Linux-Hardware Digest #236, Volume #14 Tue, 23 Jan 01 21:13:08 EST
Contents:
FA:IBM ThinkPad 365XD p133/24mb/1gb/cdrom/Linux (schlomo)
Re: popping sound card (Joshua Baker-LePain)
Re: MPEG-2 decoder (Jarl Friis)
Re: [HELP]: LS-120 Setup as Floppy /dev/fd0 (Paul Bristow)
Re: Hardware list: HP Vectra VL600 Mk II 32Mb Matrox G400 4x AGP, CrystalClear 16
bit Full DUPLEX etc. ("lobotomy")
USR 5610 and 2.4.0 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: RAID 1 terabyte on linux - advice needed (Michael Schulz)
Do DVD players work with Linux? ("Andy Walker")
NEC CDROM
Re: can't print to my printer, but Win machines can! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Rachel,this is it ("John L")
Linux on an SGI INDY workstation ("root")
Re: Linux on an SGI INDY workstation (Troutman)
Re: linux "freezes" frequently ("Richard Biemans")
Re: Please tell me your motherboard name if it works properly in Linux
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Hot Swap Kits (OJC)
AMR modem & CS4280 sound chib (Hossam Hossny)
Re: Promise ATA/100 card (Noble Pepper)
Re: Can anyone pleaseeeeee help me.... (Michael V. Ferranti)
Re: To all linux user...... (Michael V. Ferranti)
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From: schlomo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: FA:IBM ThinkPad 365XD p133/24mb/1gb/cdrom/Linux
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 20:56:34 GMT
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1209819290
IBM ThinkPad 365XD Linux ............. [ThinkPenguine]
133MHZ CPU
11" Display
24MB Ram
1.0GB HD
Internal CD-ROM
External Floppy (IBM p/n 10h3980)
AC Adapter (IBM p/n 85G6709)
56K PCMCIA Fax/Modem
Two button mouse
External 1.0GB Sparq Drive including
removable cartridge w/ installed Linux driver
Linux Slackware 3.6 original 4 disc set included
Pre-installed software including Netscape 4.74,
Corel Wordperfect 8, and more...
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From: Joshua Baker-LePain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: popping sound card
Date: 23 Jan 2001 21:25:20 GMT
Mike Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mike Edwards wrote:
>>
>> I've recently installed RHL 7.0 on an older Dell XPS 350 with integrated
>> Crystal 3D 64V wavetable. sndconfig ran just fine and recognized the
>> device as a CS4236. Now, my problem is that at the very beginning of
>> every sound produced, I get a wretched popping or snapping sound coming
>> out of the speakers. I thought it might be because this box isn't
>> properly grounded, but when I boot into windoze, it sounds fine.
>> Perhaps a different driver? I will go and look on the Dell website....
> OK, the Dell website confirms that I do indeed have the CS4236 chipset.
> Can anyone hazard a guess as to what's going on?
AFAIK, that's just the way those drivers work for that chipset. If it
annoys you too much, you can install the ALSA drivers. www.alsa-project.org.
Those work quite well, and get rid of the popping.
--
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University
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From: Jarl Friis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: MPEG-2 decoder
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 23:08:19 +0100
Edward Lee wrote:
> Jarl Friis wrote:
>
>
> I don't know about Athlon, but a K6-500 or PIII-450 should be enough for
> good
> quality DVD. However, you must have properly optimized software (with
> MMX,
> 3Dnow is not necessary). Actually, dual CPUs will be better to separate
> the Video (MP2) and Audio (AC-3) threads.
Have you tried? I doubt your spec would be good enough to *joy* a DVD
movie, not even with MMX/3dNow. But lets give it a try:
What mpeg player software do you use/suggest? (a link would be good)
How do I for that mpeg player compile it as optimised for MMX/3DNow? (I
guess the README will tell)
I'll try to setup that software, and tell If I am satisfied
Have you tried some of the trailers you can get from
http://www.heroinewarrior.com/xmovie.php3
Jarl
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From: Paul Bristow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [HELP]: LS-120 Setup as Floppy /dev/fd0
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 23:16:43 +0100
Youngert wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I finally finished setting up my Linux system with an LS-120 UHD ATAPI
> Floppy drive and would like to be able to use it as a 1.44MB floppy drive
> with the mtools utility, i.e. mdir, mcopy, etc. Everytime when I issue
> "mdir a:", my Linux system complained with the following messages:
>
> init: set default params
> Cannot initialize 'A:'
>
> Does anyone know how I can setup the LS-120 drive acts as a 1.44 floppy
> drive?
