Linux-Hardware Digest #134, Volume #9 Fri, 8 Jan 99 16:13:41 EST
Contents:
Re: MCA Linux (Linux for PS/2 Microchannel) (sl)
Need driver for Adaptec APA-358 SCSI for install ("Jon Marshall")
Re: Help, AMD General Protection Fault (Hrvoje Vulin)
Software RAID5 questions (Roland Kamke)
Multiple NIC Cards.. HELP!!
Xerox Work Centre Pro 635 supported? (Till Mommsen)
Re: Linux drivers for IOMEGA zip drive ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Multiple NIC Cards.. HELP!!
Re: ps/2 mouse trouble ("Fred Weigel")
Re: Anyone using S3 Trio3d??? ("Grant Leslie")
Supermicro P6DGU with Adaptec 7890? ("Ingolf Heinrichsen")
i960 RP/RD driver (Neal Richter)
Netfinity 5000, aha-7895, Linux (Jon Milliren)
Logitech Mouseman+ with wheel? (Victor Ng-Thow-Hing)
SIS 6326 8mb AGP. ("louis")
Re: Anyone use bellatlantic & Linux? (Frank Hale)
Banshee Driver Anyone? ("ItsMe")
Panasonic Panafax DF-1100 supported? (Till Mommsen)
Re: EPSON Stylus 640 (Andy Fraser)
Driving DLT4700 jukebox under RedHat 5.2/Intel... (Judy Gallagher)
Re: help with hardware........ (Yves Guerin)
Please Help: slow screen writes (Alain Buret de Longagne)
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From: sl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: MCA Linux (Linux for PS/2 Microchannel)
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 12:03:54 -0500
Hi Jeff-
I just today sucessfully installed Debian Linux on an MCA machine.
I too am curious to know what happened to those sites as now I have a
new problem - trying to find a supported ethernet card. The MCA 3com
Etherexpress I have in there now is not supported. :(.
Anyone know where I might find a list for Microchannel Supported
Hardware?
Sean Langford
University of Rhode Island
High Performance Computing Lab
"Jeffrey S. Dutky" wrote:
> I'm trying to install Linux on an old PS/2 model 57 486SLC and
> the web-page listed in the HOWTOs is unresponsive and the email
> of the maintainer no longer exists.
>
> The web pages are
> <http://glycerine.itsmm.uni.edu/mca/>
> and
> <http://glycerine.cetmm.uni.edu/mca/>
>
> Does anyone know what happened to this web page? Has it moved
> somewhere else? Is there a new maintainer?
>
> Similarly, does anyone know if current versions of Slackware
> have support for Microshannel hardware? I know that Debian is
> supposed to have this support, but I'm used to Slackware.
>
> TIA
>
> - Jeff Dutky
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From: "Jon Marshall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Need driver for Adaptec APA-358 SCSI for install
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 11:07:58 -0600
I'm trying to install Red Hat Linux on a system with an Adaptec(old Trantor)
APA 358 parallel port Scsi connected to the CDRom. I found source for a
driver at http://www.torque.net/linux-pp.html but have no way to compile it.
Kind of a catch 22.
Does anyone know of a place I can download a working/compiled driver for
this adapter?
Thanks,
-jon
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hrvoje Vulin)
Subject: Re: Help, AMD General Protection Fault
Date: 8 Jan 1999 17:07:40 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 08 Jan 1999 14:49:04 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
:Please help, I just installed RH Linux 5.2 in a AMD K6-2 300MHz, 64 MB SDRAM
:(pc100) with FIC-VA+503 motherboard (no overclocked here), 6.4 Gg disk.
:
I also have K6-2 300, but my problems are even bigger. Sometimes it just
freezes, sometimes it says "unable to handle kernel paging request...",
and sometimes it hangs during boot.
My motherboard is IWILL XA-100 rev 1.1 with aladdin V chipset, and that
is the problem. Linux can't reckognize the chipset, and then it all
starts... (this occurs with 2.0.* (tried from 34-36), 2.1.* (tried from
126-132), and 2.2.*-pre*)...
The CPU itself is great, the memory is OK (2 months of continuous use
with win* without a crash), but it simply can't reckognize the
chipset... (I also tried changing the memory)
Unfortunately, we will have to wait for some good soul to write the
drivers...
