Linux-Hardware Digest #728, Volume #9 Fri, 19 Mar 99 08:15:31 EST
Contents:
Re: "Select the application, and then the platform" (Doug DeJulio)
Re: X munges the graphics card? (Re: Windows 2000 Rah! Rah! Session (Bill Anderson)
Linux on Yosemite's (philip borawski)
Re: (RESOLVED) Booting without a keyboard ("Tom Emerson")
SuSE 6.0 - PCMCIA Xircom CEM33 (Somf)
Corrollary SMP Systems - Linux ??? ("Kerkman, Tig")
Re: Q:Video capture for Linux (William Burrow)
intel 740 gfx card. ("Laird")
Re: Linux & PCI Modems (Allen)
Re: USB and LINUX (Mircea)
X drivers for Opti 82c264 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: How about this modem?? (Edward Lee)
Where is the Video4Linux mailing list? (William Burrow)
Re: Running CD-Rom of Soundcard (Daryl Lee)
Re: Modem problem (Mircea)
Free Linux TUX Stickers (Matthew)
problems with riva TNT ("cohen")
Best SCSI CD-ROM/Controller (Mark Ayzenshteyn)
LILO on /dev/sda6 (ASUS P2B-DS, 2xSCSI disk) (Vincent Zocca)
video drivers for compaq s3 virge gx (Jeff Audette)
ACER Extensa 501T and APM ... (William Daniau)
Re: Recommend Fast Ethernet Card ("Daniel Flinkmann")
Re: X munges the graphics card? (Re: Windows 2000 Rah! Rah! Session falls flat)
(Jeff Szarka)
Login-Binary for MIPS wanted (Juergen Maihoefner)
info on Netlux Empire 554 laptop and linux (Dan Christensen)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Doug DeJulio)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy
Subject: Re: "Select the application, and then the platform"
Date: 19 Mar 1999 08:08:05 GMT
In article <7colnn$p5a$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Motif is the widget set.
>It's the application writer who decides what menus will hold what options
>and where they're going to be.
Not true.
You're just describing the Motif library. Have you seen the full set
of Motif documentation?
Motif includes a set of UI guidelines that describe things like how
the file and edit menus should look, how dialog boxes should be used,
et cetera. These UI guidelines are actually considered a part of
"Motif".
It's analagous to the Apple UI guidelines for the Macintosh. I'm sure
GNOME will have something similar.
--
Doug DeJulio | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
HKS, Incorporated | http://www.hks.net/~ddj/
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From: Bill Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: X munges the graphics card? (Re: Windows 2000 Rah! Rah! Session
Date: 19 Mar 1999 08:08:56 GMT
Steffen Kluge wrote:
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> M. le Rutte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Hey! I did not say that MS windows is easy to use, au contraire! I just
> >don't buy that Linux is ready for Joe Average at home.
>
> I'd say the French language isn't ready for Joa Average at home.
> It's far too complicated to learn. But wait, there are millions
> of Joe Averages speaking French in France (and elsewhere)... Hmm...
> ;-)
>
Touche'
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From: philip borawski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux on Yosemite's
Date: 19 Mar 1999 08:40:32 GMT
O.k, so we can assume that neither LinuxPPP nor MKlinux work on the blue
and white G3's...but does anyone have any information as to when they will
be supported? Yellow Dog is supposed to be releasing a distribution at the
end of the month but has not given any information on thier web site about
support for Yosemite yet...does anyone know if they will support it?
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From: "Tom Emerson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: (RESOLVED) Booting without a keyboard
Date: 19 Mar 1999 08:40:30 GMT
You realize your solution is as much a "HACK" as anything else -- while it
gets around the problem you're having, it could prove to be the source of
future errors if this gets incorporated into the main body of the code. I
think the fundamental presumption noted in the comment (i.e., that if the
keyboard hangs, the system isn't usable anyway) needs to be addressed and a
"proper" fix implemented
Phil Snowdon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in article
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> I did have a problem in getting a linux system to boot when the
> keyboard was not attached.
...
> There is a problem in the Linux boot code, namely the loop
>
> ! This routine checks that the keyboard command queue is empty
> ! (after emptying the output buffers)
> !
