Linux-Hardware Digest #739, Volume #9 Fri, 19 Mar 99 14:14:11 EST
Contents:
Re: Help! Bizarre error ! Zip no longer works upon install of new Hard (Akira
Yamanita)
Brother HJ-400 (Rick Robinson)
internal modem probs.-Toshiba Sat 2520 CDT (Martin Klenke)
Re: Computer locks up when playing 16-bit sound (Vibra16C) ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: No CD audio with SoundBlaster PCI 64, :-( (Jeremiah)
Need help with my Ethernet Card!!!!! (Jordi Mola)
Re: Adaptec AIC - 7890 ("Michael W. Ryder")
Re: For all you Microsoft lovers (now about security) (John R. Campbell)
Re: Is Windows for idiots? (Re: X munges the graphics card?) (Joseph T. Adams)
Re: Is Windows for idiots? (Re: X munges the graphics card?) (Joseph T. Adams)
Re: Riva TNT with RedHat 5.2/X (Mike)
Riva TNT with RedHat 5.2/X (Robert Martin)
Re: STB Velocity 128 Video Card (Dan Nguyen)
Re: Do I have a WinModem? (Rob Clark)
lspci ? (**Nick Brown)
Teles 16.3c ISDN card + kernel 2.0.36 (John Wong)
Re: buying a linux box -- advice? (Paul Gowder)
Re: Is Windows for idiots? (Re: X munges the graphics card?) (Ed Falis)
Re: Linux and 486 (Markus Wandel)
VIPER 550 TNT IN LINUX ("Tony")
Re: Is Windows for idiots? (Re: X munges the graphics card?) (Henning Strandin)
Re: X munges the graphics card? (Re: Windows 2000 Rah! Rah! Session falls flat)
(jedi)
Scanning-HOWTO (tsca)
Re: For all you Nicrosoft lovers ("Rufus V. Smith")
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From: Akira Yamanita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help! Bizarre error ! Zip no longer works upon install of new Hard
Date: 19 Mar 1999 13:47:30 GMT
Craig and/or Cecilia wrote:
> Hi. Let me just say up front that, relative to everyone else on this
> newsgroup, I don't
> know jack about linux (or computers in general, for that matter), so if
> anyone can help me
> I would REALLY appreciate it., but please don't assume that I know very
> much when
> giving your answers. Thanks.
>
> My internal SCSI 100 Mb Iomega Zip drive (/dev/sda4 on my computer)
> was working just fine in Red Hat 5.0 . However, I was running low on
> disk space so I installed
> a new 10 Gb hard drive. much tweaking around, I finally got the thing
> installed correctly, partitioning
> half of it for linux and half of it for DOS/Windows in FAT32 mode.
> Because I at one point thought
> I had to use Dynamic Drive OVerlay software to read all 10 Gb, I
> re-installed lilo to the root
> partition instead of the MAster Boot Record.
uggh.. overlays.. Remove the overlay (fdisk /mbr) and re-run LILO. Overlays
are only meant for systems that don't support LBA (logical block addressing)
if you have a drive that is over 2GB. I'm sure they have their limitations
as well since the other utilities that they come with are generally for
16-bit file systems. I don't even know if that'll help you at all but
that's the first step I'd take. :-) Try booting off of a floppy and
that'll help you narrow down the problem. About the FAT32 partition
affecting your Linux operation, it's highly doubtful. I have two hard
drives and am dual booting and my vfat (FAT32) partition is mounted at
boot-up. I transfer files to and from that partition without any problems.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rick Robinson)
Subject: Brother HJ-400
Date: 19 Mar 1999 13:47:28 GMT
Hi, this is a desparate plea for anyone who has gotten a relatively
ancient Brother HJ-400 inkjet printer to work in Red Hat 5.2.
Anyone with words of advice?
Post here or email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Martin Klenke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: internal modem probs.-Toshiba Sat 2520 CDT
Date: 19 Mar 1999 13:47:34 GMT
Hello all,
I can't get my internal modem to work under SuSE Linux 6.0
on my Tosh. Sat2520CDT notebook.
I'm sure it's not a Winmodem (just a "normal" K56/V90).
Under Windows it uses
COM2, Interrupt 3, port 1440, uart 16550A without problems.
I tried this (and lots of other) settings with "setserial"
without success.
Some "example" errors:
cu -l /dev/modem => open (/dev/modem): Operation not supported by device
=> line in use
seyon -modem /dev/modem => unable to obtain modem status
=> unable to read from the modem or tty
=> "lots of ioctl...Input/output errors"
minicom hangs after starting.
