Linux-Hardware Digest #306, Volume #9 Sat, 30 Jan 99 06:13:37 EST
Contents:
Overclock ("Stanley Chan")
Re: Linux 2.0.36 and Hard Drives > 8Go (Jose Urena)
Re: Removed NETEAR FA310TX- Wont work after putting it back in. (Philip Hirschhorn)
Re: Al440lx mb+isa ne2000 card (Stephen Jenuth)
Re: Monster3D QII & Linux (Tim T.)
Re: AMD K6-2 Processors and Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: HELP: jumpersettings TVGA 9200 cxr ("Viet Yen, Nguyen")
Mouse Problems in Linux ("Michael Dvorak")
Re: Toshiba Laptop/Linux and mice (Shane O'Connor)
Re: Problems mounting ZIP drive (Jose Urena)
Re: Problem running X with S3 Virge/MX+ (Gottfried J. M. Grosshans)
AMD 7990 (LANCE) card by SK: information needed (Hartmut Niemann)
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From: "Stanley Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Overclock
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 01:35:10 +1100
I have a K2-300(66) cpu. May I run 100x3 or I run 66x5?
Thanks in advance!
Stanely Chan
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From: Jose Urena <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.rpm
Subject: Re: Linux 2.0.36 and Hard Drives > 8Go
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 10:16:13 -0500
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read up in 'man lilo', look around the append option
1. you might need to add append="hda=c,h,s" to lilo.conf
where c,h,s are the cylinders, heads and sectors for your HD
2. for the size of your HD the hda=1232/255/63 number is too small for
cylinders and too large for the heads,
look at the label on top of the HD for the correct parameters or go to
IBM directly
My guess is that those numbers are from the BIOS when LBA is enabled
you need LBA for dos/windows support.
Linux 2.2.0 has better support for large HD, take your time deciding whether
to upgrade
Damien Ercole wrote:
> Hi all !
>
> I have successfully installed both Linux and Win 98 on the same Hard
> Drive...
> Everything works fine (Lilo boot and so on ..) but i still have a little
> pb with
> my hard drive ... Indeed when I load Linux, it detects the correct hard
> drive
> (IBM Deskstar) but with the wrong geometrical parameters .... It says
> 1024/255/63 for CHS ... which gives me around 8Go of space .. but
> normally
> it's a 10Go with 1232 Cylinders .... I have tried to pass some
> arguments when
> booting on the Lilo prompt, like Linux Linear, or Linux
> /dev/hda=1232/255/63 ...
> but nothing works .....I have a kernel 2.0.36 .. nomally it's supposed
> to handle
> Hard Drives bigger then 8Go isn't it ? I know it's not due to my BIOS ..
> cause
> it's a recent one (98) that recognizes HD > 8Go ... so anyone as an idea
> ?
> I wonder if i have to recompile the kernel with some kind of options for
> big Hard
> Drives ?
>
> here is my config :
> ******************************************************************
> BIOS : primary master : 1232 Cylinders, 255 Heads, 63 Sectors, LBA
> mode
> LINUX :
> Type | Dev | Cylinders| Blocks | Id| Id
> ------------------------------------------------
> Primary| hda1| 1 638 | 5124703| 83| Linux Native
> Primary| hda2| 639 1218| 4658850| c| Win95 FAT32(LBA)
> Primary| hda3| 1219 1232| 112455| 82| Swap
>
> And i'm running RedHat 5.2 (kernel 2.0.36 ) on a Celeron A333 with 128Mo
> Ram
> ******************************************************************
>
> Note : I have tried to use fdisk(linux) to redeclare my partitions but
> it says
> something like :
> /hda2 has a logical ending at 1218 and a physical at 1023
> ....
> and other similar messages for /hda3 .... (i don't remember
> exactly)
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read up in 'man lilo', look around the append option
<p>1. you might need to add append="hda=c,h,s" to lilo.conf
<br> where c,h,s are the cylinders, heads and sectors for your
HD
<br>2. for the size of your HD the hda=1232/255/63 number is
too small for cylinders and too large for the heads,
<br> look at the label on top of the HD for the correct
parameters or go to IBM directly
<br> My guess is that those numbers are from the BIOS
when LBA is enabled
<br> you need LBA for dos/windows support.
