Linux-Hardware Digest #866, Volume #9 Mon, 29 Mar 99 10:13:57 EST
Contents:
Can anyone confirm or deny support for compaq smart-2 array controllers in Redhat
Linux 5.2 please ("Johno")
Re: New PC System for RH5.2 (Rod Roark)
Middle Mouse Button ("Mortimer, Ian (EXCHANGE:MDN03:4634)")
Re: Help me spend $2,000 on a new Linux-based computer (David Fox)
ASUS CD-S500 and cdparanoia? (Tom Davies)
Re: LT Winmodem? (Justin The Cynical)
Re: Q: Fujitsu Dynamo 640SE and Kernel 2.2.3 (Matthias Meixner)
Re: Epson 700 Printer....under linux? (Bert Haverkamp)
Re: Help me spend $2,000 on a new Linux-based computer (Paul Tomblin)
Re: Howto inst RedHat 5.2 (Apollo) ("S a f e c r a c k e r ®")
Re: Which is the best X-Server for ATI Rage IIC card? (Jeff McWilliams)
3com ethernetcard problems ("Thomas Geenen")
Re: Develoment Kits or manuals for writing Absolute Positioning Device Drivers
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
pointers for writing a SCSI device driver (Raju K V)
Re: Yet Another PIC Modem Question ("nicholas butler")
Sony 32 max cdrom not working after boot ("James O. Smith")
Re: invalid TSS (Jim Kingdon)
Re: How to compile Kernel 2.2.2 with redhat 5.2??? (Paul Taylor)
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From: "Johno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Can anyone confirm or deny support for compaq smart-2 array controllers in
Redhat Linux 5.2 please
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 11:50:53 +0100
Can anyone confirm or deny support for compaq smart-2 array controllers in
Redhat Linux 5.2 please. This is for several Compaq 1600 servers.
Kernel 2.0.36
Many thanks
Mark Edwards
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From: Rod Roark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: New PC System for RH5.2
Date: 29 Mar 1999 03:46:07 GMT
Glenn Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi everyone, I've been running redhat 5.2 on my laptop 133MHz for
>several months now, but the compile times are just getting tooooo
>slooooow with the size of the projects i am writing now....
>I have been offered a system below for a *cheap* price...
>Intel Celeron 400MHz (Motherboard bus: 100MHz)
>4.3 GB HDD
>64 MB SDRAM
>8MB AGP 3D Video & 3D Sound (Onboard motherboard I think)
>36x CDROM
>Floppy/Mouse/keyboard...blah blah
The Celeron 400 (like all Celerons) is designed to run with a 66 Mhz
Front-side bus. It won't work at 100 Mhz. The 300A can often be
made to work at 100x4.5 but that's not something that most of us
want to fool with.
Don't get a no-name motherboard. Do get one with the BX chipset that
will let you clock the CPU at 75 Mhz FSB (450 Mhz CPU speed).
Also don't get on-board sound or video... even if it works with
Linux, it's not worth it.
-- Rod
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Sunset Systems Preconfigured Linux Computers
http://www.sunsetsystems.com/ and Custom Software
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From: "Mortimer, Ian (EXCHANGE:MDN03:4634)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Middle Mouse Button
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 11:36:49 +0100
Hi all,
Another question:
At the moment I have a standard 2-button microsoft mouse.
At work I use UNIX and an HP 3-button mouse.
The middle mouse button on the HP acts as a type of 'paste' ie you
highlight what you want with the left (and right ) button and then paste
that into a file / prompt with the middle button.
I really miss this function at the moment so I am about to buy a
3-button mouse.
But, before I do, does this function work with SuSE linux 6.0 and kde ?
Also, I note that when you CTRL-CLICK on an xterm I can't get one of the
menus to appear (I normally CTRL-MIDDLE click to get this on my HP)
Will this be solved by a three button mouse ?
Ian.
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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.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Help me spend $2,000 on a new Linux-based computer
Date: 29 Mar 1999 03:39:37 -0800
Jet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Am I the only one who doesn't like big monitors? I don't like
> anything bigger than 15".