Any idea???
Thanx in advance...
--
Martin Klenke NEUE MAILADRESSE !!!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <<===== NEW MAILACCOUNT !!!
http://www.geogr.uni-jena.de/~c5makl/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Computer locks up when playing 16-bit sound (Vibra16C)
Date: 19 Mar 1999 13:47:35 GMT
In article <7bt2mc$nmq$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I've read that the Vibra16X was not a real 16-bit card, but I have a
> > > Vibra16C !
>
> > Have you tried to configure it using just one 8-bit DMA? I've got the
> > 16X and that's how mine works. It *does* seem to accept 16-bit
> > samples just fine through the 8-bot DMA channel.
Yes, I had done it already. It didn't work ("Bad DMA channel"). I have a
Vibra16C, as I told you.
> I have a Vibra16C which ALSA does support no problems.
THANKS !!! I had already visited the ALSA home page previously, but didn't
realized it could help me. And it did, actually. It took me less than half an
hour to read the instructions and install ALSA. And it works perfectly. I'm
really, really happy. :-)
Thanks again,
Franck.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jeremiah)
Subject: Re: No CD audio with SoundBlaster PCI 64, :-(
Date: 19 Mar 1999 13:47:38 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brad Harris) spake thusly:
>>I can't get CD audio through my speakers and my Sound Blaster PCI 64.
>>
>>* Works under Win98.
>>* Can play samples under Linux with /dev/audio
>>* When I play CD it seems to read fine, and I can hear using the headphones
>> on the drive.
>>* Kernel 2.2.2 with about all the sound stuff compiled as modules.
>>* RH 5.2
>>* Tried playing with the mixer settings. No effect.
Did you ever use the drivers that came with RH5.2, or
did you update to the new kernel right away? The ones that came
with RH5.2 aren't so good, but I've never been able to figure out
if they're the same as the ones in 2.2.x or not... (RedHat seemed
to indicate that they rewrote the drivers to be totally modular
and that this didn't make it into the "official" 2.0.x line of
kernels... or maybe I'm reading between the lines too much...)
>>* cat /dev/sndstat give "Operation no supported" or something like that.
>>* I read every HOWTO I could find, and scan Dejanews to death for info.
Well, do 'cat /dev/sndstat', and then search dejanews for the
error message... you'll find a quote from the author of the drivers
(a Mr. Sailor, I believe), saying that the ones in RH5.2 aren't
very good...
Also, if you search DejaNews, you'll find lots of posts
recommending ALSA... try http://alsa.jcu.cz. It works for me (but
I have a real Ensoniq 1370 -- same chipset, though).
Good luck,
Brian
--
email to bmeloon <at> netscape {dot} net. evilquaker is a spam collector.
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From: Jordi Mola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Need help with my Ethernet Card!!!!!
Date: 19 Mar 1999 13:47:40 GMT
Hi,
I've recently installed LINUX on my PC at work, I'm used to work with
UNIX, but actually I've a big problem I'm unable to fins a driver for my
Ethernet card from kingston. It is a
EtheRx Plug and Play ISA Ethernet Adapter
Does anyone know where can I find it (at www.kingston.com isn't any
driver for Linux).
Thanks a lot.
J. Mola
P.S. Please send the answer to my e-mail addreess also, since I'm not an
usual reader of this group.
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From: "Michael W. Ryder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Adaptec AIC - 7890
Date: 19 Mar 1999 13:47:42 GMT
The 7890 is a Ultra2 chipset. As far as I know it is Not supported
under Redhat 5.1. You need to upgrade to 5.2 to use it. But it works
fine and is auto detected by the new versions of Linux (2.0.36 and
above).
Hope this helps.
Michael W. Ryder
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> 1 - I try to install REDHAT 5.1 on a dual pentium Gateway ALR 7200
>
> 2 - It has an Adaptec AIC - 7890 SCSI that is not recognized,
> I went to
>
> ftp.redhat.com/support/5.1/i386/aic7xxx-kernel
>
> and downloaded the vmlinuz file.
>
> 3 - I downloaded the boot.img and supp.img files from a nearby directory,
> and used rawrite to build the two diskettes...
>
> 4 - Now I am not sure what to do. I can not replace the
> vmlinuz with aic7xxx-kernel/vmlinuz because
> there is no enough space in the boot disk.
