Linux-Hardware Digest #527, Volume #9 Sun, 28 Feb 99 14:13:50 EST
Contents:
Re: Yes I have a "win"modem (Chris Lee)
Trying to Install old Hercules Mono Video Card (mike)
AMD k6-2. Which MB? ("Jakub Chmielewski")
Can't play Midi on Vibra 16 (Nik Jewell)
How can we stop the permanently hard disk access under linux (crochat)
Re: AMD k6 2 350 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Any PCI IDE controllers for Linux available? ("Curtis Adams")
Sound Blaster 128 PCI ??? ("Wiley Wimberly")
upgrade 286 to use Linux (BroadwayFan)
Re: Pentium III Boycott and survey info (Jerry Lynn Kreps)
Re: upgrade 286 to use Linux (Greg H.)
modem auto dial (Don Elton)
Re: Printer setup (Youngser Park)
Re: Linux SMP & GX Chipset (Supermicro P6DGU) (BL)
SIS 6236 PROBLEMS WITH XWINDOWS. ("Elton Brown")
Re: AMD vs. Cyrix vs. Pentium MMX (Shon Frazier)
Re: Linux & SPARC (Shon Frazier)
Re: Help with IRQ ..... Please ("Lawrence S. Lee")
Installation Error (Caroline SILVIE & Vincent GUIGNOT)
Re: Can't play Midi on Vibra 16 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: 3 Com 3C900 Ethernet-card and RedHat 5.2 (Oskar Irebro)
Re: I`ve problems with a realtek 8139 ("matthew.r.pavlovich.1")
Re: Need a recommendation for SCSI CD-rom (Bucky)
Re: FREE VIRUS!!! (was Re: TERMINALS - CHEAP - over 5000 in stock) (Stuart Brook)
RED HAT 5.2 INSTALLATION PROBLEM ("Wrus")
Re: ATX Power Off problem ("~The Seventh Sign~")
GUS + Linux = Error (Steve Cole)
Linux+Creative CD-ROM (DaStOp)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Lee)
Subject: Re: Yes I have a "win"modem
Date: 28 Feb 1999 13:13:46 GMT
In article <Y08C2.2123$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
>
><-- LINUX NEWBIE HERE! -->
>
>Well I was tricked into buying one of those PCI, WinMoodems, I have an HSP.
>
>But, my question is to someone who is running redhat 5.2 (and/or) slack 3.5
>and with 2.2.1 for the kernel and has a working v.90 modem out there.
>
>[I run both, I was running slack and my modem wasn't working in there; so I
>went out and bought the redhat box set, and well it doesn't work in there
>either. . . hmm... I did a little research and found out maybe it was
>because I have a POS (Piece of shit) expoitation 56k modem].
>
>Please respond if you have a good working v.90 modem that work good under
>linux and winbloze, (I am a linux newbie, so I still need windows, so I can
>connect to the internet and read docs on this stuff!)
Simple. Buy just about any *external* modem. (Zoom,Diamond/Supra) ect.
They'll work just fine with linux or any other non-MS OS.
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From: mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Trying to Install old Hercules Mono Video Card
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 08:21:11 -0500
I just set up an old 486 system to learn Linux with and at
the moment I only have an old Hercules Graphics non-vga
mono card. Maybe it is mga ??
It works in the textual mode, but I would like to use it
with X-Windows. I heard that it could be done. I have RH 5.1
and when I was installing it there was no choice for the
old Hercules Graphics card. The system probed the hardware,
but didn't set it up to use X-Windows.
Thanks
Mike
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From: "Jakub Chmielewski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: AMD k6-2. Which MB?
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 14:28:52 +0100
Hi!
Heard here that fic 503+ is quite unstable for linux. Which mb should I
choose then? I intend to build a linux only server - email, www, ftp on amd
k6-2 300. Price is an important factor.
Maybe it would be better to try celeron 300a and abit bh6?
Thanks in advance
Jakub Chmielewski
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From: Nik Jewell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Can't play Midi on Vibra 16
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 13:30:12 +0000
Problem: Cannot get the midi synthesiser working properly on my on-board
sound chip.
