Linux-Hardware Digest #397, Volume #9 Tue, 9 Feb 99 20:13:44 EST
Contents:
Re: creative 3D blaster banshee (James McBoyle - Sun Ireland - SunSoft ELC [Student])
HP Scanjet 5100C (Paul Goulart)
Re: CDROM problems in Windows after Linux installed (Lyle Taylor)
Genius GM336-V Modem?? ("Christopher Fairbairn")
Re: DEC DE203 support??? (Jim Howes)
Re: Can't see Modem ("Gough J.J.T.")
Re: Can't ping my Gateway (but I can ping my own IP address) (Andrew Comech)
PCI modem heart ache (Hashi)
Re: Linux requires DOS ("Norm Dresner")
Re: PCI modem heart ache (Rob Clark)
Serial port not working ("S. John Ilagan")
Re: CPU gets hot (James Youngman)
MPACT Toshiba chipset (Evgueni Tzvetanov)
Re: LILO Installation (Andrew Comech)
Re: Genius GM336-V Modem?? (Rob Clark)
Re: data acquisition (Mircea)
Re: IBM PS/2 95 Server (Robert Kent)
Re: Help with choosing a printer (Thomas Skyt Jessen)
Re: Redhat 5.2 over NT (John Burton)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (James McBoyle - Sun Ireland - SunSoft ELC
[Student])
Subject: Re: creative 3D blaster banshee
Date: 9 Feb 1999 09:14:12 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Shashank Misra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>Bonjour Etienne,
>
>The Banshee-based cards aren't 'supported' under X right now. However,
>with the newer (I think post 2.1.110) kernels, and the newest XFree86
>(3.3.3 and later), you can use the card as a frame buffer device.
>
>Details at
>http://www.uno.edu/~adamico/banshee/
>
>I have no idea how experienced you are with linux, but this would be
>considered a non-trivial task by most. You can always fall back on the
>generic vga server if things aren't working out.
>
>bon chance,
>shashank
>
Alternatively, you can try the alpha version of the xserver that is being produced at
the moment, which you can find at:
http://www,glide.xxedgexx.com/3DfxRPMS_vb_glibc.html
HTH
Have Fun
Jim
--
James McBoyle
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
...the Goddess could not spend all Her time persuading the Kings and Queens of
the world of the idiocy of war. Therefore She invented tacticians...
(Diane Duane, The Door into Shadow)
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From: Paul Goulart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HP Scanjet 5100C
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 04:13:21 GMT
Hi - I have an HP Scanjet 5100C parallel scanner. Does anyone have any
ideas if there is a way to make it work with RH 5.2? I'm new to Linux
but REFUSE to go back to Microshit!
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From: Lyle Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CDROM problems in Windows after Linux installed
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 14:05:48 -0700
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Scan for viruses under Windows. I have seen that happen with a boot
record virus. Once I killed the virus, the CD came back.
Lyle
Anthony Warren wrote:
>
> I recently installed Redhat 5.2 on my machine which works very well.
> However, I still need the world of Windows 95 but now I have found that
> my CD ROM no longer works under windows.
>
> I have two hard drives under one IDE controller. Windows is on the
> Master controller with Linux on the Slave drive. My CD ROM is the on
> the Master of my other controller . Windows tells me that there are
> conflicts (but not very specifcally) with the controllers and my CD ROM
> has been erased from existence.
>
> Any ideas as to what is wrong would be much appreciated.
> Thanks
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From: "Christopher Fairbairn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Genius GM336-V Modem??
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 22:57:07 +1300
Hi,
As a last resort I am posting here. I have not been able to find out any
details about this modem. Is it a "WinModem"??
My original modem was a non PNP 28.8kb, it had to be replaced due to part
failure so they replaced it with this modem. They gave me no docs etc and I
can't seem to find any on the internet.
Genius doesn't have a website as far as I know.
So is a Genius GM336-V Modem a WinModem or am I lucky and just have to deal
with the PNP issue :-?
Thanks,
Christopher Fairbairn.
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From: Jim Howes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DEC DE203 support???
