Linux-Hardware Digest #305, Volume #13 Thu, 27 Jul 00 12:13:06 EDT
Contents:
Linux for raytracing ("Stefan Viljoen")
Re: Processor upgrade (Kenneth R�rvik)
Re: Token Ring Network card on Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Network card suggestion? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Processor upgrade (hac)
Re: Zenith Z-Note NIC cable or wiring ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: help with installing printers (Wally Brock)
Re: Network card suggestion? (Dances With Crows)
Large HD + Linux + Win98 (Jan Fischer)
Re: Token Ring Network card on Linux (Werner Kliewer)
Re: 8gb and 13gb = problem (David C.)
Re: Which OS for Targon 430 ? (tolan)
Re: If Linux, which? If not Linux, what? NOT flame-bait! (David C.)
Re: A good IDE ("Jan Schaumann")
Weird X11 on thinkpad 370C (Morten Lund)
Re: PS/2 Mouse not detected. (Robert Wiegand)
Re: MicroModem ("D F")
Has anybody had any luck with hp722c? ("H Brett Bolen")
Re: Rockwell Riptide Support ?? ("D F")
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From: "Stefan Viljoen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux for raytracing
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 16:01:55 +0200
Hi -
A small "poll" type question:
What systems do anybody here run (mem/mhz/proc type/mem speed/bus speed)
that use their Linux setups for a lot of raytracing / raytracing only?
I am planning to build a system / change my currenty one to mainly render
with PovRay stuff that I designed in 95 with a scene builder. My currently
rendering jobs "reliably" crash Win95 about every two days.
Thanks!
Stefan Viljoen
--
Starwars Forever!!!
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.intekom.com/rylan/
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Subject: Re: Processor upgrade
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth R�rvik)
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:18:12 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in <8lpdrt$g65$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>Say I bought a new CPU and one of the new mobo or new RAM, each of which
>seem to be a similar price new, and kept the old variant of the other
>(ie old SIMMs or old mobo).
>
>What's the best deal? I'd have guessed at new m/b with 500MHz CPU and
>old SIMMs would give best bang per buck.
>
>And if I get a new mobo why stick with socket 7? Are the K6s so good
>that it makes sense anyway?
Depends, they're at a good price point right now (in Norway anyway). This
may soon change, however, as I think AMD has discontinued production of the
K6-family.
I am very happy with my K6-2 400 setup, which cost me less than 1/3rd of
what a new PIII Setup would. I got a K6 233 and mobo with 32M SDRAM second-
hand at a low price (700NOK, about 80$). I have later replaced the CPU,
which I bought for ~40$, and added another 128M of RAM.
But you would of course get a lot better performance with a newer PIII or
AMD Duron. Then again, this would mean getting a new mobo, CPU and RAM,
which could turn out a lot more expensive than a socket 7 and a K6-2.
The rest of your hardware should be taken into consideration too; if you
have a fast hard drive and a good graphics card, a Celeron or even
PIII/Athlon/Duron combo with new mobo will give good performance.
Guess my point is, take a look at how much money you are willing to spend -
if funds are tight, a K6-2 500 with mobo shouldn't cost you too much. On
the other hand, if you have a bit of cash, getting a slot1/A or socket 370
board and a PIII/Duron/Athlon or Celeron (which are actually PIIIs with
some features disabled) will give you a little more performance, and
increase the possibilities for a future upgrade.
--
Kenneth R�rvik 91841353/22718452
Steenstrupsgate 5 B [EMAIL PROTECTED]
0554 OSLO home.no.net/stasis
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Token Ring Network card on Linux
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:09:03 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Simon He" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was trring to setup Red Hat Linux 6.2 on a Token Ring Network,
somehow the
> token ring card could not be initialized at bootup even after editing
the
> conf.module file. The error message I'm getting is:
>
> localhost insmod: /lib/modules/2.2.14-12/net/ibmtr.o: init_module:
Device or
> resource busy
> localhost insmod: /lib/modules/2.2.14-12/net/ibmtr.o: insmod tr0
failed
> localhost kernel: ibmtr: register_trdev() returned non-zero.
