Linux-Hardware Digest #214, Volume #10 Wed, 12 May 99 05:13:42 EDT
Contents:
Re: Quantum Fireball (Andrew Comech)
Re: Modem connection speed (Andrew Comech)
Re: SB 128 PCI (Giulio Altini)
Re: sever doesn't exist (cookies)
Re: PCI internal modem (Andrew Comech)
Re: PCI modems in linux? (Andrew Comech)
Re: IDT C6 Winchip 200Mhz MMX S7 (Georg Acher)
Re: HELP W/ MANDRAKE 5.3 & SOUND ("MaD HaTTeR")
Re: How to low-level format a SCSI ("James Kosin")
Re: Problems after Windowmanager/KDM (Janos Ero)
Re: Tyan Thunderbolt 1837 ("Nathan Widmyer")
SB Live ! : How to get sound work properly ? ("PeP")
Re: making linux go away ("JP Mestres")
Re: Need Info On DEC Alpha with Linux (Siva Alagarsamy)
Re: supported graphics cards? (Siva Alagarsamy)
Re: OSS started misbehaving (Rob Komar)
Re: dump and tape capacity (Rob Komar)
Re: Getting Lilo to modify active partition (Swietanowski Artur)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Comech)
Subject: Re: Quantum Fireball
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 12 May 1999 02:06:38 -0500
On Mon, 10 May 1999 22:12:32 -0400, Drew A. Dunn wrote:
>Does anyone know how well quantum hard drives work under linux? I have
>heard that the Bigfoot drives have problems. I'm thinking of buying a
>Fireball Plus KA. It's a EIDE Ultra ata/66 drive, either 13.6 or 18.2 GB.
>I just wanted to find out if anyone knew of any problems. Also, does
>anyone have any suggestions for other large drives?
>
>Drew A. Dunn
Hey Drew,
I'd suggest that you _do not_ buy Quantum ata/66. I could not
enable DMA mode for Quantum CR 4.3GB (on FIC's ata/33 motherboards:
VA-503+ and PA-2013). I guess this will be fixed sooner or later,
though... Other than that, the drive works alright (e.g. I can
boot from it).
Quantum EX ata/33 (I've got 6.4GB disk) works with DMA just fine
and reports lots of buffered reads (12MB/s).
Best,
a.
--
Looking for a Linux-compatible V.90 modem? See
http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/CheapBox.html#modem
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Comech)
Subject: Re: Modem connection speed
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 12 May 1999 02:24:46 -0500
On Mon, 10 May 1999 16:14:54 +0100, gus wrote:
>Setserial shows the serial port at 115200baud (spd_normal ... should it
>be spd_hi?),
You need spd_vhi, like this:
setserial /dev/ttyS... spd_vhi
>and the modem is at AT&F1 (default factory settings for
>hardware flow control) with a couple of modifications such as E1, V1,
>and such (nothing set with floor and ceiling connection speeds). My
>modem will never connect at more than 33600, and often at 19200, but on
>the Windows machine it will conect at normally always around 44000.
>
>What have I missed?
You _missed_ the list of AT commands. There are all those
fancy commands like
AT+MS=12,1,300,56000,0,0,33600
Actually, this is fairly strange that AT&F1 (did you try AT&F0 ??)
would not restore the optimal setting.
I'd know two ways around that (that is, if you do not want to find the
list of AT commands and to figure out what is needed):
1. In the Hyperterminal (under Windows), try to look up the INIt
string which Windows use, logging the connection to a file.
Try the link http://www.aopen-usa.com/tech/faq/modem/k56.htm
on how this can be done. (I do not have a Windows computer to check
whether this works; please post a follow-up if it does!!)
2. If for some reason this does not work, then in the same
Hyperterminal, after the modem is initialized, try AT&V
This would report the status of all S-registers of the modem,
and you can compare them with what you have in Linux...
But this would take some time..
Best,
a.
--
Looking for a Linux-compatible V.90 modem? See
http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/CheapBox.html#modem
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From: Giulio Altini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SB 128 PCI
Date: 7 May 1999 18:32:33 GMT
Joshua Martin wrote:
> Claude,
>
> I have a SoundBlaste pci 128 and have had it running with no problems
> using the oss stuff built into the kernel.
>
> I prefer the alsa driver because it uses more of the cards features and
> has a better audio quality. You might look into it to see if this takes
> care of the problem.
>
> http://www.alsa-project.org
>
> -Joshua Martin
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> Claude Chaudet wrote:
> >
> > I can't configure my SB 128 PCI.
