Linux-Hardware Digest #99, Volume #9 Mon, 4 Jan 99 01:13:29 EST
Contents:
problems with intel EtherExpress Pro 10 ISA (Mike Furr)
Re: Help with soundcard in redhat 5.2
scanner problem: (Steverl)
Re: 19 inch monitor recommendations sought (Michael Meissner)
[HELP] Lilo & Large SCSI Drives (Craig McFarlane)
Requesting opinions on UPS /w Linux driver? (Steve Snyder)
Opinions on tape drives... ("James A. Cleland")
Re: Help: Xfree86 and Mach64 *AGP* ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Linux acessible from Win 95 or NT??? ("David Martinez")
Re: Postscript printing problems (Norbert Goebel)
Re: Printers for OS/2 and Linux (John Hong)
MCA Linux (Linux for PS/2 Microchannel) ("Jeffrey S. Dutky")
Re: ATA Disk Controller in Linux??? (Erik Inge Bolso)
Re: 19 inch monitor recommendations sought (Raymond Lillard)
Re: linux viruses (David Fox)
Re: Opinions on tape drives... (Raymond Lillard)
Re: ATA Disk Controller in Linux??? (Tom Zeltwanger)
question about Diamond Fire GL 1000 (Iori Yoshizuki)
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From: Mike Furr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: problems with intel EtherExpress Pro 10 ISA
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 03:40:17 GMT
I can't get redhat to recognize my ethernet card. I have a Intel
EtherExpress Pro/10 ISA card which is listed as a Tier 2 supported card
on redhats page. I tried installing rh 5.1 from cd rom and the 5.2 ftp
disk images, both install programs won't detect my card on autoprobe or
when i specify settings. Although I don't know the exact format for the
settings. I've tried using both
io=0x230, irq=3
and
ether=3,0x230,eth0
and neither worked.
Any suggestions?
thanx,
-Mike
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.dev.sound,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Help with soundcard in redhat 5.2
Date: 4 Jan 1999 03:51:41 GMT
Billy Bob ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
I had the same problem, so I put the following into
my conf.modules and rebooted:
alias sound sb
options -k sb io=0x220 irq=7 dma=1,5
good luck
Hans
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From: Steverl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: scanner problem:
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 21:15:27 -0600
I'm having problems using my Mustek flatbed 1200SP scanner. It seems
that my Red Hat 5.2 box recognizes it as a scanner but I can't seem to
get the damn thing to work.
I have installed sane through Red Hat Utilities but when I type in
xscanimage, I get: error in loading sgared libraries libsane.so.0:
cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.
I'm not sure what all of this means and of course I'm some what of a
newbie.
Can anyone help?
thanks steverl
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From: Michael Meissner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 19 inch monitor recommendations sought
Date: 03 Jan 1999 22:01:36 -0500
James Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'm in the market for a new monitor, and I've decided to go with a 19
> inch of some type. My chief uses for my computer are coding, web
> browsing, email, graphic arts, etc -- in other words, mostly text
> based uses. I play games occasionally, but only a small fraction of
> the time compared to the other uses.
>
> I would like to be able to run at 1600x1200, but I'm not sure how well
> suited 19 inch monitors are for this type of activity. I like
> cramming a great deal of things on the screen, though, so I'd like to
> push as high as possible -- 1280x1024 would be fine if necessary. If
> it matters, I have an ATI All-in-Wonder (4 meg), and from what I've
> heard, it can push higher end resolutions/refresh rates without a
> problem.
>
> Right now I'm looking mainly at:
> Iiyama VisionMaster 450
In the past Iiyama had a good rep, though cheaper than the competition in the
UNIX world. Dunno about now.
> Viewsonic G790
You might want to look at the Viewsonic PS790, which is the 'professional' 19"
monitor produced by ViewSonic for the CAD/CAM market. It has many of the same
specs as the G790, but it has a .25 dot pitch instead of .26, though the
bandwidth seems lower (158 vs. 200).
> Optiquest V95
I don't know anything about his.
You might also look at the Nokia 446Xpro. Before I went to a 21" Nokia, I had
a 17" ViewSonic, and then went to a 17" Nokia. It was amazing the difference
in clarity between the two (and the clarity between the Mag I'm currently using
on my home machine and the ViewSonic was also amazing with the ViewSonic coming
in better, but less than the Nokia -- in monitors, you tend to get what you pay
for). Of course at the time, the Nokia was going for 1000, and the ViewSonic
about 700 (IIRC, in terms of 19" monitors, the Nokia is about $100 more than
the ViewSonic).
> I've read a number of reviews on the web regarding each of these, and
> they all seem to have strong points to them, but I've not been able to
> find enough info to make the decision any easier -- it would seem the
> entire business of monitor reviews is, at best, a murky business.
