Linux-Hardware Digest #187, Volume #9 Sat, 16 Jan 99 04:13:44 EST
Contents:
Re: Red Hat installation problem - newbie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: modem fails under Linux... ("George")
Re: Ugly Netscape fonts 2. (jedi)
Re: Time to split up the newsgroup?? (Martin Schultz)
Re: Time to split up the newsgroup?? (Tony Faradjian)
Re: Shutting Down (BuckCherry)
Newbie: Can't Read CDROM properly ("Calvin Mitchell - Pacbell")
Celeron 400 under OS/2 and Linux (nul)
Re: Mouse problem in X (Marc Jauvin)
Help: RH5.2 install can't find AHA1505 (aka 152x) ("Wayne Huang")
HiVal Multimedia kit? Or any other (David Foster)
Diamond compatibility (Sheldon Nylander)
can't get X started with ATI3DExp. ("Ishai Parasol")
Seagate Error message (Daniel Lower)
Acer Extensa 500T with Linux? (Karsten Ballueder)
Viper V550 X driver? (Gunnlaugur Thor Briem)
Unknown interrupt - irq timeout ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Red Hat installation problem - newbie
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 02:46:17 GMT
Thanks for the advice, unfortunately the internal systems dept that built my
machine have defined the following partitions;
1 contains a dos partition approx 300Mb
2 contains a partiton for win98 that is approx 2Gb
3 contains an NT4.0 partition that is approx 1.5Gb
4 contains a extended partition that has the same start/ stop and size as
partition.
???????????????
Does this mean that I can't extend it further as the NT partition comes after
and I can't have more than one extended partition. Can I move my NT partition
to the end of the disk and resize my win98 partition - am I still screwed?
Will I ever get Linux loaded???
Thanks to all, I'm still not out of the woods - please help,
Cheers,
David
In article <77l707$85d$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> The usual solution to the 4-partition limitation is to define the
> 4th as an extended partition, within which additional partitions
> can be defined. Your existing partitions are most likely /dev/hda1,
> /dev/hda2, and /dev/hda3; the extended partition would occupy the
> 4th slot in the MBR partition table and its entries would be /dev/hda5,
> /dev/hda6, etc.
>
> I thought the Red Hat 5.1 "Disk Druid" program would take care of
> this automatically. What version of Red Hat are you using?
>
> In article <77jhf8$rk8$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > I need to be able to dual boot Windows 98 and
> > NT - I would like to also be able to boot Linux. In order to do the above I
> > have a small DOS partition, I am informed that I need this because NT can't
> > read the Windows 98 FAT 32 filesystem and Windows 98 can't read an NTFS.
> >
> > When I try to partition my disk for Linux, it only lets me add one other
> > partition, 3Gb in size, which I thought would be great for my Linux area.
But
> > apparently Linux wants a swap partition as well, and for some reason my
system
> > won't let me have more than four ...
>
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From: "George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.protocols.ppp
Subject: Re: modem fails under Linux...
Date: 16 Jan 1999 04:56:21 GMT
ochre small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in article
<lQTn2.75$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> What modem HOWTO? I have been searching for one for ages? Can anyone
point
> me to one please?
> Dave
http://amelia.db.erau.edu/ldp/HOWTO/Modem-HOWTO.html
George
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (jedi)
Subject: Re: Ugly Netscape fonts 2.
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 17:22:42 -0800
On 14 Jan 1999 23:31:30 GMT, Chris Gushue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Gary J Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>: Please help!
>
>: When I'm using...
>
>: Netscape*fontList: -adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*-14-*-75-*-*-*-*-*
>
>: in my ~/.Xdefaults file to alter the appearance of the Netscape fonts, is it
>: still possible to configure it so that unread messages appear in 'Bold'
>: rather than 'Normal' as specified above. Its difficult for me to distinguish
>: between unread & read at the moment even if it's far better than the default
>: fonts that Netscape uses under Linux.