--
Dug studij - garancija kvalitete, by Jakov
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by HV
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Roland Kamke)
Crossposted-To: de.comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Software RAID5 questions
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 15:39:49 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I used mdutils version 0.41-4 (SuSE 5.3, kernel 2.0.35) on a software
RAID5 consisting of 3 SCSI disks (/dev/sd[abc]6) so far.
Are there any tools for recovering the RAID after a disk failure?
I simulated a failure by unplugging power supply of the 2nd disk (sdb6)
and booted the system.
Two disks were reported to be present: First disk sda (OK), and third
disk as sdb (WRONG, should be sdc). (Is there a way how to change
this??)
Is there a way to recover the RAID content as it was before this crash
now? How to do so?
Do I have to change my config file before running ckraid?
Which actions do I have to take after ckraid?
Is there a newer mdtools version available? (Perhaps part of the SuSE
6.0 distribution?)
Reading the Software-RAID Howto (v0.51) I wonder what the exact
difference between disk and power failure is. Is disk power cut off (as
described above) not a disk failure?
Thanx for your help
. . . Roland
Roland Kamke
Adacom GmbH
Gotenring 19
50679 Cologne
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Multiple NIC Cards.. HELP!!
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 15:25:27 -0800
I am trying to boot my Red Hat Linux computer with two 3c509 nic cards. As
the computer is booting all the info scrolls and both nic cards are
detected. I used linuxconf to add the two nic's and configure IP address.
But every time the computer boots. A delaying eth0, and eth1 message appears
and the nic's don't work.
Help.
Thanks in advance.
Max
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Till Mommsen)
Subject: Xerox Work Centre Pro 635 supported?
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 19:50:59 +0100
Does anybody know, whether the Xerox Work Centre Pro 6xx series can be used
as Laser Printer under Linux?
Maybe this question seems stupid, but I am relatively new to Linux....
Thanks, Till
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Linux drivers for IOMEGA zip drive
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 18:44:05 GMT
In article <76vs77$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Stephen Richard FREELAND <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In comp.os.linux.misc J�rgen Exner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> :>In article <753i7a$3kd$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> :> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark O Thomas) wrote:
> :>>
> :>> Where can I find drivers for the Zip and Jaz drives?
>
> : You don't need any.
> : It's just another drive and all drivers you need are the standard drivers
> : as for any other HD.
> Um, wrong.
> Could be your kernel already has the right driver in there, but it
> is *definitely* not your run-of-the-mill IDE hard drive code.
> My own ZIP uses the ATAPI-floppy driver. Others uses SCSI drivers,
> and there are even weirder setups for the parallel versions of the ZIP.
> Don't know about Jaz, but I wouldn't imagine they use standard hard drive
> code either. . SNF .
> --
> Steve 'Nephtes' Freeland | Okay, so maybe I'm a tiny itty little
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] | bit of a minimalist.
>
If you have a parallel port version of an IOMEGA Zip drive, typing "insmod
ppa" should allow Linux to notice the drive (as long as a disk is in the
drive). To mount the drive type 'mount /dev/sda4 -t vfat /Zip'. This is the
way I mount it, since the disk is formatted in FAT16 and I use it in
conjunction with an NT workstation at University. Hope that helps !
Oliver
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Crossposted-To:
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Subject: Re: Multiple NIC Cards.. HELP!!
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 08:58:00 -0800
How do I do that?
PDG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message ...
>if you plan on using two nic cards of the same type, you need to re-compile
>your kernel to use the driver directly IN the kernel, not as a module
>
>--
>PDG--"We bring bad things to life"
>
>For PGP Public key-- http://webcrush.com/pgp.htm
>
>
>
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From: "Fred Weigel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ps/2 mouse trouble
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 18:41:44 GMT
Try powering off, then on, and reboot.
Soft reboot may not completely reset your mouse interface. This happens
most often when the PS/2 mouse is removed while in use.
Fred Weigel.
Matt Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in article
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Dustin - I have OL 1.3 also. I had my Intellipoint working fine under
PS2
> in Linux. I haven't done anything to the OS since I successfully booted
> last time. Of course it works fine in Win98 also. I just booted into
Linux
> this morning and was suprised to see the error: couldn't open mouse,
server
> error. This pisses me off. Linux is supposed to be real stable. I
always
> shut down correctly.
