Linux-Hardware Digest #596, Volume #9 Mon, 8 Mar 99 01:13:37 EST
Contents:
Re: Backup software ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: 3rd mouse button?? (Michael George)
Re: Adding a second CD-Rom drive ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: How to compile Kernel 2.2.2 with redhat 5.2??? (Todd Ostermeier)
Re: BEST HW For Linux NoteBook Project (David Fox)
Re: Sound Blaster Live! (Paul Sian)
Re: BEST HW For Linux NoteBook Project (Robert Billing)
Re: Help with external IDSN pls (David Heinzinger)
serial connection to ttyS0 (Anonymous)
Stupid Line Printer... (Tom Orsi)
Re: Hard Disk Size Problems... ("PapaTwika")
SCSI controller (Mark Ayzenshteyn)
Urgent- HP integrated/onboard SCSI controller compatible to Linux?? ("feifei")
Re: USR modem 5687 - Will it work? (Rob Clark)
Re: For all you Nicrosoft lovers ("Bob Taylor")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Backup software
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 23:57:41 GMT
Hi Rick,
What problems did you experience with Arkeia? I would like to try to see if
the problems can be resolved.
Thanks,
Sam Siegel
Knox Software Corp
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Tue, 02 Mar 1999 05:27:42 GMT, Rick Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >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.
> >
> >Thanks
> >Rick Knight
> >([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> >
> >
> >
> How about taper? You can find it at rpm sites like Rufus. I used it with
> my Exabyte 8700lt scsi device with no problems. I have also used bru and
> had no real problems.
>
> --
> Michael Perry
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael George)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: 3rd mouse button??
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 03:15:21 GMT
On Sun, 07 Mar 1999 20:03:47 -0600, childsplay <@planetquake.com> wrote:
>ok kewl, thank you very much, but ummm what do i change it to? i found the line
>in the XF86Config file, but how/what to i change it to? i opend it using emacs,
>now i'm stumped :(
>*i'm a newbie*
Change it from this:
# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice
# Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)
# Emulate3Buttons
# Emulate3Timeout 50
To this:
# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice
# Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)
Emulate3Buttons
Emulate3Timeout 50
-Michael
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Adding a second CD-Rom drive
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 00:52:20 GMT
Oh, I tried that already and it didn't work either.
Now dmesg gives an identical log, except hdc and hdd are swapped.
hda: Maxtor 90845D4, 8063MB w/512kB Cache, CHS=1024/255/63
hdb: IOMEGA ZIP 100 ATAPI, ATAPI FLOPPY drive
hdc: no response (status = 0xd0)
hdd: NEC CD-ROM DRIVE:28D, ATAPI CDROM drive
That is, no matter how I rearrange the cable setup, linux still won't see the
second cdrom. (or the first cdrom? whatever)
Funny thing is that when connected alone, each cdrom works just fine.
One other concern is that where do I link /dev/cdrom to, when both of them
eventually work?
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
David Utidjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I would try swapping HDD and HDC... that is just make the other one slave and
the
> other one master.
> Then see what dmesg gives you. Also check :
> cat /proc/devices
> cat /proc/interrrupts
> cat /proc/ioports
>
> What does all that tell you?
>
> -David Utidjian-
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From: Todd Ostermeier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: How to compile Kernel 2.2.2 with redhat 5.2???
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 19:14:57 -0600
Out of curiosity, did you upgrade all the neccessary packages before you
tried installing 2.2.2?
On Mon, 8 Mar 1999, Aaron Saikovski wrote:
: I have done that..It still is giving me grief.
: Do I have to remake the initimg stuff?
: Aaron
:
: Todd Ostermeier wrote in message ...
: >On Mon, 8 Mar 1999, Aaron Saikovski wrote:
: >
: >: Please Help!!
: >: I have followed the how-to's to the letter, I have used the Linus
: >: pocketbook.
: >: I cannot get the 2.2.2 kernel to work correctly under RedHat 5.2.