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 09:24:01 +0000
brownie1 wrote:
>
> Is there DEC203 support in LINUX?
>
> Where can the drivers be located?
>
> Reponse here or to [EMAIL PROTECTED] if possible.
>
The DE203 is supported, but not by the DEPCA driver
(which supports the DE200, DE201, DE202 and DE204).
You need to build the EtherWORKS 3 driver into your
kernel. In kernel configuration, this is under
'Other ISA cards' in the Ethernet configuration stuff.
Regards,
Jim
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From: "Gough J.J.T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can't see Modem
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 10:05:28 +0000
Try commands: seterial (cua?)and pnpdump
Andrew Comech wrote:
> Try talking to modem and dialing out from minicom.
> It is excellent for modem diagnostics.
>
> Cheers,
> Andrew
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From: Andrew Comech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can't ping my Gateway (but I can ping my own IP address)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Date: 9 Feb 1999 01:48:55 -0500
> But I cannot ping my Gateway.
So what's the output of ifconfig and netstat -nr ?
It is naive: to glue pages of output and think they would not
ask for more...
Cheers,
Andrew
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From: Hashi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PCI modem heart ache
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 20:34:58 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
hi,
i'm having problems getting my PCI modem (it calls itself "Origo Fax
Modem" if that helps) recognized under Linux (RH5.2 kernel 2.0.36). i
don't believe it is a WinModem or a similar such thing (i took the last
one back to the shop and part exchanged it for this one which the guy
assured me was a "proper" modem).
anyhoo, under Win95 i have it running and deduced the settings to be:
com3, uart 166550AN, ioport 0x03E8-0x03EF, irq 11
using:
setserial /dev/cua2 port 0x03E8 irq 11 uart 16550A
i tried opening it up under minicom (yes my symbolic link "modem" is
correct) to no avail :o( after that i tried getting setserial to auto
probe etc.
setserial /dev/cua2 port 0x03E8 auto_irq autoconfig
returned "unknown" for the uart...
i'm at a loss and would appreciate help.
thanks,
Hashi.
ps.
* i'd hate to go back to my 14400 ISA internal one since this one under
Win95 is blinding fast.
--- --- ---
.~. the way of the Sacred Penguin is the path of
/V\ the truly righteous...
// \\
/( )\ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
^`~'^ http://thor.prohosting.com/~hashaday
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From: "Norm Dresner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux requires DOS
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 16:54:05 GMT
inventor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in article
<BQKv2.713$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>
> Since DOS was here ( all over ) first, LINUX must start some place.
> the only other way would, if computers still had them, single stepping
> and entering addresses and data one address at a time.
> With the advent of our modern computer systems, a bootstap rom starts
> things going, and it is looking for, after hardware start, the
> Autoexec.bat file or some such. Linux then starts from here.
>
> BOB.
NO. The PROM loads the Boot Sector (the first sector of the first track of
the first hard drive). This contains a program that can do anything it
wants to do, even to tell you to put a bootable disk in the floppy and
reboot (yes, I've seen it done).
Norm
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Subject: Re: PCI modem heart ache
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Clark)
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 23:08:54 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Hashi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>hi,
> i'm having problems getting my PCI modem (it calls itself "Origo Fax
>Modem" if that helps) recognized under Linux (RH5.2 kernel 2.0.36). i
>don't believe it is a WinModem or a similar such thing (i took the last
>one back to the shop and part exchanged it for this one which the guy
>assured me was a "proper" modem).
The guy was probably wrong...
I'm having a difficult time finding any useful information on this modem,
but if you do a "ATi3" in Windows Hyperterminal, it may tell you a model
number you can check against this list:
http://www.wellmodem.com.tw/download.htm
Try ATi4, ATi5, and ATi6 while you're at it.
Also, the kind of chipset would be useful to know. If it has an FCC ID or
registration number, that would help nail it down.
It sounds like a cookie-cutter Rockwell controllerless winmodem, though.
