Linux-Hardware Digest #535, Volume #10 Sat, 19 Jun 99 22:13:32 EDT
Contents:
Re: Mounting CD ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Best sound card for use w/ Linux? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Creative CDRW reported as DVD too ("Florian T. Kunze")
Adaptec 7890 U2/W/SCSI friendly with Linux/FreeBSD? (Alex Lam)
Re: irq7 (for lp) problem for Linux-2.2.0 (Juergen Heinzl)
BJC-2000 printer with linux? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Adding more serial ports ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: IRDA (Gary Momarison)
Re: problem with 2940u2w and redhat 5.2 ("Michael D. Amoroso")
Re: Adding more serial ports (Cokey de Percin)
Any problems using a AMD K6 CPU? (Alex Walker)
Re: Zip drives... (Kaya Imre)
Diamond Monster Sound (tom)
Problem Accessing SCSI Disk (Trevor Astrope)
Re: irq7 (for lp) problem for Linux-2.2.0 (Marc Mutz)
Re: Genius AGP i740 X driver (Jeff Potter)
Re: SoundBlaster 16/PCI (Chris Harshman)
Re: Windows easy to install? BULLSHIT! (Shashank)
Re: Floppy (John Hovell)
Re: SoundBlaster 16/PCI (Lars Degenhardt)
Re: Celeron 300A and ABit BH6 (B)
Re: making linux go away (idfx)
Re: how to configure on board Ethernet chip? (Malware)
Re: Windows easy to install? BULLSHIT! ("Jack Coates")
Re: Adaptec 2940UW and IBM 9ES headache ("Markus Korte")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Mounting CD
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 22:31:15 GMT
Gerhard Olejniczak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I often have the problem that I can't mount CDs (about 1 of 4). Sometimes it
> works, if I try it again and again.
> I think it has something to do with fabrication tolerances and my CD drive seems
> to be at one end of tolerances and the CDs I have trouble with are at the other
> end. The error message is something like "Cant't find superblock".
> From 'superformat' for floppies, where you can calibrate the rotational speed of
> floppy drives, I got the idea, that there might be a tool to calibrate
> CD drives. Does anybody know, whether such a tool exists? Is there a tool to
> test CD drives?
Here are a couple of suggestions to try:
(1) the CDs that don't work may be dirty, so try wiping them off with a
non-abrasive cloth (such as the ones used for eyeglasses and preferably
lint-less)
(2) the CD-ROM lens may be dirty, so try cleaning it with either a dry or wet
lens cleaning kit (you can probably purchase one in a computer or music
store for around $5 U.S.)
(3) some CD-ROMs may not read CDs burned from consumer-based CD-Rs and CDRW's
(this usually happens with older CD-ROM units)
I hope one of these helps.
Greg H.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Best sound card for use w/ Linux?
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 22:12:39 GMT
On Thu, 17 Jun 1999 17:38:26 GMT, CK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Not all Creative cards are a snap.
>Like my SoundBlaster Live! is a nightmare to setup. the ISA cards are
>fine.
Hey did you actually get your Live! card working under Linux. If so
could you either point me to some documentation on how to set it up,
or just post the info here.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Tim
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From: "Florian T. Kunze" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.video.dvd.tech,rec.video.dvd.tech,rec.video.dvd.players
Subject: Re: Creative CDRW reported as DVD too
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 00:01:28 +0200
> I just got a Creative Labs cdrw4224 and it seems to work okay. However,
> I was puzzled when (at startup) the linux kernel (2.2.3) reported it as
> a Creative CD-ROM CD-RW DVD-RAM drive (I don't have the actual string
> handy right now). This must be from the drive's firmware. My question
> is: will this drive read DVD-ROM discs, or did Creative just leave the
> wrong string in the firmware?
>
> Anybody else experience this and know? I'll have to rent a dvd movie to
> find out, I guess. I'm not too optimistic, but it would be really cool.
The Linux 'driver' just identifies itself with that string. I just tells you
that the drive can be categorized as CD-ROM *or* CD-RW *or* DVD-RAM drive.
CD-RW and DVD-RAM drives are capable of reading normal CD media, the driver
is probably just unable to distinguish those three.
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From: Alex Lam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Adaptec 7890 U2/W/SCSI friendly with Linux/FreeBSD?
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 16:00:34 -0700
Hi,
I'm interested in building a system with the
ASUS P2BDS i440BX PII w/ U2/SCSI Dual cpu slots.
