Linux-Hardware Digest #369, Volume #9 Sat, 6 Feb 99 14:13:53 EST
Contents:
Re: SounBlaster PCI128 (Grant Leslie)
Re: Modem problems ("Dionysus")
Re: Linux Newbie needs Canon Printer driver help... (Mike Werner)
Re: Linux requires DOS (Mike Werner)
Re: HP2000C (David Utidjian)
Re: HP 2000C + Linux, will it work? (David Utidjian)
HP LaserJet 6L + Linux Slackware (Thomas Larsson)
Re: dec TULIP NIC not running with 100mbit ? (Cokey de Percin)
Re: Redhat 5.2 over NT ("Jeff S")
Re: Please recommend a good inexpensive 56k modem for Linux (Mircea)
Question for HP 1100 printer owners. (Vic Freed)
Re: What's Celeron? (Mircea)
Re: SB Live (Dick Repasky)
ASUS SP97-V Mainboard, using on board video card. ("Klymax")
Help!!! Problems with my Acer Extensa 500T notebook (video, audio and modem)
("Davide Pierattoni")
L2 cache kills linux : help! (nine@)
5x85 with 64 MB memory ("Matthias V�lker")
Re: Redhat 5.2 over NT ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: XWindows on a 16MB TNT :( no go. (Bill Unruh)
Re: CD-R writer for USB (Burkard B. Kreidler)
Re: HP LaserJet 6L + Linux Slackware (Stephen Jenuth)
X with S3 Trio AGP? (Magnus Nilsson)
Re: Tape file marks (Michal Jaegermann)
Help linux doesn't find Symbios53C876 ("Luc Van Hoeylandy")
Re: Celeron and Linux How about it? (Allen)
Re: Support for the NCR53C7XX in COmpaq Prosignia? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Diamond Speedstar A50 AGP video (arozhkov)
Re: Modem problems (Allen)
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From: Grant Leslie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SounBlaster PCI128
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 01:04:34 -0400
Giles Jones wrote:
>
> Just upgrade the kernel to 2.2 and set up the sound card in xconfig.
> The sb128 pci uses the 1371 ensoniq chip.
Could also be a 1370, which my SB PCI128 is... try both
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From: "Dionysus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Modem problems
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 08:56:14 -0500
I have a SupraExpress56i that uses IRQ 11 and it works! What you have to do
is set your modem to the proper Com then from the command line type
setserial /dev/modem irq 9.
Gerow wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Brian Sullivan wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>> I need some guidance!
>> I can't figure out how to set up the modem. I am running RedHat 5.2 I
have a
>> working modem in Windose (IRQ 9, Address 03E8-03EF, 16550A UART, set up
for
>> pnp )
>> The modem is an E-Tech Bullet PC56RVP-2. I read that it is compatible
with
>> Linux.
>
>Yes, but in plug and play mode? I'm not sure Linux will let you use
>COM2 with an IRQ of 9. Besides, those settings only keep if you have a
>plug n play BIOS on your mainboard, otherwise the card is a dead fish.
>Even when I install plug and play modems in computers, I use the
>optional jumper settings and hard set every modem I install to typical
>settings (COM1=IRQ4, COM2=IRQ3, COM3=IRQ4, COM4=IRQ3) just to be sure it
>works in everything.
>
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From: Mike Werner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux Newbie needs Canon Printer driver help...
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 23:45:33 +0000
IIRC what you need to do is get Ghostscript and set it up as a BJC-600.
Haven't done it yet myself (friend of mine that I'm helping has that
model printer) but another person I know says that's what he did to get
a 4300 working.
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From: Mike Werner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux requires DOS
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 23:50:18 +0000
Jonathan E. Snow wrote:
> I am trying to get a hard disk to boot that has never booted an OS
> before. LILO is no use, even though it writes an MBR -- apparently,
> it requires the presence of a DOS MBR first in order to work
> correctly! No matter what I do with linux all I get is "PRESS ANY KEY
> TO REBOOT" when trying to boot the new disk.