> >
> > I compiled sound and es1370 as modules. these modules load at startup,
no
> > problem. I have some sound (mp3, vaw etc.) but :
> > - When I launch mpg123, it is impossible to do anything else
under
> > X (console works but X hangs...)
> > - I can't setup volume. Mixers (gnome, xmixer etc.) don't work.
> >
> > And, I don't know if this is related, but the gnome CD player doesn't
see
> > my CDs while xcdplay does (but plays nothing).
> >
> > Does anybody know any trick for configuring my soud card properly ?
> > I saw there were drivers for it (but not free). Do they work well ?
> >
> > Claude.
Would you be so kind to tell me how you configured your oss stuff and
under what kernel of linux?
Thanks in advance,
Giulio Altini
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From: cookies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: sever doesn't exist
Date: 12 May 1999 06:32:38 GMT
I downloaded XFree86.3.3.3.1 from the ftp site of Gatech and installed the
SVGA server. I just see something strange in the Xwindows. Maybe i will
follow your advice tommorrow. But I have a big problem now:
NT4.0 lost after Redhat 5.1.
I installed Redhat 5.1 on the free space of my 8.4 Western Digital
hardrive, which has a Windows 98 on Drive D and Windows NT4.0 on Drive E.
All these is under the control of System Commander Delux. I left a free
space around 1G when use Fdisk of Windows 98 to format my hardrive.
Then I intall the RH5.1.After I reboot, Linux is on the booting list of
System Commander automatically. However, it stoped at "L " when I choose
to use Linux.
I can boot from drive A and log into Linux using the rescue disk created
when install Redhat 5.1. But I failed to get Xwindows working for the sake
of my SpeedStar A50 card.
I quit Linux and tried to enter WinNT, I failed!!!
Error MSG:
Windows NT could not start because the following file is missing or
corrupt:
<winnt root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
Please Reinstal a copy of the above file
I also failed to enter VGA model. One more error line appear besides
above.
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\winnt\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
I use System Commander to check for the partition.
multifat ----- partition 0 #this is my C:
extended ----- partition 1 #this has been devided as D-I
unix ----- partition 2 # it's the Linux partition
unix ----- partition 3 # it's the swap partition
Drive D ----- partition 1
Drive E partition 2
..
Drive I partition 6
So I am doubting if I should change partition(3) to partition(2) in the
boot.ini file of NT.( I tried, and failed).
What's the rdisk(0) means?
I really need your advice.
Thank you for you patient of reading this.
Daniel Rueegg wrote:
> Hi, John, you wrote in article <7h8goi$7r5$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on
Tue, 11 May 1999 01:56:57 -0000
>
> > I get the following error msg when I use Xconfigurator to set up my
Diamond
> > SpeedStar A50.
> > You know, this card is not in the list. I am using RedHat5.1.
> > sever doesn't exist can't continue
> > tried to use ../../usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_SVGA
>
> Install the SVGA Xserver. Then you can Xconfiguration to set up your
> system, but in VGA Modes only !
> You can check some commercial Xservers to support your graphic card.
>
> bye Daniel
>
> --
> /// Basel # Switzerland
> \\/// AX.25 : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> \// "Falls wir bis zum Morgengrauen nicht zur�ck sind, - ruft den
Praesidenten
> an!" - Jack Burton
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Comech)
Subject: Re: PCI internal modem
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 12 May 1999 02:33:42 -0500
On Tue, 11 May 1999 13:46:26 -0500, root wrote:
>Take it out and buy a REAL Modem. 3Com Courier V.Everything is a good one.
>Just set dip switches & jumpers & plug it in and go to setting up your ppp
Tactical mistake: `winmodem' is 3com's trademark.
How does one measure _goodness_ of modems if they just _work_?
Best,
a.
PS. Plus, modems above $100 suck.
--
Looking for a Linux-compatible V.90 modem? See
http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/CheapBox.html#modem
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Comech)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: PCI modems in linux?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 12 May 1999 02:41:27 -0500
On Mon, 10 May 1999 04:25:21 +0000, C. E. Scheetz wrote:
>I am replying to this because this is also an interest of mine - the
>information below is lifted from
>http://www.lucent.com/micro/dsp/k56prod.html. As you can see, it lists 5
>chipsets - and only one of them is a "softmodem" or controllerless modem.
>The other 4 have controllers (I am assuming so; let me know if I'm wrong on
>this so I don't persue it further) but were still marketed as "Winmodems"
>because they had no intention of supporting drivers for anything but Win9x.
>So could this mean that many fully chipped PCI modems were marketed as
>Win-modems because they didn't offer an OS2 driver? My RedHat 5.2 /proc/pci
>reads this chip off of the bus as stating that it has a L56xMF chipset.
