Linux-Hardware Digest #549, Volume #9 Tue, 2 Mar 99 21:13:44 EST
Contents:
Re: SVGA Console? ("ne...")
Re: Backup software (xcitor)
Re: PCI graphic card recommendation, please (Allen)
Help Working under w95 but not under RH 5.2 Linux (Rajat & Papia Goon)
Re: Are you new to Linux? Thne read this (childsplay)
Re: Zoom modem and Linux ("Jonathan D. Oman")
Re: Pentium III Boycott and survey info (Anthony D. Tribelli)
Re: One Linux "system" bootable on two different machines? (Vijaych)
Re: Linux on RS/6000? ("Richard Payne")
Re: 2.0.36 kernel stops / error in tss.cr3 (David Kirkpatrick)
Re: TNT Xserver ("Scott W. Kinkele")
Re: Using 1.4Mb floppies with an Imation LS-120.
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: SIS 6236 PROBLEMS WITH XWINDOWS. ("Walter Harms")
Re: Dual boot NT / Linux (Brett Wilson)
Re: newbie help (Allen)
Re: Dual boot NT / Linux (Brett Wilson)
Re: Dual boot NT / Linux (Vijaych)
linux and IBM PS2 ?????? ("Howard Regan")
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
From: "ne..." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SVGA Console?
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 00:04:10 GMT
On Mar 2, 1999 at 19:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] eloquently wrote:
>ne... wrote:
>>On Feb 25, 1999 at 09:44, Chive eloquently wrote:
>>
>>>Is it possible to run Linux consoles at higher resolution? If so, how?
>>Should be. The package you are looking for is SVGATextMode.
>>Also in lilo.conf, try using vga=ask.
>>
>>--
>>NEVER swerve to hit a lawyer riding a bicycle -- it might be your bicycle.
>>
>Could you post more details as it did not work for me, do you type
>anything else in at boot time
If you mean the vga=ask bit I have included a section from
my lilo.conf...
==============</etc/lilo.conf section>==========
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
vga=ask
default=new
prompt
timeout=50
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.2
label=new
root=/dev/hda1
read-only
======<end section>===========
Run /sbin/lilo, reboot and follow the instructions.
If you run RedHat, you might need to comment out a
section of your /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit. I have included
this below
===========</etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit section>============
#! /bin/sh
#
# /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit - run once at boot time
<snip>
# Mount all other filesystems (except for NFS and /proc, which is already
# mounted). Contrary to standard usage,
# filesystems are NOT unmounted in single user mode.
echo "Mounting local filesystems."
mount -a -t nonfs,proc
# set the console font <--------
# if [ -x /sbin/setsysfont ]; then <--------
# /sbin/setsysfont <--------
# fi <--------
=======<end section>=======
Hope this helps....
--
Order and simplification are the first steps toward mastery of a subject
-- the actual enemy is the unknown.
-- Thomas Mann
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (xcitor)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Backup software
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 19:22:27 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 02 Mar 1999 05:27:42 GMT,
Rick Knight wrote
from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>Can anyone recommend a backup/restore program for Linux (RH 5.2) and
>X? I have a Seagate STT28000n SCSI Travan tape drive GUI based program
>to use with it. I've tried Knox's ARKEIA but it seems to buggy and the
>backup utility that comes with KDE doesn't support my drive.
The three most popular backup programs in use today are dump, tar,
cpio, not necessarily in that order. I use dump/restore.
--
Never laugh at live dragons.
-- Bilbo Baggins [J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Hobbit"]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Allen)
Subject: Re: PCI graphic card recommendation, please
Date: 3 Mar 1999 00:27:51 GMT
The Matrox line has good manufacturer support, and a good history of
such, and they also have very fast speed. The raw data suggests that the TNT
card may prove to be the faster of the 2 cards, but it's driver support is
fairly new, and Diamond for the longest time refused to even acknowlege the
existence of Linux. They are now officially supporting the Xfree project, but
IMO, their software track record is both short, and poor for anything not
endorsed by Bill Gates.
