Linux-Hardware Digest #103, Volume #9 Mon, 4 Jan 99 14:13:26 EST
Contents:
Re: Does Linux work with EZ-Drive? (Eunnok Sohn)
Re: Can run a AMD K6-2 300 with a ASUS TX 97 X MB ?? (Lyle Ainsworth)
Re: question about Diamond Fire GL 1000 ("helmut")
[Fwd: >>>matrox millinium g200 & Xconfigurator<<<] (jisong)
Re: Modem ISA EuroViva 33600 LC-V under Linux (Rob Clark)
Re: 3c905B running DHCP in Red Hat 5.1 (Scott Waddell)
Re: Trident 968x & TFT HHEELLPP!! (Mohd H Misnan)
Re: Linux RH and Samba Y2K ready? (Henrik Carlqvist)
Re: Printers for OS/2 and Linux (Gary Momarison)
turtle beach and linux? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: @home cable modem problems suse 5.3 (John Meissen)
Re: Number cruncher Linux system Recommendations...??
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From: Eunnok Sohn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Does Linux work with EZ-Drive?
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 09:38:45 -0500
i am using slackware v3.5 (w/ kernel 2.0.34). i am using EZ-BIOS
which is the Maxtor variant of EZ-DRIVE. Linux didn't do it w/
kernel 2.0.33, but it did w/ 2.0.34. when you install LILO, have
linux put it on the superblock of the linux partition, and w/ FDISK,
make your linux parition the active one. your computer should read
the first few tracks of the HD and read EZ-DRIVE, then it will boot
to the linux partition.
-Eunnok Sohn
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Adrian R Cook wrote:
>
> Hello folks,
>
> I am trying to install a new 4.3 GB Caviar hard drive on my machine, and
> apparently I need to use a piece of software called EZ-Drive to allow my
> machine to see the whole drive. (It seems that my machine's BIOS doesn't
> know how to deal with disks bigger than 2 GB: it's an old 486.) The Large
> Disk Mini-HOWTO doc seems to say that Linux is compatible with EZ-Drive,
> though only after kernel version 1.3.18 or something like that.
>
> Is anyone out there sucessfully using Linux with EZ-Drive? If so, what
> distribution are you using (and what kernel version)? Did you have to jump
> through any extra hoops to get it to work? I need to put Windows95 on the
> disk along with Linux, and Win95 apparently needs EZ-Drive to be installed,
> so doing away with EZ-Drive isn't an option. Just as an experiment I tried
> installing an old distribution of Linux that I had (kernel v1.2.13) with
> EZ-Drive already installed, and the Linux installer seemed to overwrite all
> or part of EZ-Drive with LILO on the disk's master boot record, putting
> things into a very weird state. I'm prepared to get a new distribution of
> Linux, but only if I can be reasonably confident that it will work with
> EZ-Drive.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Adrian Cook
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Lyle Ainsworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can run a AMD K6-2 300 with a ASUS TX 97 X MB ??
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 01:05:16 -0600
The Asus TX 97 MB usues a regular socket7. The AMD K6-2 series chips all
require a "Super Socket 7" that is available on the Asus P5 - A/B MBs.
Lyle Ainsworth
Guyzmo wrote:
> I bought about 6 months ago a MB ASUS TX 97/X Mother Board and a cyrix
> P200+, but the cyrix is very bad !
>
> Last week, I bought a AMD K6/2 300Mhz.
> But, last Sunday, I saw in my MB book if I can put it, but the book was
> write in 1997 ;). Also, I gone on the ASUS web site, and they say that put a
> CPU faster than 233 Mhz is imossible !
>
> So the K6/2 processor -socket 7- is incompatible with the socket 7
> motherboards ??
>
> And if I really can't put a 300Mhz cpu on this motherboard, can I
> 'under'clock this CPU, or do I buy on other MB (or cpu) ???
>
> Please give me your response at this email :
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Thanx !