>
> Can anybody verify this?
I can verify that you do *not* need DOS to install Linux. My computer
was built by me from pieces I purchased seperately. The HD was
completely blank. Slackware 3.4 installed no problem. As others have
mentioned, fdisk (I used the Linux fdisk) may need to be used to set the
partition as bootable.
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From: David Utidjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HP2000C
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 00:45:59 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Pierre Laffitte wrote:
> Do you know if Linux has a driver for the printer HP2000C ?
>
Yes... in a way. I just configured my work linux box and my laptop to
use the HP2000C we have at work. As follows......:
Under RedHat 5.2:
At the prompt type "printtool"
Click on [Add] --> Pick the type of connection you have to the printer
("Local Printer" == parallel connection, "Remote Unix..." == TCP/IP
connection (on your lan), the rest are pretty obvious) --> [Ok] --> [Ok]
--> Check the entries in this window for your setup (if a networked
printer give the printer name or IP address) --> [Select] --> For
"Printer Type" choose "HP Deskjet 550C/560C/6xxC series" --> In "Color
Depth" choose "32..." --> Check "Fix stair-steppin..." --> Uncheck "Fast
text..." --> [Ok] --> [Ok] --> [lpd] --> [Restart lpd] --> Pick your new
entry for the printer --> [Tests] --> "Print Postscript test page"
......
Wait a minute or so.... if everything works enjoy your new printer, if
not, let me know.
Whole thing should take about two minutes start to finish, no reboots,
no fiddling around downloading drivers, just click...click....click and
go.
Note: The above settings work fine for me... your mileage may vary.
-David Utidjian-
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: David Utidjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HP 2000C + Linux, will it work?
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 00:51:37 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ben Goble, Lakewood Colorado wrote:
> I would like to know if anyone is
> running Linux with the HP 2000C printer?
> TIA
Yes works fine....
[include from another post]
Yes... in a way. I just configured my work linux box and my laptop to
use the HP2000C we have at work. As follows......:
Under RedHat 5.2:
At the prompt type "printtool"
Click on [Add] --> Pick the type of connection you have to the printer
("Local Printer" == parallel connection, "Remote Unix..." == TCP/IP
connection (on your lan), the rest are pretty obvious) --> [Ok] --> [Ok]
--> Check the entries in this window for your setup (if a networked
printer give the printer name or IP address) --> [Select] --> For
"Printer Type" choose "HP Deskjet 550C/560C/6xxC series" --> In "Color
Depth" choose "32..." --> Check "Fix stair-steppin..." --> Uncheck "Fast
text..." --> [Ok] --> [Ok] --> [lpd] --> [Restart lpd] --> Pick your new
entry for the printer --> [Tests] --> "Print Postscript test page"
......
Wait a minute or so.... if everything works enjoy your new printer, if
not, let me know.
Whole thing should take about two minutes start to finish, no reboots,
no fiddling around downloading drivers, just click...click....click and
go.
Note: The above settings work fine for me... your mileage may vary.
-David Utidjian-
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Thomas Larsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HP LaserJet 6L + Linux Slackware
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 16:04:52 +0100
Hi
I have bumped into a problem with my HPLJ6L and Slackware 3.5.
Everything works ok the first time I print. I get the following output
on the paper:
(Figure 1)
Line one
Line two
That's ok (since I don't use any filter)
But if I print one more time I get:
(Figure 2)
Line one
Line two
The printer somehow remembers it's last position and the next printing
starts from it. It doesn't help if I restart the computer. The only way
(which I've discovered) to start from the left margin again is to
restart the computer into Windows 98 and print a document. Then I can
start from fig 1 again.
Anyone knows what wrong?
Any ideas?
I have read all HOW-TO and man pages I've found, but I can't find a
solution.
thanks
tom
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] Using Linux & Windows 98
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From: Cokey de Percin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: dec TULIP NIC not running with 100mbit ?
Date: 6 Feb 1999 00:45:12 GMT
Michael Glauche wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have some trouble getting my dec tulip card to work with 100 mbit/sec.
