Linux-Hardware Digest #175, Volume #10 Thu, 6 May 99 21:13:36 EDT
Contents:
Re: 3COM 3C905b-tx NIC, dropping packets and incorrect IRQ (Manfred Becker)
Re: X-SVGA-Server mit CL-GD 5426! (Vaclav Stepan)
Corrupted linux tar files on LS120 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: How good is a Riva TNT for svgalib? ("_exT")
Re: Rage II C CHipset ("Martin Traxl")
Request: specifications of the Hyundai HCM-428EV Monitor ("Roy-Benjamin Coert")
Re: why doesn't redhat 6.0 support ethernet card? (Yafei Li)
Re: why doesn't redhat 6.0 support ethernet card? (Yafei Li)
Re: using AMD K2 in a heavily loaded web server??? (Donovan Rebbechi)
Re: Diamond Viper V550 Problems (Donovan Rebbechi)
Voodoo 3 PIC/AGP ? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Winmodem Rip Off Baskets (Donovan Rebbechi)
Re: Winmodems and Linux (Matthias Warkus)
Re: using AMD K2 in a heavily loaded web server??? (Rod Roark)
Please help with several unrelated linux/hardware problems & questions
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: in search of low profile computer cases (Mohd H Misnan)
Re: Voodoo 3 PIC/AGP ? (Bruce Stephens)
Re: Does Linux work on AMD K6-3 processors? ("Sean S")
Re: HP support sucks (was: funniest printer-problem)
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Digital I/O boards (Matt Davies)
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From: Manfred Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 3COM 3C905b-tx NIC, dropping packets and incorrect IRQ
Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 19:30:59 +0200
Curt wrote:
> You don't want to use irq 9 for your NIC. It is used for redirection of the
> irqs from 2nd interrupt controller to 1st.
That is not true !!! You meen irq 2 on the 1st controller. IRQ 9 is as good as
every other IRQ.
CIao
- Manfred -
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vaclav Stepan)
Crossposted-To:
at.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x,de.comp.os.unix.linux.hardware,de.comp.os.unix.linux.misc
Subject: Re: X-SVGA-Server mit CL-GD 5426!
Date: 4 May 1999 19:19:32 +0100
Daniel Wagner ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Hello out there,
: I've the following problem with X:
: If i want to use 800x600 pixels with 16bpp the X-Server doesn't startup and
: displays an errormessage:
: ...no screens found...
: Can anybody help me?
: Daniel
: PS: If I use any mode with 8bpp X works really fine.
There's some problem with mapping the upper 512 K of the graphic card memory. If there
was no progress, you won't be able to get more than 8bpp if you have more than 16 MB
RAM. It's all discussed in the Cirrus-howto (or something like that).
--
Vaclav Stepan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Corrupted linux tar files on LS120
Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 17:01:30 GMT
Greetings,
I installed an LS120 on my PC running Redhat 5.1. I rebuilt the kernel to
support the LS120 as well as FAT/VFAT filesystems. I turned off support for
the msdos filesystem. My problem is that I can mount the LS120, see the
files but not use them since they are corrupted. Part of the text in a file
is readable and part is garbage. There does not seem to be any pattern as to
whats readable and what is not. Anybody had this problem? Any suggestions?
I've tried mounting with specifying FAT, VFAT, ext2 and auto to no avail.
?????
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From: "_exT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]:PLEASE.freeserve.co.uk>
Crossposted-To: linux.dev.svgalib,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: How good is a Riva TNT for svgalib?
Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 20:02:28 +0100
Reply-To: "_exT" <NoSpam!!!>
>No. It just uses the generic VGA driver. Since the only thing i usr
>svgalib for is Quake, it doesn't matter for me. :)
i wish there WAS some support for OpenGL in Linux for TNT cards.
then we could RUN THE F'UCKING Q3:ARENA TEST on linux
(3df(x) is old crap)
till then lets wait for win32 verison. (should be in couple of weeks)
i hope will some have some support from nVidia for OpenGL in Linux:)
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From: "Martin Traxl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.binaries.warez.linux,alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.slackware,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Rage II C CHipset
Date: 6 May 1999 17:30:01 GMT
Paul Youles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Does any one know wher I can get Linux drivers for a 8 Mb AGP Graphics card
> with a Rage II C Chipset.
