Linux-Hardware Digest #591, Volume #9 Sun, 7 Mar 99 11:13:43 EST
Contents:
Re: Can Linux use 36-bit Xeon addressing? (Robert Krawitz)
Kingston network cards (Tony Eamick)
IDE Accelerator (Dwight Robinson)
poweroff or even suspend/resume on ASUS P2B Atx mainboard (Michael Will)
Re: Are you new to Linux? Then read this (William Burrow)
Re: mke2fs: option -m0 possible/necessary ? (Dieter Rohlfing)
Re: mke2fs: option -m0 possible/necessary ? (Dieter Rohlfing)
Re: Can Linux use 36-bit Xeon addressing? (Johan Kullstam)
Re: A more complete and well-formed question. (Mohd H Misnan)
Philips CM2099 Monitor Not Working (Radical NetSurfer)
PPP problem with diald (stracgs)
Re: Compaq Prosignia - SCSI Controller ("Charles Pratt")
Re: Diamond 8MB Permedia2 AGP card (eric whitten)
Re: BEST HW For Linux NoteBook Project (Pete Jewell)
Re: SIS 6236 PROBLEMS WITH XWINDOWS. ("Walter Harms")
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From: Robert Krawitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Can Linux use 36-bit Xeon addressing?
Date: 07 Mar 1999 09:03:32 -0500
"David A. Frantz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Robert Krawitz wrote in message ...
> >"David A. Frantz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> >For better or for worse, the latter statement is not true, and it's
> >becoming less and less true. If your goal is to run Oracle, Informix,
> >DB/2, Sybase, or what have you, binary compatibility is essential.
>
> Yes this is true in the context of shrinked wrapped applications. However
> the application, as I understood it, involves largely custom code so a
> recompile should not be a big thing. Even if I misunderstand the usage a
> bit, the requirements for the machine seem to demand a dedicated processor
> so the chance of using shrinked wrapped software on it is slim.
The example I gave involves heavy (indeed, primary) use of off the
shelf commercial software.
--
Robert Krawitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.tiac.net/users/rlk/
Tall Clubs International -- http://www.tall.org/ or 1-888-IM-TALL-2
Member of the League for Programming Freedom -- mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Linux doesn't dictate how I work, I dictate how Linux works."
--Eric Crampton
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From: Tony Eamick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Kingston network cards
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 14:39:43 -0700
Will Linux recognize the Kingston KNE100TX , PCI , ethernet card ? The
howto's
only mention an older card and Kingston only has a Sco Unix driver on
their website.
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From: Dwight Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: IDE Accelerator
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 16:45:17 -0500
The Ultra 33 shows up in settings as a scsi card. However there are no
compatible drivers in the Redhat 5.2 installation
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Will)
Subject: poweroff or even suspend/resume on ASUS P2B Atx mainboard
Date: 7 Mar 1999 14:10:07 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I used to have a notebook and really loved to use the suspend/resume
functionality, thus turning off fans and harddisks and the display without
having to reboot when I wanted to continue my work.
I have an ASUS P2B mainboard (atx) that has some power control, for example
when I shutdown under Windows (yuck) it does a poweroff. There also is a
suspend mode, but it does not seem to affect the power fan.
Running Linux 2.2.2, the poweroff does not happen (yes I configured apm to do
it) and also apm -s does suspend only for a few seconds then comes back up
again. What could be the reason?
The only unusual hardware in the SCSI system (p2b-s, onboard scsi, no use of ide) is
the teles 16.3 isa card.
I heard of other people that run the p2b from ASUS and can do a poweroff.
What could be my problem?
Any hint appreciated.
Michael Will
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (William Burrow)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Are you new to Linux? Then read this
Date: 6 Mar 1999 22:35:00 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 2 Mar 1999 10:08:48 -0500,
Rufus V. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I clicked on:
> http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/ldp.html
>and got
> 404 : FILE NOT FOUND
Try:
http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/
--
William Burrow -- New Brunswick, Canada o
Copyright 1999 William Burrow ~ /\
~ ()>()
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dieter Rohlfing)
Subject: Re: mke2fs: option -m0 possible/necessary ?
Date: 6 Mar 1999 22:49:31 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 6 Mar 1999 08:11:52 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert
Nichols) wrote:
>BTW, you can use 'tune2fs' to adjust the amount of reserved space -- no
>need to re-make the file system to change that.
That's a good hint, man pages are a precious source of information.
I have a 6 GB partition, 5% makes more than 300 MB as reserved space, 1%
is more then 60 MB. What size would you recommend, is 10 MB enough?
