Linux-Hardware Digest #77, Volume #10 Wed, 21 Apr 99 02:13:38 EDT
Contents:
HELP...2 ethernet cards not working..out of ideas (Douglas A Miller)
Re: All the current OSes are idiotic (was Re: Is Windows for idiots?) ("Osvaldo
Pinali Doederlein")
Re: Help! Running out of time (Rod Roark)
Re: Need Sound Card Suggestions (Dan Stephenson)
Re: [Q] Quad ethernet card support? (Case van Rij)
WANTED: Opinions on Solo 9100 LS vs. Inspiron 7000 (simonson)
Re: Mouse problem in RedHat Linux 5.2! (I am sending this to multiple NGs)
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Error during boot = ide0 : buggy cmd640b interface on PCI .... ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Linux and Zip Drive ("Jonathan Wiens")
Re: All the current OSes are idiotic (was Re: Is Windows for idiots?) ("Martin
Ozolins")
ULTIMATE PRICES ("Nick Gross")
HP streamer tape (Michael Zillich)
Linux MP3 Server (Peat Bakke)
Re: OnStream SC30 and Linux (Dirk Hufnagel)
Re: WANTED: Opinions on Solo 9100 LS vs. Inspiron 7000 ("Morgan Pittkin")
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From: Douglas A Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HELP...2 ethernet cards not working..out of ideas
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 23:33:57 GMT
I am running Slackware 3.6 with kernel 2.0.35. i am trying to get my
box to ip masquerade but i can't get both cards detected. I can detect
both cards individually though. they are on different io's (220 and
280) and different irq's (3 and 11) i have tried the append eth0,0,0,0
eth1,0,0,0 (sorry if that looks wrong but i can't remember he correct
way, though i know i did it right when i tried. ) and adding alias eth0
ne
alias eth1 ne
options ne io=0x280,0x220
to conf.modules... the cards are kingston isa cards and running in a
486 w/ 16 meg ram. if anyone can help i would gladly appreciate it.
thanks in advance
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From: "Osvaldo Pinali Doederlein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 02:23:28 +0200
> Charles R. Lyttle wrote:
> > Now my ability to read Chinese characters is almost not existant, but
> > that isn't true of about 2 billion other people. If they can learn to
> > read Roman characters, why shouldn't we be able to learn enough Han
> > characters to navigate a desktop?
Because it's way harder.
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From: Rod Roark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help! Running out of time
Date: 19 Apr 1999 23:21:05 GMT
Garret Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I'm trying to get Linux into our systems and I have been given a limited
>time to show off Linux's benefits. However, I just ran out of disk
>space. I have been able to get another disk, now I need the procedure to
>add a disk to Linux without disrupting the code developement that has
>already taken place.
>The Facts:
>I need the original disk and the new disk to complete the job. They are
>SCSI disks. The new disk is 9 Gigs. Can I have 9 Gig partition or do I
>need to break it up?
Sure, just run fdisk and allocate one big nasty partition, then format it
with mkfs. Make sure you point to the right drive - type slowly!
>I need to preserve all the original data and partitions.
This is not a problem. After it's formatted, add a line for it to
/etc/fstab and you're good to go. You don't even have to reboot.
-- Rod
======================================================================
Sunset Systems Preconfigured Linux Computers
http://www.sunsetsystems.com/ and Custom Software
======================================================================
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From: Dan Stephenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,redhat.general
Subject: Re: Need Sound Card Suggestions
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 18:47:22 -0500
On Mon, 19 Apr 1999, Chun Lin wrote:
>"Ferdinand V. Mendoza" wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> Mine is SoundBlaster AWE 64. It works great
>> with Linux_Mandrake. No pain in setting up.
>>
>> Bud
>
>how to setup AWE 64 under RH linux? when I use
>sndconfig, it always has some problem, everything
>is ok until it try to play a sound sample.
>
>Chun
What's sndconfig? I haven't gotten my AWE64 working yet, either.
Dan
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From: Case van Rij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: [Q] Quad ethernet card support?
