Linux-Hardware Digest #197, Volume #10 Sun, 9 May 99 23:13:28 EDT
Contents:
PS/2 Mouse help! (Mike Kerr)
Re: X PRO II Motherboard and on chip SiS video Drivers??? (Len Cuff)
Re: Adaptec 2940UW & RH6.0 (steel)
Re: How to distinguish ECC memory? (Mircea)
Re: How to Install SoundBlast Card? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Linux on a Notebook? (Dave)
HELP: MODEM stopped working (Denis Kholodar)
Re: SB Live driver please (eelab)
Printing in RH5.2:linux=10,Epson=0 ("Gene Heskett")
Re: Can't install bttv (eelab)
Re: PCMCIA network cards and Linux? ("A. Scholz")
Printer Troubles (Juergen Fiedler)
Linux-Preinstalled ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Help! ISDN Motorola Bitsurfer Pro EZ w/ Lava Link 650 ISA (Paul Hem)
List of multiport Ethernet cards supported. (Russell McOrmond)
Re: External ISDN terminal adapters ("parkercj")
Re: Redhat 6.0... the good, the bad, and the ugly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: PS/2 Mouse help! (jason)
Re: voodoo 3 under linux (Bradley M Keryan)
Re: Seagate IDE ATAPI Tape Drive (John Thompson)
Re: RedHat 5.2 3C509 io conflict with SoundBlaster (D. [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Asus P2BLS (Robert Bernecky)
Kernel Module driver (David)
Re: Gnome Help ! (Related Question) (Antaine)
Re: Newbie humble Q: can't run autoboot.bat at D:\ ("Dennis S. Tepe")
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From: Mike Kerr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PS/2 Mouse help!
Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 17:00:03 -0400
I'm running Slackware Linux and I can't get it to work with my PS/2
mouse. It will work with a serial mouse, but unfortunately the serial
mouse is on loan and has to go back. If anybody can help me, let me know
cuz I really need to get that mouse working!
Thanx.
-Mike
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From: Len Cuff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: X PRO II Motherboard and on chip SiS video Drivers???
Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 22:02:28 +0100
Reply-To: Len Cuff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Curtis Scholl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes
>Hello:
>
> I have a RedHat 5.2 system with a TX Pro II motherboard. In the
>release there are no selections for the TX Pro II video chip. I
>tried to use the only SiS selection, but the screen messed up royally.
> I have rebuilt the system using the SVGA drivers and a generic
>monitor. My question is "What , if any, drivers are there for this and
>where would I start to find them?". I will start with redhat first.
>
>Curtis Scholl
Curtis,
SuSE have released a server for most of the SiS chipsets.
www.suse/de/e/ and look for the servers section. I downloaded and got
the SiS 6326 working fine.
Cheers,
Len
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From: steel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940UW & RH6.0
Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 18:32:21 -0400
Swietanowski Artur wrote:
>
> steel wrote:
> >
> > I still haven't gotten mine to work. Adaptec 2940UW, IBM HD's, Yamaha
> > CDRW.
> > <snip>
> > when I try to upgrade to 6.0 it hangs when "scanning the SCSI bus".
> > It sees the first HD, hits the CDRW, then BOOM. Game over.. no
> > more install. It totally dumps out.
> > <snip>
> > I've seen many others in various Usenet groups with the same problem,
> > and still no fix.
>
> Aren't you expecting too much? RedHat does not begin shipping before
> May 10th and it's just May 9th today. 8-)
>
> Contact RedHat. You may have an unofficial" release, but if the same
> problem happens on their official one, they will want to know and,
> possibly, will provide a fix. After all the installation/upgrade is
> one of the major reasons why people and businesses buy RedHat.
>
> Regards,
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Artur Swietanowski mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Institut f�r Statistik, Operations Research und Computerverfahren,
> Universit�t Wien, Universit�tsstr. 5, A-1010 Wien, Austria
> tel. +43 (1) 427 738 620 fax +43 (1) 427 738 629
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
I realize this. The only thing that I am saying if that if there is a
problem,
couldn't they just verify that, and tell us that it would be taken care
of?
Maybe I am being a little hard on them, I haven't had any real problems
since before
4.1 with installs. I guess I am spoiled ;)
The other thing is this.. I posted about this problem on the hedwig-list
from RedHat..
other people who posted problems (specifically with DHCP) received
answers from RedHat,
and verification that the problem would be fixed when the OS was
released.
