Linux-Hardware Digest #314, Volume #9 Sat, 30 Jan 99 22:13:57 EST
Contents:
Re: HELP: jumpersettings TVGA 9200 cxr (Kenny Chaffin)
STB nVidia AGP Card Problem (Rob Smallwood)
Re: XFree With an S3 Virge... (Bas van Nunen)
Re: High end laptop for linux - suggestions? ("������")
Re: how to configure 18GB drive? (Ben Sloman)
Re: Iomega DITTO MAX woes ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Sound configuration with Redhat 5.2 and the 2.0.36 Kernel (Paul Lemmens)
Re: linux max RAM is 1GB? ("Michael D. Schleif")
Re: ATI Xpert@Play AGP vs. ATI Xpert@Play 98 AGP (Brad Nixon)
Re: Ram Detection (Thomas Zajic)
SoundBlaster 16 SCSI II (Notmyname)
ATI 0x5656 and 0x4742 (JS Root)
Re: Backpack CD & SuSE install ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Ditto Max Tape drive - Success ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: HELP: jumpersettings TVGA 9200 cxr (Lee Babcock)
Re: Problems with number of heads from DOS FDISK partitions and Linux fdisk on 8.4
GB drive (Jerry Lynn Kreps)
Re: How to build a router ??? ("Michael D. Schleif")
Re: Proposed System - Comments welcome! ("Igor_T")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenny Chaffin)
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp,alt.comp.hardware,alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt,alt.computer.consultants,alt.computer.drivers.wanted,alt.uu.comp,alt.uu.comp.os.linux,comp,comp.graphics.misc,nl.comp.hardware,nl.comp.os.linux,nl.comp.overig
Subject: Re: HELP: jumpersettings TVGA 9200 cxr
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 04:32:26 -0700
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
> Personal Composer wrote:
>
> Please don't respond to this message, because this message has been
> cross posted. And to avoid irrelevant messages in other newsgroups.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> - Viet Yen, Nguyen ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
And so you cross-post to all the same groups........hmmm
Who made you the boss?
The guy's trying to find help.
(cross posted for Larry Jacques...and Viet Yen)
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Java AdServer Applet Version 2.5 Now Available!
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From: Rob Smallwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: STB nVidia AGP Card Problem
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 14:50:10 +0000
Gues what, it doesn't work.
I've re-installed the X Window server to use the SVGA binaries and all
that happens is that the screen flashes with the login prompt and you
can't get any further.....
Any suggestions.. ?
The machine is a Dell XPSR 450.
Cheers
Rob
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From: Bas van Nunen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.slackware
Subject: Re: XFree With an S3 Virge...
Date: 28 Jan 1999 14:47:00 GMT
Hugh Lawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Fabio Giliberti wrote:
>>
>> I configured XFree, but the mouse doesn't move!! :'(
>> I tryed many different mouses and all they work only in text mode with
>> 'gpm'...when starting an X-Server (also VGA16) the mouse doesn't
>> work...anyone can tell me why???
>>
Hi, you can try the following thing:
Login as root, (su)
then type:
killall gpm
This means that you can no longer use your mouse in text mode as you call it,
but you now should be able to use the mouse in X.....
Good luck...
Grtz.
BvN
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From: "������" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: High end laptop for linux - suggestions?
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 03:32:44 -0800
Hi,
Does anyone know if RedHat 5.2 supports NeoMagic 256AV Graphic Engine?? I
have a new ThinkPad 390 and it has this graphic engine.
Thanks
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Drew Wagner �����e��:
> I own a Dell Inspiron 3200, similar to the 3500. It's buily less soundly
> than I would have liked and did have some hardware glitches. Supposedly
> there is a manufacturing flaw in the keyboard, although I have not had many
> problems(yet). The latch is shoddily built at best, and often gets stuck.
> There is no software override for the screen closing sensor, so whenever you
> close the lid it goes into a save to ram mode. This glitch has led many
> users(myself included) to amputate the switch with a knife. I don't know if
> this is Dell specific, but it only took a couple months for all accessories
> for my model to be transfered to the spare parts dept.
