Linux-Hardware Digest #11, Volume #10 Tue, 13 Apr 99 07:13:40 EDT
Contents:
Re: mounting mac-filesystems under linux ("jeff m.")
AMD K6 Slackwera Installation (Michael)
Re: 2 Ethernet Cards - IRQ/Address Conflict? Help! ("Aaron Fillion")
Linux Modem Recommendation? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Sell me (or trade) a modem that works with linux! (Paul)
Re: To ISA or not to ISA? (Mark Nielsen)
Re: Off-topic: AMD processors ? (Thomas Keats)
Re: All the current OSes are idiotic (was Re: Is Windows for idiots?) (Leslie
Mikesell)
Re: CAN I RUN LINUX AND WHICH IS BEST ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Looking for nVida TNT driver for XWindows. (Matt)
Re: Linux Modem Recommendation? (Rob Clark)
sound blaster live (Alpine)
Re: Power off with ATX at shutdown (Tim Moore)
Re: Diamond 8 Mb Permedia AGP & RH5.2 ("M.C. van den Bovenkamp")
Re: UDMA hard drives (Tim Moore)
Any device to mount my network card side ways instead of vertical? ("stephen")
Re: laptops and linux ("Rufus V. Smith")
Re: Help needed TELES BRI16.3 ISDN (ISA) (Frankie)
Re: Dell clock problem (Tim Moore)
Re: Linux Modem Recommendation? (Ed Wilts)
Re: Laser printer, which one will in Linux (Bob Tennent)
Re: OfficeJet 1170 and Linux? hpoj? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
S3 Trio 3D anyone ?! (Andreas Spengler)
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From: "jeff m." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: mounting mac-filesystems under linux
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 18:44:27 +0000
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> hello,
>
> i would like to mount a mac formatted zip under linux to load down the files
> on it. is that possible and if yes --- how? (does linux support mac anyhow?)
> thanks,
>
> wolf.
>
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AFAIK, (assuming kernel supports HFS)
mkdir <directory of your choice>
mount -t hfs /dev/fd0 /<directory of your choice>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael)
Subject: AMD K6 Slackwera Installation
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 01:44:51 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi:
I have an INTEVA Pentium computer with AMD K6/200 processor,
Award Plug and Play BIOS. The board is M5ATA Pentium Super with PCI
and IDE bus. I have IDE hard drives (2.1 and 6.4 G), IDE CDROM,
parallel port ZIP, HP printer.
I tried to install Slackware 3.6 but half way through installing the
ramdisk, the computer reboots. I have tired all the boot disks that
were logocal. I have also tried booting from the CDROm (no luck), I
have tied running the live system and the live from Zip. None work.
>From the Newsgroups mesages, I understand this not my particular
problem (I am not a novice), but that it hapens to many people. I have
not seen it before or its solution.
If it is a problem of the BIOS, can I disable the BIOS? Can I change
it?
If it not a problem of the BIOS, what can I do?
I would apprecite any suggestion. I am working with Linux in a NexGen
90 Mhz without co-processor while the Pentium is runing Windows 95.
Thanks in advance.
Mike
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You cannot teach a man who does not want to learn
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From: "Aaron Fillion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,linux.redhat.misc,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: 2 Ethernet Cards - IRQ/Address Conflict? Help!
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 02:10:51 GMT
I setup redhat 5.1 with one RealTek 8029 pci (ne2kpci). I then tried to add
an other(same kind) but I spent hours on it but gave up and re-installed.
The re-install fixed all my irq problems and I could then configure the
cards.
Aaron
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Linux Modem Recommendation?
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 02:10:35 GMT
I am going to be buying a new modem that will be used with Linux RH5.2 and
Win98, what is the most compatible yet most reliable 56k modem to get? Hayes?
Rockwell? USR? Any suggestions will be appreciated.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul)
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking
Subject: Sell me (or trade) a modem that works with linux!
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 05:45:47 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Having been stuck with not one, but TWO winmodems, I am tired of
shopping. (Wish I had figured out they were winmodems before the
return date passed...)
I would like to buy or trade for anyone's modem that _definitely_
works with Linux. Somebody's got to have an extra around...
-- External serial modem is fine,
---internal ISA is OK _if_ it is DEFINITELY NOT A WINMODEM.
-- Please no PCI modems... they are nearly always windows-only
modems.
Please, no 28.8 or slower! I want 33.6Kbps or faster.
Class 2 fax capability would be a plus, but not necessary.
