Linux-Hardware Digest #312, Volume #9 Sat, 30 Jan 99 20:13:32 EST
Contents:
Re: Linux 2.0.36 and Hard Drives > 8Go ("Charles Sullivan")
Re: 3COM sells crippled modems (was 3COM "support" (was: any voice capable/fax
modem software for use in warp4?)) (Chris Lee)
3d card choice : which one ? (Andy Georges)
Re: Newbie help with Linux, IBM PS/2 30-286 (Andrew Comech)
scsi AHA-1542 timeout problem ("Dimah Yanovsky")
Re: 3COM sells crippled modems (Richard Steiner)
Re: How to build a router ??? (BL)
Re: Only one channel on AHA3940AUW ("Ben Goble, Lakewood Colorado")
Re: Newbie help with Linux, IBM PS/2 30-286 ("Eugene")
Re: 3COM sells crippled modems (was 3COM "support" (was: any voice capable/fax
modem software for use in warp4?)) (Chris Lee)
Re: Want Linux bogomips numbers for Intel PII-450 (Shermon Case)
Cybersex ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Newbie vs Linux: How many MB in 1024 cylinders? ("Charles Sullivan")
Re: Notebook with 3D Rage LT Pro ("Mike Maddux")
Re: 3COM sells crippled modems (Chris Lee)
Linux and internal LS120 superdisk ("Charles Carpenter")
Re: 3d card choice : which one ? (Frank Sweetser)
Re: Winmodem under Linux/DOSemu (Chris Lee)
Re: 3COM sells crippled modems (was 3COM "support" (was: any voice capable/fax
modem software for use in warp4?)) ("�g�H")
Re: 3COM sells crippled modems ("�g�H")
Re: 3COM sells crippled modems (was 3COM "support" (was: any voice capable/fax
modem software for use in warp4?)) (John Brush)
Re: Newbie help with Linux, IBM PS/2 30-286 (Mike Werner)
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From: "Charles Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.rpm
Subject: Re: Linux 2.0.36 and Hard Drives > 8Go
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 21:29:15 -0500
This is a problem with both fdisk and kernel 2.0.36. According to the
following HOWTO (and my own experience), setting the disk parameters
in lilo doesn't help because the kernel won't believe you if the number of
heads
is more than 16 and the cylinders more than 1024.
For purposes of actually setting up your partitions with fdisk, you can go
into the 'expert' menu and change the number of cylinders to the correct LBA
value, then return to the main menu. fdisk will now show all the cylinders
correctly in each partition. It will still give 'overlapping partition'
errors when
you ask it to 'verify' but you can see that the partitions are actually OK.
The problem appears to be partly fixed with kernel 2.2.0 but fdisk is still
flaky.
Here's the HOWTO:
http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Large-Disk.html
Regards,
Charles Sullivan
Damien Ercole wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hi all !
>
>I have successfully installed both Linux and Win 98 on the same Hard
>Drive...
>Everything works fine (Lilo boot and so on ..) but i still have a little
>pb with
>my hard drive ... Indeed when I load Linux, it detects the correct hard
>drive
>(IBM Deskstar) but with the wrong geometrical parameters .... It says
>1024/255/63 for CHS ... which gives me around 8Go of space .. but
>normally
>it's a 10Go with 1232 Cylinders .... I have tried to pass some
>arguments when
>booting on the Lilo prompt, like Linux Linear, or Linux
>/dev/hda=1232/255/63 ...
>but nothing works .....I have a kernel 2.0.36 .. nomally it's supposed
>to handle
>Hard Drives bigger then 8Go isn't it ? I know it's not due to my BIOS ..
>cause
>it's a recent one (98) that recognizes HD > 8Go ... so anyone as an idea
>?
>I wonder if i have to recompile the kernel with some kind of options for
>big Hard
>Drives ?
