Linux-Hardware Digest #589, Volume #10 Fri, 25 Jun 99 15:13:47 EDT
Contents:
Difficulty running 100BT @ Full Duplex with 3c905B-TX ("Tommy")
MO 640 IDE ("Andrew N. Belikov")
Re: 128MB PC-100 DRAM FOR $81 WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Andrew Comech)
Linux and sound on laptop ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: help! installing ftape drive (Robert Komar)
Re: Identifying USR modem (Giorgio Casinovi)
Linux and sound on laptop ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
SCSI ZIP working with RH 6.0 on Toshiba 8000 (Larry Dare)
Problems with 486 PC and 44x UDMA CDROM (Rajesh Radhakrishnan)
Internal modem blues! ("Johnny Chu")
ARCHIVE VIPER 150 Streamer + Linux 2.2.x (Holger Hetterich)
Re: MediaGX Sound Support (Arthur Tetzlaff-Deas)
Re: Windows easy to install? BULLSHIT! (Brian Hartman)
Re: Can't print; /dev/lp0 not detected; procfs? (Joceli Mayer)
Re: Building a Dual system: advice wanted (Joe Mason)
Re: isdn card for linux... (Gerald Brandt)
Re: Compaq Prosignia VS ("Tony Platt")
Re: Monitor dies while installing Redhat 5.2 (Donovan Rebbechi)
RH6.0 - can't get mouse working in XFree86 (Some Guy)
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From: "Tommy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Difficulty running 100BT @ Full Duplex with 3c905B-TX
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 12:44:10 -0400
Is anyone out there have a linux box with (2) 3c905B-TX's with one running
10BT @ Half Duplex and the other running 100BT @ Full Duplex? I am having
trouble with the full duplex flaking out or not even loading at boot up. I
have no trouble at half and 100BT.
TIA
Tommy
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From: "Andrew N. Belikov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MO 640 IDE
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 15:17:01 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I tried to install Fujitsu MO 640 IDE under RedHat 6.1. It was
identified as ATAPI optical device and after fdisk gave "no driver".
Sorry, did somebody have a deal with IDE not SCSI MO?
Thank you,
Andrew Belikov
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Comech)
Crossposted-To:
chile.mercado.hardware,cn.bbs.comp.hardware,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware,comp.publish.cdrom.hardware,comp.sys.acorn.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.hp.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.cd-rom,comp.sys.ibm.
Subject: Re: 128MB PC-100 DRAM FOR $81 WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 25 Jun 1999 12:36:38 -0500
On Thu, 24 Jun 1999 22:15:40 -0600, DC wrote:
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> Why pay $81 when you can get it for $62 from accessMicro.com @ =
> 1.800.906.6868?
>
> $81 is a rip-off.
>
> dc :(
Ass$*^&. Can not you tell ECC memory from non-ECC memory?
And can not you cut off the crappy original message?
No regards,
a.
--
Looking for a Linux-compatible V.90 modem? See
http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/CheapBox.html#modems
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Linux and sound on laptop
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 17:06:40 GMT
Greetings,
I cannot get sound to work on a Magitronic laptop with
an Opti 930 sound card. I am trying the MAD16 driver with
I/O address 530, IRQ 11, and DMA 1. I have tried other
settings with no luck. I have read the MAD16 and Opti help
but still am stuck. The MAD 16 driver shows up when I modprobe
it, when I cat the interrupt and ioport, but when I try
playing a sound I get sox: buffer size 0 (or something like
this), and with timidity it gives an error saying it does
not suport 8 or 16 bit sound. Also I do not have a /dev/sndstat
file (??). I do have a dsp file.
When I do a pnpdump it does not come back with anything found.
So far I have compiled the kernel with mss=y, mad16, etc, and
inserted the lines in my conf.modules file like the Opti help
file says, and a modprobe mad16.
I don't have windows running on this so can't verify the address
or interrupt (I think they are hard wired on this card) but am pretty
sure these are correct.
Can anyone help? I am running Debian 2.1, except I upgraded to the
2.2.10 kernel and compiled in module sound support.
Thanks!
Matt Simpson
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From: Robert Komar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: help! installing ftape drive
Date: 25 Jun 1999 17:21:21 GMT
Alan Mead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I have an exabyte eagle tr-3 with a floppy interface and when I
: install it according to the docs my bios says something like "floppy
: drive not detected correctly" and neither the tape nor the floppy are
: accessable.
This is often a cabling problem. Check that the cable heads are
are plugged into the devices and the motherboard the right way
(ie. that pin 1 on the cable goes into pin 1 of each device).