<p>Linux 2.2.0 has better support for large HD, take your time deciding
whether to upgrade
<p>Damien Ercole wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Hi all !
<p>I have successfully installed both Linux and Win 98 on the same Hard
<br>Drive...
<br>Everything works fine (Lilo boot and so on ..) but i still have a little
<br>pb with
<br>my hard drive ... Indeed when I load Linux, it detects the correct
hard
<br>drive
<br>(IBM Deskstar) but with the wrong geometrical parameters .... It says
<br>1024/255/63 for CHS ... which gives me around 8Go of space .. but
<br>normally
<br>it's a 10Go with 1232 Cylinders .... I have tried to pass some
<br>arguments when
<br>booting on the Lilo prompt, like Linux Linear, or Linux
<br>/dev/hda=1232/255/63 ...
<br>but nothing works .....I have a kernel 2.0.36 .. nomally it's supposed
<br>to handle
<br>Hard Drives bigger then 8Go isn't it ? I know it's not due to my BIOS
..
<br>cause
<br>it's a recent one (98) that recognizes HD > 8Go ... so anyone as an
idea
<br>?
<br>I wonder if i have to recompile the kernel with some kind of options
for
<br>big Hard
<br>Drives ?
<p>here is my config :
<br>******************************************************************
<br>BIOS : primary master : 1232 Cylinders, 255 Heads, 63
Sectors,
LBA
<br>mode
<br>LINUX :
<br>Type | Dev | Cylinders| Blocks | Id| Id
<br>------------------------------------------------
<br>Primary| hda1| 1 638 | 5124703| 83| Linux Native
<br>Primary| hda2| 639 1218| 4658850| c| Win95 FAT32(LBA)
<br>Primary| hda3| 1219 1232| 112455| 82| Swap
<p>And i'm running RedHat 5.2 (kernel 2.0.36 ) on a Celeron A333 with 128Mo
<br>Ram
<br>******************************************************************
<p>Note : I have tried to use fdisk(linux) to redeclare my partitions but
<br>it says
<br>
something like :
<br> /hda2
has a logical ending at 1218 and a physical at 1023
<br>....
<br> and other
similar messages for /hda3 .... (i don't remember
<br>exactly)</blockquote>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Philip Hirschhorn)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Removed NETEAR FA310TX- Wont work after putting it back in.
Date: 30 Jan 1999 09:41:53 GMT
Oliver Jones ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: burk wrote:
: > I recently read on another newsgroup that the newer FA310TX's no longer
: > use the DEC tulip chip set and give Linux fits. Anybody else hear this?
: Yes, Netgear dropped the DEC tulip chip and switched to LITE-ON, the second
: source, when DEC sold their fab to Intel.
It turns out that Netgear has a Linux driver for the newer version of
their card available on their web site! (I'm *extremely* pleased to
find manufacturers starting to write Linux drivers.) To quote from a
posting to another newsgroup:
> > After fighting for about two weeks now with the setup of my
> Netgear
> > FA310TX [...]
>
> ... and another couple of hours actually brought the solution: It is
> the
> driver from
> http://netgear.baynetworks.com/support/ that one needs to make it
> work. They say it in the HELP.EXE on the floppy, but it is nowhere
> mentioned in the booklet. I just recompiled tulip.c, copied the
> tulip.o
> where it belongs, depmod -a, reboot, and it was there!!
>
> It would be nice if
> (a) the tulip drivers from baynetworks and cesdis could somehow
> converge
> (b) the tulip site as cesdis could add a reference to baynetworks
> for
> the netgear card.
Their web site offers the driver, and explains how to tell if your
card needs their driver for Linux.
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From: Stephen Jenuth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Al440lx mb+isa ne2000 card
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 15:19:22 GMT
Dan Reid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: 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....
Can you ping the ip that ifconfig sets it too.
Maybe your trouble has to do with not setting the route correctly??
Best regards,
Stephen Jenuth
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tim T.)
Subject: Re: Monster3D QII & Linux
Date: 30 Jan 1999 09:30:17 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Vladimir Florinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Dave wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 29 Jan 1999 11:50:27 -0500, grinder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >I'd like to play Q2 without having to boot to Windows to do it, so
>> >I'm going to get a Monster3D card.