>
>So hard is it going to be to get these modems to work under linux?
Just in case you are interested -- Richard Nelson supplied the FAQ on
how Actiontec's modem should be run under Linux.
But until this modem is _physically_ available, this is
not more than a bed-time story to me...
http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/PCImodems.html
Best,
a.
--
Looking for a Linux-compatible V.90 modem? See
http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/CheapBox.html#modem
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Georg Acher)
Subject: Re: IDT C6 Winchip 200Mhz MMX S7
Date: 11 May 1999 15:48:29 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Martin Booth
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
|> I have an old machine running Linux which I wish to upgrade while I can.
|> It's a 133 MHz pentium and the board can take a 200 MHz chip. The only
|> manufacturer which provides a 200 MHz pentium chip is the
|> IDT C6 Winchip 200Mhz MMX S7
|> or
|> IDT Winchip 2 200Mhz With 3D-Now!
|> What is the difference between these two and does 3D-Now! make any
|> difference, are these compatible with Linux will Linux run on it?
|> Any help would be appreciated.
1) You can use the Winchips with 240MHz with your 200MHz board. The
maximum CPU-clock is based on the possible jumpersettings, and the IDT
interpretes these settings different (uses a higher multiplicator).
This works only with IDT, since it's a single voltage chip and most older
MBs are also single voltage.
2) AFAIK for 240MHz there are two versions, the '2'-version is faster. For Linux,
MMX/3D-Now is irrelevant.
I've upgraded an old Acer MB (Phoenix BIOS, P90) to a Winchip 2 240MHz, no
problems with the BIOS or the board. Of course it's slower than a P2/K6 with
the same clock rate, but amp (MP3-player) now only needs 16% CPU instead of 50%
:-)
--
Bye
Georg Acher, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.in.tum.de/~acher/
"Oh no, not again !" The bowl of petunias
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From: "MaD HaTTeR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: HELP W/ MANDRAKE 5.3 & SOUND
Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 01:51:11 -0400
oh... cause I had Caldera 1.3 installed before and i just typed KDE and it
took me to the GUI. Except in Caldera, KDE and Startx looked totally
different.
Also, I don't think it installed the source files, I tried to recompile the
kernel but I got an error message. I was logged in as root and in the
/usr/src/linux directory. How do I recompile the kernel?
Peter Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I was under the impression that KDE still needed to Xserver stuff and was
> run from a script that starts it on top of the Xserver.
>
> Therefore, thats why you get the "cannot connect messages" while trying to
> start KDE on its own.
>
> If I remember correctly, the location of the file that runs the script to
> start KDE was in my .xinitrc file on my home directory. I think the entry
in
> here was "startkde" or something like that.
>
> MaD HaTTeR wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >I just Installed Mandrake 5.3 ($1.89 from Linuxmall.com) and the install
> >went great, except for one thing, my sound.
> >
> >When I type "kde", it gives me a bunch of "cannot connect to xserver"
> >messages for different sound modules, but I can type "startx" and it
takes
> >me to kde and it works. So now I d/l oss drivers but it says I have to
> >recompile the kernel to take out the sound. When I recompile it, do I
have
> >to put No for the "Enable sound" option? Also, will this fix the KDE
> >loading problems?
>
>
>
>
>
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From: "James Kosin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to low-level format a SCSI
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 19:54:03 -0400
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Dear Remco van den Berg,
A normal format will not fix head drifting and the like. Only a low-level
format will redo sector & track markings on the platter. This goes for IDE
as well.
These days though, IDE drives have incorporated their own logic to keep the
heads aligned.
If I have an old drive... This is usually the first step I do before
calling it quits and throw the drive away.
Thanks,
James Kosin
Remco van den Berg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> On Tue, 11 May 1999 10:42:11 -0500, Albert Wiersch wrote:
> >
> >How can I low level format a SCSI drive on my remote Linux system?
> >
> >I don't want to have to physically go to it to do so (want to do it
through
> >telnet). I think the SCSI BIOS has a format utility, but I would like a
> >Linux program to do it. Can't access the SCSI BIOS from here.
> >
> >The drive doesn't have any useful files on it right now... I would just
like
> >to low-level format it and then set it up as a backup drive.
> >
> >(Please send your reply to my email, too. Thanks!)
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Albert
>
> Just curious, why is a normal reformat not enough?
>
> You know that most disks are not allowed to be low level reformatted?
