Linux-Hardware Digest #223, Volume #9 Tue, 19 Jan 99 23:13:52 EST
Contents:
Multiwave Commwave 56 PCI winmodem ("Simon Allfrey")
Re: onboard DSP winmodem? (Rob Clark)
Re: adpatec scsi contorller not detected ("Meindert Sprang")
Re: Kernel Panic - Help! (David Kirkpatrick)
Re: Clock weirdness..RH 5.2 and Dell Workstation 610 (Mumit Khan)
Pentium II vs K6-2 (Hans Ekkehard Plesser)
Re: Linux keyboard? (For emacs use) (David Fox)
Re: X Windows Display Problem (Eric Potter)
Can't Dial out (Mitch)
Re: SCSI: Unable to allocate DMA channel for Adaptec. ("will")
Linux Newbie / Mouse Problems! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Voice/Fax modems and Linux (Andrew Slough)
lexmark printer 7000 unterstuetzt ??? (marco heeg)
Re: Multiwave Commwave 56 PCI winmodem (Clifford Kite)
Re: Does linux support Dual CPUs? (David Fox)
Matrox Millenium G200 SD (PCI) (Alex Russell)
Re: MOBO temp. and fan speeds (Gary Momarison)
Re: Recommendations for stock systems that work? ("Robert M. Taylor")
Re: SCSI vs IDE ("Robert M. Taylor")
Graphics card for CAD (Hans Ekkehard Plesser)
Re: Linux keyboard? (For emacs use) (Festus van Landingham)
Re: Scanner: Acer Vuego 310P driver (Grant Leslie)
Diamond V330 AGP and RedHat 5.2 (xkalibur)
Re: Linux with HP hardware. (Keith Fish)
Re: Clock weirdness..RH 5.2 and Dell Workstation 610 (Matt Kressel)
Re: Which is easier: loading windows first or linux (gp mitchell)
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From: "Simon Allfrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Multiwave Commwave 56 PCI winmodem
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 20:02:01 -0000
Anyone had any success with the
Multiwave Commwave 56 PCI winmodem
?
I am one of those unfortunates caught up in the winmodem problem.
My PC was advertised as having a 56K voice/fax/modem On
inspection the device turned out to call it's self an LT winmodem... I
assumed
that this meant it was a host signal processing device and therefore
unlikely
ever to be supported by the LINUX crowd. So I called the guys at MESH who
had sold me my pc to ask for an exchange (no mention of winmodems in the
product description, buyer beware!).
I was interested to hear that the model I have was a:
Multiwave: Comwave 56 PCI
(Lucent Technologies chipset)
DSP (as opposed to HSP)
I was assured that all the signal procesing was done onboard, that they had
stopped shipping HSP devices.
Has anyone any experience of getting this hardware to work with linux?
Or does the winmodem label mean that the spec is kept a dark secret?
I have found some kind of specification document for this thing:
Multiwave: Comwave 56 PCI
(Lucent Technologies chipset)
DSP (as opposed to HSP)
http://www.multiwave.com/download/manuals/PCILucent/PCIlucent_spec.pdf
If I've managed to decipher this correctly it _does_ do it's DSP on-board
and is
not a standard winmodem CPU vampire.
How do you write a modem driver anyway.....
Thanks for any help,
Simon.
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: onboard DSP winmodem?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Clark)
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 20:08:27 GMT
In article <782ibm$ojb$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Simon Allfrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I was assured that all the signal procesing was done onboard, that they had
>stopped shipping HSP devices.
>
>Has anyone any experience of getting this hardware to work with linux?
>Or does the winmodem label mean that the spec is kept a dark secret?
Although it is not HSP, it is HCF, i.e. host-controller. So it's still a
winmodem, just a different flavor of winmodem.
http://www.multiwave.com/pd_cw56kpci_lu.htm
Unless you're a superstar hardware guru, you're probably better off just
finding a real modem :(
Rob Clark, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
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From: "Meindert Sprang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.caldera,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: adpatec scsi contorller not detected
Date: 19 Jan 1999 19:53:42 GMT
I've had similar problems with a AHA1505/AHA1515 card. It seems that
autoprobing doesn't work well for these cards. if you specifiy the I/O
address and interrupt number, it will work.
Most AHa15x5 cards have default settings of I/O=0x340, Int=11.
Test this with 'insmod aha152x aha152x=0x340,11'
Cheers,
Meindert
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in article <7800em$5bd$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> hi,
>
> i'm trying to install openlinux 1.3 on a 486 with an adpatec aic6360lL
scsi
> card which is integrated with a creative labs sound blaster. the cdrom
is
> the only thing attached to the scsi contorller. i'm trying to use the
aha
> 512x.o module and it will not load for me.
