Linux-Hardware Digest #46, Volume #9 Mon, 28 Dec 98 21:13:35 EST
Contents:
Re: printing with HP 870cSE (Bill Pitz)
Re: Mem > 64MB (Brian McKerr)
Re: Redhat 5.2 with Asus P5A and OnBoard Sound (hammy)
Re: Hardware requirements (Bill Pitz)
linux network problem, linksys ethernet cards ("Scott M. Baker")
Re: DAT compression on Sony SDT 7000 disappeared from RH 5.2? OK with 5.0 (Michael
Meissner)
Re: Ethernet question...Do I need a hub? (Michael Meissner)
Microsoft Elite keyboard ("K R Davies")
AOpen fm56pvs-t, any luck with this? (Jon Milliren)
Compaq Array controllers ("Andrew kunz")
Re: Ethernet question...Do I need a hub? (Jon Milliren)
Linux / Sparc installation problem ("client.ne.news.psi.net")
Re: How to set up X window on my system ( SiS 6326) (Blaine Lupulack)
dell keyboard sends random backticks ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: NE2000 clone install on RedHat5.2 / modprobe doesn't do anything (Glenn Valenta)
CD Audio with Ensoniq 1370? (Jason Tallon)
Re: DVD RAM ?? (${FiShY}@Squidge.nu)
Re: PCMCIA modem: ActionTec DataLink (${FiShY}@Squidge.nu)
Re: ATI XPERT vs. STB nVidia TNT (Oded Arbel)
Re: Debian Linux 2.0 ASUS VT3400 X-Server ??? (Oded Arbel)
Re: RivaTNT X-Server (Oded Arbel)
Re: Aztech Labs 336SP modem problem (Rob Clark)
Re: NE2000 clone install on RedHat5.2 / modprobe doesn't do anything (newbie)
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Need help with Redhat 5.2 hardware compatibility? ("Jamie Cohrt")
What to do with a HD with bad sectors? (Sir Sid)
More than 8 GByte with IBM-DTTA-351010 (Stefan Dreyer)
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From: Bill Pitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: printing with HP 870cSE
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 23:56:22 GMT
I am successfully running the 5xx/6xx driver printing to a Deskjet 890Cse. It
prints graphics, etc. from netscape with no problem at all. (in color or
grayscale)
I have my printer connected to a Bay Networks Netgear PS110 print server.
(Works with both Red Hat 5.1 and 5.2). Are you sure that you have lpd running
and that you configured all of the SMB stuff in the printconfig correctly?
Bill
root wrote:
> I have redhat 5.2 installed and have an HP 870cSE connected to a Lantronics
> print server. I can print ASCII just fine to the printer (except that I
> need to hit the page feed after/before each page).
>
> Anyhow, I can't do dumps (prints) from netscape. The printer just locks up
> with the orange light flashing.
>
> I'm using the HP 550 driver - should I use something else? Or, is it not
> possible to print graphics to my 870cSE?
>
> Larry
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From: Brian McKerr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mem > 64MB
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 08:43:16 +1000
Prasanna V. Pendse wrote:
> I tried append="mem=128M" (long time ago). It worked for about 4 months
> without any problems. Today, the machine froze up on my roommate who
> instinctively hit the reset button. Now, the machine boots fine if I
> remove the mem=128M from the append (albeit with only 64MB of usable
> RAM).
>
> When mem=128M is in lilo.conf, what happens is that after it detects hda
> and hdb, it gives an error before INIT...
>
> It says libc6 had some undefined symbol. Sorry, didn't write it down.
>
> I was wondering if I could find some help on this.
>
> I installed RH5.0 a while back and the kernel is now 2.0.35. glibc and a
> whole bunch of libs. Had no problems till today.
>
> Any help appreciated.
