Linux-Hardware Digest #371, Volume #9 Sat, 6 Feb 99 20:13:36 EST
Contents:
Re: 1GB Syquest SparQ drive under Linux (waco)
Hardware OpenGL (Dave Aronson)
Re: RH 5.2 on AMD K6-2 (Matthew Monacelli)
Re: EPSON Stylus COLOR 850, does uniprint support it? (Tom Reinertson)
Re: Help linux doesn't find Symbios53C876 (Krishna)
AGP and Linux (Turbo)
Re: 3COM sells crippled modems (Allen)
Lilo's 1s & 0s (Paul Hardiman)
Re: Help!!! Problems with my Acer Extensa 500T notebook (video, audio and modem)
("Arkadiy Korobeyko")
Re: Diamond Stealth II S220 Help! (don't want to give up this easily) (Chris Milne)
Re: Initio UltraWide SCSI adapters? (Tim Holmes)
MY MT5634ZPX-PCI SETTINGS (Kenneth W. Bell)
Re: U-DMA 33, U-SCSI or UW-SCSI (Holger Matthoefer)
Re: Modem problems (Gerow)
Re: Hard Drive install for Red Hat 5.2 won't WORK!!! ("Don Morrison")
Re: Looking for cheap modem.... (Allen)
Re: ASUS SP97-V Mainboard, using on board video card. ("Don Morrison")
Re: PCI MODEMS & LINUX are there any ? (Allen)
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From: waco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 1GB Syquest SparQ drive under Linux
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 13:15:01 -0500
Bill Gates wrote:
> Does any of you guys out there got this drive?
> Can you get it running under Linux?
> I would like to make it to work under Linux, is it possible?
If its a parallel port version, you'll have to enable the paralell port
device in your kernel (but will lose printing ability on the port)
I have an IDE version, that is autorecognised with SuSE 5.3
HTH
J.
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From: Dave Aronson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Hardware OpenGL
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 14:21:56 -0800
Is Extreme 3d from metrolink the only hardware accelerated OpenGL for
linux? I'm looking for open 1.1 support.
Thanks,
Dave
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From: Matthew Monacelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH 5.2 on AMD K6-2
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 22:50:52 +0000
"Joseph S. Cendrowski" wrote:
> > Just contemplating a CPU upgrade from Cyrix P166+ which works fine with
> > RH 5.2.
> >
> > Has anyone had any experience with AMD K6.2 3-D processors?
> > Specifically those of 300, 333, 350, 366, 380, or 400 Mhz.
> >
> > I thought I read on the newsgroup that some people have had trouble.
> > Just want to be sure I don't buy a dog and then fight to return it.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Joe Cendrowski
I have been runnin RH5.2 using the 2.2.1 kernel for some time now using my
K6-2 3D 400MHz chip. Go for it!
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Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 18:43:16 +0000
From: Tom Reinertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: EPSON Stylus COLOR 850, does uniprint support it?
Lev,
Since the 850 still uses the ESC/P2 control language, I assume it should
work just fine. You may not be able to take advantage of the 1440 x 720
resolution however. I'm not sure if ghostscript (latest release is
5.5?) goes beyond 720 x 720.
Tom
Lev Tarasoff wrote:
>
> Now that the Epson Stylus 800 is discontinued, what is
> recommended for a good quality colour printer on Linux? The
> ghostscript home page does not mention support for the new
> Epson color 850, but does anybody know if it works anyway?
> thanks
>
> Lev
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From: Krishna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help linux doesn't find Symbios53C876
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 18:05:14 -0500
Luc Van Hoeylandy wrote:
> 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
the Symbios 53c8xx driver works great with the 53c876. (It's recognised as
two 53c875s.)
-Krishna
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From: Turbo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: AGP and Linux
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 15:30:22 -0600
I am trying to configure my ATI All in Wonder Pro, AGP card to run
Xserver. So far I have had no luck. I am using Red Hat version 5.0.