>
> Any help is appreciated...
>
> Thanks,
>
> D. Rey
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John R. Campbell)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: For all you Microsoft lovers (now about security)
Date: 19 Mar 1999 13:47:46 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 14 Mar 1999 20:44:24 GMT, John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>doole writes:
>>Rufus V. Smith writes:
>>>The point is that sometimes innocent people need their privacy.
>> From Authorities? Why??
>
>"Authorities" with a capital "A", eh? Who do you think these "Authorities"
>are, God? Why should the fact that someone is employed by one of those
>organizations that you label an "Authority" give him the right to read my
>private files?
Perhaps, if there is no need for *any* form of privacy, we
should all send our messages via postcard, using the most
efficiently OCR'd font possible, so that the "Authorities"
know that we're knuckling under.
As for "Authorities", who do you trust? All organizations
that *I* know of are composed of human beings. If any of
them took an interest in me I would not like to have all of
my life open for examination...
Remember what McCarthy taught us all in the fifties- even
someone with a "clean" record can have it mis-interpreted
and twisted to suit an "Authorities" goals.
The Bill of Rights in the US isn't just a good idea- It's
the law (all of which are threatening to the "Powers that Be"
which explains why they are all threatened).
As for Linux, it'd be interesting to have a physical key (like
a PCMCIA slot in the front panel) for a PGP decryptor card so
that we can have encrypted filesystems, though I'd be concerned
that such a device can be "spoofed" (though an Open Source
environment is much like a "free society"- I can protect others
because I'm protecting myself).
Now...
Have I muddied the waters enough?
--
John R. Campbell Speaker to Machines [EMAIL PROTECTED]
- As a SysAdmin, yes, I CAN read your e-mail, but I DON'T get that bored!
Disclaimer: All opinions expressed are those of John Campbell alone and
do not reflect the opinions of his employer(s) or lackeys
thereof. Anyone who says differently is itching for a fight!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joseph T. Adams)
Crossposted-To:
comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Is Windows for idiots? (Re: X munges the graphics card?)
Date: 19 Mar 1999 13:47:48 GMT
Ed Falis ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
:
: You must have a pretty strange idea of what serious work is. We field IDE's on
:Windows as well as various Unices for various kinds of applications including hard
: real-time, multi-million line applications, and safety-critical applications. And I
:daresay our Windows hosted versions are more pleasant to use than the UNIX ones.
I hope you're not trying to say that you're using Intel PCs (never
mind Windows) in safety-critical applications? They are not designed
for such use.
Of course PCs can be used for the kinds of "serious work" where
occasional crashes and small amounts of data loss (<1 day's work) can
be tolerated. But such risks are inherent in the platform, and can't
be totally eliminated even by using a more robust OS such as Linux
(though they can be greatly reduced, assuming that the hardware is
in good working order).
Joe
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joseph T. Adams)
Crossposted-To:
comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Is Windows for idiots? (Re: X munges the graphics card?)
Date: 19 Mar 1999 13:47:50 GMT
Steve ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Amen...A word that is mentioned quite infrequently in this group,
: productivity.
:
: It doesn't matter a hill of beans how technically superior your OS is
: if there are no applications for it that the general public want to
: use.
Linux was not aimed at the "general public" until very recently. Its
application base was and is quite adequate for the great majority of
existing Linux users, and is rapidly expanding to take into account
the different needs and preferences of the "general public" as well.
: Vi, And EMacs and ppp-on, ppp-off, and slrn and tin an trn and tetris
: and ispell and on and on and on don't cut it when you have a plethora
: of Windows applications that blow the doors off the Linux crap...
: Users are NOT interested in going back to the 1970's....
Most of those apps are designed for computer professionals, not home
users. Substitutes such as XEmacs, wvdial, Linuxconf, and the various
KDE and Gnome utilities exist to meet the differing needs of home
users and/or those new to Linux.
BTW Unix, generically speaking, is state of the art; it has not been
improved on and remains not only the most stable and reliable OS for
PC-class machines, but the *only* stable and reliable OS for PC-class
machines. The fact that its roots go back almost as far as DOS, and
that it relies on a foundation of proven and mature computer science
rather than fads, does not mean it's "outdated." If anything, an "OS"
that is really a buggy DOS extender plus a third- or fourth-rate
graphical shell is what's outdated.