> (c: Gu�Zm0 =)
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From: "helmut" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: question about Diamond Fire GL 1000
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 22:25:16 +1100
to run xfree86, you need an X server for your Diamond Fire card which I
assume has a PERMEDIA chipset.
download xglint.rpm from: (xglint.rpm is an Xserver gor GLINT, PERMEDIA &
PERMEDIA-2 based cards)
ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/linux/suse/5.3/suse/xsrv3/
install by : rpm -i xglint.rpm
then download installation instructions from: (you may have to ignore some
of the non-applicable instructions)
http://lissy.ug.btl.de/support-db/sdb_e/sndirsch_glint.html
Iori Yoshizuki wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>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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From: jisong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: [Fwd: >>>matrox millinium g200 & Xconfigurator<<<]
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 14:30:59 GMT
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i've tried to install the redhat 5.2, but the when i enter *startx* it
says display resolution can't be resolved... i tried all the avilible
resolutions, and none seem to work with my *8mg sgram agp matrox
millinium g200* card... plz help
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Subject: Re: Modem ISA EuroViva 33600 LC-V under Linux
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Clark)
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 14:29:49 GMT
In article <76qbg2$em2$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
JJD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Does anyone knows if the EuroViva 33600 LC-V internal modem run under
>Linux ? Is it a Winmodem ?
Like the 56K LC-V ViVa, this modem appears to be a Lucent-based
LT Winmodem.
> It run well under Windows 95. If I check the configuration under that OS,
>it tells that it is
>using a 16550AN chip, port 3f8, interrupt 12 and 2 DMA channels. If a use an
>Hyperterminal
>and send some common command like "ATZ" or "ATDT3611" it answer OK or it
>dial the number.
>This make me think that it is not a winmodem, correct me if I am wrong.
No, but if you could get it to answer "OK" under a DOS comm program, then
it would be okay (real DOS, not a Windows DOS-box session).
Rob Clark, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
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From: Scott Waddell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,rec.models.railroad,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: 3c905B running DHCP in Red Hat 5.1
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 12:42:36 -0400
I think you can safely drop rec.models.railroad from this discussion.
Allen Wong wrote:
>
> Edgar,
>
> You need to upgrade the 3Com 905 driver. Here's what the relevant
> passage of my dmesg output shows:
>
> 3c59x.c:v0.99E 5/12/98 Donald Becker
> http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/vortex.html
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mohd H Misnan)
Subject: Re: Trident 968x & TFT HHEELLPP!!
Date: 4 Jan 1999 14:11:53 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Andrew G. Minich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I have a problem with configuring X11.
>> I have LapTop Mitac 5033T with Trident 968X video card and 800x600 LCD
>> panel. I have bought RedHat 5.0 (Russian version, something as "Krasnaya
>> shapochka"), and when i try to configure X11 (whith "Xconfigurator") I set
>> up right video card an "Custom monitor"whith standart refresh, and when i
>> type 'startx' I don't see anymore, and in XF86Config file in section
>> Device I see "My video card", may be "Xconfigurator" is "One big bug and
>> it not work properly, or I nothing to understand in this thing? I thy to
>> configure manualy whis file XF86Config and tru many standart "Modeline":
>> 56 Hz, 60 Hz, 72 Hz (from README.Monitor) and no one is right!
>> Pleas HELP me!!
>>
>
>I had exaclty the same problem with Installing the 5.1 version of Red Hat
>Linux. (US one, not Russian). What I did is first set it to 320x200 thru
>XF86Config (not Xconfigurator). Then I went to the config file nad carefully
>took out all the extra stuff not pertraining to my card (make sure that the
>server you use is standard SVGA server). After that I played with my
>frequences and the numbers that I finally settled on were 35-120 Mhz for my
>monitor (you have to find the golden middle here--your monitor and card may
>have a very narrow range of compatible frequences). Then I set my Virtual
>Desktop to 800x600 at 8bpp (I could never get any more resolution or color
>depth out of it, but I only had one meg of memory on the card). If this all
>seems too vague, e-mail me directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] (remove one x
>for getting the correct address) and I'll send you my config file, so that
>you might have an example.
>
Here is my /etc/X11/XF86Config, working great on Mitac 5033/12.1" TFT, 2M VRAM
Trident 9660 (Cyber 9385) at 16bpp.