And I believe it is only checking for PCI cards and since mine is AGP I
am unable to run Xserver. I am new to Linux this is my first install
ever. This seems to be the only problem that I am having so far. I
have tried to find HowTo's. Could maybe someone give me a hand?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Allen)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.os2.setup.misc,comp.os.os2.comm,comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: 3COM sells crippled modems
Date: 6 Feb 1999 23:43:59 GMT
On Mon, 01 Feb 1999 23:24:53 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard
Steiner) wrote:
...[snipp]...
>
>Internal modems make no sense to me. :-) I save my slots for things
>that actually need that type of bus throughput like network cards and
>3D accelerators, and I put the modem on top of my monitor and plug it
>into the same 6-outlet IsoBar that the PC and monitor go into.
...[snip]...
Good Idea! Just as soon as I can figure out how to get this Monster2
3D PCI card into that ISA slot, I'll get an external modem to replace
my internal one? Out of curiousity, how many un-used ISA slots do
you have? <g>
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.com
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Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 16:16:42 -0700
From: Paul Hardiman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.caldera
Subject: Lilo's 1s & 0s
I have a disk, which on one machine boots linux normally, but on
another
machine the boot produces 1s & 0s. This 700 MB (non-SCSI,
probably IDE)
disk has two partions, one for Linux os and the other for Linux swap
(app 40MB).
I understand that on some machines there is a bios setting to specifiy
LBA over LARGE for configuring the reading of hard drive sectors.
First
of all, I have no idea what that means and there is no such a setting
on
the bios of the problem machine, but the larger question is:
Why should this matter?
I appreciate any assist.
--
Regards,
Paul Hardiman
InterMedia, Inc (Colorado)
Informations Systems Consulting
303-581-0606, Fax 581-0506, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Arkadiy Korobeyko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.rpm
Subject: Re: Help!!! Problems with my Acer Extensa 500T notebook (video, audio and
modem)
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 23:37:19 +0200
Davide Pierattoni wrote in message <79hrd5$ab6$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>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
I have NoteBook Leo Designote 6000 with NeoMagic & Yamaha OPL3SAx.
For video pls use XFCom-neomagic-glibc-2.0.0-1.i386.rpm
For sound I could not configured properly - now only musical CD-ROM can be
played and
not midi files - I also need help. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: Chris Milne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Diamond Stealth II S220 Help! (don't want to give up this easily)
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 18:56:37 -0500
The Diamond Stealth II S220 is supported under the latest version of
XFree (3.3.3.1-1) through the inclusion of the SuSE X-server :
XFCom_Rendition. Download the XFree updates
(ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/3.3.3/binaries or
ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/i386 for the rpms), the requisite server is
contained in the SVGA server but other files may also be necessary (see
www.xfree86.org/3.3.3.1/RELNOTES11.html or
www.redhat.com/support/docs/rhl/rh52-errata-general.html#XFree86 for
details). The XFCom_Rendition server was developed by XSuSE & has been
integrated into XFree86, checking XSuSE will only redirect you to
XFree86 so don't bother.
Once you've upgraded your XFree release simply run XConfigurator & the
Diamond Stealth II S220 is on the list (on mine it's a Diamiond Stealth
II S220 but I'm pretty sure it's the same card...).
I'm currently running at 1024x768 16bit & though I wish the thing was
accelerated, things are working just fine.
cya,
chris
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From: Tim Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Initio UltraWide SCSI adapters?
Date: 06 Feb 1999 23:58:02 GMT
Kyle Gonzales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Do anyone have any experience with these boards? Are they good or bad?
: They claim to support Linux. Any feedback would be appreciated.
: Thanks!
: Kyle Gonzales
: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well, I got one thinking it was supported. There are references to patches
for RH 5.0, and a driver for RH 5.1, but with my RH 5.2, there don't seem
to be any references anywhere!
The kernel available from Initio is a little too generic to work on my system.
They say they're "negotiating" to get support in the kernels. What does that
mean?
And there don't seem to be any loadable modules for it, not with RH 5.2.
Does anybody know how to get one of these things working with RH 5.2?
