Linux-Hardware Digest #927, Volume #9 Sun, 4 Apr 99 07:13:38 EDT
Contents:
Re: TNT 2 , Voodoo 3 (jedi)
Re: TNT 2 , Voodoo 3 (jedi)
Re: Is Windows for idiots? ([EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul E. Larson))
Re: Suggestions from PCI linux modems (Andrew Comech)
Re: Has anyone made a driver for a Win Modem yet? (Andrew Comech)
Re: Idea: Make a seperate "i686" tree for Redhat Linux 6.0 (Rod Smith)
Re: Help: Linux on Laptop (David Fox)
D-Link DE-530CT/T+ and RH5.2 ([Mark Salmon - VK2DI])
Re: Idea: Make a seperate "i686" tree for Redhat Linux 6.0 (Horst von Brand)
Re: NetScape configuration under RH5.2 ("Gero H. Marten")
Trouble with Matrox Millenium G200 Video Card and Xconfigurator (Sylvia Isler)
Re: Has anyone made a driver for a Win Modem yet? (Peter Pawlowski)
Memorex CDRW 2216 Success (Heath Johnson)
Re: Celeron and Linux How about it? (Heath Johnson)
Re: Creative Sound Blaster 128 PCI -- what about SLAKWARE? (Leonid Andreev)
Re: ISAPNP modem error ("X Joe")
Re: Microsoft Serial Mouse 2.0a! DO NOT READ THIS! ("Gary Fenstermacher")
Supra Express 56E problem ("mikeytan")
Re: Suggestions from PCI linux modems (David Fox)
Problems with modem instaling ("Rafa� Giglewicz")
ATAPI ZIP drive mounting problems ("Vic Russell")
Re: Problems with modem instaling (Tomasz Sienicki | tsca)
Re: best video card? (dpc)
Re: APC Smart UPS 700 and Linux (Maurice Janssen)
Re: Question: Specify params for Promise card disables ethernet!? (M. Buchenrieder)
Which Linux? ("nedjm")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (jedi)
Subject: Re: TNT 2 , Voodoo 3
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1999 21:32:09 -0700
On Sat, 3 Apr 1999 15:49:59 -0400, Elliott Paiken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Does anyone know yet if these chip sets will be compatible with Linux,
>X-windows?
>If you have any information about this let me know please.
Work on the Voodoo3 is in progress for both 2D and 3D.
--
"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] (jedi)
Subject: Re: TNT 2 , Voodoo 3
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1999 21:33:04 -0700
On 4 Apr 1999 04:11:40 GMT, Dan Nguyen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Elliott Paiken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>: Does anyone know yet if these chip sets will be compatible with Linux,
>: X-windows?
>: If you have any information about this let me know please.
>
>Nvidia has been releasing XFree86 drivers. And the Voodoo 3 has a
>Banshee 2D core and a server should be able to be out soon after.
The Banshee 2D core is already fully, publically documented.
--
"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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Crossposted-To:
comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
From: whistler<blahblah>@twcny.rr.com (Paul E. Larson)
Subject: Re: Is Windows for idiots?
Date: Sun, 04 Apr 1999 03:56:15 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Don Baccus) wrote:
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>Elmo Recio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>HECK! I started with an abacus!
>
>Check my name - I *AM* a baccus. :)
Argggghh........ 15mb pentalty for punning the newsgroup.
Paul
Get rid of the blahs to email me :}
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Comech)
Subject: Re: Suggestions from PCI linux modems
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 4 Apr 1999 00:55:16 -0500
On Sat, 03 Apr 1999 20:52:32 -0600, Peter Pawlowski wrote:
> I have finally discovered what I have speculated for over two
>months, my cheap winmodem doesn't work with linux. Can anyone suggest a
>56K, V.90 PCI modem that will work well with both Win98 and RH 5.2. Any
>help would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Peter,
forget PCI! there was some buzz about ActionTech PCI modem which
is supposedly works with OS/2, DOS, etc., but the success stories
from Linux users are yet to show up...