>> >Is anyone using/used the above combo?
>> >What kind of framerate can I expect with a K6-233?
>> >Any probs?
>> > Thanks
>>
>> I get about 27 FPS in 640x480 with a P200MMX and a Voodoo 1.
>> I've not had any problems with it.
>> The Voodoo is a vast inprovement over SVGALib ...
>>
>> Dave
>
> You can do a lot more with a 3dfx card under Linux (than just games)
> since they are the only cards that support OpenGL.
Just bought a 3Dfx Voodoo2 card, downloaded Glide 2.4, and it
doesn't work... Guess I'm a wee bit dumb. Can anyone give me some
pointers on the things I need to get quake2 to run with the Voodoo 2 ?
The relevant output from cat /proc/pci:
Bus 0, device 20, function 0:
Multimedia video controller: 3Dfx Voodoo2 (rev 2).
Fast devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 255.
Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe2000000.
My video card is a Viper 330 by the way :
Bus 0, device 19, function 0:
VGA compatible controller: NVidia/SGS Thomson Riva 128 (rev 16).
Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 11. Master Capable.
Latency=32. Min Gnt=3.Max Lat=1.
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe0000000.
Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe1000000.
TimT.
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A-flat minor: What you get when you drop a piano down a mine
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: AMD K6-2 Processors and Linux
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 03:48:31 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Frank Lohr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Tim Gajewski, KU4IY" wrote:
>
> > Hello everybody,
> > I am looking at upgrading soon and was probably going to get an AMD K6-2
> > 400 MHz. Does Linux have any problems with this chip or should I go with
> > the PII 400 MHz?
> >
> > Thanks, Tim
>
> K6-2 is a great CPU. Buy it. I 'm glad that only Windoze 95 has it's problems
> with that fast processor :))
>
> Frank
>
Not to mention the difference of price :)
Ray
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From: "Viet Yen, Nguyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
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Subject: Re: HELP: jumpersettings TVGA 9200 cxr
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 11:06:15 +0100
Personal Composer wrote:
Please don't respond to this message, because this message has been
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Thanks.
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From: "Michael Dvorak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Mouse Problems in Linux
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 04:01:31 -0600
I am stuck. I am so close to having x-windows working. First it was the
video card, now it is the mouse. When I start-up the mouseconfig program,
the little block moves around the screen with the mouse. Then, after I
start up x-windows, I get nothing. Just a little pointer that sits on the
screen. I tried two mouses (Logitech Mouse Man and a regular PS2). Redhat
does not say much about what to do in this case. Please help.
Michael Dvorak
Minnesota
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From: Shane O'Connor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Toshiba Laptop/Linux and mice
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 00:10:46 +1100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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The inaccessable part of the Xwindows screen is due to incorrect monitor
settings.
>From a command prompt type setup and go into the X configuration this will
allow you to change your monitor. Experiement with the settings untils it
comes up right. I've managed to get a Satellite Pro working well choosing
the "Hyundai hcm-412E" monitor. Try this, it may work.
JUDD MILNE wrote:
> After using Linux on my home system I have finally tried to use it on the
> road. After 2 days of failed attemts (hanging up during second phase of
> the install) I finally managed to get a bootable system. Configured X and
> started it up. Two problems- One , a large part of the screen on the
> right side and the bottom edge are inaccessable to the cursor. Thought
> there might be a conflict with gpm so that was shut down. Any ideas? The
> second problem (though, less major) is the font after configuring X. The
> default res after the probe drops video down to 8 bit/640x480. WHen this
> happens the font gets rather bulbous like a bad inkjet printer. I have
> tried to force X to run at 8 bit/800x600, and it either refuses to startx
> or the fonts don't change.
>
> System
> Toshiba Satellite 205CDS
> Pentium 100
> 16M
> 11.3 inch dual scan LCD
> Chips & Technology F65550
> graphics controller w/ 32 bit VESA
> local bus
>
> Thanks,
>
> Judd T. Milne
> The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
> Medford, MA
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The inaccessable part of the Xwindows screen is due to incorrect monitor
settings.