I would also recomend going with Matrox because you don't seem to be
looking to build the fastest Linux machines in the world, just stable ones, and
the Matrox cards will serve you well in that stead. I'm led to believe that
they now offer PCI versions of the G200, though if you go with that instead of
an older millenium/mystique/millenium II, then you will have to get the latest
version of X, which is 3.3.3.1, inorder to get support for the G200, (or the TNT
also?)
Other reasons for going with Matrox, is rewarding/supporting them for
being a longtime supporter of alternatives to microsoft.???
On Mon, 01 Mar 1999 10:59:10 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vladimir NOVIKOV)
wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>I have two old Linxu bowes (AMD 486-133 and P-100) I want to upgrade.
>
>I mostly want a new graphic card to be able to get 32 bpp at 1600 x
>1200.
>
>You clearly understand that i want a PCI model (sorry, no AGP here).
>
>I think all major new PCI cards work with Linux now, so what to
>choose?
>
>Matrox Millenium G200 PCI, Diamont Viper 550 (TNT), STB 4400, Blaster
>TNT and so on. All can have up to 16 Mb.
>
>But which one gives the best results?
>
>So, all comments are welcome.
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>Vladimir
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.)
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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.
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http://www.linuxlink.com
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From: Rajat & Papia Goon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Help Working under w95 but not under RH 5.2 Linux
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 09:56:22 -0600
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am using SMC PCI-NIC. In auto probing it finds it irq 11 and address
0xe800 hich matches
with win95. If I run ifup it's giving delaying eth0 initialization. I am
using smc9194 module. If
I use ifconfig then
SIOCSIFBRDADDR
eth0 : interface not found
I am desperately trying to make it work.
Initially it was giving at the booting time smc9194.o: init_module the
device is busy, delaying eth0 initialization.
But now it is not giving any messages like that but it is not loading
the module. But PCI is picking up the card
correctly. Can anyone help me out from this place.
note : my card is also ne2000 compatible. Shall I try to load ne2k-pci.o
module with IRQ 8 and base address
0xe800. I haven't try this option.
Thank you in advance,
--
Rajat Goon
E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: childsplay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Are you new to Linux? Thne read this
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 09:51:56 -0600
Thnx for the book recommendation, i have been looking for a good linux book to
get
This net stuff gets old, i want something there i can flip thru the pages and
find what i need, its a lil bit
harder to do while viewing the stuff on a web page. Thnx again.
"Snoopy :-))" wrote:
> Accept My Congradulations :-))
> I am sure that the Newbies who will be fortunate enough to read your Post
> and go to the suggested Link will probobly remember you with gratitude for a
> long time.
> The Tutorial & Guide to which you are reffering to is probobly one of the
> Best Begginer Guide in the World( written by Matt Welsh etc. he is also one
> of the authors of the highly recommended book="Running Linux").
--
Charles "childsplay" VanDyke
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http://www.gamespy.com ===
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From: "Jonathan D. Oman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Zoom modem and Linux
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 00:46:38 GMT
I have tried to be very careful to insure that all parts of the system are
pointed to the new modem. I don't think I have missed anything.
Tonight, I put the new Zoom 56k modem on a Win95 box. It had the same
problems on this box. Never got it into high speed mode. A USRobotics
modem on this box typically gets 48kb+ without any problems. Maybe I have a
bad modem?
The new 56k modem has the Lucent chipset. I went to their site the other
night, and downloaded their documentation on the AT command set. They
mentioned a +V90=x command to put it into V90 mode. Tried it, but the modem
gave me an error! Also, they did not have the +MS=.... command, and when I
tried to use it, I got an error. You would think that if it has a Lucent
chipset, it would understand the Lucent AT command set!
I also tried to update the flash bios with the latest upgrade from Zoomtel.
No dice.
Someone in this thread suggested that I connect two systems together and try
that. Maybe I will.
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Anthony D. Tribelli)
Subject: Re: Pentium III Boycott and survey info
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 00:52:31 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Anthony D. Tribelli) wrote:
: >Please do so. I don't believe you'll find an undocumented reset
: >instruction. You will probably find code that sets up BIOS to do a warm
: >boot and then asks the keyboard controller to reset the CPU. Later methods
: >used special I/O ports and multiple CPU faults.
