Linux-Hardware Digest #427, Volume #9 Sun, 14 Feb 99 16:13:43 EST
Contents:
no high memory space availabe (Ahmed Abukmail)
Re: Teles ISDN Adapter IRQ? (Tarcus)
Re: X Servers (Evgueni Tzvetanov)
Re: Compaq Deskpro 6000 and PCI BIOS (Evgueni Tzvetanov)
Re: HP 890C Printer Driver (Manfred Ram)
Re: 10base-T recommendation? ("Mark Peoples")
Re: URGENT: Dead Pixels on Active Matrix Laptops ("Robert Carney")
Re: MODEM VOLUME (Evgueni Tzvetanov)
Re: Hardware choices for good Linux performance. (Evgueni Tzvetanov)
Has anyone REALLY done this before ??? (Yin Tan Cui)
Re: Diamond Viper 550 Riva TNT (Manfred Becker)
Re: Suit & Shirt & Tie for Church (Jim Hill)
Re: Interesting modem problem (Chris Leow)
Re: To: comp.os.linux.hardware ADMINISTRATOR (garv)
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From: Ahmed Abukmail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: no high memory space availabe
Date: 14 Feb 1999 15:16:39 GMT
Hi Guys, I notices this message at boot time on my new laptop that I
haven't noticed on my desdktop running the same exact linux RH 5.1, it
indicates no high memory space available. In case
this info helps, I have 128Mb RAM all of which is recognizable by the
top program, also I have a little over 30Mb of swap space, I appreciate
any help on this one...
Thanks
Ahmed
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Intel PCIC probe:
TI 1220 PCI-to-CardBus at bus 0 slot 4, mem 0x68000000, 2 sockets
host opts [0]: [ring] [pwr save] [serial pci & irq] [no pci irq]
[lat 168/176] [bus 32/34]
host opts [1]: [ring] [pwr save] [serial pci & irq] [no pci irq]
[lat 168/176] [bus 35/37]
ISA irqs (default) = 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12 polling interval = 1000 ms
cs: IO port probe 0x0100-0x03ff: excluding 0x220-0x22f 0x320-0x327
0x388-0x38f
cs: IO port probe 0x0a00-0x0aff: clean.
cs: warning: no high memory space available!
cs: memory probe 0x0d0000-0x0dffff: excluding 0xdc000-0xdffff
cs: memory probe 0x0c0000-0x0cffff: excluding 0xc0000-0xcbfff
tty01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tarcus)
Subject: Re: Teles ISDN Adapter IRQ?
Date: 13 Feb 1999 14:43:47 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alex Korves) writes:
> error message "Card not found on IRQ(15)" or so....
> But the IRQ for this card is fixed to 9?!?
> How can I correct this? Lilo Append Parameters?
I load my Hisax driver from a module and in my /etc/modules.conf file
I have the following line;
options hisax type=3 protocol=2 io=0x180 irq=5
Note the last option! ;-)
> (Sorry for my Bad english - come from Germany...)
Sorry for my lack of any second languages at all (I come from
England).
Note however that I found this very easily in the docs, most of which
are in german!
--
>From the keyboard of Tarcus himself, running Linux in the UK.
-- There are no facts, only opinions --
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From: Evgueni Tzvetanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux.slackware,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,be.comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: X Servers
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 12:26:13 -0600
Not listed - not supported. Don't forget that...
Derek Lakin wrote:
> Does anyone know of any X Servers (e.g. XFree86) that support the Rendition
> Verite 1000 chipset (as used in the Creative Labs 3D Blaster PCI) at a
> resolution of 800x600 or higher?
>
> I've tried using version 3.3.3.1 of XFree86 and still can;t get above
> 640x480.
>
> Derek.