I do run my business on RedHat as well... and I have been very happy
with their
product. I haven't even thought of changing distros in a long, long
time. RedHat
is lightning fast with security fixes (for the most part) as well as bug
fixes. My
servers are all solid... I just see all these people with the same
problem wondering
"What are we going to do?", and I think some kind of official response
would be cool.
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From: Mircea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems
Subject: Re: How to distinguish ECC memory?
Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 17:42:34 -0400
It's not that simple. I have in one of my machines a 128M DIMM ECC; it
has 18 chips.
MST
John Howland wrote:
>
> ECC memory will also have an odd number of chips on the DIMM.
>
> --
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: tw.bbs.comp.linux,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: How to Install SoundBlast Card?
Date: 9 May 1999 23:25:16 GMT
In comp.os.linux.setup wcc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How to install my Sound Blast Card?
> I have an SB-16 ISA sound card; irq=5 DMA=1,5. But my computer cannot
> sing when I play xmcd under x-window. How to do?
What version of linux are you running? Are you sure you've setup your card
properly? Do a "cat /dev/sndstat" and check the output to make sure all
the settings are correct.
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Christchurch - New Zealand
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dave)
Subject: Re: Linux on a Notebook?
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 00:07:41 GMT
On 6 May 99 18:02:53 GMT, "cris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I want to install my DLD Linux 6.0 on a new DELL Latitiude CPi Notebook.
What model of Dell? Inspiron 3500, 7k, what? I have a 3500 and I
configured it for the NeoMagic which was listed in the config in
RedHat. Works great @ 1024.
>also a 3com 10/100 Base- Tx Ethernet- card and a Psion Dacom 56k Modemcard.
Which 3Com card? I have been trying for weeks to get my NIC(3C575) to
be recognized properly. IT will itself but that is it. Am going to
hash my box this week (since I have no real data on it yet) and see
where I go w/ a fresh install. Am also going to try an Intel NIC.
David Heritage
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Denis Kholodar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HELP: MODEM stopped working
Date: Sat, 08 May 1999 20:09:15 -0400
After I "successfully" configured a sound card, my modem is not
working in Linux anymore (though everything is fine in Win95).
for example this command that supposed to produce a dial tone:
echo "ATDT\n" >/dev/modem
doesn't produce it.
connecting to ISP doesn't work: for example this how it complains in
/var/log/message:
pppd[338]: pppd 2.3.3 started by denis, uid 501
pppd[338]: tcgettattr :Input/Output error (5)
I did check that modem is at the right port (COM2 in win95 =
/dev/modem ->/dev/cua1 in Linux, IRQ=3 soundcard IQ=5)
PLEASE, HELP! I RAN OUT OF WHAT IT COULD BE!
thanks.
Denis
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From: eelab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SB Live driver please
Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 18:58:05 -0500
Go to Creative Labs developer webpages. They actually released a driver
for it and a SDK. This really kicks ass. Look for it on there site.
Bill Spanos wrote:
> Where can I find a linux driver for Sound Blaster LIve?
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Date: 09 May 99 20:02:59 -0500
From: "Gene Heskett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Printing in RH5.2:linux=10,Epson=0
Reply to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I've just spent a very frustrating afternoon trying to print a couple of
pages of my bank statement, saved by netraped v4.51, in a .ps format.
Calling up printtool, I made sure it all worked, at least when my Stylus
Pro is set for Courior font, and that the gs option was set for
@stc_h.upp.
Attempted printing of a test postscript page from printtool gets me an
error because I'm set for a text only printer. Refuses to print.
Selecting one of the 'other' filters only gets me a rangecheck error
message printed on the printer. There are no 'Epson' choices in the
printtool filters menu.
So I went over to RedHat and picked up the newest printtool, and
rhs-printfilters, but they won't install either, the rhs-printfilters
claims it needs libc.so.6 or better, and thats there as a link to
libc_2.0.7.so.
So howintuncket do it get some Epson filters for printtool? Are the
Epsonfolks on a rampage about linux or something.
Then, figuring that GS should be able to do it, I printed the tiger.ps
thing the other day. But that suddenly can't be told where the printer
is, generating if it does anything, a file containing the screen output
gs kicks out.
Anybody know the syntax for doing that?