>
> I have tried both ISA and PCI card but to no avail, could anyone
provide me
> with solution to this problem ?
>
> Simon
>
>
Hi. Its been awhile since I put together my TR/ethernet router, but I
believe that I had to build the TR card into the kernel (rather than
using modules). I probably would have tried modules first (it was only
the 2nd linux machine I got going). Also, make sure that you know what
your interrupts & shared RAM & addresses & all the other funky stuff
that TR cards have on 'em are - I'm sure I had to do that through DOS.
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Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Network card suggestion?
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:11:03 GMT
Can anyone suggest the best 3Com PCI card for Suse Linux? I'm about to
go and buy... and want an easy installation. Thanks
Peter
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Before you buy.
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From: hac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Processor upgrade
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:28:53 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I have a spare Socket 7 motherboard hanging around. I'd like to use it
> to upgrade the DX4/100 that's currently running RH6.2 for me.
>
> The clock/multipliers suggest it was designed to run Pentium MMX upto
> 233Mhz.
>
> I'd like to get around 500MHz, so can I put any other processor (like a
> K6) in here that would be faster, and actually work of with the current
> installation?
>
> If not are there any issues I should know about re choosing a new
> mobo/cpu pair? (Well known chipset oddities, etc). Any good reference
> sites for this sort of thing, 'good' meaning up to date and Linux
> focused?
>
If it supports the MMX, then it has the split power for core and I/O.
For other people who may be looking at socket 7 boards, very old
boards may have a single supply for the CPU, which really limits what
you can use.
You need to make sure that you can set the core voltage to whatever
the processor wants. Some trickery may get beyond what is officially
supported - multiple jumpers, using resistors instead of jumpers. For
the ASUS P55T2P4, see this site:
http://www.jump.net/~lcs/kalle/rev3.htm
--
Howard Christeller Irvine, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: Zenith Z-Note NIC cable or wiring
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:22:02 GMT
I have a spare network transceiver available for a Z-Note, 10BaseT
ethernet. Email me if interested. I believe Win9x does support
network adapters for the Z-Note (coax and AUI adapters were also made
for that unit at one time).
n article <Y5c85.5634$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"news.bigpond.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi
> I was wondering whether any one can tell me where to get a network
cable for
> a Zenith Z-Note 425lxx 486 notebook.
> Alternatively the wiring info for this cable so that I can make one.
>
> From what I can gather Linux supports the Network Adapter in this
machine.
> Win9x doesn't.
>
> Any comments?
>
>
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Before you buy.
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From: Wally Brock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,apana.lists.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,hk.comp.os.linux,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: help with installing printers
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:42:51 GMT
Place the following line into your "/etc/conf.modules" file:
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
Good Luck,
Wally
Eric Wong wrote:
> Help me please......
> i've just install RedHat linux 6.0 to act as a server in my office of 8
> win98pc and 2 Macs, it works fine as a file server. But I hit a brick wall
> when I tried to install an Epson Laser (EPL-5700L) printer. I couldn't get
> it work. I look at the printtool section and couldn't find my printer on
> the select list.
>
> The Question is how do I install the printer to act as network printer
> amongs the pcs and the Macs?? Help is very much appreciated..
>
> Thanx you in advance
>
> Regards
>
> Eric
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: Network card suggestion?
Date: 27 Jul 2000 14:45:11 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:11:03 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Can anyone suggest the best 3Com PCI card for Suse Linux? I'm about to
>go and buy... and want an easy installation. Thanks
3Com 905B or 905C. The 3Com590 will also work if you can find one
(they're cheaper, but they're limited to 10Mbit.) Use the 3c59x
module--the 3c90x one has problems.
--
Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see
Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin / Tyranny is always better organized
http://www.brainbench.com / than freedom.
=============================/ ==Charles Peguy
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Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 16:52:19 +0100
From: Jan Fischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Large HD + Linux + Win98
Hello!
I have got the following problem:
I want to install both Linux (SuSE6.4) and Windows 98 on a new system
with a 20.5 GB Western-Digital IDE HD. I have already spent some time
trying, but nothing seems to work.