Joe
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike)
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.x,alt.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Riva TNT with RedHat 5.2/X
Date: 19 Mar 1999 13:47:54 GMT
I am using a Diamond Viper V550 AGP board which has the same nVidia
Riva TNT chip and have no problems. You will need to upgrade your
XFree86 to the latest version (3.3.3.1?) and use the SVGA server.
HTH
mike
On Sun, 14 Mar 1999 18:38:52 -0800, Robert Martin
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I am thinking about building a Linux box with a Creative Labs Graphics
>Blaster 16MB nVidia Riva TNT AGP card (that was a mouthful!). Since the
>engine (I think that's what is called) is rather new I was wondering if
>a driver had come out for it yet. Also, I heard Linux had some problems
>with AGP. Can someone please help? Thanks!
>
>
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From: Robert Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.x,alt.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Riva TNT with RedHat 5.2/X
Date: 19 Mar 1999 13:47:56 GMT
I am thinking about building a Linux box with a Creative Labs Graphics
Blaster 16MB nVidia Riva TNT AGP card (that was a mouthful!). Since the
engine (I think that's what is called) is rather new I was wondering if
a driver had come out for it yet. Also, I heard Linux had some problems
with AGP. Can someone please help? Thanks!
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From: Dan Nguyen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: STB Velocity 128 Video Card
Date: 19 Mar 1999 13:46:34 GMT
John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Any good information on this video card. Couldn't find any compatibly list
: from Red Hat, Caldera or Linux.org on this card.
It uses the Nvidia Riva chipset. Use the SVGA drivers.
--
Dan Nguyen | There is only one happiness in
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | life, to love and be loved.
http://www.cse.msu.edu/~nguyend7 | -George Sand
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Clark)
Subject: Re: Do I have a WinModem?
Date: 19 Mar 1999 13:48:05 GMT
In article <7cic2b$5fl$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>How do I find out if the PCI modem installed in my emachines 300k is a
>WinModem or not. Its an HSP MicroModem 56 PCI modem. I need a modem that will
>work under linux and need to know whether I have to buy a new modem (a real
>modem if this is a windoze modem) or not. Is there a way to get a winmodem to
>work in linux, just in case?
This is definitely a winmodem (HSP stands for Host Signal Processing)--
this modem is made by several manufacturers using the PCtel micromodem
chipset.
There is no way to use this modem without the MS Windows software. If you
are looking to replace it, 56K hardware modems can be found for about $40;
see http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/CheapBox.html#modem
Rob Clark, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
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From: **Nick Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: lspci ?
Date: 19 Mar 1999 13:48:04 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
When my [Debian 2.0.36] system boots, shortly before the daemons start,
I get the message
lspci not found, so PCI dependencies not checked
Is lspci something I can compile into the kernel ? The system works
fine, but I'm allergic to warning messages, especially ones I don't
understand !
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From: John Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Teles 16.3c ISDN card + kernel 2.0.36
Date: 19 Mar 1999 13:48:07 GMT
Hi,
Anybody got a Teles 16.3c ISA PnP ISDN card working with
Linux kernel 2.0.36??
I've compiled the ISDN subsystem as a module...
HiSax drivers as modules... here's the relevant section in
the .config file...
CONFIG_ISDN=m
CONFIG_ISDN_PPP=y
CONFIG_ISDN_PPP_VJ=y
CONFIG_ISDN_MPP=y
CONFIG_ISDN_DRV_LOOP=m
CONFIG_ISDN_DRV_HISAX=m
CONFIG_HISAX_EURO=y
CONFIG_HISAX_16_0=y
CONFIG_HISAX_16_3=y
CONFIG_HISAX_TELES3C=y
CONFIG_HISAX_TELESPCI=y
CONFIG_HISAX_S0BOX=y
Booted with this kernel... got isapnp to load the following isapnp.conf..
(CONFIGURE TAG2620/209717183 (LD 0
(IO 0 (SIZE 2) (BASE 0x0300))
(INT 0 (IRQ 10 (MODE +E)))
(NAME "TAG2620/209717183[0]{TELES.S0/16.3c Plug&Play}")
(ACT Y)
))
ran isapnp and got ...
Board 1 has Identity 76 04 03 02 01 00 20 32 0d: CIR2000 Serial No 67305985 [checksum
76]
Board 2 has Identity bd 0c 80 07 bf 20 26 27 50: TAG2620 Serial No 209717183
[checksum bd]
TAG2620/209717183[0]{TELES.S0/16.3c Plug&Play}: Port 0x300; IRQ10 --- Enabled OK
BUT when i tried to load the HiSax modules by modprobe... i
got the following errors...
