Linux-Hardware Digest #245, Volume #9 Fri, 22 Jan 99 19:13:41 EST
Contents:
Re: Help with Midi on Ensoniq Soundscape (David T. Blake)
Linux 5.2 support for Adaptec ARO-1130CA-C RAID controller? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Ram Detection (jgh)
Re: Ram Detection (jgh)
printer woes (Barry Hawkins)
Re: My partition choice (Duncan Simpson)
setup problem ("Harry")
Re: ultra2 scsi, adaptec controller. (tc lewis)
Re: Cirrus 5424 @ 16bpp? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Linux keyboard? (For emacs use) (Rick Onanian)
Linux SCSI drivers for Compaq smart array controller in proliant 1500 (Rainer Kraft)
Matrox G-100 Productiva ("Harry")
HP Superstore T20i/e SCSI Tape drive (Janche Sang)
PC hardware newbie needs help (tami)
Re: pci riser (Rick Onanian)
Re: Linux keyboard? (For emacs use) (Erik Naggum)
Re: Linux keyboard? (For emacs use) (Erik Naggum)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David T. Blake)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Help with Midi on Ensoniq Soundscape
Date: 22 Jan 1999 12:08:19 -0800
Dragonmaster Lou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>I got midi working on my Ensoniq Soundscape under Linux, well, sort
>of. The midi only uses the card's FM synth instead of its wavetable
>synth. Anyone know what settings need to be done while compiling the
>kernel (2.0.36 or 2.2.0 when it's finally out :)) to have it use the
>wavetable synth instead of FM? Thanks.
There is a pretty complete set of READMEs in the 2.2 kernel
source in
/usr/src/linux/drivers/sound
They should tell you the defaults for your card, and the modules
that need to be loaded, and how to go about it. Several of them
have full scripts you can jump run to load the sound for
your particular card. Much easier than 2.0.*
--
Dave Blake
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Linux 5.2 support for Adaptec ARO-1130CA-C RAID controller?
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 19:29:36 GMT
I have an Intel system with an Adaptec ARO-1130CA-C RAIDport III controller.
I'd like to run Linux 5.2 on this system, using the existing hardware. Does
anyone know of an existing driver that is available (or in alpha or being
worked on)? Any pointers welcomed. Thanks.
John Guidi
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From: jgh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: Ram Detection
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 09:42:33 -0500
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I went through the Red Hat manual again and found that by reading
carefully that I fixed the problem. Thank you for all your help
> digitalklown wrote:
>
>> I have had 64M of RAM for quiet sometime, and with the old install
>> of RedHat
>> 5.1 it was detected when I upgraded, however when I did a clean
>> install of
>> 5.2, only 16M was detected.
>>
>> Through my minimal research I have found that by entering at LILO:
>>
>> linux mem=64M
>>
>> however only 16M is only still loaded....
>>
>> any suggestions......
>
> Go to /usr/src/linux
> and run make config
> and see if the third option "Limit memory to 16 meg" is set to Y
> It should be 'N'.
>
>
>
> --
> David Pace Free Trading software: http://www.daveware.com
>
> "I notice on TV, that Americans say "aye" to greet each other.
> I thought that was a Canadian expression, aye?"
>
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I went through the Red Hat manual again and found that by reading carefully
that I fixed the problem. Thank you for all your help
<blockquote TYPE=CITE> digitalklown wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>I have had 64M of RAM for quiet sometime, and with
the old install of RedHat
<br>5.1 it was detected when I upgraded, however when I did a clean install
of
<br>5.2, only 16M was detected.
<p>Through my minimal research I have found that by entering at LILO:
<p>linux mem=64M
<p>however only 16M is only still loaded....
<p>any suggestions......</blockquote>
Go to /usr/src/linux
<br>and run make config
<br>and see if the third option "Limit memory to 16 meg" is set to
Y
<br>It should be 'N'.
<br>
<br>
<pre>--
David Pace Free Trading software: <a
href="http://www.daveware.com">http://www.daveware.com
</a>"I notice on TV, that Americans say "aye" to greet each other.
I thought that was a Canadian expression, aye?"</pre>
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From: jgh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: Ram Detection
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 09:42:29 -0500
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I went through the Red Hat manual again and found that by reading
carefully that I fixed the problem. Thank you for all your help
> digitalklown wrote:
>
>> I have had 64M of RAM for quiet sometime, and with the old install
>> of RedHat
>> 5.1 it was detected when I upgraded, however when I did a clean
>> install of
>> 5.2, only 16M was detected.
>>
>> Through my minimal research I have found that by entering at LILO:
>>
>> linux mem=64M
>>
>> however only 16M is only still loaded....
>>
>> any suggestions......
>
> Go to /usr/src/linux
> and run make config
> and see if the third option "Limit memory to 16 meg" is set to Y
> It should be 'N'.
>
>
>
> --
> David Pace Free Trading software: http://www.daveware.com
>
> "I notice on TV, that Americans say "aye" to greet each other.
> I thought that was a Canadian expression, aye?"
