Linux-Hardware Digest #224, Volume #9 Wed, 20 Jan 99 01:13:30 EST
Contents:
Re: 98 - Linux dual boot with a large disk - Help! (Broox Best)
Re: Which CPU to upgrade to? (Ruffian)
Re: What does the command who � sort+4 do? (Mark Paulus)
MOBO temp. and fan speeds (Jonas Norling)
Re: Clock weirdness..RH 5.2 and Dell Workstation 610 (Rick Crelia)
Re: NVidia TNT performance (Wolfgang Viechtbauer)
Re: modem/pppd config-bit 7 set to 0? (Martin Linthwaite)
Re: Q: Problem with Matrox G100 - need help!!! (Moses Ling)
Re: LILO and 10 GB drives (John Reiser)
sound card : advice needed : SB16 WavEffects ISA card (Neil Zanella)
Linux on the Lifebook 270dx (Erin Thomas)
Acer Nic ("Jim Ray")
Re: 3Com 3c509b, not working under RH 5.2 (Mykool)
Re: Has anybody heard of... ("karlo")
Re: Linux and IDE (ATA) Hard Drives > 8.4 GB (John Dunlap)
Re: quiet CPU fans (?) (Frederic Faure)
i740 and xserver ("karlo")
Re: soundcard Crystal 4236B (Phil DeBecker)
Re: Does linux support Dual CPUs? (Frank Herrmann)
AMD K6-2 66MHz, freeze on install of 5.2 ("Richard J Graner")
Re: Has anybody heard of... (Arthur Quintalino)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Broox Best)
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: 98 - Linux dual boot with a large disk - Help!
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 21:49:55 GMT
On Tue, 19 Jan 1999 07:40:01 -0700, "Preston Crawford"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Okay, after earlier attempts to triple boot I've decided just to do a dual
>boot do to NT compatibility problems with my system and the fact that I have
>a second computer I can put NT on. What I want to know is how I should
>partition and setup my 13GB drive to handle a 98/Linux dual-boot. Every time
>I go to setup Linux after setting up 98 Linux sees the whole extended
>partition (11GB) and I only want to give it about 5. So should I partition
>the whole drive before hand? Will Linux be able to drop the OS onto one of
>the logical drives? And in this kind of situation do I still install 98
>first?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Preston
>
>
You might want to outline your partitions on paper before you commit
to disk. Also, you really don't need to partition linux up to run.
Common partitions I've used are:
/
/usr
/usr/src
/usr/local
/home
Linux knows where the stuff goes, you just need to label the
partitions as you want them to be mounted. By default the / partition
holds your kernel (as you said -drop the os). It doesn't care where
the / is. And you can do all the partitioning during the install
process if you like. No need to set up anything beforehand. Just
know how you want it before you start.
Also, Linux will see the remaining partition (11gig), it is simply
asking you what you want to do with all that space.
One problem I've had in the past (with win os's) was that the second
or greater of a multi-boot system's kernel had to be within so many
cylinders of the mbr, or it wouldn't install. I'm guessing you'll
find this out if you load Linux a few gig's out on the hard drive.
broox
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ruffian)
Subject: Re: Which CPU to upgrade to?
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 04:10:55 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 19 Jan 1999 08:22:27 GMT, Scott Tyson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
>On 1/17/99, 3:36:36 PM, Ruffian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding Re:
>Which CPU to upgrade to?:
>
>
>>
>> Hi Mark
>
>> The Celeron 300a can be overclocked. You can get the board and chip
>> for around $350.00
>
>Celeraon 300A runs about 70-80 bucks and a good MB is 95-120 depending
>on brand choice.
>
This is off topic, but where? Now I'm thinking about it
Thanks
Jan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Paulus)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: What does the command who � sort+4 do?
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 20:48:35 GMT
Runs the who command, and then sorts the result on the
4th column. Do a 'man who' to find out more about who,
and a 'man sort' to find out more about sort.
On Fri, 15 Jan 1999 04:28:47, Rachel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi - What does the command who � sort+4 do?
>
> Thanks.
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From: Jonas Norling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MOBO temp. and fan speeds
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 23:34:53 +0100
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)?
Thanks
Jonas Norling
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rick Crelia)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Clock weirdness..RH 5.2 and Dell Workstation 610
Date: 19 Jan 1999 22:05:18 GMT
> I just heard from the RedHat lab..they are aware of this and
> are working on a fix for the 3D_Labs server. Cool!