To all others: I appreciate any other numbers. Please give me an
explanation for your proposed reserved space. TIA.
Dieter Rohlfing
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dieter Rohlfing)
Subject: Re: mke2fs: option -m0 possible/necessary ?
Date: 6 Mar 1999 22:49:34 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 6 Mar 1999 17:50:10 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Hughett)
wrote:
>Here's a case why you might need that reserved space: Your disk has
>filled up. You see some files that could be compressed because they
>are not heavily used, so you type "gzip foo". Oops! You need to
>temporarily store both the original and compressed versions while
>the compression is being done. It's insurance against somehow painting
>yourself into a corner than you can't easily recover from, even as root.
The reserved space is only for the super user, not normal users. And:
even for the super user, will it be used in normal operations (e.g.
"gzip foo")? I thought, that it comes in use while repairing file
systems (e.g. replacing un-readable blocks with good ones). I'm eager to
hear other opinions, better facts.
>One other word of advice: Use the -c option on mke2fs to check for
>bad blocks on the disk; this protects you against bad blocks and
>accidently specifying more cylinders than actually exist on the disk.
>I speak from painful experience here.
Can you be more detailed?
Dieter Rohlfing
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Can Linux use 36-bit Xeon addressing?
From: Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 06 Mar 1999 17:52:43 -0500
Robert Krawitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Oh, really? What about if my job consists of applying several
> processing operations in turn to a series of records? Suppose several
> of those operations require random-access lookups against very large
> lookup tables? If my system is an SMP or NUMA, I lose big time by
> sequencing the processing steps, because I can only use one
> processor. This kind of job can really take advantage of an SMP, but
> it eats memory like a pig. If I'm using an RDBMS such as Oracle, the
> database will chew memory also if I have to do big joins. And
> databases such as Oracle and Informix and DB/2 are quite capable of
> taking advantage of multiprocessing capability.
> I'm really not interested in arguing whether or not QCD or finite
> element analysis should be done on Intel boxes. What I'm talking
> about is something very different.
ok. i stand corrected. i will accept your points.
however, if you really need to have 7 GB of memory, it would make
sense to get a machine that can handle it. i do not think 32 bit
intel would be a good choice. if nothing else, the kernel would have
to keep track of oversize pointers in order to manage the memory. it
would a lot of trouble to do right and i don't think it can be done
right with the i386 arch.
--
J o h a n K u l l s t a m
[[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Don't Fear the Penguin!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mohd H Misnan)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: A more complete and well-formed question.
Date: 6 Mar 1999 13:56:34 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Christopher Mahmood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> So, given the preceeding list, and given that I've an interest in Linux,
>> what are specific recommendations regarding such interest?
>>
>i hate to say it, but buy a Mac.
>-ckm
I've run Linux for quite sometimes (since 0.99pre actually) and I just
got myself an iMac running MacOS 8.5.1. I've never got so many crashes
on Linux compared to MacOS and Lose95/98. May be as suggested by others,
get Mac and run LinuxPPC on it but on the very first place, why do you
buy a Mac when you can get equivalent PC based Linux system for less.
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|http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/3319/ : Disclaimer? |a
|Linux 2.2.1/AMD K6-2/300Mhz notebook + Original iMac G3/233 RevB |c
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Radical NetSurfer)
Subject: Philips CM2099 Monitor Not Working
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 14:25:09 GMT
I just installed Mandrake 5.2 on my 486. (Also has DOS/Win95)
The SB16 sound card appears to work fine.
I have an ATI 3D xpression with TVOUT.
Video card appears happy and working fine.
The monitor is a Philips Magnavox CM2099 14 inch "Enhanced VGA"
monitor with Energy Star. It is capable of 640x480 thru 1024x768 SVGA.
Linux 5,2 install would not allow us to select the two Philips options
in the setup, and won't allow us to manually customize it.
KDE X-win is running in 640x480 with a virtual 800x600. Its managable
for the time being, but I want real full screen 800x600.
Anyone having any suggestions PLEASE let me know. Thanks.
PS:Love that KDE X-win interface!
http://members.tripod.com/~RadSurfer/
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From: stracgs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: PPP problem with diald
Date: 06 Mar 1999 15:14:17 PST
Hello...
I have been using EZPPP to get the PPP connection, with NO problems.
I am now trying to get DIALD to work.
RH 4.2 Linux 2.0.35 i686 --- diald version 0.16.5
I am getting a connection, but the ppp0 interface to the /dev/modem
seems to be the problem???