Thanks,
Tim Holmes
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth W. Bell)
Subject: MY MT5634ZPX-PCI SETTINGS
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 11:01:26 -0800
I found a driver on the multitech site that would force my modem to
operate under com3 or com4 instead of com5. When I checked my
settings under windows 98 the modem shows up as a COM4 device but when I
run MS MSD.EXE from dos mode it shows no devices for com4 (see my print
out of win98 settings bellow) I've included all my Linux settings if
anyone has any ideas.
Thanks! ;-)
Ken
LINUX I/O PORTS:
0000-001f : dma1
0020-003f : pic1
0040-005f : timer
0060-006f : keyboard
0070-007f : rtc
0080-009f : dma page reg
00a0-00bf : pic2
00c0-00df : dma2
00f0-00ff : npu
0170-0177 : ide1
01f0-01f7 : ide0
0376-0376 : ide1
03c0-03df : vga+
03f0-03f5 : floppy
03f6-03f6 : ide0
03f7-03f7 : floppy DIR
03f8-03ff : serial(auto)
d000-d03f : advansys
d800-d807 : IDE DMA
d808-d80f : IDE DMA
LINUX INTERRUPTS:
0: 31403 timer
1: 203 keyboard
2: 0 cascade
4: 9983 + serial
8: 1 + rtc
12: 17 + advansys
13: 1 math error
14: 6295 + ide0
15: 0 + ide1
LINUX
PCI devices found:
Bus 0, device 12, function 0:
Communication controller: Unknown vendor Unknown device (rev 0).
Vendor id=11c1. Device id=480.
Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 11. Master
Capable. No bursts. Min Gnt=252.Max Lat=14.
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xdf800000.
I/O at 0xb000.
I/O at 0xa800.
I/O at 0xa400.
Bus 0, device 11, function 0:
Multimedia audio controller: Unknown vendor Unknown device (rev 254).
Vendor id=12eb. Device id=2.
Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 10. Master
Capable. Latency=32. Min Gnt=4.Max Lat=12.
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe0000000.
I/O at 0xb800.
I/O at 0xb400.
Bus 0, device 10, function 0:
SCSI storage controller: Advanced System Products ABP940UW (rev 0).
Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 12. Master
Capable. Latency=32. Min Gnt=6.Max Lat=13.
I/O at 0xd000.
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe0800000.
Bus 0, device 4, function 3:
Bridge: Intel 82371AB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 2).
Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable.
Bus 0, device 4, function 2:
USB Controller: Intel 82371AB PIIX4 USB (rev 1).
Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 3. Master Capable.
Latency=32.
I/O at 0xd400.
Bus 0, device 4, function 1:
IDE interface: Intel 82371AB PIIX4 IDE (rev 1).
Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. Master Capable.
Latency=32.
I/O at 0xd800.
Bus 0, device 4, function 0:
ISA bridge: Intel 82371AB PIIX4 ISA (rev 2).
Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. Master Capable. No
bursts.
Bus 1, device 0, function 0:
VGA compatible controller: Unknown vendor Unknown device (rev 4).
Vendor id=10de. Device id=20.
Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 11. Master
Capable. Latency=64. Min Gnt=5.Max Lat=1.
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe1000000.
Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe3000000.
Bus 0, device 1, function 0:
PCI bridge: Intel 440BX - 82443BX AGP (rev 2).
Medium devsel. Master Capable. Latency=64. Min Gnt=136.
Bus 0, device 0, function 0:
Host bridge: Intel 440BX - 82443BX Host (rev 2).
Medium devsel. Master Capable. Latency=64.
Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe4000000.
