Linux-Hardware Digest #86, Volume #9 Sat, 2 Jan 99 05:13:41 EST
Contents:
Re: Newbie need help again. (Blaine Lupulack)
problem w/ usr 56k v.90 ("Nik Anderson")
S3 Virge setup question ("Darrell L. Coons")
Chase Research 4 Port PCI Fast driver for Linux? (Thomas Munn)
Re: Intellectual Property DANGER! (Re: DVD driver) ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
help with Trident 9685 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: dualheaded systems (Paul Nevin)
Re: Travan TR2 Floppy tape backup troubles (Paul Nevin)
Re: winmodems (Dan Nguyen)
took out simms now no video, help ("Greg Waters")
Redhat 5.2 and 3Com509b-TP0 Card (Scallica)
Re: Making SURE Linux doesn't WAKE UP (power-up)? (Paul Nevin)
Zoom 56K V90 modem ... HELP ! (Alain BURET)
Re: linux wannabe! (Gary Momarison)
Do I Need XFree86 for dummies with S3V and Lite-On CM-1769MCLR monitor (Jim Traweek)
HP Colorado 5GB Tape Drive ATAPI interface error message on RH 5.2 (Henry Wong)
Re: banshee vs. TNT (Ken Fidlerk)
Compiling kernel w/ AMD K62-350 ("Scott M. Cooley")
Re: Linux won't recognize CDROM ("Oded Arbel")
Suggest a 64 bit Video card UPGRADE please! (Don Elkington)
Re: Compaq 10 and 10/100 (Eric Jorgensen)
NE2000 PnP card problem ("John Winnard")
Re: Compaq 10 and 10/100 ("Alan")
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From: Blaine Lupulack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Newbie need help again.
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 23:30:51 -0800
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Oded Arbel wrote:
>
> Here are the questions :
>
>
> 4. how can I make linux read the VFAT's long file names ?
Make sure that you have VFAT support included in your kernel, or alternately
type " insmod vfat". Then mount your VFAT partition with " mount -t vfat
PARTION MOUNTPOINT "
>
> 5. where can I find a monitor that can display network traffic (I have an
> internal modem and using
> dial-up ppp) like the win95 dialer, something that shows it graphicly (as
> simple as imitation for an external modem's recive/transmit lights). maybe
> something that can be swallowed by AfterStep's wharf ?
I'm using WMIFS, a WindowMaker dockable applet. It showd my PPP connection
and/or my Ethernet traffic. Get it from
http://www.bensinclair.com/dockapp/index.php3?showtype=Network
>
>
> 7. how can I make mutiplie folders in AfterStep's wharf (like the folder
> containing the nxterm and netscape ? I can add stuff to that, but I
> couldn't figure out how to make another folder like it.
>
I believe that you can do that in AfterStep 1.6, I don't think you can in 1.4 (
I could be wrong...)
> Thanks for any help you can give.]
>
> Oded
No problem, sorry I couldn't help you with all your questions.
--
Blaine Lupulack
Quesnel, BC, Canada
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And remember kids, Cheese is Murder!
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Oded Arbel wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>
<br>Here are the questions :
<br>
<p>4. how can I make linux read the VFAT's long file names ?</blockquote>
Make sure that you have VFAT support included in your kernel, or alternately
type " insmod vfat". Then mount your VFAT partition with " mount -t vfat
PARTION MOUNTPOINT "
<br>
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>
<br>5. where can I find a monitor that can display network traffic (I have
an
<br>internal modem and using
<br>dial-up ppp) like the win95 dialer, something that shows it graphicly
(as
<br>simple as imitation for an external modem's recive/transmit lights).
maybe
<br>something that can be swallowed by AfterStep's wharf ?</blockquote>
<p><br>I'm using WMIFS, a WindowMaker dockable applet. It showd my PPP
connection and/or my Ethernet traffic. Get it from <a
href="http://www.bensinclair.com/dockapp/index.php3?showtype=Network">http://www.bensinclair.com/dockapp/index.php3?showtype=Network</a>
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>
<p>7. how can I make mutiplie folders in AfterStep's wharf (like the folder
<br>containing the nxterm and netscape ? I can add stuff to that,
but I
<br>couldn't figure out how to make another folder like it.
<br> </blockquote>
I believe that you can do that in AfterStep 1.6, I don't think you can
in 1.4 ( I could be wrong...)
<br>
<br>
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Thanks for any help you can give.]
<p>Oded</blockquote>
No problem, sorry I couldn't help you with all your questions.
<pre>--
Blaine Lupulack
Quesnel, BC, Canada
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And remember kids, Cheese is Murder!</pre>
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From: "Nik Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: problem w/ usr 56k v.90
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1999 23:31:06 -0800
I've got a fresh install of rh5.2 and have set up my modem just as I have
many times before with other modems on other machines, but am having an odd
problem. When it dials, it connects and logs in properly, but I cannot ping
anything (i've tried the ip of my nameserver for instance). Nothing passes
through the connection. I can deactivate the connection and it will hang
up, and can redial, but with the same effect.