>
>Try using an X server compiled with TrueType font support - it makes web
>browser MUCH more enjoyable on Netscape in Linux (URL below).
Or you can just use a third party font server.
--
Herding Humans ~ Herding Cats
Neither will do a thing unless they really want to, or |||
is coerced to the point where it will scratch your eyes out / | \
as soon as your grip slips.
In search of sane PPP docs? Try http://penguin.lvcm.com
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From: Martin Schultz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Time to split up the newsgroup??
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 23:56:36 -0500
Anthony W. Youngman wrote:
>
> In article <i2tv67.4m1.ln@snow_white>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> emon.co.uk writes
> >Lee Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >: Ken McCord wrote:
> >:>
> >:> Considering the number of messages posted here daily, is it time to split
> >: up
> >:> the newsgroup into a more managable arrangement?? How about:
> >
> >: I think we would be way ahead if we just isolated video adapters.
> >
> >I couldn't agree more! How about:-
> >comp.os.linux.hardware.video
> >comp.os.linux.hardware.sound
> >comp.os.linux.hardware.scsi
> >
> >and even
> >
> >comp.os.linux.hardware.zip_and_ls120 (probably need a better name so things
> >like HiFD can be incorporated)
> >
> comp.os.linux.hardware.removeabledisks
> --
$0.02 from a linux newbie (so I could find things easier ;-):
comp.os.linux.hardware.diskdrives
comp.os.linux.hardware.video
comp.os.linux.hardware.network
comp.os.linux.hardware.other
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phone: (617)-496-8318
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From: Tony Faradjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Time to split up the newsgroup??
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 00:24:50 -0500
i second this too (third it?)
TF
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (BuckCherry)
Subject: Re: Shutting Down
Date: 16 Jan 1999 05:27:09 GMT
See if this command is supported and see what it does.....if you haven't
already.....
shutdown -h now
This will at least halt the machine.
-Dave-
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From: "Calvin Mitchell - Pacbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux.slakware,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Newbie: Can't Read CDROM properly
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 21:32:01 -0800
I wrote some ftp files on a cd-r disc using an HP CD-R 7200.
When I mount the disc on my linux or openstep system, files that are beyond
a certain size show up as multiple copies.
Help!!
Calvin Mitchell, IS Operations, Mgr.
R&D Laboratories, Inc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rndlabs.com
http://home.pacbell.net/cal_mitc
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.setup.misc
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]$N0!SPAM$.org (nul)
Subject: Celeron 400 under OS/2 and Linux
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]$N0!SPAM$.org (nul)
Date: 16 Jan 99 04:47:41 GMT
Is anyone out there running a Celeron 400 under OS/2? The Celeron's benchmarks
put it in line with a PII400 when it comes to Win98, but it seems to implode back to
the level of a PII300 under NT (due to limited cache ram and slow FSB). Am I right
in guessing that this lack of performance will also hold true under other serious
multitaskers?
Would I be better off buying a PII350? My needs are pretty much split 50/50
between FP and integer performance.
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From: Marc Jauvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mouse problem in X
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 23:30:20 -0500
Ioannis Nobelis wrote:
>
> You should have read the docs and faws on X a little more carefully!!!
> That happens when gpm is running still while you are executing 'startx'
> Simply, kill your gpm with 'gpm -k' as root and then run startx. It will
>
> be fine, trust me!
> Nobelis
Yes, but a better way (so you don't have to deal with that each time) is to use the
/dev/gpmdata device that will be created by invoking gpm with the "-R" option. you
can link your mouse to it (ln -s /dev/gpmdata /dev/mouse). Here is what man gpm says:
-R Causes gpm to act as a repeater: any mouse data
received while in graphic mode will be produced on
the fifo /dev/gpmdata in mouse-system protocol.
This means that you can configure the X server to
use that fifo as a mouse device. This option is
useful for bus-mouse owners to override the single-
open limitation. It is also an easy way to manage
those stupid dual-mode mice which force you to keep
the middle button down while changing video mode.