>
>here is my config :
>******************************************************************
>BIOS : primary master : 1232 Cylinders, 255 Heads, 63 Sectors, LBA
>mode
>LINUX :
>Type | Dev | Cylinders| Blocks | Id| Id
>------------------------------------------------
>Primary| hda1| 1 638 | 5124703| 83| Linux Native
>Primary| hda2| 639 1218| 4658850| c| Win95 FAT32(LBA)
>Primary| hda3| 1219 1232| 112455| 82| Swap
>
>And i'm running RedHat 5.2 (kernel 2.0.36 ) on a Celeron A333 with 128Mo
>Ram
>******************************************************************
>
>Note : I have tried to use fdisk(linux) to redeclare my partitions but
>it says
> something like :
> /hda2 has a logical ending at 1218 and a physical at 1023
>....
> and other similar messages for /hda3 .... (i don't remember
>exactly)
>
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Lee)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.os2.comm,comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.os2.setup.misc
Subject: Re: 3COM sells crippled modems (was 3COM "support" (was: any voice
capable/fax modem software for use in warp4?))
Date: 30 Jan 1999 02:33:03 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
>
>On Fri, 29 Jan 1999 00:26:30, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Brush) wrote:
>
>> Excuse me, but $50 to $60 is a standard price for a lot of very good
>> modems that are not winmodems. That makes a courier about 4 to 5 times
>> the cost of a v.90 modem. Couriers are overpriced, overrated pieces of
>> fluff. No need to spend $250 for a modem, ever, never, no way.
>> USR does not deserve anyone's money. Period
>> John
>
>I got CONSISTENTLY higher connect rates with a Courier than I did with
>the ZOOM and Cardinal modems that I returned.
So what? Couriers still aren't worth $250.00. By all means, if you want a
yuppie status symbol, buy a Courier. I personally have better things to do
with my money.
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From: Andy Georges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 3d card choice : which one ?
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 00:25:34 +0100
Hi,
I intent to buy a 3d graphics card, but I do not know which one I should
go for : the Voodoo2 3dfx or a Riva TNT. I know that there are glide
libs for the voodoo, but I do not know of any libs for the TNT. Does
anyone know of someone releasing libs for the TNT card, and when might I
expect them?
The fact is that the TNT seems to be the better card, but if I cannot
use it under my linux box, then I'll definitely will go for the voodoo.
Thanks,
Andy
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From: Andrew Comech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Newbie help with Linux, IBM PS/2 30-286
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Date: 29 Jan 1999 21:39:46 -0500
$350 will buy you a VA 503+ motherboard with K6-2 300 on it ($140),
64MB of ECC PC100 memory ($100), and 3GB hard drive ($100).
The best place to find parts is PriceWatch.com.
But people certainly "learn more" trying to run old and slow
hardware; now I do not even remember where my screwdriver is.
Best,
Andrew
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From: "Dimah Yanovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: scsi AHA-1542 timeout problem
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 21:13:10 GMT
Hi all,
I get this problem when trying to boot Red Hat 5.2:
scsi0 : Adaptec 1542
scsi: 1 host.
scsi: aborting command due to timeout : pid 0, scsi 0, channel 0, id 0, lun
0 0x00 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
then it repeats....
all termination is set correctly, the two scsi drives i can access from the
card BIOS and from DOS.
this configuration used to work with Linux but the problem started when i
took out a Zip drive forgeting to set the termination to "on" on the card.
i set it correctly afterwards but it doesn't work with or without the Zip
drive anymore...
has anyone experienced this problem before?
any thoughts?
thanks in advance,
Dimah
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Steiner)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.os2.setup.misc,comp.os.os2.comm
Subject: Re: 3COM sells crippled modems
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 17:17:52 -0600
Here in comp.os.os2.misc, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Lee)
spake unto us, saying:
>Still want to claim that Couriers aren't over-hyped yuppie status
>symbols?
Get over it, Chris.
I've been using a Courier here for years, and I don't regret a single
minute of it. Yuppie status symbol my ass. I wanted to use HST at
14400bps for long distance BBS calls when all the others were using
V.32 at 9600. The Courier HST/DS I had probably *saved* me money!
If you don't want to pay for one, don't. However, don't come back here
like others have done and bitch about how such-and-such makes cheap
modems if you run into any sort of problem with the less expensive
model you *do* choose to use.
Why is it that those of us who choose to spend a little more to get a
quality product get criticized for it?
I use SCSI hardware here as well. Is that also a basis for criticism?
