Linux-Hardware Digest #56, Volume #9 Wed, 30 Dec 98 00:13:38 EST
Contents:
Lilo (BootLoader) Installation ("Peter")
External Modem Question. (Dae)
Printer problem ("syed")
Re: ensoniq + /dev/sequencer help (glad to be of service)
Re: When will kernel 2.2 be released? (Brett W. McCoy)
Re: Tape drive technology recommendation? (Wilko Bulte)
Re: Cheap Pentium Pro II w 256K cache ... ("Ken McCord")
Linux and 2940 U2W (Rainer Faulstich)
Re: the i740, svga, and resolution problems (Ryan Twitchell)
DHCPcd leasing addresses but rejecting them... PLEASE read this, I really need help
(8 days I've had this problem) ("john Doe")
Re: Tape Backup Drives (Randy Cooper)
Installing Disk Drive on RH5 Problem ("Johnny El")
Permedia ][ (Shashank)
Re: HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLP !!!!! Ethernet Card Trouble (Glenn Valenta)
Re: New to linux (Jeffrey Bridge)
Re: Lilo (BootLoader) Installation (G-der)
Re: Insmod doesn't like Module NE2000. (Mike Ireton)
flat panel monitors ("Adam Husik")
Hemmed in by the BIOS (John Slimick)
Re: [Q] Bashee & XF68_FBDev Server error (Erik Kiledal)
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From: "Peter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.caldera,alt.os.linux.slackware,comp.linux,comp.linux.os,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.ne
Subject: Lilo (BootLoader) Installation
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 11:17:55 +0800
Hello,
I am at the Lilo Installation now. I have Wn98 and NT4 dual boot on my hard
disk. Where should I install the Linux bootloader?
1. /dev/hda Master Boot Record (containts 3 partitions: NT, Win98 and Linux,
currently dual booting NT and Win98)
2. /dev/hda3 First sector of boot partition (Linux partition)
Please reply directly to me.
Thanks.
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From: Dae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: External Modem Question.
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 22:33:24 -0500
I can't remember where I may have read this, but from what I remember
there were some external modems that did not work on Linuex. These
modems ran on sometype of Rockwell Chipset.
I guess what I'm wondering is is it true, or will any external modem
work with Linux?
If it is true, does anyone know if this modem (NewCom 56K/V.90 Dual Mode
External Modem w/Spkrphn) will work with Linux?
The Modem is on sale for $60 at Egghead.
http://www.egghead.com/store/ent/eggs_prod.browse?sect_id=COM_2_171&prod_id=0000057245&sesid=^bpi!S3040278^cen!Y^
I think the actual modem model # is 56kefxA.
http://newcominc.com/products/modems/56kefxr.html
BTW, can you use a External modem on a Wintel or a MAC by just changing
the cable?
TIA - Dae/MD
Phat Fish Website
http://www.attach.net/users/webster
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From: "syed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Printer problem
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 02:39:06 -0000
Finally got Linux to 'see' the parallel port by setting the operating system
option in the system bios to non- plug and play... BUT ! There is still a
problem : (
I ran the print configuration tool to test the printer (HP Deskjet 87Cxi).
I can print Ascii directly to the port, lp1. However, I cannot print to the
printer using lpr. When I try to send an Ascii test page (from the
print configuration tool's test menu) I get the following erro message:
"Error printing test page to queue lp
Error reason: lpr: connect: No such file or directory.
Jobs queued, but cannot start daemon."
The contents of my /etc/printcap file:
lp:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:lp=/dev/lp1:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:
I am currently using the Deskjet 400/500c/520/540c driver.
I've read the printing howtos but they've provided no solution.
Please help !!!
Thanks in advance.
Syed.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (glad to be of service)
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: ensoniq + /dev/sequencer help
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 01:19:58 GMT
On Tue, 22 Dec 1998 07:13:12 -0600, Tim Kelley
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hello everyone.
>
>
>I have an ensoniq audio pci (1370), Red Hat 5.2.
>
>I get pcm audio files to play just fine, but no midi. I have mpu401
>compiled as a module (default with RH 5.2, right?) Any use of
>/dev/sequencer gives me "device invalid or busy". It has the proper
>permissions set.
If you ever happen to get this working for the AudioPCI (I do not
believe it can be done), you'll still need to find a way to load
soundfonts into the APCI because it doesn't store them on the APCI;
rather, all samples are stored in your computer's RAM. So the computer
is doing all the work; it would be playing midi files with the same
parameters - and cpu load - as if you were using mikmod and a mod
file.