The option is forced on by the -M option.
The advantage here is when you go back to a text-console, you still have gpm running...
Enjoy!
-- mj
Make like a baby and head out.
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From: "Wayne Huang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help: RH5.2 install can't find AHA1505 (aka 152x)
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 01:59:15 -0500
I am trying to install RH5.2 on a 486 via a SCSI
CDROM attached to a Adaptec 1505 ISA card
(use AIC6360 chip). Under plain dos, the system
sees the card and the CDROm without problem
(I used ASPI2DOS.SYS driver).
I am having trouble for the RH installation to recongnize
the card. The card is configured to use I/O=340h,
IRQ=11 (default setting). During installation, I choosed
AH152x for SCSI card. But the "auto probe" failed to
find any card. So I am trying to supplied parameter
for the module detection. I entered: 340,11,7,1
and system indicated "scanning aha152x bus ..."
and never complete the process.
Could someone help me to solve this problem?
Thanks in advance!
Wayne Huang
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Foster)
Subject: HiVal Multimedia kit? Or any other
Date: 15 Jan 1999 00:15:07 -0500
I just put a new motherboard on my Linux box, and I'd like to add sound
to the system. Unfortunately I'm out of slots, so I'm considering
removing the SCSI card (which means losing the CDROM, and one thing I
want to do is be able to play CD's) and putting in a sound card.
One of the cdrom-sound card multimedia kits sounds like the way to go
here, value-wise. Is there a better idea that I'm missing?
I'm seeing some good deals on the HiVal kit, with the WAVE 32 card.
Does anyone know anything about this system? I can't find any
reference to it anywhere. Do they OEM the card from elsewhere?
Or am I better off just getting the SoundBlaster AWE64 system? It's
more money, but it sounds like much less hassle.
It's been a long time since I dealt with sound under Linux, so any
pointers are appreciated. Also, where's the list of supported cards
these days? Are all the cards on the OSS list supported under Linux,
or are some only supported with the commercial version?
TIA
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] | certain attraction to people of our time
finger for PGP key | -- Fides et Ratio
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sheldon Nylander)
Subject: Diamond compatibility
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 06:48:54 GMT
Just a question which has probably been asked before.
Is the Diamon Monster Fusion PCI 16Mb video card compatible with the
current XFree86 and other Linux environments?
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From: "Ishai Parasol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: can't get X started with ATI3DExp.
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 09:45:23 +0200
Hello
I have installed RH5.0 and configured The Xserver many times but for some
reason i can't get X started. I use AMD-K6 233Mhz, 64MB, Logitech Serial
mouse, ATI 3D Expression card with 2MB ram and an old VGA "Tatung" monitor.
every time I run startx i get blank screen and the computer become tottaly
stuck (can't use alt ctrl backspace / + / del) and i have to reboot.
I tried to configure the XF86config file many times but with no help.
Please help me to use the X server without buying a new monitor.
by the way i'm a newbie with linux so please consider it when you answer.
Thanks in advance
Ishai Parasol
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From: Daniel Lower <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Seagate Error message
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 07:49:03 +0000
The following is a dump of my linux kernel start up messages from 2.0.32
The bit I'm interested in is:
===================
Partition check:
hda:hda: set_multmode: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hda: set_multmode: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
========================
hda is a Seagate Medalist 6.5GB hard drive ST36531A. My kernel version
is now 2.0.36 and it still hasn't been fixed.
I've already tried writing to one of the guys who works on this code
(ide.c) "Mark Lord". But he blew me up, partly my fault though because
I forgot to include my kernel version (Duh I know but I thought he'd
probably have heard it many times before). So lesson is don't write to
him unless your very good at writing bug reports I don't think he has
the time to muck around.
Kernel dump
===========================================
Console: 16 point font, 400 scans
Console: colour VGA+ 80x25, 1 virtual console (max 63)
pcibios_init : BIOS32 Service Directory structure at 0x000f6f10
pcibios_init : BIOS32 Service Directory entry at 0xf6f20
pcibios_init : PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xf6f41
Probing PCI hardware.
