Linux-Hardware Digest #79, Volume #10 Wed, 21 Apr 99 06:13:37 EDT
Contents:
Re: Best ways to optimise Linux (Bob Tennent)
Re: Any news on the SBLIVe? (Juha Koskela)
Mandrake? (Hao Le)
Re: Linux MP3 Server ("Morgan Pittkin")
Re: Any news about new X server for ATI Rage128 ?
Need Help with Promise Ultra66 UDMA/66 card ("David Bates")
Problems with video card (Marius Matei)
Re: How to create linux cd-rom from ftp sites (CyberMaster)
Linux kernel 2.2.x and serial port ("Mark DeNeve")
Re: Linux on SUN Sparc? (Tom Johnston)
Re: wireless home networking (Ed Wilts)
Re: Epson Stylus Colour 400 (Ed Wilts)
Mouse problem in RedHat Linux 5.2! (I am sending this to multiple NGs) ("Patrick
Lam")
Re: Q. lists for compatibility? (Ed Wilts)
OpenGL for Riva TNT?
On-board sound chip?
[Help] Linux hardware + Binary compatible (CAOKIM Son)
Re: SCSI card recommendation (Peter Eddy)
Re: Programmers are gods ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
ES1879 AudioDrive (Andrea Borsic)
Re: Windows is trying to read my linux hd? (follow-up) (Emily)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Tennent)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linus.setup,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Best ways to optimise Linux
Date: 20 Apr 1999 21:37:51 GMT
Reply-To: rdt(a)cs.queensu.ca
On Tue, 20 Apr 1999 20:57:48 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>A recent Microsoft sponsored test pitted NT server versus Linux on a quad
>processor machine doing tasks like FTP and web services. Although NT won on
>this particular test, many were quick to point out that the NT installation
>was optimised, while the Linux installation was not. My question is, how do
>you optimise Linux? I know in NT you can defragment the hard drive and do
>stuff like that, but how do you make Linux run to the best of it's ability?
>
http://lwn.net/1999/features/MindCraft.phtml
If you ever need to run Linux in that kind of environment, there
are some helpful hints. Most of us won't.
Bob T.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Juha Koskela)
Subject: Re: Any news on the SBLIVe?
Date: 21 Apr 1999 05:15:03 GMT
In comp.os.linux.hardware Panic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I am waiting and waiting. I was wondering if anyone know of some real
: progress on the Linux drivers for the SoundBlaster Live?
: Bri
Here is response I got yesterday from creative..
Juha,
Definately go with the SB Live! card, its awesome. We currently are
working on Linux drivers for the card, they should be released hopefully
within the next few weeks. Keep checking our website to see if/when we
release the drivers.
Thank you for your interest in Creative:-)
Regards,
Celeste Valmoja
Developer Relations
Creative Labs, Inc.
1901 McCarthy Blvd.
Milpitas, CA 95035
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From: Hao Le <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Mandrake?
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 22:29:16 -0700
Hey all,
I've seen some stuff floating around regarding Mandrake. Now, to my
understanding, Mandrake is Redhat 5.3 and supposedly it is out. However,
I visited the Redhat homepage and found nothing on it. If it is out,
where can I get a copy? Any help is much appreciated =)
-Hao Le
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From: "Morgan Pittkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux MP3 Server
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 21:15:01 -0400
yeah, the silencer is a nice power supply. A little expensive, but it barely
makes any noise at all. Probably a little louder then the sound from an idle
stereo, but hey, it's the best you're gonna get :-)
And try the soundblaster AWE64, I know linux has support for it.
Peat Bakke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> 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: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Any news about new X server for ATI Rage128 ?
Date: 21 Apr 1999 05:32:17 GMT
Hello.
I know that XiGraphics has a commercial X server that seems to support the
ATI Rage Fury and Magnum boards. You can check out their website,
www.xigraphics.com, for demos. Also, you can try to use the Frame Buffer X
server as a temporary solution. I have written a document explaining how I
got my Ati Rage Magnum working at 1280x1024 @ 16 bit under X. It's located
here: http://www.0wned.org/~cain/ragefury.htm
Hope this helps you.
-cain
Daniele Consonni wrote:
>
> I have changed my video board with a ATI FURY, now the XFree work only at
16
> color, some bad for a card with 32 Mb vram.
>
> Can someone help me????
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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From: "David Bates" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Need Help with Promise Ultra66 UDMA/66 card
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 22:25:47 -0700
I am trying to install Red Hat v5.2 on a system with a Promise Ultra66
UDMA/66 interface card that has a 20.4GB Western Digital UDMA66 drive
attached to the primary interface. My problem is that the install will not
recognize the card and so I can't continue with the install on the hard
disk.
I understand that Red Hat v5.2 does not support the Ultra66, but I have also
understood that there is a way to force the installation to recognize the
card using some kernel parameters.
I am new to Linux and would appreciate any help I can get.