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.
Cheers,
--Rick
=======================================================================
"Linux has been deployed in mission critical, commercial environments
with an excellent pool of public testimonials. ... Linux outperforms
many other UNIXes ... Linux is on track to eventually own the x86 UNIX
market ..."
- source: Microsoft, Inc. internal memo (Fall 1998)
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From: Wolfgang Viechtbauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: NVidia TNT performance
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 04:18:57 +0000
> >> I'm using an STB NVidia TNT card on a 450 MHz Pentium II and the
> >> performance is pretty mediocre, for example dragging windows is
> >> visibly slow. My understanding is that the driver in XFree86 3.3.3 is
> >> not at all optimized. Does any one know if an improved driver is in
> >> the works?
> > Hmm. I'm running the XF86_SVGA server from www.xsuse.de on RedHat 5.1,
> > with the original XFree86 (3.3.2) at 1280x1024 truecolor (32 bit) Didn't
> > mention speed problems, though.
>
> I have problems too with performance. Especially with resizing
> xterm-windows. Repaint, repaint, repaint, repaint.....with other cards no
> problem.
I have the CL TNT card running at 1600x1200 at 16bit under RH 5.2 using
the RH errata 3.3.3 version of X. I noticed the same problem with my
windows manager (KDE). Dragging windows was horribly slow. At that time,
I was using KDE 1.0. I recently upgraded to KDE 1.1 pre and for some
reason, the problem disappeared. Windows now glide smoothly and promptly
over the screen. So it appears to be a limitation of the WM that you are
using! I was quite surprised that the WM was responsible for the
slowdown ... not X itself. If you happen to use KDE, try 1.1 pre ...
that might solve your problems.
--
Wolfgang Viechtbauer
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Martin Linthwaite)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.ppp
Subject: Re: modem/pppd config-bit 7 set to 0?
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 22:46:48 GMT
As a fellow-newby I had the same problem - for me it was because the
"expected" parts of my chat script did not match what my ISP was
sending out.
Eh? I hear you say. OK, you'll have something in your script
("chat-ppp0" or similar) which looks like "ogin: mlinth", then "word:
<password>". What this does is make the modem wait until it receives
"ogin:", then it sends "mlinth" etc. Your ISP is sending something
different than what is in the file. In my case after "login:" and
"password:" my ISP was sending "protocol:".
To find out what your ISP is sending do the following:
Type "minicom" at your prompt (minicom is a terminal application).
Type "ATH0". If you immediately see "OK" your modem is working. (don't
have to do this but it's always nice to know...)
Type "ATDT<ISP phonenumber>". You'll hear the modem dial and connect.
You will then see what your ISP sends to the modem. Note it all down,
disconnect (don't know the hang-up command!, then change the chat
script, either editing it or using netconf and you should be sorted.
HTH
Martin
On Sun, 17 Jan 1999 18:53:50 -0500, Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>joris dallaire wrote:
>
>> Hello linuxians,
>> Below is the log message for a pppd error upon connection with
>> kppp:
>>
>> [root@localhost sbin]# tail /var/log/messages
>> Jan 17 04:16:14 localhost pppd[327]: pppd 2.2.0 started by root, uid 0
>> Jan 17 04:16:14 localhost pppd[327]: Using interface ppp0
>> Jan 17 04:16:14 localhost pppd[327]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/cua2
>> Jan 17 04:16:44 localhost pppd[327]: LCP: timeout sending
>> Config-Requests
>> Jan 17 04:16:44 localhost pppd[327]: Connection terminated.
>> Jan 17 04:16:44 localhost pppd[327]: Receive serial link is not 8-bit
>> clean:
>> Jan 17 04:16:44 localhost pppd[327]: Problem: all had bit 7 set to 0 Jan
>> 17
>> ................................................................
>
>I am having the exact same problem. If you get it worked out, could you
>e-mail me and tell me what you did? If I figure it out, I will reciprocate.
>Thanks,
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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From: Moses Ling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.linux.xxx,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.x,de.comp.os.linux.hardware,de.comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Q: Problem with Matrox G100 - need help!!!
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 22:44:37 -0600
T.D.B. wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I have a serious problem with Matrox G100 under X: I can't configure it
> properly. It can works only as 640x480 EGA or 320x200 VGA. All other modes
> crushes. Have anybody made deal with same card? If any can you send me
> example of your XF86Config.