>
> I have heard bad things about compaq in general(lack of upgradeability,
> quick resore CD instead of actual copies of the included software, terrible
> support). Dell support has been good.
>
> The Dell is a deal, but I would go for a thinkpad. I also hear good things
> about Micron, though I don't see it on your list.
>
> Viaos are cute, but I see no reason to buy a computer that weighs less than
> my smallest textbook.
>
> --
> anDrew Wagner
> University of Illinois
> Mechanical Engineering: SO
> Marching Illini Trumpet
>
> Alasdair McAndrew wrote in message ...
> >G'Day there,
> >
> >I'm looking to acquire a laptop to replace my AST Ascentia 910N (on which
> >linux runs extremely well). I'm looking for one with a good sized TFT
> screen:
> >13.3" or 14.1".
> >
> >I've narrowed my search down to a few models:
> >
> >Compaq Armada 1700
> >Dell Inspiron 3500
> >Gateway 2000 9100/5150LS
> >Toshiba Tecra 8000
> >NEC Versa LX
> >IBM Thinkpad 380/600/700
> >
> >All look pretty good on specs; can anyone provide me with some comparisons
> as
> >a user? I like a laptop to have fairly solid construction, and a good
> >keyboard -- some laptops seem to have very lightweight plastic-feeling
> >keyboards which I don't like the feel of at all. And of course *all*
> aspects
> >of the laptop: sound, APM, etc, must work flawlessly under linux (I won't
> be
> >putting any version of MS Windows on the machine).
> >
> >If anyone has any comments or advice, I'd be delighted to hear them!
> >
> >cheers,
> > Alasdair
> >--
> >Alasdair McAndrew Dept. of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
> >Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Victoria University of Technology
> >Fax: +61 3 9688 4050 P.O. 14428, Melbourne City Mail Centre
> >Phone: +61 3 9688 4344 Melbourne, Vic 8001, Australia
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ben Sloman)
Subject: Re: how to configure 18GB drive?
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 11:33:36 GMT
I've just added an 14.4GB IBM *IDE* drive to my Linux system (running kernel
2.0.32 on a new PC i.e. a PC with a new BIOS). I wanted to partition the drive
into two partitions: one a Windows FAT32 partition, I'm afraid, and one for Linux.
After many experiments, I hit upon the following method.
I'm no expert so use this advice at your own risk: caveat installor!
1) I let the BIOS autodetect the drive
In my case it reports
28229040 sectors and 14453MB in LBA mode
16383 cyl, 16 hd, 63 sec, 8455M in CHS mode
2) Create the Windows partition using windows FDISK. Reboot into Linux.
3) Edit /etc/lilo.conf to pass the `linear' option to the kernel
4) Edit the Linux kernel file /usr/src/linux/drivers/block/ide.c
and rebuild the kernel as suggested in the LargeDisk mini HOWTO
http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/mini/Large-Disk-7.html
Reboot.
5) Use Linux fdisk to add a second partition
The documentation with the disk tells me the geometry is 16 heads, 63 sectors
per track, and 16383 cylinders, and *28229040* sectors in total.
BUT, this doesn't seem to add up:
16 * 63 * 16383 = 16514064 != 28229040
i.e. if I use the documented numbers I get to see only ~8GB out of the ~14GB disk.
Furthermore, Linux reports the disk geometry CHS as
1024 cylinders, 255 heads, and 63 sectors
where
1024 * 255 * 63 = 16450560
The SCSI section (!) of the LargeDisk HOWTO suggests that 1023/255/63 might be
used to signal a drive accessed with LBA with a capacity of at least 1023*255*63
sectors (the actual capacity being found by other means). It also mentions that
the translation from CHS coordinates to a LBA number is independent
of the number of cylinders on the disk. So, assuming I've got the heads and
sectors set correctly, I can simply set the number of cylinders to give the required
overall capacity.
