Linux-Hardware Digest #339, Volume #10 Thu, 27 May 99 06:13:59 EDT
Contents:
Re: FDD Tape Drive--The Sequel ("Curt")
Netscape is black&white? ("vancaf")
Re: Linux SMP resources (Eric Melville)
Re: Internal Modem Help (killbill)
Re: Can't install LILO w/RH 5.2 ("Amir Man")
Re: Linux halts, but I don't know whether it is the HardDrive or the , (-???-)
Intel i810 (John Hong)
Re: HP LaserJet 4M Plus (Patrick Colbeck)
Re: Linux on desktop Dells (Roel Verheyen)
Quantum DLT4000 tape drives (Lee Bennett)
Re: RH 6.0 on DELL 6100 with PERC (Tim Moore)
Re: smp multi cpu motherboards - multithreading (bryan)
Can't install LILO w/RH 5.2 ("Aaron W. Bayles")
Re: Dual Celeron's and SMP Performance Problems
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
rpc.lockd doesn't work with SMP. Help please ("David Travers")
/dev/virtualcom ... Minor and Major numbers ? (FX)
Changing SCSI Adaptors -> Detection Fails (Stephan Tobies)
Re: Ati Rage Fury 128 (Claude Chaudet)
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Reply-To: "Curt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Curt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: FDD Tape Drive--The Sequel
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 21:31:44 -0500
Try
tar -cz /home/* > /dev/ftape/hame.tar
Adam J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7ihpj1$o5c$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Thanks for the info. I installed my Colorado 250MB tape drive, but have
> been unsuccessful in getting anything on the tape. I know I should use
tar,
> (the command line I used was "tar -cz /home/* /dev/ftape/hame.tar") but
> whenever I try to use it, I get a bunch of garbage on the screen and my
box
> starts beeping at me. Any advice?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Adam J
>
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Reply-To: "vancaf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "vancaf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.netscape,alt.netscape.buggy-products,alt.os.linux.caldera,alt.os.linux.madrake,alt.os.linux.slackware,alt.uu.comp.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Netscape is black&white?
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 00:07:55 -0700
I'm using Caldera OpenLinux 2.2, and Netscape Communicator(browser, mail,
news reader, etc..) is all black&white. It displays web contents in color,
however the program's own buttons and menus are all black&white. I can't
recognize them unless there are popup help.
Is this normal? How do I fix this?
Thank you.
BTW. My video card is Matrox G200.
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From: Eric Melville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux SMP resources
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 07:16:30 GMT
i don't know what the hell 2.2.5-15 means, but if it's kernel 2.2.5,
than it's kernel 2.2.5, regardless of the distribution.
-E
> Do you know if 2.2.5-15 shipped with RedHat 6.0
> also got this problem?
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From: killbill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Internal Modem Help
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 01:40:20 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
... all relevant text deleted ...
> --
> Frank Hahn
>
> 'I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean."
> -- G. K. Chesterton
Nice Sig! Linux hardware afficionados are learning much about what G.
K. Chesterton believes.
(Token on topic post: I have a diamond supra express down on my bench
collecting dust... it is a winmodem, although diamond does a good job of
disguising the fact. Doorstop city...)
--
Bil Kilgallon ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
--"I believe, what I believe, has made me what I am. I did not make
it, It is making me, it is the very truth of God, not the invention
of any man". Rich Mullins, quoting G.K. Chesterton.
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From: "Amir Man" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can't install LILO w/RH 5.2
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 09:14:55 +0300
Use a boot disk for a temporary solution. Then download and install the
newest LILO package.
This worked for me when I had such a problem.