Why the heck would you need a PCI modem? DCE is below 56Kbit per
second anyways, while faster DTE rate will not save time when you
download GZIPped packages or GIFted women (modem compression can
not help when the files are already properly compressed).
As far as V.90 ISA modems for Linux are concerned, look up the list
of vendors at
http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/CheapBox.html#modem
Expect to pay below $50.
Cheese,
Andrew
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Comech)
Subject: Re: Has anyone made a driver for a Win Modem yet?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 4 Apr 1999 01:01:27 -0500
On Sat, 3 Apr 1999 08:56:08 -0800, Mr. Borges wrote:
>If you have, may I test if it works with my modem --- even if the chances
>are low ... they are higher than me buying a new modem
Hi mister,
Let us look at it this way: when you spend money (below $50) on a
_real_ modem, you eventually support decent manufacturers who do
not try to fool you with "windows only" crap.
The list of vendors who sell hardware-based V.90 modems is at
http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/CheapBox.html#modem
Cheese,
Andrew
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,linux.redhat.misc,alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Idea: Make a seperate "i686" tree for Redhat Linux 6.0
Date: 3 Apr 1999 14:12:17 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Posted and mailed]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Enkidu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Johan Kullstam wrote:
>>
>> is this a redhat problem or a generic linux problem? if debian,
>> slackware &c were as popular i am sure we'd hear the same questions
>> about them.
>>
> Good point, but having subscribed to these groups for a long time, I
> still maintain that the number of *real dumb* questions correlates
> pretty well with the rise of Redhat.
>
> Does anyone want to do a count?
1) Correlation does not imply causation. The stork population is
positively correlated with birth rate in certain northern European
countries, but that doesn't mean that storks deliver babies. Similarly
for Red Hat's popularity and "real dumb" questions.
2) The *NUMBER* of "real dumb" questions will necessarily rise with the
NUMBER of postings, assuming an equal PROPORTION of "real dumb"
questions to total postings over time. This has nothing to do with Red
Hat per se.
3) Five years ago, the only people interested in Linux were hackers and
other enthusiasts. In order for the Linux userbase to grow, it must
necessarily grow into a population that's less computer literate than
the original Linux population. Therefore, you'll see more and a
higher percentage of basic questions as Linux grows in popularity. This
has nothing to do with Red Hat per se.
IMHO, you're picking on Red Hat for no good reason.
--
Rod Smith
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.channel1.com/users/rodsmith
NOTE: Remove the "uce" word from my address to mail me
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From: d s f o x @ c o g s c i . u c s d . e d u (David Fox)
Subject: Re: Help: Linux on Laptop
Date: 03 Apr 1999 22:08:24 -0800
Yonghao - Chen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I am planning to buy a laptop. However, I'd like to run Linux on the laptop.
> I am wondering if there is any hardware compatible problem I should pay
> attention to.
Different laptops have different problems. Sound problems are
particularly vexing because there are no working PCMCIA sound cards.
--
David Fox http://hci.ucsd.edu/dsf xoF divaD
UCSD HCI Lab baL ICH DSCU
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([Mark Salmon - VK2DI])
Subject: D-Link DE-530CT/T+ and RH5.2
Date: Sun, 04 Apr 1999 06:20:21 GMT
We've just installed RH5.2 on an HP PC.
Everything works ok except eth0 which is a D-Link DE-530CT/T+. Linux
has chosen the tulip.o driver for this card and it seems to load
without error at startup.
However, I can't ping it and it seems to go "offline" after trying ie.
if I do an ifup eth0 it says that "resource is temporarily
unavailable".
Initially at least, an ifconfig shows the card is there.
Can anyone shed any light on this?
Thanks,
Mark
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Horst von Brand)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,linux.redhat.misc,alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Idea: Make a seperate "i686" tree for Redhat Linux 6.0
Date: 28 Mar 1999 21:31:43 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Enkidu wrote:
>wizard wrote:
>> It would be foolish for redhat not to develop a 686 specific
>> version of Linux. The reality is if they don't someone else will.
>Redhat do not develop anything, they "just" package it.