:
: actually, what this "undocumented" reset is is simply diliberately
: creating a triple fault. the cpu can catch a double fault and recover
: but the cpu resets under a triple fault situation. the code placed at
: the restart point is aware of what happened and gracefully recovers as
: if just switching back to real mode. just like has been explained.
Agreed, but it's not a simple 'instruction', and messing with the
Interrupt Descriptor Table is not something a user level program can do.
Tony
--
==================
Tony Tribelli
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vijaych)
Subject: Re: One Linux "system" bootable on two different machines?
Date: 3 Mar 1999 01:14:05 GMT
Hi,
I have a similar setup with removable harddisks. The only constant is that
the harddisks are all the same settings - i.e. hdc.
In your case, I assume the constant is sda1?
It should support the booting. The only problem is that you would need a
boot disk or lilo installed on the hda table.
Now as for the XF86Config, I dont know how to create a file to automatically
search for the hardware. I have a small script file which changes the links
and XF86Config based on the parameters I give it.
Hope this helps.
VJ
Have no fear, VJ is here.
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From: "Richard Payne" <payner at timken dot com>
Subject: Re: Linux on RS/6000?
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 11:36:14 -0500
Stephen Bradly wrote in message
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Jan Just Keijser wrote:
>>
>> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Peter Baars
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >Hi there. I am fairly new to Linux and I have now two servers running
>> >on two intel PII's. As we have two RS/6000 machines and we do not
>> >really know what to do with it, I was wondering if Linux will run on
>> >these machines. I know, they come with AIX and that will be about the
>> >same as Linux, but why make things complex by running Linux and AIX?
>>
>> It all depends on the RS/6000 box:
>>
>> Linux PowerPC will run on PCI-based PowerPC boxes such as the RS/6000
>> models 42/43P but it will _NOT_ run on Micro Channel-based
>> POWER/POWER2 systems such as the models 2xx, 3xx, 5xx etc where
>> xx=20,30,50,60,70,80,90,91,91,95,97 etc.
>>
>> Also, I have yet to see Xfree86 driver support for the RS/6000 line of
>> graphics adapters so if they're workstations then you're in trouble as
>> well...
>
>Any idea whether Linux PowerPC will run on MCA based PowerPC boxes, such
>as my model C10?
I think the answer is no. There is some MCA support now in the kernel but I
have heard
there are some small differences between PS/2 MCA and RS/6000 MCA.
--
Rich Payne
(Speaking for myself, not my employer)
payner at timken dot com
Looking for Alpha-Linux info?
http://www.alphalinux.org
>
>Stephen
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From: David Kirkpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 2.0.36 kernel stops / error in tss.cr3
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 12:04:49 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Martin,
> I have got a problem with Suse 6.0 running kernel 2.0.36. The kernel
> crashes sometimes with the following error. There are only two things
> which occur in all of these kernel panics. The first is a paging
> request which fails, where the virtual adresses differ from case to
> case.
> The second one is the line (and this seems to be the problem:
> "lumen kernel: current->tss.cr3 = 01144000, %cr3 = 01144000"
>
> I have been searching the volumes for some file called tss.cr3. But I
> did not find it. Could someone please help me what this might be ?
>
Its a variable in fault.c. Your taking a page fault, the
return from
find_vma returns bad and you go to bad_area:. The code
checks to see if it's a kernel or user page fault - which here
its a kernel page
fault so sends out an alert with the message you see then
oops's. It looks
like it faulted in packet_rcv called on behalf of samba when it
faulted.
Possibly HW going south. I had occasional faults like this from
an improper
cpu clock setting. Things would go fine for several days then
oops on bad
addresses. After the fix things have been very solid. But the
fault could be
anything. A good walk through the call path might lead to
something non-HW.
My environment is not setup so I could not find the callers of
packet_rcv but
its probably called by a number of places and often.
I think the bottom of the oops has the call stack on the way
out. I'm guessing
here:: It looks like you were running and in the TCP stack but
the ne_probe
suggests your booting/probing for hardware. Were you running or
booting?