What do I have for trade? A 56 Kbps winmodem!
Your choice of ActionTec ISA or Encore PCI. Both are capable of V.90.
Both are brand new, never used (the box has been opened, and they both
have been put in a computer and powered up, but I took each one out as
soon as I realized it wouldn't work without Windows). Both are still
under warranty.
(I'm keeping one of them to give to my girlfriend... whichever one you
don't want.)
Please email any offers to:
Paul Winkler
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Nielsen)
Subject: Re: To ISA or not to ISA?
Date: 12 Apr 1999 15:01:41 -0400
>Which would you go for, a) ISA modem, PCI ethernet, or b) ISA ethernet,
>PCI modem?
Always choose the modem for ISA because 56k is slow.
I don't think they make any good 100 mbit ISA, even if it is possible.
Mark
--
Mark Nielsen "Where 98 has no meaning."
www.tcu-inc.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Computer Underground, Inc. 614-485-0506
computers, programming, networking, Perl, PHP, SQL, HTMl, Linux, Unix
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From: Thomas Keats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Off-topic: AMD processors ?
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 02:06:43 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
he could also try this neat solution listed at http://www.upgradecenter.com
They list a cpu adapter so u can use the more recent cpu's in older systems. i
havent had teh need for it, but i figured i would pass the info on.
Allen wrote:
> I'd recommend looking on www.pricewatch.com I think they still list that CPU.
>
> On Mon, 12 Apr 1999 14:40:32 +0200, **Nick Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >Sorry if this is off-topic, but my news feed here doesn't cover all the
> >groups.
> >
> >Does anyone know if it's still possible to get AMD K6 (not K6-2) chips
> >? I'm looking to upgrade a socket 7 system which I can clock at up to
> >283 MHz and I understand that an AMD K6-300 will work, but that a K6-2
> >won't fit (and in any case, I'm on a budget :-) ).
>
> Allen
>
> (email addy; user ID portion has a numeral one in place of word
> onespoiler, and of course, delete the bogus secondary domain of nospam.)
> PC/hardware Guru, and Linux Newbie
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Leslie Mikesell)
Crossposted-To:
comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy
Subject: Re: All the current OSes are idiotic (was Re: Is Windows for idiots?)
Date: 12 Apr 1999 22:47:03 -0500
In article <ReuQ2.21$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Rob Eamon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>you speak only for yourself here. i most certainly do want case
>>>>sensitivity in my filesystems and programs. why use more than one
>>>>case if they don't mean something different?
>
>Because, as a general rule, they really don't. Only the file creator
>can tell the difference. Can you tell me something about the context
>of a file named 'dogs' vs. a file named 'Dogs'? Yes, I know they
>are different because the ascii codes for 'd' and 'D' are different, but
>without some explanation of context, the difference for the average
>human is left as an exercise in interpretation and divinve intervention.
Average human? Most of my filenames are computer generated.
>There is no guesswork involved. For case-insensitive systems,
>MyFileName and MyFilename refer to the same file 100% of the time.
Such a thing would destroy half of my files.
>>Well, yes - a 20 year history of existing practice and existing files
>>that require consistent handling is a good enough reason for me.
>
>In previous threads on this topic, it was suggested that the
>shell could do a bit more work and detect these 'typos' with,
>"You specified 'MyFilename' but it doesn't exist. 'MyFileName
>does exist. Perform operation on MyFileName? Y/N'
If you need a person to make choices like this, you did
something wrong.
Les Mikesell
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: CAN I RUN LINUX AND WHICH IS BEST
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 02:58:29 GMT
i am currently running an AMD K6 350 w/32 meg and a 4meg S3 most of my
renders and models were created while still working with my old 486.
take a peek:
http://cottagesoft.com/~phrostie/cad-tastrafy/cad-tastrafy.html
for more links try:
http://SAL.KachinaTech.COM/E/2/index.shtml
http://linux3d.netpedia.net/software.html
good luck!
phrostie
In article <7et0du$j62$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Ian Boll" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a AMD K6-2 3D-NOW @ 350 Mhz with 64 Mb ram, PCCHIPS M590 motherboard
> with on board sis6326 agp 8Mb video and on board soundpro sound card. The
> hard drive is a fujistu 3.4 Gb but will be replaced prior to installing
> linux. My cdrom is a asus 34x
>
> Can i install linux without too many difficulties, what CD writers run on
> linux if any ?
