Linux-Hardware Digest #911, Volume #12 Tue, 23 May 00 15:13:08 EDT
Contents:
Re: mbs/patition table (+ + + Thomas + + +)
Are you going to post your Travesty Generator source? (Dale Pontius)
Re: Network Printer ("Andrey Smirnov")
Disk Lables Again (Oren Wolf)
minimal hardware for mp3 decoding (Martin)
Re: Linux sucks ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
CDR in Red Hat 6.2 (Jeff)
Re: LILO 1024 cyl thing (Sven Utcke)
Linux romppu (Kari Mäki)
Wheel mouse in netscape redhat 6.2. ("Jaime B. Zamora S.")
Asus VS. Abit (need recomendation) (bluto)
Re: Spinning Tops & Strings (BEN BulleT.)
Re: Wheel mouse in netscape redhat 6.2. (Chris Webster)
Re: Diamond Viper II ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: CDR in Red Hat 6.2 (Dances With Crows)
Re: Can not mount cdrom drive (Duane)
Re: Modify Linux printer driver (Joshua Baker-LePain)
Re: Disk Lables Again (Dances With Crows)
Re: minimal hardware for mp3 decoding (Dances With Crows)
Re: Can not mount cdrom drive ("Gero H. Marten")
Re: Can not mount cdrom drive (David C.)
Re: Asus VS. Abit (need recomendation) ("David S. DeWitt")
Locking tapedrive (System V)
The Perfect Linux Video Card (Brandon Barnes)
Re: Anger & RedHat (Slightly Off Topic) ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Getting linux to run on new hardware, help please. (Lac Hao Viet)
Re: The Perfect Linux Video Card (Dances With Crows)
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From: + + + Thomas + + + <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: mbs/patition table
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 23:41:02 -0700
There are 2 copies of FATs for 1 DOS partition. There only 1 copy of MBR
in 1 DOS partition except MBR mirrored before.
Dances With Crows wrote:
>
> On Tue, 23 May 2000 12:12:22 +0200, Oliver Folini
> <<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
> >i have deletet my master boot sector. at the same time the partition
> >table got also deletet. i read once in the news, that the partition
> >table is sored at many places on the disk. does somebody know, where i
> >find my partition table?
>
> The partition table on PC hardware is not stored in many places on the
> disk. I think you're thinking of extended and logical partitions, which
> are completely different. There are a couple of programs that can try to
> guess partition tables, but you'd probably be better off writing the
> partition table manually again. You *DO* have a copy of the output from
> fdisk -l, right? If not, look for gpart on http://freshmeat.net and cross
> your fingers....
>
> --
> Matt G / Dances With Crows \###| You have me mixed up with more
> There is no Darkness in Eternity \##| creative ways of being stupid?
> But only Light too dim for us to see \#| Beer is a vegetable. WinNT
> (Unless, of course, you're working with NT)\| is the study of cool. --MegaHAL
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dale Pontius)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Are you going to post your Travesty Generator source?
Date: 23 May 2000 15:40:17 GMT
In article <8ge55b$hgn$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
BEN BulleT. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> If I'm doing 3-body then obviously I've got Moon-Earth because of
irrelevant babbling...
So what order travesty generator is this?
What was the seed document(s)?
Are you going to publish the source code?
It looks like you may have added some sort of grammar
analysis/checking/filtering.
More information might be interesting.
More program output is probably not.
Dale Pontius
NOT speaking for IBM
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From: "Andrey Smirnov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Network Printer
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 15:48:59 GMT
Check out SAMBA printing.
Good luck!
"Matthias Minich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8ge6vj$dab$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hello out there,
>
> I'm looking for a possibility to share my printer which is connected to a
> linux (SuSE 6.4) machine on lp0 with some windows PCs. Is there any way
like
> a HP JetDirect-Box or something? I don't need to print with linux. I was
> thinking about something like sharing the port of the linux-box and
> connecting via Windows e.g. \\192.168.0.100\lp0
> So I have to install the printer-driver only on Windows (there isn't
> existing one for Linx...)
>
> Maybe you can help me,
> Thanks a lot...
>
> Matthias Minich
>
>
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From: Oren Wolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Disk Lables Again
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 18:45:00 +0200
Thanx everyone, but i know how to mount the ufs using the new kernel,
i'm looking for the source code to identify the solaris disk label so i
can run an experimental thing on my own :)
Oren
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From: Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: minimal hardware for mp3 decoding
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 16:21:41 GMT
What is the lowest-end configuration that can practically be used for
decoding mp3 files practically? I plan to use linux and decoding will be
the only task of the computer (i.e. no X or anything).. Could I get away
with a slow pentium or maybe even a fast 486??
