Linux-Hardware Digest #509, Volume #9 Fri, 26 Feb 99 21:13:37 EST
Contents:
HELP: Collisions slowing down network to Linux file server ("Anonymous")
Re: AMD vs. Cyrix vs. Pentium MMX ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: S3 Trio 3D Problem (Grant Leslie)
Re: Need a 16 meg Video card recommendation w/RedHat 5.2 support. (David Kunz)
Netfinity and Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: digi board PC/Xe config is actually very simple! ("gc")
Re: Pentium III Boycott and survey info (Juergen Heinzl)
digi board ("gc")
Re: Help! Setting up bootp (Jacobo)
Re: Is there a FAQ concerning the Maxtor DiamondMax 17.2gb HD? (the mengsk files)
Re: Midi with SB AWE64 ISA ? (Bas van Nunen)
Re: Linux & SPARC ("David A. Frantz")
Re: Which HP DeskJet to buy/not to buy? - quick advice needed, please! (Daniele
Bernardini)
Re: Sound Blaster Live! ("Andreas Hofmann")
Re: EPSON Stylus Color 740 (1440*720 now works!) ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: RH 5.2 Support for AGP? ("Michael Rozhavsky")
ISA Card (3C509 TPO) ("peteri")
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From: "Anonymous" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HELP: Collisions slowing down network to Linux file server
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 14:35:47 -0500
Greetings all, I hope someone can offer a suggestion on the problem I'm
having...
I'm running a 100 Megabits/sec network using a Linux box (RedHat 5.2 with
Samba 2.0.2) as a file server so that Win95 workstations can share
data/files. Some times, the transfers are extremely slow due to excessive
collisions (as seen on the hub). This also occurs when using a Win95
workstation to copy a file on a server share to another share on the server.
I've tried:
1) replacing the network card in the server machine
2) replacing the network card in the workstation(s)
3) using a different network cable
4) using a different connection port on the hub
5) using a different hub
6) isolating the server and a single workstation to be the only computers on
the hub (network)
7) re-installing Linux
Nothing helps. Currently, I have a NetGear FA310TX card (DEC chipset) in the
server and using the Tulip driver. SMC EZCard 1211 in some Win95
workstations and some with 3Com's Fast Etherlink XL. The hubs are LinkSys
EtherFast 10/100 Auto-Sensing Hubs (all ports running at 100Mbps)
The collisions do not occur between Win95 workstations, only when
transfering to/from the Linux machine. What's going on?
Please help
Curtis
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: AMD vs. Cyrix vs. Pentium MMX
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 21:05:15 GMT
> You'll find that Cyrix CPUs are slower than competitors for
> FP-intensive applications, but you haven't named any FP-intensive
> applications.
>
I use cyrix 686 P150+ win95/linux dual boot, 32 MB mem, esoniq vivo sound
card. I found the machine is slow in following app:
(1)realaudio 5.0 under linux, it takes a lots of CPU load and slowdown
machine.
(2)winamp mp3 player under win95. I hardly can surf web with netscape while
playing the music. Realaudio under win95 is not that bad.
The slowdown is due to poor sound card, I bet. However, a slow Cyrix FPU does
not help either.
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From: Grant Leslie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: S3 Trio 3D Problem
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 16:01:58 -0400
The S3 Trio 3D, isn't supported yet by XFree86.
I have one, and only way I could get it to work, is by upgrading to
kernel 2.2 and setting up the Vesa Frame Buffer device, and then using
the XF68FBcon server. But there is no Accel this way, and no way to
change resolutions on the fly.
I can provide detailed instructions if you REALLY want to do this, but,
it's not for the newbie, requires a Kernel upgrade, recompile, install
etc.. Downloading a new X server, making a new XF86Config file, plus
some mucking around with the kernel boot settings to work.
I do believe that the commercial Accelerated X servers supports the
Trio3D natively though, and that Xfree86 4.0, when it's released, should
be supporting this card as well.
"����ȣ" wrote:
>
> I heard that all S3 video card is supported in X11.
> But S3 Trio 3D Don't supported.
> Is there any other way to use S3 Trio 3D?
> Do I Must Use VGA16?
--
"It looks so lovely, and fragile. Imagine how many millions of people
are living on it, and don't even realize how fragile it is."
Alan B. Shepard, 1971, said with a tear in his eye, on the
Apollo 14 mission looking back at earth from the moon
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Kunz)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Need a 16 meg Video card recommendation w/RedHat 5.2 support.
Date: 26 Feb 1999 23:39:11 GMT
Jazzy_one ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: I am looking for a great video card with 24bit color support
: for RedHat 5.2 and XFree86-3.3.3-1. I really want a 16 meg or a 32
: meg card but I want something supported. Any suggestions? What are
: you currently using?