David
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From: Marius Matei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Problems with video card
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 08:34:56 +0200
Hi,
I tried to install Linux Mandrake 5.3 on a PC with
a S3Trio3D AGP video card and a VGA 15'' monitor (unrecognized by the
system - manufacturer LG Electronics, Korea, model name CS545DM). I used
all the possible scripts I found (Xconfigurator,XF86Setup,...) but I
can't use the
display mode 1024x768 (Horz.freq 48.4Khz, Vert. freq 60Hz). It always
switches to a lower resolution.
Could anybody help me to configurate this video mode?
Thanks,
Marius
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: CyberMaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: How to create linux cd-rom from ftp sites
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 20:31:23 -0700
Jee wrote:
>
> I would like to burn my own redhat 5.2 cdrom from its ftp sites. Can someone
> advise me on what cd format (iso9660, joliet) I should burn the files in and
> what directories I should include in the cdrom. I am using easy cd creator
> deluxe in windows nt. I tried burning the entire i386 directory, including
> subdirectories using the joliet format but it did not work.
Ftp into ftp.sunet.se/pub8/os/Linux/distributions/redhat.iso/ and
download the redhat
.iso to your hard drive. Make sure you don't use netscape or a html
browser to d-load it for I have found it somehow messes up my files? Use
and ftp prog. Took me bout 2 hours to d-load by dsl. (Almost 600 megs).
Open Ezcd creator, click on new, highlight from iso image, and burn. I
had no problem at all. Just inserted the cd afterwards and rebooted to
the cd as it will boot for install if your bios supports it, and away
you go! :-)
Good luck.
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From: "Mark DeNeve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Linux kernel 2.2.x and serial port
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 22:24:29 -0400
Hello,
Has anyone had this problem ... I upgraded to the new 2.2.6 kernel and I
have lost the use of one serial port on my machine. It is a port that uses
a shared IRQ. If i reboot and go back to a 2.0.36 kernel it works fine. As
sson as I switch to the new kernel it gives and error "allready in use or
hardware problem". I have checked the irq and io port does not change...
and I am aware of the removal of the /dev/cua device and it is not related
to this. Any ideas? Thank you for your help.
Mark
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Johnston)
Subject: Re: Linux on SUN Sparc?
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 05:51:44 GMT
For sun4m and sun4c try redhat .. otherwise for sun4u:
http://sunsite.mff.cuni.cz/linux/ultrapenguin-1.0/
On Mon, 19 Apr 1999 07:33:34 +0200, Maik Hassel
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi!
>
>I heard about Linux for Suns - where can i get it?
>
>Maik
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From: Ed Wilts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: wireless home networking
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 20:41:47 -0500
Chris Green wrote:
>
> Do any of the reasonably-priced wireless home networking
> systems out now work w/ linux?
I wouldn't buy one even if they were available. I've played with
wireless video sender/receivers, and they suck. I've played with phone
over electrical wire, and it sucks. When I need to hook my PCs
together, I drilled holes through the closet walls and ran Ethernet
patch cards through to a hub, and it all works well (as well as Windows
works that is :-)). I'll always recommend a tried and proven solution -
it's going to work, you're going to have less hassle, better
performance, and support down the road if you need it. I also think
it's cheaper in the long run.
.../Ed
--
Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
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From: Ed Wilts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Epson Stylus Colour 400
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 20:48:53 -0500
Jon wrote:
>
> I have this printer, and would like any info about using it for graphics.
>
> Text prints fine using the generic driver in most cases.
Redhat's printtool supports this printer and it prints graphics without
any problems. I'm not sure what you use if you don't have Redhat's
distribution...
.../Ed
--
Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
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From: "Patrick Lam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Mouse problem in RedHat Linux 5.2! (I am sending this to multiple NGs)
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 18:33:32 -0700
Hi all:
Sorry that I have to send this question thru mulitple NGs, because I have
already tried a few NGs independently and got no replies. If you have
already seen this somewhere else, please ignore.
I have a question regarding to my Linux installation. I installed Linux
over the weekend. The installation seemed to have gone thru smoothly. But
when I tried starting Xwindows, it complains about the mouse protocal can't
be found.
What I chose is MS mouse compatible on COM 1 (I am using a MS mouse v2
without the scrolling thing at the middle). I actually tried choosing other
mouse types (like generic) and other COM ports, but stilll get the same
message. I think the mouse kind of worked before I tried the Xwindows,
because when I shutdown the windows it was stuck at the gpm line until I
move the mouse.
I read thru the menu and stepped by a few web sites, but found nothing
regarding to this. Any suggestions?
Thanks very much in advance.
Patrick.
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From: Ed Wilts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Q. lists for compatibility?
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 20:53:17 -0500
HokuLoa2 wrote:
>
> Does anyone know of a site with lists of compatible hardware for Linux? I am
> building myself a new box but do not know what will work with both Linux and
> that Redmond OS.
It's partially dependent on your Linux distribution. Go to Redhat's web
site and check out their compatibility lists that they've posted.
They're valid for version 5.2 but version 6.0 is rumoured to be released
by month's end so I'm assuming that they'll have new compatibility lists
out after that.
