Linux-Hardware Digest #227, Volume #10 Thu, 13 May 99 16:13:42 EDT
Contents:
Re: HP deskjet 710C support ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Cloning a Linux box ("Colonel Panic�")
Re: PCI modems in linux? (Andrew Comech)
Re: Some USR modems are MS-only, Re: [SURVEY] Who has an internal modemin his linux
box ? ("Jan Johansson")
Re: Printing in RH5.2:linux=10,Epson=0 (Chris Aiken)
Re: HELP ASUS P2B-F (Ernst de Haan)
Re: Floppy Tape (Rob Komar)
custom 16-bit parallel bus (Pat Kling)
Re: COMPAQ Armada 6500 help needed (Matt Foster)
Re: Printer Question (Craig McCluskey)
linux Suse5.3 wiht Teles 16.3c pnp ("Tor Andre Breivik�s")
Re: SCSI and >8.2G partitions (XRX)
SCSI and >8.2G partitions ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: dump and tape capacity (Johannes Niess)
lj1100ase printer/copier/scanner (Chris Beggy)
Raid and SMP (XRX)
Re: making linux go away (TomDickHarry)
TNT + QUAKE3 + LINUX = NOPE (Jeff Carlson)
laptops shipped w/o Windows? (sam)
Cloning a Linux box ("mark")
Re: HELP (diahedrial)
Re: All the current OSes are idiotic (was Re: Is Windows for idiots?)
Running a Logitech PageScan under Linux ("Thomas Eskebaek")
Re: SCSI Problem (Mykool)
Re: ASUS-P2B-DS feels slow ("Glenn")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: HP deskjet 710C support
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 17:20:39 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Is the HP deskjet 710C supported under linux?
>
> Pascal Greuter
> re: I don't know but I'm having the same problem, can't get it to
work even as a simple text printer. I'm gong to post some messages and
hope to find out something if you do please let me know. I will do the
same if I find anything out.
Brian Hammar
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From: "Colonel Panic�" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Cloning a Linux box
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 14:03:04 -0400
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
hmmm....check out this perl proggie..
http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/packages/ftp-archive/archive-tools/mirror/
mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I have two PC's with identical hardware. One is running Redhat 5.2. I
> want to be able to make the other box an exact copy of the first without
> having to install everything from scratch.
>
> Q. Whats the best way of doing this? Is there any s/w out there like Drive
> Image for windows that will work under Linux? (I know Drive Image will
copy
> a linux disk but I want to run everything off the linux box).
>
> Many Thanks
>
> Mark Doutre
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
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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: 13 May 1999 13:39:28 -0500
Hi,
You got it kind-of wrong...
On 12 May 1999 19:56:55 PDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Let me add my two cents worth here. I have been
>shopping out a new Linux system (see thread "Newbi vs Linux:
>Comment on this system"). What i have found is that there
>are at least three kinds of modems out there (not two).
>THere is the usual "Real modem" This modem looks
>like a UART (or serial port) to the system. This type of
>modem need _NOTHING_ to work with any system. It
>doesn't matter every OS knows how to send charecters
>out (and get them in) to a serial port. Windows may
>install an INI file for these modems, but in most case
>it is just an ASCII text file containing the init string for
>the modem. A veryation of this type is the Plug and Play
>modem. Plug and play simply sets the hardware parameters,
>such as IO address and interupt.
...somewhere on the software level... it is not that you could
live without special software (which is ISAPNP tools).
And running ISAPNP tools is what you do _before_ you can specify
modem's address and irq to the kernel, using setserial.
>After PnP has done it's
>thing, the modem acts like any other real modem.
>
>The second type of modem is the well known and dispised
>Win-Modem or HSP (Host Signal Processing) Modem. THese
>modems are pretty well useless since they require that
>the CPU do a lot of the processing work done by the
>controler chip on a real modem. There is also no standard
>(that I could discover) for the hardware interface to these
>modems.