>
>
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I went through the Red Hat manual again and found that by reading carefully
that I fixed the problem. Thank you for all your help
<blockquote TYPE=CITE> digitalklown wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>I have had 64M of RAM for quiet sometime, and with
the old install of RedHat
<br>5.1 it was detected when I upgraded, however when I did a clean install
of
<br>5.2, only 16M was detected.
<p>Through my minimal research I have found that by entering at LILO:
<p>linux mem=64M
<p>however only 16M is only still loaded....
<p>any suggestions......</blockquote>
Go to /usr/src/linux
<br>and run make config
<br>and see if the third option "Limit memory to 16 meg" is set to
Y
<br>It should be 'N'.
<br>
<br>
<pre>--
David Pace Free Trading software: <a
href="http://www.daveware.com">http://www.daveware.com
</a>"I notice on TV, that Americans say "aye" to greet each other.
I thought that was a Canadian expression, aye?"</pre>
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From: Barry Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: printer woes
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 16:11:16 -0500
Greetings,
I am about to go crazy. I am running kernel 2.2.0-pre7 and using the
Slackware distribution. I can not figure out how to print using my HP
DeskJet 500C. I have read the priniting HOW-TO(which is geared to 2.0.x
kernels), I have followed the exact instructions in Using Linux, I even
tried a program I downloaded called dj-printcap. My printer goes through
the normal booting process ok when I boot and parport does report its
existence and my lpd starts at boot time, but then nothing. Is there a
unique way to print in the latest kernel that is different from the
older 2.0.x kernels? What am I doing wrong?
Thanks in advance,
Barry
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Duncan Simpson)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.questions,comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: My partition choice
Date: 21 Jan 1999 16:08:19 GMT
In <77updk$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Floyd Davidson) writes:
>So the largest amount of virtual memory you have ever needed was
>60Mb. Which is very modest and is quite possible if you restrict
>yourself to applications that don't use much memory. Or if you
>don't run more than one of them at a time.
If you want to start using serious memory just take a look at some
combinatronics. I have an example hopefully soon that uses an
$O(n^{3p})$ entry table, with possibly multiple values per entry. Demo
and testing purposes set n=100 and p=2 with a memory estimate of 80Mb
of table (plus more for a heap, a couple of queues and the program
code itself). Serious cases are more like p=5 and n=1,000,000 or more.
(Before anyone asks I will not be relying on VM for this program, it will
have it will have its own code to swap areas to disc).
n=10^6 and p=5 has (10^6)^15=10^90 which might be tad more real memory
than you have, especialy given the p=2 and n=100 estimate. Fortunately
some restrictions, for example a fixed initial data distribution,
could limit the table size quite significantly.
Duncan (-:
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From: "Harry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: setup problem
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 09:53:58 -0600
For some reason I cant seem to get these two functions to work in x or at
root (control panel or linuxconfig? Just installed Linux 5.2 Deluxe and
anyone else having problems with the Matrox G-100 Productiva AGP card? The
hardware list at redhat says it's supported, but it's not listed in the card
profiles... Why does netscape look all ugly gray? are the TCP/IP settings in
the control panel I can't open?
Thanks
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From: tc lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ultra2 scsi, adaptec controller.
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 16:22:13 -0500
apparently the quantum drives are fine, and work at 80. the ibm drives we
got were the wrong ones. so nevermind on this. all is well.
-tcl.
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On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, tc lewis wrote:
>
> has anyone had any experience trying the adaptec 2940u2w controller
> (ultra2, lvd, wide, blah) with linux? are there special drivers for this
> anywhere? we've been trying some stuff with this here but can't seem to
> get it to report > 40mb/s, whereas ultra2 wide should be at 80mb/s. the
> scsi bios reports an 80mb/s-able drive (we've tried both the quantum
> viking IIs and ibm uh, i forget the model), but when the scsi module loads
> it only reports "Synchronous at 40.0 Mbytes/sec, offset 15."
>
> any help or info would be greatly appreciated.
>
> -tcl.
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>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x,nf.comp.linux
Subject: Re: Cirrus 5424 @ 16bpp?
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 15:36:34 GMT
In article <7872e4$4ah$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (John David Bowden) wrote:
> It has enough Video RAM (1meg) to go up to 800x600@16bit, which is how I'd
> like to run it. But according to the X docs, it says if I have a Cirrus
> 5424 in an ISA slot, and more than 16megs of system RAM, I can't run the
> card higher than 8bit.
>
> I even tried appending "mem=16M" to LILO, but that didn't help.
Snip...
The reason you can't get the higher colour depth is because the 8bpp mode
uses a stock interface to the card and 16+bpp uses a hardware specific
interface. This driver will only access the card in this manner if the video
buffer has been overlaid into the CPU address space - which you can't do
because you've already got RAM there:)
I've been working on a driver for the CLGD5434 for about a year. I have a
486/33 with 64MB ram and I hit the same problem as you. My solution was to
start working on a repacement driver. It should be ready sometime towards the
summer if you're not in a big hurry:)
If you're interested in testing it on your 5424 let me know and I'll e-mail
you the betas in Mar/Apr. (It would be sooner but work keeps me busy;).