All that remained was to find out whether to use the documented head and sector
geometry, 16/63 or the geometry reported by Linux 255/63 (or something else).
I fiddled around a bit, and ended up plumping for 255/63 because it seems to work.
Then I chose C = floor(28229040 / (255 * 63)) = 1757
So I ran fdisk and used expert mode to set the number of cylinders to 1757, and
created a nice large Linux partition. Here is the partition table I ended up with:
Disk /dev/hdb: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1757 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 1 383 3076416 b Win95 FAT32
/dev/hdb2 384 1757 11036655 83 Linux native
I should probably edit /etc/lilo.conf to pass hdb=1757,255,63 to the kernel
at boot time, but I haven't done this yet (i.e. I don't pass any geometry
information to the kernel) so when I run fdisk without setting the cylinder
count explicitly I get:
Disk /dev/hdb: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1024 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 1 383 3076416 b Win95 FAT32
/dev/hdb2 384 1757 11036655 83 Linux native
Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(1023, 254, 63) logical=(1756, 254, 63)
Apart from this I don't get any error messages and I'm able to read and write
the Windows partition from Linux.
I've installed LILO in the MBR of my original disk (/dev/hda) and told it
to boot the kernel found in /boot on /dev/hdb2. This works today, though I'm
a little nervous that I may run foul of the 1024 cylinder issue in future.
So, fingers crossed, I'm hoping everything is OK for the moment.
I've been running for nearly a week without problems, but both of my partitions
are less than half full so I can't be sure I'm safe ...
If anyone has a more definitive understanding of how to install the new large IDE disks
I'd be glad to hear their suggestions -- I've looked in the LargeDisk mini HOWTO
and it helps somewhat but not enough to really inspire confidence. And I note that
other people are also wrestling with these newer large disks.
Hope this helps.
Good Luck!
Ben
PS. As part of this process I also installed
- a patch to add FAT32 support (see
http://bmrc.berkeley.edu/people/chaffee/fat32.html )
- and an upgraded version of hdparm from
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/hardware/
and used it to enabled UDMA.
A. Hirche ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Hi!
: This is interesting!
: Currently I am struggling to set up a 10.1GB disk. FDISK correctly
: recognizes the size when the disk is completely empty and no prtitions
: are configured. As soon as I add a partition, fdisk sets CHS =
: 1229/255/63 to CHS = 1024/255/63. The kernel does the same.
: I tried to configure the BIOS of my Asus P5A by giving the number of
: cylindes as given on the disk label, but that resultet in the BIOS
: incorrectly setting the size to approx. 8GB.
: This problem does not appear with Win98-FDISK / Win98.
: Any ideas on how to correctly set up linux so that it does not screw up
: my disk?
: Thanks for the help.
: Dan Nguyen wrote:
: > Ed Koshimoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: > : I have an 18GB ST118273W drive I'd like to use on
: > : Linux. Right now fdisk sees 17366MB out of a possible
: > : 18.21GB. I'd like to change the cylinder/head/sector
: > : parameters if possible since right now fdisk defaults
: > : to 32 sectors.
: >
: > Remember that 18.21 is the commercial size of the harddrive not the
: > actual. 18210MB does not actually equal 18.21GB. Because 1024MB
: > equalls one 1GB. And 1000000Bytes do not equal 1GB, 1048576Bytes do.
: > Try doing this 18.21*10^9 (18.21G) divided by 1048576 and you get
: > 17366. The correct size of your harddrive.
--
Ben Sloman email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
phone: +44(0)117 9228946 Hewlett Packard Laboratories
fax: +44(0)117 9228925 Filton Road, Bristol, BS12 6QZ, UK
Not speaking for Hewlett Packard
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: linux.dev.tape,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Iomega DITTO MAX woes
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 02:11:44 GMT
Did you ever determine why you were getting the "unable to grab address at
0x03BC for <null>" error in the logfile? I get the same problem for
0x378.
I suspect that the parallel port is not enabled at a hardware level?
Any comments much appreciated.