Additionally, when I type 'route' to view the routing table, it seems to
hang without showing any routes, and I must ^c it to return to my prompt.
I think this is somewhat hardware related, as the software config should
produce working results. Has anyone seen this before?
Thanks,
Nik
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From: "Darrell L. Coons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: S3 Virge setup question
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1999 19:36:29 -0500
I will be installing RedHat 5.2 and I have a S3 Virge/GX 86C385 video card.
The XFree86 info from RedHat lists the S3V server for an S3 Virge card, but
the SVGA server for the 86C385. Which should I use?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Thomas Munn)
Subject: Chase Research 4 Port PCI Fast driver for Linux?
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 00:46:46 GMT
I have a Chase research PCI card, that has 4 ports. Does anyone know what
driver I should use, or even if one exists?
Thanks,
Thomas
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.development.app
Subject: Re: Intellectual Property DANGER! (Re: DVD driver)
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 07:38:11 GMT
In article <737s1k$4j8$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Frank T. Lofaro"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Implement an open-source MPEG2 alternative? Patent infringement of
> MPEG.
>
> See the www.mpegla.com site.
Well, of course it is in their interest to claim that they hold
"essential" patents for an implementation of MPEG2. However,
reality is likely to be a bit different and there are probably
workarounds. Note that a non-infringing decoder does
not need to claim standards compliance; it simply has
to produce good output. Furthermore, the patents don't
apply everywhere in the world.
Tom.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: help with Trident 9685
Date: 2 Jan 1999 07:43:47 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have a card that uses a trident 9685 chip. I can get up to
800x600 with the SVGA server. But anyone managed
this chipset working at 1024x768 with XFree86?
Thanks!
Dan Critchlow
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From: Paul Nevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: dualheaded systems
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 23:03:33 +0800
Conway Yee wrote:
> To those who are interested in two monitors:
>
> The MetroLink X server can handle up to 4 monitors using Matrox cards.
> It USED to be available on the Infomagic Linux Developers Resource CD's
> and RedHat.
Yea but at US$350 for a bloody display server they have to be joking. I just
ordered the desktop and laptop versions ($125 and $250) out of necessity.
Although these seem to be great products I think they are ridiculously priced.
Thankfully work is paying for mine.
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From: Paul Nevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Travan TR2 Floppy tape backup troubles
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 22:59:23 +0800
>
>
> from what i can tell by the documentation, you're doing by hand
> (modprobe zftape, etc) what modprobe does on bootup using the
> conf.modules file... hmmmmm
>
> can i assume you rebooted after commenting out the conf.modules
> entries?
sure did..
by manually loading the modules without options they seem to defaulting
to standard settings for the IRQ, DMA etc. Remove the entries (or at
least comment them out) from your /etc/conf.modules file .. then
reboot.. and try loading
modprobe zftape
modprobe ftape
modprobe ftape-internal
you can check that these load correctly by typing
lsmod
you should see something like
[root@linux]# lsmod
Module Pages Used by
zftape 21 0
ftape-internal 3 0
ftape 34 [zftape ftape-internal] 0 (autoclean)
then try to mount the device
ftmt -f /dev/qft0 status
.....
This actually worked for me! and I did a complete system backup last
night. Unfortunately I then installed an IDE hard disk in my
SCSI system and then ran lilo to append a memory problem.. killing the
system boot.
Thank god for backups!
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From: Dan Nguyen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.unix,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,at.linux,comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: winmodems
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 07:25:18 GMT
In comp.os.linux.hardware Etienne Demers-Martel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Has a emulator been created in order to run winmodems under linux ?
Would you like to write one for everyone who was stupid, or just plain
unlucky enough to get one.
--
Dan Nguyen | There is only one happiness in
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | life, to love and be loved.
http://www.cse.msu.edu/~nguyend7 | -George Sand
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From: "Greg Waters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.unix,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,at.linux,comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: took out simms now no video, help
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 07:25:30 GMT
Hi,
Has anyone had this problem. Did I cut out the cmos, damage the video
card,
or damage the Mother Board.
Cannot reach anything on my computer.
Greg
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
e-mail here please
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Scallica)
Subject: Redhat 5.2 and 3Com509b-TP0 Card
Date: 2 Jan 1999 00:42:11 GMT
Hey,
Before I installed Redhat, I disabled plug-n-play using the dos disk and linux
found the card just fine. However, if I turn plug-n-play back on for use in
Win95
and then forget to disable it again when I boot into linux, it completely
messes up the configuration and says "Delaying eth0 initialization" on bootup.