>
> Any suggestions, recommendations, horror stories, etc would be great.
The best approach is to go to a store that has the monitor and lets you up the
resolution to what you want. Then buy it from them rather than mail order.
> Also, what advantage, if any, does using a BNC cable offer? Should
> this be an important factor in my decision?
A BNC cable can produce a slightly better screen (on the other hand, buying a
$50 premium shielded vga cable can also do the same).
--
Michael Meissner, Cygnus Solutions (Massachusetts office)
4th floor, 955 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
[EMAIL PROTECTED], 617-354-5416 (office), 617-354-7161 (fax)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Craig McFarlane)
Subject: [HELP] Lilo & Large SCSI Drives
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 15:08:17 +1100
TWIMC,
I've been struggling to get Red-Hat 5.2 smoothly running on my new PII system.
I have 2 hard drives:
---------- Partition --------------
ID Drive Size Size Type Mount Point
0 IBM UltraStar 4.5GB 128MB Linux Swap
1 IBM UltraStar 9.1GB 30MB Linux Native /boot
1500MB Linux Native /
7500MB Linux Native /home
The install works OK, it boots off a floppy OK, but lilo gets lost when
attempting to boot the system from the SCSI drives.
Specfically, it gives the messages:
"Not found any [active partition] on hdd"
"Not found any [active partition] on hdd"
before the BOOT DISK FAILURE message arrives from the BIOS. I guess lilo
is giving me one message for each device in the chain. The SCSI BIOS has
large drive support enabled, and I installed lilo with the "Linear
Addressing" option enabled. I was going to use the /boot partition for
the kernel image location on my next attempt, but right now the kernel is
on /.
What am I doing wrong?
cya
Craig.
Hardware:
Gigabyte GA-BXDS (Dual Processor, AIC-7895 Dual Ultra-Wide SCSI motherboard)
256MB RAM
PII 450
IBM UltraStar 9ZX UW SCSI 9.1GB Drive
IBM UltraStar UW SCSI 4.5GB Drive
Sony 32x CD-ROM
Sony 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy
Creative Labs AWE64 ISA
3Com EtherLink XL PCI 10/100Base-T
Diamond Viper 550 AGP 16MB
--
========================================================================
Craig McFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Delaney & Morgan Computing Fax: +61 3 9878-3910
ACN 058 140 702 PO Box 84 Forest Hill Vic 3131 AUSTRALIA
"My opinions had better be those of the management, or they're FIRED!"
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Snyder)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Requesting opinions on UPS /w Linux driver?
Date: 4 Jan 1999 04:20:44 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Snyder)
I am shopping for an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) for use with my
Linux system. I have never bought a UPS before, so I have little knowledge
of them in general, and none of which vendors have Linux drivers for their
products. Mind if I ask a few questions?
1. What UPS (vendor and/or model) do you recommend?
2. Are all UPS<-->OS communications done via the serial port? Are there
UPSs that support communications via the parallel or USB ports.
3. For those vendors that supply Linux drivers (the only ones I'm
interested in), do they also provide the source code for those drivers?
Thank you.
***** Steve Snyder *****
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From: "James A. Cleland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Opinions on tape drives...
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 23:36:22 -0500
...wanted, basically. Does anyone have a tape drive they just love and
is easy to use? What about zip drives? I'm looking to purchase a backup
tool, but wanted to get some opinions first.
Thanks,
James
Er.. of course, this is for Linux, but you knew that, right?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Help: Xfree86 and Mach64 *AGP*
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 09:56:36 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
John Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i got ATI mach64 (a.k.a. rage 3d pro) *AGP* card. i can't get anything
> better than 640x480 with 256 colors.
>
> i seems that the mach64 drivers work only with PCI.
>
> what should i do to make it work with higher resulotions ?
>
> thanks and bye
>
>
Make sure that your Xserver is XFree86 3.3.2 or above, and modify your
"XF86Config" file at /etc or /usr/X11R6/lib/X11 directory with the
following statements
####################################################################
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "MAG DJ707"
VendorName "MAG"
ModelName "DJ707"
HorizSync 30-64 # multisync
VertRefresh 50-100
ModeLine "1024x768" 75 1024 1064 1184 1328 768 768 770 800 -hsync -vsync
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI 3D Rage Pro"
VendorName "Chaintech"
BoardName "6BSV/6ASV"
# VideoRam 4096
# Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Driver "accel"
Device "ATI 3D Rage Pro"
Monitor "MAG DJ707"
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
######################################################################
In this way, the resolution can be raised to 1024x768 with 32768 colors.
It works properly for my system, and you may need to adjust the setting
for "Modeline" to fit your monitor.
Jenn-Shiang Lai
Chaintech Computer Co., Ltd.