>
> AAARrrgh. If you figure it out, let me know please. I hate to reinstall
> the OS just to fix this stupid problem.
>
> Thanks, Matt
>
> >I can't get my VersaPad or an external ps/2 mouse to work in linux.
>
> ...
>
> >I'm using kernel 2.0.35, Caldera OpenLinux 1.3
> >
> >Any ideas?
> >
> >thanks,
> >Dustin
>
>
>
>
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From: "Grant Leslie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Anyone using S3 Trio3d???
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 19:48:08 -0400
Well I just got mine working...
BUT not for the faint of heart..
There are no current Xservers supporting it directly yet, so you need to use
another method..
check out this webpage, with intructions for the 3dfx Banshee. It all
applies.
http://www.uno.edu/~adamico/banshee/
You'll need to install one of the 2.2.0prex series of Kernels, get the Vesa
Frame Buffer working as described on this page. and download and install the
XF68_FBDev server from this page.
Only problem is it's kinda slow, but, it does work..
Andrius Kaikaris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>Anyone know if there are any (even experimental) drivers for it, so I
>could at least try to see something on my X?
>
>Thanks
>Andy
>
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From: "Ingolf Heinrichsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Supermicro P6DGU with Adaptec 7890?
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 10:47:48 -0800
Hi there,
could you tell me whether it is possible to run linux on a Supermicro P6DGU
board. It has a Adaptec 7890 on board SCSI adapter?
Thanks, Ingolf
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From: Neal Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: i960 RP/RD driver
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 12:34:41 -0700
Hello,
Does anyone have any source out there for a device driver for any
kind of i960 RP/RD based PCI board?
I would appreciate any info anyone can provide!
Thanks
--
____________________________________
Neal Richter
Software Engineer
Salt Lake Digital Imaging
124 South 600 West
Logan, UT 84321
435-787-2803
435-787-2810 FAX
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From: Jon Milliren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Netfinity 5000, aha-7895, Linux
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 13:08:05 -0500
Hey,
Anyone have any experience using Linux on this machine? Looking
for any issues regarding the aha-7895 SCSI controller, it's purty new.
It's coming down to a choice between this and a Compaq proliant...
Jon Milliren
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Victor Ng-Thow-Hing)
Subject: Logitech Mouseman+ with wheel?
Date: 8 Jan 99 19:49:03 GMT
Has anyone gotten their Logitech Mouseman+ with wheel to work with any
Linux apps, especially Netscape?
I want to use it to scroll any vertical scrollbars
Vic
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Victor Ng Thow Hing ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/victorng/victorng.html
PhD Student in Computer Animation, Dynamic Graphics Project
University of Toronto office: (416)978-5182, fax: (416)978-5184
"That which does not kill us, makes us stronger."
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From: "louis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SIS 6326 8mb AGP.
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 20:45:21 +0200
Hi
How can I upgrade my XFree86 from 3.3.2 to 3.3.3 and from where as well what
batches I need to dounloud?
I have redhat 5.2 but cant probe my video card.
I have SIS 6326 8mb AGP.
Thanks
louis
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From: Frank Hale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.misc,comp.protocols.ppp
Subject: Re: Anyone use bellatlantic & Linux?
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 19:55:49 -0500
Carl Fink wrote:
> Sounds like they use CHAP. Edit your chap-secrets file (probably in
> your /etc directory, although I don't use Red Hat and I know they and
> Debian don't agree on file locations.)
> --
> Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Manager, Dueling Modems Computer Forum
> <http://dm.net>
They use PAP at least the BellAtlantic server I connect to does.
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From: Frank Hale
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Homepage: http://members.xoom.com/frankhale/
Jade: http://jade.netpedia.net/
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From: "ItsMe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Banshee Driver Anyone?
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 19:47:22 -0500
I'm waiting patiently for a Banshee driver for X. I'm a newbie and tried
the other methods (vesafb) and it was way out of my league. As for now -
anyone have any ideas on how I can have X run in something bigger than
640x480? I cant even see half of the windows that load.
