Linux-Hardware Digest #182, Volume #9 Fri, 15 Jan 99 09:13:36 EST
Contents:
Exabyte 8200SX (Mike Burger)
[Q] backward compatible linux distributions (Didier Verna)
Re: 2.2 kernel: ttyS vs c (M. Buchenrieder)
Re: Thinking about winmodems ("Christopher Cox")
Re: need help on ISDN and RIVA TNT ("Luis Perdigao")
Re: 2.2 kernel: ttyS vs c (M. Buchenrieder)
Re: SCSI: Unable to allocate DMA channel for Adaptec. (M. Buchenrieder)
Re: Really weird problem with G200. (Michael Meissner)
Winbook XP5 and X ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Dual Celeron (Jan Blunck)
Re: Windows only Printer with Linux ?? (Ashok Aiyar)
FlexPort Multi-Port Serial Cards (Sven Koenig)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike Burger)
Subject: Exabyte 8200SX
Date: 14 Jan 1999 19:10:22 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I hooked up an Exabyte 8200SX 8mm 2GB tape drive to my system. Device
ID and all are set up just fine.
Linux finally decided to recognize that it was part of the SCSI
chain...now, I'm just trying to figure out how to use it to back up my
system(s). Neither tar nor cpio seem to be able to get proper access
to it.
How do I go about formatting tapes in this beast, and then using them
to back my system up?
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From: Didier Verna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Q] backward compatible linux distributions
Date: 15 Jan 1999 10:13:31 +0100
This is just out of curiosity: I'm wondering if there's a special
reason why linux distributions for intel don't provide anything else than
i386. Assuming that you have, say, a conmplete linux distrib compiled for your
pentium, would the gain be worth considering (as opposed to running an i386
distrib on the same machine) ?
Please, Cc: me, thanks.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (M. Buchenrieder)
Subject: Re: 2.2 kernel: ttyS vs c
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 17:12:04 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (allen kurt savegnago) writes:
>Subject: Re: 2.2 kernel: ttyS vs cua
>Hello,
> I simply do not know why "the powers that be" changed the name of
>the ports to ttyS"X".
[...]
Nobody "changed" them. Please read the relevant docs and the Serial-HOWTO.
cua* devices are obsolete. That's pretty much all there is to say.
Michael
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Michael Buchenrieder * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www.muc.de/~mibu
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From: "Christopher Cox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Thinking about winmodems
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 18:34:09 GMT
Just a thought, do you know of any WinModems with decent performance? Not
trying to be glib, but a 28.8 Sportster screams past a V.90 WinModem when I
have been surfing using the two. I am finding V.90 WinModems to be a
mistake.
Regards
Christopher Cox
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From: "Luis Perdigao" <Ln**perdigao**@ip.pt>
Subject: Re: need help on ISDN and RIVA TNT
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 18:36:49 -0000
Thank you!
But how can I download the file since I can't donfigure my ISDN card?? (UGH)
I bought a book on Linux; about the installation of ISDN cards it merely
says it's tricky, and nothing else (!).
If I download the file via WinShit 98, Linux won't recognize my Win
partitions (FAT32) nor the floppy formatted under 98!
Please help;
I wanna get Linux going and I can't frustrating!
Don Stubbs wrote in message ...
>For your RIVA TNT board, you need to upgrade to XFree86 3.3.3. The SVGA
>server in this
>release supports most all of the latest video boards.
>
>I have an STB Velocity 4400 running on RedHat 5.0 (soon to be 5.2).
>
>Don Stubbs
>
>
>
>
>Luis Perdigao wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>>Dear NG readers:
>>Where can I get the appropriate file ("driver") for RH5.2 and RIVA TNT?
How
>>do I install it or use it on the system?
>>Also: I have an Octal PC Bit active ISDN board.
>>How do I configure it and get a ppp dialout connection to my ISP working?
>>If any1 would like to help, I'd be thankful.
>>Regards,
>>Luis Perdigao
>>
>>Ln**perdigao**@ip.pt
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (M. Buchenrieder)
Subject: Re: 2.2 kernel: ttyS vs c
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 08:46:13 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dale Pontius) writes:
[...]
>So I'm running vanilla RH 5.2, which was upgraded from RH 5.1,
>which was upgraded from RH 5.0, which was a reinstall from my
>RH 4.X days.
Well. my SuSE system has been updated and updated etc. :)
>I've had the /dev/modem -> /dev/cua1 symlink there 'forever'.
>I'd like to fiddle with 2.2, can I just change the symlink to
>/dev/modem -> /dev/ttyS1 and continue running the 2.0.x kernels
>as well?
Yes. Just set the symlink . Newer distributions just will not
create the needed /dev/cua* entries anymore.
Michael
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (M. Buchenrieder)
Subject: Re: SCSI: Unable to allocate DMA channel for Adaptec.