I cant do more as my env is screwed up and I do not have the
complete tree
covered - could not find handle_bottom_half etc.
d
> There is another strange behaviour: while the error happans all
> messages from stderr (which IMHO should be sent to /var/log/messages
> usually) are dumped out to the active console (e.g. "lp out of paper"
> a.s.o)
>
> This is taken from /var/log/warn
>
> lumen kernel: Unable to handle kernel paging request
> at virtual address e0202020
> lumen kernel: current->tss.cr3 = 01144000, %cr3 = 01144000
> lumen kernel: *pde = 00000000
> lumen kernel: Oops: 0002
> lumen kernel: CPU: 0
> lumen kernel: EIP: 0010:[packet_rcv+139/188]
> lumen kernel: EFLAGS: 00010206
> lumen kernel: eax: 20202020 ebx: 001cbf5c ecx: 0295c010 edx:
> 001cc01c
> lumen kernel: esi: 02ce9e10 edi: 9ffffbf7 ebp: 02731f44 esp:
> 02731f44
> lumen kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 fs: 002b gs: 002b ss: 0018
> lumen kernel: Process smbd (pid: 1203, process nr: 12,
> stackpage=02731000)
> lumen kernel: Stack: 001e0008 0013d8cd 0295c018 048493a0 002d7898
> 00000100 ffffff00 00000100
> lumen kernel: 001e6a80 0011879b 02731f80 0000ffff 08108a85
> bffff764 0010a8ff 00000000
> lumen kernel: 00000000 00000000 0000ffff 08108a85 bffff764
> 01d91810 00000018 00000018
> lumen kernel: Call Trace: [net_bh+225/284] [ne:ne_probe+5020/3168]
> [do_bottom_half+59/96] [handle_bottom_half+11/24]
> [ret_from_sys_call+117/136]
> lumen kernel: Code: 00 00 00 89 16 89 46 04 89 b3 c4 00 00 00 89 30 51
> 9d 8a 43
> lumen kernel: Aiee, killing interrupt handler
> lumen inetd[1011]: /usr/local/samba/bin/nmbd: exit status 0x1
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From: "Scott W. Kinkele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: TNT Xserver
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 17:18:09 GMT
Use the latest Xfree86 but if you want anything more than 8-bit color
depth. You can get a commericial server from www.metrolink.com for $40
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Using 1.4Mb floppies with an Imation LS-120.
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 11:44:28 +0000
Carl Beaudry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Since 120Mb Imation LS-120 disks work as removable IDE drives under
: Linux and can be used to boot Linux from either a 120Mb or 1.4Mb
: floppiee, the question becomes: why have a regular floppy disk drive at
: all?
: The only remaining use for a 1.4M floppy drive is reading and writing
: 1.4Mb floppies which the LS-120 is capable of doing at the hardware
: level.
Provided that you have a BIOS that lets you boot from the LS-120.
: Has anyone figured out how to create the special files in the /dev/
: directory needed to treat an IDE Imation LS-120 disk installed at, say,
: /dev/hdc as *either* a regular 1.4Mb floppy drive *or* a 120Mb drive
: (depending on the media of course)?
You don't need to. Just mount /dev/hdc and the drive adapts to whatever is
in the slot. You may have problems if you wish to format your floppy and I
don't think that you would be able to read the high density formatted discs
such as those used by TomsRBT. My fstab file reads:
/dev/hdc /ls120 auto user,noauto 0 0
I just bung whatever media I want into the drive and away it goes.
Obviously, since floppies don't have partition tables your ls120s mustn't
have them either.
--
============================================================================
Richard Simpson
Farnborough, Hants, Uk Fax: 01252 392118
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am not aware of any views shared by myself and my employers.
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From: "Walter Harms" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SIS 6236 PROBLEMS WITH XWINDOWS.
Date: 2 Mar 1999 17:26:44 GMT
"Ken McCord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>What version of XFree86 are you using. If not using 3.3.3 or 3.3.3.1, I'd
>recommend upgrading to them. From there, it's like most other cards.