Add the line
drive a: file="/dev/hdd" exclusive
to your /etc/mtools.conf file.
Chnage /dev/hdd to suit your system. Your device is NOT /dev/fd0. Look in
/var/log/messages for a line containing LS-120.
--
Regards,
Paul Bristow
ide-floppy maintainer for linux-kernel
http://paulbristow.net/linux/idefloppy.html
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From: "lobotomy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hardware list: HP Vectra VL600 Mk II 32Mb Matrox G400 4x AGP,
CrystalClear 16 bit Full DUPLEX etc.
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 22:22:58 GMT
The Intel NIC and Matrox G400 are definately supported. If you get XFree
4 and the proper drivers from Matrox, you can even use OpenGL and both
heads. It is, of course, impossible to say what exactly the
'CrystalClear' audio device is, but it probably isn't hardware-compatible
with the SoundBlaster 16. More likely, it is an integrated Crystal
CS423x (ISA) or 4280/46xx (PCI) codec. These are all supported by
current kernels, however.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Martin Booth"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dear Folks,
>
> I have a PC being offered to me, but I don't know if it will work with
> Linux, specifically the 32Mb Matrox G400 4x AGP and the CrystalClear 16
> bit Full Duplex. Any ideas if it will work? Any help would be gratefully
> received, as I don't have long to deicde!
>
> P.S. in case of E-mails remove the nospam.
>
>
> Specifications. HP Vectra VL600 Mk II
>
> Processor
> Pentium III 866 MHz
> Cache Size/Type
> 256Kb Level 2
> Standard Pre installed Memory
> 128Mb RAMBUS
> Video/Graphics
> 32Mb Matrox G400 4x AGP
> PCI Set
> Intel 820
> Hard Disk Interface & Size
> 15Gb Ultra ATA/66 (FAT32
> Partitioned as C : 3.75Gb, D :11.25Gb)
> DVD-Rom Drive
> 8x DVD ROM IDE Drive
> Sound
> CrystalClear 16 bit Full Duplex
> (SoundBlaster compatible)
> Networking
> Intel Pro 100+ 100BaseT,10baseTX
> Serial Port
> 2 x 16550 UART
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: USR 5610 and 2.4.0
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 22:20:32 GMT
My problem: I have a USR 5610 pci internal fax
modem.. it works FINE with the kernel 2.2.x
series, using setserial to bind it's irq/port to
/dev/ttyS*... NOW, when I use a 2.4.0 kernel, the
kernel detects my modem at boot and assigns it to
ttyS00(yes, two 0s).. however, there is no
listing for ttyS00 in Documentation/devices.txt
and setserial reports the port in use when trying
to assign it somewhere else.. anyone know to
remedie this?
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From: Michael Schulz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.alpha
Subject: Re: RAID 1 terabyte on linux - advice needed
Date: 23 Jan 2001 22:16:03 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> difference that I do not recall ever seeing x86 machine with a builtin
> SCSI controller. But maybe there are some?
Every Compaq-Proliant Server has a built-in SCSI-Controller. The DL-Systems also
have Raid integrated.
bye
michael
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From: "Andy Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Do DVD players work with Linux?
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 22:28:22 -0000
My DVD drive seems to appear as a cd-rom when I boot up.
should it appear as a DVD drive and work as such, or is it not yet
supported.
I`m using an Athelon 600 running Mandrake 7.2.
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: NEC CDROM
Date: 23 Jan 2001 22:53:48 GMT
Hey all,
I've got this ATAPI CD-ROM. I'm not exactly sure of the model,
but info from the vendor specifies it as a:
NEC-3.04, I-F5, 17/40x CDROM
My kernel identifies it as:
> cat /proc/ide/ide1/hdc/model
NEC CD-ROM DRIVE:28D
I've always used the default IDE-ATAPI driver, ide-cdrom version 4.58,
and it 'works' fine. But every time I change the CD, I get the
following logged errors:
>dmesg
ATAPI device hdc:
Unknown Error Type: (reserved) -- (Sense key=0x09)
(vendor-specific error) -- (asc=0x9a, ascq=0xc4)
The failed "Read Table of Contents" packet command was:
"43 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 "
VFS: Disk change detected on device ide1(22,0)
VFS: Disk change detected on device ide1(22,0)
ATAPI device hdc:
Unknown Error Type: (reserved) -- (Sense key=0x09)
(vendor-specific error) -- (asc=0x9a, ascq=0xc4)
The failed "Read Table of Contents" packet command was:
"43 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 "
VFS: Disk change detected on device ide1(22,0)
...and so on and on...