Built-in Adaptec 7890 U2/W/SCSI . Is this board Linux (SuSE) or FreeBSD
friendly?
Thanks.
Alex Lam.
*Remove all the upper case Xs if reply by e mail.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Juergen Heinzl)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: irq7 (for lp) problem for Linux-2.2.0
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 22:02:25 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rafael Stekolshchik wrote:
[...]
> 2) dmesg | grep parport
> returns:
>
> parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [SPP]
> lp0: using parport0 (polling).
[...]
Yes, this is fine ...
[...]
> I don't see irq 7 ( for lp ).
> How irq 7 (for lp ) may be configured (added)?
... since polling is the default. You can just do this ...
image = /boot/vmunix
label = vmunix
append = "parport=0x378,7"
vga=3
... see the append line here in /etc/lilo.conf. Ignore the
rest, just so you've got some context.
If you do not want to do it via lilo, then (as root) ...
echo 7 > /proc/parport/0/irq
... does the job.
Cheers,
Juergen
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: BJC-2000 printer with linux?
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 21:24:27 GMT
Does anyone know if the Canon BJC-2000 printer
works under Linux? If so, then how well? I've
checked many of the Linux hardware databases but
have not had any luck.
Thanks,
Jason Woodward
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Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Adding more serial ports
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 21:54:45 GMT
I am looking to buy a dell dimension (XPS T 500).
I has only one serial port (COM1) on the back
panel. Can someone tell me (b/c dell won't reply)
how to get at the other COM ports or which PCI
card to buy to add ports?
Also, how do serial ports on PCI cards work? (i.e.
how do you get to them w/ linux?)
fyi, specs about my planned computer are at:
http://support.dell.com/support/system.asp?sysid=
DIM_PNT_P03_XPS_T___
Thanks in advance,
Andrew de los Reyes
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From: Gary Momarison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: IRDA
Date: 18 Jun 1999 09:01:45 -0700
"Steve Vladmir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Does anyone know the technical specification for IRDA devices, if practical
> I'd try to build a IRDA transceiver for a PC.
> But so far I've had a hard time getting information on the subject!
You might find what you need by following some the the links under
"Infrared connectivity" in
http://www.aa.net/~swear/pedia/portables.html
--
Look for Linux info at http://www.dejanews.com/home_ps.shtml and
Gary's Encyclopedia at http://www.aa.net/~swear/pedia/index.html
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From: "Michael D. Amoroso" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: problem with 2940u2w and redhat 5.2
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 18:54:45 -0400
I have had the same problem with the 2940 and 2930.
It's not Linux. It's something with connecting external devices to the
card. I've tried every imaginable combo of active/passive terminations and
devices and it all boils down to this issue, you get intermittent failures
of the SCSI bus when accessing the external device. I had the same issue
with these cards in a WIN98 box. I tried Adapted tech support and they
suggested a bent pin was the problem (not!). I'd love to hear about any
other people's solution to this.
Mike.
dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> i have several internal 50 pin scsi devices attached,
> uw scsi devices (internal) and 1 external scsi device
> i have each scsi chain terminated
> i have an intermittant problem with the 50 pin scsi
> devices - one is an hp dat tape dirve and the other
> is an iomega 2G jaz drive
> when writing data i get an input/output error
>
> i have a second machine with the same controller
> and redhat 5.2, and it also shows the same problem
>
> it seems to be worse when writing large amounts
> of data
>
> is there a known problem with the 2940u2w and redhat 5.2 ?
>
> thanks for any help,
> dan
>
>
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From: Cokey de Percin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Adding more serial ports
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 00:00:33 +0000
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I am looking to buy a dell dimension (XPS T 500).
> I has only one serial port (COM1) on the back
> panel. Can someone tell me (b/c dell won't reply)
> how to get at the other COM ports or which PCI
> card to buy to add ports?
>
> Also, how do serial ports on PCI cards work? (i.e.
> how do you get to them w/ linux?)
>
There are a multitude of serial port cards for Linux having from
two to 8 (16?) ports per board, some with onboard processors. They
cost from dirt cheap to very expensive.
For an inexpensive multi serial port board, try www.byterunner.com.
The ISA cards are very inexpensive and they have PCI cards also.
I currently use a byterunner 4S+2P card. The 4 serial ports share
one IRQ and the parrallel ports don't use any - they use polling.
If your using a 2.2.x kernel, you just select IRQ sharing when you
build the kernel, set up setserial and off you go.
I'm sure there's quite a number of inexpensive serial port boards
with similar features, I happen to use an know it works.