> Running 2.0.36 (redhat 5.2).
>
> /etc/conf.modules :
>
> alias eth0 tulip
> options eth0 options=5 (5 should be 100 mbit FD)
>
> The NIC is connected to a 100 mbit FD, switch.
>
Hmmm... I was running a Kingston and some Netgears through a US Robotics
switch and getting 200mb (100mb full duplex) with nothing specialon the
same setup. I didn't even have the options set. Still working with the
2.2.0p6 kernel and no updates. I'm not sure what you're problem is...
I'd suggest booting dos and using the setup disk to check things out.
The only thing I can think of is that perhaps the card is forced to 10mb.
Best
Cokey
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From: "Jeff S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.redhat,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Redhat 5.2 over NT
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 15:31:51 GMT
eric malloy wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>okay thanks everyone... but now. if i convert one of my drives to FAT.. and
>then have linux on there.. could i boot from it that way?
>
>eric
Yes.
Recommend selecting 'boot from floppy' option which is presented at end of
install vice the MBR option.
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From: Mircea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Please recommend a good inexpensive 56k modem for Linux
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 10:33:27 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
A couple of days ago, I saw on a newsgroup (cannot remember exactly
which, sorry) a post from someone who bought this modem, and couldn't
configure it to work in Linux.
I'll stick to my external for now :)
MST
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> 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
>
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From: Vic Freed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Question for HP 1100 printer owners.
Date: 6 Feb 1999 10:52:00 -0600
I'm thinking about buying a HP 1100 laser printer for my Linux box. I
heard the printer works great with ghostscript.
The only think that bugs me about this printer is the lack of buttons to
select printer functions. Does this printer require software to take full
advantage of it, or can we get buy under linux?
Advise from HP 1100 users would be greatly appreciated.
-Vic-
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From: Mircea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: What's Celeron?
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 22:38:09 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The answers to all your questions are in the newsgroup
comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips
MST
June Seek Choi wrote:
(...)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dick Repasky)
Subject: Re: SB Live
Date: 6 Feb 1999 14:49:08 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 3 Feb 1999 21:27:42 -0000, Jason Parker
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>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
>
>
I doubt it. I've been looking into sound cards lately, and from what I
can tell, the card in not yet supported. The OSS webpage reports that the
Live card is a project, but it makes an explicit statement that no due date
is available.
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From: "Klymax" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ASUS SP97-V Mainboard, using on board video card.
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 19:30:30 -0600
This motherboard has a SiS 5598 card in it on board. The card has been
configured with 4MB of Ram allocated from the dynamic ram pool.
However,
Superprobe returns that the card has no RAM what-so-ever. And it cannot
even tell me what it thinks the card is. The only two xconfigurations that
I can use at all are mono and vga16. This is of course not acceptable. If
anyone can tell me what I need to do to get a x driver for this machine, I
will be glad to do it.
I have successfully run X in Solaris x86 with full video capabilities, I
hope to do the same with linux.
Thanks in advance for any help anyone wishes to offer.
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From: "Davide Pierattoni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.rpm
Subject: Help!!! Problems with my Acer Extensa 500T notebook (video, audio and modem)
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 17:49:23 +0100
I have an Acer/TI Extensa 500T notebook, equipped with a NeoMagic Magic
Graph ZV+ PCI video card, which is not supported from the XFree86 3.3.2-8
server provided from RedHat Linux 5.1. I'd like to have some support from
anybody who knows something more about the existence of better X servers
(better means more useful for my applications!).
More... I can't configure the audio device, an OPL-3 Yamaha sound card
(probably integrated with the motherboard), and I found troubles trying to
set the internal 56k modem up, an LT WinModem.
Could anybody help me, please?
Many thanks to all
Davide Pierattoni
Italy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (nine@)
Subject: L2 cache kills linux : help!