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.portable,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Linux sucks
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 16:25:14 GMT
>Then tell Microsoft that. Any time you change just about
>anything in the network config you get a dialog box asking
>you to reboot.
It'll ask you to reboot. Click on 'no' and it'll work just fine. Don't
you just love Microsoft.
Christian.
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From: Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: CDR in Red Hat 6.2
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 16:30:07 GMT
I am running Red Hat 6.2 and have a regular cd-rom that works fine. I
also have a HP 8100i CD-RW. I don't know how to get Linux to read the CD-
RW. Any answers?
--
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http://www.help.com/
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From: Sven Utcke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: LILO 1024 cyl thing
Date: 23 May 2000 18:54:26 +0200
Tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Also, I am trying desperately to get a CD created from an ISO image. I
> have Sony CD-Write and Nero at my disposal, but they seem to just copy
> the file to the disk.
If that is what you told them to do, yes.
> I want the .ISO file "expanded" so it has all
> files and directories on it. How would I go about doing that?
There should be an option / menu entry / seperate program / whatever
which is probably named binary-something or raw-something or
somesuch. You need to use / enable this when writing your CD.
Otherwise, how is your burner supposed to know that you do _not_ want
to write the file as is? You need to find a way to tell it that you
do not want to write a file, but rather a number of raw bytes
contained within that file.
Hope this helps some --- I use different programms...
Sven
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kari Mäki)
Subject: Linux romppu
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 16:53:15 GMT
Voiko Linux asennusrompun kopioida Windows-ohjelmalla (WinOnCD) niin
että syntyy toimiva lopputulos (symlinkit ym.)?
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From: "Jaime B. Zamora S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Wheel mouse in netscape redhat 6.2.
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 12:51:22 -0400
Hi I have a M$ intellimouse and i want its wheel working under rh62.
Thanks in advance.
--
Jaime B. Zamora S.
09 4296556
icq# 803568
Favor borra 'quitame' para responder.
Please delete 'quitame' to reply.
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From: bluto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Asus VS. Abit (need recomendation)
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 17:04:00 GMT
I am gett set to purchase a new motherboard...
I have it narrowed down to these two:
ASUS P3BF
or
ABIT BE6-2
can somebody give me feedback on either of these please..
thanks
bluto
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From: BEN BulleT. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Spinning Tops & Strings
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 17:04:30 GMT
In article <8ge4a3$gud$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
BEN BulleT. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A lawn mower drifting down to earth via a parachute is a spinning top.
> (two scenarios: parafoil type parachute and the line symmetric type
> parachute.) I've seen spinning tops in the street lamps but they
weren't
> very well defined. Blades of grass are strings but trees are not. I've
> cored a satelite with string theory but I think my stuff is too good
for
> outer space. I'd rather apply it to a helicopter. Now, saturn noise
goes
> something like, if you rotate your head (mainly to duck out of 8BALL)
> and the noise you hear at your ears is perfect then that is saturn
> noise. If the pitch changes at all then saturn noise is broken and
> spinning top related. Spinning tops change the pitch of the sound.
> Spinning tops are stopped in two stages. The first stage is like a
train
> whistle and the second stage is synchronization. My conclusion to
> spinning tops is that my teeth don't vibrate. It gets into clock
springs
> and helicopter landing pads but my solution is: radio goes to
telephone.
> Premise for superconductivitiy is doubled ice cubes. Break the
question
> mark is under wind shear (or radar). A steel measuring tape is a clock
> spring.
>
> --
> Kevin B. Murphy, Homo(nid) sapien superior,
> Also, I have postings as author:[EMAIL PROTECTED],I was kicked off
of
> the science
> groups apparently because network managers are way smarter then any
> physicist ever
> born.
>
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> Before you buy.
>
--
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Also, I have postings as author:[EMAIL PROTECTED],I was kicked off of
the science
groups apparently because network managers are way smarter then any
physicist ever
born.
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From: Chris Webster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Wheel mouse in netscape redhat 6.2.
