Linux-Hardware Digest #348, Volume #9 Wed, 3 Feb 99 18:13:37 EST
Contents:
Re: 3COM sells crippled modems (was 3COM "support" (was: any voice capable/fax
modem software for use in warp4?)) ("�g�H")
Re: Xfree3.3.3 (Len Cuff)
Re: System Commander Deluxe ????? (Georg Wagner)
Instllaing internal modem ("Jeroen de Vries")
Re: Please recommend a good inexpensive 56k modem for Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Can the Diamond Fireport 40 use Ultra2Wide? (michael thomas mc mahon)
Re: 3COM sells crippled modems (was 3COM "support" (was: any voice capable/fax
modem software for use in warp4?)) ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Driver for Diamond Stealth 2 ("Derek Ruths")
Re: download 5.2 onto 3 1/2 disk (Harald Arnesen)
Re: I need a Linux Guru for a printer problem.... (Gerdjan Busker)
SB Live ("Jason Parker")
Re: QIC02 TAPE, SuSE 5.3.. how to install and read? Thank you fellows in advance!
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: ATI Xpert@Play AGP vs. ATI Xpert@Play 98 AGP (nev)
How to read forgeign DAT/Exabyte tapes on Linux (Markus Wandel)
xwindow setup problem ("Alexander")
xwindow setup problem ("Alexander")
Re: Modem damnit. (Marcin Romaszewicz)
Ouch! Now Printer goes haywire! (root)
Re: Soundcard Creative Ensoniq AudioPCI (Eric Sandeen)
Problem with Ethernet card Accton EN 1207 PCI (Nicolas DUBOC)
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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: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 07:00:00 GMT
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 02/01/99
at 10:29 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (James Himmelman) said:
>On Mon, 1 Feb 1999 16:38:24, "�g�H" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> In another word, you are stuck with a 14.4, all my ISPs are pretty much
>> unlimited as well...
>He didn't consider more than doubling his throughput much of an
>improvement. Pretty odd stance. He doesn't place much value on his own
>time. I consider being able to send and receive my work (and play) in half
>the time a tremendous improvement.
That makes two of us... :)
>That's okay. We all place different values on different things. Saving time
>was not important to him. What I don't understand is why he feels the need
>to criticize those who wanted to save time, and were willing to pay for
>it. That's why microwave ovens were invented. :)
Yeah... Tho I do wish microwave oven can give me crispy result from time to
time... :)
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From: Len Cuff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Xfree3.3.3
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 21:01:08 +0000
Reply-To: Len Cuff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
In article <79709q$knt$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
>In his obvious haste, Len Cuff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled thusly:
>: Just downloaded all that I thought I needed. Running Suse 5.2 and
>: downloaded 3.3.3 from RedHat. When I do the rpm -Uvh I get
>
>: ld-linux.so.2 missing
>: libc.so.6 missing
>: libdl.so.2 missing
>: libm.so.6 missing
>: libcrypt.so.1 missing
>: libpam.so.0 missing
>: pam >= 0.59 required
>: xbanner required
>: Any clues please ??
>
>I think Red Hat went over to glibc2.
>Therefore, Red Hat X probably requires glibc2, as opposed to libc5 that SuSE
>uses...
>
>Maybe downloading it from the X consortium itself'll help, or download glibc
>and install it.
>
>(It seems to be the direction they're taking anyway)
Apologies for the 'babbling' ! As a newbie to Linux I was a bit confused
as to why I could download but not install these packages. I was unaware
of the difference -- lib5c <> glibc.
The reason I installed Suse rather then RedHat was quite simple. Redhat
refused to recognise my AHA152X SCSI card but Suse did ! I will probably
go Suse 6.0 in the near future and this should cure any further
problems.
Cheers,
Len
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From: Georg Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,list.freebsd-questions
Subject: Re: System Commander Deluxe ?????
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 09:14:21 +0100
mrushton wrote:
> Has anyone used System Commander Deluxe ????
>
> My new plan is to use System Commader Deluxe to load on either Linux or
> FreeBSD or both onto my Dell Dimension XPS 300.
The best systemcommander for multibooting is GRUB "The Great Unified
Bootloader".It is able to read ufs and ext2fs.
Regards
Georg
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From: "Jeroen de Vries" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Instllaing internal modem
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 21:16:54 +0100
Hi,
I am trying to install a E-tech bullet 33K6 internal PnP modem in my Linux
RedHat 5.0 machine...
I really don't know how to do that because i don't know the irq and i/o
address.
I tried with setserial but...........
Can somebody help me????
With regards
Jeroen de Vries
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Please recommend a good inexpensive 56k modem for Linux
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 00:29:55 -0800
Mircea wrote:
> Phoebe external dual mode (flex+v.90), model V1456VQE, sells for $59 -
> check pricewatch.