RedHat developed rpm and the whole installation for the distribution from
scratch, together with assorted administration tools (control-panel, glint,
among others) and they also host (and fund) the Gnome development. Besides,
the '-28' in their latest libc-5.3.12-28.i386.rpm for example means
essentially 28 patchsets (some local, others contributed) applied to the
base, pristine source. Plus checking out who knows how many more and testing
the whole stuff together as a distribution. They are also active in checking
security.
That is _not_ "just packing" in my book.
--
Horst von Brand [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Casilla 9G, Vi�a del Mar, Chile +56 32 672616
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From: "Gero H. Marten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: NetScape configuration under RH5.2
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 13:19:29 +0200
Michael Leavitt wrote:
> Warning: the following hosts are unknown
>
> home.netscape.com
> home6.netscape.com
> internic.net
Put these tree in your /etc/hosts and be sure to have a correct
route.conf.
> I must admit that I have been running my Netscape from my root account but
> that is only because I have not found out how to log on to my ISP using my
> user account. (by the way if anyone could help me with this one as well I
> would appreciate it greatly.) I can't make any changes to the preferences
> client without getting a message stating that the host name is unrecognized.
*NEVER* use root to go online! Put the user(s) in the dialout-group and
they will be ..well able to dialout.
--
Gero H. Marten
<http://www.provi.de/gmarten/index.html>
--
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From: Sylvia Isler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Trouble with Matrox Millenium G200 Video Card and Xconfigurator
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 1999 22:22:03 +0000
I just got a Matrox Millinneum G200 video card and attempted to
install RedHat 5.2 which went fine until Xconfigurator returned an
error saying that it could not detect the video ram in my card.
So, I configured it by hand. But when I typed startx at the unix prompt,
the X server failed to start claiming that video card did not have
enough
ram to handle an 800x600 8bit configuration.
My video card has 8meg of ram.
My questions:
Has anyone else run into a similar problem?
If so, how did you fix/work-around it?
If anyone has successfully got RedHat Linux 5.2 to work with the
Matrox Millennium G200 video card could you send me the
config. file?
Thanks,
Sylvia Isler
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From: Peter Pawlowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Has anyone made a driver for a Win Modem yet?
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 1999 21:07:00 -0600
no, you have to get a non-winmodem...
"Mr. Borges" wrote:
> If you have, may I test if it works with my modem --- even if the chances
> are low ... they are higher than me buying a new modem
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From: Heath Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Memorex CDRW 2216 Success
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 1999 23:53:49 -0600
I'm a linux newbie but was able to get the Memorex CDRW 2216 up and
running today. Everything seems to be working just fine, and I burned
both audio and data cd's today. Woohoo!!! I can try to provide details
of my configuration if anybody is struggling with this and thinks it
might help.
Heath
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From: Heath Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Celeron and Linux How about it?
Date: Sun, 04 Apr 1999 00:09:17 -0600
Smartpatrol wrote:
>
> I have been dinking around with linux for a little while however I don't
> know where or how to pass the MEM= to the Kernel. Is it part of compileing
> or in a seperate boot file?
>
You can pass the argument through lilo by editing /etc/lilo.conf
========================
image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.0.36-0.7
label = linux20
append = "mem=96M"
root = /dev/hda3
========================
after making the changes be sure to run lilo again.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Leonid Andreev)
Subject: Re: Creative Sound Blaster 128 PCI -- what about SLAKWARE?
Date: 04 Apr 1999 03:47:00 -0400
Hi all,
I also have SP 128 PCI and I'm struggling to get it to work; all of
the success stories I've read here so far were from people running
RedHat. I'm using Slakware; has anyone managed to make it work under
it? Slakware comes without the support for ES1370/1371 chipset. I
tried to compile the modules myself using both 2.0.34/35 and 2.0.36
patches from http://www.ife.ee.ethz.ch/~sailer/linux/pciaudio.html but
without particular luck so far.
Any help will be apreciated.
thanks,
-Leonid
P.S. please CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you post your reply here.