>
> then i switched to an adpatec aic6260 controller without the
soundblaster. it
> will not load the module (aha512x.o) fot this controller either.
>
> both of these are isa cards.
>
> lastly i found a computer with an ide cdrom. it is a creative labs model
> cd400. i know that model cd200 is supported. but how about cd400?
>
> i've tried an autoprobe and specified the exact module and they will not
load
> for any of these hardware above.
>
> specs:
> the 486 is a compaq prolinea 4/66
> and the computer with the ide cdrom is a compaq deskpro 5100
>
> wil
>
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From: David Kirkpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Kernel Panic - Help!
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 21:09:53 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dan,
Are you running RH? Which version? Also, what is the exact
text? I could not find "swapper task" or "not syncing" as
strings
in my RH 5.2 source but I've just setup my environment and may
not
have everything setup correctly yet. If you have these exact
strings
out of RH 5.2 then I will assume I still do not have my
environment
correct yet and will give it another shot.
d
Dan Warren wrote:
>
> Can someone tell me the severity of this message and possibly what
> caused it:
>
> Kernel panic: skput:over 001a5818:110
> In swapper task - not syncing
>
> Thanks
>
> Dan Warren
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mumit Khan)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Clock weirdness..RH 5.2 and Dell Workstation 610
Date: 20 Jan 1999 02:38:00 GMT
In article <782viu$9em$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Rick Crelia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>I have been able to go to ftp.xfree86.org and download the LATEST
>current binary version of XF86_3DLabs and replace the one shipped
>by RedHat. The timing problem has disappeared and in fact X performance
>in general has increased noticeably.
I couldn't wait for 3.3.3.1 to be released, so I just grabbed the source
RPM for XFree86 3.3.3-11 from rawhide [see below] which includes the
fix to 3DLabs server, rebuilt the RPMs and installed them. Working like
a charm since them.
ftp://rawhide.redhat.com/
ftp://rufus.w3.org/linux/rawhide
1. get the *source* rpm from SRPMS directory. DO NOT GET THE binary one
since it's linked against pre-glibc2.1.
2. install and rebuild:
$ rpm -ivh XFree86-3.3.3-11.src.rpm
[ or whatever the RPM file called ]
$ cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS
$ rpm -ba XFree86-3.3.3.spec
[ ... lots of noise while building .... If all goes well, you'll have
the binary RPMs in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386. ]
$ cd /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386
[ ... rpm -Uvh the rpms ]
Regards,
Mumit
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From: Hans Ekkehard Plesser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Pentium II vs K6-2
Date: 19 Jan 1999 20:21:47 +0100
Hi!
I am considering to buy a new computer, and am wondering which
processor to use. The machine will mostly be used for architecture
CAD (ARCAD from www.arcad.de). I am currently considering an
ASUS P2B board with a Pentium II at 350 or 400 MHz. AMD-based
motherboard/CPU combinations are a lot cheaper, but there seem to be
more reports about trouble with these boards/CPUs around than about
the Intel variety.
Any experiences, suggestions?
Tanks in advance,
Hans
ps: No, I DO NOT want to run my board at higher speeds than advised,
or play around for ages with BIOS. I want the machine to run
for three to four years.
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From: d s f o x @ c o g s c i . u c s d . e d u (David Fox)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.misc,comp.emacs,comp.editors
Subject: Re: Linux keyboard? (For emacs use)
Date: 19 Jan 1999 18:33:56 -0800
Steve Dunham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Ilya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > I am interested in a "soft-touch" keyboard for a Linux workstation that has
> > one Control key on the home row - by the "A" key or "Caps lock" key, instead
> > of 2 Control keys on the bottom like on Windows keyboards. I would like to
> > hear someone recommend a keyboard with these specifications.
>
> Add
>
> XkbOptions "ctrl:nocaps"
>
> to the "Keyboard" section of your XF86Config file, and Caps Lock will
> become an additional control key.
Ooh, I like that. If you really want a keyboard that has the control
key to the left of the "A" you can get a Keytronics KB-101 PLUS-C. It
has a switch on the bottom to perform the swap. $84 from www.mcglen.com.
--
David Fox http://hci.ucsd.edu/dsf xoF divaD
UCSD HCI Lab baL ICH DSCU
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric Potter)
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,at.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: X Windows Display Problem
Date: 19 Jan 1999 19:13:59 GMT
thomas maier-komor enlightened this group thus:
> Andy Molnar wrote:
>>
>> I recently installed Red Hat 5.1 Linux. I'm a newbie for Linux, so I
>> don't know much. I started X Windows, and display height is too large.