December 29, 1998
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From: "David Martinez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux acessible from Win 95 or NT???
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 05:03:32 GMT
Hi andy,
There is an ext2fs Driver for NT 4.0 at http://www.cyco.nl/~andreys - it is
beta and read-only. Have had no trouble with it so far, and it looks like it
reads well enough to backup your Linux system using your NT side. Make SURE
you download the Sync utility from www.sysinternals.com as the documentation
recommends.
For doing the opposite, there is also a read-only NTFS driver for Linux. Be
careful if you are going to do backups with this one though, since it
doesn't support NTFS compression (compressed files come out garbled).
Hope this helps,
- David Martinez
Andreas Jung wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hi
>
>since there is no driver available for my Iomega Ditto Max
>drive for Linux I am forced to create backups either from NT
>or from Win 95.
>
>I have a FAT 32 and a NTFS and an ext2fs partition on one computer.
>Is there any tools available which enables me to see my Linux
>drive from NT or Win 95??
>
>Regards
>andy
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From: Norbert Goebel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Postscript printing problems
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 02:02:22 +0100
I tried lpr -l too, but this gives only empty pages or, if I print a a2ps converted
file, a printer hangup. But like before, if I print ps-files not made by a2ps,
everything works fine.
I played a little bit with a2ps and found out, that if I use the option -ni, I get
no hangups any longer, but only white pages. After using the -ns option too, I get
a page with the Header, the date and filename but not with the documenttext itself
on it.
I also installed a 16MB PS/2 module instead the 4MB to check if theres a
memoryproblem like not enough or not working ram.
Norbert
[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb:
> On Sun, 03 Jan 1999 02:23:37 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Today I bought a Kyocera FS-800 printer (standard 4MB RAM and KPDL2 =
> >Kyocera Postscript Level 2 Emulation) and put 4MB more in it (I have the same
> >problems without them).
> >
> >Now I installed the printer as a postscript printer under Suse Linux 6.0 and
> >tied to print
> >something.
> >
> >lpr .bashrc
> >just gives me an empty page
>
> Some PS printers are more sensitive to line brakes in the PS source than
> others. HPs are, DEClasers aren't. Just use lpr -l file.ps and you should
> be fine. ^^^
>
> >printing a valid postscript file p.ps (created with "a2ps .profile -nP >p.ps")
> >with "lpr p.ps", the data
> >seems to get to the printer, because the data receive lamp goes on and the
> >printer
> >display says "Es wird gedruckt"="Printing". I wait for 30 minutes but nothing
> >more
> >happens, the cancel printjob button on the printer (which works fine with any
> >other
> >printer emulation than kpdl) fails and I have to switch the printer on an off
> >again. The same happens if I make "cp p.ps /dev/lp1" so this shouldn't be a
> >queue problem, I think.
> >
> >I install the printer as a HP Laserjet 4 (because it has a Laserjet5si
> >emulation build in too) and everything works fine (but its a ps-printer and i
> >want to use it as one).
> >
> >So I tried windows and ther the all Windows drivers worked well (including
> >the PS-Drivers) but switching to dos and trying type p.ps >lpt1 and choosing
> >kpdl or kpdl(auto) as the emulation I get the same as in Linux?
> >
> >What am I missing? Do I have to do something else? I tried it as a 300dpi and
> >600dpi (both in Linux printer setup and the printer menu itself) because I
> >thought 8 MB could be not enough memory, but the p.ps file is only 10 kb. I
> >tried tunelp and setting of different transferspeeds to the printer (also the
> >data seems to be send to it correctly because of the status-lamps of the
> >printer and no printjobs with lpq), but it didn't help.
> >
> >Sorry, I am new to Linux and ps-printer installation, so hopefully this is
> >only a stupid question.
> >
> >Thank you for any help.
> >Norbert
> >
> >-----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==----------
> >http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hong)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Printers for OS/2 and Linux
Date: 4 Jan 1999 04:48:31 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
: get a Lexmark 5700 untill I found out that it was a Win-
: printer and Linux probably doesn't support it. Next on the
: list is the HP 722. I believe that this is a real printer
: and there have been roumors of a new driver that gives
: better OS/2 graphics printing.
Um, HP 7xx series are WinPrinters, along with the 820.
: Last on the list in the Epson Stylus 800 Color inkjet.
: Appearently there is a driver available that gives very
: good OS/2 graphics printing. Price is right, as I can get
: a rebuilt one for about $175.00. What about Linux support ???
I myself don't like the way Epson has a fixed printhead. I'd
simply get a Canon BJC-4300/4400 or HP 69x printer. Safest bet to go
since they work fine under both platforms. Photo won't be the best
(unless it is under Win-OS/2 or possibly Ghostscript). Plus, both are
real printers, as in memory and emulation on board.