> -Prasanna
>
> David Fox wrote:
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brett W. McCoy) writes:
> >
> > > You need to add a line to lilo.conf for the image you are using:
> > >
> > > mem=128M
> >
> > Shouldn't that be
> >
> > append="mem=128M"
> > --
> > David Fox http://hci.ucsd.edu/dsf xoF divaD
> > UCSD HCI Lab baL ICH DSCU
Try mem=127m. Sometimes it gets confued re the initial 640k of ram, so try
127 and see how it goes. Later kernels, 2.0.36 and greater, auto detect
memory size. Cool.
Cheers.
Brian McKerr.
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From: hammy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Redhat 5.2 with Asus P5A and OnBoard Sound
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 10:36:01 -0800
Have you tried using the ESS 18xx driver ???
Geoff Shukin wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> I have a P5A with the ESS 1938 Sound built on to the motherboard. I can
> not disable the sound without cutting three leads were some of the newer
> boards have three jumpers to disable the sound.
>
> I Would like to get the sound to work under Linux (Redhat 5.2) and seem
> to be getting nowhere fast!
>
> I have tried to recompile the Kernel without success. There is no
> direct support listed for the Ess1939.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Thanks
>
> Geoff Shukin
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Bill Pitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Hardware requirements
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 00:05:01 GMT
As long as you aren't going to be using the server capabilities to the
maximum all of the time, I would take more RAM over CPU power. You *might*
be able to pull this off with 32 megs, but it would be pushing it. Better
to get 64 just in case.
I have setup 486/50 boxes with 12mb ram doing IP masquerading for 10-20
clients and it works without any problems.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Ok, I have gotten some outstanding info from you guy on the subject
> already but would like to revisit it for a reason or two... I am looking
>
> ot get a CHEAP linux box (W/o) monitor to use as a file server, database
>
> (small or no instance of Minisql or something), HTTPD, FTP, email etc...
>
> i also want to use it as a router (Ip masuareding) 1-4 clients, and a
> friend of mine and I are working on deveolping a web interface for a
> command line driven MP# player. I would like to use this boxes power to
> play the mp3 over a sound card and wire the linux box into my altec
> lansig speaker set on my NT box... Samba will be running if possible,
> and I would like to possible run X and use a X client on my NT box to
> run X windows if pssible.. OS will be RH5.2. I was thinking under $400
> so maybe a p133 with 32 or 64 megs? I found a P200 32megs for $450 but
>
> am a college student so I am thinking more like $200... Any ideas or
> minimum requirement, places of purchase to check? etc... Let me know!
> Thanks!!!
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From: "Scott M. Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: linux network problem, linksys ethernet cards
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 16:58:32 -0700
Hello,
I need some help with a configuration problem with Red Hat 5.2. I'm
installing it into a Pentium-166 machine, PCI, SCSI, with a LinkSys
etherfast network card.
During boot, the machine hangs for several minutes while starting the
sendmail and httpd daemons, and locks entirely while starting snmb.
Removing the ethernet card fixes the problem and the machine boots
without error, but of course without network support.
Is there a hardware incompatibility? When entering network config, I
chose the appropriate IP address & subnet mask, but left the nameserver
options at default (perhaps this was not a good idea).
Any ideas?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I may be reached via email at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
---
Scott, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Michael Meissner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DAT compression on Sony SDT 7000 disappeared from RH 5.2? OK with 5.0
Date: 28 Dec 1998 18:27:06 -0500
Erik Kaffehr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi!
>
> I use a SONY SDT 7000 (DDS 2) for backup, after upgrading to RH 5.2 I
> have found that
>
> mt -f /dev/st0 compression 1
>
> now longer works
>
> Any ideas, or anyone having a similar experience?
Yes, mt 0.5 (which is shipped with RedHat 5.2) has a bug in it when you use
both -f and an argument that takes a numeric value. Either install mt 0.5b,
which is available in the contrib machine at RedHat, or use the TAPE
environment variable instead of using -f.