>
> I'm using RedHat Linux 5.2
>
> Best regards, Dmitry. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Are U using X windows 3.3.3 ??? if not upgrade it ! I got mine to work after
I went to 3.3.3
Moses
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Reiser)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: LILO and 10 GB drives
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 04:27:31 GMT
Last spring and summer, I found good information on BIOS handling of
large disks at
http://www.phoenix.com/techs/specs.html
specifically edd2c.pdf , which describes the BIOS INT 13h extensions.
Also, you may wish to look at
ftp://ftp.teleport.com/pub/users/jreiser/mbr03.tgz
ftp://ftp.teleport.com/pub/users/jreiser/e2boot4c.tgz
which are a Master Boot Record and ext2fs boot block. Each is
self-contained (takes _no_ extra space other than the 512-byte or
1024-byte place officially allotted) and deals with disk capacity upto
2**40 or 2**41 bytes (2**31 or 2**32 sectors of 512 bytes). The edd2c
spec allows for 2**64 sectors.
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From: Neil Zanella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: sound card : advice needed : SB16 WavEffects ISA card
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 00:57:14 -0330
Hello,
I am thinking of purchasing a sound card for a Linux system with the
intent of using it for internet telephony programs such as:
Free Phone ( http://www-sop.inria.fr/rodeo/fphone/index.html )
Speak Freely for UNIX ( http://www.fourmilab.ch/speakfree/unix/ )
Whisper ( http://www.itp.uni-hannover.de/~roeden/whisper.html )
(... and BTW let me know of any other internet telephony programs that work
with Linux)
Since I don't need anything sophisticated for my purposes I am thinking
of purchasing the following card:
brand: Creative
model: Sound Blaster 16 WavEffects
slot: ISA
(I think the card is also PnP. I don't know if this is good or bad. I have
a feeling that on one hand I will have to use "isapnptools", though I have
installed a PnP USR ISA modem and a PnP Linksys PCI ethernet card with no
trouble at all, and especially without using "isapnptools" either.
What is so bad about using "isapnptools" anyway? BTW I have had lots of IRQ
problems with all sorts of devices under windows but never under Linux.
On the other hand Linux 2.2.0 should be out any moment now and it's supposed
to support PnP devices as far as I understand, so I guess stuff will start
to work without people having to use "isapnptools".
Maybe I will just have to use the "sndconfig", whatever it does.
Since I am totally new to sound cards (though not to Linux), please give
me some advice and warnings about how I can safely get this card to work.
I am especially interested in hearing about your experiences with your
sound card, especially if it's about stuff that the Sound-HOWTO does not
deal with.
Also, if you have gotten any of the internet telephony programs to work
with your SB16 card then please let me know.
Also, please let me know what kernel you're running. I have a RHL5.0 system
with kernel 2.0.32 upgraded to 2.0.36. I expect 2.2.0 to be out any time
next month.
Thanks for all your help,
Neil Zanella
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 15:01:19 -0800
From: Erin Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.sys.laptops,comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Linux on the Lifebook 270dx
Hello,
I've installed Linux on a Lifebook 270dx, and while I have
been able to get X windows to run on the display in 800x600,
the display is a bit choppy and full of wavy lines, I'm guessing
I'm not using the correct vertical refresh rate, or horrizontal
frequency setting, and for fear of damaging the already crumby
LCD display I've opted to use the CLI interface until I'm able
to get some further information.
Using the SVGA driver, Options set are "noaccel", and
"no_stretch". Other than the wavey, choppy display, everything
seems to be working fine.
Any feedback is appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
--------EAT
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From: "Jim Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Acer Nic
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 16:46:01 -0500
Alright, I'm desperately trying to move ENTIRELY to linux, but I need to get
on the net at this point. being that I am a student, I have direct access
from my dorm and use a 10/baseT ethernet connection. Here's my question:
Is there a driver for the Acer Lan 201. It's a 32-bit PCI combo card
(supporting UTP and BNC connections at 10mb/s ). It works great under
windows NT, but I like I said, I'm trying to move to another platform. The
model number is ALN-201. I'd really like to not have to use the NE-2000
standard driver, and will even be willing to just replace the damn card if
need be. I know that Acer has a SCO Unix driver--will this work?? Thanks!!
Jim
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From: Mykool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: 3Com 3c509b, not working under RH 5.2
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 00:08:53 -0500
Try turning off the PnP with the config utility.