Your floppy drive may also have to be plugged into the head for
drive A: (ie. into the head that comes after the twist in the
cable). You may also have a bad cable. If the cable is good
and the heads are plugged in correctly, then the tape drive
may be bad.
Cheers,
Rob Komar
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Giorgio Casinovi)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Identifying USR modem
Date: 25 Jun 1999 16:55:08 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Goodell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Thanks for the web site, I think I'll be able to do it now. BTW, how did you
>find that? I looked on the 3com site for about 45min and couldn't find anything
>like it.
I found it several months ago, before the US Robotics site was
integrated into 3Com's, and it was easier to navigate.
Good luck!
--
Giorgio Casinovi, Senior Research Engineer
Information Technology & Telecommunications Lab
Georgia Tech Research Institute, Atlanta, GA 30332-0832
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Linux and sound on laptop
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 17:03:52 GMT
Greetings,
I cannot get sound to work on a Magitronic laptop with
an Opti 930 sound card. I am trying the MAD16 driver with
I/O address 530, IRQ 11, and DMA 1. I have tried other
settings with no luck. I have read the MAD16 and Opti help
but still am stuck. The MAD 16 driver shows up when I modprobe
it, when I cat the interrupt and ioport, but when I try
playing a sound I get sox: buffer size 0 (or something like
this), and with timidity it gives an error saying it does
not suport 8 or 16 bit sound. Also I do not have a /dev/sndstat
file (??). I do have a dsp file.
When I do a pnpdump it does not come back with anything found.
So far I have compiled the kernel with mss=y, mad16, etc, and
inserted the lines in my conf.modules file like the Opti help
file says, and a modprobe mad16.
I don't have windows running on this so can't verify the address
or interrupt (I think they are hard wired on this card) but am pretty
sure these are correct.
Can anyone help? I am running Debian 2.1, except I upgraded to the
2.2.10 kernel and compiled in module sound support.
Thanks!
Matt Simpson
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Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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From: Larry Dare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SCSI ZIP working with RH 6.0 on Toshiba 8000
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 09:47:14 -0700
I am attempting to get my scsi card attached to my ZIP drive (It is a
scsi interface for the ZIP).
After booting the machine, I do a dmesg and get the following line:
scsi : 0 hosts.
scsi : detected total.
Meaning that the OS sees the scsi adapter card, but not the ZIP
attached to it.
When I was on the Toshiba 410 this worked without a hitch.
Is anyone else running with this configuration, or offer any help in
getting the system to recognize the ZIP drive?
Setup : toshiba 8000 with Red Hat 5.2 or Red Hat 6.0
--
--
Respectfully, The statements and opinions expressed here
are
Larry Dare my own and do not necessarily represent
those
Oracle Customer Support of Oracle Corporation.
ISolution Support
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From: Rajesh Radhakrishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Problems with 486 PC and 44x UDMA CDROM
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 10:30:31 -0400
Hi,
I have an old 486 PC and the slowest CDROM I could get is 44x with UDMA
(Ultra DMA). When I try to install RedHat 5.2 from the CD, the PC hangs
and the CD keeps running and nothing happens to the installation
process. Does anyone know where I could linux device driver for the
above CDROM and also, do I need to add something to my 486 motherboard
for it to communicate with the 44x CDROM.
Thanks in advance.
Rajesh
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From: "Johnny Chu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Internal modem blues!
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 21:24:06 +0800
I need some help on this matter. I have an internal U.S.Robotics 56K modem
pluged into an ISA slot. I managed to use isapnp to have linux recongise and
enable it on boot time. A peek using 'cat /proc/ioports' confirm I have
access to COM3. However, I can't seem to make wvdial to use it.
Any idea? To add to the mystery, 'cat /proc/interrupts' reported no hardware
is using IRQ3, however, the modem is suppose to be using it...
--
:) Rgds.
http://hummel.hypermart.net
http://members.xoom.com/NoPainDomain/
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From: Holger Hetterich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ARCHIVE VIPER 150 Streamer + Linux 2.2.x
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 20:36:16 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi there,
I connected a very old ARCHIVE VIPER 150 Streamer to my
1542-Adaptec-SCSI-Controller. I compiled SCSI Tape support into the
kernel and it gets recognized correctly. Also a device /dev/st0 is
created.
Now, when I try some tests using "mt" e.g.:
mt -f /dev/st0 rewind
and the only message is:
/dev/st0 : Input/Output error
any tips?
I searched dejanews but there were only messages concerning to FreeBSD.
--
Holger Hetterich, Erlangen, Germany
E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.newforce.de
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From: Arthur Tetzlaff-Deas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: MediaGX Sound Support
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 18:35:51 +0100
If you just want playback, you can select the
Soundblaster (not 16, etc) driver from the list in sndconfig
and put in your IRQ, I/O and DMA values. Record doesn't
work though.