>> The width is fine on my monitor, but the height reaches about a
>> half-inch above and below the display area. I've selected different
>> drivers during install for my video card, but the results are always the
>> same. The video card I use is an ATI Mach64 VT. My monitor is a one
>> not on the list (Packard Bell PB 8538SV), so I selected generic in setup
>> (I doubt the monitor is the problem... I don't have the display problem
>> in the shell prompt). If anyone knows how to fix this, please email
>> me. Any help is appreciated.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Andy Molnar
>
> There is a utility called xvidtune with which you can tune the modeline
> entries in the X configuration file. These modeline entries are
> responsible for the geometry of the display. You can adjust height,
> width, vertical and horizontal position.
It wouldn't hurt to mention the fact that xvidtune does NOT save the modeline
settings for you. They must be entered into the XF86Config file using your
favorite test editor.
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/ / ^ \ \
/ \ \ Eric Potter
/ ^ ^ \ \
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From: Mitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Can't Dial out
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 15:41:39 -0500
Hi,
I install my old modem, Digicom connection 192DF, on my new PC with
Redhat 5.1. It seems that Linux can detect the modem but it can't dial
out. When I type 'AT' to check it's status. It shows 'Garbled time'.
What does it mean? It runs Ok in my old PC, 486DX66 with slackware 3.0.
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From: "will" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SCSI: Unable to allocate DMA channel for Adaptec.
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 15:39:53 -0500
I had a similar problem with two systems running Adaptec 2940 SCSI cards,
but only after I performed an upgrade to RedHat 5.2 from 5.1. I will try
this fix! Thanks!
>
>scsi0 : Adaptec 1542
>scsi : 1 host
>scsi : aborting command due to timeout: pid 0, scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun
0 Test Unit Ready 00 00 00 00 00
>SCSI host 0 abort (pid 0) timed out - resetting
>SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0.
>Sent BUS_DEVICE_RESET to target 0
>Sending DID_RESET for target 0
>Sending DID_RESET for target 0
>Sending DID_RESET for target 0
>Sending DID_RESET for target 0
>Sending DID_RESET for target 0
>Sending DID_RESET for target 0
>Sending DID_RESET for target 0
>Sending DID_RESET for target 0
>[...]
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Linux Newbie / Mouse Problems!
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 02:43:33 GMT
Greetings All,
I recently installed Redhat Linux 5.1 on a 486DX4 100 machine, and can't get
the Mouse, Microsoft two button Serial v2.0 (Serial port 1) to work under X
Windows. I ran the xf86configcommand and entered different paths for the
mouse, (/dev/cua0), (/dev/ttyS0).I did not see a mouse device. Also I ran the
mouseconfig command and chose cua0 as the device.
The serial port is on a VLB DTC 2278Ecard. I also have a Teac55A CDROM on an
interface card, using address 230. I don't think it uses an IRQ, and I have
had the systemWindows 3.11 once with both the CDROM and the mouse port (Com1)
. I tried switching to a new serial mouse, but no luck.
How should I approach this problem? Should I disable the serial port 1 on the
DTC controller card and install an old serial card I have lying around? And
how hard would it be to install and configure the serial card under Linux? Is
there a way to see what resources are being used in Linux?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
James
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From: Andrew Slough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Voice/Fax modems and Linux
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 20:40:40 +0000
I've searched around on the web a bit and found lots
of info on how not to buy winmodems, but I wants to buy a
55.6k modem that can handle incoming calls on voice, data
or fax and do appropriate things. The faq I found was really
old. Does anyone have a recomendation for an external
55.6k modem for use with mgetty to do this?
Andy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (marco heeg)
Subject: lexmark printer 7000 unterstuetzt ???
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 21:32:57 +0100
hi all
kann ich einen lexmark 7000 fotodrucker unter linux nutzen.
es ist so ein GDI drucker ???
Bis dann Marco
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Clifford Kite)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Multiwave Commwave 56 PCI winmodem
Date: 19 Jan 1999 14:38:42 -0600
Simon Allfrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Anyone had any success with the
: Multiwave Commwave 56 PCI winmodem
This modem is listed as a variety of winmodem at
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
--
Clifford Kite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Not a guru. (tm)
/* Speak softly and carry a +6 two-handed sword. */
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From: d s f o x @ c o g s c i . u c s d . e d u (David Fox)
Subject: Re: Does linux support Dual CPUs?
Date: 19 Jan 1999 18:38:50 -0800
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Doug Braun) writes:
> OK, a newbie, possibly FAQ here, but anyway...