Obviously Windows and Linux cannot agree on the partitioning of the
harddisk. I have tried both LBA and NORMAL as BIOS modes for the disk.
Every time the result was that one of the OSes only recognized 500MB or
8GB of the disk, or the partitions overlapped.
Thus my questions are:
- which mode is the right one (LBA, NORMAL or LARGE)
- which software should be used for the partitioning (DOS fdisk,
Linux fdisk, cfdisk, yast or WD Data Lifeguard)
- are there special parameters for the kernel or for fdisk that have to
be specified
So far I think I have found out that Windows only works with LBA, Linux
only with NORMAL.
If you know a solution: Please answer by E-Mail.
Jan Fischer
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Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Token Ring Network card on Linux
From: Werner Kliewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 09:50:08 CDT
Only IBM ISA cards that are NOT LAN_Streamers are supported. A very few other cards
will work because they use the IBM
chipset. The very latest PCI card from IBM is also supposed to work, but I have not
tried them yet. I have TR running
on a number of Linux PC's, including my laptop, but they all use IBM brand, older
model cards.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Simon He wrote:
> From: "Simon He" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Newsgroups:
>comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.misc
> Subject: Token Ring Network card on Linux
> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 09:49:51 +1000
>
> Hi,
>
> I was trring to setup Red Hat Linux 6.2 on a Token Ring Network, somehow the
> token ring card could not be initialized at bootup even after editing the
> conf.module file. The error message I'm getting is:
>
> localhost insmod: /lib/modules/2.2.14-12/net/ibmtr.o: init_module: Device or
> resource busy
> localhost insmod: /lib/modules/2.2.14-12/net/ibmtr.o: insmod tr0 failed
> localhost kernel: ibmtr: register_trdev() returned non-zero.
>
> I have tried both ISA and PCI card but to no avail, could anyone provide me
> with solution to this problem ?
>
>
> Simon
>
Werner Kliewer
in Winnipeg
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David C.)
Subject: Re: 8gb and 13gb = problem
Date: 27 Jul 2000 10:58:06 -0400
NecroBurn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Well i have these to sized drives and well linux is on the 8 and win
> 98 is on the 13 well i have has the 13 for a while, linux is now my
> primary hdd and win my second. i type dos to load the win drive and it
> just freeses there saying loadin dos, but the hdd lights aint moving
> and no clicks from either hdd is there something i did wrong ?? i just
> installed linux RH 6.1 today like just a few hours ago
Win9x (and other DOS-derived operating systems) must boot from a primary
partition on your first hard drive (meaning primary-master if you have
IDE drives installed.)
Win9x doesn't have to be completely installed on that drive, but the
core files (like IO.SYS and MSDOS.SYS, and a few other key files) must
be on a primary partition on the first drive.
If you swap master/slave (so the Win9x 13G drive is master), you'll be
able to boot Windows. You'll still be able to boot Linux from the slave
drive - just be sure you install LILO on the master drive (pointing to a
/boot partition on the slave).
-- David
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From: tolan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.misc
Subject: Re: Which OS for Targon 430 ?
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 23:19:42 +0100
Adrien Huvier wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I need to find an OS for a Nixdorf Targon 430.
> All I know about it is that its CPU is a Mips R3000 (or maybe R4000).
>
> Does anyone know if Linux runs on this platform ?
> If not, which OS could I use?
>
> I searched for references about it but couldn't find anything.
>
> Thanks for your help !
i think (only think) that you can get freeBSD for linux, it free and and
a unix derivative so all linux progs should work (with a little
massaging)
check www.freebsd.org
;o)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David C.)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.openbsd.misc
Subject: Re: If Linux, which? If not Linux, what? NOT flame-bait!
Date: 27 Jul 2000 11:00:13 -0400
Albert Ulmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> If not, IMHO you can also try Mandrake Linux, which is said to be
> quite good as well.
Mandrake is RedHat, plus some customizations.