> Any help would be gratefully received
> Regards
> Paul Youles
> Sales Mnager Iotech
> www.iotech.co.uk
Hi Paul,
for XFree86 < 3.3.3 you have to set
ChipId 0x4755
ChipRev 0x01
with XFree86 3.3.3 it works out of the box
Martin
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From: "Roy-Benjamin Coert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video
Subject: Request: specifications of the Hyundai HCM-428EV Monitor
Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 19:05:25 +0200
Hello,
does anyone know the specifications of the Hyundai HCM-428EV Monitor ?
i would like to know the maximum resolution, if it is a multisync monitor,
the horizontal sync range and the vertical sync range.
this data is needed for configuring the X Server under linux, so any
information regarding this monitor and X is also helpfull
Roy-Benjamin Coert
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Yafei Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: why doesn't redhat 6.0 support ethernet card?
Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 12:33:08 -0500
> You did not install RH 6.0... RH 6.0 is based on 2.2.x, and has network
> support. You can download kernels, and upgrade them as well.
>
> Lee
Thanks for the reply. But I did install from the redhat-6.0 dir of two ftp sites
(because I wondered if the first site accidentally had an old version under the
new name). Not only do I not have kernal 2.2, but I can't even find the
file/patch/whatever in /usr/src. There is a dir there for 6.0, but it's empty.
May I ask where you downloaded 6.0?
Yafei
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From: Yafei Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: why doesn't redhat 6.0 support ethernet card?
Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 12:35:52 -0500
> You're not expected to "download" a kernel, the idea is to re-build
> one that will support your particular hardware needs.
> See the Kernel-HOWTO which you've undoubtedly installed in your
> /usr/doc/HOWTO directory.
Thanks for your reply. But help me here: I need the new kernel's
files/patch
to rebuild, right? There is only an empty 6.0 dir in /usr/src. So how
can I
rebuild the kernel from nothing?
Yafei
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Donovan Rebbechi)
Subject: Re: using AMD K2 in a heavily loaded web server???
Date: 6 May 1999 18:43:42 GMT
On Wed, 5 May 1999 21:18:39 -0700, stephen wrote:
>Hello
>
>Anyone using an AMD K6 in their web server?
The rpm2html database at rufus.w3.org is running on a K6. Dunno what their
load is like.
The K6 should be OK in theory, because AMD's main weakness -- FP , is
(almost always ) a complete nonissue when it comes to serving webpages
--
Donovan Rebbechi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Buying computer parts ? How do you know which vendors to trust ?
http://www.resellerratings.com
Impartial and accurate. Straight from the buyers mouth.
( disclaimer: i'm not affiliated with resellerratings.com )
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Donovan Rebbechi)
Subject: Re: Diamond Viper V550 Problems
Date: 6 May 1999 18:47:08 GMT
On Thu, 6 May 1999 23:02:24 +1000, Anthony Bennett wrote:
>HI,
> I recently upgraded my computer to include a Diamond Viper V550 card. I
>downloaded the latest version of Xfree (3.3.3.1), and while this supports
>the card, it insists on setting the horizontal sync rates so high that a
>dream monitor couldn't display them. Hence my max resolution is 1024 X 768
I had similar probs with XFree86 wanting to write funny modelines.
With the right software, you can write a custom modeline in your XF86Config
file.
Try downloading my modeline program from
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/unix/
and write yourself a sensible modeline. ( for example , modeline -v 75 -g
1280x1024 for a 75hz 1280x1024 modeline )
Also, delete any modelines you aren't using from the XF86Config file.
cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Buying computer parts ? How do you know which vendors to trust ?
http://www.resellerratings.com
Impartial and accurate. Straight from the buyers mouth.
( disclaimer: i'm not affiliated with resellerratings.com )
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Voodoo 3 PIC/AGP ?
Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 19:09:12 GMT
Hi,
I was wondering does linux (or the Xfree system) support the Voodoo 3 card,
and if so does it support both the AGP and PCI models ? I'm using RedHat 5.1
Many thanks,
Simon.
P.S If possible cc me on your reply
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Donovan Rebbechi)
Subject: Re: Winmodem Rip Off Baskets
Date: 6 May 1999 18:39:54 GMT
On Thu, 06 May 1999 15:15:22 GMT, bryan wrote:
>maybe I'm being sense <g>, but why on earth are folks even TRUSTING
>modem -cards-.
If no operating system is listed as a "system requirement", then you
have every reason to trust it.
> why not just get an external db25 style modem and then
>you can have a greater chance of getting it to work.
I'm also a fan of external modems. The problem is that they are not an
option at a lot of PC shops.
Of course, you can save yourself the hardware
compatibility worries by just buying from someone who will sell you a
machine with your favourite OS preloaded ...
--
Donovan Rebbechi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Buying computer parts ? How do you know which vendors to trust ?
http://www.resellerratings.com
Impartial and accurate. Straight from the buyers mouth.
( disclaimer: i'm not affiliated with resellerratings.com )
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Warkus)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Winmodems and Linux
Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 20:26:12 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It was the Thu, 06 May 1999 15:06:32 GMT...
..and killbill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > It was the Wed, 05 May 1999 09:55:18 -0600...
> > ..and John Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Eric Fierke wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Actually, I may be mistaken, but I believe that HP already makes
> > > > windows-only printers. And I would certainly consider the office-jet and
> > > > related multifunction printers (printer, scanner, fax machine, and coffee
> > > > maker all in ones) to be windows-only.
> > >
> > > IIRC, these "winprinters" merely lack built-in fonts. They
> > > just expect to be fed bitmaps of some sort. I suspect that
> > > ghostscript could support these.
> >
> > No. They are GDI printers. They need the Windows GDI printing API /
> > rasteriser to work.
> >
> > The only way to make them work with Unix lpd is to use a dedicated
> > Win32 rasterising server. Geez.
> >
>
> Not sure what you mean by a "dedicated Win32 rasterising server"
(Disclaimer: I've never done this. I just heard it's possible. Smack
me if my description is technically wrong.)
A windows box converting the input data to .PRN files or such which
are then printed, whether locally or on an lpd server doesn't matter.
> but
> my HP-722 (winprinter) works like a champ under Linux with a simple
> translation program (forget the name, but email me and I will dig it
> up for any interested parties). This program will likely be rolled
> into ghostscript in the near future.
Hm, then it's probably not a GDI printer.
mawa
--
Come home at night with a swirling in my head, Reach for the pillow,
miss the whole darn bed
-- Joe Riggens, "Drunk", '50 R&B song.
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From: Rod Roark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: using AMD K2 in a heavily loaded web server???
Date: 6 May 1999 20:00:13 GMT
stephen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Anyone using an AMD K6 in their web server?
>What is your configuration and how is the
>performance under heavy load compare to
>Intel?
This doesn't directly answer your question, but in my recent experience a
mildly overclocked Celeron will give you the most for your money. A lot
of folks have been getting 300A's, tweaking the voltage a bit and running
them at 450. This is pretty cool but sometimes it doesn't work and the
300A's have been discontinued and are disappearing fast.
Almost as good, and a lot more comfortable, is getting a Celeron 400
and running it at 450 by clocking the memory bus at 75 Mhz. I recently
compared this setup with a 300A/450 machine doing Linux kernel compiles,
and found it to be only about 1% slower.
If you don't want to overclock, consider getting a good Super 7
motherboard with a cheap K6-2 and plan to upgrade to K6-3 after their
prices come down a bit.
-- Rod
======================================================================
Sunset Systems Preconfigured Linux Computers
http://www.sunsetsystems.com/ and Custom Software
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Please help with several unrelated linux/hardware problems & questions
Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 19:50:04 GMT
I have several problems with RedHat 5.2 and my hardware plus a few other
questions. Here goes:
1. I have a throw-away AGP S3-Virge video board. When I start X and go to
the xterm window that's already open, then type ls -la. There's a very good
chance that the entire machine will lock up. Typing commands eventually
causes this problem. I have to hit reset to get the machine back. Now since
I paid a whopping $25 for my video board, I suspect that's the problem. SO!