>Ken McCord
I have install on a SIS6236 board yesterday, no fun. X showed some
problems with layers. When all the 8MB gfx mem where used the cursor
vanished. Did you have similar problems ? what chip revision ?
walter
--
=====
"There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes."
=====
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From: Brett Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Dual boot NT / Linux
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 17:39:35 -0800
> 2. How to modify Linux to allow for symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)?
You'll need to recompile your kernel with that enabled. You'll want to
be running kernel 2.2 for much improved SMP support. You might have to
install your RedHat CD and then upgrade the kernel for this. Its not
that hard, and if you do it right after installing everything else, if
you mess up, you can always start clean and not lose any data.
> 3. I have two physical hard drivers. How does this affect my problem?
> 4. Which operating system should be installed first?
You'll want to read the Linux+NT Bootloader mini-howto on being able to
dual-boot.
> 5. What sound card should I get? -- has to work well with both os's
Just check the hardware compatibility list for Linux and finds one that
works (most do, I think). The manufacturer probably provides NT drivers.
> 6. I want to use my Nokia 445XPro to its full (2d) potential. Video cards?
> 7. Adobe Exchange for Linux? Have to generate .pdf documents.
I believe Ghostscript comes with a program called ps2pdf which can make
PDFs. It does not have many of the features of Exchange, though. You
might have problems generating the postscript files in the first place,
depending on what type of program you want to be using. Desktop
publishing is still better in Windows at this point.
> 9. Is the software that came with Maxtor's hard drives worth anything?
I would guess not. It might depend on how old your BIOS is.
> 10.What questions should I ask if I knew better?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Tuomo
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Allen)
Subject: Re: newbie help
Date: 3 Mar 1999 01:36:16 GMT
Frankly, I wouldn't trust anything that was sitting on someone's shelf,
and even if you are on a small budget, you could build a very capable machine
with good new parts that would be capable of running anything you wanted for
less than $1200, including a 17" monitor, but not including a printer.
Building your own is also the best way to "learn" about PCs...
I built my first Linux box this weekend out of parts I'd been
collecting, or had retired from other machines, and it consists of :
Supermicro P6DOF mainboard w/256 Mb FPM RAM +parity
Dual 200 Mhz PPro CPUs
Maxtor 8.4 Gb IDE hard drive
Matrox Millenium PCI w 8 Mb
mid-tower case with 300 w AT power supply
Logitech Trackman Marble (PS/2)
Generic ATAPI 24x CDROM drive (set as Master on 2nd port)
Generic 3.5" floppy drive
Phoebe ISA V.90 modem (with jumpers)
Generic 10/100 PCI network card w/DEC 21140 chipset
SoundBlaster16 PnP
Future Domain IDE port card (the motherboard only has 1 IDE port built on)
cheapbytes RH CD ($1.99 + postage)
DOS system floppy disk with DOS format utilities
Dos format floppy with install kernel images compressed
The DOS diskettes were needed because the motherboard BIOS was too old to
support booting from the CD directly, and the files needed for the installation
wouldn't all fit on a 1.44 Mb floppy, plus I needed to DOS fdisk and format at
least a small partition to copy the images plus loadlin.exe to, so they could be
all on the same disk for the batch prog to work.
I can get (and you probably can too) the following parts for a starter system
and at near these prices:
Abit BH6 slot1 motherboard $100
Celeron 300A (slot 1) $70? may be less now...
64 Mb PC-100 SDRAM $95 (I try to get CAS 2 memory, since
I'm often overclocking, but you can get CAS 3 memory for about $90?)
ATX mid tower case w/ 250 W ps $40
Ergonomic keyboard $25
logitech PS/2 mouse $18--(I prefer the trackballs @ $50)
Soundblaster16 PnP $25
speakers $8
IDE hard drive (about 8-10 Gb?) $140ish
3.5" floppy drive $16
ATAPI CDROM drive (36-40x?) $40
ISA V.90 hardware modem $45
Matrox G200 AGP 8 Mb video $75
17" monitor $260
If you need ethernet capability, I'm not sure what I'd recommend, as the one's I
used sucessfully were old parts, and the new no-name card wasn't detected?