Best
Cokey
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alex Walker)
Subject: Any problems using a AMD K6 CPU?
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 23:40:33 GMT
Hi All
I've come upon a deal for a motherboard and AMD K6 CPU that I'd like
to use for a Linux box. I haven't found much on the suject in the
hardware FAQ. Has anyone come across any problems with this CPU?
Thanks for any info
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From: Kaya Imre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Zip drives...
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 23:06:52 +0000
Aycee wrote:
>
> How can I set up my Zip drive in Linux?? I'm running Red
> Hat version 5.2 and my zip drive is and IDE secondary slave.
>
> **** Posted from RemarQ - http://www.remarq.com - Discussions Start Here (tm) ****
I installed mine using the information in:
http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/mini/ZIP-Drive.html
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From: tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Diamond Monster Sound
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 20:08:08 -0400
Has anyone gotten this sound card to run under Linux ? I'm a newbie
running Red Hat 6.0
Thanks,
Tom
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From: Trevor Astrope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problem Accessing SCSI Disk
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 19:29:30 -0400
Hi, I recently took a system in to have the cpu upgraded and the
components transfered from an atx case to a rack case. When I got home,
the kernel booted, but e2fsck would just hang. I used a boot/rescue disk
and tried running e2fsck manually and it hangs again, but not before
outputting the following messages:
/dev/sda1 was not cleanly unmounted,
check forced
pass 1, checking inodes, blocks and sizes
scsi: tagged queuing now active for target 0
Then nothing. Does anyone know what might be causing this? Could it just
be that the scsi disk wasn't connected properly? All my partitions show up
with fdisk and the scsi bios detects the Seagate drive when the scsi bios
is scanned... Also the kernel boot messages show that the disk is detected
at scsi0.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Trevor Astrope
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Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 23:27:28 +0200
From: Marc Mutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: irq7 (for lp) problem for Linux-2.2.0
Rafael Stekolshchik wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> 1) Linux kernel configired to 2.2.0 with next
> paramters ( from .config ):
>
> CONFIG_PRINTER=y
> CONFIG_PARPORT=y
> CONFIG_PARPORT_PC=y
>
> 2) dmesg | grep parport
> returns:
>
> parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [SPP]
> lp0: using parport0 (polling).
>
> 3) Package procinfo returns:
>
> irq 0: 1409780 timer
> irq 1: 20771 keyboard
> irq 2: 0 cascade [4]
> irq 4: 49560 serial
> irq 6: 2
> irq 13: 1 fpu
> irq 14: 319753 ide0
> irq 15: 5 ide1
>
> I don't see irq 7 ( for lp ).
> How irq 7 (for lp ) may be configured (added)?
>
> Any answer will be appreciated.
>
> Rafael.
If you have configured the /proc fs, then you could
echo 7 > /proc/parport/0/irq
This should do. If it does, you can add it to you init script.
Marc
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From: Jeff Potter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Genius AGP i740 X driver
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 00:47:57 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"M. Plagmann" wrote:
> Does anyone know if and where an X server exists for the Genius AGP i740
> graphics card?
>
> Any help is highly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Manfred
The Precision Insight web site:
http://www.precisioninsight.com/products.html
The actual files you need (for Red Hat 6.0):
ftp://ftp.precisioninsight.com/pub/pi/XFCom/XFCom-i740-glibc-1.1.0-1.i386.rpm
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From: Chris Harshman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SoundBlaster 16/PCI
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 19:59:57 -0500
You'd think people would check manufacturer's websites (only takes
a second!) before making themselves appear utterly stupid in front
of thousands. (Qui stultis videri eruditi volunt stulti eruditis
videntur.) In any case, it does exist:
http://www.soundblaster.com/sound/pci-16/
Creative's Linux driver site (http://developer.soundblaster.com/linux/)
directs you to 4Front's to locate SB PCI drivers. I suggest you
try there. Right now, it doesn't look promising:
http://www.opensound.com/status.html
Lars Degenhardt wrote:
>
> Matthew Pound wrote:
> >
> > David Boosalis ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > : I just installed Redhat 6.0,. It apears that it does not support the
> > : SoundBlaster 16/PCI
> > : Does anybody know otherwise.
> >
> > This card doesn't exist. The lowest pci card is the 64pci. Sorry.
> >
> > --
> > To contact via email pounm000 AT unbc DOT ca
>
> This card exists!!! The chip on it is neither a 1370 nor a 1371 it's
> a 1373 (at least that's what is printed on it).