Amir
Aaron W. Bayles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hello,
> Hopefully someone can help out a Linux newbie here. I am running a
> multiple boot system on a Fujitsu 6.4 Gb IDE hard drive and a Western
> Digital 4.3 Gb IDE hard drive. On the 6.4, I have as Primary
> partitions, OS/2's Boot Manager (7 Mb), Win98 (2047 Mb/Hidden C:), OS/2
> Warp 4.0 (3271 Mb/Hidden C:), and 855 Mb of free space for Linux, in
> that order. On the 4.3 Gb, I have 2 2000 Mb logical partitions D: and E:
>
> with 94 Mb left over for Linux Swap. In case anyone needs to know, this
> is a Pentium Pro 200/512 running on an Acer v60n motherboard, Intel
> 440FX chipset. I have tried to install RH Linux 5.0 and 5.1 on this
> system before, by creating a Primary partition with OS/2's fdisk, then
> changing the type to linux native with linux fdisk. No matter where I
> place the partition for linux, from the very first partition on the
> drive to second and so on, LILO will not install. I install linux
> packages just fine, either with a full blown install, or with a minimal
> 18Mb install, but when I get to the Install Bootloader part, linux will
> not install either on the MBR, or first sector of boot partition
> (preferred). I have not tried to make a linux boot disk to see if that
> will work, since I would much rather prefer to find a way to get my
> existing setup to work. I am able to move around the partitions
> wherever they need to be to get this to work, but I would like to try
> and avoid a complete format/restore if possible. Any help would be
> greatly appreciated. Sorry for the cross/re-posting.
>
> Thanks,
> Aaron W. Bayles
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> (Please remove no_spam from my address for direct reply)
>
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From: -???- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux halts, but I don't know whether it is the HardDrive or the ,
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 09:45:19 +0200
Orlin Vakarelov wrote:
> May 21 16:09:33 golem kernel: hda: unexpected_intr: status=0x80 { Busy }
> May 21 16:09:33 golem kernel: hda: status timeout: status=0x80 { Busy }
> May 21 16:09:33 golem kernel: hda: disabled DMA
> May 21 16:09:33 golem kernel: hda: drive not ready for command
> May 21 16:09:35 golem kernel: ide0: reset: success
> May 21 16:09:35 golem kernel: hda: status error: status=0x00 { }
> May 21 16:09:35 golem kernel: hda: drive not ready for command
> May 21 16:09:35 golem kernel: hda: status error: status=0x00 { }
>
I have been having the same problems with: drive not ready & timeouts,
the problem was caused by my motherboard+idecontroller it even caused my
ethernetcard to behave strange...
Sorry for the bad news, hope you don't kill me for it :)
--
Wie het laatst lacht, heeft een trage verbinding!
Linux 2.2.6 #4 Wed May 5 22:52:58 CEST 1999
9:40am up 1:12, 1 user, load average: 0.25, 0.21, 0.16
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hong)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Intel i810
Date: 27 May 1999 04:19:21 GMT
Anyone have a time frame as to when Linux and Xfree86 will begin
supporting this?
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From: Patrick Colbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HP LaserJet 4M Plus
Date: 27 May 1999 09:21:13 +0100
The 4M should be fine. I have been using a 4plus and a 5M for about 2
years with no problems. If you are using redhat you can just pick the
HP 4/5/6 option or as you say drive it in postscript mode.
Mine have been printing in 600dpi from Netscape, Latex, StarOffice etc
with no problems at all.
Pat
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From: Roel Verheyen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Linux on desktop Dells
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 09:13:02 +0200
Installed it, using it, loving it...
Yes, I use a OptiPlex GXa and it runs very well.
Roel
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Does Linux install on those desktop Dells with that cage for all the
> plug in cards? (like the Dell OptiPlex GxPro) The ISA and PCI slots are
> on a separate board that then plugs into the motherboard. You'll know
> what I'm talking about if you've seen it before. So if anyone has
> installed Linux on these types of Dells, could you please let me know
> that it's possible? Thanks.