WINDOWS 98 SETTINGS:
============================= LPT Ports ===============================
Port On Paper I/O Time
Port Address Line Out Error Out Busy ACK
----- ------- ---- ----- ----- ---- ---- ---
LPT1: 0378H Yes Yes No No Yes No
LPT2: - - - - - - -
LPT3: - - - - - - -
----------------------------- COM Ports -----------------------------
--
COM1: COM2: COM3: COM4:
----- ----- ----- -----
Port Address 03F8H N/A N/A N/A
Baud Rate 1200
Parity None
Data Bits 7
Stop Bits 1
Carrier Detect (CD) No
Ring Indicator (RI) No
Data Set Ready (DSR) No
Clear To Send (CTS) No
UART Chip Used 16550AF
----------------------------- IRQ Status ----------------------------
--
IRQ Address Description Detected Handled By
--- --------- ---------------- ------------------ ---------------
-
0 0A7A:001F Timer Click Yes Default
Handlers
1 0A7A:0028 Keyboard Yes Default
Handlers
2 F000:EF6F Second 8259A Yes BIOS
3 F000:EF6F COM2: COM4: No BIOS
4 F000:EF6F COM1: COM3: COM1: BIOS
5 F000:EF6F LPT2: No BIOS
6 0A7A:009A Floppy Disk Yes Default
Handlers
7 0070:0465 LPT1: Yes System Area
8 0A7A:0035 Real-Time Clock Yes Default
Handlers
9 F000:ECF3 Redirected IRQ2 Yes BIOS
10 0E11:43FC (Reserved) LINE=WIN
11 F000:EF6F (Reserved) BIOS
12 0A7A:00E2 (Reserved) Default
Handlers
13 F000:F0FC Math Coprocessor Yes BIOS
14 0A7A:00FA Fixed Disk Yes Default
Handlers
15 0A7A:0112 (Reserved) Default
Handlers
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Holger Matthoefer)
Subject: Re: U-DMA 33, U-SCSI or UW-SCSI
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 09:55:44 +0100
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Carsten Cimander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> pins: 50 50 68 40 68 40 68
> signals: SE SE SE SE SE SE LVD
> bits: 8 8 16 8 16 8 16
> clock: 10 MHz 20 MHz 10 MHz 33MHz 20 MHz 66MHz 40 MHz
> max transfer: 10 MB/s 20 MB/s 20 MB/s 33MB/s 40 MB/s 66MB/s 80 MB/s
> max devices 7 7 15 4 15 4 15
Very nice roundup. But it may not be clear that with EIDE you can
only access 2 of the 4 devices simultanously; that is one device per
channel. In contrast to that the devices on a SCSI chain won't
(shouldn't) block each other from using the bus. I know this
EIDE problem is going to be adressed. But I'm not sure if it is
solved with the release of the UDMA-66 specs.
Holger
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From: Gerow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Modem problems
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 19:23:20 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dionysus wrote:
>
> 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.
>
Ahh yes... Didn't know that.
Besides a SupraExpress 56i is a top quality modem......
Now I'll stand back and watch the flames fly from the faithful USR
users.
jonnyGURU
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From: "Don Morrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hard Drive install for Red Hat 5.2 won't WORK!!!
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 17:08:13 -0600
Stuart R. Fuller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:4rjf97.k51.ln@localhost...
>David Starke ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>: Kyle Gonzales wrote:
>: >
>: > I tried to do a hard drive install for RH5.2, following every
>: > instruction in my manuals and on the Red Hat web site. I get to where
>: > it asks for the location of the RedHat/RPMS & RedHat/base directories.
>: > No matter where I put it, it says, "Location [whatever] does not appear
>: > to contain a Red Hat installation tree." Anyone have any ideas?
>: >
>: > Thanks
>: >
>: > Kyle Gonzales
>: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>:
>: I have tried this also. Eventually went out and bought the CD. Maybe
>: its a ploy to sell more RH5.2. I was disappointed to have to explain to
>: my son why this "free" OS was costing us.
>
>Maybe it is a ploy.
>
>Then again, how much money does Redhat make when you buy the $2 CDROM from
>Cheapbytes? Yes, you read that right: $2 - well, $1.99.
>
> Stu
>
>
A solution to this problem is offered at
www.users.fast.net/~rodsmith/rhjol-fat32.html . Red Hat also has updated
floppy images at their site that might fix the problem.