Quite possibly.
--
David Fox http://hci.ucsd.edu/dsf xoF divaD
UCSD HCI Lab baL ICH DSCU
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From: Tom Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ASUS CD-S500 and cdparanoia?
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 21:51:28 +1000
Anyone tried this combination? I'm after a fast CDROM which will rip CDs
well under Linux. What do most people use?
Thanks for any advice,
Tom
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Justin The Cynical)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: LT Winmodem?
Date: 29 Mar 1999 11:59:14 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 26 Mar 1999 21:21:02 -0500, Benjamin Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
->OK. I am one of those CHEAP! manufacturers. I run a computer store called
->"Computers Cheap!", so I guess that would be obvious.
->
->The "winmodem" was, at first, a piece of !@#@.
Agreed. And it still is.
->However, in the past year, they have managed to get the drivers good enough,
->and the CPU's on new machines have gotten fast enough to effectively use these
->(so-called) modems.
This may be true, but just throwing more hardware at a problem piece is
not a solution. It may work for M$, but for those of us who are on a very
limited computer budget, getting faster CPU's and such is not a cost
effective option.
->They are cheap and reliable, is it any wonder they are use alot?
Cheap, yes. Reliable, very questionable.
As a side 'project', I am an admin at a startup ISP. We have Cisco
hardware for the modems and routers. We have a few callers that use <spit>
those damned winmodems, and just about every one does not get very good connect
speeds when they dial in. Sometimes, updating the driver for the silly thing
helps, but not always. However, when one of our callers replaced that
piece of epoxy that was taking up a slot with a modem (no, I don't consider
the win things to be modems. I won't give them the credit), their connection
rates improved in both speed and stability.
->Of course, when putting together a server, I will use a Rockwell modem
->instead of a PC-Tel Winmodem!
->
->Sure, it slows the computer down. (So now your 333 system acts more like a 300
->mhz machine when you are online - who cares?) Sure, it's not a "real" modem.
I care. I want every bit of CPU power put towards the programs I run,
not a cheap piece of wannabe hardware.
->However, winmodems provide a cheap, viable alternative that can sweeten the
->ever-slimming bottom line.
And as ever, to comes down to money. I can appreciate this, to a
point. What good is having a better profit margin if the customers get
taken and never come back because this or that reseller has gotten a rep of
selling substandard hardware and equipment.
However, this is the wrong 'froup for this. I degress. :-)
--
"NT disk, meet Mr. Microwave."
David Parsons in comp.os.linux.advocacy (e-mail addy deleted for spam reasons)
Justin The Cynical - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Meixner)
Subject: Re: Q: Fujitsu Dynamo 640SE and Kernel 2.2.3
Date: 29 Mar 1999 11:49:08 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In article <7ddhs0$5tf$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Meixner) wrote:
>
> > - The drive can be accessed using kernel 2.2.3
> I have 2.2.2
> > - I could use the disk without partitioning using ext2 and FAT
> > (remember to use '-b 2048' with mke2fs)
Here, the MO is connected as /dev/sdc and I could format it using:
mke2fs -b 2048 /dev/sdc
Then I could mount it and use it:
mount /dev/sdc /mnt
So far you do not need fdisk.
>
> No... It doesn't work... That is, it does work, but it only recognizes 1/4 of
> the sectors of the MO, that is about 150MB. I've tried to full it up and it
> confirmed it. The thisk has about 300.000 sectors; it reported about 70.000
> :-(
>
> > - using normal fdisk does not work for partitioning
> > - The disk can be partitioned using fdisk from www.erlangen.netsurf.de/linux-
> mo/
> > (thanks for the hint :-) )
>
> Yes, I used that FDISK.
Did you use the "-b 2048" option?
I used it to create two 300MB partitions. I filled them with data and verified,
that everything was OK.
- Matthias Meixner
--
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Technische Universität Darmstadt
Rechnerbetriebsgruppe Telefon (+49) 6151 16 6670
Wilhelminenstraße 7, D-64283 Darmstadt, Germany Fax (+49) 6151 16 4701
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From: Bert Haverkamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Epson 700 Printer....under linux?