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Reply-To: "X Joe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "X Joe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: ISAPNP modem error
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1999 00:08:58 -0800
HEY....that's the EXACT message (or close to) that I get while running
sndconfig after it "tries" to play a sound to confirm settings....I am using
Linux-Mandrake (Festen) same as Red Hat 5.2....under 5.0 my sound card
worked fine and everything..what should I do???? I have a "Festen
Linux-mandrake" CD AND a Red Hat 5.0 CD....what is the best way to work this
out and still use Mandrake (a very cool X Windows)
X Joe Thankx
Archival Technologies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I am running a dual OS system with Redhat 5.2 and Win98 on an Intel P200
> system and am having trouble getting my modem to dial. I have verified
> that the modem is not a winmodem (it is a USR 56K voice PCI PNP
> internal). Also, the modem works fine under Win98. When I run pnpdump,
> the modem is found with no problem. However, when I try to run isapnp,
> I receive the following error:
>
> LD setting verify failed, this may not be a problem
> Try adding (VERIFYLD N) to the top of your script
> Error occurred executing request 'LD3' on or around line 365 --- further
> action aborted
>
> Any help in resolving this problem would be greatly appreciated as I
> have been trying to get this to work for 6 days now.
>
> Daren R. Morgan, MBA
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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From: "Gary Fenstermacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Microsoft Serial Mouse 2.0a! DO NOT READ THIS!
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1999 03:57:12 -0400
The Grunewalds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> I agree that optical is the way to go. I got a Mouse Systems Optical mouse
and I
> love it. It is directly supported by XFree, it never skips and needs only
minor
> cleaning. It even works better when there's a little dust on the pad. I
recommend
> it.
For all those reading this and considering it, keep in mind YMMV.
Frankly, I can't stand my opitcal mouse that came with my sparc. I hate it
with an absolute burning passion, and even the $5 no-name mouse you can buy
at the local Kmart feels better than this thing does. Every so often I think
about buying a type5 keyboard/mouse kit, but I'm just too cheap. :)
Anyway, in stark contrast to the other people on this thread: Optical mice
SUCK! :)
--
http://www.infotainment.org
Do not fold, spindle, or mutilate.
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From: "mikeytan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Supra Express 56E problem
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1999 17:12:35 +0800
Hi,
I've problems with my external Supra Express 56 E
and would like to connect to the Internet.
My os is Linux red hat 5.2. It dials but doesn't
connect. Can you please help ? I'm new to Linux,
so you've probably have to start from scatch.
I've set up X windows and Netscape 4.07, too.
Thanks,
Michael Tan
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From: d s f o x @ c o g s c i . u c s d . e d u (David Fox)
Subject: Re: Suggestions from PCI linux modems
Date: 03 Apr 1999 22:05:42 -0800
Peter Pawlowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have finally discovered what I have speculated for over two
> months, my cheap winmodem doesn't work with linux. Can anyone suggest a
> 56K, V.90 PCI modem that will work well with both Win98 and RH 5.2. Any
> help would be greatly appreciated.
There are no confirmed Linux + PCI modem success stories.
--
David Fox http://hci.ucsd.edu/dsf xoF divaD
UCSD HCI Lab baL ICH DSCU
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From: "Rafa� Giglewicz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problems with modem instaling
Date: Sun, 04 Apr 1999 09:29:23 GMT
I have linux system for only few days.
I menaged to install KDE 4.0 :))) but i don't now how to install
my modem (Zoltrix 56K internal) :(((. I think one file is missing (modem.dev
in DEV directory).
I know how to install ppp connection.
Can somebody eventually export me this file ??
Please help me...
P.S. Sorry for my English...
rafal
my e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Vic Russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ATAPI ZIP drive mounting problems
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1999 09:45:03 +0100
Hi,
Can anyone help me by letting me know how to read and write to my ATAPI
ZIP100 drive. I have to use these in Win98 but I want to be able to access
them in Linux.
When I boot I get:-
>>> Kernel: initialising block devices <<<
hdd: IOMEGA ZIP 100 ATAPI, ATAPI CDROM drive
Is this any guide to what I should put in the fstab?