Symptoms: e.g. Kmidi reports 'Cannot find output device'. playmidi reports no
errors, but no sound is forthcoming (I can play CDs fine)
I've read and done everything I can possibly think of, tried all the solutions I've
read here and found archived on dejanews, all to no avail.
Sound Chip = Creative Labs Vibra 16 PNP
Motherboard = Intel Triton 3
OS = Redhat 5.2 / Kernel 2.2.2
Sound is compiled as a module (SB 16 default settings).
Modules are loaded with the following lines in /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit:
isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf
cd /lib/modules/2.2.2/misc
insmod soundcore
insmod sound
insmod uart401
insmod sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x330
insmod opl3 io=0x388
cd /
The relevant lines of isapnp.conf read:
(ISOLATE PRESERVE)
(IDENTIFY *)
(INT 0 (IRQ 5 (MODE +E)))
(DMA 0 (CHANNEL 1))
(DMA 1 (CHANNEL 5))
(IO 0 (BASE 0x0220))
(IO 1 (BASE 0x0330))
(IO 2 (BASE 0x0388))
When it boots, it is detected OK (from /var/log/dmesg):
Soundblaster audio driver Copyright (C) by Hannu Savolainen 1993-1996
SB 4.13 detected OK (220)
YM3812 and OPL-3 driver Copyright (C) by Hannu Savolainen, Rob Hooft 1993-1996
/dev/sndstat reads:
OSS/Free:3.8s2++-971130
Load type: Driver loaded as a module
Kernel: Linux jnana 2.2.2 #5 Wed Feb 24 17:28:47 GMT 1999 i586
Config options: 0
Installed drivers:
Card config:
Audio devices:
0: Sound Blaster 16 (4.13) (DUPLEX)
Synth devices:
0: Yamaha OPL3
Midi devices:
0: Sound Blaster 16
Timers:
0: System clock
Mixers:
0: Sound Blaster
Everything is in place, but will it play midi? Nope.
Thanks
Nik
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From: crochat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How can we stop the permanently hard disk access under linux
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 12:38:05 +0000
I have tried several linux since there but don't pass to have a hard
drive that could be noiseless.
I tried hdparm but could only stop it a few second and after 5 second my
hard disk began to be woked up.
How should i proceed to fix this problem
philippe
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: AMD k6 2 350
Date: 28 Feb 99 13:48:36 GMT
Hilaire Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Don't use AMDK6 if you don't want to have problems. There is many.
Huh? There shouldn't be any problems. Even a very basic search of
Dejanews will show that the AMD processors work fine with Linux. Your
hardware is more than likely the problem here.
robert
--
robert cope austin, texas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.linuxwizard.net [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Curtis Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Any PCI IDE controllers for Linux available?
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 09:03:42 -0500
I've heard the that the Promise Ultra33 is reconized fine by Linux, I'm
going to try this one soon.
The Promise Fasttrak is recognized, but the individual drives in the RAID
setup are recognized separately instead of jointly as RAID is supposed to
be. Thus, I didn't contiune using this one in fear of data corruption.
Curtis
Paul Sian wrote in message ...
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> Hello!
>>
>> Does anyone know of any addon PCI IDE controllers available for Linux?
>> Ones with UDMA and >8.4 GB disk support? I know about the Promise
>> FastTrak and the Promise Ultra33, but there seems to be no drivers
>> available for these. I'd like to add some more hard disks to my system
>> but don't want to spend big bucks for SCSI drives.
>>
>> Thanks for any answers provided!
>>
>> Brandon White
>
>There is a PCI IDE driver which is sold mainly for mac users but I am told
>is a generic PCI EIDE card with UDMA support.
>Best to ask the company who makes and sells it.
>They are at www.promax.com
>
>--
>Please remove -NOSPAM to reply via email.
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Reply-To: "Wiley Wimberly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Wiley Wimberly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Sound Blaster 128 PCI ???