> If you don't believe that go to your favourite hardware-store an ask
> for one.
> SORRY
> --
>
> Lars Degenhardt
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ICQ: 32305911
> >------<Make it so>------<
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From: Shashank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Windows easy to install? BULLSHIT!
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 19:21:20 -0500
I bought my pc over two years ago, and after about a month of Windows,
decided fdisk /dev/hda was the only way to fix my problems (using UNIX
computers on a daily basis at work, this mad a lot of sense). I had a dual
boot system for about another 8 mos, then decided I needed the extra disk
space and nuked the OS I didn't use- Win95. In the last two weeks, I've had
to go back and reinstall Win95 because my boss in the lab I work in now uses
Windows everything.
In a few words- what a #*@&^$@# nightmare. I've installed Linux _many_
times, Win95 maybe half a dozen times on several computers with variety of
configs for friends, family. When the Win95 install goes, it is remarkably
easy (as easy as Linux installs are for me, which speaks volumes as that is
what I am familiar with). It didn't, and the subsequent trauma lasted maybe
about eight evenings. There was no way to diagnose what the problems were,
there was sparse documentation to be found. Tech support was amusing beyond
all belief: 'now, you should see the progress bar'... 'I get BSOD'....
'That's probably because of defective hardware.'... <laughing, followed by
crying>... 'I recommend buying a new computer.'
The problem appears to be that my SCSI card has drivers that don't like my
sound card or graphics card. The MS mouse geeks out on me because I am
running three serial devices, and Win95 is convinced that the UPS is my
mouse, my mouse is my modem, and my modem is ??? (a non plug-n-play ISA
device, which might be a problem for Win?). Having no mouse is one thing- I
can deal with that. When the pointer has seizures of motion and clicking,
this is serious. Ended up installing using an ATAPI cdrom from work,
disconnecting my UPS. Now, I get either the UPS or the modem, but not both.
It isn't a problem with the hardware cuz linux works; it is the drivers. In
case you were wondering, that IS a major portion of any OS. This is
something I remember people complaining about a lot a few _years_ ago when
many were switching from dos to win95. I find it tremendously amusing that
the same problems that are stereotypical (at least from reading this
newsgroup) for Linux newbies accosted me, a Windows newbie.
My point is this- Win95 is great running on 'out of the box' situations.
Guess what- Linux is too (well, at least VA Research boxes). When Win 95
doesn't have driver problems, it is easy; linux is very rapidly getting to
this level. When Win95 has problems, you're up a creek. When Linux has
problems, you can solve them.
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From: John Hovell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Floppy
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 05:50:02 GMT
type:
mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
(if the floppy is formatted ext2, and an empty directory exists,
/mnt/floppy)
You may want to type "man mount" and "man fstab" to learn more.
use
umount /mnt/floppy
to unmount.
-John
Michael Vachon wrote:
> I do I open a file from a floppy disk from the BASH prompt?
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From: Lars Degenhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SoundBlaster 16/PCI
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 01:09:04 +0200
Matthew Pound wrote:
>
> David Boosalis ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> : I just installed Redhat 6.0,. It apears that it does not support the
> : SoundBlaster 16/PCI
> : Does anybody know otherwise.
>
> This card doesn't exist. The lowest pci card is the 64pci. Sorry.
>
> --
> To contact via email pounm000 AT unbc DOT ca
This card exists!!! The chip on it is neither a 1370 nor a 1371 it's
a 1373 (at least that's what is printed on it).
If you don't believe that go to your favourite hardware-store an ask
for one.
SORRY
--
Lars Degenhardt
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
ICQ: 32305911
>------<Make it so>------<
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (B)
Subject: Re: Celeron 300A and ABit BH6
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 05:52:58 GMT
I have an Abit BH6, which is slot 1 by the way not socket 370, and a
Celeron 300a going at 464mhz (Using the Turbo option in the softmenu).
I have nothing but good things to say about this cpu/MB combo. It has been
very stable for me and Abit really keeps up to date on bios updates for the
board.
I don't know what you mean ny the ATX feature you describe.
BTW, Abit is comming out with a dual socket 370 board!!!
Ben
On 10 Jun 1999 09:36:08 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Hi, I've recently had some unpleasant experiences with the K6-2 380 and
>a FIC motherboard. Has anybody here had experience with the Celeron 300A
>and the ABit BH6 motherboard (Socket 370)? Are they easy to work with?