Thanks,
-Tom-
In article <77vjes$pd$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Bruce Barnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is my current status. Linux 2.0.36. Ftape 4.03-pre-2. IBM
> thinkpad 385XD. Iomega Ditto Max on parallel port.
>
> I rebuilt the kernel
> CONFIG_PARIDE=y -------------Devices on Parallel port
> CONFIG_PARIDE_PD=m
> CONFIG_PARIDE_PCD=m
> CONFIG_PARIDE_PF=m
> CONFIG_PARIDE_PT=m - Parallel tape
> CONFIG_PARIDE_PG=m
>
> CONFIG_PARIDE_ATEN=m
> CONFIG_PARIDE_BPCK=y - BPCK YES
> CONFIG_PARIDE_COMM=m
> CONFIG_PARIDE_DSTR=m
> CONFIG_PARIDE_FIT2=m
> CONFIG_PARIDE_FIT3=m
> CONFIG_PARIDE_EPAT=m
> CONFIG_PARIDE_EPIA=m
> CONFIG_PARIDE_FRPW=m
> CONFIG_PARIDE_KBIC=m
> CONFIG_PARIDE_KTTI=m
> CONFIG_PARIDE_ON20=m
> CONFIG_PARIDE_ON26=m
>
> The parallel port is irq=7, io=ox03bc.
> I executed the following:
>
> insmod lp io=0x03bc irq=7
> insmod ./ftape.o ft_fdc_driver=bpck-fdc,none,none,none ft_tracings=3,3,3,3,3
> insmod ./zftape.o ft_major_device_number=27 # ${27-FT_MAJOR}
> insmod ./bpck-fdc.o ft_fdc_threshold=16 ft_fdc_rate_limit=2000
ft_fdc_base=0x3bc ft_fdc_irq=7
>
> The /var/log/messages file shows:
>
> kernel: lp0 at 0x03bc, (irq = 7)
> kernel: ftape v4.03-pre-2 11/05/98
> kernel:
> kernel: (c) 1993-1996 Bas Laarhoven
> kernel: (c) 1995-1996 Kai Harrekilde-Petersen
> kernel: (c) 1996-1998 Claus-Justus Heine ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> kernel:
> kernel: QIC-117 driver for QIC-40/80/3010/3020/Ditto 2GB/MAX floppy tape
drives.
> kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.0.36
> kernel: installing QIC-117 floppy tape hardware drive ...
> kernel: ftape_init @ 0x020411b0.
> kernel: zftape for ftape v4.03-pre-2 11/05/98
> kernel: (c) 1996, 1997 Claus-Justus Heine ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> kernel: vfs interface for ftape floppy tape driver.
> kernel: Support for QIC-113 compatible volume table.
> kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.0.36 with versioned symbols
> kernel: [000] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - zft_init @ 0x0207398c.
> kernel: [001] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - installing zftape VFS interface for
ftape driver ....
> kernel: bpck-fdc.c: bpck_fdc_register @ 0x020813a8
> kernel: [002] fdc-io.c (fdc_register_R3448e164) - Probing for bpck-fdc tape
drive slot 0.
> kernel: [003] 0 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_probe) - Bpck parallel port tape drive
interface for ftape v4.03-pre-2 11/05/98.
> -------------Trouble here-----
> kernel: [004] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_claim) - Unable to grab address
0x03bc for <NULL>.
> -------------
> kernel: [005] 0 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_grab) - ft_parport_claim(fdc,
&bpck->parinfo) failed: -16.
> kernel: [006] 0 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_probe) - bpck_fdc_grab(fdc) failed:
-16.
> kernel: [007] 0 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_detect) - can't find bpck interface for
ftape id 0.
> kernel: [008] 0 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_detect) - ft_parport_probe(fdc,
&bpck->parinfo) failed: -16.
>
> Any suggestions on what I can do next?
