Linux-Hardware Digest #366, Volume #10 Sun, 30 May 99 03:13:42 EDT
Contents:
HELP with SB 16 Vibra in Cald. OL 2.2 (Jeanette Russo)
Re: Need Switch/Relay Output For Alarms ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Linux on desktop Dells (Donovan Rebbechi)
BRU2000 and SCSI SyJet (Yaye)
Re: Terabite Plus Filesystems ("Gene Heskett")
Quickcam VC (Mark Everhard)
286-to run I/O board? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: ethernetcard NE2000 ("Paul Bary")
Re: Installing a second HD on Linux (Andy Ford)
Re: Internal Modem Help (Jeffrey Roehl)
modem prob. (not winmodem issue) ("Jason Newland")
Acad/Linux/$99 only/ordering ... ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Reboot command fails, post setup reboot fails (Paul Anderson)
Re: BIOS settings ("SuperPete")
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From: Jeanette Russo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HELP with SB 16 Vibra in Cald. OL 2.2
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 21:20:59 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
How can I install this and get some sound? Can't find info on Caldera
OL 2.2 on website for supported sound card. I tried insmod from old
Caldera book I have but didn't work. Was not very good instructions.
TIA,
Jeanette
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.linux
Subject: Re: Need Switch/Relay Output For Alarms
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 23:32:18 -0400
Art,
Check out Omega. They have a device that attaches to the serial
port (see http://www.dasieee.com/template.asp?partnumber=OMQ-3045) and
takes commands to change the state of two 1-Amp SPST relays. It's kind
of expensive, but it would give you the ability to write 2-byte
characters to the serial port to actuate lights, alarms, etc.
On a far less expensive note, Omega also has ISA relay boards (see
http://www.dasieee.com/template.asp?partnumber=CIO-RELAY16 for example)
if you can write to the I/O bus with your software.
Scott
In article <Dg_33.3760$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
> I'm building a system for use in TV and radio newsrooms and I'd like to
> provide one or several switch-closure signals under software control. These
> would be used to actuate lights and/or other alarms when certain events
> occur (urgent news, network failure, etc.)
>
> Has anyone here made a switch- or relay- output board work under Linux? If
> so, which board and where did you find the driver?
>
> Right now this is the only thing that might keep us from using Linux for
> these systems... and we have to decide within the next week... so any inputs
> will be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
> - Art Botterell
> Project Manager
> Emergency Digital Information Service (EDIS)
> California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Donovan Rebbechi)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Linux on desktop Dells
Date: 30 May 1999 03:10:02 GMT
On 29 May 1999 12:40:05 GMT, Walter Harms wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Donovan Rebbechi) writes:
>
>i run linux on optiplex dells since 2.0.34 (suse 5.2) no problems with that.
hardly surprising, since I believe they have been tested with OSs such
as Solaris and SCO that are at least as fussy about hardware as linux.
--
Donovan Rebbechi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Buying computer parts ? How do you know which vendors to trust ?
http://www.resellerratings.com
Impartial and accurate. Straight from the buyers mouth.
( disclaimer: i'm not affiliated with resellerratings.com )
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Yaye)
Subject: BRU2000 and SCSI SyJet
Date: 30 May 1999 03:57:44 GMT
Hello,
Has anyone been successful in getting BRU2000 to backup their Linux machine to
an external SCSI Syjet? I've been able to configure fstab so that I can mount
the Syjet and copy files to & from it but I can't get BRU to backup to it. BRU
seems to do a backup and verification (the light on the drive flickers during
this) but when I try to do a restore, BRU states that the Syjet ( /dev/sda1)
doesn't contain a BRU archive. I'm using the version that came with Redhat 5.0
but it was upgraded with the RPM available at Redhat's web site, and Redhat has
been upgraded to 5.2. Thanks in advance for any help.
Ian
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Date: 29 May 99 22:25:10 -0500
From: "Gene Heskett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Terabite Plus Filesystems
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.admin.misc,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.hp.misc
Gene Heskett sends Greetings to David T.;
DTB> "Al in Seattle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>I don't see where money is an issue in his original mail.