========================>8=================================================
#
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection
#
Section "Keyboard"
Protocol "Standard"
AutoRepeat 500 5
LeftAlt Meta
RightAlt Meta
ScrollLock Compose
XkbKeycodes "xfree86"
XkbTypes "default"
XkbCompat "default"
XkbSymbols "us(pc101)"
XkbGeometry "pc"
XkbRules "xfree86"
XkbModel "pc101"
XkbLayout "us"
EndSection
#
Section "Pointer"
Protocol "ps/2"
Device "/dev/mouse"
Emulate3Buttons
Emulate3Timeout 50
EndSection
#
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Mitac TFT"
VendorName "Mitac"
ModelName "12.1in TFT"
HorizSync 25-88
VertRefresh 40-160
# 800x600 @ 56 Hz, 35.15 kHz hsync
ModeLine "800x600" 36 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625
# 800x600 @ 60 Hz, 37.8 kHz hsync
Modeline "800x600" 40 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
# 800x600 @ 72 Hz, 48.0 kHz hsync
Modeline "800x600" 50 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsync
EndSection
#
Section "Device"
Identifier "TG 9660 / Cyber9385"
VendorName "Trident"
BoardName "Unknown"
Option "linear"
Option "noaccel"
Option "lcd_center"
# Option "cyber_shadow"
Option "power_saver"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************
# The Colour SVGA server
Section "Screen"
Driver "svga"
Device "TG 9660 / Cyber9385"
Monitor "Mitac TFT"
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "800x600"
ViewPort 0 0
Virtual 800 600
EndSubsection
EndSection
========================>8=================================================
My /var/log/xdm-error.log
XFree86 Version 3.3.3 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
Release Date: November 18 1998
If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer
than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
problems. (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
Operating System: Linux 2.0.36 i686 [ELF]
Configured drivers:
SVGA: server for SVGA graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 0):
NV1, STG2000, RIVA128, RIVATNT, ET4000, ET4000W32, ET4000W32i,
ET4000W32i_rev_b, ET4000W32i_rev_c, ET4000W32p, ET4000W32p_rev_a,
ET4000W32p_rev_b, ET4000W32p_rev_c, ET4000W32p_rev_d, ET6000, ET6100,
et3000, pvga1, wd90c00, wd90c10, wd90c30, wd90c24, wd90c31, wd90c33,
gvga, ati, sis86c201, sis86c202, sis86c205, sis86c215, sis86c225,
sis5597, sis5598, sis6326, tvga8200lx, tvga8800cs, tvga8900b,
tvga8900c, tvga8900cl, tvga8900d, tvga9000, tvga9000i, tvga9100b,
tvga9200cxr, tgui9400cxi, tgui9420, tgui9420dgi, tgui9430dgi,
tgui9440agi, cyber9320, tgui9660, tgui9680, tgui9682, tgui9685,
cyber9382, cyber9385, cyber9388, cyber9397, cyber9520, 3dimage975,
3dimage985, clgd5420, clgd5422, clgd5424, clgd5426, clgd5428,
clgd5429, clgd5430, clgd5434, clgd5436, clgd5446, clgd5480, clgd5462,
clgd5464, clgd5465, clgd6205, clgd6215, clgd6225, clgd6235, clgd7541,
clgd7542, clgd7543, clgd7548, clgd7555, clgd7556, ncr77c22, ncr77c22e,
cpq_avga, mga2064w, mga1064sg, mga2164w, mga2164w AGP, mgag200,
mgag100, oti067, oti077, oti087, oti037c, al2101, ali2228, ali2301,
ali2302, ali2308, ali2401, cl6410, cl6412, cl6420, cl6440, video7,
ark1000vl, ark1000pv, ark2000pv, ark2000mt, mx, realtek, s3_virge,
AP6422, AT24, AT3D, s3_svga, NM2070, NM2090, NM2093, NM2097, NM2160,
NM2200, ct65520, ct65525, ct65530, ct65535, ct65540, ct65545, ct65546,
ct65548, ct65550, ct65554, ct65555, ct68554, ct69000, ct64200,
ct64300, mediagx, V1000, V2x00, p9100, spc8110, generic
(using VT number 7)
XF86Config: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
(**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values
(**) XKB: keycodes: "xfree86"
(**) XKB: types: "default"
(**) XKB: compat: "default"
(**) XKB: symbols: "us(pc101)"
(**) XKB: geometry: "pc"
(**) XKB: rules: "xfree86"
(**) XKB: model: "pc101"
(**) XKB: layout: "us"
(**) Mouse: type: ps/2, device: /dev/mouse, buttons: 3
(**) Mouse: 3 button emulation (timeout: 50ms)
(**) SVGA: Graphics device ID: "TG 9660 / Cyber9385"
(**) SVGA: Monitor ID: "Mitac TFT"
(**) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/
/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
(--) SVGA: PCI: Trident TGUI 96xx rev 211, Memory @ 0xfdc00000, 0xfe000000,
MMIO @ 0xfe7f0000
(--) Trident chipset version: 0xd3 (TGUI96xx)
(--) SVGA: BIOS reports Clock Control Bits 0x3
(--) SVGA: Detected a Trident 9385.