Cheers, Gene
--
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Ch. Eng. @ WDTV-5 |A2091,GuruRom,1g Seagate,CDROM,Multiface III
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or |Buddha + 4 gig WDC drive, 525 meg tape
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>|Stylus Pro, EnPrint, Picasso-II, 17" vga
RC5-Moo! 22kkeys/sec isn't much, but it all helps
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From: eelab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Can't install bttv
Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 19:01:31 -0500
I have the EXACT same setup as you. When I installed kernel version 2.2.7 I
compiled BT848 into the kernel. Then I went to the /bttv/driver dir and
filled out the makefile as it was supposed to be filled out. Then I went back
to /bt848 and typed make, make ins. Worked for me.
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From: "A. Scholz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PCMCIA network cards and Linux?
Date: 9 May 1999 22:55:06 GMT
Michael James Weiskopff wrote:
>
> First of all I am new to both Linux and Linux on laptops so here I go.
> I have a Toshiba Satelite Pro 435 CDS with a 3com (model: 3ccfe574bt)
> 10/100 Base-TX eithernet card. The Linux version is redhat linux 5.2.
> I install, I think, the latest PCMCIA drivers that will support the
> NIC, now how do I get the NIC running on the network? Any help would be
> much appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advanced
> Mike
i think you should install kernel 2.2.x. the 2.0.x don�t work with
pcmcia on my notebook.
at first you have to install the pcmcia-drivers.
then you activate the network-options in kernel-config.
my kernel loads it as modules and it works.
hope i could help
cu
--
ich hei�e Andreas mit vornamen.
ansonsten hab ich keine probleme.
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From: Juergen Fiedler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Printer Troubles
Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 20:15:49 -0400
Hello,
I am having real troubles setting up my Laserjet 4L under kernel 2.2.6
and I was hoping you could help me.
I recompiled the kernel with support for parallel ports and printers.
Everything looks fine during the boot process:
I see the following lines in dmesg:
parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [SPP,PS2]
parport0: no IEEE-1284 device present.
[... (I have printer support as a module, so the rest is all the way at
the bottom:)]
lp0: using parport0 (polling).
Looks like it should work, does it not? But if I try something like
'echo test>/dev/lp0',
the data LED on the printer goes on, while the 'Ready' LED blinks once
and reamins on after that, also. Both LEDs stay on until I unplug the
printer. Needless to say that nothing is printed.
If I try to use lpr, I get the same effect. I tried lp1 and lp2, but for
both I get a message that the device doesn't exist.
Would anybody happen to have any idea what I might be doing wrong?
TIA,
Juergen
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Linux-Preinstalled
Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 23:09:10 GMT
Does anybody have experience with VA Research or Penguin Computing
workstations?
ie. Are they any good?
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From: Paul Hem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help! ISDN Motorola Bitsurfer Pro EZ w/ Lava Link 650 ISA
Date: 9 May 1999 23:11:40 GMT
"Colonel Panic�" wrote:
>
> hmmm...lookit this *old* post..
> From C.B. Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Organization Brick and Ivy Corporate Consulting
> Date 27 Feb 1998 20:03:21 GMT
> Newsgroups comp.os.linux.networking
> Message-ID <6d7669$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
Hey Colonel! Thanks! After I tried it and read the books. It
worked!
My Bitsurfer Pro is now surfing!!
Many Thanks!
Paul
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From: Russell McOrmond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: List of multiport Ethernet cards supported.
Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 21:02:55 -0400
I am looking to purchase a (minimum 4 port) ethernet card for a Linux
server (Running Kernel 2.2). While I can find a list of chipsets, I am
looking for specific card brands/etc which I can then tell my hardware
dealer.
Is there a list somewhere of such cards that I have just not been able
to find yet?
Thanks.
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Vote both progressive and conservative http://www.flora.org/?green
Political Forum http://www.flora.org/flora.action-forum/
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From: "parkercj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: External ISDN terminal adapters
Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 18:10:39 -0700
Howdy,
Treat them just like a regular modem. The only difference is the init
strings for the device. It's a bit of guesswork but it can be done. Also
have a look at XISP to help with the debugging and result codes. Most of the
time the high speed card is the problem... isn't supported ...