>
> ekw
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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From: Lee Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Quantum DLT4000 tape drives
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 09:55:34 +0100
Hi
I would like to to use a Quantum DLT4000 tape drive to backup my Linux
box. The scsi card is installed and works and the tape drive is detected
at booted time as a DLT4000, however the dump command seems to think the
tapes have a smaller capacity than the really have. I have tried
changing the tape density with both the dump and mt commands but this
does not work. How can I get dump to recognize the tape correctly
Thanks
Lee Bennett
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Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 01:55:31 -0700
From: Tim Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH 6.0 on DELL 6100 with PERC
I installed 6.0 on an older 4200/3 with the AMI Megatrends RAID
controller. 16MB cache. Remember to ask it to probe for more SCSI
after it finds the first controller.
I booted off CDROM to a clean system after zeroing disks on the AMI. No
surprizes except they told me the onboard graphics had 2MB video ram
when it only had one. If you're worried about it do a late night
practice run.
James Freeman wrote:
>
> I need to install RH 6.0 on a 2 processor DELL 6100 with PERC. If I read
> DejaNews archives properly, this should be able to be done with the regular
> 6.0 boot disk. Since I am converting this system from NT to linux in an
> otherwise NT shop, I would like the installation to go smoothly so there is
> not any comments about how "poor" linux is. Has anyone successfully done
> this installation who would like to drop me a quick note to calm my fears?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Jim Freeman
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Professor of Mathematics
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"Everything is permitted. Nothing is forbidden."
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From: bryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: smp multi cpu motherboards - multithreading
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 04:29:08 GMT
I've seen an FX based board that takes 2 pent-2 cpus. locally, a
clearance house is asking $99 for it. I think that might be the low
end of the spectrum for dual boards ;-)
drop in 2 celerons (in slotkets) and you'd be in business.
let me know if you want the name of the place that is selling those boards.
Paul Tait <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I'm looking for a cheap or the cheapest motherboard that takes dual
: cpu's. I want to do some multithreaded programming on a real smp machine
: so speed or onboard SCSI don't really matter. The cheapest I've seen is
: an Epox board. What things do I need to watch out for when building a
: machine like this. I'm currently run Redhat 5.2 (soon 6.0) are any of
: the other distributions better for their smp support
: Thanks Paul
--
Bryan
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From: "Aaron W. Bayles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Can't install LILO w/RH 5.2
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 23:05:55 -0500
Hello,
Hopefully someone can help out a Linux newbie here. I am running a
multiple boot system on a Fujitsu 6.4 Gb IDE hard drive and a Western
Digital 4.3 Gb IDE hard drive. On the 6.4, I have as Primary
partitions, OS/2's Boot Manager (7 Mb), Win98 (2047 Mb/Hidden C:), OS/2
Warp 4.0 (3271 Mb/Hidden C:), and 855 Mb of free space for Linux, in
that order. On the 4.3 Gb, I have 2 2000 Mb logical partitions D: and E:
with 94 Mb left over for Linux Swap. In case anyone needs to know, this
is a Pentium Pro 200/512 running on an Acer v60n motherboard, Intel
440FX chipset. I have tried to install RH Linux 5.0 and 5.1 on this
system before, by creating a Primary partition with OS/2's fdisk, then
changing the type to linux native with linux fdisk. No matter where I
place the partition for linux, from the very first partition on the
drive to second and so on, LILO will not install. I install linux
packages just fine, either with a full blown install, or with a minimal
18Mb install, but when I get to the Install Bootloader part, linux will
not install either on the MBR, or first sector of boot partition
(preferred). I have not tried to make a linux boot disk to see if that
will work, since I would much rather prefer to find a way to get my
existing setup to work. I am able to move around the partitions
wherever they need to be to get this to work, but I would like to try
and avoid a complete format/restore if possible. Any help would be
greatly appreciated. Sorry for the cross/re-posting.
Thanks,
Aaron W. Bayles
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Please remove no_spam from my address for direct reply)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.hardware.overclocking,csu.unix.linux
Subject: Re: Dual Celeron's and SMP Performance Problems
Date: 27 May 1999 09:31:04 GMT
In comp.os.linux.hardware mumford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: On a semi-related note, PPro's meant for normal consumption had only
: 256K L2 cache. PPro's meant to go in servers could have 512K or 1MB.