I'm having good luck with Matrox Millenium G200 (AGP). You need the
3.3.3.1 version of XFree86.
--
David Kunz
Operator error. Replace operator and strike any key to continue...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Netfinity and Linux
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 23:35:31 GMT
I tried to install RedHat 5.2 into Netfinity 5500 M10 and got following error
messages after i booted the machine with the diskette or cdrom:
---
boot
...
Porbing PCI hardware
Calibrating delay loop..ok - 397.31Bogo MIPS
initrd overwirtten(0x00e00000<0x01014a58) - disabling it
Memory: 1032676K/1048512K available (708K kernel code, 348K reserved, 14744K
data)
Bad pmd in pte_alloc: 000000e7
Kernel Panic: Failed to allocate buffer hash table
In swapper task - not syncing
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then, the whole system hangs.
any idea ?
does anyone know where I can get more info about how to install
linux into Netfinity 5500M10 and 7000M10 ?
Thanks
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From: "gc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: digi board PC/Xe config is actually very simple!
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 01:17:59 GMT
NEVERMIND...
I stopped whining for thirty seconds, made the devices, and it all works.
SO: DIGI PC/Xe is actually so simple...I was looking for a more difficult
solution.
If you compile version 2.0.36, or wherever digi support began, and compile
it in...
and then do a
mknod cud0 c 22 0
mknod cud1 c 22 1
etc for as many ports
and
mknod ttyD0 c 23 0
mknod ttyD1 c 23 1
etc, that's all there is to it.
The digi web/ftp site, commendable as it is for them to provide Linux
info...is WAY out of date.
but thanks for putting up with my whining!
- George C
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
gc wrote in message ...
>I have a digi pc/xe board with 8 ports. Had it working, backed up the
>configs, which took a LONG time to arrive at a few years ago, and the
floppy
>I backed onto was bad, and I nuked the whole installation on that box...I
>have nothing to show for a whole lot of research in 1996.
>
>So...can anybody walk me thru a real world install? I have the file
>4001450C.tgz, and it is unratted from /usr/include as some faq somewhere
>indicated to do(on the digi ftp site). It just plain doesn't work.
>digiConfig calls a menu program "dialog" which won't run, keeps exiting
>saying cant't open terminal, etc, etc...just does not work. I've tried
>/usr/src, and more...no good.
>
>Now...I am running version 2.0.36 with digi enabled, and in devices ttyD
and
>cud are there after bootup. Do I only need to make devices for it? A small
>hassle, but easy, considering I've been beating my head against the wall
for
>several evenings(It's ok, I wear a rug).
>
>Looks like major number is 23 and 22 respectively from /proc/devices.
>
>I just need some input before I spin my wheels tonight again. The bottle of
>Bacardi is looking pretty good right about now.
>
>-George C
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Juergen Heinzl)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Pentium III Boycott and survey info
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 00:42:35 GMT
In article <7b6uci$1t1$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, John Meissen wrote:
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>Boycott Swintel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Pentium III chip with the individual serial number that can
>>track your web surfing and buying habits can now have the ID number
>>turned on and off by software.
>
>This is untrue. The fact is, the feature can be disabled with software,
>but it can ONLY be turned back on by a full hardware reset.
No, it can be turned on by software, but ...
[...]
>A boycot based on this is ridiculous. Whether you use the chip
>or not should depend on the capabilities of the CPU and if you
>feel they meet your needs.
[...]
... nothing more to say. BTW, anyone with an American Express or VISA
card ... think about it ;-)
Cheers,
Juergen
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From: "gc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: digi board
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 00:49:57 GMT
I have a digi pc/xe board with 8 ports. Had it working, backed up the
configs, which took a LONG time to arrive at a few years ago, and the floppy
I backed onto was bad, and I nuked the whole installation on that box...I
have nothing to show for a whole lot of research in 1996.
So...can anybody walk me thru a real world install? I have the file
4001450C.tgz, and it is unratted from /usr/include as some faq somewhere
indicated to do(on the digi ftp site). It just plain doesn't work.
digiConfig calls a menu program "dialog" which won't run, keeps exiting
saying cant't open terminal, etc, etc...just does not work. I've tried
/usr/src, and more...no good.
Now...I am running version 2.0.36 with digi enabled, and in devices ttyD and
cud are there after bootup. Do I only need to make devices for it? A small
hassle, but easy, considering I've been beating my head against the wall for
several evenings(It's ok, I wear a rug).
Looks like major number is 23 and 22 respectively from /proc/devices.