Cheers CJ
Mitchell Regenbogen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7h4vki$of$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In article <yFHY2.71$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "John Rooke"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >Can anyone tell me how to set up an external ISDN Terminal Adapter under
> >Linux. When under Win 95 I have to load some CAPI drivers but cannot find
> >much info on how to do this in Linux.
> >
> >There seems to be lots in the kernel for internal cards but not for any
> >external TA's. I have tried treating it as a standard mode which works
with
> >the TA we use at work, but to no avail. I can cu to the TA but then the
> >standard AT commands do not work.
> >
> >Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> >I am using SuSE Linux version 6.0 with kernel 2.2.4 if that helps.
>
> I have a similar problem with SuSE 6.1 and kernel 2.2.5. I have a 3Com
Impact
> IQ attached to a Turbocomm high speed serial port. The combo works
perfectly
> under Win98, but I can't get it to do beans in linux. The board is
properly
> set to its plug & play-determined port and irq in isapnp.conf, and I can
get a
> little bit of communication with the 3Com, but no response to AT commands.
>
> Help!
>
> --
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
====================
> Mitch Regenbogen, Brooklyn, New York, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> "Knowledge is Good."
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Redhat 6.0... the good, the bad, and the ugly
Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 19:36:21 -0500
Can be had at ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu
David
Cokey de Percin wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
> >
> > James Stafford wrote:
> > >
> > > Bill Unruh wrote:
> > >
> > > > In <7go4ns$4oq$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Robert Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > >
> > > > >Where is everyone getting RH6.0? I thought it wasn't available until the
> > > > >10th May....
> > > >
> > > > Nope been out at least a week by now.
> > > > www.redhat.com and all its mirrors. The pressing shops probably will not
> > > > be shipping for another week however.
> > >
> > > I was just at Fry's today and they had it there for$79.00 !!! That's more than I
> > > paid for Winblows, more worth it... but still!!!
> > >
> > > jamess
> >
> > cheapbytes.com $7.14 (US) delivered in two days
>
> Best Buy for 64.95
>
> --
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> Cokey de Percin, DBA Email:
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From: jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PS/2 Mouse help!
Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 21:25:46 -0400
Stpid question, but did you recompile your kernel with PS/2 mouse support?
-jason
(to reply via email, make the appropriate substitution in my email address)
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From: Bradley M Keryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: voodoo 3 under linux
Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 19:29:55 -0400
On 9 May 1999, Eric Lee Green wrote:
> On 08 May 1999 20:12:32 +0100, Bruce Stephens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >"Aziem Chawdhary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >> Does Voodoo 3 run under Linux...
> >
> >Yes. 2D only at present.
>
> Err, the Mesa OpenGL libraries have support for 3d under the Voodoo 3
> under Linux.. About the only good thing about the Voodoo 3, in fact --
> otherwise, the latest nVidia and ATI 3d cards make the Voodoo 3 look
> pathetic.
>
Would you please bless us with a link to a version of Glide that supports
the Voodoo 3? Neither www.3dfx.com nor glide.xxedgexx.com seem to have one
at this time, so without further proof I'm inclined not to believe you
(although I think V3 support will be there soon).
Brad
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From: John Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Seagate IDE ATAPI Tape Drive
Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 18:38:03 -0600
Mark Lo wrote:
> > use "export TAPE=/dev/ht0" do not use quotes
> > Then tar cv / or whatever combo you like
>
> Hi Charles, how to verify the backup then.
>From "man tar:"
-W, --verify
attempt to verify the archive after writing it
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-John ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: D. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: RedHat 5.2 3C509 io conflict with SoundBlaster
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 02:00:32 GMT
> Yep. Had the same problem. Turn off PnP with the pnpdsabl included
>on the configuration diskette. Then, re-run auto-configure with the
>included software. This cleared up my problems, including a hardware
>conflict with my then Ensoniq Soundscape. Works like a charm now.
>
> Greg H.
First off, patience, I'm setting up my first system with RH 5.2, and
I have about 2 days experience w/Linux. I'm also having a similar
problem, but I think I screwed it up even more.
I tried setting up my SB16 PnP using autoconfigure in X and it
seemed to work(demo sound cuts out after a second, dunno if that means
it worked or not. I get no error messages to tell me one way or
another).
Next I tried to set up my network card to connect to my cable modem.