Melvin Mathew Meadlin II wrote:
> Hello,
> I have a 3com 3c509b ethernet card which works fine under Windows 95,
> but I can't get it to work under Red Hat 5.2. Does anyone have any
> suggestions????
>
> --
> Melvin Mathew Meadlin II
>
> If is the biggest word in the middle of life
> Melvin Mathew Meadlin
--
Michael Barnhill
http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte294f
ICQ 13526262
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From: "karlo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Has anybody heard of...
Date: 20 Jan 1999 05:31:46 GMT
Why don't you build one yourself, it wouldn't be too hard to do.
karlo
Arthur Quintalino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in article
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Not too long ago, I was reading about this program that would take all
> kinds of system info, and than forward it to a COM or I2C port, that
> would go to an 20x4 display that you could mount on the front of your PC
> in a drive bay.
>
> Does anybody know what I'm talking about? If you do PLEASE e-mail me
> with what it is, and if possible where to get it, I've been driving
> myself mad trying to find it the last few weeks.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Arthur Quintalino
> Coast to Coast Memory
> 1-800-4-MEMORY
> http://www.coastmemory.com
>
>
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From: John Dunlap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Linux and IDE (ATA) Hard Drives > 8.4 GB
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 14:28:29 -0800
See http://www.westerndigital.com/support/tip0998.html for info about
drives > 8.4 GB (decimal G). Yes, if your BIOS or maybe if your fdisk
is new enough, it sounds like the total number of sectors is reported
via "Extended Functions". My machine is a 200 MHz Dell OptiPlex GXpro
purchased a bit less than 2 years ago.
Jay D Ribak wrote:
>
> I have the same WD drive in a Slackware machine. Here is what dmesg reports
> about it:
>
> hda: WDC AC310100B, 9671MB w/512kB Cache, CHS=1232/255/63
>
> I am assuming that since my BIOS is newer it supports the drive properly.
> 9671MB is probably the correct size since hard drive mfg'ers love to use
> decimal instead of binary when calculating HD sizes (this is blatant false
> advertising, IMHO). (In other words, HD mfg'ers calculate 1MB as 1000KB
> instead of the correct 1024KB). You will never get the advertised size out
> of a hard drive.
>
> Here is the info from fdisk:
>
> Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1232 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
>
> Device Boot Begin Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/hda1 * 1 1 392 3148708+ 83 Linux native
> /dev/hda2 393 393 456 514080 82 Linux swap
> /dev/hda3 457 457 979 4200997+ 83 Linux native
> /dev/hda4 980 980 1232 2032222+ 83 Linux native
>
> This info probably won't help you at all, but it is interesting to note the
> differences caused by different BIOSes on the exact same drive.
>
> Jay R.
>
> John Dunlap wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >
> >I am running a 10.1 GB EIDE Western Digital drive,
> >which reports in dmsg:
> >hdd: WDC AC310100B, 8063MB w/512kB Cache, CHS=16383/16/63
> >(It reports that it's only 8.063 GB).
> >
> >I set it up with linux fdisk:
> >Disk /dev/hdd: 32 heads, 63 sectors, 8191 cylinders
> >Units = cylinders of 2016 * 512 bytes
> >
> > Device Boot Begin Start End Blocks Id System
> >/dev/hdd1 1 1 4912 4951264+ 83 Linux native
> >/dev/hdd2 4096 4913 9825 4952304 83 Linux native
> >
> >I figured this out by looking up the number of sectors in
> >the www page for the drive:
> >User Sectors Per Drive: 19,807,200
> >Then, fiddling around I found that 9825 * 63 * 32 == 19,807,200
> >So, using fdisk, I set the heads to 32 and sectors to 63
> >and the start and end cylinder values as above.
> >Note that the fdisk Begin column is wrong.
> >But the beast works fine: I filled each partition and nothing
> >broke. Been working for about a month now.
> >
> >
> >--
> >John Dunlap University of Washington
> >Senior Electrical Engineer Applied Physics Laboratory
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] 1013 NE 40th Street
> >206-543-7207, 543-1300, FAX 543-6785 Seattle, WA 98105-6698
--
John Dunlap University of Washington
Senior Electrical Engineer Applied Physics Laboratory
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 1013 NE 40th Street
206-543-7207, 543-1300, FAX 543-6785 Seattle, WA 98105-6698
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frederic Faure)
Subject: Re: quiet CPU fans (?)