>
> There aren't PCI jumpered modems. Not one. The thunderlink allegedly
> works in Linux, but I still have to see posted a success story.
>
I saw someone post that this modem works with Linux. I _don't_ have one so
I'm _not_ endorsing it, just passing along info I read.
http://www.multitech.com/news/releases/release.asp?ID=75
>
> MST
>
> "David A. Rogers" wrote:
> >
> > There are so many modems out there these days that don't work under Linux.
> > Some because they are Winmodems, and some because they are PCI. Do PCI modems
> > with jumpers work under Linux?
> >
> > I would appreciate a recommendation for a decent modem at a reasonable price.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > dar
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aTdHvAaNnKcSe >THANKS 'in' advance<
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From: michael thomas mc mahon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Can the Diamond Fireport 40 use Ultra2Wide?
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 01:31:07 -0600
Sorry for a relative newbie question here, but I just installed a new
Fireport 40 scsi card and wanted to know if this could transfer data at
the SCSI-3 rate of 80 Mb/s? I configured it and currently it seems to
support the SCSI-2 wide configuration, but I have a quantum viking II
drive attached to it and would like to be able to get a faster rate if
possible?
mike mcmahon
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Crossposted-To:
comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.os2.setup.misc,comp.os.os2.comm
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 13:03:44 -0800
Subject: Re: 3COM sells crippled modems (was 3COM "support" (was: any voice
capable/fax modem software for use in warp4?))
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on
02/02/99
at 06:25 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Varela) said:
>On Tue, 2 Feb 1999 04:40:16, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> I just bought a 3com usr #5687, a continuation of the Sportster series but
>> not labelled as such. I found out the hard way that an attempt to add
>> jumpers does not work (heh, heh).
>What happened? Did you fry the modem? (If so, how can you be using it?
>Surely they didn't accept a return...) I infer that you tried soldering
>or otherwise inserting jumpers onto the jumper solder spots identified
>on the card. If that's what you did, I really would like to know what
>happened, as I am sorely tempted to try it myself on the assumption that
>the tech support people are as ignorant as they appear to be.
The modem did not fry. The chips on board are simply not setup to read the
jumpers. So resist the temptation, there is no point in trying. The
solution is to run the DOS program as I mentioned. If you can't run a DOS
program under Linux, the next step would be to figure out what the DOS
program is sending out and duplicate that with a Linux program. --
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Michael Marchant
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From: "Derek Ruths" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Driver for Diamond Stealth 2
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 15:14:28 -0600
Does anyone know if there is a Linux driver for the Diamond Stealth II video
card?
Thanks,
Derek Ruths
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From: Harald Arnesen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: download 5.2 onto 3 1/2 disk
Date: 02 Feb 1999 09:43:56 +0100
"John W. Burgoon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I just did install Debian using floppies and I will emphasize the floppy
> reliability problem:
> Using brand new superclean brand-name floppies cut this down a lot, but I
> still had a few troubles.
I would like to add the following, based on experience:
And format them on the machine you will install Linux on. Floppy
drives on different machines are not equal. If you format them under
DOS, use the /U option to format.
--
Harald Arnesen, Apall�kkveien 23 A, N-0956 Oslo, Norway
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From: Gerdjan Busker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: I need a Linux Guru for a printer problem....
Date: 03 Feb 1999 07:36:30 +0000
But are you sure /dev/lp1 is what you are after.
remember that lpt1: = /dev/lp0
GJ.
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From: "Jason Parker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SB Live
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 21:27:42 -0000
Has anyone got thier SB Live running under RH 5.1
Also Im just about to install SuSE 6.0, as anyone got this soundcard going
under this???
J Parker
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: QIC02 TAPE, SuSE 5.3.. how to install and read? Thank you fellows in
advance!
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 18:41:07 GMT
In article <78vgn6$jvi$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Blackey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello!
> I have old fashion QIC02 Tape (150MB extended to 250MB) which is connected
> through slot as modem etc and then, as a 25pin connector to the external
> drive. I think that manufacturer is ARCHIVE.
>
> According instructions I made new kernel but I don't know how to init
> (mount) and to read data from tape.
Look at your kernel's messages "/var/log/messages" or "dmesg" and
see if your adapter is recognized. You'll find some info
in "/usr/src/linux/drivers/char/tpqic02.c". Also, look in
"/usr/src/linux/Documentation/device.txt" for QIC-02. You can
define an environment variable "export TAPE=/dev/xxx", where
xxx is the correct device for your drive. Then tar, mt, ...
will use your tape drive, won't have to use "-f" parameter.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (nev)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: ATI Xpert@Play AGP vs. ATI Xpert@Play 98 AGP
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 20:25:13 GMT
i'm totally new at this. could
you explain what you mean by disconnecting the cable
from the tv out jack? i have an xpert@play and
i keep getting this mesg, " none of the configured
devices were detected." when i type the "startx" command.
thanx
nev
On Sun, 31 Jan 1999 12:41:33 -0500, in comp.os.linux.x you wrote:
>Well I figured out my problem, this solution should fix alot of people's problem's
>with ATI cards.