So how do I get the ethernet card settings back to normal without re-installing
linux?
Thanx in advance.
P.S. - I tried to disable the plug-n-play again and boot into linux, but the
configuration was still messed up.
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From: Paul Nevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Making SURE Linux doesn't WAKE UP (power-up)?
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 23:05:22 +0800
> The reason I need this is I want to be able to go to sleep without
> having to turn off my machine, and in order to do that I have to MAKE
> SURE Linux will not wake up; not just because it might wake me up, the
> important thing is I aim to switch off the noisy CPU fan and the power
> supply fan! This means if the computer were to wake up during the
> night while I'm asleep it could be devastating to my hardware.
You must be a very strange person.
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From: Alain BURET <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Zoom 56K V90 modem ... HELP !
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 09:12:48 +0100
Hello everybody
I bought 4 days ago a Zoom Internal V90 faxmodem (model 2826) and
nothing seems to work. I'm using Linux and Win95, and on both of them I
have a problem : it doesn't work.
When I plug the cable in the modem and in the telephone plug, there is
no tone (phone plug <---> modem), so I can't dial.
If I do the following, I have a tone on Win95(phone plug <--> modem
line<>modem phone <--> telephone) , but I have to hang up the telephone
for the modem to be able to have tone and compose.
This is not a good solution ... the modem only connect to 19200 bps.
Under Linux, this is not working at all, but someone who's got the same
told me it's working fine for him.
Is there something strange with this modem or did I made something
wrong. I disabled P&P on the card and I'm using COM 4 IRQ 3, like I did
for my old modem .... I'm still using.
If you know what's happening, let me know.
Thanks in advance.
Alain BURET
Belgium
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From: Gary Momarison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: linux wannabe!
Date: 02 Jan 1999 00:11:15 -0800
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (L. Patrick Allmond) writes:
> Would it be helpful to point out your misspelling of WHOULD?
>
> >Whould it be helpful to point out your misspelling of helpful?
Yes it would. I'll be more likely to read what I write next time.
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From: Jim Traweek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Do I Need XFree86 for dummies with S3V and Lite-On CM-1769MCLR monitor
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 01:51:38 -0800
I tried installing with 'Generic Multisync' and it seemed to work but
the screen was slightly hourglass shaped... curved in about an inch on
each side. So, I re-install RedHat 5.1 and select CM 14bla bla
bla (for a Lite On 14" monitor I 'spose), and when I do startx it
just comes up with several lines of text, with a yada yada not
found punch line.
and and and I wouldn't be so hesitant, but after the session, I was in
win95 and the monitor looses the RED gun for a while, 'comes back...
goes away... comes back'. I reinstall Diamond's In control tools and
optimize. Maybe that was the 91 meg game I just loaded but.... I mean
I'm a little colorblind but.... but I guess I could put up my NEC 3D
which certainly is a versatile multisync, but I don't want to blow it
up either. I read some brave stuff in etc/X11/etc/README.XXX. Has
anybody heard of a Lite On monitor? Maybe I should stick to the cmmd
line. My mouse, zipdrive, cdrom work... 'should be thankful. Thanks in
Advance.
======='can't leave well enough alone' Jim
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From: Henry Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HP Colorado 5GB Tape Drive ATAPI interface error message on RH 5.2
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 03:14:53 -0500
HI,
I recently bought a HP Colorado 5GB tape drive with an ATAPI (IDE) interface.
I attached it to my machine running RH 5.2 (2.0.36 kernel). When I put in a
new Travan 5GB preformatted cartridge (3M Imation) and attempt to access it
I get errors. The messages that I see are:
ide-tape: Block location is unknown to the tape
Aborting request
ide-tape: Rewinding tape failed
/dev/ht0: Input/output error
This was in response to
mt -f /dev/ht0 status
When using the drive under Windows 98, it appears to be working O.K.
Any ideas what I may be doing wrong or overlooked?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Henry
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From: Ken Fidlerk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: banshee vs. TNT
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 16:39:56 +0930
I am really new to this and have the Banshee card in this PC works fine but
I didn't set it up had a Linux guru do it for me. Still working through
stuff but it does work reat under X. Had to use the latest version of Red
Hat 5.2 though The unstable kernel that is.
Nico Fritschi wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm in the process of buying a new graphics card. I know that the Nvidia
> Riva TNT chip is supported under the new XFree86-3.3.3. How about the
> Banshee? I saw that it is possible to let it run over a frame buffer
> device. But how well does that work. Isn't there any other possibility?
> What are the experiences with the X support for the Riva TNT? What are
> the experiences with the banshee cards?
>
> I appriciate any help.
>
> Nico Fritschi
>
> --
> Variables don't; constants aren't.