--
Michael Meissner, Cygnus Solutions (Massachusetts office)
4th floor, 955 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
[EMAIL PROTECTED], 617-354-5416 (office), 617-354-7161 (fax)
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From: Michael Meissner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Ethernet question...Do I need a hub?
Date: 28 Dec 1998 18:33:06 -0500
"Charles Stack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I wish to add a third PC to my home ethernet network. Presently, my two
> machines are connected via cable--no hub installed. Can I simply add the
> third machine by adding a new cable (provided I terminate the line with the
> proper terminating resistor) or must I use a hub?
If you use RJ-45 10baseT connectors (ie, looks like new phone jacks), then yes
you need a hub (note 4/5 port 10baseT hubs are fairly cheap these days, my
Netgear 4 port hub was ~$30). Note, you will also need to change the cable you
are currently using, assuming it is a crossover cable, or plug it into the
uplink port on the hub (which does a second crossover). If instead you are
using thinnet (with barrel shaped connectors), I don't believe you will need a
hub.
--
Michael Meissner, Cygnus Solutions (Massachusetts office)
4th floor, 955 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
[EMAIL PROTECTED], 617-354-5416 (office), 617-354-7161 (fax)
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From: "K R Davies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.ms-windows.win95.setup
Subject: Microsoft Elite keyboard
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 00:03:12 GMT
I recently bought a Microsoft Natural Elite keyboard (Hobson's choice at the
time) and it has worked out rather well typing wise. The problem is, it
seems to slow down my computer at certain times, usually during heavy disk
access. The NUMLOCK light flashes off briefly and (unrelated) the ALPHALOCK
light (and indeed the key) only works when it feels like it. This slow down
is consistent enough for me to know that the keyboards the problem, swapping
it for another solves the problem every time.
Any ideas?
TIA
Kenvyn Davies
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Jon Milliren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: AOpen fm56pvs-t, any luck with this?
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 13:32:12 -0500
Hey all,
I just bought this modem. It has jumpers to select the "com port"
and IRQ. Alls well, I put it in my Linux box (5.1, 2.0.35) with the modem
jumpered to com 2, IRQ 3 (same as the previous modem).
I can dial out and use the modem using minicom (albeit calling a
number that is not my ISP). I've studied the command set (the manual AOpen
provided only gave a listing of the registers, I had to cop a USR manual
for a modem that uses the same chip), but when I connect to my ISP (using
pppd), my connection is not that fast, and I get booted. Modem diagnostics
state for "reason call disconnected was dropped DTR. If I disable DTR
operations, the modem cannot retrain.
Now, this modem has been flash upgraded to that v90 and my ISP
says it supports v90. The only conflict in this area is that the modem was
originally an x2 and my ISP is a kflex/v90 ISP. I don't know if that makes
a diff or not. ISP tech support is no help. AOpen says post to their
newsgroup and wait. The people I bought the modem from know nothing about
Linux (the guy actually said once they had it working under wondows 95,
they proclaimed success), sooooo...
I guess my questions are
1) Did I buy a winmodem =(
2) Has anyone out there got this to work?
3) May it be my ISP?
Thanks for all your help!!!
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From: "Andrew kunz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux
Subject: Compaq Array controllers
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 17:58:08 GMT
I have an old systempro with an 8 ide drive array (1991 or so i think) when
linux boots it recognizes it and the installation happens and everything is
fine.. during normal operations i get a lot of GP faults and segemntation
faults.. i think there might be some sort of timing issue somewhere..
anyone have any pointers to information or ideas on things i can try ?
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From: Jon Milliren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Ethernet question...Do I need a hub?
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 13:10:34 -0500
On Sat, 26 Dec 1998, Charles Stack wrote:
> proper terminating resistor) or must I use a hub?
You must use a hub.
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From: "client.ne.news.psi.net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux / Sparc installation problem
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 00:44:03 GMT
I have a Sparc 1+ clone and I am trying to install RedHat Linux on it and
here is what happens:
1. I boot the machine. It comes up after test. I type: "b fd(0)" to boot
from floppy.
