Linux-Hardware Digest #265, Volume #14 Sun, 28 Jan 01 16:13:14 EST
Contents:
Re: USB mouse, Kernel 2.4.0 and XFree86 4.0.1 (Neil Watson)
Re: Proliant 2500R + Red Hat 6.2 - RAID5 suddenly loses drives ("Jez Thomas")
Re: ncr53c1010 and kernel 2.4 (David List)
Re: Problems with modem. Please help me!!! (Jim Newton)
Re: Problem Prolbem (Ralph Miguel Hansen)
Re: Canon BJC-3000 (Mark Bratcher)
Re: Epson Stylus 800+ (Mark Bratcher)
Re: Hey! Dial Up Question! (mrrelaxed)
Re: problems accessing "X" (Dustin)
Re: APIC errors with kernel 2.4.0. (Andy Strain)
Re: Epson Stylus 800+ (Quivis)
Re: Problems with modem. Please help me!!! (Andreas Mohr)
Re: sound ESS1869 problem with slackware 7.1 2.2.18 (Mitch Germansky)
SMP & CPU stepping (Matt Vaughan)
help with Diamond 2001 TV card? (Dave Crossley)
NIC: loadable module doesn't compile ("Russell de Grove")
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From: Neil Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: USB mouse, Kernel 2.4.0 and XFree86 4.0.1
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 15:50:53 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I'm running Mandrake 7.2, kernel 2.4.0, and XFree86 4.0.1. I have a
> Dell Inspiron 5000e laptop, and have a USB mouse attached. I'm able
> to use both the built-in touchpad and the USB mouse. The USB mouse
> uses /dev/input/mice, at least on my machine. I assume you know to
> use /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, not /etc/X11/XF86Config, right? But you
> must have had it right for it to work with kernel 2.2.x.
>
> I guess I can't help you, other than to say that it CAN work, it does
> for me, so keep trying. Maybe you're missing some kernel module?
I'm pretty sure I have the right kernel config. Yes I'm using
XF86Config-4. Tell me, what are the permisions on /dev/input/mice on your
box?
At least I know I'm on the right track.
Thanks
--
Neil Watson
http://webhome.direct.com/~neilw
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From: "Jez Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.sys.pc-clone.compaq,alt.sys.pc-clone.compaq.servers,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Proliant 2500R + Red Hat 6.2 - RAID5 suddenly loses drives
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 15:55:17 -0000
This belongs firmly in alt.sys.pc-clone.compaq.servers, so follow-ups set.
The Archimage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> OK, here's the scenario:
>
> I have a Compaq Proliant 2500R, dual PPro 200's, a gig of EDO ECC RAM,
> and an external Compaq F1 Raid array with 9 identical Seagate 9.1 gig
> SCSI drives.
<snip - disks fail>
> I called Compaq, and they told me to upgrade to the latest BIOS and
> utilities, and then run the system erase utility.
You needed to do:
- Systemboard firmware
- RAID (SMART) card firmware
- Disk firmware
- System partition upgrade (Thinks - does Linux support the system
partition?)
IMO, the system erase should not have been necessary.
> I did, then I ran the
> compaq diagnostics. I ran two complete runs (took 66 hours), and the
> machine, the CPUs, the memory, the SCSI controller, and the disks all
> passed.
Diags won't pick up a firmware bug.
> Any clues where to look next? I'm leaning towards bypassing the onboard
> NCR SCSI card and putting an Adaptec 2940UW in a PCI slot and running
> the array off of it.
Eh? Are you not using a Compaq SMART Array card???
Where do you get an "onboard NCR SCSI card" from?
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From: David List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ncr53c1010 and kernel 2.4
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 17:01:55 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 28 Jan 2001 14:41:04 GMT, Trevor Hemsley wrote in <gjxI70UYBlcC-pn2-5r=
[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Sun, 28 Jan 2001 13:24:41, David List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>=20
> > I am looking for information about the ncr53c1010 SCSI chipset. Can a=
nyone
> > here tell me if a driver for this chipset has been implemented in the=
2.4
> > kernel?
> > Where can I look for information about which hardware is supported by
> > kernel drivers in the different kernel versions?
>=20
> The source for sym53c8xx.c lists the 1010 as supported in both 2.2.18=20
> and 2.4.0.