How about my 21" monitor? Does that bother you too?
$250 doesn't make for a very impressive status symbol, BTW. :-)
--
-Rich Steiner >>>---> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>---> Bloomington, MN
OS/2 + Linux (Slackware+RedHat+SuSE) + FreeBSD + Solaris +
WinNT4 + Win95 + PC/GEOS + Executor = PC Hobbyist Heaven!
It's self-explanatory, for suitably small values of "explain".
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From: BL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to build a router ???
Date: 31 Jan 1999 00:15:17 GMT
Reply-To: no.spambots.please
altavista showed this:
http://www.indyramp.com/mirrors/linux-router/
Michael D. Schleif <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I want to build a router. It is to sit between my MediaOne cable modem
: and my home network.
: It seems that this should be a simple implementation of Linux, since I
: already know how to implement routing on my existing boxes.
: However, I want a dedicated box, I want it to be secure and I want that
: box to do *nothing* except this one (1) routing job. I am looking for
: suggestions. Some of the issues I need to examine are:
: [a] How *little* Linux need I install and configure to meet these and
: *only* these requirements?
: [b] What are the minimum hardware requirements to implement this
: *without* sacrificing performance?
: [c] Where can I find references to this subject? Howto's? Websites?
: Books?
: [d] Caveats. What are the caveats.
: What do you think?
: If there is *no* existing Howto, I will be glad to document my success
: ;)
: --
: Best Regards,
: mds
: mds resource
: 888.250.3987
: "Dare to fix things before they break . . . "
: "Our capacity for understanding is inversely proportional to how much we
: think we know. The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . . "
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bryan, http://www.Grateful.Net/
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Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 20:29:06 -0700
From: "Ben Goble, Lakewood Colorado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Only one channel on AHA3940AUW
Thanks for the feed-back. I'll give 2.2 a try.
Eric Richter wrote:
>
> Ben Goble, Lakewood Colorado wrote in message
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >I had to put a CD drive on channel A to install RH 5.2
> >because the installation program would not see channel B.
> >
> >Now Linux is installed I still have the problem of channel B
> >not being recognized.
>
> We had the same problem, with to controllers=4 channels and RedHat 5.1/2.
> Recompiling kernel 2.0.3x didn't work, but Last week we used kernel 2.2.0
> and the 4 channels now work perfectly (used in an heavily used cache
> server).
>
> So try to get 2.2.0 and compile the AIC7xxxx in it.
>
> Eric Richter
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--
Ben Goble Lakewood, Colorado USA
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A Stranger and a Pilgrim on the Earth
--
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bgoble at uswest dot net bgoble at nyx dot net
A Stranger and a Pilgrim on the Earth
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From: "Eugene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Newbie help with Linux, IBM PS/2 30-286
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 03:29:25 GMT
Linux can run on 486. My ftp / www / mail server is a 486dx4-100 with 32 Mb
RAM and 1.2 gig HD. The hardware is obviously quite a bit beefier then
yours, but the load is at or near 0% all the time...
Even with this upgrade of yours, I'd still recommend you to get 16 Mb of RAM
if possible. Other then that, 20 Mb HD is a problem. You can't do anything
with it. For a reasonably useful installation you need 200 Mb. In fact
that's how it's set up on my server. Linux uses a total of about 180 Mb
(including 30 Mb swap partition), and the rest is allocated for the ftp
archive.
Finally, this configuration is quite useful for a server on a small LAN. But
don't expect that you can run X-Windows with it. (Server doesn't require
GUI).
As for the cdrom issue, the easiest way to go about it would be to
temporarily connect a cdrom to the box and disconnect it when done. You can
also install Linux via network or ftp but you'd have to know how to do
networking.
Seven wrote in message <78tbc3$kba$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hello to all.
>
>A friend of mine gave me a Caldera OpenLinux 1.3 CD. He is insisting that
>I check out Linux as it is the future. I recently had a friend give me a
>IBM PS/2 model 30-286 PC and I wish to run Linux on this. In case you
>don't know or remember the specs of this ancient box, it has a 20 MB hard
>drive. I know Linux cannot run on a 286, however I have a chance to
>purchase an IBM PS/2 M30-286 Motherboard Upgrade w/486/66 and 8MB RAM.