Let me make this more precise... There are two _different_ things:
the first thing (formerly known as a winmodem) is a controllerless
modem, aka HCF (host-controlled family) modem.
The other thing (which is much less of a modem) is a softmodem,
aka HSP (Host Signal Processing) modem.
The link to read is
http://www.aopenusa.com/tech/faq/modem/general.htm#Controllerless Modem
This is common to call both families `winmodems', but manufactures
and dealers do not usually use this term.
("Is is a winmodem?" "No, it's a brand new HSP modem!" ;-)
>A third type of modem is the cause of much confusion.
>It appears to be a real modem because it has a controler,
>but it only seems to work with windows. I call this a
>DSP based modem. Althought I realize that is bad choice
>of terms. What we have here is a modem that has a
>controler, but it is based on a generic DSP chip.
>THe DSP handles many of the tasks that the driver of
>a HSP (or Win-modem) would have to handle. But
>the hardware interface to the system is not standard,
>in other words, it doesn't look like a UART. The
>keyword to look for here is "Virtual UART" or
>"Virtual 16550". Now what does that mean? I'll try
>to tell you. I'm a bit hazy on the programing aspects.
>What happens is that a vertual device driver is written
>for windows that places protection on certian IO addresses,
>specificly, the IO addresses for the chosen com port
>for the modem. Now, normaly a UART would live at those
>addresses, But this type of modem has no UART. Now
>when a program attempts to access the non-existing
>UART at the protected IO addresses, it causes a trap
>to accoure. The trap causes the virtual device driver
>to kick in. The function of the UART is then emulated
>in software. As far as an application is concerned,
>there is a UART at that address (except that the
>responce time may be a bit off), but in reality there
>is none. Thus the "Virtual UART". This modem
>isn't a winmodem or HSP modem per-se, but it
>won't work in Linux either.
I do not know anything about DSP modems, but this is
what other people write (in particular, there is no controller):
====================================================================
>From http://www.analog.com/industry/ras/tech_info/faq.html#4
Q. What software is provided with the ADSP-21mod870?
A. The ADSP-21mod870 is bundled with K56flex/V.34 software. This software
implements both the data pump and controller functions. Included is a
software interface which describes how the systems host processor talks
to the modem. There is also an example of some host code written in C.
That is, there is no hardware-based controller...
====================================================================
>From http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/Modem-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.5
MWave and DSP Modems
Such modems use DSP's (Digital Signal Processors) which are programmed
by algorithms which must be
downloaded from the hard disk to the DSP's memory just before using the
modem. Unfortunately, the
downloading is done by Dos/Windows programs so one can't do it from Linux.
Ordinary modems that work
with Linux often have a DSP too (and may mention this on the packaging),
but the program that runs
it is stored inside the modem. This is not "DSP modem" in the sense of this
section and should work
OK under Linux.
If a DSP modem modem simulates a serial port, then it is usable with Linux
which communicates with
modems via the serial port. If you also have Dos/Windows on the same PC
you may be able to use the
modem: First start Dos/Windows (make sure the modem gets initialized) and
then without turning off
the computer, go into Linux. One way to do this is to press CTRL-ALT-DEL.
An example of a DSP modem
is IBM's Aptiva MWAVE.
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: "Jan Johansson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Some USR modems are MS-only, Re: [SURVEY] Who has an internal modemin his
linux box ?
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 14:14:03 +0200
>It would be good if 3Com would label its retail packaging clearly,
>so we could know at point-of-sale which modems in its product line are
>Microsoft-only.
They do. They say "winmodem" or "sportster winmodem" on the box.
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From: Chris Aiken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Printing in RH5.2:linux=10,Epson=0
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 08:11:58 -0400
You might try visiting http://lcewww.et.tudelft.nl/~haver/linux/epson.html
I have an Epson Stylus 740 and this worked for me.
