Linux-Hardware Digest #353, Volume #10 Fri, 28 May 99 12:13:30 EDT
Contents:
Re: 28 SCSI drives (gus)
Re: IBM tokenring netwerkkaart + RH 6.0 (Karl Shultz)
Re: UDMA33 hard drive runs at 6 megs/second - WTF? (Steven Ellis)
Windows easy to install? BULLSHIT! (Daniele Bernardini)
Re: Graphics Tablet for Linux (Michael Sobolev)
Sony SDT9000 Compression (Ken Miller)
Re: Ati Rage Fury 128 (Claude Chaudet)
Re: ASUS P2BD vs. SuperMicro P6DBE (David Fox)
Re: Ati Rage Fury 128 (Claude Chaudet)
Re: SCSI help!! (David C.)
Re: choosing an OS for a retired Sun -- no BSD? (Bob Keys)
FA: Pentium Pro System w/ RedHat Linux 6.0 ("North Star")
Re: i'm killed 3 cd-rom drives!!! (Neil Dodson)
Re: Will not autoscan NCR 53c710 SCSI on Micro-channel bus ("Mark VanBogart")
Re: Adding a second SCSI adapter (David C.)
Re: choosing an OS for a retired Sun workstation (David C.)
Re: Dual Celeron's and SMP Performance Problems (Totally Lost)
Re: modems and linux help NEEDED! (garv)
Linux Newbie trying to install SCSI adapter (David Sumner)
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From: gus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: 28 SCSI drives
Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 13:07:22 +0100
Read the document /usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt
It has the major and minor device numbers available.
Get a list of the devices already created using ls -la /dev/scd*
For all the ones you need which are not already there, create the device
file with "mknod". I am unsure of the syntax, but I think is is"
mknod /dev/scd??? <major number> <minor number>
Do a "man" on mknod to get the correct syntax.
gus
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Next week I'll be installing RedHat on my CD-ROM tower when it gets
> moved from Novell over to a SMB network. I know that the stock install
> does not have enough /dev/sd? entries to handle 28 SCSI cd-rom drives.
> How can I remedy this situation so that I can use all of my CD-ROM's?
> Thanks,
> Greg.
>
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> Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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From: Karl Shultz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: IBM tokenring netwerkkaart + RH 6.0
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 17:14:22 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
you can try the alpha level drivers on
http://www.linuxtr.net
I've not had any experience with them so far but it's worth a shot. You
could also try the Olicom OC3140 PCI Token Ring card.
Cokey de Percin wrote:
>
> Theo de Looff wrote:
> >
> > Ik heb een token-ring netwerk op de zaak en ik wil Red Hat 6.0
> > installeren met een PII-400. In die PC zit een IBM PCI Token-Ring
> > netwerkkaart, die Red Hat niet kan detecteren. Vervolgens wordt er om
> > een module gevraagd. Ik heb geen idee wat ik dan moet doen. Iemand die
> > me helpt ???
> >
> > Thnx, Theo
>
> AFAIK, only ISA works! :-( You can not use PCI at this time.
>
> Best
>
> Cokey
>
> --
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> Cokey de Percin, DBA Email:
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steven Ellis)
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.tyan,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: UDMA33 hard drive runs at 6 megs/second - WTF?
Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 13:54:33 +0100
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Steven Ellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi Gene
>
>It sounds like your UDMA chipset isn't supported with your version of
>the Kernel. I had the same problem with the VIA chipset on my FIC
>motherboard.
>
>I did try including the VIA patches for the 2.0.36 kernel which helped,
>but I now run 2.2.x which already includes a lot more chipsets. Also you
>can turn on UDMA by default.. Boy does it make a big difference.
Hm.. well it used to make a big difference, but now I appear to have
problems with my UDMA 33 hard drive. I keep getting dma read errors when I
check it using HDPARM or FSCK.EXT2
Any ideas
Steve
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From: Daniele Bernardini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Windows easy to install? BULLSHIT!
Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 14:58:14 +0200
Let ma tell you my adventures with a compaq laptop
and the inatallation of Windows 95/98 and Suse Linux 6.0
I'm right now using a dual boot system with 1Gb for Windows
(just the necessary space for Diablo, Dune2000 and Baldur's gate),
and 2.3 Gb for Linux which I use for work.
As you know laptops come with preinstalled os (guess which).
Since I needed two oss I repartitioned my harddrive and I started
to install windows 98 ( I know could have used partition magic
or fips my I like to build thing right from the ground).
Everything was fine with w98 installation till the first boot,
at that point the computer started to hang and the only thing I
could do was to reboot it. After some hours of messing around
with log files I realized that the 32bit ide driver had problems
with my harddrive. I then decided to try with W95osr2, this time
all went in the right way and after having downloaded a couple of
megabites of driver from the net I could also use a 800x600 screen
and hear sound, have my pcmcia slots recognized and so on.