> ! No timeout is used - if this hangs there is something wrong with
> ! the machine, and we probably couldn't proceed anyway.
[code & hack snipped -- hack is to ignore error condition and simply return
from the subroutine instead of jumping back to the top of the loop and
trying again]
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From: Somf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SuSE 6.0 - PCMCIA Xircom CEM33
Date: 19 Mar 1999 08:00:25 GMT
Can anyone help. I know there are others with the same problem:
The System see's the card just fine. Got Link, Got traffic light
blinking, but can't get system to talk to the network. I can ping the
localhost, but nothing on the network, not even the default router. Network
configs look okay to me!
Using: SuSE 6.0
System: Toshiba Tecra 8000
Ethernet Card: PCMCIA - Xircom CEM33
Per SuSE Documentation, I have:
Disabled the Network configs for the Ethernet in YAST,
Created a Scheme and used lilo to setup the network (it appears to be fine).
in rc.config set: PCMCIA_PCIC_OPTS="do_scan=0 irq_mask=0xefff"
ALL HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED IN ADVANCED!
Here are my current configurations. Maybe someone see's something I don't:
# cardctl ident
cardctl.txt
Socket 0:
product info: "Xircom", "CreditCard Ethernet+Modem 33.6", "CEM33", "1.00"
manfid: 0x0105, 0x110d
function: 2 (serial)
Socket 1:
no product info available
# ifconfig eth0
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:80:C7:57:F8:4C
inet addr:139.103.100.188 Bcast:139.103.100.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0
Interrupt:3 Base address:0x2d0
# netstat -rn
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface
139.103.100.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 1500 0 0 eth0
127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 3584 0 0 lo
0.0.0.0 139.103.100.254 0.0.0.0 UG 1500 0 0 eth0
FROM dmesg:
....
xirc2ps_cs.c 1.31 1998/12/09 19:32:55 (dd9jn+kvh)
eth0: Xircom: port 0x2d0, irq 3, hwaddr 00:80:C7:57:F8:4C
ttyS03 at 0x02e8 (irq = 3) is a 16450
eth0: media 10BaseT, silicon revision 1
....
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From: "Kerkman, Tig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Corrollary SMP Systems - Linux ???
Date: 19 Mar 1999 08:07:42 GMT
I have 3 Corrollary smp Systems that I am able to load Red Hat Linux 5.2
on. The problem comes in when I need to access the Global Ram. The
Global memory is physically separate from the processor boards. My
memory board contain 64 megabytes of memory. The Corrolary smp systems
have a ISA-based AT controller that has 16 megabytes. Then the systems
ISA-based system is a bridge to the C-bus architecture. This allows AT
bus DMA boards direct access to the 64 megabyte C-bus memory.
My problems is that Linux only reconginzes the 16 megs and not the 64
megs. I have tried the mem=64m. But the server dumps on bootup.
Any suggestions or solutions would greatly be appreciated.
Tig Kerkman
City of Kenohsa
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
:)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (William Burrow)
Subject: Re: Q:Video capture for Linux
Date: 19 Mar 1999 08:11:44 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 18 Mar 1999 00:25:18 GMT,
Human <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>Anyone know what or which hardware did Linux support doing video
>capture? Like Tekram C210, Flyview Video, Winview 601....etc.etc... And
>any application can make use of them? I know the Matrox rainbow runner
>won't work, but what is other choice?!?
See:
http://www.exploits.org/v4l/
--
William Burrow -- New Brunswick, Canada o
Copyright 1999 William Burrow ~ /\
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From: "Laird" <laird@[NOSPAM!]ihug.co.nz>
Subject: intel 740 gfx card.
Date: 19 Mar 1999 12:50:31 GMT
anyone had any probs with this?
i have d/l and installed the new x-server specially made for this card, but
i cant seem to get it working with a vrefresh rate of 85hz..
i know monitor can handle that, as i have it runing as above in windows98.
any ideas would be appreciated...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Allen)
Subject: Re: Linux & PCI Modems
Date: 19 Mar 1999 08:11:58 GMT
On Wed, 17 Mar 1999 20:17:45 -0600, "Richard Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>FWIW--I may be wrong (and PLEASE let me know if I am) but I understand that
>as of now there is only one major chip set for PCI modems and they are ALL?