I just need some input before I spin my wheels tonight again. The bottle of
Bacardi is looking pretty good right about now.
-George C
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Jacobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help! Setting up bootp
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 13:11:28 +0000
Hello!
I have a 3Com509 and i'm trying to boot with a boot EPROM. I have to
compile the contents of the EPROM and burn the EPROM... bla bla ...
I have found some help in a program called NetBoot, i think. You may
search in any archie.
Perhaps this helps you.
Jacobo.
>
> Please help - Setting up a Redhat 5.1 server with 5 terminals.
> Server has 3Com 3C905 10/100 PCI NIC, terminals have
> EtherEZ SMC8416BT with TCP/IP boot PROM.
>
> Have read various mans & HOWTOs, and the dhcpd man page was the most
> informative.
> However, I would like someone who has done this before to help with any
> expected pitfalls, incompatibility issues, examples of dhcp.conf, etc.
>
> Can I use the same kernel as server for the terms, or should I use one of
> the minimal kernels ? Should I keep a copy of the kernel in a separate
> directory, or, if using server kernel, load from /boot ?
>
> Any help or info will be most appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ivan
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (the mengsk files)
Subject: Re: Is there a FAQ concerning the Maxtor DiamondMax 17.2gb HD?
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 20:47:55 GMT
On Wed, 24 Feb 1999 14:21:03 +1100, Ian Tester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>It might be because drive manufacturers quote drive capacity in base-10
>units in order to inflate the sizes. So when they say "17.2G" they mean
>17.2 x 10^9 bytes, not 17.2 x 2^30.
Oh man. I cannot believe I forgot this tiny basic fact. I guess I
couldn't believe *all* HD manufacturers used such a deceptive
calculation. Even with monitors they have differing standards. Though
I would be genuinely shocked to see a monitor that's 17" measured
horizontally vs diagonally. :)
>Lets, see...
>
>(32 x 10^9) / 2^30 ~= 29.8
>
>So that "32G" of disk space is _really_ only 29.8 GigaBytes.
Which is exactly the number that my self-written "disk.pl" utility
discovered when I installed this s.o.b.!
Question.... is there any justification for buying a *second* 17.2gb
drive? :) Oh wait I need a PII-450 first. I'm on a quest for the most
elite linux machine in the universe. So far I got it doing CD
recording, mp3 ripping, and video capturing, and 3dfx-graphics gaming,
all in one machine. I need a DVD player. Maybe I'll get an external
one.
Anyone got a computer controlled dog walking device? :)
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From: Bas van Nunen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Midi with SB AWE64 ISA ?
Date: 25 Feb 1999 13:41:21 GMT
> look in
> /usr/src/linux/Documantation/sound/AWE
This directory is not included in Slackware 3.6 ;-)
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From: "David A. Frantz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux & SPARC
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 17:22:03 -0500
Depending on your local situation you may be able to pick up the SPARC
version at your local Borders. Our local store at opne time had i386,
Alpha, and Sparc RedHat distributions on the shelf. At the same time
distributions from Caldera, Suse and others, plus all of the books with
multiple CD inserts.
dave
Paul Braun wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>In article <7at2j8$535$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Scott Statland"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>I was told that SPARC Processors will only run Solaris & Linux. Can anyone
>>tell me what version of Linux runs on a SPARC and where I can get it?
>>
>>
>
>I know that Red Hat makes a SPARC-flavored version.
>
>www.redhat.com
>
>You can buy RH at Best Buy now, but I'm not sure if that distribution
includes
>the SPARC stuff or only the x86 flavor.
>
>Paul
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From: Daniele Bernardini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Which HP DeskJet to buy/not to buy? - quick advice needed, please!
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 15:07:20 +0100
Bandyopadhyay Rajarshi Dipak wrote:
>
> In article <Ew8A2.5283$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, A.G. wrote:
> Thanx for *any* input!
>
> Hi
> My 670C works great!!
>
> --Raj
>
> --
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Let me tonight look back at the span
> 'Twixt dawn and dark & to my conscience say:
> "Because of some good act to beast or man,
> The world is better that I lived today."
>
> ---Ella Wheeler Wilcox
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
I have the same printer and I'am having problems with black printing:
too much ink. Gamma correction doesn't help... :(
Can you please tell me what sort of driver/filter are you using?
Thank you very much,
Daniele
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Sektion Theoretische Physik, LMU Muenchen
Theresienstr. 37, 80805 Muenchen DEUTSCHLAND
Tel: +49 (89) 23944378
e-mail address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Andreas Hofmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sound Blaster Live!