Great! Thank you for your answer.
--=20
Med venlig hilsen / Best regards
David List
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Newton)
Subject: Re: Problems with modem. Please help me!!!
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 16:28:01 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 28 Jan 2001 12:50:54 GMT, MB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi everebody!!
>I have a problem with my internet connection. After configuring my account
>by using kppp, when I try to connect to the internet the modem says : no
>dial tone.
>Where is the problem???? But the modem is on!!!
>I have Red Hat 6.2 and a U.S. Robotics modems that works very well under
>win2000.
>
>
>
Hi,
I have an external modem with 'US Robotics Faxmodem' written on it and it
didn't work with kppp either. I have got it working from following the
instructions in the PPP-HowTo. It needed nothing that wasn't in there.
You can find it at www.linuxdoc.org or it's probably in your distribution
on the cdrom.
If you need any more help then let us know.
Jim
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From: Ralph Miguel Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problem Prolbem
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 17:53:50 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Peter T. Breuer wrote:
> spicerun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> group. How dare you accuse us of being
>> communists! BTW:
>
> Why? Is that a bad word in the US or something? Peculiar.
>
>> I am not from Germany, but I do have wonderful German
>> friends who wouldn't be anywhere
>
> Well, while there are wonderful people everywhere, at a certain point
> in living memory some germans murdered quite a lot of innocent people.
> To put it mildly. But the people living in germany today themselves
> have very little connection to that era, just as you have very little
> connection to your parents or grandparents or greatgrandparents era.
> They merely experience the consequences.
>
> There are an awful lot of old nazis still around, though, so be aware
> that they exist.
>
>> around the group of people you're calling us (ie - there is nothing
>> wrong with Germans or Deutschlanders).
>
>> 4. You are an arrogant French Bigot. (I have seen your *@*.fr e-mail
>
> She's just crazy. Don't feed her. She obviously has some mental
> problem or other... go read up on her posts in alt.white.supremacists.
>
> Peter
>
Don't be aware for the old Nazis. Take care for the new Nazis.
Cheers
Ralph Miguel Hansen
Using SuSE 5.3 and 7.0
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From: Mark Bratcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Canon BJC-3000
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 17:48:50 GMT
Cyrille Guillard wrote:
>
> How should I configure to get a printer BJC-3000 running ?
> I have ghostscript 5.10, is this enough ?
> Thanks
Cyrille,
See http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=129472
--
Mark Bratcher
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
=========================================================
Escape from Microsoft's proprietary tentacles: use Linux!
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From: Mark Bratcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Epson Stylus 800+
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 17:54:28 GMT
pozzugno wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I have a problem with that printer. Anyone has it working with Linux?
>
> I have Mandrake 7.0 with kernel 2.2.17 but when I send a text file to
> /dev/lp0 nothing happens, no error. The printer, that is on, doesn't
> nothing.
>
> I'm sure that parport module is loaded with correct IRQ and IO address.
> I have same problem with DOS (pure DOS) while I have no problem with
> Windows 98 and the driver from Epson.
When you copy a file from DOS or from Linux, do you send a form feed
character at the end?
Without that the page won't print and eject. (If you are sending a
larger document than one page, you should see something print anyway.)
--
Mark Bratcher
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
=========================================================
Escape from Microsoft's proprietary tentacles: use Linux!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mrrelaxed)
Crossposted-To: alt.2600.hackerz,alt.hackers.groups,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: Hey! Dial Up Question!
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 18:41:27 GMT
On the cyberdate of 28 Jan 2001 08:56:32 -0600, The Saint
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> came down from the planet of
alt.2600.hackerz with a universal translator and a message that
interpreted as :
>
>Actually, he should've told you he copied it word-for-word from here:
>http://www.windows-help.net/windows98/troub-33.shtml
>
hmm, good reading, thanks
--
mrrelaxed
windows: crash tested by dummies
linux: for the ride of your life
(Newsgroup FAQ's)
http://www.althacking.com
http://www.alt2600hackerz.com
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From: Dustin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: problems accessing "X"
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 13:01:11 -0600
I am running an ATI Mach64 VT. It uses the Mach64 driver and I
think you need that same (in XF86Setup check the readme after
selecting your video card). I have /etc/X11/X linked to
/usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_Mach64. I think that the SVGA server will
work as well but I have never tried it myself.