LOL
Gene Heskett wrote:
> 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
> --
> Gene Heskett, CET, UHK |Amiga A2k Zeus040 50 megs fast/2 megs chip
> 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: Ernst de Haan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HELP ASUS P2B-F
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 17:14:28 +0200
Hi,
Sounds like a diskdrive problem. the e2 fs found at block 0 is the fs on
the floppy. Maybe the floppy is 288 MB floppy? Or maybe you have an
LS120 drive or so?
GreetinX++, Ernst
Gaetano Bellanca wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm having problem installing Linux on a PII400.
>
> I'm using the boot and root disks of the slackware version (net.i and
> color.gz).
>
> The system seems to boot regularly but, when using the root disk, it
> says:
>
> ext2fs found at block 0
> restricting filesystem from 3733 to 144o blocks
> loading ram disk into 1440 blocks done
>
> ext2-fs error ....
>
> The motherboard is a ASUS P2B-F rev 1008
>
> any idea?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Gaetano Bellanca
--
Ernst de Haan
Chief Technical Officer
Tector i.o.
"Come to me all who are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest" -- Jesus Christ
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Komar)
Subject: Re: Floppy Tape
Date: 13 May 1999 18:12:22 GMT
Dustin Oprea ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: OK, I've installed ftape and its tools. What now?
Look at the `Ftape-HOWTO'. It should be in the
Howto area somewhere on your computer. It's
pretty well written, and tells you about the
common mistakes that newbies make when first
trying to use a drive.
Cheers,
Rob Komar
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From: Pat Kling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: custom 16-bit parallel bus
Date: 13 May 1999 14:38:37 -0400
I am searching for a PCI board that can accept a 16-bit parallel
channel with a strobe. The board need only read the data (no writing
is necessary). The data rate on the parallel bus is <12M-bytes/sec
(~6 MHz). The amount of data received at this rate will exceed 1G-byte
so some efficient way to get the data off the board is necessary.
Can anyone recommend a board?
Thanks,
Pat Kling
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From: Matt Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: COMPAQ Armada 6500 help needed
Date: 13 May 1999 14:53:10 GMT
In comp.os.linux.portable Joseph D. Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I'd like any info on configuring linux for the above system.
: It does have the Xircom net/serial card internal.
: It does have the RAGE LT video controller.
I have Slackware 3.6 running on this beast. Take a look at
http://www.molnir.demon.co.uk/armada.html
for my witterings on how I got the various bits working.
Good luck,
Matt
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From: Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Printer Question
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 10:26:29 -0500
Christopher W. Aiken wrote:
>
> 3] On the Windoz side I use Quicken99 Deluxe for all my finances, stock
> tracking, and for
> printing my checks and bill paying. Is there some sort of "free" or
> commercial software
> of this nature available for Linux?
I just saw an announcement on comp.os.linux.announce about this kind of
software (I wasn't interested in it, so I didn't pay much attention to
the name or URL). Take a look there.
Craig
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From: "Tor Andre Breivik�s" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: linux Suse5.3 wiht Teles 16.3c pnp
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 15:48:35 +0200
Hi anyone got a easy tutorial for installing a Teles 16.3c Pnp card ?
I've tried but i met some serious problems...
Wyrm
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From: XRX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SCSI and >8.2G partitions
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 18:40:58 GMT
In most cases the size of any x86 boot partition is limited to 8.2GB,
be it IDE or SCSI because of the way bootstrap code works. You can make
one bigger but most bootstrap code can only address 16bit addresses and
anything bigger it wouldnt be able to see properly. Blame x86 BIOS and
bootcode:)
In article <7hf4mu$l88$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>
> Hey all,
>
> I've read several messages concerning the 8G
> limit problem. I've encountered this problem when
> using the kickstart option from Redhat. When using
> the "grow" directive, it would create a 8.2
> partition, instead of using the 9G of my SCSI
> drive. So my doubt is. Can I create a linux boot
> partition of more than 8.2G or not ?
>
> Thanks,
> Marcelo
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: SCSI and >8.2G partitions
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 18:12:59 GMT
Hey all,
I've read several messages concerning the 8G
limit problem. I've encountered this problem when
using the kickstart option from Redhat. When using
the "grow" directive, it would create a 8.2
partition, instead of using the 9G of my SCSI
drive. So my doubt is. Can I create a linux boot
partition of more than 8.2G or not ?
