after the install by recompiling and
> passing instructions via lilo.conf? If so, what should these
> instructions look like? (ie. if this is the route to take, could someone
> send me a copy of their lilo.conf that does something like this?) Or is
> my only alternative rippin out the sound card? All suggestions will be
> greatly appreciated.
> thanks
> joeysmith
--
William J. Smith
Georgia Fiscal Research Program
School of Policy Studies
University Plaza
Atlanta, GA 30303-3083
(404) 651-0519
Fax -0416
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: emachine 300c Cyrix - Any Red Hat 5.2 Success?
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 17:04:45 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Did not get X going yet, but found recipes for that from others on
> dejanews and plan to try.
Please let us know if you get the XServer running in a resolution higher than
640 x 480 with the on board video support. Although 640 x 480 VGA works, it's
pretty ugly to stare at :-) .
Daniel
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Trebisky)
Subject: Re: ASUS vs TYAN vs Intel board?
Date: 25 Jan 1999 09:59:44 -0700
On 18 Dec 1998 21:54:55 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sandip Srivastava)
wrote:
>What board should I get? I've noticed that most of the companies that sell
>Linux systems tend to use ASUS or TYAN boards where as companies like
>Dell, Gateway, etc.,...use Intel boards. Is one board better than the
>other?
I firmly recommend a Taiwan motherboard from one of the big houses
(Epox, Gigabyte, Asus, Tyan, ...). Gigabyte is my favorite, I have
several Epox boards also that I like, but their quality control is
not so good as Gigabyte. I have a shuttle board that seems very nice,
and lots of folks seem to like Asus and Tyan. Award seems to make
the nicest BIOS, ... something to look for.
My worst experience ever was with an Intel board.
As you observe, Dell, Gateway, Compaq, tend to get OEM boards made
just for them, and then if you are lucky add some wierd idiosyncracy
to (most often) the BIOS. If have peeked into Gateway boxes
and many of them are indeed intel OEM boards. My biggest objection to
say Gateway or Dell is that you have to take their package and cannot
specify exactly what graphics card you want for example (often a big
issue with Linux). You typically have no idea at all what motherboard
you will get.
Tom
--
Tom Trebisky MMT Observatory
[EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Arizona
http://kofa.as.arizona.edu/ Tucson, Arizona 85721
(520) 621-5135
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From: Mircea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: data acquisition
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 12:12:51 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The problem with data acquisition through joystick port, is that the
inputs expect a resistive load, since PC joysticks use potentiometers.
They transduce the impedance to digital signals by connecting the input
to a capacitor, which results in a RC circuit, and the resonance
frequence is measured. I guess you could use a FET to drive the input,
in the linear part of the characteristic, but even so the performance
would be very low, probably DC to several hundreds Hz, at most.
MST
Gilles Carte wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I was told that is possible to perform data acquisition with a sound
> card using the joystick port. This looks plausible as the joystick is
> equiped with potentiometers. I plan to replace them by the one of the
> experiment that I want to perform.
>
> But the problem is that I have no idea of how to address the joystick
> port from the C code that I want to write. I am a scientific software
> developper (CFD) and I am not used to this kind of thing.
>
> Does anyone of you have an idea of how to do this under Linux or have a
> piece of C code (from a flight simulator for example) that is doing this
> ?
>
> Thanks for your answers.
>
> Gilles IV (merci de changer l'R).
>
> INRIA, Sophia Antipolis, projet SINUS, tel : 04 92 38 71 63 (Euler,
> B110).
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From: Mircea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: aha1542cf not detected
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 12:27:15 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yes, this works too.
MST
M. Buchenrieder wrote:
> (...)
> append="aha1542=0x130"
>
> since the busoff/buson/dmaspeed parameters are optional.
>
> Michael
> --
> Michael Buchenrieder * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www.muc.de/~mibu
> Lumber Cartel Unit #456 (TINLC) & Official Netscum
> Note: If you want me to send you email, don't mungle your address.
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From: Tom Herman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: TV tuner cards
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 17:20:37 GMT
I just installed the Hauppauge WinTV PCI card - works great!
It's kinda hard getting the right combination of software through.
Kernel 2.1.125, Latest bttv drivers, shell script to load bttv
drivers as modules with correct parameters, XawTV application.
Tom
Jorge Delgado Mendoza wrote:
>
> Thomas Allen Martin IV wrote:
> >
> > Does Linux support TV tuner cards? And if it does which ones does it
> > support?