>
>I was eventually able to figure out (via the XFree86 FAQ) that if you have an ATI
>card with TV output, you MUST DISCONNECT the cable from the TV out jack for it to
>work. That's all I did, and now it works like a dream.
>
>The cards affected by this include the Xpert@Play and Xpert@Play98, the All in Wonder
>and All in Wonder Pro, and the 3D Xpression with PC2TV.
>
>Hope this helps people: I was trying to get X working for 2 days before I figured
>this out. I think I'm going to send an e-mail to the author of the Mach64 server
>readme, to make sure this information gets included in there.
>
>Brad Nixon
>
On Sun, 31 Jan 1999 12:41:33 -0500, Brad Nixon
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Well I figured out my problem, this solution should fix alot of people's problem's
>with ATI cards.
>
>I was eventually able to figure out (via the XFree86 FAQ) that if you have an ATI
>card with TV output, you MUST DISCONNECT the cable from the TV out jack for it to
>work. That's all I did, and now it works like a dream.
>
>The cards affected by this include the Xpert@Play and Xpert@Play98, the All in Wonder
>and All in Wonder Pro, and the 3D Xpression with PC2TV.
>
>Hope this helps people: I was trying to get X working for 2 days before I figured
>this out. I think I'm going to send an e-mail to the author of the Mach64 server
>readme, to make sure this information gets included in there.
>
>Brad Nixon
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Markus Wandel)
Subject: How to read forgeign DAT/Exabyte tapes on Linux
Date: 3 Feb 1999 13:16:54 GMT
Why won't my Linux machine recognize tapes written on compatible drives on
the Sun and HP workstations at work? A coworker just clued me in. It has
to do with the physical block size which on these drives (unlike QIC drives)
can actually vary. The magic incantation is
mt setblk 0
This removes the driver's preconceived notion of 512-byte blocks. At this
point tapes from elsewhere are readable.
I haven't yet experimented goin the other way. The Sun/HP "mt" command does
not allow setting the block size, so I guess I have to find out what it is
and set it correctly from Linux when I write the tape.
Just in case this is useful to anyone.
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From: "Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
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Subject: xwindow setup problem
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 00:32:40 +0800
i was using REDHAT 5.2 with a SIS6326 display card
i also download the following file
XFree86-SVGA-3_3_3_1-1_i386.rpm
XFree86-XF86Setup-3_3_3_1-1_i386.rpm
zgv-3_0-6_i386.rpm
XFree86-3_3_3_1-1_i386.rpm
XFree86-VGA16-3_3_3_1-1_i386.rpm
XFree86-libs-3_3_3_1-1_i386.rpm
XFree86-100dpi-fonts-3_3_3-1_i386.rpm
XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-3_3_3_1-1_i386.rpm
svgalib-1_3_0-3_i386.rpm
XFree86-75dpi-fonts-3_3_3_1-1_i386.rpm
libc-5_3_12-28_i386.rpm
svgalib-devel-1_3_0-3_i386.rpm
Xconfigurator-3_89-1_i386.rpm
XFree86-xfs-3_3_3_1-1_i386.rpm
command : > rpm -Uvh ___(the filename)___
i can see the display card name SIS6326 in the display card listing
after setup i also cannot to start the Xwindow
anybody can help me? Pls email me or drop a reply.
Urgent, thx (sorry for cross post)
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From: "Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
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Subject: xwindow setup problem
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 00:32:40 +0800
i was using REDHAT 5.2 with a SIS6326 display card
i also download the following file
XFree86-SVGA-3_3_3_1-1_i386.rpm
XFree86-XF86Setup-3_3_3_1-1_i386.rpm
zgv-3_0-6_i386.rpm
XFree86-3_3_3_1-1_i386.rpm
XFree86-VGA16-3_3_3_1-1_i386.rpm
XFree86-libs-3_3_3_1-1_i386.rpm
XFree86-100dpi-fonts-3_3_3-1_i386.rpm
XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-3_3_3_1-1_i386.rpm
svgalib-1_3_0-3_i386.rpm
XFree86-75dpi-fonts-3_3_3_1-1_i386.rpm
libc-5_3_12-28_i386.rpm
svgalib-devel-1_3_0-3_i386.rpm
Xconfigurator-3_89-1_i386.rpm
XFree86-xfs-3_3_3_1-1_i386.rpm
command : > rpm -Uvh ___(the filename)___
i can see the display card name SIS6326 in the display card listing
after setup i also cannot to start the Xwindow
anybody can help me? Pls email me or drop a reply.