I've never bothered with it, but it fills up dmesg with
junk and it's getting on my nerves. If someone knows why
this message keeps showing up, I'd appreciate an answer.
Additional info for any gurus interested in helping:
>cat /proc/ide/ide1/hdc/settings
name value min max mode
---- ----- --- --- ----
breada_readahead 4 0 127 rw
dsc_overlap 1 0 1 rw
file_readahead 124 0 2097151 rw
io_32bit 0 0 3 rw
keepsettings 0 0 1 rw
max_kb_per_request 64 1 127 rw
nice1 1 0 1 rw
pio_mode write-only 0 255 w
slow 0 0 1 rw
unmaskirq 0 0 1 rw
using_dma 1 0 1 rw
- Chuck
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: can't print to my printer, but Win machines can!
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 22:52:18 GMT
Whoops! In /etc/printcap I have the following:
### BEGIN apsfilter: ### /etc/gs.upp/y2prn_lp.upp lp ###
# Warning: Configured for apsfilter, do not edit the labels!
# apsfilter setup Sat Oct 21 02:45:42 CEST 2000
#
ascii|lp1|y2prn_lp.upp--ascii-lp|y2prn_lp.upp ascii:\
:lp=/dev/lp0:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/y2prn_lp.upp--ascii-lp:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/y2prn_lp.upp--ascii-lp/log:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/y2prn_lp.upp--ascii-lp/acct:\
:if=/var/lib/apsfilter/bin/y2prn_lp.upp--ascii-lp:\
:la@:mx#0:\
:tr=:cl:sh:
#
lp|lp2|y2prn_lp.upp--auto-lp|y2prn_lp.upp auto:\
:lp=/dev/lp0:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/y2prn_lp.upp--auto-lp:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/y2prn_lp.upp--auto-lp/log:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/y2prn_lp.upp--auto-lp/acct:\
:if=/var/lib/apsfilter/bin/y2prn_lp.upp--auto-lp:\
:la@:mx#0:\
:tr=:cl:sh:
#
raw|lp3|y2prn_lp.upp--raw-lp|y2prn_lp.upp raw:\
:lp=/dev/lp0:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/y2prn_lp.upp--raw-lp:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/y2prn_lp.upp--raw-lp/log:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/y2prn_lp.upp--raw-lp/acct:\
:if=/var/lib/apsfilter/bin/y2prn_lp.upp--raw-lp:\
:la@:mx#0:\
:tr=:cl:sh:
#
### END apsfilter: ### /etc/gs.upp/y2prn_lp.upp lp ###
Thanks,
Ken
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Mark Bratcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
>
> What do your printcap entries look like for this printer?
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > I have a PS printer hooked up to my Linux machine. When windows
> > machines print to my printer via SAMBA, their jobs come out
perfectly!
> > However, when I print from my own machine, I only get a line of code
> > at the top of the page and then nothing else. This happens when I
> > print ascii, PS, or basically anything from my own machine. Any
> > suggestions on how to remedy this, or on what to look for? Printing
> > used to work flawlessly!
> >
> > SUSE Linux Pro 7.0
> > Apple LaserWriter 16/600 PS
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ken
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com
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York;14610;USA
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Reply-To: "John L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "John L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Rachel,this is it
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 23:01:28 GMT
arsehole
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From: "root" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Linux on an SGI INDY workstation
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 00:02:05 GMT
I was wondering has anyone tried to install Linux on a INDY workstation? The
hardware seems pretty basic. 100mhz MIPS processor and 64megs of ram.
Any help would be great!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Troutman)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Linux on an SGI INDY workstation
Date: 23 Jan 2001 19:12:48 -0500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (root) graced us with the following:
>I was wondering has anyone tried to install Linux on a INDY workstation?