Later,
Don
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Allen)
Subject: Re: Looking for cheap modem....
Date: 6 Feb 1999 23:12:36 GMT
That really sounds like it is connecting at V.34 speeds,
probably caused by your ISP not using either x2 or 56Klex, or
V.90--What I mean is which ever standard your ISP is using isn't the
same as the one your Best Data modem was flashed to, so it defaulted
to the older V.34 standard? There was a warning buried in the tech
support section of their website about how it would support something
like V.90 OR Kflex, but not both at the same time, so you should make
sure you are on the same sheet of music as your ISP before you flashed
the upgrade, or you would likely be disappointed in the performance,
which would default to the old V.34 speed. If you mistakenly flashed
it up to V.90, and selected to save the old bios first, then you could
flash it back down. They have different models for x2 and 56Kflex,
both upgradable to the V.90 standard, so just like with Linux, you
really need to know your own system/situation in order to best
implement anything. BTW, they explain that problem by stating that
they only put so much flash memory in the modem by design to keep the
price down, so it is only big enough for one standard at a time, and
I'm sure that they expected that it wouldn't matter in the long run
anyway, after everyone went to the V.90 standard anyway?
To summarize, If your ISP is V.90, and the 56SF was 56Klex or x2
then it would connect at 33000. If ISP is 56Kflex, and 56SF modem
wasn't, then same thing. If ISP is V.90 and 56SF wasn't yet flashed to
V.90, then same thing, but easily fixed by downloading the upgrade,
and flashing the modem (SAVE your old bios 'till your are sure it
works well!!!)
The following has been my opinion, and I will staunchly remain
true to that position, because of the extensive reasearch that I've
done so far on the subject, 'till I get mine, and either prove
conclusively that it won't work that way, or someone else tries all of
the above possible solutions to no avail, and reports back on what
they did. :-)) BTW, I'll be sure to post my results here when I
finish the trials, but I still haven't gotten my modem yet.
WoW! I hope this helps someone...
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.com
On Fri, 05 Feb 1999 09:14:08 -0500, Rob Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>I bought the best data 56SF modem for use with Linux (my IBM aptiva E3U came
>with a winmodem) and I ended up taking it back. Here's the reason why:
>before I even attempted to set it up in Linux (I'm sure it would have
>worked-- it's a non PNP, non PCI, non winmodem) I installed it along side
>the LT winmodem and connected to my ISP from windows with both modems. The
>LT winmodem connected at 53333 EVERY single time, and the Best Data modem
>never connected faster than 33000, and usually slower than that. I switched
>the com ports and irqs, I switched the slots, basically tried everything.
>Everything I read about connection speed said that if a 56 K modem doesn't
>connect at full speed it's due to line noise. The line noise can be
>anywhere including in the modem itself. Since all conditions were identical
>for the two modems, I concluded the Best Data 56SF was an inferior piece of
>hardware, which is not surprising, because it was cheap (around $60). Now I
>am hunting for a high quality Linux compatible modem.
>
>Rob Thompson
>
>
>Allen wrote:
>
>> I'm putting my money on the Best Data one--Comp Geeks is ok to deal
>> with, but they only carry closeouts, and overstocks, and the specs I
>> saw last on their website led me to think they may have a soft
>> version. Not sure, and they weren't much help either...
>>
>> 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 03 Feb 1999
>> 06:32:30 -0800, d s f o x @ c o g s c i . u c s d . e d u (David Fox)
>> wrote:
>>
>> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lucifer) writes:
>> >
>> >> Ok, I know my winmodem won't work with Linux, and im actually looking
>> >> for a not expensive modem but of course, it must work with Linux.
>> >> Any idea?
>> >
>> >Best Data has a hardmodem model #56SF that is $56 at buycomp.com.
>> >There is a Hayes Accura that is $49 at www.compgeeks.com that should
>> >work. I wonder what the cheapest V.90 out there is?
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From: "Don Morrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ASUS SP97-V Mainboard, using on board video card.