I think. What I'm getting at is I don't believe midi is supported in
the AudioPCI in Linux yet, and even if it was, it would be at the
expense of some serious cpu power; in Windows you can hardly do
anything else while playing midi through an AudioPCI because the
computer is handling the piping of samples from memory to the AudioPCI
card.
This is pathetic IMO, since the APCI has less hiss and its soundfonts
are totally out of sight. If the APCI had on-board memory like the AWE
series did, it would rule, what with its two DSP's!
Then again I could be wrong.
-- Steve
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brett W. McCoy)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: When will kernel 2.2 be released?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 22:20:17 GMT
On Tue, 29 Dec 1998 17:06:57 -0400, Mat�as Orchard V.
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>TODAY was released pre1!
Yep. Got it up built and running in less than an hour (not including the
download time). The cleanest kernel rebuild I've ever had. The xconfig
is broken, but the rest was smooth sailing all the way.
--
Brett W. McCoy
http://www.lan2wan.com/~bmccoy/
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Crossposted-To:
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Wilko Bulte)
Subject: Re: Tape drive technology recommendation?
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 20:16:12 GMT
Stephan Loescher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>Hi!
>I'm going to buy a SCSI-tape drive. The capacity should be about 10GB
>without compression. It should have hardware-compression (and run with
>Linux).
>I'm interested in any experiences, advantages, disadvantages, performance,
>reliability, durability of all tape drive-technologies:
>4mm DAT, 8mm DAT, DLT, MLR, SLR, QIC, Travan, NS20. (Others?)
>How does SLR, MLR, DLT and Travan work? And what are the differences?
>Is Travan-5 and NS20 the same?
>Are SLR/MLR-tape drives produced by other companies than Tandberg, too?
>How often can I reuse the tapes with the different technologies?
>I heard that DAT(4mm/8mm) can be used about 10 times and the other
>technologies can overwrite the tape 100 times before having dropouts.
>Thanks in advance for any information!
If tape life is a concern, go for DLT drives. DAT and Exabyte (the 8mm tapes)
are not a good choice in this case. QIC is expensive (relatively low density).
I'm not familiar with the SLR etc technology.
W/
--
Wilko
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From: "Ken McCord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Cheap Pentium Pro II w 256K cache ...
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 17:22:29 -0500
Try going to www.pricewatch.com
Ken McCord
Sasha Kacanski wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hi All,
>
>Sorry for using NT to send message, i need it for my graphics work.
>I could not believe, but it came up that Pentium Pro 200 w 256k cache is
>very expensive these days.
>Maybe I am looking at the wrong places, but I would appreciate any
>pointers for the bare cpu prices.
>I was looking in no more than $200 for the second CPU, so that I can
>finally setup my production Linux server.
>/s
>
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From: Rainer Faulstich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux and 2940 U2W
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 23:24:34 +0100
Hi,
is there somebody operating Linux together with
* an Adaptec 2940 U2W host adapter and a
* Compex RL200 PCI network card
Are there any problems encountered with these components ?
Thanks Rainer
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From: Ryan Twitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: the i740, svga, and resolution problems
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 17:24:11 -0500
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Ok, I did some experimenting, and managed to narrow the problem down a
little, thanks. I set everything up so that my server is the one
running, and made absolutley sure of it. However, the same problem kept
appearing. After goofing around a little, I tried running the server
directly, typing 'XBF_i740' on the command line (the output is
attached). Everything happened just as it does when I type 'startx'
(except no window manager appeared, of course), all the lines still said
SVGA. I guess either my server thinks its the SVGA server, or it may be
calling this server for some reason.
Any ideas about this? I'm stumped.
help!,
Ryan Twitchell
Shashank Misra wrote:
>
> Hey,
>
> Yeah, you nailed it on the head- you're not running the right server (i.e. you are
>running SVGA, while you want to be running XBF_i740). Make sure when you 'got the
>server' you followed the instructions. If yes, just running xf86config from
> the command prompt should guide you through everything ok (I don't particularly
>recommend editing XF86Config file by hand unless you have to).
>
> cheers
> shashank
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XBF_i740 Version 1.0.0 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
Release Date: December 21 1998
If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer
than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
problems. Please see ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/XBF/ for the latest
i740 server.