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 14:10:44 GMT
Will a Sound Blaster 128 PCI work under Red Hat 5.2? I checked the hardware
compatibility guide on Red Hat's webpage, but it was not listed. I am
looking to buy a new sound card, and I want a quality card that will work
under linux. I have also been looking at the SB AWE 64 Value. It appears to
be compatible. I mostly want it for playing games and mp3 files. Any
recommendations?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (BroadwayFan)
Subject: upgrade 286 to use Linux
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 14:13:00 GMT
I have a 286 which I would like to upgrade to use Linux; I know I need
at least a 386. How do I go about this? Buy a new motherboard? Is
there anyway to just change the CPU?
Thanks.
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From: Jerry Lynn Kreps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Pentium III Boycott and survey info
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 08:25:21 -0600
Bill Unruh wrote:
>
<snip>
> Or the users own program could send a fake one. I do not believe that
> security is what this is for. I believe it is for copy protection. I
> suspect that MS put pressure on for such a chipid so that they could
> code their programs to the chipid making multiple use impossible.
> ( and with the new copyright laws, any attempt to get around this would
> be a criminal offense.) The next Word you buy will not be able to be
> installed or run if the ID is switched off, and there will be no word of
> this on the box(prediction).
> And buy a new computer and replace all your software as well.
You've hit the nail on the head, Bill. Remember that email shown at the
M$ trial in which Gates and friends were discussing how to get MORE
revenue from their software sales? Their solution: license the software
ANNUALLY! Combine that little ploy with the ID chip and your monopoly
is TOTAL and complete. IF the DOJ doesn't do it's job then only Linux
is left to stem the tide...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Greg H.)
Subject: Re: upgrade 286 to use Linux
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 14:31:15 GMT
BroadwayFan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> I have a 286 which I would like to upgrade to use Linux; I know I need
> at least a 386. How do I go about this? Buy a new motherboard? Is
> there anyway to just change the CPU?
There is a project for a port of Linux to the 8086 and 80286 processors.
Here is the URL:
http://www.uk.linux.org/ELKS-Home/index.html
Greg H.
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From: Don Elton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: modem auto dial
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 14:54:41 GMT
I'd like to have a modem automatically dial and connect when the modem is
powered up.. I'm connecting two dumb pieces of hardware that don't know
how to send commands to the modem. Is this possible via modem
configuration?
Don Elton
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Columbia, SC
http://www.midcarolina.org
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From: Youngser Park <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Printer setup
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 15:17:35 GMT
Admin - Northwest CTCnet wrote:
>
> Colin Day wrote:
>
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all!
> > > I am having a problem setting up a printer under Slackware 3.5
> > >
> > > It is a LaserJet 6L, and I have set up the /etc/printcap and filter files, but
> > > when I print, nothing happens. lpq shows that the job is in the queue, and in
> > > lpc, stat shows that the it is "waiting for lp to become ready (offline?)"
> > >
> > > The printer is on, and plugged into lp0, and I have parallel port support
> > > compiled into the kernel. I can also print in Windoze 95 to the same printer
> > > on the same system. If I do a ps aux | grep lpd, it shows that lpd is
> > > running. What could I be forgetting??????
> >
>
> Depending on the I/O address of your LP port, Linux may think it is really on lp1
> instead of lp0. Try echoing some text to /dev/lp1 and see if it prints. If it
> does, change the port in /etc/printcap to point to lp1 instead of lp0.
>
> > Try lpunlock (this unlocks the printer, if it is locked).
> >
Hi, all!
I have exactly the same setup and the same problem.
When I start the "printtool" to re-configure the printer,
it says none of the devices are configured. When I tried
"cp file /dev/lp0, lp1, lp2", it says "/dev/lp?: Device not configured".
Again, it prints fine in Win98. "lpunlock" didn't help for me.
Is there any other solution?
Thanks in advance!
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From: BL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux SMP & GX Chipset (Supermicro P6DGU)
Date: 28 Feb 1999 15:17:33 GMT
Vladimir Florinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Linux doesn't support ECC. Save your money.
huh?
isn't that a purely hardware-related function? why would ANY o/s care about
the board correcting its own 1-bit errors?
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From: "Elton Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SIS 6236 PROBLEMS WITH XWINDOWS.