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 18:29:20 +0200
just put together a quick & cheap linux box based around a Tekram P5MVP-B4 baby AT
motherboard + AMD K6 350mhz cpu + SuSE 5.3. The disk set up is SCSI only - using an
old adaptec AHA 1542b on one of the boards ISA slots (could this be significant?).
Problem is that linux only runs with the L2 cache disabled (from the boards bios)!!
When the cache is enabled the whole box goes dead just after LILO kicks in !
Any ideas of the problem and fixes ?
thanks.
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From: "Matthias V�lker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 5x85 with 64 MB memory
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 15:36:45 +0100
Hello,
I used a 5x86 AMD with 32 MB memory and SuSE 6.0.
Yesterday, I upgraded to 64 MB memory, but it seems to be slower.
Why????
Thanks
Matthias V�lker
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Redhat 5.2 over NT
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 17:26:22 GMT
In article <ZOOu2.5851$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Jim Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> eric malloy wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >Hi,
> >
> >right now i am running windows nt4.0 workstation.. i just downloaded
> >redhat 5.2 .. this sounds stupid. but i know nothing about linux.. how
> >do i get this installed? please help. i want to get rid of NT i hate it!
> >i hate windows! i also need to know where to get drivers for a 3c905b-TX
> >network card..
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >Eric malloy
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> It will be easier if you have the Redhat files on a FAT16/VFAT
> partition/drive and not on an NTFS one. Good luck. I had to get the cd to
> get Redhat 5.1 installed.
> Jim
>
you can use the linux version of fdisk to convert the partition's filesystem
to vfat
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: XWindows on a 16MB TNT :( no go.
Date: 6 Feb 1999 17:40:21 GMT
>> On the 32bpp try startx --32bpp (i think that's how it works)
startx -- -bpp 32
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Burkard B. Kreidler)
Subject: Re: CD-R writer for USB
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 18:22:32 GMT
On Fri, 29 Jan 1999 10:40:25 +0100, "Knut Manske"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Has anyone seen a CD-R writer for USB yet?
>
>I want to write CD-Rs using my notebook which doesn't have a SCSI-port.
>Since the USB should make the bandwidth, I don't want to spend too much
>money in a PC-card SCSI controller if possible.
I'd get a PCMCIA SCSI-Adaptor.
BTW: The USB bandwidth is approx. 1.5 MBit per sec and 8 bits making 1
byte is IMHO the absolute minimum bandwidth.
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From: Stephen Jenuth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HP LaserJet 6L + Linux Slackware
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 18:20:38 GMT
Thomas Larsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Hi
: I have bumped into a problem with my HPLJ6L and Slackware 3.5.
: Everything works ok the first time I print. I get the following output
: on the paper:
: (Figure 1)
: Line one
: Line two
: That's ok (since I don't use any filter)
: But if I print one more time I get:
: (Figure 2)
: Line one
: Line two
Linux (and all unixes that I know of) terminate lines using a newline
character. On linux, this performs a carriage return/linefeed.
Your printer does not know about newlines, and just interprets it as
a linefeed. Since there is no carriage return, it does not go back
to the beginning of the line.
: The printer somehow remembers it's last position and the next printing
: starts from it. It doesn't help if I restart the computer. The only way
: (which I've discovered) to start from the left margin again is to
: restart the computer into Windows 98 and print a document. Then I can
: start from fig 1 again.
Print a carriage return, known in c as a \r.
Using some filter on lpr will solve your problem.
Best regards,
Stephen Jenuth
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
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From: Magnus Nilsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: X with S3 Trio AGP?
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 19:27:56 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Do you know how to get X running with an S3 Trio3D AGP card?
I am experienced with hardware & DOS/Win95, but a _total_ linux newbie.
I've got RedHat 5.1 up & running - X however...
Thank you for saving me from "the Gates of Hell".
/Magnus Nilsson ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michal Jaegermann)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Tape file marks
Date: 6 Feb 1999 18:23:11 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jim Chisholm ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Just a thought.. I don't know what distribution you're using but the mt-st
: tools in a stock RH5.2 distribution are (verifiably) whacked..