Please excuse my ignorance of the FAQ and ask which cheap video board is best
for X? I'd like to keep it around $50.
2. When I install RedHat 5.2 onto an IDE disk, it works perfectly the first
try. When I install RedHat onto my scsi disk, I get a kernel panic while
booting. I suspect the reason for this is that there may be no scsi driver in
the kernel I'm booting with. I find this odd thought since the RedHat knows
I'm installing to a scsi device. Any suggestions?
3. I got Quake3Test to work. (woo hoo!) But the performance is real bad at
first and the video is very choppy. And this is with a voodoo2 SLI setup. It
is hitting the disk fairly hard, but I wouldn't think disk activity would have
that much of a hit on quake3test under linux. Is this just a memory/swapspace
thing fixable by another dimm?
4. Can I do raid with multiple identical disks and a plain old scsi controller
with linux or do I need an actual raid controller?
5. Anyone know where I can get a cheap/refurb multiprocessor motherboard.
Like 4 486 CPUs? or even better 16 386 cpus?
Thanks.
brian
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mohd H Misnan)
Subject: Re: in search of low profile computer cases
Date: 6 May 1999 14:08:06 GMT
On 05 May 1999 08:56:17 -0400, Michael Hirsch wrote:
>Does anyone know of a low profile computer case? I'm trying to make
>myself a box that isn't quite so chunky. Ideally, I would be able to
>find a case that would look at home in a stereo cabinet.
>
>I imagine I would probably need a custom motherboard, too, so the
>expansion cards wouldn't stick up too high.
>
>Anyone know of something like this?
I've no idea if you can get this kind of cases nowadays since most of the cases
that I've saw are the towers or mini towers.. I do think that you can get those
rackmount cases which take propietary/custome motherboard but I think it can
perfectly fit into your stereo cabinet.
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|Linux 2.2.7 i586 |to do it tomorrow. It's OK by next week - Linus T.|c|
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From: Bruce Stephens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Voodoo 3 PIC/AGP ?
Date: 06 May 1999 21:07:00 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I was wondering does linux (or the Xfree system) support the Voodoo
> 3 card,
Yes. <URL:http://www.linux3d.org/>.
> and if so does it support both the AGP and PCI models ?
I don't know. I can confirm it works fine for the cheap V3 2000 PCI.
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From: "Sean S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Does Linux work on AMD K6-3 processors?
Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 18:01:18 -0500
I have an AMD K6-3 400. Using ASUS P5-A 100Mhz bus board. Never ever
received any 11s. Installs are beautiful, and system is rock solid.
You may wish to try upgrading BIOS, and I hate to say it but try installing
Win9x to see if you are having problems with your processor, crashing. But
then whos to say that Win9x just plain sucks and crashes on its own...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.hp.hardware
Subject: Re: HP support sucks (was: funniest printer-problem)
Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 00:54:58 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (peter) wrote:
�
�I called HP-support today (I found the number on their website - section
�"support for products with no warranty left").
�friendly voice "how can I help you" I tell the story "..." "ok, I put you
�trough" This went four times then I was forced to call a different number
�and then I ran into an electronic "press 4 to ..." system and after my
�telephoncounter showed up 40ATS (~3US$) I was told that requests for
�products with no warranty left costs ATS300 (~US$23) per call ! free
�support can only be found on their webpage ...
�
�
�peter
Hello Peter,
Is it possible to email HP with a question, and get a response?
Is that what you meant by free support? If it is possible, can
you please point me to the URL.
Thanks,
--
-Kenneth
If you email please remove the "SPAMLESS."
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From: Matt Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Digital I/O boards
Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 19:56:29 -0600
Is there anyone out there that has experience with Ddigital i/o boards and
Linux? I want to put a board in, but I am having trouble finding a
manufacturer that has linux drivers.
I would want to use a card with drivers that I can interface with c++
programs. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks
matt davies
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