Please report any problems to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
Operating System: Linux 2.0.35 i686 [ELF]
Configured drivers:
SVGA: server for SVGA graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 0):
i740, i740_pci, generic
(using VT number 7)
XF86Config: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
(**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values
(**) XKB: keymap: "xfree86(us)" (overrides other XKB settings)
(**) Mouse: type: PS/2, device: /dev/mouse, buttons: 3
(**) Mouse: 3 button emulation (timeout: 50ms)
(**) SVGA: Graphics device ID: "Generic VGA"
(**) SVGA: Monitor ID: "My Monitor"
(--) SVGA: Mode "1024x768" needs hsync freq of 70.24 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 70.88 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 74.59 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 75.00 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 76.01 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 78.86 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1024x768" needs hsync freq of 80.21 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 81.13 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 87.50 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 89.62 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 91.15 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 93.75 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 105.77 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 107.16 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1800X1440" needs hsync freq of 96.15 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1800X1440" needs hsync freq of 104.52 kHz. Deleted.
(**) FontPath set to
"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
(--) SVGA: PCI: Intel i740 (AGP) rev 33, Memory @ 0xe6000000, 0xe5000000
(**) SVGA: chipset: generic
(--) SVGA: videoram: 64k
(--) SVGA: clocks: 25.18
(**) SVGA: Using 8 bpp, Depth 8, Color weight: 666
(--) SVGA: Using builtin driver modes
(--) SVGA: Builtin Mode: 320x200
(--) SVGA: Virtual resolution set to 320x204
(--) SVGA: SpeedUp code selection modified because virtualX != 1024
System: `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/xkbcomp -w 1 -R/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb -xkm -m us -em1
"The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:" -emp "> " -eml "Errors from xkbcomp
are not fatal to the X server" keymap/xfree86 compiled/xfree86.xkm'
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From: "john Doe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
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Subject: DHCPcd leasing addresses but rejecting them... PLEASE read this, I really
need help (8 days I've had this problem)
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 10:13:40 -0800
My linux box is running Redhat 5.2 (brand new install) with DHCPCD
installed. I followed the dhcp howto to the letter, but I still get this
problem...
My box leases an ip like its supposed to, but when it gets the IP and tries
to use it, it rejects it saying its already in use and says "falling back to
INIT".
Is this a subnet mask problem? (I do not have a subnet)
Does anyone know how to fix this?
Please don't reply in the newsgroup here, RATHER:
Please send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thank you!!! I really need help
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From: Randy Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Tape Backup Drives
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 16:37:58 -0600
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I've had problems (as have others) using anything but virgin tapes in my
Seagate TapeStor 8000. That is the tapes work fine if I only use them for
Linux, but if they have been used under Windows there may be problems. I
suggest you try a new/unused tape while you debug your problem.
Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mail checked week nights and weekends).
On Mon, 28 Dec 1998, Philip Knouf wrote:
> I've downloaded the ftape package, along with the ftape tools package,
> and installed the ftape-tools package, but have not been able to get any
> sort of backups working. I have a Seagate Travan 20GB tape drive on my
> floppy controller. Whenever I try to use the ftape-tool program (after
> loading the ftape.o module), I get a message saying "ftmt: /dev/nqft0:
> Operation not supported by device." But when I do a cat /dev/ht0, my
> tape drive is accessed, and some random characters on the screen (I do
> see the tape name, Full System 00001). My tape is formatted, because
> I've used it for backups in windows just fine. I've read the HOWTO and
> the ftape documentation, but cannot find a way to get backups to work.
> What do I need to do differently? Thanks for any info.
>
> Nick Knouf
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
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From: "Johnny El" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin
Subject: Installing Disk Drive on RH5 Problem
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 23:01:44 +0200
Hi
I have RH5 on a P150 with an ADAPTEC Ultra SCSI adapter.
On this adapter I have a tape and a 8GB Disk Drive.
I would like to add IBM-DGHS18U Ultra Disk Drive as an addition but it
always boots without mounts and it stop in the middle of boot and asks for a
password for maintanece.