Calibrating delay loop.. ok - 39.73 BogoMIPS
Memory: 46968k/49152k available (792k kernel code, 384k reserved, 1008k
data)
Swansea University Computer Society NET3.035 for Linux 2.0
NET3: Unix domain sockets 0.13 for Linux NET3.035.
Swansea University Computer Society TCP/IP for NET3.034
IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP
Checking 386/387 coupling... Ok, fpu using exception 16 error reporting.
Checking 'hlt' instruction... Ok.
Intel Pentium with F0 0F bug - workaround enabled.
moving IDT ... ... done
Linux version 2.0.32 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 2.7.2.1) #2
Sat May 16 11:21:17 NZST 1998
Starting kswapd v 1.4.2.2
Serial driver version 4.13 with no serial options enabled
tty00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
tty01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
tty03 at 0x02e8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
Sound initialization started
<ESS ES1688 AudioDrive (rev 11) (3.1)> at 0x220 irq 5 dma 1,5
<ESS ES1688> at 0x330 irq 9 dma 0
Sound initialization complete
hda: ST36531A, 6204MB w/128kB Cache, CHS=790/255/63
hdb: FX001DE, ATAPI CDROM drive
hdc: Maxtor 71084 A, 1036MB w/64kB Cache, CHS=2105/16/63
ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
FDC 0 is an 8272A
scsi : 0 hosts.
scsi : detected total.
PPP: version 2.2.0 (dynamic channel allocation)
TCP compression code copyright 1989 Regents of the University of
California
PPP Dynamic channel allocation code copyright 1995 Caldera, Inc.
PPP line discipline registered.
SLIP: version 0.8.4-NET3.019-NEWTTY (dynamic channels, max=256).
CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of the University of California.
SLIP linefill/keepalive option.
wd.c:v1.10 9/23/94 Donald Becker ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
eth0: WD80x3 at 0x300, 00 00 C0 5B C6 53 WD8013, IRQ 10, shared memory
at 0xcc000-0xcffff.
Partition check:
hda:hda: set_multmode: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hda: set_multmode: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
hda1 hda2 < hda5 hda6 > hda3 hda4
hdc: [PTBL] [526/64/63] hdc1 hdc2 hdc3
JAVA Binary support v1.01 for Linux 1.3.98 (C)1996 Brian A. Lantz
VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly.
Adding Swap: 24092k swap-space (priority -1)
registered device ppp0
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From: Karsten Ballueder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Acer Extensa 500T with Linux?
Date: 15 Jan 1999 17:00:05 +0000
Hi,
does anyone know how well the 500T works with Linux?
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From: Gunnlaugur Thor Briem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Viper V550 X driver?
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 00:04:53 -0800
Hi folks,
is anyone working on an X driver for Diamond's new
Viper V550 card? Anyone know whether the V330
driver will grok the V550 card?
Thanks,
- G.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Unknown interrupt - irq timeout
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 07:03:01 GMT
I recently added more RAM and a new drive to my 486.
The new drive first started having problems with its DOS (6.22) partition,
producing directory structure errors for scandisk on a regular basis.
When I took it back to the shop to try to fix this (and add a further 16M RAM)
something else happened. Now linux hangs on boot up.
The errors seem to be referring to the old drive, rather than the new one
(/dev/hda), but what is ide0? These errors occur even when the new drive is
disconnected. The old drive is on /hda and the new on /hdb.
DOS boots fine on /hda1 and can see its partition on the new drive, hdb1 fine.
The error messages look something like this (transcribed from screen, because
of course it can't write anything to the disk)
Unkown interrupt
hda irq timeout: status 0x58 {DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest}
ide0: reset: success
had irq timeout: status 0x50 {DriveReady SeekComplete}
Then some error I didn't write down correctly about dev03:03
Any thoughts on recovering from this problem?
What tools are there to check out what's happening with IRQs?
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