>
> do an altavista search for
>
> video4linux
>
> --
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> |Jorge Delgado Mendoza|whatever the hell they want to, whenever they feel like|
> |CONVEX Supercomputer |it. Thus all the rest should be called 'Co-Operating |
> |SPAIN |Systems' |
> |+34-91-531-00-95 | As seen in comp.os.linux.* |
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The views expressed are the author's and do not necessarily
reflect the official position of GTE or any of its subsidiaries
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From: "Joey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,alt.os.linux
Subject: 3c575 Cardbus card
Date: 29 Jan 1999 00:35:44 GMT
Hello,
I have a 3c575 3Com CB ethernet card installed on my Toshiba laptop. When I
run '/etc/rc.d/init.d/network start' my machine hangs. This is right after
it says 'Using DHCP for eth0'. I have tried this with a static ip and also
with the card not plugged into the network but still same thing.
Any suggestions?
Email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] :)
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From: "Keith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.os2.comm,comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.os2.setup.misc
Subject: Re: 3COM sells crippled modems (was 3COM "support" (was: any voice
capable/fax modem software for use in warp4?))
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 01:03:47 GMT
I think any tech who has worked with Winmodems will acknowledge that is was
the worse modem USR has ever made.
On the other hand, did your processor come with a Fan heatsink attached, in
a pretty box. How about the memory in your computer. Your theory that all
pcs mass manufactured have crap modems in them is incorrect and a uneducated
one.
In fact, most components that go into Brand Name computers are Brand name
parts, like SoundBlaster and Pentium, and USR.
The difference is that these components were bought in bulk usually
manufactured by an OEM. If you are familiar with OEM manufacturing, then
you should know that most of your car is OEM you drive. Your theory of mass
produced junk means a great deal of what we use and buy today as consumers
is complete junk. OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer. They
have strict liscenses governing the manufacturing of Brand Name parts by the
original manufacturer and have to adhere to strict standards as if it were
made at the creators own plant. Intel, AMD, GM, FORD, USR, and every other
manufacturer uses OEM. They make profits off liscensing the technology and
name, yet don't have to spend Billions more in plants and employees to make
this profit.
It would not be smart of Intel, Soundblaster, or USR/3COM to allow just any
monkey to slap their name of their product and pass it off on the consumer
to just piss them off. This tip off is, it doens't come in a pretty box
with all sorts of gee whiz software and useless manuals, and costs much less
than retail products. Indeed, the warranty is usually not as long as a
retail product, but I haven't seen OEM parts, like Pentium processors just
crap out and cause problems because it didn't come in a pretty box which you
pay extra for.
A little long winded, but if you did your research like a good consumer, and
asked what do people think about the Winmodem, I would of been more then
glad to tell you to NOT buy the Winmodem, it is trouble, but buy any other
USR Modem, Retail box, or OEM, and you are getting a quality product.
Keith
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From: C Sanjayan Rosenmund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: HELP!! Parallel tape drive setup question
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 00:47:34 GMT
QIC 80 generally refers to Floppy type tape drives. If you are looking
to install a Travan type drive, they are QIC 3020 (?) I would recommend
getting an internal one for the Linux box and just swapping tapes as
needed.
Dennis Putnam wrote:
>
> Howdo I find the right protocol and driver for a Conner QIC-80 tape
> drive? I loaded 'paride' and tried the 'epat' protocol with both the
> 'pt' and 'pg' drivers but neither worked. Also, and this may be the
> cruix of the problem, what 'mknod' parameters do I use for creating
> the device file. Or at least where do I look to find out? TIA
--
Sanjay
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Windows has detected that a gnat has farted near your computer.
Press any key to reboot.
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From: "mrushton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K6-2 ??? AGP ????
Date: 30 Jan 1999 02:13:48 GMT
What is the story on the K6-2 ???? I like others on the newsgroup want to
build a machine and can not figure out if the K6-2 will work.
It seems FreeBSD is more tolerant of the AMD K-6's than Linux is.
Also I want to know about any AGP video cards that people had good luck
with.
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Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 11:42:35 +0700
From: Ilya Alexander S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: hp netserver e50
greetings all.
before purchasing HP Netserver E50,
i want to make sure if the SCSI adapter on it works with RH52.
does anybody has any experience with E50 and H52?
thanks.. :)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (jedi)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Winmodem or no??
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 20:54:42 -0800
On Fri, 29 Jan 1999 13:48:16 +1100, DaZZa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, Charlie Vigue wrote:
>
>> > Not Really.......
>> > There are just too many vague generalities and too many combinations.
>> > Its more like a specification than a standard.
>>
>> Do you have any idea what ANSI stands for?
>
>American National Standards Institute.
>
>However, ANSI "standards" are more de-facto standards as opposed to
>de-jure ones like IEEE or ISO.
>
>They just came into common useage because America was at the forefront of
>early computer useage, and people just continued to use them because it's
>easier than changing.
While it's true that another cross-platform, relatively
OS agnostic and subsequent standard does have some promise.