Rob Clark, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
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From: "S. John Ilagan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Serial port not working
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 17:11:59 -0600
I've recently upgraded my box from a Cyrix P200+ to a Dell P2 400. I've
transfered my Byterunner ISA 16650 high speed serial port to the box. The
box also has a USR 56k X2 modem (non-winmodem).
The problem I'm having is that I can't get either the internal serial port
or the Byterunner card to work with my ISDN terminal adapter (Adtran
Express XRT). I get constant dropped packet errors when using the TA.
I'm using kernel 2.0.34 currently with a patch from Rob Riggs to identify
my Byterunner card. The kernel idents the high-speed serial port on
bootup just fine but still can't get ISDN TA to work without dropped
packets. Setserial is set to uart 16750, spd_vhi via another patch to
setserial from Rob's website (http://www.devilsthumb.com/~rob).
Any help would be greatly appreciated
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From: James Youngman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CPU gets hot
Date: 07 Feb 1999 22:37:08 +0000
"Thielemann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hello,
>
> I installed a 486DX2-66 CPU on my machine. The only jumper-setting that
> works
> is CPU Clock 33.3 MHz, CPU Clock Select ( 1X or 2X) 1X and for the VESA Bus
> Connector Jumper CPU Speed Select either "Greater than 33 MHz" or "Less than
> or equal to 33 MHz" ( both settings work).
Check your BogoMips number against the numbers given for healthy
syustems in the BogoMips mini-HOWTO.
> When I tried to compile the kernel, a message ("CPU Clock skew")
> appeared. I
That wasn't quote the message, I'm sure. Anyway, you have a network
filesystem and make(1) sees files with modification times in the
future. This is because the two machines have clocks which are out of
sync.
This clock difference will lead make(1) to believe that a file needs
rebuilding when it really doesn't (or vice versa). Therefore, an
error message is issued.
Fix your problem with xntpd or rdate.
> checked the CPU and found out that it got too hot. That was why the kernel
> couldn't be compiled, I think. But how could the CPU get so hot when it
> wasn't used with the highest frequency possible ? ( it wasn't cooled, but I
> had removed this CPU from a PC where it was run with 66 MHz and there had
> also been no cooling on it )
> I tried other jumper settings: CPU Clock 66 MHz, 1X, "Greater than 33 MHz"
> nothing worked. Then I tried CPU Clock 33.3 MHz, 2X, "Less than or equal to
> 33 MHz" ...
> Might the board be defect, how can I figure that out with linux ?
It's almost certainly nothing to do with your board.
--
ACTUALLY reachable as @free-lunch.demon.(whitehouse)co.uk:james+usenet
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From: Evgueni Tzvetanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MPACT Toshiba chipset
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 17:20:36 -0600
I received my new computer Quantex with an MPact 3DVD video card and
decoder. The problem is that I can't make any X server to work with my
video card. I've checked everything needed, every site - redhat,
XFree86, MPact WEB Site, Toshiba WEB Site and so on, but found nothing
about my card, which can give me a clue how to start X with it.
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Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 17:19:49 -0500
From: Andrew Comech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: LILO Installation
Ahmed Abukmail wrote:
>
> Hi Guys, I installed RH 5.1 on my laptop last night, everything went smooth
> finally. I also, just so I don't modify the master boot record, created the
> boot disk, instead of installing LILO, just in case I wanted to return the
> laptop or there is a problem configuring it with Linux.
>
> However since my installation went smooth, now I want to eliminate the use
> of the floppy and install LILO on the master boot record, having:
>
> /dev/hda1 Win98 partition
> /dev/hda2 Linux Native
> /dev/hda3 Swap partition.
well, since people have not answered this one yet:
you need to have lilo.conf file, containing something like this:
# /etc/lilo.conf
boot=/dev/hda
install=/boot/boot.b
map=/boot/map
vga=normal
delay=20
image=/vmlinuz
label=Linux
root=/dev/hda2
read-only
#this one will start automatically if you do not press SHIFT
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.0
label=2.2.0
root=/dev/hda2
read-only
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well, the one above would not allow you to boot Windows; see LILO
Mini-HOWTO.
you'd need to add to lilo.conf something like
# ms-dos
other = /dev/hda1
table = /dev/hda
label = dos
alias = m
After you've got this file, run `lilo'; it will install the MBR.