>What I want to know is if this upgrade would be worth it to do as the hard
>drive is still only 20MB? I think the minimal installation for Linux is
>10MB and that you can't do squat with that. So how much better would 20MB
>be for Linux? If not, what hard drive would work in there and how much
>storage would I need to "get my hands dirty" with Linux? Or is it
>even worth it?
>
>Also, I would like to network this computer with my Dell Dimension XPS
>R350 as my friend is telling me that I should learn the networking
>capabilities of Linux. Does the motherboard upgrade have an ISA slot for
>an Ethernet card?
>
>Finally, if I DO go this route, how would I install the CD onto the IBM
>PS/2 (no CD-ROM drive)? Can I copy the files onto floppies and then
>install? If so, which files would that be?
>
>I guess I am looking for advice on what to do as much as what NOT to do.
>
>Thanks,
>Chris
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Lee)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.os2.setup.misc,comp.os.os2.comm
Subject: Re: 3COM sells crippled modems (was 3COM "support" (was: any voice
capable/fax modem software for use in warp4?))
Date: 31 Jan 1999 00:38:43 GMT
In article <36b39cee$3$qnivqjrv$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
>
>In <79062m$ohc$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 01/30/99
> at 11:53 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Lee) said:
>
>
>>Got news for you. The total price of the 3 modems that I bought over the
>>last 13 years (an Supra 2400,14.4 and 56k v.90) hasn't come anywhere near
>>$300.00...
>
>Did you buy them the week it is first available on the market? I don't
think
>so... a X2 Sportster was costing around $250 when it was just released... a
>V.34 modem was about the same price range when it was first released, and
>V.90 upgrade from X2 would cost $80 or so...
Neither I or the people I associate with are into the
"modem-technology-of-the-week" as it has been expressed by USR over the
years.
For instance, none of the local ISP's in my area went with X2, so buying a
USR modem before the v.90 standard was released would've been pointless...
>
>The total would come to about $580... US Dollars... I paid $250 for my USR
>Courier...
The total cost of the 3 modems I bought over the last 13 years was around
$180...
>
>I guess you'd want to try again... Plus my courier have NEVER puked on any
>connection, never had ANY problem whatsoever... and always give fast
>connection with excellent stability...
>
>That's one reason SysOps love USR Couriers...
They also loved the discount/kickback USR gave them....
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From: Shermon Case <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Want Linux bogomips numbers for Intel PII-450
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 16:40:51 -0800
What is bogomips?
and is this normal, I get just under 80
bogomips for a P-200 what's up with that?
Please E-mail a copy of the response to me.
-Shermon
> > $ cat /proc/cpuinfo
> > processor : 0
> > vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
> > cpu family : 5
> > model : 8
> > model name : AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor
> > stepping : unknown
> > cpu MHz : 300.688318
> > bogomips : 599.65
> >
> > Hmm, I get 600 - maybe I secretly have a K7? ;P
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Subject: Cybersex
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 04:46:53 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mail me [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Charles Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Newbie vs Linux: How many MB in 1024 cylinders?
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 22:28:00 -0500
Check to see whether your bios supports LBA. If so, the number
of logical (ficticious) heads can be as high as 255, and with 63
sectors/track you can get a little over 8 Gb within the 1024 cylinder
boundary.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message
<78td7h$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I am trying to figure out how to partition up a harddrive
>for a new system. (Not yet acquired).
>What I want is three primary partitions containing
>OS/2 bootman, Win95/98, OS/2. Linux will be in the
>first logical drive in the extended partition. LILO will
> live in the Linux partition and will be called by Bootman.
>According to what I have read, this should work.
>The killer is that all these partitions need to be bootable for
>this to realy work. That means they have to be within the
>first 1024 cylinders.
>First question: Is this true for the Linux partition too?
>Does the linux boot partition have to begin and end
>within the 1024 cyl. limit?
>
>Next question: Where does that 1024 limit fall, in Megabytes?
>If I understand correctly: THere are 512 bytes per sector,
>and up to 64 sectors per cylinder, and 1024 cylinders.