After that I installed SuSE Linux and it worked right away out
of the box I needed just to recompile the kernel with specific
settings for my machine and setup Xwindows (40 mins in all) et voila'.
But the story is not over: after some time having succesfully configured
my harddrive with DMA access under Linux I tried to do the same with
windows. result, windows did not boot anymore. Again I examined the
problem and try to figure out, and the problem was the same of
windows98. I tried to change the configuration back but to no avail.
I tried to remove the drive and the controller from the system
configuration but still no result. The only thing I could do was
format and reinstall!
Now tell me why somebody keeps on saying that windows is easy to
install?
I say it is just bullshit. Who says this, has never installed windows
on a non standard hardware.
Regards,
Daniele
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Sobolev)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Graphics Tablet for Linux
Date: 28 May 1999 13:50:38 GMT
Erik Lins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I would like to use some kind of graphics tablet (on which one can draw
>with a kind of pen and has some button for certain actions) with linux
>(especially GIMP).
I have bought Wacom Intuos tablet for my wife. She's using Windows, but
since it's running on the same computer, I tried it under Linux. It works
like a charm. If you check Wacom's site, you will find a link to the Linux
driver for it.
Cheers,
--
Mike
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From: Ken Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Sony SDT9000 Compression
Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 14:38:07 GMT
I've recently installed a Sony SDT9000 DDS3 Tape drive, but have been
unable to get compression to work. Effectively, the tape drive is
acting like a DDS drive.
'mt status' returns this:
SCSI 2 tape drive:
File number=0, block number=0, partition=0.
Tape block size 512 bytes. Density code 0x13 (DDS (61000 bpi)).
Soft error count since last status=0
General status bits on (41010000):
BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN
However, if I try to force the density to 0x25 (DDS3) or 0x24 (DDS2) I
get this:
/dev/tape: Input/output error
I've also tried 'mt compression' but this didn't work either. No error
was returned, but 'mt status' returned the same as above. I've tried
partitioning tapes, erasing them, but nothing I've done get get the
drive to switch to DDS3 mode.
The jumper on the back that disables compression has been removed, so
that's not the problem.
I'm not real thrilled having spent over $1000 Cdn for this drive and a
SCSI card to be able to place 1GIG on a tape.
Help!
-klm.
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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: Fri, 28 May 1999 16:30:39 +0200
>-->>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.
>-->
>-->
>-->Mind I ask *if* you got 1280x1024 to work Non-interlaced?
No, I wonder if it is due to the fact that 1280x1024 is a non 4/3 ratio...
>-->check here for 1600x1200 modes:
>-->http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/mini/Vesafb-5.html
>-->probably VGA=796 through to 799
i think that's what I tried woth no success. When I have more time I'll
post the message I get here.
Claude.
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From: d s f o x @ c o g s c i . u c s d . e d u (David Fox)
Subject: Re: ASUS P2BD vs. SuperMicro P6DBE
Date: 28 May 1999 07:25:53 -0700
bryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> David Fox <d s f o x @ c o g s c i . u c s d . e d u> wrote:
> : bryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> : > David Fox <d s f o x @ c o g s c i . u c s d . e d u> wrote:
> : > : Maxim Bazhenov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> : >
> : > : > I am planing to buy a dual P-III system to use with Linux (RedHat) and
> : > : > I am deciding now
> : > : > between two motherboards: ASUS P2BD and SuperMicro P6DBE. It looks like
> : > : > they have pretty
> : > : > similar features, however P6DBE is less expensive (by about $70). Are
> : > : > these two motherboards
> : > : > both compatible with Linux? Does anybody has any good/bad experience
> : > : > with any of them
> : > : > while running Linux? Thanks a lot for any advice.
> : >
> : > : I've had a great experience with the ASUS, it replaced an unstable
> : > : Tyan Tiger 100 and its solid as a rock.
> : >
> : > what was wrong with the tyan? I'm running both (tyan is only a week
> : > old) but it seems stable enough..
>
> : It is hard to say. It would just freeze up now and then, usually when
> : the IDE disks were under heavy load. Probably just a bad board.
>
> strange. are you using the EXACT same setup (same disks, cards, etc)
> in your new board?
>
> I've seen some vendor interoperability issues before (on drives) but
> not on the BX chipset, and both the asus p2b and tyan tiger 100 use
> the same chipset..
I am using the same setup. IDE drive and the graphics board that
comes with the SGI 1600SW monitor, I128 X server, 3c509 ethernet,
Turtle Beach Fiji sound card, BusLogic 958 SCSI controller with
nothing connected to it at the moment. I suspect the Tyan board was
defective, or not as tolerant of the (supposedly PC100) memory I am
using.