(--) SVGA: Detected an TFT 800x600 Display
(--) SVGA: Revision 53.
(--) SVGA: Using Trident programmable clocks
(--) SVGA: chipset: cyber9385
(--) SVGA: videoram: 2048k
(**) SVGA: Option "lcd_center"
(**) SVGA: Option "lcd_centre"
(**) SVGA: Option "linear"
(**) SVGA: Option "noaccel"
(**) SVGA: Option "power_saver"
(**) SVGA: Using 16 bpp, Depth 16, Color weight: 565
(--) SVGA: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 135.000 MHz
(**) SVGA: Mode "800x600": mode clock = 50.000
(**) SVGA: Virtual resolution set to 800x600
(--) SVGA: SpeedUp code selection modified because virtualX != 1024
(--) SVGA: Using Linear Frame Buffer at 0x0fdc00000, Size 2MB
(**) SVGA: Disabled Graphics Engine.
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| Mohd H Misnan | [EMAIL PROTECTED] + [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
| | [EMAIL PROTECTED] + [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
| http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/3319/ : Disclaimer? |
| Linux RH5.1 on AMD K6-2/300Mhz notebook + 64Meg RAM + 3Gig HD |
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From: Henrik Carlqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.samba
Subject: Re: Linux RH and Samba Y2K ready?
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 20:51:14 +0100
Johnny El wrote:
> Any idea where can I get information on Y2k ready for RH Linux and
> Samba ?
> is there an official y2k supported Linux RH+Samba Released?
Linux and Samba are both GNU products. If you read the GPL which you
could find in a place like /usr/src/linux/COPYING you will find the
following:
-8<---------------------------------------------------------------
NO WARRANTY
11. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO
WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR
OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE
ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH
YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL
NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
-8<---------------------------------------------------------------
This means that noone makes any promises that linux or Samba is working
1998, 1999 or year 2000. Because of this you will not find any document
claiming that Linux or Samba is y2k certified. However, people have been
running boxes with the date set to year 2000 to test gnu systems and you
will most likely not step into any y2k related bugs.
There is a good webpage describing gnu and y2k somewhere, I think it was
somewhere att www.gnu.org.
regards Henrik
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From: Gary Momarison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Printers for OS/2 and Linux
Date: 04 Jan 1999 08:41:25 -0800
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>From what I've read (on Linux mind you), the Epson is going to
give you great color, the HP will give you great black. I don't
use my Epson on good paper, but looks OK to me. I compared the
blacks at several stores and HP always looked the best.
Another consideration, for some, is that HP is very much in bed
with M$, while Epson's printers come ready to go (HW & SW) for
M$ and Mac.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: turtle beach and linux?
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 15:59:32 GMT
hey, i have a turtle beach montego a3d card and redhat 5.2. does
anyone know how i can make linux recognize it? thanks.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Meissen)
Subject: Re: @home cable modem problems suse 5.3
Date: 4 Jan 1999 17:17:35 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <731h67.c6i.ln@localhost>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stuart R.