>
> Let's say I'm running two large CPU-intensive jobs simultaneously
> on a Dual CPU (say Pentiums) linux system. Without any "special
> programming" how fast (wall clock time) will both jobs run,
> if each job takes, say, an hour on a single CPU system?
Two simultaneous CPU-bound jobs will see a substantial speedup,
approaching 100%.
--
David Fox http://hci.ucsd.edu/dsf xoF divaD
UCSD HCI Lab baL ICH DSCU
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From: Alex Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Matrox Millenium G200 SD (PCI)
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 12:33:16 -0800
Friends,
I have heard that the Millenium G200 SD (this is a PCI card, not an AGP
card) works with XFree86. Has anyone successfully run Xfree86 with this
card? I'd like to know before I sink any $s into it.
Many thanks,
Alex Russell
UC Berkeley
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From: Gary Momarison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: MOBO temp. and fan speeds
Date: 19 Jan 1999 16:35:42 -0800
Jonas Norling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've recently bought one of those fancy motherboards with heat and fan
> speed sensors. Can I use those in Linux (something like motherboard
> monitor in Win9x)?
<A HREF="http://www.netroedge.com/~lm78/">
Linux System Hardware Monitoring</A>
(kernel module for making certain (most?)
hardware monitoring info available)
--
Look for Linux info at http://www.dejanews.com/home_ps.shtml and in
Gary's Encyclopedia at http://www.aa.net/~swear/pedia/index.html
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From: "Robert M. Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Recommendations for stock systems that work?
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 21:58:03 -0500
Jerry,
the only problem with this question is that comuter vendors change their
vendors on a monthly and even weekly basis. With computers selling at
comodity prices, it is very dificult to answer your question witha a
straight answer even if I bought a computer yesterday. Linux users have to
know what's under the hood before installation. Few installations are
completely pain free.
You don't have to be a hardware guru. There are several options. Go to your
local computerfest or small computer retailer. There are ussually a few
linuxers in the crowd. Get help on line with us. Ask basic questions of the
guys who want to sell you the hardware about what they know about linux.
What is supported in linux is pretty complete. Get the hardware how-to and
do some shopping around. That's why we are in here anyhow. Nice windows
hardware (winmodems and such asside) tends to be nice linux hardware in
many cases.
Good hunting
Bob
Jerry Peek wrote:
> Hi, all. I've been searching the Net for hours and days trying to answe
> what seems like a simple question. I've used UNIX/Linux since 1981, but
> I'm no hardware guru. I want to go to a computer dealer (or maybe mail
> order), buy a stock system that has approximately the features I want,
> install Linux, and use it. I do NOT want to get involved in which
> motherboard or sound card or bus or whatever is in the system. I just
> want a system that works! That's easy with Windoze. Why not Linux?
>
> If you've bought such a system in the last six months or so, would you
> please tell me what it was and what Linux you put on it? Thanks!!
> I'd be glad to share what I find out.
>
> (I know that some vendors sell custom systems with Linux on them. I'd
> rather have a well-known brand like Gateway, Dell, Compaq, etc.)
>
> BTW, the new site http://LinuxHardware.net is a good start, but most
> systems listed there are custom-built.
> --
> Jerry Peek, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.jpeek.com/~jpeek/
> (I'm having a few email problems. For safety, I've set my email
> program to ask yours to also send your reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: "Robert M. Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SCSI vs IDE
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 21:59:17 -0500
Tried Tom's hardware guide?
Matt Bettencourt wrote:
> Is there any site that has info on the performance differences between
> SCSI and IDE for a linux system running in pretty much single user mode
> (i.e., not shared)
> Thanks
> Matt
--
Bob Taylor @home with Janet, Katie, Anna and
Red Hat Linux release 5.2 (Apollo)
Kernel 2.0.36 on an i586
Peregrine Login:
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From: Hans Ekkehard Plesser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Graphics card for CAD
Date: 19 Jan 1999 20:32:22 +0100
Hi!
I am currently putting together a machine that will predominantly run
architecture CAD (ARCAD, www.arcad.de) under Linux and am wondering
about a good graphics card for this purpose. Two alternatives I am
considering are the ATI Xpert@work with 8MB (because I have worked
with it in other Linux machines, but not for CAD), and the Matrox
Millenium G200 (because c't says thats the fastest under Linux).
Any suggestions?
And any suggestions for a good 19" monitor? I am thinking about
Nokia 446XPro, Elsa Ecomo 19H98, or the flat screen CRTs from
Mitsubishi (Diamond Pro900u).