>"winmodems".
Not really true, but if you bank on that, you probably won't be
dissapointed; there are also ISA "Win" or software controlled modems too. So
far, there has been a total of 2 PCI card modems that claim to have on-board,
real, non-emulated UARTs that I've seen any mention of in this group in the last
5 months. I have yet to see a success story posted about the Multitech model,
though their tech dept claims Linux capability, or at least possibility, and the
other one was mentioned by a company official that was being tested, and he was
asking for help to get it to work under Linux -- it had already been proven to
work under OS/2, so it probably was a real modem. Stay tuned to this chanel for
updates though, and If I remember correctly, that one had a Lucent Technologies
chipset. It isnt so much which chipset they use, as it is whether they try to
use a windows .dll instead of a real UART?
...snip...
>>I'd like some info about the current situation with PCI modems
see above:
>>a) WinModems DON't work
>> - Obvious, and would never expect them to work
>>
>>b) Modems needing an enumerator can be made to work by loading them in DOS
>to write this bit of software to the
>>modem, and then booting into linux will work
>> - Pain in the backside to do this if you don't keep your computer
>permanently on
Not worth the trouble' if I can get a better modem for $50?
>>
>>c) Modems using shared memory, detected by linux as using shared memory in
>/proc/pci (configured by BIOS or
>>whatever, normally) could be made to work with linux (relatively) easily if
>there are any specs for using shared memory
>>for modems
In terms of manufacturer support or even register info, might as well consider
these to functionaly be "winmodems too"
>> - I don't know if there are any such specs (also is this similar to
>b) ? )
>>
>>d) modems with a UART on-board
>> - these work with linux
>>
>>Could someone tell me, or point me to modems/chipsets which fall into
>category d), ie those which work with linux?
>>Also, is there anything for type c) to work in linux?
There are real UART modems, even external ones available for much less
than $100. Browse this group on DejaNews, or just check
http://www.pricwatch.com/ There is a compatibillity list being compiled and
kept at :http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
see also http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/CheapBox.html#modem
Allen
(email addy; user ID portion has a numeral one in place of word
onespoiler, and of course, delete the bogus secondary domain of nospam.)
PC/hardware Guru, and Linux Newbie
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From: Mircea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: USB and LINUX
Date: 19 Mar 1999 12:50:32 GMT
Not yet, but you'd better hold your breath..
MST
Marc A. Lacasse wrote:
>
> Does anyone know if USB works with LINUX and if
>
> so does anyone know how it to set it up.
>
> --
> Marc A. Lacasse
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> http://www.rahnmet.com/marco
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: X drivers for Opti 82c264
Date: 19 Mar 1999 12:50:33 GMT
Hi
Any drivers X drivers for Opti 82c264.
TIA
Zameer Ahmed
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From: Edward Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How about this modem??
Date: 19 Mar 1999 08:11:36 GMT
May i ask some stupid questions?
If you have a fast enough CPU and flash A/D and D/A connected
to the phone line (some isolation circuit, i guess), why would you
need an ASIC? If you have to program an ASIC chip in software,
why don't you just program a Gate Array directly. I am lookup
for a cheaper solution that Win Modem. I don't feel like paying
for half a solution.
Andrew Comech wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > I was browsing at the local computer shop today
> > and saw this modem.
> > It is a Motorola Maxsenger (yes that's the way it's
> > spelled) with voice.
> 'cause it is not `max-sender' or something but misspelled
> `messenger'.
>
> > It seems to be designed around
> > a motorola ASIC. The big chip has the Motorola logo
> > and name. Among the requirments and features it
> > says that it has a virtual 16550 UART. It claims
> > compatibility with win95 and WinNT.
> If it does not mention Windows 3.1 (it certainly would not
> condescend to DOS and Linux), then most likely it is a nonmodem.
> Buy it and make sure it does not work; we'd then add it to the
> list http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html as a winmodem ;-)
>
> > It has an ISA bus interface.
> Sadly, it does not matter.
>
> > it's selling for $39.00.
> I am skeptical because this modem is too cheap...
> Even on the internet, V.90 hardware modems start at about $40.
> If you need one, check the list of dealers
> http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/CheapBox.html#modem
>
> Cheers,
> Andrew
>
> PS.