This works on our MediaGXm systems...
Good luck
Martin Sterman wrote:
> I have a Presario 1230 laptop with 233 MHz MediaGX chip. The sound support
> is contained within the chip. I have tried to use sndconfg to configure,
> but am not sure which card type to choose. Are any appropriate? I have Red
> Hat Linux 5.2.
>
> Thank You
================================================================
Arthur Tetzlaff-Deas Software Engineer/Network Administrator
DSP Design Ltd Tel: 01246 545900
Tapton Park Innovation Centre Fax: 01246 545911
Brimington Road www.dspdesign.com
Chesterfield, S41 0TZ, UK [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Brian Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Windows easy to install? BULLSHIT!
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 15:17:27 -0400
Michal Jaegermann wrote:
> Brian Hartman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> : Michal Jaegermann wrote:
>
> : > Brian Hartman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> : >
> : > : In the first place, you need to be a *lot* more unlucky to find a company with
>a bad
> : > : Windows driver.
> : >
> : > Oh yeah! And a mail client which can wrap lines like it should!
> : >
> : > I have to be one of those "unlucky" people which run into problems
> : > with Windows all the time. Karma - I guess.
> : >
> : > I remember quite vividly how my "Windows wizzard" friend spent quite
> : > long evening rescuing my 'doze installation because we had to switch
> : > a graphics card for one reason or another and this was not a pretty
> : > sight to watch. On Linux side I had to replace one server with another
> : > one and switch one or two links. I was up and running with a full
> : > graphics under five minutes.
> : >
>
> : It definitely depends on what graphics driver you buy, although I'm a little
>surprised it
> : was that difficult, once you got the card in. Normally, you install the card,
>reboot in
> : 640x480 mode,
>
> Yes, yes! I know the theory. In theory I can even do that myself.
> Only a practice is a bit different and I have seen a similar stuff on
> a number of occasions. :-) This is called "Reboot, reboot, reboot and
> pray". The card in question, which was getting in, was one of Diamond
> S3 cards - BTW. When I have seen that "procedure" for the first time
> I was surprised myself. I did not realize that things are __that__ bad.
>
The procedure I outlined above involves two reboots. One to acknowledge the new card,
another to complete the installation of the drivers. And if the drivers are any good
(I've
got a Trident 9440 card in my PC) there won't be a problem. Amd amyway. Windows
supports
more hardware than Linux, so you're more likely to have a problem on the Linux side.
>
> : > He confirmed,
> : > naive and innocent, and all the hell broke loose; booting doze was
> : > quite a challenge after that.
> : >
>
> : Seems like bad software to me. (And coming from MS, I'm not surprised.)
>
> So why do you think that an underlying OS, coming from the same source, is
> any better in anything - installation including?
I don't have to think it. It's readily apparent and widely acknowledged. MS OSs
generally
suffer from a very different problem than the apps. The OS's have stability problems,
but the
apps have procedural problems (e.g., overwriting stuff they shouldn't, hogging up
resources,
introducing system security vulnerabilities (a la Office macros) etc., etc.)
> The fact that anybody
> with an access to a keyboard may overwrite, even without malicious
> intentions, vital system libraries, and that installation software from
> OS manufacturer is stupid enough to allow for that, already qualifies it
> as a junky toy. My son was not unzipping random archives in blind.
>
You can do the same thing, or worse, in Linux. A user who doesn't know what he/she is
doing
can cause all kinds of havoc on a system provided that they are the ones who installed
it.
True, your son wouldn't have been able to change /etc/fstab because he wouldn't have
the
permissions on the system to do so (assuming you set up an account for him) but
*you* would've. (And trust me on this. I know. I made the mistake once before and
hung my
system.)
>
> : Win98 is not an OS for serious computer people doing intensive tasks. It's an OS
>for
> : novices and those who don't really understand the sofware side.
>
> It came preloaded on the laptop and it was not an option. It also has
> a number of nice toys to play with TV pcmcia cards which do not exist
> under Linux (can you spell "proprietary undocumented interfaces"?).
> There is also quite a few people convinced that you need it for
> "office productivity" software. Ahem...
>
Office productivity software is quite a different thing from "intensive tasks". It's
no
processor-intensive chore to run a word processor, spreadsheet, etc. But when you get
into
networking, moving MB/s at a time, using all kinds of processor-intensive things (for
example,
high-end graphics editors, video editors, etc.) then you're on much shakier ground.
>
> : If you're buying a pre-installed OS, you're no longer talking about ease of
>install.