DTB> I believe the statement was that he wanted to stick with
DTB> *x86 architecture for cost purposes.
>>Other than the fact that you folks all use Unix based systems that
>>are recommending Unix based system, what technical reason are you
>>siting for not using an NT based system?
DTB> We regularly find 2-3 times the sys admin manpower required
DTB> for NT boxes compared to UNIX boxes in the same setting. And
DTB> I've had more than enough experience with the blue screen of
DTB> death. There are a number of core problems with NTs usability.
DTB> Such as,
How about the zeroth entry? Should it not be that you can't make it run
an application, any application, on the un-attended but rebooted due to
a power failure or ??
There apparently *must* be someone with enough knowledge to at least log
in before the son-of-a-bitch will run the application you bought it to
run. NT, and M$, apparently has no idea that there may be an important
app that really should run as long as its powered up. Call Redmond and
bitch, but be prepared to pay thru the nose while they listen to you
bitch, and then reply "its not designed to do that".
That entry AFAIC, comes at the top of the bitch-list about NT. Why?
Because its an everyday problem to me.
DTB> 1) Want to put in a new video card - reboot about 10 times.
DTB> 2) Video server built in to the kernel
DTB> 3) Want to extend functionality - send a check for $10k to
DTB> Redmond
DTB> 4) Want to program - send another check to Redmond - one
DTB> for each language
DTB> 5) Having problems with the OS - too bad. Call Redmond and
DTB> pay out the nose while you wait on hold, and then talk to
DTB> someone who knows horribly less than you about the OS.
DTB> 6) Remote administration
DTB> 7) Lack of a respectable scripting language for administration
DTB> purposes
>>Some of the quotes:
>>"I feel that if your data is important and you want a file server
>>that comes up and stays up, you should discount NT immediately. I
>>have heard some horror stories about NT with very large directories "
>>no basis in fact here.
>>"PCs are just not built to the same standard as most of the "real"
>>Unix boxes from Sun, HP, IBM, SGI, etc. The one exception that comes
>>to mind would be the Sequent range." pure bs. It simply depends on
>>what you are willing to spend.
DTB> PCs with *x86 architecture have about 1/3 the computing power
DTB> of an alpha at the same clock speed. That is the penalty for
DTB> keeping legacy chip architecture around.
>>Compaq and others have totally capable boxes if you want to spend the
>>same kind of money that the Unix crowd delivers.
DTB> I understand the Compaq XP-2000 is a quite capable box. If you
DTB> don't have the $$ for that you can try the DS-10 from Compaq for
DTB> about $3500 + $1200 or so for Tru64Unix (or linux for free).
DTB> --
DTB> Dave Blake
DTB> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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: Mark Everhard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Quickcam VC
Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 04:26:19 GMT
Hi,
Has anyone been able to get the Quickcam VC to work?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: 286-to run I/O board?
Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 03:35:54 GMT
Can I get a linux kernel small enough to use a ComputerBoards
I/O board in a 286 AST Premium.I have added a 100M hard drive.I
would like to use Basic to program it.??
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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From: "Paul Bary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ethernetcard NE2000
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 22:41:53 -0600
I've used the same card under NT with no problems...as to the dos software
configuration utilities, if this
constituits "crap", then so is Intel, 3Com, IBM, Bay Networks, and many
other major brand cards...
alpine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> i bought the link sys 10/100 card
> and it is a total piece of crap
> it uses software to program the irc and io
> and that messes up a win nt system with dual hard drives
> and i have never got the card to function properly
> and the software must be run under dos (will not program from linux)
> i would recommend the d-links
> and defiantly stay away from linksys
>
> "Shawn K. Quinn - NO SOLICITING" wrote:
>
> > In message <7i749s$6jg$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, eelco of viola
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > | hello there,
> > |
> > | As I am new to linux and ethernetcards i`ve been looking at different
cards.
> > | I think its going to be an ne 2000 since it isn`t that expensive.