Those relative benefits are not at all present in either
ISA or PCI solutions with or without the need for anti-
castration drivers. A dedicated PCI solution for this
purpose is still a waste of a perfectly good and LIMITED
IRQ and ISA is just ISA.
At least USB avoids the dual problems of running out of IRQ's
or dealing with ISA-PnP or not dealing with ISA-PnP for com3
or above.
--
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Neither will do a thing unless they really want to, or |||
is coerced to the point where it will scratch your eyes out / | \
as soon as your grip slips.
In search of sane PPP docs? Try http://penguin.lvcm.com
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From: "Charles Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Newbie help with Linux, IBM PS/2 30-286
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 21:45:48 -0500
If memory serves, the IBM PS/2 uses the microchannel bus, which is
not supported by Linux.
Seven wrote in message <78tbc3$kba$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hello to all.
>
>A friend of mine gave me a Caldera OpenLinux 1.3 CD. He is insisting that
>I check out Linux as it is the future. I recently had a friend give me a
>IBM PS/2 model 30-286 PC and I wish to run Linux on this. In case you
>don't know or remember the specs of this ancient box, it has a 20 MB hard
>drive. I know Linux cannot run on a 286, however I have a chance to
>purchase an IBM PS/2 M30-286 Motherboard Upgrade w/486/66 and 8MB RAM.
>What I want to know is if this upgrade would be worth it to do as the hard
>drive is still only 20MB? I think the minimal installation for Linux is
>10MB and that you can't do squat with that. So how much better would 20MB
>be for Linux? If not, what hard drive would work in there and how much
>storage would I need to "get my hands dirty" with Linux? Or is it
>even worth it?
>
>Also, I would like to network this computer with my Dell Dimension XPS
>R350 as my friend is telling me that I should learn the networking
>capabilities of Linux. Does the motherboard upgrade have an ISA slot for
>an Ethernet card?
>
>Finally, if I DO go this route, how would I install the CD onto the IBM
>PS/2 (no CD-ROM drive)? Can I copy the files onto floppies and then
>install? If so, which files would that be?
>
>I guess I am looking for advice on what to do as much as what NOT to do.
>
>Thanks,
>Chris
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (William Burrow)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: linux max RAM is 1GB?
Date: 30 Jan 1999 02:48:31 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 26 Jan 1999 14:59:28 -0800,
Mark Ramos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I am trying to bring Linux into our environment at work along side some
>Sun Ultra's and Enterprise systems but I became disappointed to hear
>that Linux only supports up to 1GB of RAM? That is unfortunate when
It is a design decision of the Linux kernel. I believe that the 2.2 kernels
can access close to (within a part of a gigabyte, can't recall the exact
figure) 4 gig. The later Intel CPUs allow addressing directly much more
than this, but there are several layers of memory management involved at
the programming level. Linux implements a memory model suitable for a 386.
(Yes, the 386 can access terabytes, but not the way Linux does it.)
--
William Burrow -- New Brunswick, Canada o
Copyright 1999 William Burrow ~ /\
~ ()>()
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From: "Dave Wright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.install
Subject: Help configuring X Windows
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 18:59:25 -0800
I'm trying to configure my system to run X Windows.
I tried to set it as best to my understanding but no go. Here is a print
out of what is happening:
XFree86 Version 3.3.3.1 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
Release Date: January 4 1999
If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer
than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
problems. (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
Operating System: Linux 2.2.0-pre5-ac1 i686 [ELF]
Configured drivers:
Mach64: accelerated server for ATI Mach64 graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 0)
(using VT number 7)
XF86Config: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
(**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values
(**) XKB: keymap: "xfree86(us)" (overrides other XKB settings)
(**) Mouse: type: IntelliMouse, device: /dev/mouse, baudrate: 1200
(**) Mouse: buttons: 3
(**) Mach64: Graphics device ID: "ATIrage"
(**) Mach64: Monitor ID: "mitsu"
(--) Mach64: Mode "800x600" needs hsync freq of 35.16 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1024x768" needs hsync freq of 35.52 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "640x400" needs hsync freq of 37.86 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "640x480" needs hsync freq of 36.46 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "640x480" needs hsync freq of 37.50 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "800x600" needs hsync freq of 37.88 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "640x480" needs hsync freq of 43.27 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 43.92 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "800x600" needs hsync freq of 48.08 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1024x768" needs hsync freq of 48.36 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "640x480" needs hsync freq of 53.01 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 53.51 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "800x600" needs hsync freq of 55.84 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1024x768" needs hsync freq of 56.48 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 51.02 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "800x600" needs hsync freq of 64.02 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1024x768" needs hsync freq of 62.50 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 62.42 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 64.25 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1024x768" needs hsync freq of 70.24 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 70.88 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 74.59 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 75.00 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 76.01 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 78.86 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1024x768" needs hsync freq of 80.21 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 81.13 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 87.50 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 89.62 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 91.15 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 93.75 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 105.77 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 107.16 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1800X1440" needs hsync freq of 96.15 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1800X1440" needs hsync freq of 104.52 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "512x384" needs hsync freq of 34.38 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "320x240" needs hsync freq of 39.38 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "400x300" needs hsync freq of 35.16 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "400x300" needs hsync freq of 37.88 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "400x300" needs hsync freq of 48.08 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "480x300" needs hsync freq of 35.16 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "480x300" needs hsync freq of 37.80 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "480x300" needs hsync freq of 39.56 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "480x300" needs hsync freq of 48.00 kHz. Deleted.