>
> -Remco
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> Remco van den Berg Admin DSE http://www.dse.nl/
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Certified Systems Engineer
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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From: Janos Ero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Problems after Windowmanager/KDM
Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 08:42:16 +0200
Alper Oezmacun wrote:
> When I log in as a user and leave any Windowmanager or KDM, an
> synchronising problem occurs and I can do nothing. I tried out to start
> it with runx instead of startx, but nothing changed. I read many howtos
> and I checked the supportdatabase of Suse, but I couldnt solve it.
> When I log in as root on a ascii interface and then start i.e. KDE,
> sometimes it doesnt make a problem, but sometimes it does!
>
> Im using a Matrox Millenium 4MByte card and a 19" Diamond 1996 Monitor
> (30-90khz,50-120hz).
I think the problem is that your video timing (Modeline in the
XF86Config)
is very close to the Monitor's limits. This means your screen can
synchronize when you start from one mode but cannot when coming from
another. Try to find another Modeline.
Janos Ero
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From: "Nathan Widmyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.tyan
Subject: Re: Tyan Thunderbolt 1837
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 21:27:53 -0400
Chris, I have a S1836DLUAN-GX. I have never had any negative experiences
with the board. When I did a fresh install of Windows 98, it automatically
detected everything perfectly and the system was up very quickly. Also,
I've kept Windows running, not just idle, but checking mail and playing
mp3's constantly at it's lowest CPU intensive times. Also, this Tyan board
is the best I've used. I build computers as a function of my job, computers
that are intended for internet servers and when I got my Tyan board, it
surprised me how well it performed. I will certainely buy from them again,
but not soon because the S1836 will work with Pentium III's and I just have
a Celeron 300 now so I have some good times with this board ahead.
Christian Loth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7h9lt1$1jm$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Greetings,
>
> Does anyone have experiences concerning (long-term ... I know
> a rather silly trait for such a new board :P) stability, quality,
> and performance of the Tyan Thunderbolt 1837? Being some sort of
> power-user who likes to do experiments, I want to replace my
> Tomcat IVD board with a PII SMP system, for a multiboot Win/Linux
> PC. Now, I read the review at Anand's site, and it made me sort of
> euphoric about this board. However, my employer, who is the owner
> of a computer store, claimed, that his experiences with Tyan
> Boards are rather negative, and that most of them wouldn't work right,
> and that they are not long-term stable, but might have suprising
> 'dropouts' after several months, which, he claims, is not acceptable
> for servers.
>
> This is however contrary to my own experiences with the Tomcat, which
> was a nice and stable and performant board for me (in times of the
> PII 266, I got similar performance to a PII 350 these days, under
> Linux for quite some cheap price).
>
> All this left me in doubts, and I can't decide whether to buy the
> new Tyan board or not. Anyone care to enlighten me?
>
> - Chris
>
> --
> Christian Loth
> Coder of 'Project Gidayu'
> Computer Science Student, University of Dortmund
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "PeP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SB Live ! : How to get sound work properly ?
Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 10:03:10 +0200
Hi,
I've installed the CL beta driver on my Pentium 200Mhz running SuSE 6.0 with
kernel 2.2.5.
The drivers modules loads fine.
The mixer seems to work fine too (I've tested with xmix during a CD play)
When I try to play directly a sound file (.wav or .au), it sounds horrible
(I'm doing a "cat dummy.au > /dev/audio" for testing)
I cannot run x11amp either (no sound).
I saw in the messages log a "Oops" bug message in the "sblive.o" module (it
seems it's an access to a NULL pointer, but I forget to note it down...)
Somebody could use it without any problem ?
Did someone know if there is a chance that CL release the source code ?
PeP
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "JP Mestres" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.caldera,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: making linux go away
Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 10:11:46 +0200
THEVENIN a �crit dans le message
>>
>> Using FDISK to blow away the partitions though doesn't seem to do the
>> trick. The LILO boot still comes up. If I disconnect the drive and put
>> another one there even, then the machine just keeps asking me to reboot
>> over and over.
>>
>> How do I get rid of Linux in the boot sector (I guess that's where it
>> is) once and for all?
you have to use delpart.exe to remove linux (and any other partition)
then fdisk/mbr
then formar..
sincerely
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From: Siva Alagarsamy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Need Info On DEC Alpha with Linux
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 12:57:42 -0400
Hi,
You can buy Dec Alpha machines with Linux direclty from Compaq
(www.digital.com). When you get the Linux you will get most of the software
like Accounting package, .. lynx. if at all you don't get it , you can compile
then on your machine. the octave is dirstributed in source code also.
Siva
Robert Young wrote:
> Hi Linuxer,
>
> I am interested in purchasing a DEC Alpha. This Alpha will be running
> Linux.