# modprobe hisax type=14 protocol=2 io=0x300 irq=10
Initialization of hisax failed
Initialization of hisax failed
ISDN subsystem Rev: 1.44.2.9/1.41.2.11/1.48.2.27/1.28.2.2/none loaded
Teles 16.3c: IRQ(10) getting no interrupts during init 1
Teles 16.3c: IRQ(10) getting no interrupts during init 2
Teles 16.3c: IRQ(10) getting no interrupts during init 3
HiSax: Card Teles 16.3c not installed !
Initialization of hisax failed
ISDN-subsystem unloaded
What could be the problem? any ideas?
regards,
John Wong
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Gowder)
Subject: Re: buying a linux box -- advice?
Date: 19 Mar 1999 13:47:23 GMT
in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brad Harris) did something
allowing me to incorporate a very witty verb in this line and produced:
>
>I've been building custom linux boxes for about 8 months now... I
>could get you a quote up if you would like...
>I would build the system for you and set up sound and the such for
>you...
>Or I could just build he box and install a generic kernel and let you
>tinker with the hardware, it is up to you...
>Keep in Touch
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I'm running Linux now on a custom system I built
Do you have refrences?
-Paul
Paul Gowder
The e-mail address above goes directly to the trash.
To reach me, e-mail paul at the domain in my from
field.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ed Falis)
Crossposted-To:
comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Is Windows for idiots? (Re: X munges the graphics card?)
Date: 19 Mar 1999 13:48:09 GMT
<1104_921461409@DZOG-CHEN> <7cireg$f3s$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On 15 Mar 1999 11:37:52 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joseph T. Adams) wrote:
> I hope you're not trying to say that you're using Intel PCs (never
> mind Windows) in safety-critical applications? They are not designed
> for such use.
>
> Joe
Our products are the development systems for such applications. So far, I haven't
seen a vanilla PC used for a safety-critical application itself, though there are some
customers getting pretty close with things like PC 104 boards do moderate-criticality
things. We do have customers using 32-bit x86 processors in custom board
configurations for high-criticality applications.
As far as the crashing issue, in a development environment it's generally not that big
an issue. I've experienced very few of these under NT4 and the NT 5 ("win 2000")
betas, never with impacts on data. When I say very few, I mean on the order of three
times over a period of 9-12 months, if that many.
- Ed
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Markus Wandel)
Subject: Re: Linux and 486
Date: 19 Mar 1999 13:48:12 GMT
I just installed RH5.2 on a 486DX2/66 this weekend so I can share some data.
- Machine has 32MB RAM, 128KB L2 cache and 3G hard disk (not original!)
- Full "install everything" took 800MB+ on the disk and 2-3 hours start to
finish (the big time users were high level format of the disk with verify,
and installing all the packages.)
- Turned off all the daemons that weren't needed, got to the point where
sitting at a shell window prompt in fvwm2 about 8-10MB of memory were in
use. So 16MB seems about minimum for running X and some applications.
- Ran full-blown KDE install with Netscape 4.07 on top of that and it works
fine, although Netscape took maybe 10sec to come up and is a bit sluggish.
- Ethernet (NE2000 card) and X (ISA ATI Mach32) performance are fine, for
example "ACM" running on my faster machine produces smooth screen updates.
- Tried decompressing a big MP3 file with "mpg123 -s bigfile.mp3 >/dev/null"
on both my Celeron 300A and on this thing. The Celeron is 18 times as fast
at rated clock speed! The 486 is not fast enough to play an MP3 in realtime
(there's no sound card in it anyway.)
Conclusion:
If you have a fast PC running Windows and install Linux on a slow one you won't
be impressed. But it works, 486DX2/66 with 32MB RAM is just fast enough for
most of the toys. Will you ever like it when you inevitably upgrade to a
modern CPU.
Markus
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From: "Tony" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: VIPER 550 TNT IN LINUX
Date: 19 Mar 1999 13:48:13 GMT
Hey,
Being a WAY rookie Linux user, I was wondering if there is a driver
for my viper 550. 16 colours (ALMOST!) makes me want to use Windows98 again.
Thanks.
Tony :)
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From: Henning Strandin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Is Windows for idiots? (Re: X munges the graphics card?)