Red Hat managed to pick up for 5.2, on all platforms, a version of mt
with a bug. Original sources were replaced on usual servers, something
like half a year ago, with 0.5b (I believe) which corrected this
boo-boo.
: I rpm -e'd them and built and installed mt-st-0.4-5.src.rpm and
: everything is working fine (Adaptec2940, HP SureStor).
That is one way to do it. :-)
Michal
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From: "Luc Van Hoeylandy" <*[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help linux doesn't find Symbios53C876
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 12:44:36 +0100
hi,
Linux doesn't seem to find the integrated scsi controller (Symbios 53C876)
on my Dual intel N440BX mainboard. Is this controller not supported (i"ve
tried all drivers in 2.2.0) ? or am doing something wrong ?
Luc
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Allen)
Subject: Re: Celeron and Linux How about it?
Date: 6 Feb 1999 18:33:30 GMT
Ditto HuH? The older Celerons (the non "A") models didn't even have
ANY L2 cache at all, but they overclocked nicely though:-))
Allen
(email addy; user ID portion has a numeral one in place of word
onespoiler, and of course, delete the bogus secondary domain of
nospam.)
fight spam everywhere!!!
The irony is that Bill Gates claims to making a
stable operating system and
Linus Torvalds claims to be trying to take over the
world.
Linux; The Official OS of the New Millennium
http://www.linuxlink.comOn Sat, 06 Feb 1999
10:27:55 -0500, Mircea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Huh? And which, exactly, are those "older celerons" that ran their cache
>at 1/2 FSB? I don't know of any :)
>
>MST
>
>Scott Sharkey wrote:
>> We build Celeron 400A boxes, and they work just fine. There is a 128K cache
>> in the newer Celerons, and it runs at full bus speed instead of 1/2 like
>> the Pentium II and older Celerons. They work just fine.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Check our web
>> site at http://linux.lanshark.com for details.
>>
>> -Scott
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Support for the NCR53C7XX in COmpaq Prosignia?
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 11:50:16 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Jacob Gladish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Henk-Jan (Linux news.*) wrote:
> >
> > Does the 2.2.1 kernel support the NCR SCSI Chipset in the COmpaq Prosignia
> > VS or not?
> >
> > --
> > Met vriendelijke groeten,
> > With kind regards,
> >
> > Henk-Jan Kloosterman
> > (Nederland, Friesland)
>
> yes. from my /proc/ioports/ "8000-807f : ncr53c7,8xx"
>
Does this mean I just enter this in this file? Or can I add the module and is
does it by auto-detect?
Henk-Jan
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From: arozhkov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Diamond Speedstar A50 AGP video
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 00:52:37 -0800
"Doug a.k.a Raisty" wrote:
> arozhkov wrote:
>
> > root wrote:
> >
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > I just built an AMD K6-2 400 with a Diamond Speedstar AGP video
> > > card.
> > > I installed S.U.S.E 5.3 and have not been able to get the X11 setup
> > > to
> > > run (or X11).
> > >
> > > I downloaded the rpm updates and tried them with the same results.
> > > I have also gone to the XFREE 86 site to get the latest distribution
> > > of
> > > X11,
> > > followed the install instructions to no avail.
> > >
> > > When I try to run XF86Setup I get vertical lines on the screen then
> > > the
> > > grey background,
> > > in a few seconds the right 1/3 of the background is clipped off and I
> > > don't get any farther.
> > >
> > > I have tried running xf86config (the text setup version) and when I
> > > try
> > > to startx I get alot of black
> > > and not much else.
> > >
> > > The card is running a SiS 6362 chip with 8M of ram.
> > >
> > > If anyone has any suggestions (other than buying a real video card) it
> > >
> > > would be much appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanx in advance.
> > >
> > > Doug M. a.k.a Raisty
> >
> > I have the same card, although, according to info I have, the chipset
> > is SiS 6326 (rather then 6362). I have got newest release of XFree86
> > which is said to be working with SpeedStar A50. I used text-based
> > version of the configurator, but got junk at the end. Finally, by
> > manually changing different options I found out that the accelaration
> > had to be turned off (there are two options which have to be propely
> > set). This gave me two working modes. (I have PII system).