Also, if you still are getting a black screen, try killing the X
server (ctrl-alt-bksp) and check the messages on the screen.
They might give you an idea of what is loading/failing.
Dustin
DjM wrote:
>
> Did you run Xconfigurator?
>
> You must have installed the SVGA server (e.g. /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_SVGA) as
> your video card deserves this setting. FYI: I am using another video card
> with a different chip set and mine also uses this setting.
>
> The symollic link /etc/X11/X must point to this SVGA server. Make sure this
> link is in place.
>
> If you are unsure of what servers you installed, use this command:
> ls /usr/X11R6/bin/XF*
>
> All the best,
> DjM
>
> "TCP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:h0N96.13514$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Ok, So I am a newbie. I am sorry to say that I am just now getting into
> the
> > whole Linux thing. I have just installed Linux Mandrake 7.2 on a:
> > IBM Aptiva
> > pentium 166
> > 48 MB ram
> > ATI Mach 64 Rage Video card
> > 3.02 Gb hard drive
> >
> > I currently have Windows ME installed on C:
> > and installed Mandrake on my 2nd partition D:
> >
> > Did a customize install - install was succesful. I configured X on my own
> > to include
> > my video card - monitors horizontal and Vert. Synch range 30-69 and 50-120
> > respectively.
> >
> > I log in as root - type startx
> > and black screen, everytime. I have gone into XF86Config several times
> and
> > re-set up my setting through there and still black screen.
> > Is there any help out there? I desperately need it.
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
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From: Andy Strain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: APIC errors with kernel 2.4.0.
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 19:00:57 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
leander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, last week I compiled the 2.4.0. kernel with SMP support and ever
> since, I've been getting these errors:
Exact same thing happened to me.
> Does anyone know what this means and /or what I can/should do about
it?
Unfortunately, I do not. I have found someone else who had the same
problem.
We both have ABit BP6 motherboards with dual celerons. We also both have
128 MB of memeory - however I really don't think that has any effect on
this problem. My question is is your motherboard/CPU's the same or are
they different? If different, what are they? Also, are you overclocking
your CPU's? Mine are. Haven't tried it in non-overclocked mode yet.
Also, this only seems to happen when running 2.4.0. 2.2.x runs just fine
with no APIC errors.
Sent via Deja.com
http://www.deja.com/
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From: Quivis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Epson Stylus 800+
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 20:18:13 +0100
On Sun, 28 Jan 2001 13:56:18 GMT, pozzugno had this to say...
-> Hi all,
-> I have a problem with that printer. Anyone has it working with Linux?
->
-> I have Mandrake 7.0 with kernel 2.2.17 but when I send a text file to
-> /dev/lp0 nothing happens, no error. The printer, that is on, doesn't
-> nothing.
->
-> I'm sure that parport module is loaded with correct IRQ and IO address.
-> I have same problem with DOS (pure DOS) while I have no problem with
-> Windows 98 and the driver from Epson.
So, is it a Win printer? I'm asking coz "type filename.txt > prn"
under pure DOS ought to work unless it's a Win printer that needs
certain Win stuff (probably some .DLLs need to be loaded) to function.
If it's a Win printer, I hear it can be "troublesome" to get it to
work under Linux...
No, I have no knowledge of Epson printers, so I wouldn't know the
difference between a Stylus 800 and some other model...
Quivis.
--
SPAM goes here: root@localhost
A freeware Indexer, Renamer, Personalizer?
http://hem.passagen.se/quivis/index.html
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From: Andreas Mohr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problems with modem. Please help me!!!
Date: 28 Jan 2001 19:54:29 GMT
MB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi everebody!!
> I have a problem with my internet connection. After configuring my account
> by using kppp, when I try to connect to the internet the modem says : no
> dial tone.
> Where is the problem???? But the modem is on!!!
> I have Red Hat 6.2 and a U.S. Robotics modems that works very well under
> win2000.
Try ATX1 or ATX2 or ATX3 or ATX4 (dunno which one)
in the modem init string (if you know what I mean)
in order to get the correct dialtone setting.