>
> Well, this is what you are talking about in most cases when Windows
> are involved. You boot your computers and Windows are installed.
> What a bliss!
>
My point was you don't solve an ease-of-installation issue with "just by the box
complete".
Linux needs to be easier to install in the first place, without being pre-installed.
A lot of
Linux "easy install" proponents like to compare the installs on clean hard drives,
where
Windows only has a small advantage. But most people installing Linux are *not* going
to be
dealing with clean hard drives. They're going to be dual-booting between Win and
Linux,
simply because only a fool switches OSs without testing the OS they are planning on
migrating
to first.
>
> Michal
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From: Joceli Mayer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can't print; /dev/lp0 not detected; procfs?
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 18:50:06 +0000
If your mobo is an ASUS P5-B and it has a ALi Aladdin V AGPset, see the answer in
a previous
post at comp.os.linux.redhat under name "RH 6.0, ppa, lp, parport modules" posted
by Joceli Mayer (me).
I have this problem and it was very hard to figure it out. Thanks the guys in the
parport list !
I'm using RH6, thus the fix does not guarantee to work in RH5.2. However the
principle is the same,
Courtney Thomas wrote:
> John Zbesko wrote:
>
> > When using the RedHat 5.2 printtool, I get a message saying that no devices
> > were detected at /dev/lp0 or lp1 or lp2 and that there may be a hardware
> > problem. This has prevented me from using my Epson ActionLaser 1500, which
> > is HP III cpmpatible.
> >
> > My parallel port works- I can use my zip drive. In my dmesg listing, I see a
> > message saying the parallel port is detected, but in order to enable
> > interrupt driven processes I need to:
> >
> > use procfs
> >
> > What is this and can it be the solution to my problem? Just what is the
> > printtool looking for? Thanks for your help.
> >
> > John Zbesko
>
> I have the same problem and would VERY much appreciate hearing the solution if
> you find it before I do else I'll let you know.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Courtney
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joe Mason)
Subject: Re: Building a Dual system: advice wanted
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 18:10:21 GMT
brian <@toadmail.toad.net> wrote:
>I am still piecing together a dual celeron system and am trying hard to
>keep the components Linux friendly. My intention is to have a dual boot
>system (maybe more when i can afford more drives). I need advice on the
>last of the component:
I just put together a dual Celeron system, but it hasn't arrived yet so I
can't give you a success story yet. Here's my thought, anyway:
>SoundCard (want the most full featured card possible that is stable
>under Linux)
I'm going with a Vortex chipset card, because it has A3D. (Turtle Beach
Montego, Skywell Magic Sound, etc. Mine is a Diamond Sonic Impact S90.)
The top-of-the-line would have a Vortex 2 chipset, but this isn't supported
under Linux. The Vortex 1 is supported by the OSS (http://www.4front.com,
I believe) and isn't free, unfortunately, so this might not be a good choice.
The other choice is a SB Live!, which is supported by Creative Labs directly,
but I've heard the drivers are awful.
(I don't think all the A3D stuff is supported by the Vortex driver for Linux.
My main concern was that it would play music fine under Linux, and have all
the 3D audio extras under Win95 for games.)
>VidCard (pretty much narrowed down to a Voodoo3 3000)
I'm getting a TNT2 (Diamond Viper V770). This is supported directly in the
latest version of XFree86, I believe. (Source to the TNT2 reference driver
has been released at http://www.nvidia.com.) TNT2 is one of the fastest
2D cards, which is good for X.
>non-Winmodem (int/ext)
>tape backup
>CD drive...
I'm pulling these from my old system for now, so can't help you here.
>Right now I have the core of the componets already :
<snip>
>13.6 Quantum CX series hard drive IDE
I think this is the same on I'm getting. My roommate's got it, and is very
happy with it.
>Epox KP6 dual 100Mhz motherboard
I'd recommend an Asus P2B-D. Possibly it won't make a difference, but people
have told me you don't want to take a chance on the motherboard. I looked
up reviews of the Epox, and every one of the three or four I read mentioned
some sort of glitch or problem they'd had with it.
>dual 300a celerons ppga confirmed @ 463Mhz /2.0v
Mine are confirmed at 504. <g>
Joe
--
"Think hard and long about what your favorite book is. Once identified, read
it a paragraph at a time. Then after having read the paragraph, read each
sentence. See the way the sentences interrelate. Then, read the words..."
-- Mike Berlyn, on learning to write
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gerald Brandt)
Crossposted-To: comp.dcom.isdn
Subject: Re: isdn card for linux...
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 15:21:28 GMT
Hi Brent,
I used a Spellcaster Datacommute for years. I recently switched to a Pipeline
75, and sold my Spellcaster to a client.