2. SILO Boot comes up and I hit <Return>.
3. Boot starts loading (message "Uncompressing image...". Then suddenly it
comes up with: "IDPROM: Unknown format type!" and "Program terminated" and
gets me back to the Sparc's boot command prompt (where I originally typed "b
fd(0)".
Please help, anybody.
More info:
- Sparc ROM version: 1.6c
- RedHat Linux boot image from version 5.2 for Sparc. Just downloaded it
yesterday. Tried with the latest 5.1 update, same thing happened.
- Tried to redownload and create another floppy - same thing.
I suspect my ROM is too old. Is it upgradeable? Is it downloadable from
somewhere (I have an EPROM burner)?
Thanks,
Jordan
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From: Blaine Lupulack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to set up X window on my system ( SiS 6326)
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 11:38:24 -0800
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Matthias Koch wrote:
> Try unsupported generic VGA cards and 640x480 VGA display. This should work
> with any hardware. If you get X running, try to switch to SVGA card and set
> the display manually to 800x600@75Hz. This way you can try to get closer to
> the optimum settings. But as long your video card is not supported properly,
> you might not be able to use it to full extend.
>
> Amy schrieb:
>
> > Hi
> > I have a problem to set up xwindow on my system. I already install a
> > redhat 5.1 on my system. But I can not use xwindow. My vedio card is SiS
> > 6326 AGP card and my monitor is compusa 19 in CPC-8991 PnP 1600+1200 75
> > hz monitor. They are not common stuff. There is no this kind of model in
> > Redhat. Would you please help me to set up this xwindow on my system.
> > Thanks
> > Yanbo Pang
The SiS 6326 is not supported by XFree until 3.3.3
I'd suggest going to their ftp site and getting the latest XSVGA.tgz, then
untarring it in the correct spot ( tar -C /bin/X11R6 -zxf XSVGA.tgz )
Then you should be able to get the card to work properly.
--
Blaine Lupulack
Quesnel, BC, Canada
---
And remember kids, Cheese is Murder!
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<html>
Matthias Koch wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Try unsupported generic VGA cards and 640x480 VGA
display. This should work
<br>with any hardware. If you get X running, try to switch to SVGA card
and set
<br>the display manually to 800x600@75Hz. This way you can try to get closer
to
<br>the optimum settings. But as long your video card is not supported
properly,
<br>you might not be able to use it to full extend.
<p>Amy schrieb:
<p>> Hi
<br>> I have a problem to set up xwindow on my system. I already install
a
<br>> redhat 5.1 on my system. But I can not use xwindow. My vedio card
is SiS
<br>> 6326 AGP card and my monitor is compusa 19 in CPC-8991 PnP 1600+1200
75
<br>> hz monitor. They are not common stuff. There is no this kind of model
in
<br>> Redhat. Would you please help me to set up this xwindow on my system.
<br>> Thanks
<br>> Yanbo Pang</blockquote>
The SiS 6326 is not supported by XFree until 3.3.3
<p>I'd suggest going to their ftp site and getting the latest XSVGA.tgz,
then untarring it in the correct spot ( tar -C /bin/X11R6 -zxf XSVGA.tgz
)
<p>Then you should be able to get the card to work properly.
<pre>--
Blaine Lupulack
Quesnel, BC, Canada
---
And remember kids, Cheese is Murder!</pre>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: dell keyboard sends random backticks
Date: 28 Dec 1998 23:59:25 GMT
I have a Dell quietkey keyboard which has sent occasional extra
backticks (the ` character) under every kernel I've run: Redhat 5.1
default (2.0.35?), 2.0.36, and 2.0.130. The backtick are infrequent,
occuring perhaps once every 1000 characters or so. They occur both
under X and in the virtual console.
Is this likely to be an actual keyboard error or is it a
motherboard or driver problem. My computer is a Dell Optiplex GXa.