(**) FontPath set to
"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/us
r/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/
X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X
11/fonts/100dpi/"
(--) Mach64: PCI: Mach64 RagePro rev 92, Aperture @ 0xf5000000, Registers @
0xf4100000, Block I/O @ 0x9000
(--) Mach64: PCI (92) and CONFIG_CHIP_ID (124) don't agree on ChipRev,
using PCI value
(--) Mach64: Card type: AGP
(**) Mach64: Unknown RAMDAC type "normal"
*** A configured device found, but display modes could not be resolved.***
Fatal server error:
no screens found
When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
the full server output, not just the last messages
_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
giving up.
xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server
xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error
What am I doing Wrong????
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From: "Dan Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Al440lx mb+isa ne2000 card
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 21:12:51 -0800
I'm having trouble getting this card working.
kernel sees it at boot time, ifconfig sets it up and all but I cannot
ping,ftp,www, or any other, thru it....
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (William Burrow)
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Newbie help with Linux, IBM PS/2 30-286
Date: 30 Jan 1999 03:04:46 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 29 Jan 1999 22:05:55 GMT,
Seven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>A friend of mine gave me a Caldera OpenLinux 1.3 CD. He is insisting that
>I check out Linux as it is the future. I recently had a friend give me a
>IBM PS/2 model 30-286 PC and I wish to run Linux on this. In case you
>don't know or remember the specs of this ancient box, it has a 20 MB hard
>drive. I know Linux cannot run on a 286, however I have a chance to
>purchase an IBM PS/2 M30-286 Motherboard Upgrade w/486/66 and 8MB RAM.
Don't know what the upgrade is. Is it a whole new board? I'd assume that
it is MCA. I forget the current standing of MCA within the kernel, but it
isn't easy going yet.
>What I want to know is if this upgrade would be worth it to do as the hard
>drive is still only 20MB? I think the minimal installation for Linux is
>10MB and that you can't do squat with that. So how much better would 20MB
>be for Linux? If not, what hard drive would work in there and how much
>storage would I need to "get my hands dirty" with Linux? Or is it
>even worth it?
It doesn't seem worth it. The drive is ESDI, I believe, good luck finding
a larger ESDI drive anywhere. Wanna pay for an MCA SCSI card and go SCSI?
Thought not.
Does the power supply have ``standard'' connectors? Might be cheaper to
pick up a 486 board somewhere and some older parts for cheap. Heck, the
easiest solution might be to pick up a cheap 1G drive and add it to your
current system.
>Also, I would like to network this computer with my Dell Dimension XPS
>R350 as my friend is telling me that I should learn the networking
>capabilities of Linux. Does the motherboard upgrade have an ISA slot for
>an Ethernet card?
Do you see any ISA slots?
>I guess I am looking for advice on what to do as much as what NOT to do.
For an easy life, don't bother with Linux on this machine. If you want
to learn a lot, go ahead and try.
--
William Burrow -- New Brunswick, Canada o
Copyright 1999 William Burrow ~ /\
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Brush)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.os2.comm,comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.os2.setup.misc
Subject: Re: 3COM sells crippled modems
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 16:33:13 -0500
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 01/29/99 at 12:26 AM,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Steiner) said:
**Here in comp.os.os2.misc, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Spencer Lu)
**spake unto us, saying:
**>I bought a Courier, because I thought it'd be more reliable than a
**>Sportster. However, if someone just picks up and then hangs up a
**>phone (on the same line as the Courier) while I'm online, the Courier
**>ALWAYS drops the connection.
**That's weird. I can pick up the phone for 20-30 seconds and even do
**some whistling into it and the modem doesn't care. :-)
I get good luck with the S10 register being a high number, but I do
know that picking up my phone and whistling into it :) does not affect
the modem, (a sportster) but when I hang it back up, that is when it
will often disconnect. I had to train my family not to hang up if they
take the phone off hook while I am online.
The wierd continues......
John
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From: lattin96 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: linux help channel
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 00:02:45 +0000
I have made a new linux help channel on dal net the channel is
#linuxhelpers it is for people wanting to help or people in need of
help.with redhat,suse,slackware or other dist.and hardware answers
Thomas W
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