-- David
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From: "Jan Schaumann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: A good IDE
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 11:06:56 -0400
On 27 Jul 2000 04:57:40 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (cLIeNUX user) wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (cLIeNUX user) writes:
>>
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (cLIeNUX user) writes:
>>> >
>>> >>>Well, emacs can do that too. Even better, you can do M-x compile,
>>> >>>and C-x ` (that's a backquote) takes you to the next error in the
>>> >>>output, opening files as necessary.
>>> >
>>> >>IFF your code is all set up right for emacs. Mine isn't.
>>> >
>>> >How can your code be setup wrong for emacs? You could have a
>>> >different formatting, but it should be not problem to turn off emacs
>>> >auto formatting option, or to customize them to suit your needs.
>>>
>>>
>>> I use sh scripts instead of make. The script is typically called
>>> "build", and there may be others for what would usually be make
>>> targets like
>>> "clean".
>>
>>you can adjust the compile-command.
>>
>>in your .emacs, put
>>
>>;; compile command
>>(setq compile-command "build")
>>
>
>
> Thanks, but I'll just type build in the shell.
You could,of course, call a shell from inside of emacs (M+!, IIRC)... ;-)
Fup2 comp.os.linux.development.apps
-Jan
--
Jan Schaumann <http://www.netmeister.org>
What good is an obscenity trial except to popularize literature?
-- Nero Wolfe, "The League of Frightened Men"
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From: Morten Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Weird X11 on thinkpad 370C
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 17:11:43 +0200
Hello
I have got an *old* IBM thinkpad 370C. The grapiccard should be a
wd90c24. I have a weird problem with my X, when using a quite new
version of X. Here is the problem:
As I start my X up, it appears normally, but when I start moving my
mouse, I see some flickering (as the screen turns black for a very short
while). If I move the mouse to the left corner and keep on dragging
downright right, the screen turns totally black. The same thing happens
if I hold my shift key down for more than a second.
This problem has occurred with Mandrake 7.0(i486version) and with Suse
6.3.
The most strange part is: If I use Redhat 5.2, I don't have the problem
at all, and that is with the same XF86Config.
Hope someone out there can help me.
Regards Morten Lund
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From: Robert Wiegand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PS/2 Mouse not detected.
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 09:52:12 -0500
Jasper Moeller wrote:
> - If you can reserve IRQ 12 for a "legacy device", do so.
This may not work. I have seen this cause the mouse to *not* work
because the motherboard thinks IRQ 12 is taken and it disables
the mouse.
Try it both ways.
--
Regards,
Bob Wiegand [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "D F" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: MicroModem
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 11:23:45 -0400
Also sprach [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
>I need driver for "HSP56 MicroModem" for Linux.
Yes, that's true... You need a driver for it to work in
WindBlows, too. In fact, that "modem" is pretty much _all_
driver.
Unfortunately, that's a software modem and no such driver
exists for Linux (unless, perhaps, if it's made by Lucent or
by PCTel). In any event, you'd be much better served in
expending your energy in acquiring a real modem than you are
in trying to get that pseudo-modem to work with a true
operating system. Hardware modems have numerous advantages
over software modems, regardless of the platform on which
you choose to deploy them.
Dave Fluri
North Bay, Ontario Canada
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From: "H Brett Bolen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Has anybody had any luck with hp722c?
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 11:24:50 -0400
Yeah, I know it is a winprinter. The ppb (ppm?)
converter in rh6.2 ( and mandrake 7.1 ) doesn't work
for me.
thanks b�
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From: "D F" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Rockwell Riptide Support ??
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 11:30:59 -0400
Also sprach 4Front Technologies in message
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>Dave,
>
>Do you want to sell your Riptide card to me?. How much do
you
>want for it?
>
>Best regards
>Dev Mazumdar
Unfortunately, I've given it to a WindBlows-addicted
co-worker. I know for a fact, though, that she hasn't
installed it, yet 'cause I'd agreed to install it for her.
So, I called her last night and asked if she's willing to
sell it. She says she'll sell it for $75 US plus shipping. I
thought that was kinda steep for a piece of crap but she
says if she sells it, she'll have to buy a 56K modem and
sound card and that will set her back at least $75. Let me
know if you're interested and I'll facilitate the exchange.
Dave Fluri
North Bay, Ontario Canada
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