<P>From a command prompt type <I>setup </I> and go into
the <I>X configuration </I>this will allow you to change your monitor.
Experiement with the settings untils it comes up right. I've managed
to get a Satellite Pro working well choosing the "<I>Hyundai hcm-412E</I>"
monitor. Try this, it may work.
<P>JUDD MILNE wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>After using Linux on my home system I have finally
tried to use it on the
<BR>road. After 2 days of failed attemts (hanging up during second
phase of
<BR>the install) I finally managed to get a bootable system. Configured
X and
<BR>started it up. Two problems- One , a large part of the screen
on the
<BR>right side and the bottom edge are inaccessable to the cursor.
Thought
<BR>there might be a conflict with gpm so that was shut down. Any
ideas? The
<BR>second problem (though, less major) is the font after configuring X.
The
<BR>default res after the probe drops video down to 8 bit/640x480.
WHen this
<BR>happens the font gets rather bulbous like a bad inkjet printer.
I have
<BR>tried to force X to run at 8 bit/800x600, and it either refuses to
startx
<BR>or the fonts don't change.
<P>System
<BR>Toshiba Satellite 205CDS
<BR>Pentium 100
<BR>16M
<BR>11.3 inch dual scan LCD
<BR>Chips & Technology F65550
<BR>graphics controller w/ 32 bit VESA
<BR>local bus
<P>Thanks,
<P>Judd T. Milne
<BR>The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
<BR>Medford, MA</BLOCKQUOTE>
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From: Jose Urena <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problems mounting ZIP drive
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 10:21:27 -0500
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factory formated zip disk have their data at the 4th partition
I think that you can look at the zip partition table by using
fdisk /dev/hdd
try:
mount -t vfat /dev/hdd4 /mnt
Morgan Whaley wrote:
> I have an ATAPI ZIP drive. RedHAT 5.2 sees it configures it as /dev/hdd.
>
> However, I have had NO luck getting a ZIP disk to mount.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> TIA
>
> Morgan
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factory formated zip disk have their data at the 4th partition
<br>I think that you can look at the zip partition table by using
<br> fdisk /dev/hdd
<p>try:
<br>mount -t vfat /dev/hdd4 /mnt
<p>Morgan Whaley wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>I have an ATAPI ZIP drive. RedHAT 5.2
sees it configures it as /dev/hdd.
<p>However, I have had NO luck getting a ZIP disk to mount.
<p>Any ideas?
<p>TIA
<p>Morgan</blockquote>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gottfried J. M. Grosshans)
Subject: Re: Problem running X with S3 Virge/MX+
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 11:41:53 +0100
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Take updated rpms for XFree 3.3.3
It will work!
Steve Kerr wrote:
> I have a laptop with an S3 Virge/MX+ chipset. Red Hat 5.1 detects an S3
> chipset upon install but then when I try to start the X server it bombs
> out saying that the chipset has an unrecognised ID code. I assume this
> is because the MX+ needs a different X server.
>
> Does anyone know if this chipset is supported ?
> Do I need a different X server ?
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Take updated rpms for XFree 3.3.3
<P>It will work!
<P>Steve Kerr wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>I have a laptop with an S3 Virge/MX+ chipset. Red
Hat 5.1 detects an S3
<BR>chipset upon install but then when I try to start the X server it bombs
<BR>out saying that the chipset has an unrecognised ID code. I assume this
<BR>is because the MX+ needs a different X server.
<P>Does anyone know if this chipset is supported ?
<BR>Do I need a different X server ?</BLOCKQUOTE>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hartmut Niemann)
Subject: AMD 7990 (LANCE) card by SK: information needed
Date: 29 Jan 1999 13:13:21 GMT
Hi *!
I got a pair of old ethernet cards:
8-Bit ISA, with AUI and Coax
AMD 7990 (+7992 + 7996) chipset (LANCE)
SK written on the front side,
ELTOS, 0792 and 60-10-011-003 on the back side of the PCB
One main SMD chip is labeled: SK Japan W-Germany 30-90-001.
There are eight dip switches, all of them usually off and sealed.
Does anybody know what this board is, who made it,whether it works and how to
configure the lance driver for it?
What are the switches for?
Thank you for reading.
Hartmut
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