> The questions that I will be asking are:
>
> 1. Where can I purchase this DEC Alpha?
> 2. Is there a web browser for this DEC Alpha Linux, i.e. Netscape?
> 3. I have seen a recent released of Lyx. Does anyone know if this
> Lyx is portable to DEC Alpha under Linux?
> 4. Is there a FREE accounting + ledger package for this DEC Alpha under
> Linux?
> 5. Has anyone ported Octave to this DEC Alpha under Linux?
>
> I certainly would appreciate if you could reply through e-mail. Thank you.
>
> --
> Robert Young,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Siva Alagarsamy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: supported graphics cards?
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 12:59:05 -0400
check out http://www.xfree86.org/cardlist.html
Siva
John Lawton wrote:
> I am running linux (RedHat 5.2) on a generic Intel box with pci slots.
> I'd like to get a graphics card with eight megs of graphics RAM. Could
> someone point me to a list of Linux supported graphics cards?
>
> thanks, -john
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Komar)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: OSS started misbehaving
Date: 11 May 1999 17:01:47 GMT
Rajmund Krivec ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: I purchased OSS + Virtual Mixer for my SuSE 5.3 (2.0.35). It worked
: quite OK for a couple of months, but now KMID typically plays into
: one channel only. CD player and other sound programs play stereo.
: /usr/lib/oss/mplay does work OK. Even KMID sometimes plays stereo,
: after I repeatedly press Setup --> Yamaha ... (I have a CS....B).
: Also in the process of doing "soundoff, soundconf, soundon" KMID
: sometimes reported a segmentation fault ...!?
:
: I tried the Windows-like IRQ, DMA settings and another set offered by
: OSS
: as default, both with and without Virtual Mixer enabled. Setup is OK
: except that in all cases /usr/lib/oss/soundon.log warns of potential
: IRQ conflicts. I think my two sets of IRQs are about the only ones
: available.
:
: How is it possible that it just quit working? I'm using KDE, but
: played with fvwm2 recently and also run xmix in the process. I
: don't remember doing any other silly things.
:
If you added any hardware, and the sound card is plug and play,
then the BIOS could be configuring it differently than it used to.
: Is it possible to guess anything without my showing cat /dev/sndstat
: etc.?
`cat /proc/interrupts' tells you what IRQs are currently being used,
`cat /proc/dma' tells you what DMA channels are currently being used,
`cat /proc/ioports' tells you what I/O ports are configured,
and error messages are usually logged in /var/log/messages. If you
know what the settings should be, then you can probably figure out
where the conflicts are, if any. If your sound card is plug and play,
then you should look at using isapnp to set it up if you're not doing
that already (although the commercial OSS package should be doing that
for you).
Cheers,
Rob Komar
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Komar)
Subject: Re: dump and tape capacity
Date: 11 May 1999 17:04:41 GMT
Thomas Rink ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Hi,
: we're trying to set up a backup system with a HP C1537A SCSI DDS-3 streamer
: using the `dump' program. The problem is that a tape is full after
: only about 40 MB have been written to it! I tried out the `d' switch
: to pass the bit density to `dump' (342 MBit / inch for DDS-3), but it
: tells me that this setting is invalid. The command line (without specifying
: the bit density) looks like this:
:
: salomon:~ # dump 0uf /dev/st0 /usr
: DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Tue May 11 10:14:59 1999
: DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch
: DUMP: Dumping /dev/hda9 (/usr) to /dev/st0
: DUMP: mapping (Pass I) [regular files]
: DUMP: mapping (Pass II) [directories]
: DUMP: estimated 561213 tape blocks on 14.43 tape(s).
: ^^^^^ this is about 40 MB / tape!
:
: salomon:~ # df -k
: Filesystem 1024-blocks Used Available Capacity Mounted on
: ...
: /dev/hda9 606846 515540 59959 90% /usr
: ...
:
: Any help is greatly appreciated!!
You can use the `B' switch to tell it how much the tape can hold.
Cheers,
Rob Komar
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From: Swietanowski Artur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Getting Lilo to modify active partition
Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 11:07:51 +0200
Matthew Pound wrote:
> (...) If i set neither partition to active, then try to run, either one
> will work, but if i have booted one of them, then that one will be the
> only one to work unless i manually change it. Here is my lilo.conf file
> as it stands now.
Where do you place Lilo? If in the master boot record, it should be
read and executed every time you reset/power on the system.
If, on the other hand, Lilo is in the boot sector of some partition,
then it will be read only when the partition is active at boottime.
Which seems to be tha case here.
HTH,
=====================================================================
Artur Swietanowski mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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