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 11:11:34 -0600
I don't know if there is a better way yet. I was given this (add to
.Xresources or .Xdefaults file):
Netscape*drawingArea.translations: #replace \
<Btn1Down>: ArmLink() \n\
<Btn2Down>: ArmLink() \n\
~Shift<Btn1Up>: ActivateLink() \n\
~Shift<Btn2Up>: ActivateLink(new-window) \
DisarmLink() \n\
Shift<Btn1Up>: ActivateLink(save-only) \
DisarmLink() \n\
Shift<Btn2Up>: ActivateLink(save-only) \
DisarmLink() \n\
<Btn1Motion>: DisarmLinkIfMoved() \n\
<Btn2Motion>: DisarmLinkIfMoved() \n\
<Btn3Motion>: DisarmLinkIfMoved() \n\
<Motion>: DescribeLink() \n\
<Btn3Down>: xfeDoPopup() \n\
<Btn3Up>: ActivatePopup() \n\
Ctrl<Btn4Down>: PageUp()\n\
Ctrl<Btn5Down>: PageDown()\n\
Shift<Btn4Down>: LineUp()\n\
Shift<Btn5Down>: LineDown()\n\
None<Btn4Down>:
LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()\n\
None<Btn5Down>:
LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()\n\
Alt<Btn4Down>: xfeDoCommand(forward)\n\
Alt<Btn5Down>: xfeDoCommand(back)\n
Netscape*globalNonTextTranslations: #override\n\
Shift<Btn4Down>: LineUp()\n\
Shift<Btn5Down>: LineDown()\n\
<Btn4Down>:
LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()\n\
<Btn5Down>:
LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()\n\
Alt<Btn4Down>: xfeDoCommand(forward)\n\
Alt<Btn5Down>: xfeDoCommand(back)\n
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Diamond Viper II
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 17:06:53 GMT
I have a viper II and am using Caldera eDesktop 2.4 (XFree 3.3.6) and
haven't had a problem with it. Seems to work fine.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Mon, 22 May 2000 23:32:14 GMT, Christopher T. Kight
> <<2sjW4.127179$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
> shouted forth into the ether:
> >Forgive me if this has been asked before..
> >
> >I have a Diamond Viper II. It's a great video card, I was wondering
if
> >anyone has been able to get one running under any flavor of X? I have
some
> >older hardware that I know works under x, but I'd like to give it a
shot
> >with the nicer card.
>
> Savage2000 chipset. Argh. I think this is supported with the SVGA
server
> in the latest release of Xfree86 (3.3.6) but ISTR that people have
> reported problems with it. The drivers are pretty beta and you should
> really read the stuff at http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.6/S3V3.html ...
>
> --
> Matt G / Dances With Crows \###| You have me mixed up
with more
> There is no Darkness in Eternity \##| creative ways of being
stupid?
> But only Light too dim for us to see \#| Beer is a vegetable.
WinNT
> (Unless, of course, you're working with NT)\| is the study of cool.
--MegaHAL
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: CDR in Red Hat 6.2
Date: 23 May 2000 13:47:58 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 23 May 2000 16:30:07 GMT, Jeff
<<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>I am running Red Hat 6.2 and have a regular cd-rom that works fine. I
>also have a HP 8100i CD-RW. I don't know how to get Linux to read the CD-
>RW. Any answers?
http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/CD-Writing-HOWTO.html
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
remember the obvious part of that URL and look there first next time you
have a question. There's an 80% chance it's answered there.
--
Matt G / Dances With Crows \###| You have me mixed up with more
There is no Darkness in Eternity \##| creative ways of being stupid?
But only Light too dim for us to see \#| Beer is a vegetable. WinNT
(Unless, of course, you're working with NT)\| is the study of cool. --MegaHAL
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From: Duane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can not mount cdrom drive
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 09:56:13 -0700
Chris Dillon wrote:
>
> I am running RH 6.2 which I just installed 2 weeks ago. My problem is
> that I am unable to mount my cdrom drive. Linux knows that it is there,
> it is present on boot. Also, I recently moved the ide connection
> tonight to see if order made a difference and redhat recognized this on
> boot and uninstalled the cdrom at hdc and installed it as hdb.
>
> I have tried using linuxconf I select the drive and request mount and it
> says it's successful even though it is not. In a terminal I typed:
>
> mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
>
> I get an error message. Wrong media type.
>
> I have tried this with many different formats from audio to redhat
> install disk with the same error message.
>
> I have checked the link and cdrom is linked to /dev/hdb.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance.
How about reading the file /var/log/dmesg, and post here all the lines
relevant to the cdrom. That might give us some more clues to work with.
Like for example, is this a SCSI or IDE device.