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From: Evgueni Tzvetanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Compaq Deskpro 6000 and PCI BIOS
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 12:37:09 -0600
Try to download the latest kernel of 2.2.x family. This kernel has some very new
features and maybe you'll succeed. If you have any trouble after downloading the
source, please let me know...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello all, OK, I think I've read all the readme's and Howto's before
> coming here so I am desperate for any help. I need to get my onboard
> NetFlex-3 PCI Ethernet card working in Linux. Everything else works great
> with this RedHat 5.2 installation. I have a Compaq DeskPro 6000 with a
> Pentium Pro 200, Adaptec 2940U PCI SCSI Host adapter with a 2 2GB seagate
> hard drives, an IDE CD-ROM, 96MB RAM and a RedHat 5.2 Install CD. Currently I
> have my 1st HD setup with 2 Partitions, NTFS for the c: drive and FAT for the
> d: drive, both approximately 1GB each. On the second drive, I have a 24MB DOS
> partition, a 47MB Swap partition (sdb2) and a 1947MB Linux root partition
> (sdb1). Neither Linux, nor the Redhat Installer will recognize the
> onboard PCI ethernet card. It is a NetFlex-3 PCI card. From what I've read,
> this is because the PCI bios on this model is stored in Hi-MEM and is
> inaccessible by Linux. Fair enough, I can find the Compaq movepci.exe file,
> load it on a DOS bootable floppy and go. Problem is, hoe to get Linux
> to boot from here so that I can take advantage of this change? Using
> loadlin, I have gotten the error "Idle task could not sleep" which seems to
> have a resolution and is posted all over the web in German. All I THINK I
> need to do now is boot into Linux from this point and do an insmod and
> ifconfig to get the card going. Is there an easier way to do all this? Am I
> on the right track? Th kernel I'm using is copied right off the Linux root
> partition and boots the machine fine from the NT boot.ini file. Any help
> anyone could give me would be very appreciated. Thanks in advance. --Dave
> Reuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Manfred Ram)
Subject: Re: HP 890C Printer Driver
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 17:55:51 +0100
In article <79s2jl$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
>>"Paul Stephenson" <pauls#austin.rr.com> writes:
>>
>>>hello all, i have just got done installing linux on my system, and i was
>>>wondering if anyone knows the best place to find drivers for my HP 890C
>>>printer, and for what its worth, a good place to find a compilation of linux
>>>drivers.
>>
>>>Paul
>>
>>look at the ghostscript homepage. the driver works fine.
>>
Which one would you suggest then ? I've been trying to install various
drivers but none does really good/nice printing. I have installed gs
5.50 but cannot get cdj890 to be shown in the selection when working with
apsfilter. ??
--
herzl. Gruesse / best regards
Manfred Ram / Kisdorf (Hamburg/Germany)
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From: "Mark Peoples" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: 10base-T recommendation?
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 12:29:46 -0700
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Josh,
I wish my school was as small as 6k students. Seriously though, at ASU =
(Arizona State), there are 50k+ students now. There are a few =
asu.forsale newsgroups, but they aren't very helpful...guys selling cars =
or xxx sites (which is a waste of bandwidth, imho). However, there is a =
benefit of a large school. We have surplus warehouses. I went to one =
the other day...you can buy modem servers (20 modems per unit) for =
$50...computers (386s to 486s) for $50 - $100...SVGA monitors, that =
work, for $50. So I've found my "new" computer store. :)
Mark Peoples
Josh Stone wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
If you're looking for the ultimate in affordability, search out the =
local 'used' parts stock around your area. I happen to be attending a =
college right now, and we have a .forsale newsgroup that all the =
computer jocks post things for sale or ask for things they want to buy. =
I was able to grab ethernet cards for $6 a piece... Look around. =
There's quite little risk as long as the card works...if it goes out, =
it's $6 to replace it again....With the vast resource of 6,000 students =
all with masses of hardware to get rid of, I'll never spend $30 on an =
ethernet card again!!=20
=20
=
-Josh=20
=20
Keith W Sheffield wrote:=20
I'm going to try to network my home machines together. =
Initially, I'll=20
just use a crossover cable, but I plan on getting a hub and =
using IP=20
Masq at some point in the future. The machines I'm using will =
be=20
running linux.=20
Does anyone have any recommendations on a good but inexpensive =
10baseT=20
PCI ethernet card and any suggested web pages/tips that I should =
check=20
out before I begin this project?=20
thanks.=20
--=20
We were unanimous - in fact everyone was unanimous.=20
Keith Sheffield [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--=20
"I heard you say, 'It's a pity I never had
any children.' But you're wrong. I have...
thousands of them, all boys."
-Mr. Chips in, "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" (1939)
=20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2> I wish my school was as small as 6k =
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now. =20
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helpful...guys=20
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warehouses. I=20
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unit) for=20
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that work,=20
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computer=20
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I was=20
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around. =20
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out, it's=20
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all with=20
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ethernet card=20
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE =3D CITE>I'm going to try to network my home =
machines=20
together. Initially, I'll <BR>just use a crossover cable, =
but I=20
plan on getting a hub and using IP <BR>Masq at some point in the =
future. The machines I'm using will be <BR>running linux.=20
<P>Does anyone have any recommendations on a good but =
inexpensive=20
10baseT <BR>PCI ethernet card and any suggested web pages/tips =
that I=20
should check <BR>out before I begin this project?=20
<P>thanks.=20
<P>-- <BR>We were unanimous - in fact everyone was unanimous.=20
<P>Keith Sheffield [EMAIL PROTECTED]</P></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE>--
"I heard you say, 'It's a pity I never had
any children.' But you're wrong. I have...
thousands of them, all boys."
-Mr. Chips in, "Goodbye, =
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From: "Robert Carney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: URGENT: Dead Pixels on Active Matrix Laptops
Date: 14 Feb 1999 19:51:45 GMT
David wrote in message ...