>The hardware seems pretty basic. 100mhz MIPS processor and 64megs of
>ram.
>
>Any help would be great!
Have you checked out http://www.sgi.com/linux/ yet?
I tried Hard Hat which was basically Red Hat 5.2 for Indy (the only SGI
supported for Linux at the time) and I didn't have much luck. I have
heard that it runs well though. My Indys were pretty old...
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______________________________
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http://www.troutman.org/
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From: "Richard Biemans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: linux "freezes" frequently
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 01:11:54 +0100
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Stephan Neumaier"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My Linux (SuSE 7.0) suffers from frequently crashes. When they happen,
> the screen "freezes", the mouse and cursor disappear and there is no
> possibility to press a key anymore. Waiting patient for some 15 minutes
> doesn`t have any success, I have to switch off power (!!!) to restart
> the computer. That shouldn`t happen to Linux, I reckon. Of course
> restarting then takes a long time, because of checking the file system,
> once it was damaged that serious, that I could only help myself with
> reinstalling Linux.
>
> The crashes so far only happened under X-Windows (Version 4), mostly
> they came along with a running Netscape Communicator (Version 4.75).
> Recently they turned out when I was running some self-composed
> C-programs with endless loops or wrong address-allocations (compiled
> with gpp 2.95.2). Then not only the concerned xterm-window breaks down,
> but it also forces the whole system to stop. Sometimes the systems
> crashes without a special reason, just while I`m typing or only looking
> at the screen.
>
> I got a certain feeling that it has something to do with my graphics
> adapter, it is a ATI Xpert2000 (AGP) with the rage 128 chipset. So far I
> couldn't configure it properly: it works, but the 3D features are not
> supported. Can that be one cause for my trouble?
>
> There are no comments about the crashes in /var/log/messages to get
> closer to the cause, so I`m really helpless in finding a solution. Also
> I looked up several newsgroups and could`n find something similar to my
> case - so please, please help me if you got the slightest idea! Thank
> you in advance,
>
> Stephan.
Hi,
Are you by any chance running kernel 2.4.0 & xfstt? (True Type Font Server)
The combination of XF 4.0.x, xfstt and kernel 2.4.0 causes the X-server
to lock up. Not running xfstt solved it for me. Herbert, the author is
working on a fix.
Hope this helps,
Ribi
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,tw.bbs.comp.linux
Subject: Re: Please tell me your motherboard name if it works properly in Linux
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 00:41:25 +0000
Jerry Wong wrote:
>
> I want to gather information on the compatibility of Motherboards on
> Linux.
I don't recall the actual name but it has a VIA chipset, socket 7, and
is about 2.5 years old
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From: OJC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hot Swap Kits
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 00:37:37 GMT
I was looking for something more in the area of Compact PCI hot swap.
Being able to remove NIC or SCSI controllers while the system is on.
Thanks again.
In article <qJkb6.1984$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Jeff Kozel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Try checking http://www.promise.com
>
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> "OJC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:94kdng$3nb$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Are there any other Hot Swap kits out there besides Jungo? Thanks
for
> > your help.
> >
> >
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From: Hossam Hossny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: AMR modem & CS4280 sound chib
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 01:02:40 GMT
hi all
this is about AMR modems again
well I have i810 MB with i810 video card & crystal CS4280 sound chib
built-in.
my modem is volcano AMR modem (ICH82801AA chib on it).
so easily I managed to configure the video card with support from Intel
website. I had troubles configuring the sound chib even after using
ALSA drivers which I discovered that their drivers configure the chibs
built on cards (not built in the MB) like they got a module called "snd-
card-cs461x" but the module I should use is "snd-cs461x" which is
already provided in my linux distribution and loaded successfully BUT
with no sound in the end !!!
anyway I'm working on it and hope that I manage someday to make it !
but the main problem is about the AMR modem which I know it's a
winmodem but can be supported in linux.
I know that PCtel AMR modem has a driver for linux...so since it does
then AMR is generally supported...am I right?
but this volcano really sucks...the company does not have even a
website !!!
so anyone here having my configurations managed to configure it
successfully???
TIA
and thanx 4 listening
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From: Noble Pepper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Promise ATA/100 card
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 19:49:38 -0600
p43cibmgs-Frank wrote:
<snip>
> I have looked for info on this,
> and all I found is that I need drivers to make this work. so, a) does
> anyone know where I can get them, and b) how do I get them to work to
> install?