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 09:35:51 -0000
Has anyone got a sis 6236, and got it work with Xwindows.
Any help would be appreciated.
TIA.
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Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 10:43:55 -0500
From: Shon Frazier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: AMD vs. Cyrix vs. Pentium MMX
Hilaire Fernandes wrote:
> Greg H. wrote:
> >
> > BCD User ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> >
> > > I am going to upgrade my CPU and am wondering if there is any
> > > performance data regarding the big three CPU's. I suppose AMD's 3-DNow
> > > is essentially useless for Linux, but is that true for MMX instructions
> > > as well? I am moving from a pentium 100. Motherboard is Super 7. Tom's
> > > Hardware guide only gives 95 and NT performance data.
> >
> > As far as I know, Linux currently does _not_ take advantage of the
> > MMX instruction set.
> >
>
> Don't use AMDK6 if you don't want to mess in crasy problems.
>
> About the MMX support I may suggest you looking in the Bogomips howto.
> I enclose twos rate speed for Pentium200 with and without MMX
>
> Pentium/200 81.92 bogomips
> Pentium MMX/200 400.59 bogomips
>
> Interprete yourself but read the howto!
>
> --
> Hilaire Fernandes
> Dr Geo project http://members.xoom.com/FeYiLai/dr_geo/doctor_geo.html
What exactly are the problems with AMD K6? I've had Linux running on an AMD K6
300 for several weeks without problems.
--Shon Frazier
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Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 10:45:16 -0500
From: Shon Frazier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux & SPARC
Paul Braun wrote:
> 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
Nope. Just i386 and Alpha in the store bought RedHat dist. (I bought it)
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From: "Lawrence S. Lee" <llee1*SPAMSPAM*@idt.net>
Subject: Re: Help with IRQ ..... Please
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 10:58:48 -0500
Ditto for Red Hat 5.2. I think the Serial-HOWTO (?) tells you to insert
setserial lines into one of the startup scripts. I use /etc/rc.d/rc.local
and it works like a charm... I imagine TurboLinux would work in a similar
fashion.
Henrik Carlqvist wrote:
> I'm not familiar with TurboLinux, but in Slackware you would have done
> that in /etc/rc.d/rc.serial. If you don't have any such file in
> TurboLinux, maybe you have a file rc.local? If so, that file could also
> be good for placing your own commands which will be done at bootup.
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From: Caroline SILVIE & Vincent GUIGNOT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Installation Error
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 17:15:21 +0100
Hi !
I'm trying to install the Redhat 5.2 on my old 486 DX2 66, and the CPU
is halted on : CHECKING 386/387 COUPLING.
I must switch off the machine to reboot (reset does not perform).
Anybody had an idea to resolve this error ?
Thanks in advance
RGDS
Vincent
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Subject: Re: Can't play Midi on Vibra 16
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 16:30:09 GMT
According to Nik Jewell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Problem: Cannot get the midi synthesiser working properly on my on-board
> sound chip.
>
> Symptoms: e.g. Kmidi reports 'Cannot find output device'. playmidi reports no
> errors, but no sound is forthcoming (I can play CDs fine)
>
> I've read and done everything I can possibly think of, tried all the solutions I've
> read here and found archived on dejanews, all to no avail.
>
> Sound Chip = Creative Labs Vibra 16 PNP
> Motherboard = Intel Triton 3
> OS = Redhat 5.2 / Kernel 2.2.2
>
> Sound is compiled as a module (SB 16 default settings).
Have you checked your syslog? Chances are that you are getting DMA
timeouts when you try to play audio. There are several different
versions of the Vibra 16 and at least _some_ of them do _not_ have a
16 bit DMA channel!
> Modules are loaded with the following lines in /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit:
>
> isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf
> cd /lib/modules/2.2.2/misc
> insmod soundcore
> insmod sound
> insmod uart401
> insmod sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x330 <--- problem here!