Fuller) writes:
> Dave&Dawn ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> : I'm having problems getting my cable modem working with suse 5.3 ...i got
> : the ethernet card recognized at eth0 irq 10.....and i downloaded and
> : installed dhcpcd 0.70-2.i386.rpm.........used dhcp -h (computer name) to
> : start dhcp but when i type ifconfig i get
> :
> [ ....... ]
> :
> : eth0 link endcap 10mbps ethernet hwaddr 52:54:00:df:d8:b2
> : inet addr:0.0.0.0 bcast addr:255.255.255.255
> : mask0.0.0.0
> : up broadcast no trailers running mtu:1500 metric:1
> : rx packets:31 errors:0 0 0 0
> : tx packets:2 0 0 0
> : 0
> : inerrupt:10 base address:0x6800
> :
> : ALSO HOW DO I KNOW DHCP IS WORKING?????????????????????????
> :
> They gave you your IP address? If that's the case, then you don't need
> dhcpcd!
: what goes where in my network config. example:which one is
: the name server???????????????????? host?????????????
True, but it's much cleaner to use dhcpcd. Since they are using it they
could change your IP address at their whim. And dhcpcd will do the
ifconfig and set up your routes and resolv.conf for you.
Dave, dhcpcd will log information to syslogd. Have you checked your
/var/log/syslog and /var/log/messages files? What do you have in
the /etc/dhcpc directory (files and file contents)? Have you tried
running dhcpcd with '-d'?
As far as support in SuSE, there isn't any. You can try to hack it
into the scripts, like I did, or just throw the command(s) in
/etc/rc.d/boot.local.
--
John Meissen Siemens Pyramid Information Systems
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 15400 NW Greenbrier Parkway
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Beaverton, OR 97006
http://www.meissen.org (503) 690-6286
"Linux is very user-friendly, it's just choosy about its friends."
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Number cruncher Linux system Recommendations...??
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 18:09:56 +0000
In comp.os.linux.misc Chetan Ahuja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Hi,
: We are looking for a number cruncher linux system that will
: run large and long running fortran computations. I was thinking
: about a dual processor system... The comutations usually require
: large swap files so they can also be highly I/O intesive. I would
: like to invite the other netters opinions, tips, recommendations
: for hardware etc on how best to build such a system... I guess the
: most important choices are those for the MB, CPU and Hard Disk/Disk
: cotrollers. Any comments will be appreciated.
We have a very similar requirement to yourself (large long running fortran
codes with huge temp files).
We use the following system and have been very pleased with it.
533 MHz DEC Alpha (Samsung UX motherboard).
2 Mb L3 Cache
128 Mb RAM
9 Gb Ultra2 Seagate Cheetah
We built the system ourselves and it cost about 1500 pounds (UK).
Useful tips:
1) Many have mentioned the speed increase to be had from using DU Fortran
rather than g77. The speed increase seems to be very code dependent. If we
compile our code statically linked on a colleague's DU machine and run it
under Linux we get a speed increase of about 20% over using egcs 1.1.x with
libffm.
2) We are using an Ultra2 Cheetah with the motherboard's UltraWide SCSI
controller. Why? Well, remember that a single drive will not provide data
fast enough to saturate the 40 Mb/s capacity of an UltraWide interface, so
one is limited by the internal data speed of the drive. It is a little
known fact that Seagate's Ultra2 and FibreChannel drives have faster
read/write hardware than their Ultra and UltraWide drives. So running an
Ultra2 drive on the UltraWide bus provides better performance than using an
UltraWide drive on the same interface. I get a sustained read speed of
around 25 Mb/s for the outer tracks and 17 Mb/s for the inner tracks which
ties in nicely with the Seagate data sheets.
3) If you are really concerned about I/O performance get several fast drives
and stripe them using software RAID (I think you need RAID1). Note that
this does not provide any of the fault tollerance of things like RAID5, but
is much faster. With 2 or 3 discs you should get close to filling the SCSI
bandwidth.
:
:
: --
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Richard Simpson
Farnborough, Hants, Uk Fax: 01252 392976
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