However
> > | the ethernet-howto says to be careful with clones. Can anyone tel me
the
> > | brand name of an originel NE 2000 (I cant find it annywhere) or other
cheap
> > | cards names that work under linux aswel as windows.
> >
> > Linksys and KTI are both good ones. The Linksys 10/100 PCI cards work
> > well too (use tulip driver).
> >
> > --
> > Shawn K. Quinn
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andy Ford)
Subject: Re: Installing a second HD on Linux
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 08:37:33 -0500
On Sat, 29 May 1999 01:11:11 GMT, Todd Graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Currently I have a duel boot system RH5.1 and Win 95. I've also got a
>second HD which is currently formatted with Win 95 but I would like to
>use it as a linux disc. Any suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks
>
>
>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
Use linux fdisk to delete and create partitions on the new disk.
fdisk -l
lists the available partitions.
Then you need a filesystem:
*carefully* mke2fs the partition.
Then just mount them wherever you need room.
For example: say /usr if overflowing.
Say you just created a new partition on the new drive and it't
the first one on the drive and it's the master drive on the
second IDE controller, /dev/hdc1.
Mount it:
mount -t ext2 /dev/hdc1 /mnt/tmp
Next, you need to move the data over to the new partition.
cd /usr && find . -print0 | cpio -p0vumd /mnt/tmp
will do the job.
Then remount the new /usr:
umount /mnt/tmp
mount /dev/hdc1 /usr
If it works change the relevant line in /etc/fstab and if
that works, you can delete the old /usr when you feel comfortable.
--
yours,
Andy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jeffrey Roehl)
Subject: Re: Internal Modem Help
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 22:57:16 -0600 (MDT)
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Check out this link for modems that work under Linux:
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From: "Jason Newland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: modem prob. (not winmodem issue)
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 12:13:39 -0700
I ditched my winmodem, and went with an ext. usr 56.6 Faxmodem. The problem
is that when I connect with the minicom prog., an AT command returns "boot>"
All other (atz,etc) commands return "error" from the modem. I have searched
high and low on the groups for this error, but cannot locate one. Also I
have tried this on a fresh install of Caldera 2.2 and Redhat 6.0, and
received the same errors. I wouldn't think it the com/irq's, or cable
because I am able to connect to the modem and receive those errors all day
long without interuption.
Thanks
Jason
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Anderson)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Reboot command fails, post setup reboot fails
Date: 30 May 1999 01:24:56 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>Rebooting manually results in a perfectly valid Linux installation.
>However, issuing the "reboot" or "shutdown" commands result in the same
>failure ...
>
Firstly, you really shouldn't use reboot to reboot the system, secondly - are
you using shutdown -r now?
>The systems have dual Pentium II 450Mhz, 256 MB RAM, AMI BIOS, Adaptec
>SCSI cards. Also, the CPUs are on cards, not on the "main" board.
>
I see from the above statement that you are new to pentium IIs... TTYL!
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From: "SuperPete" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: BIOS settings
Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 01:54:37 -0500
IMHO you should never use this option. It works sometimes under win9x, but
has no real advantages I think it is one of those logo requirement deals
where OEMs put it in there to keep M$ happy, but then tell you to turn it
off.
-Pete
David Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:david.927964086@wraith...
>"Charles Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>Allen Wong wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>>>When I configure the BIOS, do I enable or disable Plug 'n Play?
>
>>I'd like to see other responses on this, because I don't fully understand
>>what's going on.
>
>>In my BIOS, the option is "Enable/Disable Plug'n Play _Operating System_",
>>and it was Disabled as received from the dealer while configured with Win
>>98.
>>My assumption is that the BIOS itself handles the PnP. (This is a fairly
>>recent vintage OEM version Intel MB - Pentium II, PCI).
>
>As I understand it, this option should only be enabled if you run Win95/8
>and no other operating systems on the machine in question.
>
>This option tells the BIOS not to configure all the PnP devices itself as
>the O/S will do it itself. If it is disabled then Win95/8 may not be able
>to override choices made by the BIOS.
>--
>David Wilson School of IT & CS, Uni of Wollongong, Australia
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