The Spellcaster card was a dream. It worked like a charm. The only reason
I got rid of it, was that it did not do Stac compression. Now, I wish
I had kept it, since Stac compression sucks anyway.
Thier web site is www.spellcast.com.
When I needed support, I got it right away. My first card was a tad flakey,
so they sent me a brand new card, and I sent the old one back after I knew
that the new card was stable.
Gerald
On Fri, 25 Jun 1999 04:18:04 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I want to replace my Ascend Pipeline75 with my linux server. I'd like to
>put a bri card in the linux machine and run IP masquerading for my
>network, and also have an analog modem in the linux box for ppp dialin to
>my network. I wen't to redhat's website, but the only card they say
>they've tested is the Spellcaster Datacommute. I've never heard of
>Spellcaster, let alone the datacommute adapter. Has anyone used this card
>with linux? Or any ISDN adapter with linux? I prefer a U-interface card
>with at least one pots jack (prefer 2). Any information is appreciated.
>
>Brent J. Miller
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Tony Platt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Compaq Prosignia VS
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 1999 01:26:41 +1000
Can't be done
The Onboard NCR controller is the EISA version
Linux only probs the PCI version, which this machine doesn't have <grin>
So the only option is to add a scsi controller
And it doesn't look like they are ever going to make a EISA version of the
NCR drivers.
Tony
Marcin Ste� wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hi everybody,
>
>Did anyone installed Linux on Compaq Prosignia VS? It is equiped with
>some ncr scsi controller on board. I found it by opening the case, there
>is no such information on compaq's pages. Which driver should I try?
>Any ideas (instead of puting somethimg normal inside :)?
>--
>
>marcinek
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Donovan Rebbechi)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Monitor dies while installing Redhat 5.2
Date: 25 Jun 1999 15:36:31 GMT
On 25 Jun 99 03:02:08 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote:
>Gene Heskett sends Greetings to Donovan Rebbechi;
>
> DR> On Thu, 24 Jun 1999 16:41:05 -0700, Alex Lam wrote:
>>>Dump Redhat.. Redhat killed one of my monitor before during installation
>>>probing. I mean totally killed it.
>
> DR> killed it ? The monitor shouldn't die unless you sync it out of spec
> DR> ( and even then, it should be able to shut itself down when it's
> DR> overdriven )
>
> DR> I'd suggest you return your monitor for a prompt refund.
>
>From a tech:
>
>A plumb well thought out response, NOT. What if the monitor is already 5
>years old? Or more?
Flame away, of course his monitor could be older, but most linux users
have relatively new hardware, and monitor warranties can be quite
generous ( 3 years isn't uncommon ).
--
Donovan
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From: Some Guy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: RH6.0 - can't get mouse working in XFree86
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 11:16:23 -0700
Hi all -
I'd appreciate any assistance I can get with this one - been flogging a
dead mouse for too many hours on this one.
Problem: mouse won't work in X - cursor appears in display, but as soon
as mouse movement is detected, cursor jumps to the top of the display
and shifts across screen in very jumpy motions. There is no control by
moving the mouse or pressing any of the buttons. The X display is
otherwise fine. The same symptoms appear with the various setting I have
tried below (when they actually worked)
Setup: I have tried all this with two different PS2 mice: MS mouse
v2.1a, and an older 3-button Logitech MouseMan (the goal is to use the
Logitech mouse)
- in my XF86Config file, I have tried protocols = Microsoft, MouseMan,
and PS/2
- also set device = /dev/mouse, which has been linked to /dev/psaux as
it should be
- video card = EONtronics Picasso i740 w/8MB
- X server = tried two: XF86_XFCom_i740 (special for i740 cards) and
generic XF86_SVGA
- motherboard = Asus P2B w/ AGP
- RedHat 6.0
- XFree86 3.3.3.1? (current version shipped w/RH6)
Errors:
- console display after issuing 'startx' command indicates "Warning:
/dev/mouse unable to get status of mouse fd (inappropriate ioctl for
device)"
- /var/log/messages indicates "kernel: detected PS/2 mouse port"
- mouse works fine in console mode.
Been through the HOWTO's, RH's on-line support database, LinuxHelp web
page resources, etc etc etc. While learning a lot in the procvess, I'm
not any closer to getting this going. I'm inclined to think that my
el-cheapo video card may be the problem (but alas, it works in windows
on the same dual-boot system); however, the 'ioctl' error message above
doesn't seem to point in that direction.
Any suggestions or remedies would be MUCH appreciated.
Thanks a bunch,
Bruce
White Rock, B.C. Canada
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