: These PPro's were *much* more expensive. I think the 1MB'ers were
: going for a couple of thousand dollars at one point... *just* the CPU.
: I know for a fact that a particular company I worked for (who shall
: remain nameless) wanted those larger-cache PPros very much. They
: were not satisfied with 256K.
Then they had an application were 256K are not enough.
You may have an application were 4MB are not enough.
But you may also have an application were 32K are enough.
It's only a question of code and data locality - at least
it only depends on _your_ application.
Of course, i'd like to own a Dual Xeon 500 with 2MB each,
but for the same price, i get a cluster of ten or more Dual Celeron 400.
Depending on the application, the Cluster may be 7 times faster
then the Xeons, but they may be only 1/7 the speed as well.
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From: "David Travers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: rpc.lockd doesn't work with SMP. Help please
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 10:12:06 +0100
Hi.
I have a problem with the NFS lock deamon (rpc.lockd).
I had setup a linux box with dual P2's but compiled the kernel only to use
one processor.
When in this configuration the rpc.lockd worked and I could lock files over
the NFS link e.g records in database files.
However when I recompiled the kernel for SMP, the rpc.lockd doesn't work. I
rceompiled rpc.lockd from the source code, but this didn't help.
Questions
==============
1) Can you do NFS file locking in an SMP environment?
2) If so what software do I require, where can I get it , and what
compile/configuration settings should I use to get it to work?
Your help would be most appreciated.
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From: FX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: /dev/virtualcom ... Minor and Major numbers ?
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 10:31:30 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
I would like to create a virtual device such as /dev/virtualcom, that
can be used by PPPD
for example !!!!
A program will transfer data between /dev/modem and /dev/virtualcom,
will observe all
the traffic, and will be able to modify this traffic. For example send
+++ string to the
modem to interrupt for a moment the ppp connexion ....
To do this I must use mknod, and use minor and major numbers .... What
are theses
numbers, and what numbers should I use for my purpose ??
Thanks
FX
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From: Stephan Tobies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Changing SCSI Adaptors -> Detection Fails
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 10:41:01 +0200
Hi,
I have the following problem:
To clone an installation from another computer I attached a drive and
made an exact copy of the root partition.
After inserting the cloned disk into the new computer the RedHat 5.2
boot disk fails to detect the SCSI host adapter (it is an NCR53c810) but
installing the driver with insmod is no problem. Neither is installing
lilo on the disk.
But then the problems start: The kernel boots fine (it is the
pre-compiled RedHat 5.2 kernel, Version 2.0.36-0.7) but again it does
not detect the host adapter but tries to install the drivers for the
aic7xxx (this was the proper driver for the computer the disk was cloned
from...) and after this is hangs.
Strangely, the RH 6.0 Installation Boot Disk detects the driver
correctly, but since we want to have coherent installations I would
rather liker to have 5.2 working. Is this a known problem with RH 5.2,
ther kernel or the procedure I have used to create the disk?
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
Stephan
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University of Technology Aachen Ahornstr. 55
Germany D-52056 Aachen
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From: Claude Chaudet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.windows.x.i386unix,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Ati Rage Fury 128
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 09:48:16 +0200
>-->I've gotten my Expert 128 AGP (which is the 16MB card with the 128 GL
>-->chipset) to work according to the docs...
>-->
>-->However, I can't get 1280x1024 to run non-interlaced.
>-->
>-->BTW: I'm running Linux 2.2.5 (started from Redhat 5.2 packages).
>-->I'm running XFree86.
>-->
>-->Is there anybody that know how to force X to run non-interlaced (I've been
>-->hacking the XF86Config file for a while now, too).
By the way, does anybody know if I can get 1600x1200 (even interlaced)
with frame buffer ? I've tried the VGA = ... line with no success (I can't
remember the error message). 1280x1024 works but I would like more.
Thanx.
Claude.
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