> This is funny, -- I just checked Motorola's website,
> http://www.mot.com/General/prodport.html
> At that page, they have the following choice of modems:
> `Cable Modems' and `SM56 Software Modems'. Suckers
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (William Burrow)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Where is the Video4Linux mailing list?
Date: 19 Mar 1999 08:11:47 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Wondering where the video4linux mailing list(s) are? The pointers on
various pages (eg Alan Cox' page) point to a machine that does not have
a DNS entry (odin.appliedtheory.com). Have the lists moved?
Also, has anyone gotten a Zoltrix BT848-based card to work on kernel 2.0?
dmesg reports:
bttv: Host bridge 82437FX Triton PIIX
bttv0: Brooktree Bt848 (rev 18) bus: 0, devfn: 152, irq: 10, memory: 0xf1000000.
bttv: 1 Bt8xx card(s) found.
bttv0: audio chip: TDA9840
bttv0: audio chip: TDA9850
bttv0: audio chip: TDA8425
bttv0: model: BT848A(Hauppauge old)
i2c: bus registered: bt848-0
bttv: PCI display adapter: Cirrus Logic.
bttv: Video memory override: 0xf0000000
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Copyright 1999 William Burrow ~ /\
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Daryl Lee)
Subject: Re: Running CD-Rom of Soundcard
Date: 19 Mar 1999 12:50:37 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Paul Mc Kenna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I am trying to install Linux on an old 486. ...
I finally succeeded installing on my old 486. I finally abandoned the
CDROM altogether and installed from the hard drive.
Also, I had to disable CPU caching, to avoid a bunch of "Signal 11"
crashes.
Good luck. I can attest that it's not as easy as all the literature
makes it out to be.
Daryl O. Lee
Atlanta, Georgia
"Life is where you get your answers questioned." -- Moyers
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From: Mircea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Modem problem
Date: 19 Mar 1999 12:50:38 GMT
HCF? It's a winmodem. In newbie speech, it won't work in Linux. For
reference, go see:
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
MST
Uttam C Pawar wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I have a AMDK6-II PC with Win98 and Linux RH5.2. It has Rockwell HCF 56K
> Data/Fax modem (PCI/CPQB0BC is an identifier). On win98, this modem is
> connected to COM2 port. This is not working with Linux(?). I tried to use
> the device file (modem link to cua1) /dev/cua1 as specified in HOWTO(?) as
> COM2 - cua1 mapping i'm getting tcgetattr error when I tried to use chat
> program. If I create a link of /dev/modem to /dev/cua0 atleast I'm not
> getting any error. Now here I'm confused because of this behaviour. What
> should I do? I'm not able to connect to intenet or send email from linux. My
> ISP is GTE and I have all the required information about domain name,
> nameserver etc. Can anybody answer these questions?
>
> Many many thanks in advance!!!
>
> Uttam
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From: "cohen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: problems with riva TNT
Date: 19 Mar 1999 12:50:40 GMT
i installed redhat 5.2 and cant get my vid card to run over 640,480 at 8bit
because video ram is not detected properly.it think its because it this its
a pci card when its AGP!
hel pme
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From: Mark Ayzenshteyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Best SCSI CD-ROM/Controller
Date: 19 Mar 1999 08:12:12 GMT
Hi all,
I am running slackware 3.6 with a 2.0.33 kernel on a P200. I have a tekram
390F with a panasonic 7502 and a Micropolis HD on it. The panasonic isn't
very good when it comes to reading CDs. It gets errors often, but it burns
flawlessly. I have tried a buslogic 950 controller and many of the data
errors went away. The termination is all correct. The problem with the
setup is that when the CD has an error the sytem freezes. In DOS the same
setup produces a read error and things go on, but linux dosen't like
dealing with errors and locks up. My question is what is the most tolerant
SCSI controller under linux in ppl's experience. I think I am going to get
a plextor 32 for a reader as its speed and error handing can be controller
from linux, but I want to get a better controller.