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 16:12:03 -0700
Chris Bradshaw wrote:
> Hi....
>
> I was just wondering if Linux supports any quad (or even perhaps
> dual port) ethernet cards?
>
> Any recommendations most welcome....
>
> Chris Bradshaw
Yes, thanks to PCI magic most, if not all multiport PCI ethernet
adapters should work. Some time ago I got to use a Digital (21xxx) based
quad-port ethernet card, I forget which brand it was.
Casey
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From: simonson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.solaris,comp.sys.laptops
Subject: WANTED: Opinions on Solo 9100 LS vs. Inspiron 7000
Date: 20 Apr 1999 22:56:47 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am looking for a desktop replacement in the form of a laptop or
portable PC. I am currently considering either a
Gateway 2000 Solo 9100LS or a Dell Inspiron 7000 though
I am open to other suggestions.
Since I use the Solaris operating system heavily at work, I
would like to ideally be able to smoothly run this os on the
laptop. Baring that I would be happy with Linux.
I am interested in hearing experiences and opinions on either of the
above machines as well as the compatibility of Solaris and Linux with
these machines.
Thanks in advance for your input.
Jonathan Simonson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Mouse problem in RedHat Linux 5.2! (I am sending this to multiple NGs)
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 23:27:32 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Werner Peters) wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Apr 1999 22:54:53 -0500, "Tim McDonough" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> >If it's the M$ IntelliMouse, you might try this:
> >http://www.inria.fr/koala/colas/mouse-wheel-scroll/
>
> Nope. I have just a plain jane MS mouse. It won't work.. yet.
>
>
I also have a regular Microsoft mouse and it just stays in the far right
corner in the X Windows environment. This is an extremely annoying problem,
let alone I can't too much use X Windows. However, my mouse works fine in
the regular terminal environment. Please help!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Error during boot = ide0 : buggy cmd640b interface on PCI ....
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 03:33:01 GMT
Hi,
When my Linux system boots up, it displays this message:
kernel: ide0 : buggy cmd640b interface on PCI (type1), config=0x3a
ide1 : serialized, secondary interface okay
What does this mean? I am running Linux 2.0.36 on a Compaq ProLinea with two
hard disks (one on primary ide interface as master, the second on secondary
ide interface as master) on the ide interfaces off the motherboard. Later
during the boot, the hard disks are detected okay. My system is not very
stable, as it stops functioning on the network after some period of time. I
have the same Linux configuration working perfectly on another machine (also
a Compaq) on the same network without any problems.
Thanks for help.
Khurram,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Jonathan Wiens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Linux and Zip Drive
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 23:11:33 -0500
Reply-To: "Jonathan Wiens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I am considering picking up a Iomega Zip 250 drive for my Linux box (Red Hat
5.1, kernel 2.0.35). I would like to get the parallel port type. Is any
one currently using such I drive with Linux? I would like to know before I
go out to buy one whether or not the are very difficult to set up under
Linux, and whether or not I can still use my printer off the same parallel
port. I am relatively new to Linux and I don't know much about
reconfiguring the kernel and the like. If anyone has any suggestions, could
you let me know. Thanks.
Jonathan Wiens
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From: "Martin Ozolins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 17:15:20 -0700
Charles R. Lyttle wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Olaf Appelt wrote:
>>
>> >I have the Dogs/dogs problem on one of my jobs. One folder has about 40
>> >files that begin with the letters "pro" and several that begin
>> >"project". One of these I use much more than any of the others, so I
>> >would like to name it "PROJECT" so it will stand out in windows explorer
>> >and be easy to see. I don't care whether Windows uses the UC or not, I
>> >want it. But Bill Gates insists that it can only be displayed as
>> >"Project" along with all the other "Pro*" files and I have to read down
>> >the list till I find it.
>>
>> That is configurable. Explorer->View->Folder Options->View->Allow all
>> uppercase names
>>
>> Olaf
>Found out why no one knew about this option : it isn't there. There is
>no Folder Options. What OS were you running when you found that
>configuraation?