Date: 19 Mar 1999 13:48:15 GMT
Ed Falis wrote:
>
> <1104_921461409@DZOG-CHEN> <7cireg$f3s$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> On 15 Mar 1999 11:37:52 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joseph T. Adams) wrote:
>
> > I hope you're not trying to say that you're using Intel PCs (never
> > mind Windows) in safety-critical applications? They are not designed
> > for such use.
> >
> > Joe
>
> Our products are the development systems for such applications. So far, I haven't
>seen a vanilla PC used for a safety-critical application itself, though there are some
> customers getting pretty close with things like PC 104 boards do
>moderate-criticality things. We do have customers using 32-bit x86 processors in
>custom board
> configurations for high-criticality applications.
Just as a sidenote, there are plenty of minicomputer replacements based
on the ix86 architecture around. For example, Data Generals intel based
MPC twin hot-failover systems (running DGUX) are quite reliable. Of
course they're not really in the PC price range, but they're Pentium
based nonetheless. I have yet to see for myself a succesful "NT cluster"
though (I'm sure there are some by now, I just haven't seen one. I know
that they had plenty of problems with those initially).
> As far as the crashing issue, in a development environment it's generally not that
>big an issue. I've experienced very few of these under NT4 and the NT 5 ("win 2000")
> betas, never with impacts on data. When I say very few, I mean on the order of
>three times over a period of 9-12 months, if that many.
>
> - Ed
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- A. Lincoln
Henning Strandin ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (jedi)
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 13:46:46 GMT
On 14 Mar 1999 18:41:17 -0600, Jeff Szarka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Sun, 14 Mar 1999 13:03:33 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (jedi)
>wrote:
>
>:On 14 Mar 1999 12:21:03 -0600, Jeff Szarka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>:>On Sun, 14 Mar 1999 16:43:45 +0000, Michael McConnell
>:><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>:>
>:>:On Sun, 14 Mar 1999, Don 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 "-">
>:>:>
>:>:> I saw this and just thought I would add that it doesnt work for me. And
>:>:> I still got a lot of stuff that doesnt work in the linux windows. After
>:>:> 4 installs, I did get it to basically work, but it wont do anything once
>:>:> you start it. I probably need to edit about 40 files to fix each
>:>:> problem.
>:>:
>:>:If your XF86Config file is set up only for one resolution it won't work. If,
>:>:like mine and Gerhard's setups where multiple resolutions have been
>:>:configured, it works really well. Though, I have to admit I only use it to
>:>:simulate full-screen on my TV card.
>:>
>:>
>:>So.........I still have to edit files?
>:
>: No, you'll just have to rerun the configuration applet,
>: much like you would have to do under Windows. The one
>: in Windows is just prettier.
>:
>
>Funny thing about that, when I set more then one resolution it makes a
>virtual desktop, which I hate..so..........Looks like more editing
>huh?
Then pick a resolution.
>
>:>
>:>Oh yea but...
>:>
>:>"Perhaps, before complaining about missing capabilities of linux,
>:>you should first try to ask how to do things properly."
>:
>: Or mebbe you should have set the options you actually
>: wanted when they were being spoonfed to you the first
>: time.
>
>I change resolutions quite a bit, why should it be such a
>inconvenience to change a stupid setting?
Why? It's not like color is a real issue anymore.
--
"I was not elected to watch my people suffer and die |||
while you discuss this a invasion in committe." / | \
In search of sane PPP docs? Try http://penguin.lvcm.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (tsca)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Scanning-HOWTO
Date: 19 Mar 1999 13:48:17 GMT
Hi,
Is anything like Scanning-HOWTO available? I have gotten a scanner
and don't really know what I should start with.
...or maybe it's not even worth trying - it's Mustek 600 CP
connected to the printer port? Will it work under Linux?
TIA
--
tsca
Tomasz Sienicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: "Rufus V. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: For all you Nicrosoft lovers
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 12:54:35 -0500
(in a flame fanning mood..)
What if you are the second spouse of the ex-spouse of a jealous
police officer or IRS agent (or Microsoft/Intel employee)?
Or your pissed-off ex-spouse remarries one?
Richard Steiner wrote in message <7csv6d$iap$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Here in comp.os.linux.setup, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (doole) spake unto us,
saying:
>
>>"Rufus V. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> apparently said this:
>>
>>>The point is that sometimes innocent people need their privacy.
>>
>>From Authorities? Why??
>
>What happens if that Authority decides to use your information in a
>manner which harms you? Or if someone else steals that information
>from that Authority?
>
>Blind trust can be foolish.
>
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