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From: "Jeffrey S. Dutky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: MCA Linux (Linux for PS/2 Microchannel)
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 22:56:53 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm trying to install Linux on an old PS/2 model 57 486SLC and
the web-page listed in the HOWTOs is unresponsive and the email
of the maintainer no longer exists.
The web pages are
<http://glycerine.itsmm.uni.edu/mca/>
and
<http://glycerine.cetmm.uni.edu/mca/>
Does anyone know what happened to this web page? Has it moved
somewhere else? Is there a new maintainer?
Similarly, does anyone know if current versions of Slackware
have support for Microshannel hardware? I know that Debian is
supposed to have this support, but I'm used to Slackware.
TIA
- Jeff Dutky
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From: Erik Inge Bolso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: ATA Disk Controller in Linux???
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 06:27:47 +0100
>No good news here, I have the same card. I installed it, and Linux was unable
>to handle it. It reports it as an unknown device which, I believe, is how it
>responds when no driver is availble.
Tom, Ray, others:
The SIIG UltraIDE Pro chipset is supported in kernel version 2.2.0-pre1
and probably in the late 2.1.13x's as well. Find it at your nearest
kernel.org mirror.
Or, if you prefer using tried-and-tested kernel versions, a patch is
available for 2.0.36 as well at
<http://www.dyer.vanderbilt.edu/server/udma/>
If you don't know what a kernel version is, ask someone :-)
--
Erik I. Bols� <knan at mo.himolde.no>
The White Tower: http://home.sol.no/~eibolsoe/
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Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 21:48:37 -0800
From: Raymond Lillard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 19 inch monitor recommendations sought
James Turner wrote:
> I'm in the market for a new monitor, and I've decided to go with a 19
> inch of some type. My chief uses for my computer are coding, web
> browsing, email, graphic arts, etc -- in other words, mostly text
> based uses. I play games occasionally, but only a small fraction of
> the time compared to the other uses.
>
> I would like to be able to run at 1600x1200, but I'm not sure how well
> suited 19 inch monitors are for this type of activity. I like
> cramming a great deal of things on the screen, though, so I'd like to
> push as high as possible -- 1280x1024 would be fine if necessary. If
> it matters, I have an ATI All-in-Wonder (4 meg), and from what I've
> heard, it can push higher end resolutions/refresh rates without a
> problem.
>
> Right now I'm looking mainly at:
> Iiyama VisionMaster 450
> Viewsonic G790
> Optiquest V95
I would add CTX to the list. I don't know where you are located or if
there is a Fry's Electronics near you, but I was in their store a few
weeks back, looking at monitors. There was a 19" CTX that had better
character definition in the 1400x1280 resolution than the 21" Viewsonic
next to it at the same resolution. The lack characters were blacker
and sharper. I played with the contrast on the Viewsonic and could
not improve it. Sorry I do not recall the model number.
One more log on the fire,
Ray
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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)
Subject: Re: linux viruses
Date: 03 Jan 1999 21:35:42 -0800
"x" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> is it possible to get a virus protector for linux?
As far as I know Linux is not susceptible to viruses. So I'll
sell you one for $50...
--
David Fox http://hci.ucsd.edu/dsf xoF divaD
UCSD HCI Lab baL ICH DSCU
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Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 21:55:29 -0800
From: Raymond Lillard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Opinions on tape drives...
"James A. Cleland" wrote:
> ...wanted, basically. Does anyone have a tape drive they just love and
> is easy to use? What about zip drives? I'm looking to purchase a backup
> tool, but wanted to get some opinions first.
The high price solution is of course, 4mm DAT.
Consider this:
8-10 GB IDE drives can be had for around $200.
100MB Zip drives can be had for around $100.
Use the large hard-drive as your backup device. You can keep many
"dump" or compressed "tar" files on the big disk. Use the Zip
drive for those things which must be archived. If not a Zip then
a Jazz drive. Use the disk for the daily backups. Archive one backup
file per week on the Zip or Jazz.
The only wrong answer to your question is to do nothing.
Ray
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Zeltwanger)
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: ATA Disk Controller in Linux???
Date: 4 Jan 1999 00:34:24 GMT
Ray,
No good news here, I have the same card. I installed it, and Linux was unable
to handle it. It reports it as an unknown device which, I believe, is how it
responds when no driver is availble.
If you get a response, please pass on any info to me here in the newsgroup.
Thanks,
Tom Zeltwanger
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From: Iori Yoshizuki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: question about Diamond Fire GL 1000
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 21:23:49 -0800
Hi, does anybody know if there is a patch for Diamond Fire GL 1000 for
Redhat linux 5.2, if you do, PLEASE, PLEASE help me, i am stuck. thank
you soo much.
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