>
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From: Paul Lemmens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.list
Subject: Re: Sound configuration with Redhat 5.2 and the 2.0.36 Kernel
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 12:30:12 +0100
On Fri, 29 Jan 1999, Bryan Christian wrote:
> I keep getting an error when attempting to use sndconfig to install one
>of my two soundcards. It says "error opening /dev/audio" The card I am
>trying to configure is an old Ensoniq Soundscape(not a VIVO90). My other
>soundcard is a generic PCI card based on Aureal's Vortex chipset(A3D). If
>it's not too much of a problem please E-mail responses to me as well as
>posting them to the newsgroup.
Same problem here. If it happens on exactly the same way, sndconfig
backups /etc/conf.modules to conf.modules.bak, then try's the settings and
freaks out. All things equal, you should find a temp-file of snd-config in
/tmp. Move this to /etc/conf.modules (which doesn't exist at that moment)
and reboot you'r box.
Paul Lemmens Use the Force [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mobile: 0650-244949 Read the Source www.student.kun.nl/paul.lemmens
"That young girl is one of the least benightedly unintelligent organic
life forms it has been my profound lack of pleasure not to be able to
avoid meeting." (The Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, Marvin the
Paranoid Android)
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From: "Michael D. Schleif" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: linux max RAM is 1GB?
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 20:21:51 -0600
Using Linux with (more than) 1GB of RAM ==>
http://humbolt.geo.uu.nl/Linux-MM/more_than_1GB.html
Way, way cool, man }:-�
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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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From: Brad Nixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: ATI Xpert@Play AGP vs. ATI Xpert@Play 98 AGP
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 21:25:34 -0500
I've got RedHat 5.1, X 3.3.3.1 and an Xpert@Play98 AGP and I can't get it to work
properly. The closest I've got so far is 800x600, 256 colors. Even then, though,
the screen is divided into 3 columns and flickers seriously.
If anyone else has got it working with this card, please let me know. I wonder if
RedHat 5.2 would make a difference...
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From: Thomas Zajic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: Ram Detection
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 12:05:17 GMT
Gregory J Smith wrote:
> what was the fix I've got the same problem my system saw 32Mb until I added 32Mb
> now it only sees 16Mb with and with out the linux mem=64mb option (as a matter
> of fact if I issue anything over 16mb in the mem= command the kernel panics it
> can't see any memory at all....
> thanks
First, it should read �mem=64M� (note the capital �M� and the lack of
a �b�).
Second, look in your BIOS setup if there�s something like "Memory hole
at 16MB" - this should be disabled.
Third, check whether your kernel has been compiled with the "Limit
memory to low 16MB" option (it�s under "General setup") - this should
be disabled as well (ie. answered with "N").
HTH,
Thomas
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Notmyname)
Subject: SoundBlaster 16 SCSI II
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 01:06:33 GMT
Does anyone know how to install the driver for the SoundBlaster 16
SCSI II in Redhat 5.2?
Thanks in advance
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (JS Root)
Subject: ATI 0x5656 and 0x4742
Date: 31 Jan 1999 02:34:18 GMT
Hi:
It has haunted me for some time because SuperProbe is able to detect my
ATI All-In-Wonder Pro but Mach64 can't.
SuperProbe reports:
PCI bus 0x0 cardnum 0x0e, vendor 0x1002 device 0x5656
PCI bus 0x1 cardnum 0x00, vendor 0x1002 device 0x4742
But Mach64 dies at 0x5656 even after I added:
(if pcpr._device == 0x5656) continue;
Could anybody please explain why? No enough loop count? incorrect assembly
code or what. PCI_SUBCLASS_BRIDGE_PCI is defined as 0x0004000 in SuperProbe but
defined as 0x0400 in Mach64, is this matter?
Any Idea is greatly appreciated!
JS Root
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Backpack CD & SuSE install
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 02:36:46 GMT
It is SuSE 5.3
I'll give the verbose statement a try when i get back to the office.
trevor
Grant Guenther wrote:
>
> On Thu, 28 Jan 1999 01:21:16 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >I'm trying to install SuSE from a backpack CD drive.