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 23:28:31 +0100
A SB Live does not emulate any other soundcard by hardware. so your linux
box will be silent until you add a second soundcard.
a SB Awe64 gold and a SB Live work together quiet well. the awe are
supported including the wavetable
Andreas
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: EPSON Stylus Color 740 (1440*720 now works!)
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 14:03:00 GMT
In article <7aumih$jpg$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In the meantime, I have another update on my attempts to configure
> uniprint files for the 740. I came up with a weaving combination
> last night for 720*1440. Unfortunately it kills Ghostscript. Nor
I found a STUPID typo on my part. I meant to be using 46 jets, but
had typed 42 in by mistake. A simple change, and it works. Oddly
enough, this time using the esc800ih.upp as a template to create
esc740ih.upp, the colors are a bit too dark. In every other case
they've been too light.
All three major resolutions are now working. On to color tuning. On
advice from Grant Taylor, I've grabbed 'colorcir.ps' from the
Ghostscript distribution, and will try using that to tune. Any other
suggestions/contributions welcome.
Dale Pontius
DEPontius AT usa DOT net
Here is stc740ih.upp :
-supModel="Epson Stylus Color 740, 1440x720DpI, Inkjet Paper"
-sDEVICE=uniprint
-dNOPAUSE
-dSAFER
-dupColorModel=/DeviceCMYKgenerate
-dupRendering=/FSCMYK32
-dupOutputFormat=/EscP2XY
-r1440x720
-dupMargins="{ 9.0 39.96 9.0 9.0}"
-dupBlackTransfer="{
0.00000000 0.00627451 0.01254902 0.02196078 0.02980392 0.03764706 0.04549020
0.05490196 0.06431373 0.07215686 0.08156863 0.09098039 0.10196078 0.11450980
0.12862745 0.14588235 0.16313725 0.18509804 0.20862745 0.25411765 0.40000000
}"
-dupCyanTransfer="{
0.00000000 0.00627451 0.01254902 0.02196078 0.02980392 0.03764706 0.04549020
0.05490196 0.06431373 0.07215686 0.08156863 0.09098039 0.10196078 0.11450980
0.12862745 0.14588235 0.16313725 0.18509804 0.20862745 0.25411765 0.40000000
}"
-dupMagentaTransfer="{
0.00000000 0.00627451 0.01254902 0.02196078 0.02980392 0.03764706 0.04549020
0.05490196 0.06431373 0.07215686 0.08156863 0.09098039 0.10196078 0.11450980
0.12862745 0.14588235 0.16313725 0.18509804 0.20862745 0.25411765 0.40000000
}"
-dupYellowTransfer="{
0.00000000 0.00627451 0.01254902 0.02196078 0.02980392 0.03764706 0.04549020
0.05490196 0.06431373 0.07215686 0.08156863 0.09098039 0.10196078 0.11450980
0.12862745 0.14588235 0.16313725 0.18509804 0.20862745 0.25411765 0.40000000
}"
-dupOutputComponentOrder="{ 1 2 3 0 }"
-dupWeaveXPasses=2
-dupOutputXStep=2
-dupWeaveYPasses=6
-dupOutputPins=46
-dupWeaveYFeeds="{23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23}"
-dupWeaveXStarts="{0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0}"
-dupWeaveYOffset=50
-dupWeaveInitialYFeeds="{ 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 23}"
-dupWeaveInitialXStarts="{0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0}"
-dupWeaveInitialPins="{ 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 43 46}"
-dupFormatYabsolute
-dupBeginPageCommand="<
1b40 1b40
1b2847 0100 01
1b2855 0100 05
1b2873 0100 02
1b5501
1b2865 0200 0001
1b2843 0200 0000
1b2863 0400 0000 0000
>"
-dupAdjustPageLengthCommand
-dupAdjustTopMarginCommand
-dupAdjustBottomMarginCommand
-dupXStepCommand="<1b285c 0400 a005 0100 0000>"
-dupEndPageCommand="(\033@\014)"
-dupAbortCommand="(\033@\15\12\12\12\12 Printout-Aborted\15\014)"
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From: "Michael Rozhavsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH 5.2 Support for AGP?
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 17:01:54 +0200
>: In particular does it suppot 3D Blaster Banshee AGP by Creative Labs?
>Currently there is no official drivers, but there are alpha drivers,
>and also use the framebuffer driver. Creative Labs will also be
>making drivers.
can you please publish a link to this alphas?
>--
> Dan Nguyen | There is only one happiness in
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] | life, to love and be loved.
>http://www.cse.msu.edu/~nguyend7 | -George Sand
>
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From: "peteri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ISA Card (3C509 TPO)
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 13:04:57 +0100
Does anybody have experience configuring this card under Linux? Is it
compatible?
Thanks,
peteri
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