Urgent, thx (sorry for cross post)
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From: marcin@asmodean (Marcin Romaszewicz)
Subject: Re: Modem damnit.
Date: 3 Feb 1999 22:39:48 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Most PC's have a COM1 and a COM2 enabled by default. If you put your internal
modem on com1 or com2, it will interfere with the existing com ports, and I'm
not all that surprised that the modem did not work for you. Make sure you
disable whatever port conflicts with your modem, or put your modem on
com3 or com4. Also, if you have a serial mouse, make sure you do not have
an IRQ conflict between modem and mouse.
com1 and 3 share an IRQ and com2 and 4 share another IRQ. You dont want
to use 1 and 3 or 2 and 4 at the same time. So, if you have a serial mouse
on com1, don't put the modem on com3, but on com4.
Hope this helps,
-- Marcin
Dennis Barbier ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Okay... Im not an idiot in computers but new to Linux. What the hell. I had
: a very frustrating night last night.
: I installed a USR 56k internal modem. This is NOT a winmodem.
: First, setup under com1, when viewing the dmesg, it picked it up saying
: something like ttyS0 (adress) (irq4) is a 16550.
: So Ive got it set to com1, irq4.
: I ln /dev/ttyS0 /dev/modem.
: I run Minicom -s for setup. I make a config file. I change the Init string
: to
: a simple ATZ.
: Minicom freezes up.
: So I rm /dev/modem, and I try this
: echo "ATDT5555555/n" >/dev/ttyS0 (nothing happens)
: try the same with ttyS0 through to ttyS3, and also cua0-cua3. Nothing
: happens.
: I tried the modem on Com1, Com2, and Com3. nothing. I know the modem works.
: When viewing the dmesg thing, it says somethin glike "..is a 16550 with no
: serial options set". What does that mean? I tried running linuxconf to find
: a place to set options for serial devices??
: IM running 2.0.36
: Should I jumper the modem for Plug n play? =)
: Can someone PLEASE help????
: Dennis
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (root)
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.tyan
Subject: Ouch! Now Printer goes haywire!
Date: 3 Feb 1999 22:17:19 +0800
Hi folks:
I used to run some dual PPro boxes and they'd served me well.
Now I decide to "upgrade" to a pair of PII333's on a Tyan Thunder II
(S1696, the monster-dual-CPU-with-sound-and-with-SCSI board). This
move has been nothing but trouble since. First, the dual on-board UW
SCSI refused to work. [I am now using my original AHA-2940 adapter.]
Then after I disabled it, I cannot install from CD-ROM-- every time it
hangs when the RH 5.1 installer reaches the SCSI-scanning stage. NOW
I get random garbage spewed to the printer some time after each reboot
of the machine. I realise that this may just be a toasted board, but
can someone tell me if there is something that I can try other than a
BIOS update, which I already did?
Details of box: Dual PII/333, 256MB of ECC SDRAM DIMM's, RHL
4.2, kernel version 2.2.1 (the problem does not seem to happen with
kerne; 2.1.129, the reason why I posted to the kernel list); AHA2940
with two 4G UW-SCSI drives, a plextor CD-ROM, a panasonic CD-R, and a
640MB SCSI MO drive. I am also using a logitech trackball, but not
the PS/2 kind. Printing from another machine, with the same cables,
seem to do fine.
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From: Eric Sandeen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Soundcard Creative Ensoniq AudioPCI
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 08:53:51 -0600
I'm fairly certain that the Creative AudioPCI 64 is the 1370, while the
Creative Ensoniq AudioPCI is the 1371... but feel free to double check. :-)
Giles Jones wrote:
> On Tue, 02 Feb 1999 15:42:25 -0600, Eric Sandeen
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >This card uses the Ensoniq 1371 chipset... it *is* supported in kernel
> >2.2, I'm not sure if was supported in the 2.0 series - I don't think it
> >was.
> >
> >Works fine with the 2.2 kernel. Check the chipset first (could be 1370)
> I found out by looking at the inf file on the Creative labs cd which
> came with the sc
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From: Nicolas DUBOC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problem with Ethernet card Accton EN 1207 PCI
Date: 03 Feb 1999 16:00:09 +0100
she doesn't want to answer :
I compiled modules de4x5 and tulip for my kernel 2.0.36
When I start modules with :
modprobe de4x5 io=0xe000
or modprobe tulip
they answer me : init_module : ressource unavailable
please help me ...
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