My first guess would be try a kingston, if you could find one for a good price,
otherwise, intel is supported well, as is D-link, and maybe 3Com? My personal
favorite would be the Adaptec, which used to be Cogent before they got bought
out, but they usually cost more.
I have very little experience with Linux, but I've built more low cost PCs than
I can remember, and I sure wouldn't trust even the "Name Brands" not to have
cheap components inside where it is most likely to cause you grief trying to run
something other than Microsoft.
On 1 Mar 1999 19:25:27 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Baluta) wrote:
> I am looking to buy my first computer system and I'd be grateful
>for any advice that can be offered. I am posting to this newsgroup
>since I want to run Linux and not Windows.
>
> I am buying the machine largely for self-educational purposes:
>I'd like to learn about operating systems (Linux), and PC's in
>general. As for software, I will be running C, C++, Java, Perl,
>Sed, XWindows, etc. I have very little interest in getting a machine
>based on it being able to run game software "better than anything
>else".
>
> And so my (vague) questions are: What are some of the things that I
>should be looking for in building this system? What ought I to look
>for in terms of, eg. "sound cards" (I've a vague idea of what that
>does) and "video cards"? (I would like the system to have good
>graphics & sound, despite the fact that I'm not interested in playing
>games.)
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
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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From: Brett Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Dual boot NT / Linux
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 17:39:47 -0800
> 2. How to modify Linux to allow for symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)?
You'll need to recompile your kernel with that enabled. You'll want to
be running kernel 2.2 for much improved SMP support. You might have to
install your RedHat CD and then upgrade the kernel for this. Its not
that hard, and if you do it right after installing everything else, if
you mess up, you can always start clean and not lose any data.
> 3. I have two physical hard drivers. How does this affect my problem?
> 4. Which operating system should be installed first?
You'll want to read the Linux+NT Bootloader mini-howto on being able to
dual-boot.
> 5. What sound card should I get? -- has to work well with both os's
Just check the hardware compatibility list for Linux and finds one that
works (most do, I think). The manufacturer probably provides NT drivers.
> 6. I want to use my Nokia 445XPro to its full (2d) potential. Video cards?
> 7. Adobe Exchange for Linux? Have to generate .pdf documents.
I believe Ghostscript comes with a program called ps2pdf which can make
PDFs. It does not have many of the features of Exchange, though. You
might have problems generating the postscript files in the first place,
depending on what type of program you want to be using. Desktop
publishing is still better in Windows at this point.
> 9. Is the software that came with Maxtor's hard drives worth anything?
I would guess not. It might depend on how old your BIOS is.
> 10.What questions should I ask if I knew better?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Tuomo
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vijaych)
Subject: Re: Dual boot NT / Linux
Date: 3 Mar 1999 01:41:10 GMT
Hi,
Redhat 5.2 supports NTFS so you should be able to see the NTFS partition.
There is a program that will allow NT/95/98 to see your EXT2 partition, so
you should be able to seamlessly transfer data back and forth.
As for Exchange Adobe - they have the program for Linux but you'd have to buy
one for NT and one for Linux
Out of the box, Linux doesnt support SMP but the kernel can be recompiled for
it.
The two harddisks shouldnt affect the setup in any way. You can give one HD
to each or 1 + .5 to NT and .5 to Linux.
Almost any video card is now supported to 2D and 3D levels. TV-Tuners are
still a little buggy though
Software dont know. Wordperfect is available at Compusa though
Hope this helps
Vj
Have no fear, VJ is here.
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From: "Howard Regan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: linux and IBM PS2 ??????
Date: 3 Mar 1999 01:28:28 GMT
Hi there,
I would be interested to know if i can install Linux on an (don't laugh)
IBM PS2. I don't know anything specific about it's hardware, but it price
can't be beat(free). I have been looking for a 486 to run Linux, but free
sounds better than a couple af hundred(don't laugh) Cnd. dollars. Any
information would be welcome. Thank you.
Howard
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