If you're close to making up your mind on what to buy, feel free to post
or search http://www.searchlinux.com for feedback.
The 2 biggest things to watch out for that aren't supported on Linux:
Soundblaster Live and Winmodems. SB Live cards may be supported in a
few months (CL is working on the driver). Winmodems likely won't be
supported by the time you're ready to buy (or in your lifetime...).
--
Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: OpenGL for Riva TNT?
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 02:55:24 -0500
Oh yeah, I almost forgot...Does anyone know if there is an OpenGL port
available in LINUX for NON-3DFX cards? I have a Riva TNT card, and would
really like to get it to work under LINUX.
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Subject: On-board sound chip?
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 02:51:43 -0500
I've got an on-board sound chip that is supposed to be 100% Sound Blaster
compatible (and under DOS it appears to be). Nonetheless, I can't get it to
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From: CAOKIM Son <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.configuration
Subject: [Help] Linux hardware + Binary compatible
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 09:56:27 +0200
Hi all,
I'd like to ask two questions:
- Which Linux (Redhat, Debian,Slackware,...) and which version is binary
compatible with SunOS 5.5/Solaris2.5 (ie, I can run a Solaris's
application on Linux w/o recompile it)
- That version supports which type of hard ware? (main board, display
card, chip, sound card,... - can I use a AMD or Cyrix cheap)
Thank so much for your replies.
My email adr is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Peter Eddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SCSI card recommendation
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 22:06:23 -0400
I bought a DTC Ultra Wide SCSI card for around $50 about 6 months ago.
I get around a 13-14MB/sec transfer rate with my IBM 7200 RPM disk.
I've also heard good things about advansys cards (www.advansys.com)
which for the UW you should have to pay only about $70-80.
Peter
Randy Edwards wrote:
>
> I've finally decided to break down and put a SCSI card into my system.
> What I was wondering was what folks would recommend for a good SCSI card with
> solid Linux drivers.
>
> I'd like to get a decent card but don't want to spend ridiculous amounts of
> money. PCI's a must, and U2 would be nice to have since I want to keep this
> card for a good while.
>
> Right now I'm thinking of the Adaptec 2930U2W but since I'm a SCSI newbie I
> was wondering what others would recommend for a good <$300 SCSI card --
> suggestions? Thanks in advance.
>
> --
> Regards, | Microsoft -- innovative? Don't make me laugh.
> . |
> Randy | "Subversion is always our best tactic."
> ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) | Microsoft Manager of Java Relations John Ludwig
> http://www.golgotha.net | (Quoted in Oct. 21, 1998 San Jose Mecury News)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Programmers are gods
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 02:12:18 GMT
"Osvaldo Pinali Doederlein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>What about this one:
>// I hate this hack, but I fucked up and didn't set the default to 100
>Should companies do a "policitally correct" clean-up of sources that they
>"open" all of a sudden? Or should we respect programmers and not do that?
>;-)
"We" should most certainly respect the programmers, and not mess with their,
uhm, prose. The reason, of course, being that the above gives a pretty good
idea of what the original programmer thought when she wrote the comment,
whereas "This hack is unfortunate, but was necessary due to a lack of foresight
when setting the default to a value less than 100" doesn't. Comments like
the above are also great teaching aids for beginners --- reading other
people's code is a great way to pick up programming techniques, and
reading other people's passionate comments is a great way to find out about
things to avoid.
Bernie "// It's 3am, and after 7 hours of swearing and cursing I finally"
"// found out that the stupid problem was in the %^%&%& other class!"
Meyer
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From: Andrea Borsic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ES1879 AudioDrive
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 10:51:30 +0100
Hello to everybody,
I'm trying to configure my laptop's audio card, under linux 2.2.3. It
comes with an ES1879 audio card and I don't know which is the sound
chip, so it is not possible for me to setup correctly the kernel.
Does anyone knows this board? Does anyone knows which the sound/midi
chips are?
Thanks very much for any help,
Andrea.
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From: Emily <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Windows is trying to read my linux hd? (follow-up)
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 05:57:54 -0400
ooops
silly me
thanks for all the email suggestions, everybody!
OK here are the things I have tried...
#1 disconnected all harddrives except for linux, and booted off a win98
bootdisk. I then ran 'fdisk /mbr'. This did not solve the problem
#2 set my 12 gig (hdd) to none in bios and booted. Windows loaded fine
which led me to a new train of thought...
(duh! can't have a cdrom as a master to a hardrive in windows-land)
#3 reversed hdd and hdc. Tried cdrom as slave and big fat32 12 gig as
master. Still an error booting into windows.
So now I have a rather big project on my hands. I think windoze is
having difficulty with a linux partition/drive sandwiched between two
fat32 drives. I am going to try making linux the Secondary master and
the cd the secondary slave. THis of course involves editing my
/etc/fstab and my lilo.conf. I hope there isn't anything I am
forgetting to edit, or else I have a long, ugly road ahead of me...
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