--
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From: Joshua Baker-LePain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Modify Linux printer driver
Date: 23 May 2000 17:51:40 GMT
Chas Samuels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is there a way to modify a Linux HP Deskjet 500 printer driver to that of a
> driver that will work correctly as a HP Deskjet 540 driver? If so, please let
> me know how to do it. Thank you in advance.
For all your Linux printing needs:
http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht/
which, btw, says to just use the cdj500 ghostscript driver as is.
--
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: Disk Lables Again
Date: 23 May 2000 13:58:50 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 23 May 2000 18:45:00 +0200, Oren Wolf
<<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>Thanx everyone, but i know how to mount the ufs using the new kernel,
>i'm looking for the source code to identify the solaris disk label so i
>can run an experimental thing on my own :)
/usr/src/linux/fs/partitions/sun.{c,h} perhaps? There's also some stuff
in that directory under msdos.c which might prove useful.
As a general tip, if you want to get into serious programming in a Unix
environment, you may wish to make use of grep and the -r switch. "cd
/usr/src/linux/fs && grep -ir solaris * | more" with visual search of the
results yielded this information pretty quickly. I don't know how
programmers ever survived without grep or grep-like tools...
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Matt G / Dances With Crows \###| You have me mixed up with more
There is no Darkness in Eternity \##| creative ways of being stupid?
But only Light too dim for us to see \#| Beer is a vegetable. WinNT
(Unless, of course, you're working with NT)\| is the study of cool. --MegaHAL
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: minimal hardware for mp3 decoding
Date: 23 May 2000 14:04:22 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 23 May 2000 16:21:41 GMT, Martin
<<8geb62$m95$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>What is the lowest-end configuration that can practically be used for
>decoding mp3 files practically? I plan to use linux and decoding will be
>the only task of the computer (i.e. no X or anything).. Could I get away
>with a slow pentium or maybe even a fast 486??
My P-150 performs quite well, using about 10% of the CPU to decode the
mp3. A friend's P-90 can just barely run Winamp under Lose95. You could
probably get away with a 486/66, especially if you used mpg123 as your
player and downsampled with -singlemix or -2 (with a corresponding
reduction in sound quality.) A P-75 would certainly do the trick.
--
Matt G / Dances With Crows \###| You have me mixed up with more
There is no Darkness in Eternity \##| creative ways of being stupid?
But only Light too dim for us to see \#| Beer is a vegetable. WinNT
(Unless, of course, you're working with NT)\| is the study of cool. --MegaHAL
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From: "Gero H. Marten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can not mount cdrom drive
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 19:13:03 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Chris Dillon wrote:
>
> I am running RH 6.2 which I just installed 2 weeks ago. My problem is
> that I am unable to mount my cdrom drive. Linux knows that it is there,
> it is present on boot. Also, I recently moved the ide connection
> tonight to see if order made a difference and redhat recognized this on
> boot and uninstalled the cdrom at hdc and installed it as hdb.
>
> I have tried using linuxconf I select the drive and request mount and it
> says it's successful even though it is not. In a terminal I typed:
>
> mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
>
> I get an error message. Wrong media type.
>
> I have tried this with many different formats from audio to redhat
> install disk with the same error message.
>
> I have checked the link and cdrom is linked to /dev/hdb.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Chris
Is /dev/cdrom set up correctly in your /etc/fstab file?
--
Gero H. Marten
<http://www.provi.de/gmarten/>
--
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David C.)
Subject: Re: Can not mount cdrom drive
Date: 23 May 2000 14:17:24 -0400
"Gero H. Marten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> Chris Dillon wrote:
>>
>> I am running RH 6.2 which I just installed 2 weeks ago. My problem
>> is that I am unable to mount my cdrom drive. Linux knows that it is
>> there, it is present on boot. Also, I recently moved the ide
>> connection tonight to see if order made a difference and redhat
>> recognized this on boot and uninstalled the cdrom at hdc and
>> installed it as hdb.
>>
>> I have tried using linuxconf I select the drive and request mount and
>> it says it's successful even though it is not. In a terminal I
>> typed:
>>
>> mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
>>
>> I get an error message. Wrong media type.
Are you certain that the disc is formatted as ISO-9660? There are other
formats.
For instance, Macintosh CD's are often formatted HFS, so you'd need to
use:
mount -t hfs /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
I have also seen CDs which are images of FAT and VFAT hard drive
partitions. You'd need to use "-t vfat" or something similar to mount
one of these.
>> I have tried this with many different formats from audio to redhat
>> install disk with the same error message.
Audio discs definitely won't mount this way. They are not ISO-9660.