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Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 08:59:30 +0000
From: "Scott M. Cooley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Compiling kernel w/ AMD K62-350
I just got me a new AMD K62-350 chip and board and it runs great,
clocking in at 701 bogomips. I've always used cyrix or amd chips, so
i've always compiled with the 386 processor type in the kernel config
since the clone chips have piping errors if you compile as a Pentium or
P-Pro.
My question is, can I compile a kernel with this chip as Pentium or PPro
or do I need to stick with selecting 386?
please email me.
thanks,
scott
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From: "Oded Arbel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux won't recognize CDROM
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 10:16:03 +0200
Rampagin Beagle wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I'm running Debian Linux 2.0.2 on my PII 333. When I install it, it
>recognizes my CDROM perfectly. (Which should be expected since I booted
>off the CDROM.) However, once I boot into Linux normally, it doesn't
>recognize my CDROM as being connected. When Linux is loading, it even
>says that the device on /dev/hda is not connected. Anyone know any way
>to get it to recognize the drive? Any help would be greatly
>appreciated.
>
>Rampagin Beagle
>
I have the same problem (my cdrom is at /dev/hdc) and I can't seem to make
it work for me (linux does not detect it during boot). also , sometimes it
does work !! Y ? I don't know. sometimes (when it doesn't work) I get a
funny looking message during boot , something like :
ide2 : port are open - no probe.
if you have an answer, could you please post to this news group ?
Oded
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Don Elkington)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Suggest a 64 bit Video card UPGRADE please!
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 09:04:04 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
The current video card is a 32 bit pci device with 1Mb of ram, hence
somewhat slow under linux at 800x600 with 256 colors and unaccelerated
under the XFree86_SVGA driver (3.3.2).
It does a great job of matching the multisync . monitor's preset
modes and the old ibm and later VESA video modes, and has software
drivers for them under dos/windows and runs runs at decent refresh
rates.
It also has VESA display power management under dos and linux.
Those early text and graphics modes are used by a load of old but
irreplaceable dos programs that will never get rewritten or replaced,
nor ,its appears, go obsolete.
Looking at the Millenium II, it seems to support only VESA vga 640x480
and upwards, and with limited dos functionality, e.g. dpms.
I had a look at a few old favorites like S3 Virge 3D and drew a
similar blank with a couple of video card makers spec. sheets.
Your suggestions please.
----
Don
----
Avance Logic 2302 Video Card :-
1. Graphics modes
ibm 640x350/400/480
vesa 640x350/400/480
800x600
1024x768
1280x1024 (of no current use)
and various oddballs like 320x200
2. Text modes
40x25 (of no current use)
80x25/30/43/60
132x25/30/43/60
3. VESA display power management
==============================================================
--
Don
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From: Eric Jorgensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.slackware,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Compaq 10 and 10/100
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 06:43:11 GMT
Artur Rodrigues wrote:
> =
> HI,
> =
> I=B4ve a Compaq deskpro EN6400 and my Linux Slackware doesn=B4t rec=
ognize my
> Ethernet Card built-in.
Compaq NetFlex uses a Ti ThunderLan chip. You may have to recompile
your kernel. Read the ethernet-howto. =
- Eric
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From: "John Winnard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: NE2000 PnP card problem
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 09:11:27 -0000
Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sorry to add to the noise but...
RedHat 5.1 networking wont accept the Kingston PnP network card in my P300
(It was installed easily in in95 as a standard NE2000 but W95 seems to think
it's a Realtec RTL8019 PnP LAN adapter - who cares - it works just fine).
I'm using the address and IRQ reported by windows on the same machine but it
still fails to find an NE*000 card at the specified address. I can't find
any docs to help when this happens.
Coincidentally, I can't get the SB AWE32 to work either (can't remember the
specific error message for this one). My assumption is that it's because
W95 always configures them as PnP devices at runtime - so there resources
may not be set when Linux boots. This is kind of confirmed by the fact that
I've never had a problem configuring networking on any other Linux
installation (because no previous ones were true PnP cards - though they
were a real pain to get going under windows...).
If anyone has any ideas of how I can get around these problems I'd be very
grateful.
Thanks.
J.
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Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.slackware,comp.os.linux.networking
From: "Alan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Compaq 10 and 10/100
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 06:46:00 GMT
hi,
Actually the Deskpro EN series uses a Netelligent card with a Intel chipset.
(<> from TLAN).
The older Deskpro 4000/6000 use a Netelligent card with a TLAN chipset.
regards,
Eric Jorgensen wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
Artur Rodrigues wrote:
>
> HI,
>
> I�ve a Compaq deskpro EN6400 and my Linux Slackware doesn�t recognize
my
> Ethernet Card built-in.
Compaq NetFlex uses a Ti ThunderLan chip. You may have to recompile
your kernel. Read the ethernet-howto.
- Eric
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