>THat gives 32 megs. Now if I start specifying heads
>that number goes up. Since most drives have 2, 3, 4 or
>5 platters, that gives 4, 6, 8 or 10 heads. If I've done
>my math right that means the limit will fall at 1.28G,
>1.92G, 2.56G, or 3.2G, Depending on how many heads
>there are. Have I figured this out right or am I compleatly
>off Base?
>
>What are the rest of you seeing as the 1024 cyl limit?
>
>Last Question: How big does the Linux boot partition
>need to be? And Win95 or Win98?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>If I get this figured out, I'll be able to go get that new
>system.
>
>--
>Just my $0.02 worth.
>Hope this helps,
>Gordon
>
>PS:
>To reply: replace 'X.bleeb' with 'greeder'.
>
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From: "Mike Maddux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Notebook with 3D Rage LT Pro
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 17:54:20 -1000
Dave Borgelt wrote in message ...
>I have a notebook with 1024 x 768 display (Winbook XL2) and the 3D Rage LT
>Pro AGP. I have installed the XFree86 3.3.3.1 from Redhat's site and am
>running Redhat 5.2.
>
>I have tried all the combinations of SVGA and Mach64 that I can think of
but
>still the display is garbled. Usually the display flickers with horizontal
>"streaks" and there are vertical bands of maybe 120 pixels which are
blanked
>or display other portions of the screen.
>
>Are special 'Modelines' needed here for the notebook LCD?
>
>Sometimes the screen is garbled and squashed into the top half of the
>display. For the most part the display appears to show only the upper left
>of the screen as thought I'm trying to put an XGA screen on a VGA
display --
>but without the scrolling of a virtual display
>
>After I installed XFree86 3.3.3.1, Xconfigurator won't work anymore (it
does
>a core dump, segmentation fault as soon as I make my first choice on the
>first screen).
>
>XF86Setup works goes into a nice graphics screen but whatever I choose I
>still end up with a display like I described above. Ditto for xf86config.
>If you have the fix I'd appreciate a copy of your XF86Config or any advice
>you may have.
>
>Thanks for your help,
>
>Dave Borgelt
I have the same card on a desktop system with an LCD monitor...
You can use the XF86Config.eg file that comes with XFree 3.3.3 and tweak it
to work pretty easily (rename it to XF86Config in your /etc/X11 directory).
You will need to use the XFree86_VGA16 server and only be able to do 640x480
and 8bpp color, but you will have a stable screen and a fully functional X
server working. However at 640x480, it is pretty much useless.
The problem is the direct digital card. As far as I know, there is no hack
for this in the public domain. You might try
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/
The only server for this ATI card is from Accelerated Graphics and is a
hundred bucks. http://www.xig.com/
I have bitten the bullet and have one on the way. If you want a review, let
me know...should be here in a week...
mike
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Lee)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.os2.setup.misc,comp.os.os2.comm
Subject: Re: 3COM sells crippled modems
Date: 31 Jan 1999 00:50:54 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
>
>Here in comp.os.os2.misc, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Lee)
>spake unto us, saying:
>
>
>Why is it that those of us who choose to spend a little more to get a
>quality product get criticized for it?
Maybe it's the fact that you idoits insist upon rubbing your choice in the
faces of people who couldn't care less?
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From: "Charles Carpenter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux and internal LS120 superdisk
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 19:49:11 -0500
I have redhat 5.2 running and have been looking everywhere to get my LS120
superdisk setup to run in linux as it is my only way of transfering files
from my Win98 machine to my linux machine... I have already downloaded all
of the files for the new XFree86 3.3.1 and I need to get my LS120 working to
get the rpm package onto my Linux box. any ideas would be greatly
appreciated.
Thanks
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From: Frank Sweetser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 3d card choice : which one ?
Date: 29 Jan 1999 23:06:38 -0500
Andy Georges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi,
>
> I intent to buy a 3d graphics card, but I do not know which one I should
> go for : the Voodoo2 3dfx or a Riva TNT. I know that there are glide
> libs for the voodoo, but I do not know of any libs for the TNT. Does
> anyone know of someone releasing libs for the TNT card, and when might I
> expect them?