If you need more information just tell me what to look for.
--
Michael Cope: Harvey Mudd College '00; Armand Hammer UWC '96
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Glenn Valenta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: NE2000 clone install on RedHat5.2 / modprobe doesn't do anything
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 19:41:35 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Mijn NE2000 compatible ISA-netkaart kan ik niet configureren onder RedHat5.2.
> Ik zie bij het booten: "Delaying eth0 initialization"
>
> I can't configure my NE2000 compatible ISA netcard under redHat5.2
> All I see while booting: "Delaying eth0 initialization"
>
<snip>
Are you sure it's a NE2000 card? Look at the chip on the card and
comparer it to the ether HOWTO
--
x-no-archive: yes
--
Glenn Valenta Engineering @ http://www.coloradostudios.com
[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ouray.cudenver.edu/~gavalent/
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Personal mail
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Work mail
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From: Jason Tallon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: CD Audio with Ensoniq 1370?
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 00:47:04 +0000
Anyone have any luck getting cd audio out of the
Ensoniq 1370 card?
I've tinkered with the standard options in RH5.2 and
haven't had any luck. Tried the OSS trial drivers,
and ended up with exactly the same result. Everything
is great except cd audio. Works fine outta Winduhs, though,
so it's not hardware...
I've heard I can update my kernel to one of the newest
development kernels.. but being a relative newbie, that's
not something I want to tackle quite yet when only
cd audio is at stake. Seems kind of a trivial reason
to recompile.
Any suggestions from the collective wisdom of the huddled masses?
Thanks,
Jase
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From: ${FiShY}@Squidge.nu
Subject: Re: DVD RAM ??
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 00:55:26 GMT
On Sun, 27 Dec 1998 14:53:02 -0500, "Christopher J. Mark"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>There isn't even DVD-ROM support yet, much less DVD-RAM. I've been told
>the Dxr2 works fine as an IDE CD-ROM only though I haven't tried it
>myself.
It does. In fact my Creative PC-DVD ROM is the only drive red hat 5.1
would install from! As you say though, for anything else than a
standard cd-rom, forget it.
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From: ${FiShY}@Squidge.nu
Subject: Re: PCMCIA modem: ActionTec DataLink
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 00:55:26 GMT
On Sun, 27 Dec 1998 14:12:54 -0330, Neil Zanella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>brand: ActionTec DataLink 56K PC Card Fax Modem
>features: V.90 standard, K56flex, PnP
>supports: DOS, Win3.1x, Win95, Win98, NT4.0 and up
Normally, any modem that says "Compatible/supports DOS" will work
under Linux. Make sure it does not say "dos support via windows"
anywhere.
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From: Oded Arbel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ATI XPERT vs. STB nVidia TNT
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:35:55 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"B. Smith" wrote:
> I am considering getting one of the following video cards for my Linux
> system:
>
> ATI XPERT 98 AGP
> STB nVidia TNT AGP
>
> Does anyone know if one of these performs better under X Windows with the
> current XFree86 3.3.3 drivers?
>
I'm using a Riva TNT card on my system (XFree86 3.3.3) and it works like
a charm - fast too. I had some to tweak the setup a litle to make it
work for me, but it wasn't that hard. I know that performance-wise, ATI
cards can't hold a candle to nVidia's chips.
if you get the TNT and have trouble installing it , you can mail me at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (not the email in the header)
--
============================================================
You cannot hurry up the growing of a plant by pulling the leaves.
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From: Oded Arbel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Debian Linux 2.0 ASUS VT3400 X-Server ???
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:58:47 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Kugelblitz wrote:
>
> The svga-server does only a resolution of 320x200.
> What can I do? Can anyone post me a correct display-section in the
> xf86config ? THANX KB
I have the ASUS v3400 .it gave me some problems at start, but now it
works - things to do :
A. get XFree86 3.3.3 - XSVGA doesn't support TNT in prior versions
B. run XF86Setup, when it asks you if you want to keep your old saying,
anser - no.