> insmod opl3 io=0x388
> cd /
> The relevant lines of isapnp.conf read:
> (snipped)
Here is what I'm using to get _my_ PnP Vibra 16 to work:
# Peter's custom PnP configuration script
(READPORT 0x0203)
(ISOLATE PRESERVE)
(IDENTIFY *)
(CONFIGURE CTL00f0/-1 # ANSI string -->Audio<--
(LD 0
(INT 0 (IRQ 5 (MODE +E)))
(DMA 0 (CHANNEL 1))
#(DMA 1 (CHANNEL 3))
(IO 0 (BASE 0x0220))
(IO 1 (BASE 0x0330))
(IO 2 (BASE 0x0388))
(ACT Y)
))
(CONFIGURE CTL00f0/-1 # ANSI string -->Game<--
(LD 1
(IO 0 (BASE 0x0201))
(ACT Y)
))
(WAITFORKEY)
# conf.modules
alias sound sb
alias midi opl3
options opl3 io=0x388
options sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 mpu_io=0x330
Give this a shot and see if it works. If it does, please drop me a
line. I'd like to know how many people this fix helps...
-p.
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From: Oskar Irebro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 3 Com 3C900 Ethernet-card and RedHat 5.2
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 17:17:59 GMT
On Sat, 27 Feb 1999, Henrik Carlqvist wrote:
>h wrote:
>> Does anybody have experience with this ? The card should be supported
>> but is not found.
I have one and it worked since RH Linux 4.2. Now I use SuSE 5.3 and it works
there to.
>You should use the Vortex/Boomerang driver which is in 3c59x.c. I
>think that Redhat has most drivers already compiled as modules, maybe you
>could try to load 3659x? Otherwise compile your own kernel, that will
>give you the best solution.
I agree. Use the 3c59x driver.
Kind regards,
Oskar
==================================
Oskar Irebro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message sent by Kmail
==================================
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From: "matthew.r.pavlovich.1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: I`ve problems with a realtek 8139
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 12:27:02 -0500
Update your kernel version. There are new 8139 drivers available.
On Sat, 27 Feb 1999, A Neef wrote:
> Please help me,
>
> i use an intel pentium board, an adaptec 2940UW PCI-controller and a
> compu-shack pci-nic with realtek 8139 chip, Suse linux 5.1 with kernel
> 2.0.32. With the transfer of a few megabytes everything works well. But when
> I copy more than 10 megabytes, my network hangs until reboot of my linux
> server.
> What's wrong with my system?
>
> Please answer me, Andreas, Germany.
>
>
>
>
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From: Bucky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Need a recommendation for SCSI CD-rom
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 11:09:39 -0700
I am using a Pioneer 36x scsi CDROM. I know now you can get faster scsi
cdroms, but this is a trayless cdrom. It works perfectly with a built in
adaptec board, and I would guess it would work fine with any scsi 2 board.
Anyway, since I got the trayless I haven't had a scrach on any of my cd's.
So I think it is worth it.
Kyle
On Sun, 28 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I'm going to jump into SCSI, (just for my desktop PC here) and the
> only thing I've decided on so far is to get a Mylex controller.
>
> Can anyone recommend a SCSI CD-rom for use with a Mylex controller?
> (I'm hopefully going to be using it with an AWE 64)
>
> I'll probably get a Seagate hard-drive---any others I should consider?
>
>
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From: Stuart Brook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.terminals,ont.forsale,tor.forsale.computers,mtl.vendre-forsale,can.forsale,comp.sys.dec,comp.sys.hp.hardware
Subject: Re: FREE VIRUS!!! (was Re: TERMINALS - CHEAP - over 5000 in stock)
Date: 28 Feb 1999 10:31:06 PST
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Johan Kullstam wrote:
>
> Stuart Brook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > He is a lamer in that he just made a poor posting. BUT the way the
> > HAPPY99.EXE worm works is such that the sender doesn't actually know
> > that he is sending the virus. This worm replaces WSOCK32.DLL and when
> > it detects an outbound mail message, attaches HAPPY99.EXE to it, and in
> > the process builds a spamming table and randomly sends out the mail
> > message in the same SMTP envelope.
>
> i do not seem to be able run this HAPPY99.EXE program. i don't have a
> WSOCK32.DLL. should i be worried?