: >:
: >: I compiled the kernel, removed static links to linux, I have made the
: >: modules, made the modules_install.
: >: I have moved the zImage to /boot.
: >
: >did you edit /etc/lilo.conf and run /sbin/lilo?
: >
: >: When I reboot and try to boot the new kernel, it causes a total system
: >: reboot..
: >: In the /boot directory there is still initrd etc files...
: >:
: >: Is there an updated version of the kernel how-to that focuses primarily
: on
: >: redhat5.2 and the latest kernel build?
: >: I have followed the how-to to the letter and it doesn't workj with redhat
: >: 5.2
: >: Please help!!
: >
: >Building a 2.2.x kernel is exactly the same as building a 2.0.x kernel.
: >All the same steps apply. The only difference is what other packages need
: >to be upgraded, but that's the same deal as going from a 1.x.y kernel to a
: >2.x.y kernel
: >
: >________________________________
: >
: >Todd Ostermeier
: >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
: >http://www.ews.uiuc.edu/~ostermer/index.html
: >ICQ UIN: 2253928
: >A-723
: >________________________________
: >
: >
:
:
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From: d s f o x @ c o g s c i . u c s d . e d u (David Fox)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.portable,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: BEST HW For Linux NoteBook Project
Date: 07 Mar 1999 19:44:19 -0800
Robert Billing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Pete Jewell wrote:
>
> > 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?
>
> These are often sold at auction by Thimbleby & Shoreland in Reading,
> Berks, UK. Watch out for the RAM size though, some of them are *very*
> small.
Or at www.onsale.com.
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David Fox http://hci.ucsd.edu/dsf xoF divaD
UCSD HCI Lab baL ICH DSCU
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Sian)
Subject: Re: Sound Blaster Live!
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 20:22:15 -0500
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> you can't and won't be able to for some time. From what i've read,
> Creative won't release any info, even under NDA. My question to you
> is, why did you buy this card and show support for hostile attitudes
> like that?
> -ckm
What card would you recommend instead of a creative brand?
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From: Robert Billing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.portable,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: BEST HW For Linux NoteBook Project
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 23:13:17 +0000
Pete Jewell wrote:
> 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?
These are often sold at auction by Thimbleby & Shoreland in Reading,
Berks, UK. Watch out for the RAM size though, some of them are *very*
small.
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From: David Heinzinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Help with external IDSN pls
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 04:28:06 +0000
http://www.cl.ais.net/mrroper1/aislinux.html
try ppp option of asyncmap 0
it did the trick fir me.
--
Dave.
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From: Anonymous <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: serial connection to ttyS0
Date: 8 Mar 1999 04:31:40 GMT
I'm running Red Hat 5.1 and using C-Kermit 7.0 beta.
Kermit can access ttyS0 only if I'm logged in as root.
Any other account, I get a 'Sorry, can't open connection: ttyS0' message.
I would like Kermit to be able to access ttyS0 from any account.
Any ideas? Thanks.
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From: Tom Orsi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Stupid Line Printer...
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 20:52:09 -0800
Hello,
I have this stupid line printer that I can't seem to
get working. The printtool from xwindows control-panel
recognizes lp1 as a good printer port.
When I load the lp.o printer modules I get a small
nudge on the printer, like its recognizes the printer,
but if I do lpr /var/log/messages or cat /var/log/message > /dev/lp1
nothing happens. No printer now error messages in the logfile.
Here is the printcap file that printtool created for me:
##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL
lp:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:lp=/dev/lp1:
Any Help/Comments much appreciated.
-Tom-
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From: "PapaTwika" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hard Disk Size Problems...
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 23:51:06 -0500
Hi,
You assumed correctly!
Thank you very much for your solution, I'll try that at once!
Thank You Very Much!!!
Yannick.
Charles Sullivan wrote in message <7bsqnp$91h$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I assume you have Windows installed in the first 7 Gb or so of the
>drive and you want to install Linux on the remainder. I also assume
>you have LBA enabled in your BIOS so that your logical drive
>geometry will be something like 1250 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors.