The RedHat install CD, however, is ISO-9660, and should mount.
>> I have checked the link and cdrom is linked to /dev/hdb.
>
> Is /dev/cdrom set up correctly in your /etc/fstab file?
This shouldn't matter if he's usng the command line he posted.
/etc/fstab is only necessary if you want to mount the drive by
specifying incomplete information (like only the name of the mount
point.)
-- David
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From: "David S. DeWitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Asus VS. Abit (need recomendation)
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 13:29:03 -0500
I've had the Abit board for a few months. Have not had a single problem.
The Abit BE6-2 has only one isa slot, if you need another try the Abit
BE6. I use this one at work with dual monitors, isa adaptec scsi card, isa
sound card, pci modem. All with no problems.
Hope this helps.
David
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"bluto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I am gett set to purchase a new motherboard...
> I have it narrowed down to these two:
>
> ASUS P3BF
> or
> ABIT BE6-2
>
> can somebody give me feedback on either of these please..
>
>
> thanks
> bluto
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (System V)
Subject: Locking tapedrive
Date: 23 May 2000 18:30:06 GMT
#include <std/disclaimer.h>
Hello,
I don't want other people (than root and backup) to eject the tape on the dat
drives in our main server. But pressing the eject button ejects te tape.
Is there a way to 'lock' the tape drive, so that pressing the eject button won't
relese the tape?
Grntz
SysV
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From: Brandon Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: The Perfect Linux Video Card
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 10:30:04 -0800
I know this is a tough subject, but instead of trying to get my current
card to work with Linux, I want to buy a card that is already
well-supported. What would be the best choice for a card that has great
Linux drivers already written? Is there anything I can plug in, config,
and expect to work great?
Thanks,
Brandon
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Anger & RedHat (Slightly Off Topic)
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 18:28:01 GMT
R$H doesn't install well and their support is poor. Other than that,
it's a fine distro! ;-)
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hey all, just curious:
>
> Why are people hate RedHat so much?? I see that some people
really rip
> on RedHat. Please fill me in :)
>
> Thanks
>
> Jeff
>
>
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From: Lac Hao Viet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.m68k,comp.os.linux.development
Subject: Re: Getting linux to run on new hardware, help please.
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 18:27:00 GMT
Recompile your kernel; look for Kernel-HOWTO at http://www.linuxdoc.org/
This may help.
In article <8frrbl$dg3$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello all,
> I have a motorola 68ez328 board that I'm trying to get linux to run
> on. I bought the uclinux distribution for the 68ez328. My problem is
> that the distribution compiles in a lot of things I don't need, like
> networking, etc. I just want a minimum set of linux to run on the
> board, like tasks, memory management, and the serial port. Can anyone
> get me started on how to stip out the stuff I don't need, or how
> to "port" the linux to my board. I have searched the web for anything
> on porting linux to no avail.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Chris
>
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>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: The Perfect Linux Video Card
Date: 23 May 2000 14:52:55 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 23 May 2000 10:30:04 -0800, Brandon Barnes
<<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>I know this is a tough subject, but instead of trying to get my current
>card to work with Linux, I want to buy a card that is already
>well-supported. What would be the best choice for a card that has great
>Linux drivers already written? Is there anything I can plug in, config,
>and expect to work great?
What are your needs wrt 3D support? There are a lot of cards that will do
2D just fine with no prodding. The ATi Xpert98 (well, anything with a
Mach64 chipset by ATi), Matrox G200/G400, anything with a Riva TNT or
TNT2, and most of 3dfx's Voodoo series. Judging from posts on this NG,
users of S3 and Trident cards have more problems than average, so avoid
those manufacturers. Also keep in mind that the newer the distro, the
more likely it is that your card's supported well. RedHat 6.2, SuSE 6.4,
Mandrake 7.0, and 3 or 4 other distros shipped with Xfree86 3.3.6; look
for that!
If you want 3D without much pain, you can get a Matrox G200/G400 or a
Voodoo. nVidia's TNT stuff has binary-only beta 3D drivers available, and
getting them to work right involves some hassling. At the moment, I don't
play 3D games, so I can't comment too much on this.
The Matrox cards are about the best performers with 2D under Linux as
well...
--
Matt G / Dances With Crows \###| You have me mixed up with more
There is no Darkness in Eternity \##| creative ways of being stupid?
But only Light too dim for us to see \#| Beer is a vegetable. WinNT
(Unless, of course, you're working with NT)\| is the study of cool. --MegaHAL
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