>I've owned three TFTs, and this is the first I've seen with no dead pixels.
>It's very nice, but we can't insist on it. One reason these screens cost
>"only" $2g is the dead-pixel allowance ... we'd pay a helluva lot more for
>our machines if none were allowed.
>
>Question for the gurus: is it not true that dead pixels in TFTs tend to
>happen during the manufacturing process, and that it's very unusual for
them
>to die during its lifetime?
>
I think TFT device defects follow the same "bathtub" curve as other
semiconductors...... There is a group of initial failures (infant
mortality)
in a manufacturing batch, and then a period of random failures in the
batch during normal operating lifetime, and then a "wear out" phase
where there is a higher percentage of failures.
I wonder why the manufacturers don't sell the defect-free displays at
a premium and discount those with one or two or more "dead" pixels?
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From: Evgueni Tzvetanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: MODEM VOLUME
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 13:09:51 -0600
Just use the AT commands to stop the echo.
slippy wrote:
> is there any way to turn of the schreeching dialup of an internal USR
> 56k ????
> thanks
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From: Evgueni Tzvetanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hardware choices for good Linux performance.
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 13:24:35 -0600
The best you can check is the HOTO documentation into some Linux box. You can see
what devices are supported and you'll be able to define your configuration. The
good thing is that you can assemble a very modern system, including ZIP drives and
DVDs and make it work perfectly.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I am planning to assemble a new PC from individual components and I want it to
> work well with Linux. Are there any books or other sources that can help
> me make good choices in this?
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From: Yin Tan Cui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Has anyone REALLY done this before ???
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 06:59:23 +0000
Hi.
I have a compaq prosignia with an enbeded SCSI controller NCR53C710.
I can not get this card working. My SCSI CD-ROM does not get detected,
so are my hard disks.
This is a card on EISA bus, however, this card is only supported on PCI
bus. I have tried to compile different kernel to detect the card, but
all of them failed. I tried most of the relavent images on the slackware
bootdisk directory. non of them work. I'm losing my patient on this one.
I have been searching info on this for two weeks now. people are saying
that they have done it, and how easy it is. BUT NO ONE SAID EXACTLY HOW
THEY DID IT. what driver they used for this card on EISA bus. I tried to
contact these people by email, none of them replied. people say
kernel-2.2.1 support this card on EISA bus. so I downloaded kernel-2.2.1
and tried to compile it. BUT it seems to me the kernel still only
support this card on PCI, not EISA. why do i say this. 'cause if I do
not select "support for PCI BUS", then "support for ncr53c7,8xxx SCSI
card" will be greyed out when I run make xconfig.
Has anyone really done it before ? If there is. please, and please let
us share this precious infomation with you.
Thank you very very much.
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From: Manfred Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Diamond Viper 550 Riva TNT
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 19:55:57 +0100
Jack Knife wrote:
> I am trying to run xwindows but whatever graphicscard I choose
> it only results in a screen resolution of 320X200.
> I am quite new to Linux...but I am enjoying it....
>
> I use a Diamond Viper 550 Riva TNT
>
Did you run the newest SVGA-Server ?
Ciao
- Manfred -
--
+----------- Manfred Becker -----------+ W W
! D-53842 Troisdorf-Altenrath ! ( )___( )
! http://home.tronet.de/manfred.becker ! ( o o )
! mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ! ( O )
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Hill)
Subject: Re: Suit & Shirt & Tie for Church
Date: 13 Feb 1999 20:38:08 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In <7a3qg7$7jm$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Thomas \"Tom\" Yeaple <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi mom:
>
>I signed up for Compaq internet via GTE net, which will allow me access
>to internet through LINUX and if I buy GTE long distance (14cents/minute) I
>will get $3 off bill per month. I get first 50 hours free and get $100
>rebate for trying. I can cancel at the end or keep the service.
It's bad enough you sorry sons of bitches try this "Oops, I misdirected
my email" crap with real email. If you're going to shit in the
newsgroup, don't pretend you're fertilizing the flowers.
Jim
--
[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.swcp.com/~jimhill/
"Visualize world peace...good.
Now wake up and smell the coffee."
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From: Chris Leow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Interesting modem problem
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 21:02:32 +0000
Oops, actually there is!
IRQ 5 works just fine,
Thanks for everything
Chris
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From: garv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: To: comp.os.linux.hardware ADMINISTRATOR
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 20:05:15 GMT
>
> > was sending an e-mail. Again my apologies.
> >
> > T. Yeaple
>
> Hello,
> Can't you cancel it yourself? I can cancel mine from Communicator
> news broser.
>
>
I think you should leave it there; friends telll me I need the suit/tie info.
:)
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