The 18GB disk is recognized well in the ADAPTEC boot and during the linux
boot.
what is wrong here? cant RH5 get 18GB disks?
appreciate any idea,
TIA,
Johnny El
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From: Shashank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Permedia ][
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 13:15:56 -0600
Hello,
Since everyone keeps asking what's the best 3D acceleration in Linux and
how can I get my Riva TNT to work with XFree, I thought I'd ask-
Does anyone out there have a Permedia II card? How well does it perform
under XFree?
shashank
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From: Glenn Valenta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLP !!!!! Ethernet Card Trouble
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 22:58:09 GMT
T1 wrote:
>
> So how do I get it working? The RH manual, which I borrowed, won't
> tell me that. All it says is that if your ethernet card is PCI, you
> will have to change your PCI bios to get it working correctly
>
> On Tue, 29 Dec 1998 06:38:09 -0700, mk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> >T1 wrote:
> >>
> >> I am trying to install Redhat Linux 5.2 onto my system via FTP since I
> >> am sick and tired of buying Linux by the time a new version always
> >> comes out. Besides, I don't have anymore hard drive space although I
> >> formated a hard drive for RH linux. I am using an SMC PCI 10 Ethernet
> >> card and I have a direct connection via Cox@home. I downloaded both
> >> the supp and boot images and placed them to two floppies, booted via
> >> my floppy, chose FTP as installation option, inserted supp disk, and
> >> then I had no problem choosing NE2000 PCI. However, when I got to the
> >> autoprobing option, I got that annoying and irritating error message
> >> saying "SIOCSIFFLAGS: Resource Temporarily Unavailable." Anybody got a
> >> solution to this error message?
> >
> >
> >
> >The SMC PCI card that @home distributes is I believe a DEC chip. It uses
> >the tulip.o driver.
> >
Re-compile the kernel with the tulip driver only and not as a module. After
installing the kernel and log back in, type "dmesg | less" and scroll around
and confirm that Linux sees the network card. The line should look something
like this:
tulip.c:v0.89H 5/23/98 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
eth0: Lite-On 82c168 PNIC at 0xdd00, 00 a0 cc 30 bf b0, IRQ 5.
--
x-no-archive: yes
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ouray.cudenver.edu/~gavalent/
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From: Jeffrey Bridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: New to linux
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 16:48:43 -0600
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Blaine Lupulack wrote:
> XAtm Click wrote:
>
>> I run linux in the same drive as Windows. I don't know if this is
>> safe, but it
>> seems to work well. I set linux up in C:\linux and I just restart in
>> msdos mode
>> from Windows and run loadlin. So I didn't have to make a partition,
>> or install
>> a new drive. Is this safe?
>>
>> Cameron Cooper
>
> Sure it's safe, you just don't get all the benefits of the ext2
> filesystem ( the default Linux filesystem ). You don't have the file
> permissions, ownership, or the fast access.
>
> And I NEED that! So I run a separate partition. Partition Magic is one
> of the the best things I ever used! ( Not a plug, I don't sell the
> thing)
>
> --
> Blaine Lupulack
> Quesnel, BC, Canada
> --------------------
> And remember kids, Cheese is Murder!
>
>
HELLOOOO, the only way to make linux work in a DOS partition is using
the UMSDOS filesystem.... thus you DO have file permissions, ownership,
etc. Otherwise, there would be NO WAY to make linux work at all! Just
think about long file names..... UMSDOS takes care of that. Now, of
course, it isn't as fast, but it's the best way to let you not have to
worry about how much space to give to Win and how much to Lin, because
they use variable parts of the same total space!
Tilde,
Jeffrey :j
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Blaine Lupulack wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>
XAtm Click wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>I run linux in the same drive as Windows. I don't
know if this is safe, but it
<BR>seems to work well. I set linux up in C:\linux and I just restart in
msdos mode
<BR>from Windows and run loadlin. So I didn't have to make a partition,
or install
<BR>a new drive. Is this safe?
<P>Cameron Cooper</BLOCKQUOTE>
Sure it's safe, you just don't get all the benefits of the ext2 filesystem
( the default Linux filesystem ). You don't have the file permissions,
ownership, or the fast access.
<P>And I NEED that! So I run a separate partition. Partition Magic is one
of the the best things I ever used! ( Not a plug, I don't sell the thing)
<PRE>--
Blaine Lupulack
Quesnel, BC, Canada
====================
And remember kids, Cheese is Murder!</PRE>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
HELLOOOO, the only way to make linux work in a DOS partition is using the
UMSDOS filesystem.... thus you DO have file permissions, ownership, etc.
Otherwise, there would be NO WAY to make linux work at all! Just think
about long file names..... UMSDOS takes care of that. Now, of course, it
isn't as fast, but it's the best way to let you not have to worry about
how much space to give to Win and how much to Lin, because they use
variable parts of the same total space!