Andreas Mohr
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From: Mitch Germansky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: sound ESS1869 problem with slackware 7.1 2.2.18
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 20:22:56 GMT
Mitch Germansky wrote:
> PLEASE REPLY TO ME DIRECTLY VIA EMAIL: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] THANKS!!!
> ____
>
> i've got an ESS1869 ISA sound card -- at present i do NOT know the
> default settings (io, dma, irq) of this card.
>
> (the following details stamped on the board: on the chip: ESS1869S G029,
> MDL: SAB-3200, REV: MP1.1-80627, PCB: BA+1-10023K, PBA: BA93-10070C)
>
> i'm told it's soundblaster compatible so i am trying to modprobe sb.o.
> but get:
>
> $ sudo /sbin/modprobe sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=3 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x330
> /lib/modules/2.2.18/misc/sb.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
> Hint: this error can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including
> invalid IO or IRQ parameters
> /lib/modules/2.2.18/misc/sb.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.2.18/misc/sb.o
> failed
> /lib/modules/2.2.18/misc/sb.o: insmod sb failed
> $ uname -r
> 2.2.18
> $
>
> i do NOT see any conflicts with io, irq, dma. so i'm not sure where to
> play next??
>
> is there something else for me to read? is there something i can run to
> get more details on the board so that i can define the correct io, dma,
> irq settings to modprobe? etc.?
>
> HERE'S SOME DETAILS...
>
> pnpdump says that's there's no boards present.
>
> $ cd /proc
> $ cat ioports
> 0000-001f : dma1
> 0020-003f : pic1
> 0040-005f : timer
> 0060-006f : keyboard
> 0080-008f : dma page reg
> 00a0-00bf : pic2
> 00c0-00df : dma2
> 00f0-00ff : fpu
> 0170-0177 : ide1
> 01f0-01f7 : ide0
> 02f8-02ff : serial(auto)
> 0300-030f : 3c509
> 0376-0376 : ide1
> 0378-037a : parport0
> 03c0-03df : vga+
> 03f6-03f6 : ide0
> 03f8-03ff : serial(auto)
> 0778-077a : parport0
> 1050-1057 : ide0
> 1058-105f : ide1
> 1080-10ff : eth0
> $ cat interrupts
> CPU0
> 0: 68292 XT-PIC timer
> 1: 1547 XT-PIC keyboard
> 2: 0 XT-PIC cascade
> 7: 997 XT-PIC eth1
> 9: 45 XT-PIC eth0
> 12: 9713 XT-PIC PS/2 Mouse
> 13: 1 XT-PIC fpu
> 14: 4717 XT-PIC ide0
> 15: 7 XT-PIC ide1
> NMI: 0
> $ cat dma
> 4: cascade
> $ lsmod
> Module Size Used by
> vmnet 15488 3
> vmmon 17120 0 (unused)
> 3c509 5996 1
> lp 5400 0 (unused)
> $
i am also having trouble with printing to my parallel port and now think
the sound card might be conflicting with the parallel port. here's some
more data...
i see 3 conflicting sources referring to IRQ 7
i'm a bit confused, but thought it might help as you ponder this too.
i expect that my sound problem and printing may be inter-related.
1. according to dmesg:
[question: what is procfs?]
--
eth1: 3c509 at 0x300 tag 1, 10baseT port, address 00 10 4b d5 15 32, IRQ
7.
parport0: detected irq 7; use procfs to enable interrupt-driven operation.
--
2. according to /proc/interrupts -- why don't these jive with dmesg?
--
5: 0 XT-PIC parport0
7: 22663 XT-PIC eth1
--
3. and modprobe -c shows:
[question: are these options the expected defaults as set in the source
code??]
--
options sb io=0x220 irq=7 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x330
--
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From: Matt Vaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SMP & CPU stepping
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 20:38:04 GMT
I'm running SMP on kernel 2.4.1-pre9. I just added a second processor and noticed
that the stepping was different -- one being a boxed CPU and the other being an OEM.
The stepping is 2 and 3, respectively. I've looked for various information as to
whether or not I'll run into problems since the stepping is not the same. So far, all
seems stable, even on this developmental kernel.
Any help is appreciated.
-Matt
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From: Dave Crossley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: help with Diamond 2001 TV card?