C. it will start up in vga mode. make sure our mouse and keyboard is ok.
D. go to video, and choose RIVA TNT from the card list.
E. the go to detailed configuration or something, and choose the amount
of memory you got on the card (dont probe !) it's ok to leave the probe
setting for the RAMDAC, but if it still doesn't work (after you do
everything else) try to set it manually to something low, like 90Mhz.
F. go to monitor, and choose something conservative, like a SVGA with
1024x768 at 60Hz.
G. in modes, press only 800x600 and 16bit color.
H. now run it, and you should get a picture, if not, do it all over
again with more conservative Monitor and mode selecetion ,like 800x600
at 60Hz and 640x480x8bpp.
I. after you get it to work first time, tell it to save the setup, and
rerun XF86Setup, choosing to keep your settings, and just work on the
monitor and display modes, bringing it up to the monitor type that's
your using and the modes that you like to use.
I read somewhere that it doesn't support 32bpp modes in more than
640x480, but I currently run it 1152x864x32bpp, and I can run it
1280x1024, but then my monitor only support 60hz vertical refresh which
sucks.
if you have any problems, email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and not at the
address in the header.
Oded
--
============================================================
"Drive a Five" -- Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
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From: Oded Arbel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RivaTNT X-Server
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:41:19 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Blaine Lupulack wrote:
>
> > Fire Tiger wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm trying to get X-Windows (XFree86) on RedHat linux 5.1 to work
> > with
> > > my ASUS RivaTNT AGP card, but I don't have a server to do that (I
> > XFree86 3.3.3 includes an SVGA server that supports the TNT chip.
> > Upgrade your XFree86 to the latest version.
> Shouldn't have to upgrade the whole thing...
>
> get the latest XF86_SVGA server from ftp.xfree86.org or a mirror, then
> Should work ( and beats dl'ing 60+ megs )
> --
> Blaine Lupulack
well, too late ! I'm already using 3.3.3 . was worth it - works like a
charm !
--
============================================================
Fate shuffles the cards and we play with them.
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Subject: Re: Aztech Labs 336SP modem problem
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Clark)
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 20:53:18 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, kofer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>i have an aztech plug and play modem-sound card that linux rh5.1 wont
>work with
>it is not on the incompatible devices lits in the hardwere howto
>i have tryed to setserial all the possible combinations and to use
>the isapnp program, but still it doesnt work.. any ideas ?
AFAIK, those Sound III modems have some weird kind of plug and play that
is software selectable but also stored in static RAM. Since Aztech
doesn't seem to have any information on their web site, can you try it
with <shudder> Windows and see how the address and IRQ are set?
Rob Clark, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: NE2000 clone install on RedHat5.2 / modprobe doesn't do anything (newbie)
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 21:34:14 GMT
In article <768cl9$p3u$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Since I already found my own answer, here's how I solved it (I know there are
a lot of problems configuring netcards under RedHat among newbies)
(please correct me if I'm wrong somewere)
> Hello,
>
> I can't configure my NE2000 compatible ISA netcard under redHat5.2
> All I see while booting: "Delaying eth0 initialization"
>
> I already tried a lot of things:
>
> 1) passing arguments with loadlin: ether=10,0x300 (I'd rather use LILO, but
> can't get it to work; it says "Partition entry not found" on install. Does
> anyone know how to solve this too? (Already tried fdisk /MBR)
>
> 2) modprobe: doesn't give any output! lsmod shows that NO modules are
> installed
>
this is because depmod/modprobe searched in the wrong dir:
/lib/modules/2.0.36/ instead of /lib/modules/2.0.36-0.7/ I solved this by
making a symbolic link from the first to the latter.
> 3) insmod /lib/modules/"long-version-number"/net/ne.o io=0x300 irq=10 gives a
> lot of "unresolved symbols" (ei_open, ethdev..., etc.)