>
> The machines main purpose is Word processing, net surfing, CAD and image
> manipulation, and creating music using software such as cubase, cakewalk
> etc. What software is avaliable for linux for such tasks and where do i
> obtain it.
> Any advice will be gratefully received
>
> Regards
> Ian
>
>
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From: Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.rpm
Subject: Re: Looking for nVida TNT driver for XWindows.
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 23:39:19 -0400
Sorry, looks like you need to upgrade your version of your X server
good news is that the newest version (3.3.3.1) supports the TNT (i have
one myself)
ftp to ftp.xfree86.org
Mike Hogan wrote:
>
> I just installed RH 5.2 on my system, but I couldn't get X-Windows to detect
> my graphics card.
> I was wondering if there is a driver I could install without having to
> upgrade the entire X-Windows system.
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Subject: Re: Linux Modem Recommendation?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Clark)
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 03:53:23 GMT
In article <7eu9an$spu$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I am going to be buying a new modem that will be used with Linux RH5.2 and
>Win98, what is the most compatible yet most reliable 56k modem to get? Hayes?
>Rockwell? USR? Any suggestions will be appreciated.
How much are you willing to spend? ;)
Hayes went bankrupt this year, so they are probably not a good choice as
far as upgrading or warranty.
Rockwell makes widely used chipsets of many different types (but not
complete modems).
USR makes hardware (conventional) modems and Winmodems. You're generally
safe with USR as long as you stay away from the Winmodems and all of their
PCI modems.
If money is no object, consider the external USR V.Everything, which gets
rave reviews over at comp.dcom.modems.
Rob Clark, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
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From: Alpine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: sound blaster live
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 23:55:18 -0400
any suggestions of what to do with a sound blaster live model number
sb4670 sound card??
other than buying a new one
it appears as though sound blaster does not support this card on linux
only on inferior operating systems
any suggestions on drivers
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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 02:19:21 -0700
From: Tim Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Power off with ATX at shutdown
First kernel config (2.0.36 and later)
$ grep APM /usr/src/linux/.config
CONFIG_APM=y
# CONFIG_APM_IGNORE_USER_SUSPEND is not set
# CONFIG_APM_DO_ENABLE is not set
# CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE is not set
# CONFIG_APM_DISPLAY_BLANK is not set
CONFIG_APM_POWER_OFF=y
# CONFIG_APM_IGNORE_MULTIPLE_SUSPEND is not set
then add a new user
bye::0:0:Mr. Halt:/:/sbin/halt
(and possibly a friend)
reboot::0:0:Mr. Reboot:/:/sbin/reboot
then '$ su bye' or '$ su reboot' will do exactly what
you might expect.
Or if you use Afterstep, add this to your wharf for
a virtual power off button.
*Wharf bye KeyPower.xpm Exec "-" su bye &
fini.
Donate a few marks to a local charity for children.
Wolfgang Ganzert wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> maybe someone can help me. I am looking for a (free) software tool which
> is capable of powering off my PC with an ATX power supply. The powering
> off should be done at operating system shut down as it is included in
> Win95.
>
> Are there any suggestions?
--
Direct replies to bigfoot.com with username 'timothymoore'
"Everything is permitted. Nothing is forbidden."
WS Burroughs.
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From: "M.C. van den Bovenkamp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Diamond 8 Mb Permedia AGP & RH5.2
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 11:42:18 +0200
Onder Kivanc wrote:
> video cards doesn't include this one. I choose unlisted card but
> then I don't know which chipset to choose. I'll appreciate
> any help. Thanks
For the Permedia2 chip, upgrade to the latest XFree (3.3.3.1) and try
the 'XF86_3DLabs' server.
Regards
--
Marco van den Bovenkamp.
CIO EMEA Network Design Engineer,
Lucent Technologies Nederland.
Room: HVS BZK 32
Tel.: (+31-35-687)2724
Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 02:44:05 -0700
From: Tim Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: UDMA hard drives
http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/hardware.html
http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Ultra-DMA.html
> Dear Linux lovers:
>
> Are UDMA/33 drives fully compatible with the Linux operating system?
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WS Burroughs.
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From: "stephen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Any device to mount my network card side ways instead of vertical?
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 02:48:53 -0700
Hello:
Are there any device to mount my PCI NIC side ways instead of vertical?
Thanks
Stephen
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From: "Rufus V. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: laptops and linux
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 16:49:00 -0400
Try www.Transmonde.com
The Vivante SE looks real good...
or www.armcomputer.com
has the Armlet TS759
they both are pretty fine from all reports - I'm in the market for one
myself...