>Can I turn off that annoying ATX-only-turn-on-if-I-think-it's-ok feature?
>
>Jimmy
>
>reply to jimmy at linuxstart dot com
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From: idfx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [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: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 21:19:46 -0400
You might want to take a look at DragonLinux (http://www.dragonlinux.nu) to
test whether it's worth it to you to use Linux. DragonLinux is a good test
because it allows you to install Linux in DOS, creating a pseudo-root in it's
own directory, and it doesn't muck with the rest of your drive. You take a
little performance hit, because it has to talk thru USMSDOS, but it's probly the
easiest way to install.
yrs,
in_sanity,
idfx
J Chan wrote:
> YOu guys are great. The info here is priceless.
>
> I've actually given up (for now, no time) on installing any variant of
> linux, (Caldera 2.2, Red Hat 6.0, Mandrake, debian, etc.)
>
> I've tried the various recommendations in the list, but my equipment, a
> Compaq LTE 5000 laptop and a Compaq 486/66SX won't cooperate.
>
> SOmeday, Linux will be simpler.
>
> J CHan
> John Sowden wrote in message <7k3p9g$3s5$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >I read the responses, just flames. The problem is you are asking a valid
> >question. I also need to know how to remove Linux from a hard drive, as I
> >am installing a new copy (caldera) and it doen't discuss in the newbie part
> >about installing over an existing linux os.
> >
> >Can someone please take our requests seriously.
> >
> >
> >
> >adam howard wrote in message <7iv13k$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >>talk about a waste of bandwidth....do we really need a few dozen people to
> >>give the same answer?
> >>
> >>
> >>> How do I get rid of Linux in the boot sector (I guess that's where it
> >>> is) once and for all?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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From: Malware <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: how to configure on board Ethernet chip?
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 23:43:49 +0200
Hi Bob,
you wrote:
> I believe that I need to enable support for my on board Ethernet chipset in the
> kernel somewhere. My motherboard - ASUS P2B-LS has what it says is an Intel
> 82558 Ethernet 10/100 chipset. I can not find any information about how to
> enable this in the kernel (2.2.?). I selected "EISA,PCI,VLB and on board
> controllers", but none of the controllers listed below that option resemble the
> 82558. How do I get this Ethernet working?
Try the option 'EtherExpressPro/100 support'. These cards use exactly
this chip.
Malware
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From: "Jack Coates" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Windows easy to install? BULLSHIT!
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 18:56:06 -0700
[deletia]
>
> My point is this- Win95 is great running on 'out of the box' situations.
> Guess what- Linux is too (well, at least VA Research boxes). When Win 95
> doesn't have driver problems, it is easy; linux is very rapidly getting to
> this level. When Win95 has problems, you're up a creek. When Linux has
> problems, you can solve them.
>
goodness, sensibility in the middle of a flame war. However, I have to point
out that your last sentence is relative -- the user can solve problems in
their native OS, but is up a creek in another OS. After 5 years with various
Windows implementations and a self-study MCSE, I can figure out and fix damn
near anything pretty quickly. I know the limitations of the OS, and I
wouldn't have tried the scenario you describe on a Win9x box. However, after
two years of Linux (Slackware 2.0 to RedHat 6.0) my RH6.0 Linux install is a
constant puzzle to me.
Why does GNOME/Enlightenment randomly freeze, requiring CTRL-ALT-Backspace?
Was it GNOME or E that froze? /var/log/messages doesn't say. I could start
randomly upgrading RPMs until the problem goes away....
If I enable GNOME sound support and esound support at the same time as a
user, it works. If I do it as root, esound crashes and the sound card won't
work until I reboot. Yet another reason you shouldn't run as root?
I changed my IP stack information using linuxconf when I moved my computer
behind my new firewall (linuxrouter.org rocks!!). IP address, netmask, name,
DNS all took effect, but default router refused to change. So I tried
netcfg -- still refused to change. So I opened a terminal and typed route -a
0.0.0.0 x.x.x.x eth0, which didn't work. route -? was pretty unclear, so I
rebooted to make the change take effect. Sound familiar?
Let's not even go into the RH5.1 installs... Slackware was better and I
never even got X working on it.
my 2 cents of useless griping
Jack
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From: "Markus Korte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940UW and IBM 9ES headache
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 03:55:25 +0200
hi
i have the same drive connected to an adaptec aha2940uw and it had problems
until i changed termination in the crontroller bios from auto to high=on,
low=off (i use both internal connectors). do you use automatic termination?
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