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 17:01:56 -0600
Klymax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:79g60a$kb7$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>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.
>
>
I've got a SiS 5597 video chipset on my machine.
They are supported by XFree86 v3.3.3 , so upgrade your X and you're on your
way.
Good Luck,
Don
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Allen)
Subject: Re: PCI MODEMS & LINUX are there any ?
Date: 6 Feb 1999 23:28:36 GMT
True, if you can get it to work in REAL DOS, w/ no win3x, or
xx, No DOS window or box, but a clean, boot from floppy-style command
prompt "A:\" then it should be capable of proper function in Linux
too. If it is a PnP card, even under DOS, then you may still lose
some (more?) hair or sleep before you get it to work right though...
Good luck?
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.com
On Tue, 02 Feb 1999 08:24:57 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>
>If I can get my modem to run on a bare MS-DOS system talking directly to the
>COM ports there should be no reason why I couldn't get it to work on Linux
>should there?
>
>If the worst thing the driver under windows if finish of the compression I
>should be able to tack on an LZW decompression to the output from the UART. I
>shall have a try tonight and see what I get under MS-DOS. It does still leave
>the problem about getting linux to see it but I'll have a go at doing it if
>MSDOS works.
>
>Alex.
>
>
>In article <795k3p$1og$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Allen) wrote:
>> Somehow, I think your modem is actually a "soft" modem, or a "host
>> controlled" modem, as you mention a PCI modem enumerator, and that is
>> , I believe the crux of the problem of most of the other PCI modems we
>> will have problems with under Linux -- You see, the PCI modem
>> enumerator is actually a software emulator for a UART, and the
>> manufacturers (so far) have only provided that software for the mass
>> market/high volume/high potential profit OS's sold by Bill Gates. I
>> haven't heard yet of Rockwell releasing any other info on their
>> chipsets, or modem emulator software for any other OS yet, and they
>> probably don't think they have much financial incentive to do so,
>> since they are making money as things are, and we don't collectively
>> seem to be enough of a market for them to pay a programmer to write or
>> debug the same for us, and once the cat is out of the bag, then they
>> would loose some or all of the control over the software, and possible
>> the market too, maybe for the microsoft market too?
>>
>> Some of the Rockwell chipset modems merely use a software scheme to
>> handle the compression, and can be made to work with Linux by turning
>> compression off, but like you, I'm looking for a good modem too, and
>> found out too late that both of my new modems won't work on anything
>> but Winslop.
>>
>> On Mon, 01 Feb 1999 09:05:48 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> >In article <78sclp$ea2$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>> > "Greg Smyth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >> looking for a PCI modem 56K which is not a win or software modem. Has
>anyone
>> >> used or has one which works well
>> >
>> >I'm sure my PCI modem (a rockwell FM65-RW) is not a winmodem (aka software
>> >modem) as you can directly talk to it on Hyperterminal and obtain a
>connection
>> >that way. It even has modes for working under DOS. The problem I have found
>> >however is it conflicting a) with my 3Com Ethernet Card, b) Not being able to
>> >find out which IO port the card wants on Linux (I know it is using IRQ 10
>> >rather tha 3 or 4).
>> >
>> >Is their a version of isapnp for pci buses that allows you to setup PNP PCI
>> >cards?
>> >
>> >Should PNP OS / Auto settings be set up in the BIOS?
>> >
>> >Are the settings as last set in a working Win95 machine going to be the same
>> >when you transplant the card into a linux box? My modem had two devices (The
>> >Modem, IRQ 10, IO 0x3E8 and a PCI Modem Enumerator, IRQ 10, some meory
>> >address in the 0xe00000 range). I've tried variations on these numbers using
>> >setserial but have yet to have success on the linux box. BTW I'm testing by
>> >listining for a result to echo ATH > /dev/cuan. Is their a better way of
>> >talking to the COM ports? A direct terminal that is eas(ish) to setup?
>> >
>> >Anyway more questions than answers.. sorry ;)
>> >
>> >Alex.
>> >
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>
>Alex.
>
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