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Subject: Re: Genius GM336-V Modem??
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Clark)
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 12:17:15 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Christopher Fairbairn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Genius doesn't have a website as far as I know.
>
>So is a Genius GM336-V Modem a WinModem or am I lucky and just have to deal
>with the PNP issue :-?
Your modem is sold by Wye Systems Ltd. (http://www.wye.co.uk/) and is
probably manufactured by GVC in Taiwan. They only supply one set of
drivers for all of their internal/external 23.8/33.6 modems, so if I were
to take a _guess_, I'd say it's probably not a Winmodem.
Good luck!
Rob Clark, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
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From: Mircea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: data acquisition
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 23:14:08 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yes, FET for "field effect transistor". The linear characteristic is
where it acts as a voltage-controlled resistor.
MST
Gilles Carte wrote:
>
> Mircea wrote:
> You told me about a "FET" but I am not sure to know what it is. (It
> seems to me that it is a kind of transistor with a fiel effect...
> do you confirm ?).
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Kent)
Subject: Re: IBM PS/2 95 Server
Date: 9 Feb 1999 08:47:36 GMT
Greg Bodnar ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: I've come across an old IBM PS/2 9595 Server, and I'm looking for some
: information. The FAQ's list an address for PS/2 linux installations,
: but the site comes back with no DNS entry. I've been unable to find
: mirror sites, either.
The MCA Linux page is now at <http://www.dgmicro.com/mca/>.
--Robert Kent
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Thomas Skyt Jessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help with choosing a printer
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 22:00:25 +0100
Benjamin T. White, M.D. wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I need some help in deciding on a printer for a Linux system at home. I
> need an inexpensive color injet for light home use. I have been to the
> stores and have done a bit of online research. The printers I have seen
> include:
>
> HP 697C
> HP 895Cse
> HP 712C, 722C -- PPA printers, not a good choice
> Canon BJ 4400
> Epson 440
>
> I have gone over the Ghostscript printer compatability home page, and
> most of these printers are not listed. Most of the injet printers
> listed on that page are not easily found. My question is has anyone out
> there had any experience with these printers, and if anyone has some
> suggestions on picking an inexpensive color injet for use with Linux.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Ben White
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
at home, I use a Canon BJC-4300 and it works very well in black/white as
an IBM X24E, but I haven't made it work in colourmode yet, but it should
work. As far as I know, the Epson series should be a good choice, at least
it's rather inexpensive - compared to HP - and the first few tries, you'd
better buy some extra ink for the printer as you'll have to try different
configurations.
The HP 69x-series should work well too, a friend of mine is currently using
a HP 690 without greater difficulties.
Thomas Skyt Jessen
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: John Burton <[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: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 13:56:17 GMT
eric malloy wrote:
>
> 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..
>
Hi Eric!
Probably the *easiest* way to get Linux installed is if you have a
spare disk or partition that has at least 1GB of space on it. You will
need to do some reading on the basics of UNIX & Linux to understand some
of the terminology used i.e. IDE drives are named "hda", "hdb", "hdc",
"hdd", etc with partitions on those drives numbered 1, 2, 3 and they are
accessible in the /dev directory. So when you see "/dev/hda2" you will
know they are talking about the second partition on the master drive on
the primary IDE channel. This is very different from the assigning
"drive letters" - C:, D:, etc - to the individual partitions. In many
ways the UNIX/Linux identification scheme is more understandable since
the identification of one partition does not change just because you
repartition another drive - I added a disk to my windows machine, and
all of a sudden my CDROM was no longer D: drive, it was E: drive. so I
had to go change the registry or reinstall any software that used the
CDROM...
If my discussion of the device identification scheme was completely
confusing, then it would be a good idea to read the HOWTOS and
installation guides carefully. Installing Linux is not too difficult
once you understand some of the basics, but plan to spend several hours
doing it...
John
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] (personal) Newport News, VA 23606
(757) 873-5920 (voice) (757) 873-5920 (fax)
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