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 08:48:39 GMT
Bjorn Halvor Solberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>I have an Adaptec 154x, and have configured the kernel (x86 2.0.35)
>for this. During boot I get this message in my syslog:
>Jan 14 08:02:22 machine kernel: Configuring Adaptec (SCSI-ID 7) at IO:330, IRQ 11,
>DMA priority 5
>Jan 14 08:02:22 machine kernel: Unable to allocate DMA channel for Adaptec.
You do have another device already occupying DMA 5.
>/proc/dma says:
> 1: Sound Blaster8
> 4: cascade
> 5: Sound Blaster16
...and there it is.
>I am not sure where to proceed from here to have the kernel have a DMA
>channel for my SCSI card.
[...]
Enter the Adaptec's BIOS and set the DMA channel to something unused,
like DMA 3 .
Michael
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From: Michael Meissner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.questions,alt.comp.periphs.videocards.matrox,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.help,de.comp.os.linux.x,de.comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Really weird problem with G200.
Date: 14 Jan 1999 15:48:48 -0500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tabman) writes:
> Hi folks.
>
> I have this really strange problem with my Millennium G200 running in Linux.
> The icons in Netscape Navigator ( the ones on the toolbar, etc. Even the
> Netscape icon in the top right corner ) are in black and white, but
> everything else is in perfect colour ! Even Navigator's start up page, which
> shows the Netscape logo, displays everything correctly ! No joke. It's just
> the icons.
Try running the color depth at 32 bits per pixel instead of 24 bits per pixel.
Netscrape can't deal with 24 bpp displays.
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Michael Meissner, Cygnus Solutions (Massachusetts office)
4th floor, 955 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Winbook XP5 and X
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 17:56:09 GMT
Hi folks; Sorry to put up yet another "help me" post, but I've tried
about everything I can here, and nothing works. I've just installed
RedHat 5.2 on a Winbook XP5, and everything works.. except X. I have the C&T
65545 chip set (1 MB memory) and I've looked on the net for a XF86Config file
for XFree - I find some which are close, but nothing has worked. The screen
clears, but all I get are a bunch of vertical black and white stripes, until
I kill the X server manually. I'm attaching the XF86Config file
below, along with a copy of "startx" output. If _anyone_ has X running on a
XP5 (or with a C&T 65545 chipset) and can email me (or post) a working
XF86Config file, you will get my undying gratitude. Thanks in advance! This
is really frustrating.
XF86Config:
======================================================================
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
EndSection
Section "Keyboard"
Protocol "Standard"
AutoRepeat 500 5
XkbKeymap "xfree86(us)"
EndSection#
**********************************************************************
Section "Pointer"
Protocol "PS/2"
Device "/dev/mouse"
Emulate3Buttons
Emulate3Timeout 50
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Monitor section
# **********************************************************************
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "My Monitor"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 30.0 - 90.0
VertRefresh 48.0 - 90.0
Modeline "640x480-28" 28.32 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************
# Device configured by xf86config:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Generic VGA"
VendorName "Unknown"
BoardName "Unknown"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Chips & Technologies CT65545"
VendorName "Unknown"
BoardName "Unknown"EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************
# The Colour SVGA server
Section "Screen"
Driver "svga"
# Use Device "Generic VGA" for Standard VGA 320x200x256
# Device "Generic VGA"
Device "Chips & Technologies CT65545"
Monitor "My Monitor"
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
# Omit the Modes line for the "Generic VGA" device
Modes "640x480-28"
ViewPort 0 0
# Use Virtual 320 200 for Generic VGA
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "640x480-28"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "640x480-28"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "640x480-28"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
# The 16-color VGA server
Section "Screen"
Driver "vga16"
Device "Generic VGA"
Monitor "My Monitor"
Subsection "Display"
Modes "640x480-28"
ViewPort 0 0
Virtual 800 600
EndSubsection
EndSection
# The Mono server
Section "Screen"
Driver "vga2"
Device "Generic VGA"
Monitor "My Monitor"
Subsection "Display"
Modes "640x480-28"
ViewPort 0 0
Virtual 800 600
EndSubsection
EndSection
# The accelerated servers (S3, Mach32, Mach8, 8514, P9000, AGX, W32, Mach64)
Section "Screen"
Driver "accel"
Device "Chips & Technologies CT65545"
Monitor "My Monitor"
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "640x480-28"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "640x480-28"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "640x480-28"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "640x480-28"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
VideoRam 1024
Option "noaccel"