Thanks a lot,
Hans
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Festus van Landingham)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.misc,comp.emacs,comp.editors
Subject: Re: Linux keyboard? (For emacs use)
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 01:55:06 GMT
Johan Kullstam wrote:
>it's hard to find a keyboard with the keys labelled as such theses
>days. on the other hand, it is very easy to remap the keys. in X use
>xmodmap to swap caps lock and control. in console mode, there is a
>keyboard map file (in /usr/lib/kbd/ somewhere i believe. hack the
>`us' keymap to swap caps lock and control).
>
>i too use emacs. i even remapped the keys on windows nt since i use
>emacs at work too.
Do emacs users not type captial letters or does emacs not support
capital letters?
--
Festus v.L.
Drop the "X" from my address to send me e-mail.
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From: Grant Leslie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Scanner: Acer Vuego 310P driver
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 23:31:07 -0400
Unfortunatly no :( Sane 1.0 has support for a Vuego 310S but not P (
I'mm assuming Parallel Port? )
I tried to get Sane 1.0 to work with my Acer 300F ( a Vuego actually )
but no dice, actfer editing the files to detect my scanner, it would
run, but, and sound right.. but just garbage.. not much of a programmer
myself, so thats where I gave up... maybe the next version of SANE
"Tan Surya W." wrote:
>
> Does anyone know the Linux driver for this scanner?
>
> TIA
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From: xkalibur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Diamond V330 AGP and RedHat 5.2
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 15:16:56 -0600
Someone please help!
I've just installed Redhat 5.2 and am using the latest XFree86
SVGA server, 3.3.3.1 I believe. I'm having the same problem I had last
time I attempted Linux: everything is fine except I get a little
(annoying, and maybe damaging?) snowing effect when moving windows with
my V330 AGP video card. I can't figure out what fine tuning I need to
do; this card is supposed to be "supported" in this latest version of
XFree86, but I'm still getting snow and I'm worried this will damage the
card/monitor. Further more 24bpp gives me the same effect, and I'd
rather not be stuck with 16bpp. Thanx a ton for any help!! Please
forward any replies to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Willy
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Keith Fish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Linux with HP hardware.
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 14:29:15 -0700
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I am going to install Linux on HP Kayak work station. Does anyone has any
> experience doing this? Any insight and experience are welcome. Please email
> and post. Thanks.
My opinion ... use 2.0.36 or, even better, 2.2.pre7
Either should work. If you have an Adaptec hardware raid controller,
remove it -- as far as I know, there are no drivers for this thing.
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
From: Matt Kressel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Clock weirdness..RH 5.2 and Dell Workstation 610
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 20:09:05 GMT
Rick Crelia wrote:
>
> This is one for the kernel gurus out there:
>
> I have a new Dell Precision Workstation 610, 400MHz Xeon CPU,
> 1MB cache, 256MB RAM, blah blah blah. I have installed RH 5.2
> on it and have found the clock to be unreliable. Overtime, I
> lose several ticks and end up way off the actual time. In fact,
> after leaving it set with the correct time at 23:30 last night,
> when I returned this a.m. at 08:30, the time according to the
> workstation was only 01:09.
>
> I can run rdate/xntpd/etc. and set the clock, but it eventually
> drifts. In fact, the drift is so severe that xntpd fails to even
> work after a while.
>
> For the record, if I boot with a Win95 boot disk and leave it
> running, time is accurate.
>
> What gives?!? I have tried compiling the kernel (2.0.36-3) with
> and without Enhanced Real Time Clock support enabled, but to no
> avail.
>
> Please respond via email.
>
You probably have APM bios installed in which case your computer is
sleeping and saving you energy :). Disable this feature either in BIOS
or in the kernel.
-Matt
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From: gp mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Which is easier: loading windows first or linux
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 03:50:14 GMT
=====BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE=====
> Hi,
> I would like to make my computer dual boot for Linux and then have a tiny
> partition for Win98. Which would be easier to load and get running first?
> Does it matter? I've done both seperately on different machines but never
> both on one machine. What about possible LILO conflicts?
> Any direction or readmes would be appreciated.
> Bonus question: The disk will be a 12GB partitioned drive. Should I use
> fdisk to do the partitioning or do it all in dos? Or just do a small
> partition (say 4GB for Windows, load Win on that. Then somehow(?) get
What other respondents have said is correct: Windows 1st, Linux 2nd.
I do like your definition of a "tiny" or "small" partition as being 4GB - only
last year that was 4 times the amount of space I had in total to give both
Linux and Windows. Let's not even consider the 40MB hd on my old 386.
Gary
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