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 19:14:33 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 18 Jan 1999 12:25:47 -0330, Neil Zanella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>I am looking for a quiet CPU fan for a P166MMX running Linux.
>
>Does anyone know of such a fan and where to get it from?
This is sthing I've wondered for a long time, especially now
that more and more computers are bought to be used at home. In an
otherwise silent room, the noise generated by the two fans (CPU and
power supply) is very tyring (sp?), and I'm surprized that computer
manufacturers don't seem to think this is an issue.
I changed my 200W AT power supply for one that is quieter.
Also, try to install a bigger fan for your CPU (that runs more
slowly), and one that is ball-bearing instead of sleeve-bearing. Don't
leave the computer without its cover (it'll be quieter, and the inside
will be better cooled that way), and if the case is a
tower/mini-tower, you could try slipping it into a drawer, or
underneath your desk to lower the noise level.
Steve Jobs had it right when he thought that the Mac should
have no fan inside. If you use your computer hours at a time (writing,
developing, etc.), it *is* a pain.
Hope that helps,
FF.
--
The system required Windows 95 or better, so I installed Linux!
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From: "karlo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: i740 and xserver
Date: 20 Jan 1999 05:34:14 GMT
Has anyone got hte xserver working available at precisioninsight?
all went well except xf86config? It doesn't list the 2 tested i740 cards??
thanks
karlo
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Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 17:27:05 -0500
From: Phil DeBecker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: soundcard Crystal 4236B
Dirk Brinkmann wrote:
> Hi!
> Could someone tell me where I can find a driver for Crystal 4236B
> soundcard. Is it loadable as module?
> Thanks
> Dirk
The Linux kernel supports this sound card - enable support for the
CS4232 and it should work. Be sure to use the correct values for your
IRQs, ports, etc. In my case, the kernel suggested port 0x530 when in
fact 0x534 was what I wanted. You'll have to configure this support
into the kernel and rebuild and install it.
A bit of advice - I have one of these things integrated onto my
motherboard so I have had to deal with one : compile the driver into
the kernel, not as a module. I found that the module code reinitializes
the card every time it loads, resulting in a nasty POP! sound when a
sound plays. The compiled-in version doesn't have this problem.
Also, be sure to use the latest kernel, or at least get the latest OSS
drivers (available at http://www.opensound.com) for this card. The OSS
drivers are a drop-in replacement for the normal kernel sound drivers
(which are themselves a version of the OSS drivers), but tend to be more
up-to-date. I had some strange mixer problems with the stock kernel
drivers, but the OSS ones fixed my problems.
Phil
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From: Frank Herrmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Does linux support Dual CPUs?
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 23:20:29 +0100
Daryl Stultz wrote:
> Hello, I've got a dual Pentium Pro system with redHat 5.2 on it. Does this
> support dual processors? Is this a function of the kernal or do apps need to
> be written with dual in mind?
> I've got a 3D rendering program that doesn't seem to be taking advantage
> of the second processor.
>
> Thanks
cat /proc/cpuinfo
Programs need to be written in a special way .
You should gain only little speed improvement because one
processor is handling the environment and the
other is fighting with your application.
Regards,
Frank
=================================================
http://b201-2a.wh8.tu-dresden.de/~frank
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From: "Richard J Graner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: AMD K6-2 66MHz, freeze on install of 5.2
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 23:38:17 -0600
Anyone have an idea why my PC locks up on install of the newest version of
Linux 5.2?
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From: Arthur Quintalino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Has anybody heard of...
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 05:39:14 GMT
To Tell you the truth, it's the whole programming thing. Never quite had the
knack for it. Not only that, but I've had to program displays (PICs and
STAMPS and stuff), it's a pain in the ass.
karlo wrote:
> Why don't you build one yourself, it wouldn't be too hard to do.
>
> karlo
>
> Arthur Quintalino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in article
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> > Not too long ago, I was reading about this program that would take all
> > kinds of system info, and than forward it to a COM or I2C port, that
> > would go to an 20x4 display that you could mount on the front of your PC
> > in a drive bay.
> >
> > Does anybody know what I'm talking about? If you do PLEASE e-mail me
> > with what it is, and if possible where to get it, I've been driving
> > myself mad trying to find it the last few weeks.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Arthur Quintalino
> > Coast to Coast Memory
> > 1-800-4-MEMORY
> > http://www.coastmemory.com
> >
> >
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