<P>Tilde,
<BR>Jeffrey :j</HTML>
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From: G-der <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
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Subject: Re: Lilo (BootLoader) Installation
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 21:40:31 -0700
I would say the first boot record of teh Linux parrtition. If you install it to
the master boot record it will wipe out the NT loader, which as far as i know is
required to load NT.
The boot.ini for NT can be edited to point to LILO to boot Linux, but I would
recommend a boot manager like System Commander. It will automaticly detect both
NT and Linux and set up boot entries for them, but it only works if LILO has not
been installed to the master boot record.
Gene
Peter wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am at the Lilo Installation now. I have Wn98 and NT4 dual boot on my hard
> disk. Where should I install the Linux bootloader?
>
> 1. /dev/hda Master Boot Record (containts 3 partitions: NT, Win98 and Linux,
> currently dual booting NT and Win98)
> 2. /dev/hda3 First sector of boot partition (Linux partition)
>
> Please reply directly to me.
>
> Thanks.
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From: Mike Ireton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Insmod doesn't like Module NE2000.
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 23:11:15 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Hey buddy,
You need to insmod 8390.o as well - This module, 8390, is the actual hardware
interface driver for ne2000's. Those 'unresolved symbols' are supplied by it and
so if you load this first and then ne, your problem will go away.
Mike
>
>
> > I have been trying to get my ISA D-Link DE-220PCT working under SuSE 5.3. I
> > have already used the utility on the installation disk to turn off PnP to
> > avoid problems there. There are no conflicts with other cards that I know
> > of... But when I do an insmod ne, I get six lines of errors after it:
> > /lib/modules/2.0.35/net/ne.o: unresolved symbol ei_open
> > /lib/modules/2.0.35/net/ne.o: unresolved symbol ethdev_init
> > /lib/modules/2.0.35/net/ne.o: unresolved symbol ei_debug
> > /lib/modules/2.0.35/net/ne.o: unresolved symbol ei_interrupt
> > /lib/modules/2.0.35/net/ne.o: unresolved symbol NS8390_init
> > /lib/modules/2.0.35/net/ne.o: unresolved symbol ei_closed
> >
> > This thing is really starting to tick me off. I have spent the last two
> > days working on this thing, to no avail. I have tried different settings,
> > recompiling, and removing other cards. Any and all help would be
> > appreciated.
> >
> > RC
>
> --
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> ________________________________________________
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Mike Ireton
Network Systems Manager
Broadlink Communications
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From: "Adam Husik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: flat panel monitors
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 18:12:27 -0500
I was in Computer City today (needed an ethernet cable immediately) and I
was surprised to see that there are more and more flat panel monitors out
for under $1,000. Does anyone have one working well with Linux and can
comment about the resolution/performance in X? I could really use some more
space on my desktop and buying a bigger desk isn't really viable :)
This could make for a pretty neat looking Linux system.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Slimick)
Subject: Hemmed in by the BIOS
Date: 29 Dec 1998 23:19:29 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I an trying to construct a working
linux machine, in part, from a
Micronics M54HI motherboard with
a 166 Mhz Pentium. This will be
used for a student project in
installing and maintaining the current
generation of security tools available
in Linux. Given the topic, I think
you can see why I would prefer the
student to be on a separate machine.
My problem is that the Phoenix Bios
will accept hard drives no bigger than
2.1 GB (which I don't have). I have a 4.3 GB
that I could use.
The Bios is Phoenix 4.04 Plug and Play
Bios with 1 MB Flash Eprom. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
john slimick
Associate Prof of Computer Science
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Erik Kiledal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: [Q] Bashee & XF68_FBDev Server error
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 22:11:05 GMT
Sang-gyu Nam wrote:
> I'm using Elsa Vitory II (banshee, 16M, AGP) and P-II 450MHz, 128M ram. The
> kernel is 2.1.132, and X is 3.3.3
> The error is "fbdevScreenInit: unable to set screen params (Invalid
> argument)". Why did it happen?
> Ah! the boot screen is 1280x1024,16bpp
>
> Here is the error message
>
> XFree86 Version 3.3.3 / X Window System
> (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
> Release Date: November 18 1998
> If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer
> than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
>
>
> Fatal server error:
> fbdevScreenInit: unable to set screen params (Invalid argument)
Try adding a Depth entry to the Screen section of XF86Config:
Section "Screen"
Driver "FBDev"
Device "Primary Card"
Monitor "Primary Monitor"
SubSection "Display"
Modes "default"
Depth 16
EndSubSection
EndSection
-Erik
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