>
> The fact is that the TNT seems to be the better card, but if I cannot
> use it under my linux box, then I'll definitely will go for the voodoo.
the important bit is how well XFree86 supports your video card. find out
at http://www.xfree86.org
--
Frank Sweetser rasmusin at wpi.edu fsweetser at blee.net | PGP key available
paramount.ind.wpi.edu RedHat 5.2 kernel 2.2.0 i586 | at public servers
"On the Internet, no one knows you're using Windows NT"
(Submitted by Ramiro Estrugo, [EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Lee)
Subject: Re: Winmodem under Linux/DOSemu
Date: 31 Jan 1999 01:00:11 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
>
>If a DOS driver is available for a "winmodem" is there any
>chance that this can be run under Linux with DOSemu?
Doubt it. At best it'll only still work under DOS. Think of DOSemu under
Linux as being similar to a DOS prompt/shell under Windows.
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Crossposted-To:
comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.os2.setup.misc,comp.os.os2.comm
From: "�g�H" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 3COM sells crippled modems (was 3COM "support" (was: any voice
capable/fax modem software for use in warp4?))
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 01:02:35 GMT
In <7908mj$9iv$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 01/31/99
at 12:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Lee) said:
>Neither I or the people I associate with are into the
>"modem-technology-of-the-week" as it has been expressed by USR over the
>years.
It is not, but the ability to update the modem's internal code is always a
plus, where you can often gain better performance with a single flash... as
it had happened with V.90 upgrade here... where even X2 gets faster and more
stable.
While most of you were stuck with hardwired modems, USR Courier had long
enjoyed the ability to update the modem's internal with software...
Rockwell had only recently catch up on this internal DSP/CPU trick... it is
still unclear how well they do that...
>For instance, none of the local ISP's in my area went with X2, so buying a
>USR modem before the v.90 standard was released would've been pointless...
Too fregging bad, I've had the joy of using X2 for almost a year... With
free upgrades of course...
>>The total would come to about $580... US Dollars... I paid $250 for my USR
>>Courier...
>The total cost of the 3 modems I bought over the last 13 years was around
>$180...
Second hand modems, I suppose...
>>That's one reason SysOps love USR Couriers...
>They also loved the discount/kickback USR gave them....
After the discount, it is still more expensive than most modems...
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From: "�g�H" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 3COM sells crippled modems
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 01:03:26 GMT
In <7909de$9iv$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 01/31/99
at 12:50 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Lee) said:
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] says... >
>>Here in comp.os.os2.misc, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Lee)
>>spake unto us, saying:
>>
>>
>>Why is it that those of us who choose to spend a little more to get a
>>quality product get criticized for it?
>Maybe it's the fact that you idoits insist upon rubbing your choice in the
>faces of people who couldn't care less?
I don't think so, if you couldn't care less, then you won't even bother
responding...
Standard issue sour grape thinking, I suppose...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Brush)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.os2.setup.misc,comp.os.os2.comm
Subject: Re: 3COM sells crippled modems (was 3COM "support" (was: any voice
capable/fax modem software for use in warp4?))
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 21:21:23 -0500
**No, I was satisfied with the higher connect rates. It was worth the
**extra cost to me. I would have paid even MORE if it would vacuum my
**carpet and water my lawn. :)
I get 50666 connects with a sportster, but I think between the phone
lines and the overall failure of most servers to keep up, its a
crapshoot for any analog modem anymore.
I do here good things about couriers, I just wish they weren't USR
products :)
Happy days
John
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From: Mike Werner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Newbie help with Linux, IBM PS/2 30-286
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 22:24:25 -0500
Charles Sullivan wrote:
>
> If memory serves, the IBM PS/2 uses the microchannel bus, which is
> not supported by Linux.
Actually, quoting from http://www.linuxhq.com/wonderful22.html
]2) System Busses and Assorted Ilk
]
]Although somewhat less crucial and cutting edge, Linux 2.2 will support
a
]larger proportion of the existing x86 computers with the addition of
complete
]support for the Microchannel bus found on some PS/2s and older
machines.
If that fails, then there is http://www.dgmicro.com/mca/ This appears
to be the site for MCA development - based on a modified Slackware.
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