> >
> >I boot from the installation diskette, then when I'm at the load modules
> >menu I select CD-ROM. From there I then select microsolutions backpack
> >and am prompted to supply parameters for "bpck".
> >
> >What parameters do I supply ? I can find anything in the SuSE manual
> >and a search of the SuSE homepage doesn't turn up anything.
>
> There are no version numbers here - what kernel is on your boot floppy ?
> Under normal circumstances you should not have to enter any parameters.
>
> If the driver is not loading properly, give the parameters
>
> verbose=1
>
> to get an expanded report on the autoprobe. You can use the ALT-F keys
> to move to other screens, one of which will contain the debug messages.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Grant R. Guenther [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Ditto Max Tape drive - Success
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 02:20:34 GMT
I have a problem where the logfile for ftape tells me it cannot
grab the address 0x378 which is the paralell port address?
Does this mean I dont have the parallel port configured at a hardware
level?
Thanks,
-Tom-
In article <77rk6h$jcl$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> For anyone who's trying to get the Ditto Max(mine is the 3.5gig type) tape
> drive to work with RH 5.2(kernel 2.0.36), after messing with it for 2 weeks,
> i got it to work. All of my tapes are full right now, so I have not written
> anything but at least it recognizes the drive and can read the tape.
>
> If anyone is still having problems with it, feel free to email me.
>
> joe
> http://www.oracle-dba.com
>
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Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 09:44:34 -0600
From: Lee Babcock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp,alt.comp.hardware,alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt,alt.computer.consultants,alt.computer.drivers.wanted,alt.uu.comp,alt.uu.comp.os.linux,comp,comp.graphics.misc,nl.comp.hardware,nl.comp.os.linux,nl.comp.overig
Subject: Re: HELP: jumpersettings TVGA 9200 cxr
Trident only make the chipset, not the video card, so to get help on
jumpers, you need to know who actually made the card, usually only
available from the original documentation and sometimes, not even there!
If it is an ISA of VLB card, try to find someone with a copy of MicroHouse
CD software, you may be able to find by comparing the card to the diagrams
on the CD. If you can physically describe the card in detail, I can try to
find it in my MicroHouse.
Regards, Lee
Personal Composer wrote:
> hello reader,
>
> I have a video card in my computer but I dont have the manual of it.
> The card I have is a Trident tvga 9200 cxr and I would like to know how
> to set the jumpers that are on the card.
>
> I you have the such a card at home, could you email me and tell me how
> to jumper my card?? I'm trying to install linux, you know and the card
> is not installed the right way.
>
> greetings Matthijs
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From: Jerry Lynn Kreps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Problems with number of heads from DOS FDISK partitions and Linux fdisk
on 8.4 GB drive
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 18:48:10 -0600
Have you tried the "linear" option in lilo.conf?
Visit
http://metlab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO
and read the Large Disk HOWTO...
It explains how 7.875GB is the addressable limit. Don't know if that
still is valid.
Jerry
Leslie Groer wrote:
>
> Hi There
>
> I have a problem with the partitions on my new Western Digital Cavaliar
> 8.4 GB that has been partitioned by DOS FDISK as seen by Linux.
>
> I am running Red Hat 4.1, kernel v 2.0.27 on a
> Micron 133 MHz Mironics M54Hi Motherboard with
> Phoenix Bios 4.05 upgrade from Micro Firmware with
> Win95 on /dev/hda1 (800 MB of 1.6 GB) and Linux on the other half of the
> disk. I will upgrade to RH5.2 once I get the disk problem fixed.
>
> Drives are seen as
> hda: WDC AC31600H, 1549MB w/128kB Cache, LBA, CHS=787/64/63
> hdb: WDC AC28400R, 8063MB w/512kB Cache, LBA, CHS=16383/16/63
>
> The CHS corresponds to the specs from the manufacturer and how the BIOS
> sees the disk. I feed in the CHS for the 8.4 GB drive on boot-up (using
> LOADLIN hdb=16383/16/63). If I don't do that, it sees the drive as
> CHS=1027/255/63.