Notice the response from the bottom of this long winded email:
Mar 6 14:54:09 modprobe: Can't locate module ppp0
Mar 6 14:54:09 kernel: registered device ppp0
Notice that EZPPP is NOT having this problem:
######### Working EZPPP /var/log/messages output ###########
Mar 6 15:05:59 pppd[473]: pppd 2.2.0 started by root, uid 0
Mar 6 15:05:59 pppd[473]: Using interface ppp0
Mar 6 15:05:59 pppd[473]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem
Mar 6 15:06:03 pppd[473]: Remote message:
Mar 6 15:06:04 pppd[473]: local IP address 207.155.163.35
Mar 6 15:06:04 pppd[473]: remote IP address 207.155.163.3
Mar 6 15:06:21 pppd[473]: Terminating on signal 15.
Mar 6 15:06:21 pppd[473]: Connection terminated.
Mar 6 15:06:21 pppd[473]: Exit.
################################################
######### diald invocation command ###########
/usr/sbin/diald /dev/modem lock debug 8 -m ppp \
local 192.168.0.1 remote 192.168.0.2 defaultroute \
modem crtscts \
connect "chat -v -f /etc/ppp/pppchat.concentric" \
dynamic
######### /etc/ppp/pppchat.concentric ############
'ABORT' 'BUSY'
'ABORT' 'ERROR'
'ABORT' 'NO CARRIER'
'ABORT' 'NO DIALTONE'
'ABORT' 'Invalid Login'
'ABORT' 'Login incorrect'
'' 'AT'
'OK' 'AT&F1E0Q0V1&C1&D2S0=0'
'OK' 'ATDT3468579'
'CONNECT' ''
sername MyUsErId
ssword MyPaSsWd
######### /var/log/messages output ###########
Mar 6 14:53:03 diald[352]: Starting diald version 0.16.5
Mar 6 14:53:03 diald[352]: Proxy device established on interface sl0
Mar 6 14:53:03 modprobe: Can't locate module net-pf-4
Mar 6 14:53:03 modprobe: Can't locate module net-pf-5
Mar 6 14:53:03 diald[352]: Setting pointopoint route for sl0
Mar 6 14:53:03 diald[352]: Establishing routes for sl0
Mar 6 14:53:03 diald[352]: Changed snoop device to sl0
Mar 6 14:53:03 diald[352]: Diald initial setup completed.
Mar 6 14:53:35 diald[352]: Running connect (pid = 367).
Mar 6 14:53:36 chat[367]: abort on (BUSY)
Mar 6 14:53:36 chat[367]: abort on (ERROR)
Mar 6 14:53:36 chat[367]: abort on (NO CARRIER)
Mar 6 14:53:36 chat[367]: abort on (NO DIALTONE)
Mar 6 14:53:36 chat[367]: abort on (Invalid Login)
Mar 6 14:53:36 chat[367]: abort on (Login incorrect)
Mar 6 14:53:36 chat[367]: send (AT&F1E0Q0V1&C1&D2S0=0^M)
Mar 6 14:53:36 chat[367]: expect (OK)
Mar 6 14:53:36 chat[367]: ^M
Mar 6 14:53:36 chat[367]: OK -- got it
Mar 6 14:53:36 chat[367]: send (ATDT3468579^M)
Mar 6 14:53:36 chat[367]: expect (CONNECT)
Mar 6 14:53:36 chat[367]: ^M
Mar 6 14:54:01 chat[367]: ^M
Mar 6 14:54:01 chat[367]: CONNECT -- got it
Mar 6 14:54:01 chat[367]: send (^M)
Mar 6 14:54:01 chat[367]: expect (sername)
Mar 6 14:54:01 chat[367]: 50666/ARQ/V90/LAPM/V42BIS^M
Mar 6 14:54:02 chat[367]: ^M
Mar 6 14:54:02 chat[367]: Checking authorization, Please wait...^M
Mar 6 14:54:02 chat[367]: #3.46^M
Mar 6 14:54:09 chat[367]: Detecting terminal type ...^[[6n^M ^M^L
Mar 6 14:54:09 chat[367]: ^MWelcome to the Concentric Network.^M
Mar 6 14:54:09 chat[367]: (R) All Rights Reserved Worldwide.^M
Mar 6 14:54:09 chat[367]:
Mar 6 14:54:09 chat[367]: ^MEnter your username -- got it
Mar 6 14:54:09 chat[367]: send (MyUsErId^M)
Mar 6 14:54:09 chat[367]: expect (ssword)
Mar 6 14:54:09 chat[367]: or type 'new' if new user: MyUsErId
Mar 6 14:54:09 chat[367]: ^MPlease hold ...^M
Mar 6 14:54:09 chat[367]: ^MPassword -- got it
Mar 6 14:54:09 chat[367]: send (MyPaSsWd^M)
Mar 6 14:54:09 diald[352]: Running pppd (pid = 371).