>
So my kernel and modules were incompatible??? I read somewere that the
kernel-image supplied with RedHat is not as "original" as it's supposed to
be(?) And indeed, after installing (over the old one) the
kernel-2.0.36-07.i386.rpm everything worked fine!!!
> 4) I've tried several combinations of irq/io addresses, which all work fine
> under dos
>
> 5) using linuxconf (or directly changing conf.modules, this does basically the
> same, or am I wrong?) I verified/changed io/irq numbers, to match the card's
> EEPROM-config.
>
> Who can help me?
> Gtnx Jeroen
>
Gtnx Jeroen
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From: "Jamie Cohrt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Need help with Redhat 5.2 hardware compatibility?
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 14:11:00 -0600
1.)Because this modem has no jumpers it requires special software to run.
I've yet to see a jumperless internal modem working under linux.
My advice is to ditch it and get a different modem.
2.)I don't know.. support for pci sound in linux is still slow. Odds are
good it will be supported eventually if it isn't already.
3.) The latest version of xfree86 supports the G200 chipset
Jorge Padron wrote in message <75br5a$23ke$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>[1] Will Redhat 5.2 work with the 3COM US Robotics 56K model 5687 Internal
>modem? This modem is Plug and Play and it has "no" jumpers -- this is not
>the WinModem though.
>
>[2] Will Redhat 5.2 work with the new CreativeLab SoundBlaster Live! Value
>Edition PCI sound card?
>
>[4] How about Matrox Millenium G200 8MB memory card?
>
>Thank you in advance,
>
>Jorge Padron
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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From: Sir Sid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: What to do with a HD with bad sectors?
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 22:10:20 +0000
Thanks to Windoze98 and a softpower switch on my ATX case, W98 has
managed to crash two different disks three times and put bad sectors on
my favourite Ultra-SCSI disk. I blame this on Winblows since I have had
my Ultra-SCSI disk for over a year and absolutely no problems. I then
upgrade my machine and get a new ATX case with a soft power switch. I
noticed a loud click from my SCSI disks whenever I shut the machine down
from Windoze. Within a week, I had a disk crash on my C: drive and a bad
sector. I immediatley suspected Windoze (as you would). I then began
restarting windoze and hitting the power switch when it was rebooting,
instead of shutting down. No problems for a few months. I then get tired
of this and begin shutting down the machine again. Within a month, I had
another disk crash on C:. So I move another physical disk to my C: and
within a month that disk crashed with a bad sector.
Has anyone else had problems with SCSI disks and Windoze? I know this is
the wrong newgroup for Windoze questions but the signal/noise ratio in
the windoze groups is poor. Also, it's leading to my next question...
What can Linux do with a disk with bad sectors? How do I map the sectors
as bad? I know that you can pass a file to mke2fs that contains a list
of the bad sectors, but how do I create this file? Is there an
equivalent of a surface-scan for Linux? I have used the '-c' option with
mke2fs but it does not seem to find my bad sectors.
Thanks for the help,
Thomas...
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From: Stefan Dreyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: More than 8 GByte with IBM-DTTA-351010
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 23:35:51 +0100
Hi,
i have put an IBM-DTTA-351010 with 10 GByte into an older Computer with
an Gigabyte HX-Motherboard (GA-586HX). The problem is, that i can only
use 8 GByte an not 9.671. With
fdisk i can only use 8Gbyte, 1027 cylinder. Can i use kernelparameter to
get the whole disk?. I am using S.u.S.E. 5.3 and kernel 2.0.36.
thanks in advance
Stefan
Boot-Message:
<4>ide: i82371 PIIX (Triton) on PCI bus 0 function 57
<4> ide0: BM-DMA at 0xf000-0xf007
<4> ide1: BM-DMA at 0xf008-0xf00f
<4>hda: IBM-DTTA-351010, 9671MB w/466kB Cache, CHS=1027/255/63, DMA
fdisk v2.8
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