> > Alex Rozhkov.
>
> Thanx for the help Alex,
> You're right the chipset is SiS 6326, it was kinda late when I wrote
> the note.
> I tried what you said and was able to get a sort of working setup.
> But the colors were pretty messed up, shadows over the text and such.
> I'm running this on a mother board with VIA MVP chipsets, if that makes a
> diff.
> I did turn off the accelaration, that helped me get in, but unless I forced
> a 24 bit mode
> I wouldn't be able to see the text, or much else. Also all I get for a
> cursor-pointer is a
> white square about 50x50 pixels. Is there something I'm missing here?
> What was the
> other option that you spoke about having to be properly set? As I
> mentioned I got the
> accel. turned off, is there something else I'm missing?
>
> Thanx in advance,
> Doug a.k.a Raisty
I cannot be very sure if my prescription will work for you - I am new to Linux,
and what
I know about A50 I discovered by trials and errors. I apologize if it won't
help much.
But, anyway...
As I wrote, there are two options in the "Device" section to switch
acceleration off:
Option "no_accel"
Option "no_bitblt"
When I used only the first of these two I got some progress (initially I had
black screen
with a mouse pointer on it). But what I got was far from being usefull. The
second option
gave me what I have now - two reasonably good modes.
As far as your mouse pointer is concerned, I had similar thing. It was cured as
soon as I
specified mouse protocol correctly (I have ps/2 mouse, but I told xconfig
something else. Don't ask me why ...)
That is almost all what I have 'learned' from my struggle with X.
I have ABIT motherboard and Amptron CS17 monitor. If you want I can send you a
copy of XF86Config file and specify my hardware more accurately.
Please, write me about your progress. (I would love to get better video if I
could).
Good luck.
Alex Rozhkov.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Allen)
Subject: Re: Modem problems
Date: 6 Feb 1999 18:37:31 GMT
Your wife couldn't care less if your modem was plug and play, as long
as it worked (I'm betting) and in that case, I say remove it from the
win98 setup in the system config, and then remove it and set it to
non-plug and play, [probably on the standard COM 2), but
CAUTION--DISABLE YOUR MOTHERBOARD COM2 BEFORE BOOTING BACK TO Win98 OR
Linux OR IT WILL PROBABLY LOCK UP ON YOU!!!
Reboot to Win98, and re-install it at the COM port that you gave it,
and Voilla! you now have a fully functional modem again, but not one
that you can't locate in any OS.
Allen
(email addy; user ID portion has a numeral one in place of word
onespoiler, and of course, delete the bogus secondary domain of
nospam.)
fight spam everywhere!!!
The irony is that Bill Gates claims to making a
stable operating system and
Linus Torvalds claims to be trying to take over the
world.
Linux; The Official OS of the New Millennium
http://www.linuxlink.comOn Fri, 5 Feb 1999
23:54:25 -0500, "Brian Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hello,
>I need some guidance!
>I can't figure out how to set up the modem. I am running RedHat 5.2 I have a
>working modem in Windose (IRQ 9, Address 03E8-03EF, 16550A UART, set up for
>pnp )
>The modem is an E-Tech Bullet PC56RVP-2. I read that it is compatible with
>Linux.
>I have a duel boot system with Win98 and I must keep the modem working in
>Win98 or my wife will kill me! So it has to stay pnp.
>I have 3 questions:
>1-How do I do it?
>2-How do you use setserial? I think that I have to use it to set up the
>modem.
>3-How do I use isapnp? I think that I have to use that also.
>I have read the man pages but can't figure exactly how to do it they are not
>specific enough to my problem (newbie) but they do have a lot of information
>of everything it can do.
>I've searched the Dejanews but haven't found a complete answer.
>Could someone guide me in the proper direction. It's the last thing I need
>to set up.
>Thanks
>Brian Sullivan
>
>
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