THanks
Mark
--
==========================================================================
Mark Ayzenshteyn CS Major at UCSD
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.bonzo.org/~marka
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From: Vincent Zocca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.scsi,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: LILO on /dev/sda6 (ASUS P2B-DS, 2xSCSI disk)
Date: 19 Mar 1999 08:12:00 GMT
Hi,
I have a problem with LILO. I want to have it on /dev/sda6 and let it
boot /dev/sda2 (W98) and /dev/sda3 (NT4).
This doesn't work on my system with ASUS P2B-DS and two SCSI disks.
What happens is that when configuread as meant (/dev/sd6 active, LILO on
/dev/sda6), the system won't boot.
When I install LILO on /dev/sda things look better. Linux boots fine.
NT4 however, starts a boot sequence but the gives me the BSOD with some
message that it coudn't find the boot device. Ok, silly NT4.
I think I have RTFM. But I still don't know what's going on. If you
know, by all means, speak your mind!!
Right now I have NT4's boot manager successfully configured to boot the
three OSes but I feel -say- akward with this situation. I include a
summary of my configuration.
Cheers,
Vincent Zocca
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
###################################
cat /etc/lilo.conf
boot=/dev/sda or boot=/dev/sda6
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=50
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.0.36-0.7
label=linux
root=/dev/sda6
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.0.36-0.7.img
read-only
other=/dev/sda2
label=w98
table=/dev/sda
other=/dev/sda3
label=nt4
table=/dev/sda
###################################
fdisk /dev/sda
The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 1106.
This is larger than 1024, and may cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
(e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/sda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1106 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 70 562243+ ff BBT
/dev/sda2 71 140 562275 6 DOS 16-bit >=32M
/dev/sda3 * 141 210 562275 7 OS/2 HPFS
/dev/sda4 211 1106 7197120 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 961 1106 1172745 83 Linux native
/dev/sda6 921 950 240943+ 83 Linux native
/dev/sda7 951 960 80325 83 Linux native
Command (m for help):
###################################
fdisk /dev/sda
The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 1106.
This is larger than 1024, and may cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
(e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/sdb: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1106 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 70 562243+ ff BBT
/dev/sdb2 71 140 562275 6 DOS 16-bit >=32M
/dev/sdb3 141 210 562275 7 OS/2 HPFS
/dev/sdb4 211 1106 7197120 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 961 1106 1172745 83 Linux native
/dev/sdb6 946 960 120487+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/sdb7 921 945 200781 83 Linux native
Command (m for help):
###################################
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From: Jeff Audette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: video drivers for compaq s3 virge gx
Date: 19 Mar 1999 08:40:33 GMT
I am trying to install red hat linux on a compaq deskpro 4000. The
installation goes fine until it detects the video driver, then it goes
spastic. The text in text boxes dont line up, and when you go into GUI
mode the video is really crazy.
Are there any drivers for this card that anyone knows about??
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From: William Daniau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ACER Extensa 501T and APM ...
Date: 19 Mar 1999 08:02:49 GMT
Hi,
after a succefull linux installation on a toshiba satellite 4010 CDT
(including APM). One of my friend ask me to install linux on its ACER
Extensa 501T, everything works fine, sound OPL3-SAx works Ok, pcmcia is
Ok, the integrated modem is a winmodem and do not work but the big
problem is with APM. All the kernels I have compiled with APM support
hang the computer at boot time. If anyone has performed this task
succefully or have some ideas, please HELP!
William.
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William Daniau
Research Engineer
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LPMO/CNRS 32 av. de l'observatoire
25044 BESANCON CEDEX
FRANCE
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E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Daniel Flinkmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Recommend Fast Ethernet Card
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 12:54:38 +0100
Jon,
DEC TULIP Chipset ... All Types of ... ( Often used in SMC Cards )
Don't use any Realtek, 3Com, etc ... they can't bring the power and are dumb
cards.
Daniel
Jon Slater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7ct0no$iap$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Can anyone recommend a fast PCI Ethernet card for Linux?
>
> Thanks!
> --
> Jon D. Slater QualComm Inc.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6150 Lookout Road
> Phone: (303) 247-5037 Boulder, Colorado
> Fax: (303) 247-5167 80301
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jeff Szarka)
Crossposted-To:
comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: X munges the graphics card? (Re: Windows 2000 Rah! Rah! Session falls
flat)
Date: 19 Mar 1999 08:02:54 GMT
On Mon, 15 Mar 1999 15:01:44 +0100, Robb Shecter
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:Gerhard Traeger wrote:
:
:> On 14 Mar 1999 01:49:07 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jeff Szarka) wrote:
:>
:> > Problem: I want to change my resolution.