I set it to eth0 and loaded in my IP information. (Actual IP address
was off by a digit but I don't think it caused this problem) Once I
had everything in, I clicked Save, then Quit. Boom. Lockup. Hard. Had
to do hard reboot. Now, I can't even boot Linux to a prompt (I don't
have it set to auto-load X or anything0. After most of the start-up
messages, I can see, "auto loading SB16 PnP failed, possible irq
conflict" or words to that effect. Then I see, "System loggers
started: syslogd" and the system seems to freeze up. Letting it sit
for 20 minutes didn't accomplish anything so I assume the system has
frozen up. Several hard reboots didn't change anything. Nor did
booting from a floppy.
So I can't even get to the shell to unscrew whatever I did. I'm
guessing there's a problem between the NIC and the SB16. Should I try
ripping out the sound card, and see if that at least gets it past the
the logger or what? Or is there something I missed at boot-up?
Dave
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From: Robert Bernecky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Asus P2BLS
Date: Wed, 05 May 1999 10:52:40 -0400
Posted because Loris' email address is incomplete...
I've got an ASUS P2B-DS with the AIC7890 in it. It works fine with the
2.2.x kernels. I don't think the 2.0.x kernels support it.
Bob
Loris Caren wrote:
> Can anybody tell me whether they've got an Asus P2BLS working with
> Linux. I cant find mention of the AIC7890 or of the Intel 82558 ethernet chip
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From: David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: linux.dev.kernel,comp.os.linux.development
Subject: Kernel Module driver
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 02:58:04 GMT
I am writing a kernel module driver that will implement bus mastering.
This requires a large contiguous buffer. To do this I load Linux with
the LILO command "linux mem=60M" so that the kernel only uses 60 of my
64MB of system RAM. I then remap the memory from 60M to 64M using
ptr=ioremap(0x03C00000, 0x400000). The resulting pointer is
ptr=0x5428000. In order to get an address that I can pass to the device
I do a ptr2=virt_to_bus(ptr). When I do this I get ptr2 the same as
ptr1. This is not a valid bus pointer since I only have 64MB physical
RAM. Thus, my bus mastering is not working. What could I be doing
wrong? (I am running this on a PII 400 with 64MB ram and kernel
2.0.35. ioremap is defined to vremap as required).
Thanks,
David
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From: Antaine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x,linux.redhat,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Gnome Help ! (Related Question)
Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 21:07:34 -0400
Donald wrote:
>
> create a file in your home directory called .xinitrc
> then type this in:
>
> #!/bin/bash
> gnome-session
I have that in my .xinitrc in the root directory and when
I "startx" as root it cranks up two sessions. The first
screen comes up, it sits there a second, then the screen
I use comes up. I've tried everything from altering the
Xclients file to leaving the Xclients file and commenting
out "gnome-session" in .xinitrc. When I do the later GNOME
won't start at all. Any help is greatly appreciated.
> On Fri, 30 Apr 1999, John van der Zanden wrote:
>
> > Unpacked all gnome packages without serious problems, but what to do now ??
> > the manual says this
> >
> > To start gnome, you must edit the X startup files. (which one and how ?)
> > a sample x startup file using gnome-session follows:
> > #!/bin/bash
> > exec gnome-session
> > ## end sample
> > the default Gnome session configuratio file is
> > /usr/share/gnome/default.session. The user gnome session is
> > $HOME/.gnome/session.
> >
> > All nice and well, but what must i do ? I dont have any clue what this all
> > means as i am a NEWBIE !!
> > Which file must i edit and what should i put in it ??
> >
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> >
> >
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From: "Dennis S. Tepe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Newbie humble Q: can't run autoboot.bat at D:\
Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 22:21:32 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi Group,
> I hope somebody can point me to a better place if this is not the
> appropriated ng to discauss this question.
>
> I got the redhat linux 5.2 installation guide with the free CD from
> linuxmall.com. Soon I realized that I need the boot discatte, or run autoboot
> at cd-rom. However, at dos prompt the machine can't recognize d drive. I
> suppose I need some driver. However this is school's box I'm messing around
> with. I have absolutely no idea where to start.
>
> I suppose I can get a bootdisk from a new linux distro (openLinux2.2 is
> cheap) or get a linux 5.2 box from ebay. Any other recommendation? Any
> program that can format a floppy disk in linux format and make a linux
> bootdisk from the dos prompt?
>
> Any input is greatly apprecated.
>
> CY
>
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