--
David Fox http://hci.ucsd.edu/dsf xoF divaD
UCSD HCI Lab baL ICH DSCU
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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: Fri, 28 May 1999 16:32:12 +0200
>-->>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.
>-->
>-->Mind I ask *if* you got 1280x1024 to work Non-interlaced?
I forgot to tell this in the last post :
By the way, my monitor tells me it is in 800x600/87Hz whereas it is in
1280x1024/??Hz interlaced.
Claude.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David C.)
Crossposted-To: comp.periphs.scsi,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc,linux.scsi
Subject: Re: SCSI help!!
Date: 28 May 1999 10:14:41 -0400
"Matador" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Hello.. I have a 1542CP, I have the bios enable, but I would like to
> disable and still get it to work for my CDwriter, as I have it that
> way for windows, but to be able to get it to work on LinuxI had to
> change to enable the bios, do you have any information about this??
The "CP" model may be different. As a plug-n-play device, it will
require either the BIOS or a software driver to cofigure it.
The "B" model I use is configured with jumpers. Simply running
"insmod aha1542" is enough to locate the card and identify its jumpered
configuration.
Quickly glancing through the aha1542.c source file, I didn't notice any
code to actually configure a pnp card. Which means the card must be
configured prior to the driver's loading. I don't know of any way to do
this with the BIOS disabled.
Is there a reason you need to have the BIOS disabled? It's not used by
Linux after the boot sequence completes. The only reason I have it
disabled is that the 1542B bios doesn't work when the board is jumpered
for a non-default port address.
-- David
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Keys)
Crossposted-To:
comp.unix.bsd.openbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.sys.sun.hardware,comp.unix.solaris,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: choosing an OS for a retired Sun -- no BSD?
Date: 28 May 1999 14:33:18 GMT
Mikhail Teterin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: The responses so far:
:
: . Solaris would be way too slow on this machine (perhaps, some
: tweaking is possible?)
Needs lots of ram, too.
: . Linux (RedHat) is happy, but may need tweaking to run Netscape
: successfully
OK, but also needs lots of ram, and loads up everything but the kitchen
sink. You may be able to trim the fat and make it comfy on a small machine.
: . not a word from the *BSD world :( Did I make a mistake of
: mentioning Open and Net BSDs in one sentence?
I just posted a high rating of OpenBSD 2.5 on my Sparcs. Lean, mean and
runs like a striped arsed ape, even on 12 meg ram running X. I have
not had good luck with NetBSD, sadly, although I have tried several
times and several ports. OpenBSD just runs, well, out of the box.
I gotta figure out why that happens.
: =The requirements are to be stable (of course), have PPP software, and
: =run Netscape... I'd prefer to set the disk up at home, using my
: =FreeBSD/i386 machines, but I'm not sure I can make it bootable by a Sun
: =box.
:
: Seems, like Linux is going to be the choice... Oh, well...
I would suggest you may be happier with OpenBSD 2.5, unless you really
like Linux on the Sparc. Linux is good, but feels too much like frufru.
Some of us still like a lean mean Spartan unix.
Caveat, YYMV, and try them all..... and no flames please, me ol' 'Net
Flak Suit got hung up almost 20 years back, and is a tad dusty and
full o' moth holes.....(gotta watch out fer those kevlar-eatin' net moths...
they be pesky critters....(:+}}....).
Bob Keys
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From: "North Star" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.hardware.overclocking,alt.os.linux.redhat,comp.sys.intel,intel.microprocessors.pentium_pro
Subject: FA: Pentium Pro System w/ RedHat Linux 6.0
Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 09:43:45 -0500
Reply-To: "North Star" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
on eBay...
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=109785452
Loaded System... Current high bid $177.50 no reserve...
Auction ends 6/2/99 21:57:29 PDT
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Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.setup
From: Neil Dodson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: i'm killed 3 cd-rom drives!!!
Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 14:03:46 GMT
Jeremy Prellwitz wrote:
> does anyone know why i keep destroying cd-rom drives while trying to install
> Linux. i can install Linux (Redhat 5.1 or 5.2) just fine when using my old
> 4x cd-rom drive. but when ever i've tried installing Linux using one of
> those new UDMA drives i've killed it. i've wrecked a 24x, a 32x and a 36x
> cd-rom drives.
>
> why is this happening???? why is everyting ok with my 4x.
>
> when installing...usually what happens is that the drive starts stalling or
> something. it stops occasionally and then trys to spin up again....and this
> goes on repeatedly...getting more frequent as time progresses....all the
> time still working correctly...very slowly though mind you....until it just
> dies...and doesn't start up again.
>
> any help in this matter would very much appreciated!
>
> Jeremy
Could you be at the end of your power supply in that rig. The new drives
probable
consume alot more power than the 4x. It sounds like the drive is just being
under
nourished for power. Remove some other thinks that are also power hogs and
I'll bet thinks will once again perk along.