:>
:> > Linux:
:> > Edit config files and god know's what else
:>
:> He?
:> Where�ve you got this one?
:> Changing spatial resolution for X-servers is done by pressing
:> <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Num "+"> or <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Num "-">
:>
:> Way simpler than searching for the "desktop - properties - settlings" icons!
:>
:
:No, I don't think this is "way simpler". (Me: longtime linux user, admin,
:hacker, programmer, etc.) The poster has a -very- valid point that system
:configuration needs to have a canonical and easy to drill-down interface. A key
:sequence is bad, because you have to memorize it. It's also bad because it's
:hard to document. (Where -is- it documented? By whom? The Linux distribution
:maker, or XFree, or the window manager programmer?)
:
:Having configurations in one place (like, starting in the properties tool)
:-eliminates- the need for documentation about where to find it. This is -the-
:scalable solution. It's just good software engineering that something that
:eliminates the need to document is usu. better.
:
:Although I'm an experienced Linux user, I wish that Linux was better in this
:respect. Most people want to get a job done, or do their particular thing. For
:me, that's doing OO programming on Linux. Every minute I spend learning how to
:tune/configure X-Windows is a minute wasted.
:
:>
:> Perhaps, before complaining about missing capabilities of linux,
:> you should first try to ask how to do things properly.
:>
:
:It's too bad that one -has- to ask how to change a system property...
:
:- Robb
I'm not trying to get in on any religious war here. I'm not in anyway
trying to disrespect linux but I think many long time linux users
forget that people don't have the time to relearn all these things. I
picked up the basics of linux, it wasn't for me. I plan to try it
again when there is another big milestone.
I just want to point out the flaws from an outsiders view, you guys
talk about just rerunning your xconfigurator, sure it's not hard. I
can even do it and i've only used linux a little bit, but do you
really think your average computer user who plays quake and checks his
mail could do this? I'm sure he *could* but he wouldn't want to, and
he really shouldn't have to.
I think MS's (or whoever they might have stolen it from) idea of
properties is great. I can right click on almost anything and change
it's settings, no how-to's, no man pages.
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From: Juergen Maihoefner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Login-Binary for MIPS wanted
Date: 19 Mar 1999 08:07:28 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello,
I've got a Cobald-Webserver, based on a MIPS R3000-CPU. Someone has
overwritten the /bin/login - binary with a i386 - version; therefore,
it isn't possible to login again |-) .
Can anyone give me access to a usable binary ?
Especially another Cobald-User could help me ...
The used Kernel-Version is 2.0.34.
I've found a root-Image for a MIPS-Kernel 1.x.x, but the /bin/login
doesn't work correct withe the 2.x - Kernel.
Thanx and best regards,
Juergen
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From: Dan Christensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable,comp.sys.laptops
Subject: info on Netlux Empire 554 laptop and linux
Date: 16 Mar 1999 21:54:18 -0500
I'm planning on buying a laptop and putting linux on it. The best
price I've come across with the specs I want is an Empire 554 PII 266
with 128M RAM, 6.4G Fujitsu HD, 24x CD, ATI Rage Pro LT Accel 3D AGP
video card with 8M, ESS Maestro II 32 bit sound card for $1999 through
Netlux. They also have a 56K V.90 modem with cirrus logic chips (?).
The BIOS has APM 1.2 and the chipset is 440 BX.
My questions are:
1) Any general comments about this machine and Netlux? I saw about a
half dozen similarly equipped machines for about $200 more and would
be willing to pay that if people suggest that another machine/company
would be better.
2) Can anyone comment on the quality of this machine's screen and keyboard
in particular?
3) Does linux support the above hardware?
4) The CPU is actually called a Pentium PE and has 256K on chip L2
cache. I haven't heard about this chip; can anyone comment on it?
How does 256K on chip cache compare to 512K pipeline cache?
Thanks for any help. Responses to the group and/or via private mail
are welcome.
Dan
--
Dan Christensen
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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