Cheers,
J.J.
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From: Rick Onanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.misc,comp.emacs,comp.editors
Subject: Re: Linux keyboard? (For emacs use)
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 17:00:20 -0500
Shaun Lipscombe wrote:
> > > The reason I am asking is because I find Emacs infinitely easier to use with
> > > a Control key on the home row, and practically unusable for a long time with
> > > Windows 95/PC type keyboards. Of course, that is just my opinion and I
> > > realize others differ. Still, I'd like to hear suggestions.
> > > Thanks in advance.
>
> you know, that you can use keyremap kernel-toy available from
> microsoft.com (as part of the kernel toys set). you can then, go into
> the control panel and set the Caps-Lock key to be Ctrl instead :-)
It's entirely possible that I'm wrong (but not likely), I though that MS Windows
Kernel Toys won't work too well in Linux. Just a thought. I, or someone else here,
could have misunderstood one or another's questions or statements, though. :)
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figment of your imagination.
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> >
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From: Rainer Kraft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux SCSI drivers for Compaq smart array controller in proliant 1500
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 17:01:57 -0500
I have to install linux on a compaq proliant 1500 with a SCSI smart
array controller. Can I do this? If yes, which SCSI-driver should I use
and where can I find it.
I've checked in the SCSI-HOWTO and couln't find anything in it.
Thank you very much for your help,
Rainer Kraft
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From: "Harry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Matrox G-100 Productiva
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 10:20:02 -0600
I just installed RH 5.2 as a stand alone os and I seem to be having display
problems I am using the G-100 AGP card on a socket 7 MB Sony Multiscan 100ES
display I have tried all possible configurations and resolutions even the
Generic setting's I can trick x into starting but when I click on
configlinux or any of the admin functions they dont respond. Some of the
items that I can open seem to be missing text or are two stretched vertical
is there an advanced setting for the graphics display?
Thanks
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Janche Sang)
Subject: HP Superstore T20i/e SCSI Tape drive
Date: 21 Jan 1999 16:09:36 GMT
Hi,
I am interested in buying the HP Superstore T20i/e SCSI tape drive
which can backup 10GB/20GB(compressed). I would like to know
whether Linux supports the driver or not.
TIA,
Sang
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From: tami <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: PC hardware newbie needs help
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 11:45:12 -0500
Hello, i'm new to PC hardware and i'm looking for some documentation on
the standard features of pc's (esp. 486's). A few questions that the
document(s) should answer are:
1- What features are standard on most 486's? (isa slots?, bus speeds?,
number and type of processor registers?)
2- Who made those standards and who is currently setting standards for
current pc architecture? Is it one group?, or maybe a combination of
groups? Perhaps a standards organization like ISO or ANSI?
3- An explanation of the Master,Slave,Cable Select, DS, options when
connecting drives to a 486? I'd like to know who designed this and the
motivation for providing these options. Also what is the correct way to
set up a system using these options.
You see, i've set up linux successfully but it was a largely methodical
process when it came to configuring the hardware correctly. I knew that
there were only a finite number of ways to configure the system hardware
so i proceeded through each configuration until i arrived at the first
working configuration. Needless to say this process was very
frustrating and i'd prefer to know exactly what it is that i'm doing and
why. Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions.
-tami
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From: Rick Onanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: pci riser
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 17:18:10 -0500
Eric Melville wrote:
> this isn't speciffic to this newsgroup, but...
>
> what the heck is a pci riser, and what the heck does it do? is it
> something that i would want on the dec multia that i am considering?
If it's anything like an ISA riser, than that's a nifty little trick I
didn't know about. It sounds like a card that just has a bunch of slots
on it - for systems with small cases, where the cards would be paralell
to the motherboard rather than plugged directly into it, making the case
wider or taller (depends tower or desktop)...
Is it an option offered with the machine?
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From: Erik Naggum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.misc,comp.emacs,comp.editors
Subject: Re: Linux keyboard? (For emacs use)
Date: 21 Jan 1999 16:58:13 +0000
* [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gabor)
| Ah, your intelligence is mind boggling. You must resort to sentences
| like the above to get your point across.
no, I was measuring yours. you failed the test...
| You need to be sent SIGTERM!
... and this proves it beyond any reasonable doubt. I love being right.
#:Erik
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intervals to make them remember that There Has To Be A Better Way.
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From: Erik Naggum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.misc,comp.emacs,comp.editors
Subject: Re: Linux keyboard? (For emacs use)
Date: 21 Jan 1999 17:00:45 +0000
* [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gabor)
| You did precisely that when you asserted, erroneously, that I am a
| right wing religious fanatic.
I did in fact not assert you were. comparing your behavior to their so
you would feel ashamed of looking like one, yes, but I was not asserting
you were. your intelligence is showing, again.
| You, sir, contradict yourself. You aren't even worth bothering with.
| Have fun in your self-righteous fantasy world.
I have. trust me. it's so fascinating to watch you people. :)
#:Erik
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