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 15:48:35 -0500
I've got a Diamond 2001 TV card that I'm trying to get to work on my
Pentium133 running RH6.2 with a 2.2.16 kernel. The card runs X fine at
800x600, 8bpp. But when I try to run xawtv(3.30), I get the following
output:
============= begin output =============
[root@skipper 2.2.16]# xawtv
This is xawtv-3.30, running on Linux/i586 (2.2.16)
visual: id=0x20 class=3 (PseudoColor), depth=8
visual: id=0x21 class=5 (DirectColor), depth=8
visual: id=0x22 class=1 (GrayScale), depth=8
visual: id=0x23 class=2 (StaticColor), depth=8
visual: id=0x24 class=4 (TrueColor), depth=8
visual: id=0x25 class=0 (StaticGray), depth=8
switching visual (0x25)
x11: 800x600, 8 bit/pixel, 800 byte/scanline, DGA
sh: v4l-conf: command not found
v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway
open /dev/video: No such device
sh: v4l-conf: command not found
v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway
open /dev/video: No such device
no video grabber device available
============ end of output ==========================
the video device (video->video0) exists in my /dev directory and has the
number
'81'.
Is anyone familiar with this problem, or has anyone had experience with
this card?
Any help would be appreciated! More command line output relating to the
problem
(I think ...) follows.
Dave Crossley
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
this is the output of cat /proc/pci:
====================================
[root@skipper 2.2.16]# cat /proc/pci
PCI devices found:
Bus 0, device 0, function 0:
Host bridge: Intel 82437 (rev 2).
Medium devsel. Master Capable. Latency=32.
Bus 0, device 7, function 0:
ISA bridge: Intel 82371FB PIIX ISA (rev 2).
Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. Master Capable. No
bursts.
Bus 0, device 7, function 1:
IDE interface: Intel 82371FB PIIX IDE (rev 2).
Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. Master Capable.
Latency=32.
I/O at 0xe800 [0xe801].
Bus 0, device 10, function 0:
VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. Trio32/Trio64 (rev 67).
Medium devsel. IRQ 11.
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xf4000000 [0xf4000000].
=================
this is my /etc/conf.modules:
=================
[root@skipper 2.2.16]# cat /etc/conf.modules
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
alias char-major-81 bttv
alias eth0 ne
options ne io=0x300 irq=9
#TV
pre-install bttv modprobe -k tuner; modprobe -k msp3400
options bttv card=5
options tuner type=6
=====================
these is what shows up in my /var/messages log when I install the
modules
with 'insmod':
====================================
Jan 28 20:10:10 skipper kernel: Linux video capture interface: v1.00
Jan 28 20:10:10 skipper kernel: i2c: initialized
Jan 28 20:10:10 skipper kernel: bttv: Host bridge 82437FX Triton PIIX
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From: "Russell de Grove" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: NIC: loadable module doesn't compile
Date: 28 Jan 2001 20:35:50 GMT
Have a new computer with two KTI KF-330 NICs, they come with a loadable
module that is compiled for the 2.2.9 kernel. I have installed RedHat 7
(2.2.16-22), the source for the module does not compile.
Apparently definitions have changed in linux/netdevice.h and
linux/interrupts.h. It appears that in netdevice.h
struct device is replaced with struct net_device
struct enet_statistics is replaced with struct net_device_stats
Making these replacements in the driver source leaves me with three
compilation errors.
1) There are two references to tbusy, which is not a member of struct
net_device.
The transmit function tries to set bit 0, and the interrupt function tries
to clear it. Apparently, the module wants to indicate whether it is
transmitting.
2) The interrupt function also tries to set a value of NET_BH. There is an
enum of WHATEVER_BH values in interrupts.h, but NET_BH is not among them.
This is apparently a priority ranking for handling interrupts.
If anyone knows these libraries well enough to suggest what actions and
values I might try to replace the bad params with, I'd be very grateful.
Otherwise, suggesting a cheap NIC that is known to work with RedHat 7
(their hardware FAQ wasn't too helpful, mostly recommends 3COM NICs, which
are a little spendy) would help me out just as much (except I wouldn't get
as big a thrill out of buying a new NIC as I would from fixing a driver...)
Thanks,
Russell de Grove
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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