Thanks in advance.
Vic Russell
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tomasz Sienicki | tsca)
Subject: Re: Problems with modem instaling
Date: 4 Apr 1999 09:57:23 GMT
Rafa� Giglewicz wrote
[in <ThGN2.8368$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>]:
> i don't now how to install my modem (Zoltrix 56K internal) :(((. I
> think one file is missing (modem.dev in DEV directory).
You don't need anything like this. In /etc/rc.d/rc.local
give the irq and com no. for the modem, eg.
setserial /dev/cua1 irq 3 spd_cust
and read the documents in /usr/doc/HOWTO/translations/polish/
> P.S. Sorry for my English...
Mo�e spr�buj na pl.comp.os.linux? :)
--
tsca
Tomasz Sienicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Sun, 04 Apr 1999 01:35:54 -0500
From: dpc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: best video card?
Alan Scott wrote:
> I have a 350mhz P.II with 64mb RAM, running RH linux 5.2, and a Diamond
> Stealth II G460,
> but I�m thinking to changing for other, so I want to know what is the best
> video card (or chip)
> to run with linux.
>
> Thank you.
I'll tell ya this much - the G460 is not going to do crap for ya in
linux! :o) I know, I've got one myself and any time I want to run linux
(which seems to be quite often) I have to plug in my old PCI Diamond Stealth
3D 2000. If you've got the G460 running at a pretty screen resolution,
PLEASE let me know, b/c switching the cards is getting to be annoying! :)As
for a different card, linux appears to support some pretty nice Matrox cards
- you might take a look at those and check RedHat's compatibility list.
dpc
Remove _NOSPAM_ to e-mail directly to me.
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From: Maurice Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: APC Smart UPS 700 and Linux
Date: 4 Apr 1999 09:59:31 GMT
Christoph Wegener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Hi,
: does anybody know if there is the possibility to run the APC Smart UPS
: 700 together with Linux?!? Which daemon do I need?!? Which cable?!?
: Where can I find any docu?!?
I use apcupsd, works fine. You can make the cable yourself. Mail me at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] if you need more information.
--
Maurice Janssen | The best way to accelerate
| a computer running Windows
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | is at 9.8 m/s^2
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (M. Buchenrieder)
Subject: Re: Question: Specify params for Promise card disables ethernet!?
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1999 07:21:23 GMT
dpc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...]
>HOWEVER - this effectively disables my 3com 3c905b-tx ethernet card
>(which I've had enough probs with in linux with already!) Regardless of
>whether I specify ide3 or ide4 for the Ultra66 card, it still renders my
>ethernet card useless. And I've tried doing a cold boot as well, which
>was a problem with that specific card in some cases. My guess is that
>my problem is with the IRQ.
Right.
>If I do a cat /proc/pci and look at the
>listing - both the 3com card and the Ultra66 card are on IRQ 9. I
>believe that when specifying the params at boot I can also specify an
>IRQ by putting a space and then IRQ number after the other options, but
>how do I know that I won't be conflicting with something else? Is there
>a command I can issue that will allow me to see the currently used IRQ's
>while in Linux.
[...]
cat /proc/interrupts
However, your problem is the assignment of PCI IRQs in general. If the
3c905b card is a PCI card as well, you'll have to start experimentng to
get the motherboard's BIOS assigning it different IRQs. How to do it
depends from your BIOS implementation. Some boards allow defining the IRQs
manually, but most boards do not provide any means to do that directly.
If so, you'll have to start moving cards around and disable/reserve
IRQs in the BIOS (in the PNP/PCI section) .
If the 3c905 is an ISA card, use the DOS utility that came with the
card to get the NIC onto a different IRQ (don't forget to reserve
that IRQ for ISA cards in your BIOS) .
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 munge your address.
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From: "nedjm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Which Linux?
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1999 08:45:24 -0800
Which version of Linux ( having the maximum point and click
capability ) should one order?
I am using Number 9 video card, what do I do about no
computability?
Where do I purchase?
Any additional information will be appreciated.
Thank you for helping me.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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