Thanks,
Marcelo
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Johannes Niess)
Subject: Re: dump and tape capacity
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 15:27:40 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!!
> -- Thomas
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thomas,
There are various problems with dump on linux. Some of them are
portability of dumps and active file systems. Think about using tar
and have a look at www.amanda.org for good GPL backup software.
Johannes Niess
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Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 15:21:25 -0400
From: Chris Beggy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: lj1100ase printer/copier/scanner
I know the lj1100 works under ghostscript.
Does the scanner work with sane? I am concerned
because the hp scanner drivers for sane are
scsi drivers.
Any ideas or experience with this all-in-one
device?
Thanks.
Chris
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From: XRX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Raid and SMP
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 18:30:33 GMT
Has anyone tried setting up linux with GX chipset dual pro boards on a
raid5 array using an AMI Megaraid controller(one of the ones supported
by the driver)?
Im Currently trying to set it up but it seems that if i build the
driver into the kernel it wont see the controller at all, Ive tried
2.2.5-2.2.8 and get the same results as of yet. Im still trying to
figure out what they did differently (besides using initrd and a module
for the driver) with the RH disks you can get from AMI directly. I know
the kernel one works ive done it on a non-SMP board tho. any
suggestions?
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From: TomDickHarry <[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: Thu, 13 May 1999 13:36:45 -0500
"fdisk /mbr" is all that you have to use. No delpart.exe bullshit.
The previously mentioned command will rewrite the master boot record
-removing lilo in a fraction of a second.
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From: Jeff Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: TNT + QUAKE3 + LINUX = NOPE
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 15:34:44 GMT
I have the following:
1. Creative Labs TNT
2. Redhat 6.0 with 3.3.3.1 SVGA Server XFree86
3. much more, but unrelated things
a test version of quake3.
And it won't run. Apparently, the game for linux is only running under
3DFX Chipsets at present.
Is there really no way around this? How does this relate to linux and
opengl and tnt chipsets?
Are they (pause, gasp) the same? =)
Thanks for the advice.
Jeff
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Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 12:43:28 -0400
From: sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: laptops shipped w/o Windows?
So I see all the grand announcements on slashdot and the linux laptop
page, but now when I need to buy a laptop without paying the M$ tax, I
can't find anything.
Linux Hardware Solutions doesn't return calls, and Dell and IBM sales
have no clue that models were supposedly announced to ship w/o Windows.
where is a loyal Linux-head to go when trying to get a laptop without
paying the M$ tax?
Thanks in advance.
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From: "mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Cloning a Linux box
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 17:34:44 +0100
I have two PC's with identical hardware. One is running Redhat 5.2. I
want to be able to make the other box an exact copy of the first without
having to install everything from scratch.
Q. Whats the best way of doing this? Is there any s/w out there like Drive
Image for windows that will work under Linux? (I know Drive Image will copy
a linux disk but I want to run everything off the linux box).
Many Thanks
Mark Doutre
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: diahedrial <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HELP
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 09:28:37 -0700
Abe Fazel Poor wrote:
>
> for some reson my linux mechine doenset read my second HD and thats where i
> have some important files
Need more information! What type of drive, IDE? SCSI? what partition
of the drive is the data on, & what file system type? What Linux kernel
version & distribution are you using? You will need to mount the
partition into your Linux file system, have you tried a mount command?
If so, what did you try? Try "man mount" for details on using the
mount command.
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From: [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: Thu, 13 May 1999 12:30:39 -0700
On Thu, 13 May 1999 10:43:55 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Brad BARCLAY wrote:
>>
>> >> and actions encapsulated together, considder the r&d that is being
>> >> done with the GNOME project and it's use of CORBA interface ideas.
>> >
>> >I'll go and look at it at once.