Neil
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From: "Mark VanBogart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Will not autoscan NCR 53c710 SCSI on Micro-channel bus
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 14:30:57 -0500
The isn't any microchannel NCR SCSI support until the new 2.2.x kernel and
then only the NCR 53C94 is supported under the "esp.c/esp.h" drivers which
were originally for a Sun workstation.
There is no NCR 53C700/53C710 Microchannel SCSI support available, at least
that I'm aware of.
Steve Grantham wrote in message <7ih442$mc1$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I have several NCR3360 Towers which I am trying to get Red Hat 5.1 Linux
>to load. They have been running NT for several years.
>
>When I select the appropriate driver from install script and select
>autoscan, systems responds "Can't find device anywhere on your system".
>
>The NCR is a micro-channel bus. Does this require a different driver? If
>so, where could I find it and then how do I load it? I'm new. Any ideas
>would be appreciated.
>
>steveg
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David C.)
Subject: Re: Adding a second SCSI adapter
Date: 28 May 1999 10:26:42 -0400
Allen Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> You could compile a custom kernel and build support for the
> Adaptec 1542B right into the kernel. It would then be detected when
> Linux boots up.
That is a possibility, although it seems unnecessary, since I can't boot
off of that card anyway. (The BIOS has to be disabled on it).
Something that will get it to install the module at the same time it
installs the other dynamic modules (like the Ethernet and sound cards)
would be what I'm looking for.
-- David
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David C.)
Crossposted-To:
comp.unix.bsd.openbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.sys.sun.hardware,comp.unix.solaris,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: choosing an OS for a retired Sun workstation
Date: 28 May 1999 10:35:56 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mikhail Teterin) writes:
>
> A friend of mine received a working, but too old and slow (by todays
> standards) Sun workstation for free. The disk is dead, but we have a
> 1Gb replacement. The machine has 16Mb of RAM, is by itself diskless --
> fits entirely in what a casual observer would call monitor. I do not
> know the model :(, but can get it if needed. The disk we have is
> external. There is also an external CD-ROM available. No floppy
> drives in sight, though... The RAM can be increased. A tape drive is a
> painful option.
First off, max out the RAM. You should definitely be able to take it to
32M. Possibly 64M, depending on what model the thing is.
As for OS, I happen to be a fan of Sun's products, but the current
version will run slowly on old hardware and it may be difficult to get
older versions.
I have personally used SunOS 4.1.4 and Solaris 2.6 on an IPX. It was
annoyingly slow with 32M of RAM. Still slow, but acceptible at 64M.
Netscape was painfully slow with any amount of RAM. Both OSs worked
just fine, although installing and configuring SunOS is a
pain-and-a-half.
Someone else here mentioned that Solaris 7 (which is free if you sign up
for one of their special programs) is pretty slow on old hardware. But
you be more tolerant on your box.
I would recommend a larer hard drive than 1G if you choose to go with a
Sun OS. Most of that 1G will be consumed by the system. Fortunately,
2G and 4G drives are pretty inexpensive these days.
-- David
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From: Totally Lost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.hardware.overclocking,csu.unix.linux
Subject: Re: Dual Celeron's and SMP Performance Problems
Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 15:04:59 GMT
In article <7iln23$niq$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In comp.os.linux.hardware Totally Lost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> : What's the point ... apples and oranges comparisons are a waste of
> : time.
>
> Hey, you have started the discussion about
> Dual Celeron vs. Dual Pentium :-)
I started a discussion that at the same clock rate, a 128K L2
cache could have significant performance penalties comparied
to equiv processors with 512K L2 caches, expecially in dual SMP
configurations.
I was responding to the assertion that a 10 Celeron cluster
was somehow better than one top of the line 500MHz Xeon with
2MB of L2 ... clusters aren't SMP, they are tightly coupled
distributed processing. Each is optimized for extremely different
work loads, that the other will basically fall on it's face with.
There is absolutely no way to compare what is right or fast without
agreeing what the reference application is. Hence, apples and oranges.
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From: garv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: modems and linux help NEEDED!
Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 08:53:51 -0700
nospam wrote:
> I live in the country and I have to order all my computer parts. I'm
> trying to find out want modems work with Debian 2.1 linux! I need to
> know of exact ones (makers....models if possible) I've looked everywhere
>
Safest and easiest may be an external. None are winmodems.
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From: David Sumner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Linux Newbie trying to install SCSI adapter
Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 11:02:21 -0400
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myself out of diskspace on the IDE drive. I'd like to install an
adaptec 2940 so that I can attach 3 9 GB SCSI drives to the system. Can
somebody point me to a guide on how this is done. So far, I've seen
things about recompiling the kernel, etc and now I'm fairly lost. Any
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