There's also a couple portable newsgroups:
comp.os.laptops
comp.os.linux.portable
But make sure you ask about the modem and say you don't want a
Winmodem.
Scott Knight wrote in message ...
> I have a question for anyone out there. Next year I'm heading off to
>college and i was thinking about buying a laptop, because i plan on taking
>my other computer (a mac running linux) i thought a pc laptop would save a
>lot of space. My question is, i would be using the laptop to run linux and
>do devolopement. So i would need somehting that could handle X Windows,
>handle sound, and graphics. Have a floppy and cdrom, around 64-96MB
>memory. Im thinking a pentium II type processor. Anyway my question is,
>where could i find a nice laptop for around 2,000 - 3,000 dollars, that
>will run linux beutifully? Thanks in advance.
>
> Scott Knight
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From: Frankie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Help needed TELES BRI16.3 ISDN (ISA)
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 11:53:09 +0200
> Does anyone has experiences to get this card working under Linux Redhat 5.2?
> Your reply is higly appreciated!
Maybe you should probeer www.wurtel.demon.nl
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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 02:54:38 -0700
From: Tim Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Dell clock problem
Your CMOS memory battery is almost gone.
xntpd.
**Nick Brown wrote:
>
> On my Dell OptiPlex GXa, the time in Linux seems to vary randomly each
> time I boot
> between Linux and NT. NT gets its time off the network and is always
> correct. Linux can be off by as little as 20 minutes or as much as a
> month. Does anyone else have this kind of problem ?
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"Everything is permitted. Nothing is forbidden."
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From: Ed Wilts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux Modem Recommendation?
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 22:07:39 -0500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I am going to be buying a new modem that will be used with Linux RH5.2 and
> Win98, what is the most compatible yet most reliable 56k modem to get? Hayes?
> Rockwell? USR? Any suggestions will be appreciated.
USR external modems work well. Go with the external fax modem (~120 or
so) or upgrade to the Courier for more industrial quality.
Avoid ALL winmodems - they are not supported by Linux.
.../Ed
--
Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: r d t@c s.q u e e n s u.c a (Bob Tennent)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,linux.debian.user
Subject: Re: Laser printer, which one will in Linux
Date: 12 Apr 1999 11:28:36 GMT
On 12 Apr 1999 06:42:22 GMT, Jeremy L. Buchmann wrote:
>In comp.os.linux.misc henk van der knaap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>: I intend to buy a laser printer. The following brands are available here:
>: Hewlett Packard, Canon, Oki, Brother (These are the main names)
>: Can anybody, please, advise me which one works particularly well under
>: Linux?
>
>If you have the money, get one that understands Postscript. That saves A
>LOT of trouble!
If one gets a printer that is supported by ghostscript and have
a distribution with a printer-setup tool, it's not much trouble.
Bob T.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: OfficeJet 1170 and Linux? hpoj?
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 05:20:03 GMT
>From the manual, the HP OfficeJet 1170 is "PCL3 with color printer language".
I use the hpdj driver for this printer which works well except for photos,
which come out grainy. Whatever happened to http://hpoj.bst.tj ? This was a
web site describing the work in progress for a hpoj filter for ghostscript.
The web site has been down ever since I discovered it, and there's no other
reference to the hpoj for Linux.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Grant Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Peter Eacmen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Has anyone used the OfficeJet 1170Cxi. I was thinking of buying it.
>
> It's not in my database now, but the OJ 625 is, and that prints.
>
> If the 1170C is a PCL 3 device, which it probably is, then it will
> probably(tm) work with the hpdj or one of the cdj* drivers.
>
> Let us know what you find out so I can add the proper info to the
> Printing HOWTO's compatibility database (URL below).
>
> > Is there any way to 'share' a scanner over a network?
>
> IIRC, the Linux SANE scanner project's system is network-transparent.
> I don't think it speaks to many or any parallel scanners, though.
>
> --
> Grant Taylor - gtaylor@picante<dot>com - http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/
> Cellphone information: http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/cell/
> Libretto information: http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/
> Linux Printing HOWTO: http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht/
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andreas Spengler)
Subject: S3 Trio 3D anyone ?!
Date: 13 Apr 1999 11:08:35 +0100
Hi folks,
does anyone know why the so called Trio 3D from S3
is only supported by Xi Graphics and not by
XFree86...???
Thanks for any help,
Andreas Spengler
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