I'm also having major problems transferring files from my Win95 drive. I
mount it as a vfat drive and copy files over to my linux drive and try to
extract from the tar files and get the message "unable to execute binary
file". No idea whats wrong.
I'd download on my linux boot but I can't get my modem working - Creative
Labs 56k PCI - PNP. I've had one suggestion to set my bios to non-plug and
play aware OS - but its a dual boot Win95 and Linux box - I'd just as soon
leave my bios alone.
thanks.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Till Mommsen)
Subject: Panasonic Panafax DF-1100 supported?
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 19:52:07 +0100
Does anybody know, whether Panasonic Panafax DF-1100 can be used as Laser
Printer under Linux?
Maybe this question seems stupid, but I am relatively new to Linux....
Thanks, Till
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From: Andy Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: EPSON Stylus 640
Date: 08 Jan 1999 12:35:30 -0800
Jean Orloff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Michele Iacobellis wrote:
>
> > Hello all.
> > Are there any problems using stylus 640 under linux?
> > Can I use gs to print documents ?
> > For example, I know that a canon bjc4000 is compatible with bj200 or
> > bj600 ghostscript support.
> > So can I do so for stylus 640?
> >
>
> Sure, I do it. The results are best with uniprint drivers from the
> latest aladdin ghostscript.
> --
> Amities,
I have not been able to do it. I bought a 640 for home because I have
a 600 at work that I use without a problem. At times, I've borrowed
the 600 to use at home and it works fine. I've fetched Aladdin
Ghostscript 5.50, compiled it and set up magicfilter and lprng to use
the 600-uniprint drivers (the only epson stylus drivers I see are for
the 400, 600, 800, etc. none for the 640). With the 640, sometimes, I
get a satisfactory black and white page, but usually I get erroneous
under/over line stripes. The 640 works fine on my housemate's
windows98 machine.
Andy Fraser
PS I run debian 2.xx, but when I found I couldn't get the epson 640 to
run like the 600, I fetched and compiled Aladdin gs myself.
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Driving DLT4700 jukebox under RedHat 5.2/Intel...
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Judy Gallagher)
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 20:42:00 GMT
Folks,
I'm setting up a Linux box (RedHat 5.2/Intel), and need to attach
a DLT 4700 jukebox (Quantum, CompacTape IV, 20/40 GB) to the SCSI bus.
I went through the exercise of editing the kernel device driver file
under SunOS 4.1.3-U1 (and rebuilding the kernel) on the SPARC box this
drive USED to hang off of. Can anyone tell me what's different about
setting up a device driver for this jukebox under RedHat (as I'm a
newbie to Linux)?
Thanks,
Judy
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From: Yves Guerin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,cern.linux
Subject: Re: help with hardware........
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 15:06:59 -0500
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hello,
For the winmodem forget it Linux will not recognize it
Yves
Andre Antunes wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> I'm new with Linux, and started by instaling Red Hat 5.3.
> Everything works except for some of my hardware. It is detected by SaX, but
> under KDE I can't put to work/configure.
> The hardware is the following:
>
> - Video Highway Extreme (TV & radio PCI card)
> - Zoltrix 33.600 HSP336i (Winmodem)
> - Aztech SC-128 PCI audio card
> - Diamond Monster 3d (3DFX card)
>
> If anyone could help configuring these above, it would be excelent, for I
> can't work with it so far.
> Thanks to all.
>
> --
> Andre Antunes
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 21:50:47 +0100
From: Alain Buret de Longagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Please Help: slow screen writes
Hi,
I'm having the same problem.
Kernel 2.0.36
DFI pvb3+ (rev.b) motherboard,
Expensive (it was) Stealth 64 Diamond 4MB VRAM.
SCSI 2.1GB HD with Advansys Controller, 2 EIDE WD drives
128MB RAM
P90 Socket 5 (yes 90 Mhz)
Things are fast under X (including XTerms), but the console crawls
after INIT msg.
A "top command" needs 66.6 % of CPU !
(Idem with kernel 2.0.34)
The system works fine with my old Plato motherboard (Intel), same
Video board, same cpu P90.
Something to do with the chipset or,
may be the Plug and play features of the DFI MotherBoard ?
I've no idea.
ALAIN
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Alain Buret de Longagne
Belgium
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