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 07:45:42 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dale Pontius wrote:
>
> I'm sorry, I don't know how to handle this one. I'll print out the
> RedHat 8.5*11 test page and see if those margins are correct. (I did
> get your email, but it got stranded before I could forward it to my
> regular account, so I lost your address.)
Don't worry, I figured something could have gone wrong with the email,
so I posted to the newsgroup. That seemed the best thing to do anyways,
since more people can contribute to solving my problems now;-)
> > Besides, how do I change the setup to print in a lower resolution?
> >
> There is a page that describes how to add Epson Uniprint support to
> RedHat. I followed the directions, and had no problem. I then added
> several print queues to access the different resolutions. I don't
> remember the actual page, but search for, "Zach's Uniprint Page" to
> start.
I used that page to set up my printer. But what I mean is _how_ do i
change the upp file?
I tried changing the -r1440x720 line, to -r300x300 but that gave weird
results. I'd also like to know how to make it a b/w printer.
I'd like to have a fast (low resolution) b/w printing setup for drafts.
How do I do this? Can you maybe send me a upp file for this. You
mentioned in a previous posting that you got all resolutions to print.
>
> There is a bit of a problem, in that each resolution hard-codes to
> a single *.upd file. That makes it kind of hard to switch between
> paper styles, etc.
upd or upp? the later I guess. I already knew from Zack's Uniprinter
page that I need to setup seperate printers for different settings.
Awkward, but doable.
BTW is there any project where a proper printer driver setting is being
worked on???
> Dale Pontius
> (NOT speaking for IBM)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Tomblin)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Help me spend $2,000 on a new Linux-based computer
Date: 29 Mar 1999 12:49:36 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Tomblin)
In a previous article, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
>sound cards...) No harm in waiting for the SB LIVE 256 support to come out, you
>should be able to get it to run as a 128...
No, you can't. The SB16 and other emulation on the SBLive is done in the
Windows driver, not in hardware, so it's totally silent under Linux.
--
Paul Tomblin, not speaking for anybody.
"Faced with the prospect of rereading this book, I would rather have my brains
ripped out by a plastic fork." - Charles Cooper reviews the new Gates book.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2230586,00.html
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From: "S a f e c r a c k e r ®" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Howto inst RedHat 5.2 (Apollo)
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 13:59:44 +0200
the instal says i've got 12xx cyl or so... and that could give me some
problems with the diskdruid and fdisk... and linux....
i hope i can use linux on this hd. otherwise i must buy a smaller hd.
i've got a maxtor 9100 plus -> 10gb and 7200 rpm....
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>Something to look out for - I've read that Linux wants to boot off a
>partition that's in the 1024 cyl of a hard disk. I'm not sure if it's
>related to you fdisk problem but it might be.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jeff McWilliams)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Which is the best X-Server for ATI Rage IIC card?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 13:09:01 GMT
In article <xtJL2.1679$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Jim Orfanakos wrote:
>I just picked up a used Compaq Deskpro EP (Pentium II 300 MHz) at a computer
>flea market.
>
>It has an ATI Rage IIC (2 MB) video card. Which is the best X-Server to use
>with it?
>
>I have tried the SVGA, and some of the other ATI ones but I get distortion
>on the right side of the screen when I move the mouse, especially if the
>mouse is on the right side of the screen.
>
>Thanks.
Jim,
I had similar problems the other day. I was playing around a friend's
hardware:
Diamond C300 Slot-1 motherboard ($39.00 from TCComputers)
ATI 3D Charger AGP 8Mg ($40.00)
Intel Celeron 333 (about $80.00)
other generic stuff, installed Debian 2.0 running X 3.3.1 or 3.3.2
(I forget which). Both the SVGA and Mach64 servers exhibited a lot
of distortion on the right half of the screen.
The solution was to go to www.xfree86.org and download the BINARIES
for just XF86_SVGA and XF86_MACH64 and put them in place of the old
binaries. Once I did that, the Mach64 server ran beautifully, as the new
version properly identified the Rage IIc chipset on the AGP bus.