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"startx" output:
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XFree86 Version 3.3.2.3 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
Release Date: July 15 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. (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
Operating System: Linux 2.0.34 i686 [ELF]
Configured drivers:
SVGA: server for SVGA graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 0):
NV1, STG2000, RIVA128, ET4000, ET4000W32, ET4000W32i,
ET4000W32i_rev_b, ET4000W32i_rev_c, ET4000W32p, ET4000W32p_rev_a,
ET4000W32p_rev_b, ET4000W32p_rev_c, ET4000W32p_rev_d, ET6000, ET6100,
et3000, pvga1, wd90c00, wd90c10, wd90c30, wd90c24, wd90c31, wd90c33,
gvga, ati, sis86c201, sis86c202, sis86c205, tvga8200lx, tvga8800cs,
tvga8900b, tvga8900c, tvga8900cl, tvga8900d, tvga9000, tvga9000i,
tvga9100b, tvga9200cxr, tgui9400cxi, tgui9420, tgui9420dgi,
tgui9430dgi, tgui9440agi, cyber9320, tgui9660, tgui9680, tgui9682,
tgui9685, cyber9382, cyber9385, cyber9388, cyber9397, cyber9520,
3dimage975, 3dimage985, clgd5420, clgd5422, clgd5424, clgd5426,
clgd5428, clgd5429, clgd5430, clgd5434, clgd5436, clgd5446, clgd5480,
clgd5462, clgd5464, clgd5465, clgd6205, clgd6215, clgd6225, clgd6235,
clgd7541, clgd7542, clgd7543, clgd7548, clgd7555, ncr77c22, ncr77c22e,
cpq_avga, mga2064w, mga1064sg, mga2164w, mga2164w AGP, oti067, oti077,
oti087, oti037c, al2101, ali2228, ali2301, ali2302, ali2308, ali2401,
cl6410, cl6412, cl6420, cl6440, video7, ark1000vl, ark1000pv,
ark2000pv, ark2000mt, mx, realtek, AP6422, AT24, AT3D, s3_virge,
s3_svga, NM2070, NM2090, NM2093, NM2097, NM2160, NM2200, ct65520,
ct65525, ct65530, ct65535, ct65540, ct65545, ct65546, ct65548,
ct65550, ct65554, ct65555, ct68554, ct64200, ct64300, 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:
"Chips & Technologies CT65545" (**) SVGA: Monitor ID: "My Monitor" (**)
FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75
dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo
/,/ usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" (--) SVGA: CHIPS: chip revision: 2 (--)
SVGA: Chipset: ct65545 (--) SVGA: CHIPS: no monitor detected. (**) SVGA:
CHIPS: 1024 kB VRAM (--) SVGA: CHIPS: TFT probed. (--) SVGA: CHIPS: LCD (--)
SVGA: CHIPS: Display Size: x=640; y=480 (--) SVGA: CHIPS: VL Bus (--) SVGA:
CHIPS: base address is set at 0x2C00000. (--) SVGA: CHIPS: Linear addressing
is enabled at 0x2C00000. (--) SVGA: CHIPS: Internal DAC disabled. (--) SVGA:
CHIPS: syncronous reset ignored. (--) SVGA: CHIPS: using programmable clocks.
(--) SVGA: chipset: ct65545 (**) SVGA: videoram: 1024k (**) SVGA: Option
"noaccel" (**) SVGA: Using 8 bpp, Depth 8, Color weight: 666 (--) SVGA:
Maximum allowed dot-clock: 68.000 MHz (**) SVGA: Mode "640x480-28": mode
clock = 28.320 (--) SVGA: Virtual resolution set to 640x480 (--) 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: Jan Blunck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.intel,comp.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Dual Celeron
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 13:35:11 +0100
Shashank Misra wrote:
>
> Hello Jan,
>
> Also- we used very thin capton coated copper wire (Radio Shack). I read on
> some website that the choice of wire is very important.
>
> Hope that helps.
Thank you.
Overclocking my Celeron 333 doesn't work even when they are in an Single
Chip System. I tested it with both CPU's. Everything is well but when
the linux-kernel startsup the system hang.
I will trie the wire from an tiny mabuchi motor. The wire which is
around the anker is very thin (smaller than 0.15mm) and is isolated with
green paint. It was the cheapest and smallest wire i found.
I know an other guy who is also tuning his 300A to run in an dual Tyan
Thunder Mainboard. His is going to shave the BR1 by hand. I'am trying to
do this with an machine with a mikroscope(I don't know the word in
English: Me�-Mikroskop). It can drive 1.65mm deep. The pcb is about
1.63mm thick. How did you shaved the pin ?
Jan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ashok Aiyar)
Subject: Re: Windows only Printer with Linux ??
Date: 15 Jan 1999 13:33:20 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 15 Jan 1999 06:58:06 GMT,
Jim Hill ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>In <77lr21$6j5$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>Niels Christoffers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Recently I bought a HP DeskJet 710C. But this is a Windows-Only-Printer.
>>Apearently there must be a way to use it also on a Linux-System.
>
>No, there musn't be. And there doesn't be. When HP says Windows-Only,
>they mean it...
For most winprinters -- you would be correct. For HP PPA printers,
such as 710C and 720C, you're wrong. They can be used under Linux,
thanks to Tim Norman.
To use these printers under Linux, take a look at:
http://www.rpi.edu/~normat/technical/ppa/
Cheers,
Ashok
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Ashok Aiyar, Ph.D.
McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research
http://aiyar.cjb.net
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sven Koenig)
Subject: FlexPort Multi-Port Serial Cards
Date: 14 Jan 1999 13:47:31 -0500
I am wondering whether there are drivers for the FlexPort PCI 4S
Multi-Port Serial Card for Redhat 5.2?
Thanks!
Sven
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