>
> > The good thing is that it is VERY fixable because the worm kindly left
> > WSOCK32.DLL on the computer by naming it WSOCK32.SKA ... so delete
> > WSOCK32.DLL, rename the WSOCK32.SKA to WSOCK32.DLL, and then delete all
> > files named HAPPY99.EXE and *.SKA on your machine.
>
> damn, the WSOCK32.SKA file seems to have be clobbered too. now, what
> do i do?
>
> --
> J o h a n K u l l s t a m
> [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Don't Fear the Penguin!
This is a WINDOWS 95 problem ... I suspect you are running something
else, so it doesn't matter. IF you used wsock32.dll and it werre
corrupt, you wouldn't be able to dial in! Just delete *.ska and
happy99.exe
Stuart
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From: "Wrus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RED HAT 5.2 INSTALLATION PROBLEM
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,linux.redhat
Date: 28 Feb 99 18:49:43 GMT
I am having a problem installing red hat 5.2 in computer labs. Most
machines are fine, but about 1/3 of the newer machines crash early in
the installation (step 1 or 2 - screen goes dark and system locks
up). Our MIS department (Novell & NT folks) say that LINUX is just
incompatible with new hardware. That sounds like rubbish to me;
however, only machines with Pentium II processors have a problem! Is
there any basis for the hardware argument? We are using removable
hard drives and have brand new drives with nothing else on them. We
boot from floppy and install from cd. A couple machines that didn't
work did work when we used a different hard drive. We decided that
the drives might be bad and replaced them all... no change! Even
though some worked, our MIS rep sticks with the compatability
argument explaining that the ones that do work are just "lucky" to be
on the right side of the compatability border. I'm not buying it but
have nothing to offer in return.
I would appreciate any help or suggestions. Thanks in advance.
Please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Wrus Kristiansen
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From: "~The Seventh Sign~" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ATX Power Off problem
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 13:48:24 -0500
Reply-To: "~The Seventh Sign~" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
GET AN UPS!
Modem wake is leaving a door open for hackers!
--
~The �eventh �ign ~
Protect privacy, boycott Intel: http://www.bigbrotherinside.org
star <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:3TGYD4$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
:�� �ޭz�[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dave Platt)�n�G
:: >Thank you Phil, I indeed am considering buying a UPS, but my problem
:: >might still remain: after Linux give a shutdown command, will
:: >the machine goes up automatically when the power is back?
:: As far as I know, without explicit BIOS support or some external
:: hardware, you can't get the machine to re-power itself automatically.
:: I've seen some ATX systems with a BIOS which gives you a three-way
:: choice for what to do when the power is applied: don't power on,
:: always power on, or "restore previous state". You'd probably want to
:: do the always-power-on version.
:
:Thank you and all others that help.
:
:I now have a temporary solution:
:
:My ATX dual-CPU motherboard doesn't have a BIOS option
:about what to do when the power resumes, but it does have a
:modem ring-in power up option. So what I will do is to connect
:a cheap 14400 modem to a COM port with its power not connected to
:UPS. Now, when the power resumes, the modem will be turned on
:and the motherboard will be waked up, so I don't have to
:go to the unattented server to push the power button (^^)
:
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Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 10:56:42 -0800
From: Steve Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: GUS + Linux = Error
I believe that I have successsfully installaed the PEREX drivers.
However when I try running INSGUS I get the following error message.
> blah blah
> GUS unable to get major device 14
> blah blah
> initialization of GUS failed
> daemons start - driver not present
I have NO messages written in var/log/messages.
What is major device 14 ?
I did find a reply on the internet to this problem, however I think it's
written in Hungarian
so if anyone can translate... it goes like this
>A kernelbe SEMMILYEN sound supportot ne fordits!
>Teljesen vedd ki a Sound-reszt. Esetleg meg lehet, hogy kivetted,
>es megis ezt teszi, mert modulkent volt forditva, es ugy meg be tudja
>rantani a dolgot (bar elvileg nem kene). Ekkor keresd meg a modult,
>es torold le (asszem /lib/modules/.../sound.o)
Thanks
Steve
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From: DaStOp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux+Creative CD-ROM
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 18:52:14 GMT
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