The SVGA server really wasn't necessary... I downloaded it just in case.
This is a bit of a hack, but it worked on short notice, and there isn't
much of a better solution for getting hardware support from X 3.3.3
until the Debian package maintainers finish porting it to Debian.
Jeff
--
Jeff McWilliams - Advanced Development Engineer, ACE Technologies
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Thomas Geenen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 3com ethernetcard problems
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 10:09:42 +0200
My ethernetcard is not functioning any more. During bootup and shutdown the
system displays the message insmod: /lib/modules/prefered/net/3c509.o symbol
for parameter io not found. I know that my ethernetcard, 3com 3c509b-tpo is
functioning normaly under windows and has functioned properly under Linux
until I wanted to instal a soundcard. I suspect the sndconfig program
dammaged my isapnp.conf file.What can I do about this horible situation?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Develoment Kits or manuals for writing Absolute Positioning Device Drivers
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 09:03:30 GMT
> Where do we get access to device driver development information?
You can try WinDriver from KRFTech. WinDriver is the only device driver
development tool that supports Linux. The great thing about WinDriver is that
the same driver code you develop using it, will run on Linux, Win 9x, Win NT,
Win CE. More platforms are constantly developed. This saves time the time
needed to port drivers from one OS to another and cuts down on maintanence
costs.
You can try WinDriver for free at http://www.krftech.com
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From: Raju K V <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: pointers for writing a SCSI device driver
Date: 29 Mar 1999 13:31:56 GMT
hi,
I am planning to write a linux scsi driver. can you suggest some pointers or some web
sites containing some useful info on writing scsi drivers.
Thanks
Raju
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Reply-To: "nicholas butler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "nicholas butler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Yet Another PIC Modem Question
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 18:06:24 +0100
Ok So my Modem is a WM and its going back tommorow but the question still
stands
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From: "James O. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.slackware,alt.os.linux,alt.linux.slakware
Subject: Sony 32 max cdrom not working after boot
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 14:04:16 GMT
Using slackware (3.6 and 4.0 prebeta).
I have a sony 32max (cdu711, I think) that isn't recognized at boot up.
It is recognized during install.
dmesg | grep ATAPI shows hdc as having an unknown device. The cdrom is
master on ide 2 (irq 15).
Any ideas on how to get it to work?
I put an older 8xnec ide cdrom in place of the sony and all is well. It is
something about this cd drive, but I don't know what. To be sure it isn't a
bad cdrom drive I installed red hat 5.2 and all works correctly. I don't
care much for red hat (personal taste) so I took it off and reinstalled
Slackware (latest
version...also tried 3.6) and I'm back to ground zero.
Any help is very much appreciated.
Jim Smith
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Jim Kingdon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: invalid TSS
Date: 29 Mar 1999 08:52:52 -0500
> Does anyone know what this message means?
> invalid TSS:0040 . . .
> The only thing thats left in this system now thats original is the
> board CPU, RAM & Case. It still comes up with the TSS message so its
> not the weird SCSI drive giving out. Is this the memory or the
> board/CPU going wacky?
Yes, that is that most obvious explanation (could be memory,
mainboard, or CPU).
A SCSI drive giving out would tend to produce errors more along the
lines of "I/O error" (or "sense failed" or however they are worded, I
forget). Likewise for most peripherals. But memory/mainboard/CPU
will tend to produce random "can't happen" type errors such as the one
you mention. A bad or off-spec power supply can also produce random
symptoms, and there are some cheap ones out there but I'm not sure it
would be my first guess.
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From: Paul Taylor <[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: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 19:01:09 +1000
Eugene VonNiederhausern wrote:
>
> 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.
> > 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
>
> There are some redhat updates for kernel 2..2.x (init script, and some
> others). I had troubles getting kernel 2.2.0 to work until I made those
> updates.
The kernel 2.2.x "HOWTO" is at:
http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/rhl/kernel-2.2/kernel2.2-upgrade.html
BTW, kernel 2.2.5 has just been released; hopefully this will fix the
Sparc total lock up problems I've been having with 2.2.4
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