Mar 6 14:54:09 modprobe: Can't locate module ppp0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<
Mar 6 14:54:09 kernel: registered device ppp0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<
######### I shut down diald at this point ###########
Mar 6 14:54:25 diald[352]: SIGTERM. Termination request received.
Mar 6 14:54:25 diald[352]: Diald is dieing with code 0
Mar 6 14:54:25 diald[352]: child process 371 terminated signal 2
Mar 6 14:54:25 diald[352]: Closing modem line.
Mar 6 14:54:26 diald[352]: taking proxy device down
Mar 6 14:54:26 diald[352]: Removing routes for sl0
Mar 6 14:54:26 diald[352]: Deleting pointopoint route for sl0
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From: "Charles Pratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Compaq Prosignia - SCSI Controller
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 20:29:04 -0800
I have one of these Prosignia boxes two it has the NCR 53c710 I am trying
to install Redhat but no go so far the only thing I have not tried is a scsi
CD rom?
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tom Muir wrote in message <7bp592$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I am just about to try and setup RedHat linux 5.2 on a similar machine and
>have run into problems with the scsi controller and the netflex controller
>JC@Bellsouth wrote in message ...
>>I have the same box and the chip it a ncr 537c10. I've tried lots of
>>options but nothing yet. If you find out, let me know. TIA
>>Peter Treloar wrote in message <7bcfqj$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>
>
>
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From: eric whitten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Diamond 8MB Permedia2 AGP card
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 18:46:02 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Larry Roberts wrote:
>
> All,
>
> Redhad linux 5.2
> Diamond 8mb Permedia2 agp card.
>
What kind of card doesn't matter so much as what chipset it has.
According to the above information, yours has a Permedia2 Chipset. Go
download the newest version of XFree86(3.3.3.1-1, i believe). The
Permedia2 chipset is supported under the XF86_3DLabs server. I had a
card with the same chipset recently, and it worked great... wasn't AGP,
but that shouldn't matter (i think).
-eric
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Pete Jewell)
Subject: Re: BEST HW For Linux NoteBook Project
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.portable,uk.comp.os.linux
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 14:02:25 +0000
In article <7bt0pn$32r$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"David A. Frantz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
DAF> Hi Robert;
DAF> Robert Billing wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>>David Fox wrote:
>>
>>> You could get a Pentium 233MMX thinkpad 560X from Micro Warehouse for
>>> $1299.
>>
>> Look, chaps, if you are going to crosspost to uk.comp.os.linux, could
>>we have the prices in sterling as well please? Btw I have just picked up
>>a Libretto, that runs Linux very well, for �600 (that's about $1000).
DAF>
DAF> The GreenBack, the American Dollar, is ubiquitous. It should be as
DAF> familiar as the rising sun in any first world country, second and third
DAF> world I'm not to sure about.
DAF>
DAF> dave
DAF>
DAF>
</OFF-TOPIC>
I don't want to start any flame wars - however - /some/ people may
misconstrue your reluctance to state prices in the currencies used
in the newsgroups you crosspost to as arrogance, which in turn could
start an unnecessary flame war.
</OFF-TOPIC>
I'd actually like to pickup an aging 386 notebook to run Linux on -
any suggestions from someone who's done such a thing as to what
model/manufacturer to look out for/avoid?
--
Pete
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Linux Registered User # 100652 - Uptime 5 hours, and counting...
-- People are more than fun than anybody. --
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From: "Walter Harms" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SIS 6236 PROBLEMS WITH XWINDOWS.
Date: 7 Mar 1999 15:28:30 GMT
sailorsm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>i use sis6326 , and xfree86 3.3.3 . it can start x-windows but the
>screen show only icon no any works. and auto change colour on the screen
>when i use mouse click on the screen.
>Elton Brown wrote:
>> Has anyone got a sis 6236, and got it work with Xwindows.
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>> TIA.
the support db from www.suse.com (i looked at suse.de)
gives some options to make the SIS 6326 work.
no_accl, no_linear,sw_cursor
Since i have done it the card works fine.
walter
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do, why not give us the benefit of the doubt? It's common sense,
really, don't you think?"
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