>>
>> Of course, what GNOME is trying to achieve is exactly what the OS/2
>> WorkPlace Shell did achieve was back in 1992, and has been refined multiple
>> times since. The WPS is a fully OOUI based on SOM - IBM's CORBA ORB system.
A Unix port of WPS would likely be well recieved. It seems
to be more than just the 'slight reimplementation' that
many other GUI's are.
[deletia]
--
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A little spite is more than justified. / | \
In search of sane PPP Docs? Try http://penguin.lvcm.com
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From: "Thomas Eskebaek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Running a Logitech PageScan under Linux
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 18:39:38 +0200
Does anybody have any experience with running af Logitech PageScan Color
under Linux?
I haven't been able to find anything about it anywhere.
Thanks
/Thomas Eskeb�k
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From: Mykool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SCSI Problem
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 12:41:16 -0400
To everyone who has offered help and advice, I thank you. My problems
have been solved. After two weeks of cussing, working, thinking, and
bleeding (you don't really work on a computer unless you bleed :)), I
got my scanner working. I changed some of my configuration around and
bingo it worked. I've heard that Umax scanners don't work on the
2940U2W, but thankfully mine is working fine. Once again, thanks for
the help and advice.
--
Michael Barnhill
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte294f
ICQ 13526262
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From: "Glenn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus
Subject: Re: ASUS-P2B-DS feels slow
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 11:31:45 -0400
1) Yes, the 80 Mg/sec is total band width, no disk is that fast even under a
brust.
2) For the ECC settings must have ECC memory
Kari Laine wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Dear All,
>
>I bought a new machine which has ASUS P2B-DS mobo. The supplier has
>not done a good work and I have experienced several problems with the
>machine. Right now I am investigating the fact that it feels really
>slow to be a high end machine.
>
>Specs of the machine:
>2 x PIII processors 500 Mhz
>512MB RAM
>L1 Cache 32
>L2 Cache 512
>
>Right now I am investigating the disk throughput which should be
>80M/sec with the onboard LVD 7890 adapter.
>
>I used ZD WinBench 99 to test the disk speed. It gives with
>NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 about 20M/sec
>Windows 98 it only gives 10-15M/sec
>Of course the ZD has not done LinuxBench 99 to support the best
>operating system around :-) Is there tools to meter Linux disk
>performance or do I have to write my own. In the /proc under scsi
>Linux gives channel speed as 80M/sec but thats theoretical value I
>guess or otherwise Linux would beat the hell out of the competition.
>
>Has anyone tested their machine with WinBench 99? Is it any good?
>
>I also has a vague feeling my bios setup is not correct. Can someone
>compare the following values and maybe send theirs for me to compare.
>I would also love to get some explanation for these parameters, any
>pointers would be fine. The bios values are :
>
>BIOS FEATURES SETUP
>
>CPU Level 1 Cache : enabled
>CPU Level 2 Cache : enabled
>CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check : disabled
>....
>
>PCI/VGA Palette Snoop : disabled
>Video ROM BIOS Shadow : enabled
>all the ranges from C8000-DFFFF shadow are disabled
>
>
>CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP
>
>SDRAM Configuration : By SPD
>SDRAM CAS Latency : 3T
>SDRAM RAS to CAS delay : 2T
>SDRAM RAS Precharge Time : 2T
>DRAM Idle Timer : 10T
>SDRAM MA Wait State : Normal
>Snoop Ahead : enabled
>Host Bus Fast Data Ready : disabled
>16-bit I/O Recovery time : 1 BUSCLK
>8-bit I/O Recovery time : 1 BUSCLK
>Graphics Aperture Size : 64MB
>Video Memory Cache Mode : UC
>PCI 2.1 Support : Enabled
>Memory Hole At 15M-16M : disabled
>DRAM are 72 bits wide
>Data Integrity Mode : ECC
>...
>ECP DMA Select : disabled <== I cannot change this-why?
>
>Are there any values which could affect performance? Please help!
>
>
>Best Regards
>Kari Laine
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