>
That is an active desktop extension. IE4 or above.
>--
>Russ Lyttle, PE
><http://www.flash.net/~lyttlec>
>Thank you Melissa!
>Not Powered by ActiveX
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From: "Nick Gross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ULTIMATE PRICES
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 18:39:59 -0500
This site has links to the best computer prices on the net! Check it out, it
probably has what your looking for. Not just comps either, but also
hardware. If you have time check it out at: www.angelfire.com/id/twing
<http://www.angelfire.com/id/twing>
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From: Michael Zillich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HP streamer tape
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 18:37:05 +0200
hello,
i am about to buy a HP streamer tape Surestore C1528.
has anyone experiences with HP streamer tapes?
are there any known problems?
regards
michael
--
Dipl.-Ing. Michael Zillich email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Institute of Flexible Automation web: http://www.infa.tuwien.ac.at
Vienna University of Technology phone: +43/1/5041446-12
Floragasse 7a, 1040 Wien, Austria fax: +43/1/58801-36199
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From: Peat Bakke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux MP3 Server
Date: 20 Apr 1999 17:31:56 -0700
Hello!
I'm starting to work on small MP3 server for my home stereo system, and I
was wondering if I could get some hardware recommendations from you kind
folks. :)
The Case: I want it to be as small as possible, but fit the standard width
as generic stereo equipment, which I think is the same as rack sized cases.
The Power Supply: Quiet quiet quiet! I'm leaning towards one of the
Silencers from PC Power and Cooling, but I haven't used one, so it would be
nice to hear from someone who has.
The Sound Card: My experience with Linux and sound cards is minimal. As
far as I'm concerned, it just has to sound good. It'd be convenient if it
had stereo RCA outputs, but a 1/8" mini will do just fine, I suppose. It
has to sound better than a typical Sound Blaster. ;)
.. when I finish it, I'll definitely put up specs, pictures, and whatever
software I write to make it pleasant to use.
Thanks for any help! :)
-Peat
--
Peat Bakke - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.europa.com/~pb/
Powered by Linux since '95
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From: Dirk Hufnagel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: OnStream SC30 and Linux
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 20:53:15 -0500
> OnStream says that their performance numbers were seen with an AHA29xx
> card. I have an Adaptec 1542C, set to 10MB/sec transfer rate. It's
> hard to believe that this would be the bottleneck (especially since
> there's no performance difference between setting at 5M and 10M
> transfer rate). I've also tried disabling the virus checker, but it
> didn't help the speed at all. Any
> ideas? I'm half tempted to get a AHA29xx card, but I somehow doubt it
> would speed things up at all, and OnStream wasn't much help other than
> suggesting that.
It is the bottleneck. The 1542 Adaptec cards use ISA busmastering and
this transfer mode is limited to appr. 1MB/s max on modern Intel chipsets.
Get a PCI SCSI adapter, it doesn't have to be Adaptec, any low
cost NarrowSCSi should work fine (although UW adapter are cheap
these days). I would recommend a Symbios SYM8751SP for 65$ from
http://www.centrix-intl.com
dirk
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From: "Morgan Pittkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.solaris,comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: WANTED: Opinions on Solo 9100 LS vs. Inspiron 7000
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 21:18:45 -0400
Well, solaris is a proprietary system, so I think you can only run it on sun
machines. but I know linux is definitely compatible with either. Both are
nice laptops.
simonson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7fj0nf$6b2$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I am looking for a desktop replacement in the form of a laptop or
> portable PC. I am currently considering either a
> Gateway 2000 Solo 9100LS or a Dell Inspiron 7000 though
> I am open to other suggestions.
>
> Since I use the Solaris operating system heavily at work, I
> would like to ideally be able to smoothly run this os on the
> laptop. Baring that I would be happy with Linux.
>
> I am interested in hearing experiences and opinions on either of the
> above machines as well as the compatibility of Solaris and Linux with
> these machines.
>
> Thanks in advance for your input.
>
>
> Jonathan Simonson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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