>
>I don't know which distribution/version of Linux you are trying to
>install, but with RedHat 5.2 (kernel version 2.0.36 and fdisk v2.8)
>you can go into the 'expert' menu of fdisk and set the correct number
>of LBA cylinders. Then when you return to the main menu fdisk will let
>you create partitions up to that new limit.
>
>If you don't know the LBA geometry, download the free DOS program
>PARTINFO.EXE from the PowerQuest website: http://www.powerquest.com
>
>you can go into the
>PapaTwika wrote in message ...
>>Hi,
>>
>>I Just got a new 10.2 fujitsu Hard Drive, but when I try to make a linux
>>partition at the end of the disk, it reports -1077 Mb, as if it could not
>>support hard disk with more that 8 GB...
>>
>> Any Ideas?
>>
>>yannick.
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>
>
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Crossposted-To: comp.periphs.scsi
From: Mark Ayzenshteyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SCSI controller
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 05:18:10 GMT
Hi all,
I have a slackware linux 2.0.33 system with a tekram 390F
SCSI controller installed. I have a micropolis Narrow drive hooked up to
the internal pin connector and a panasonic 7502 CDR connected as well. I
have no external devices.
Lately I have been having alot of problems with the CDR. It can see a disk
and mount it, but I gets lots of errors when trying to copy the whole CD
to the HD. I thought the CDR was the problem so I got a Plextor Ultraplex
drive, but its having the same problem. I now suspect the controller. The
only thing I changed was I upgraded from BIOS 2.0 to 2.0.2 a while back.
I now upgraded to 3.0.3, but my problems aren't going away.
I am not sure I can find 2.0 bios images anywhere.
The weird thing is it seems I can copy files one at time off the drive,
just not all at once. On the other hand I seem to be able to do
DAE(digital audio extraction just fine). I think this is the first time I
have ever tried to install large apps off this CD setup or copy whole CDs.
It seems to me the controller is confusing the CD-ROM drives somehow, or
maybe the OS is confusing the controller. Does anyone have ideas?
Thanks
Mark
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Mark Ayzenshteyn CS Major at UCSD
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "feifei" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Urgent- HP integrated/onboard SCSI controller compatible to Linux??
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 00:26:43 -0500
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Subject: Re: USR modem 5687 - Will it work?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Clark)
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 00:38:41 GMT
In article <7bv3gi$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Rick Fleischman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Following advice I have gotten from other Linux users, I bought a 56K
>Faxmodem at CompUSA. I made CERTAIN that it was NOT a winmodem. I
>looked at the box and the picture of the card clearly showed little
>jumpers on the card, which means to me that it is hardware configurable.
>To my dismay, the actual card has no such jumpers.
Yes, they started doing this a few months ago. Pretty sneaky, eh? The new
modem is called a 5687-02, and as you say, it is PnP-only. Otherwise,
3Com has claimed it is the same as the 5687-0;, they just ran out of
modems before they ran out of old boxes. :(
This modem _can_ be and is being used with Linux (not by me).
>"isapnp" will report that it configured the USR modem at port 0x3f8, IRQ
>4. I tried "wvdial" (ppp utility) and it just doesn't see it. I feel
>like I am so close to getting it working, but I think I must be missing
>something.
Have you tried it with minicom? Do you have on-board serial ports that
need to be disabled in the system BIOS?
Rob Clark, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html <-- modem compatibility lisr
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ("Bob Taylor")
Subject: Re: For all you Nicrosoft lovers
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 06:00:24 GMT
In article <7bvbmj$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
childsplay <"childsplay"@planetquake.com (no Spam)> writes:
> This is very disturbing
>
> http://www.mercurycenter.com/breaking/docs/041815.htm
If you believe Microsofts answer/excuses, then you also believe in Santa
Claus and the Tooth Fairy!
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