>
> I partitioned the drive using DOS FDISK and Win95 can see the partitions
> fine. There are 4 partitions, 1 primary and 3 logical in an extended
> partition to get around the 2.1 GB limit with FAT-16 partitions (I don't
> have OSR2 so need to stick to FAT-16).
>
> When I boot into Linux, I see the partitions on boot up
>
> Partition check:
> hda: hda1 hda2 hda3 hda4 < hda5 hda6 hda7 >
> hdb: hdb1 hdb2 < hdb5 hdb6 hdb7 >
>
> However, cfdisk gives a fatal error -- "Cannot seek on disk drive" and
> linux fdisk gives the following
>
> Command (m for help): p
>
> Disk /dev/hdb: 16 heads, 63 sectors, 16383 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 bytes
>
> Device Boot Begin Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/hdb1 1 1 4155 2094088+ 6 DOS 16-bit >=32M
> Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary:
> phys=(276, 239, 63) should be (276, 15, 63)
> /dev/hdb2 3350 4156 15345 5639760 5 Extended
> Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary:
> phys=(1022, 239, 63) should be (1022, 15, 63)
> /dev/hdb5 3350 4156 8310 2094088+ 6 DOS 16-bit >=32M
> /dev/hdb6 7723 8311 12465 2094088+ 6 DOS 16-bit >=32M
> /dev/hdb7 12096 12466 15345 1451488+ 6 DOS 16-bit >=32M
>
> Command (m for help): v
>
> Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary:
> phys=(276, 239, 63) should be (276, 15, 63)
> Partition 1: head 240 greater than maximum 16
> Partition 5: head 240 greater than maximum 16
> Warning: partition 1 overlaps partition 5.
> Partition 6: head 240 greater than maximum 16
> Warning: partition 5 overlaps partition 6.
> Partition 7: head 240 greater than maximum 16
> Warning: partition 6 overlaps partition 7.
> Logical partition 5 not entirely in partition 2
> 1046360 unallocated sectors
>
> I did try deleting all the partitions using linux fdisk and repartitioning
> but I still get overlap warnings for the various partitions.
>
> I can mount the partitions in linux and I can create linux partitions but
> I am concerned about the warning of an overlap - will this cause a problem
> later? It looks like the Start cylinder of the partitions do not overlap
> but the Begin cylinders do. I am not sure of the difference between
> these. I do not want to be overwriting data on one partition while
> writing to another.
>
> Also, I want to install Win/NT on this disk later and having a clean
> partition configuration I think would be safer. How do I fix the problem
> of partition boundaries?
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice/help.
>
> Leslie Groer
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From: "Michael D. Schleif" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to build a router ???
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 20:09:56 -0600
Any ideas about running *without* keyboard, monitor nor mouse?
"Michael D. Schleif" wrote:
>
> I want to build a router. It is to sit between my MediaOne cable modem
> and my home network.
--
Best Regards,
mds
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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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From: "Igor_T" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Proposed System - Comments welcome!
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 02:05:57 GMT
Asus P2B-S will be cheaper than P2B + Adaptec.
Seagate's Cheetah is the best curretly avail.
--
Best regards,
Igor.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Need to build a Linux (Red Hat 5.2) Web server and would appreciate any
comments
>or hardware recommendations. I would particularly like any comments on the
>RAStel RA4002 - 4 modem PCI Adapter card and a recommendation on a very
stable
>PCI NIC.
>
>Currently considering:
>
>Intel PII 350 - 512k Cache (Retail Box)
>Asus P2B MB 440BX chipset
>ATI Xpert98 8mb AGP - Video
>128mb PC100 SDRAM
>Seagate Cheetah 9.1GB Ultra-2 SCSI
>Adaptec AHA2940-U2W
>32x CD Rom
>Floppy/MS/KB
>
>RAStel RA4002 - 4 modem PCI Adapter card - *Any comments on this card?*
>SMC or 3COM 10/100 PCI NIC ? - *Recommendations?*
>
>
>TIA
>Alex
>
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