>
> Thanx a bunch...
> Tim
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
At least one of these specifically address RH7, all are useful.
http://sweb.uky.edu/~mabran3/linux/hpt/
http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/hardware/udma66.html
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Ultra-DMA.html
http://www.csie.ntu.edu.tw/~b6506063/hpt366/
http://www.linux-ide.org/ultra100.html
http://www-scf.usc.edu/~vibber/linux/
I saw a "driver" at the promise web site, saw no instructions.
I went with the 2.2.18 kernel ide patch, works good for me. I did have a
functioning system to start from and thus my experience may not help you
much. I believe at least one of the sites above covers your situation.
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From: Michael V. Ferranti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can anyone pleaseeeeee help me....
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 02:01:40 +0000
And "Tina Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spoke thusly:
>I am going to try once again step by step hopefully this may work, I wont
>lie to you, Linux makes me angry. It's program which is not right, maybe i'm
>too much windows user but comfort is one thing i look for and it's not what
>I'm geting.
>Worst thing in microsoft is that, they are taking away my freedom :(.
Exactly. Now the shoe is on the other foot, big-time. Instead of
having little or no control, Linux dumps complete and total control into
your lap, and you have to know how to control it. It's a complete about-
face turn-around.
Now, if your modem is actually a software or win-modem, yes, it works
with Windows. It won't work with Linux, because Linux doesn't support
them. Win-modems are little more than cheap sound cards with the speaker
and microphone connected to the phone line. All the noise is generated and
translated through a software program that Linux doesn't have. Linux will
most likely never support win-modems, because they're an unnecessary drain
on the CPU's resources.
Now, if you *do* have a normal modem, wvdialconf should be able to
detect it and configure wvdial for you. You'll then know which device your
modem is called (/dev/ttyS?). From there you can configure other setups
for minicom and whatever network dialing scheme(s) your distro supports.
The first thing you MUST do, is be sure you can communicate with your
modem. minicom is one of the best ways, as you can type 'AT' (short for
ATtention!) and watch the modem respond with 'OK', meaning that the modem
heard your command. Everything is displayed on the screen, and you can
configure the non-volatile memory (NV-RAM) with the correct settings, so
that when the modem resets, it's all set up and ready to go. (Windows does
all this behind the scenes.)
Anyway, the main thing is being sure you can communicate with your
modem and learning what its device name is. Then you can tell other
programs where the modem is, so they can use it too. Once that is done,
you can just use the basic pppd and chat to dial the modem and jump online.
Those two programs are the bottom-line. Everything else is just a front-
end for the PPP daemon (pppd) and chat (which sends commands to, and reacts
to responses from the modem). Look in your /usr/doc directory for HOWTOs,
or visit http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/ and http://freshmeat.net/ for modem
and ISP HOWTOs, and visit http://www.theory.physics.ubc.ca/ppp-linux.html
for a step-by-step tutorial for getting your box connected to your ISP.
>now I'm verrrrrry angry I spent 2 hours and got nothing done in linxu :(((((
Dump Corel. Mandrake, SuSE, and RedHat are a little friendlier. Corel
tries to be like Windows and fails miserably, plus it's buggy and behind
the times. Mandrake currently seems to be in the lead with respect to
novice user support, but that could change any day with the way this race
is going.
>I have no idea how to recompile this stuffff and Corel Linux is verrrrrry
>stupid.
Linux is a tool. You use it, not the other way around (a'la Windows).
Linux will NOT hold your hand. You have to hold Linux's hand. Don't worry
about recompiling. Most distros are set up to support as much as possible,
and everything has already been compiled for you - except support for the
very newest hardware. You may never have to recompile, unless you find
something you just really, really HAVE to have. <grins>
Find out if that modem works with Linux. Until that is answered, the
rest is just an exercise in bashing your head against the wall...
-- Michael V. Ferranti [blades&inreach*com]
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From: Michael V. Ferranti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: To all linux user......
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 02:01:43 +0000
And "Tina Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spoke thusly:
>I maybe a girl but I can beat the hell out you....
I'd pay to see that...
-- Michael V. Ferranti [blades&inreach*com]
Linux Counter Reg.ID# 177869 http://counter.li.org GNUke The Planet!
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