Linux-Hardware Digest #608, Volume #10 Sun, 27 Jun 99 18:13:30 EDT
Contents:
Re: More or fewer drives better for RAID (Jimmie Houchin)
Re: Best PCI Soundcard? (Michael Wise)
Multiple monitors (Jory van Zessen)
Re: Backup recommendations? (David E. Fox)
Re: Monitor dies while installing Redhat 5.2 (barnacle)
Getting Ftape to work with a Ditto 2GB Parallel Port Tape Drive (Chris O'Neill)
Re: Getting Ftape to work with a Ditto 2GB Parallel Port Tape Drive (Melvin Branch)
Re: 128MB PC-100 DRAM FOR $81 WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (David E. Fox)
Gateway 2k and Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Best PCI Soundcard? (Mike Frisch)
Netflex 3/P (Tobias Anderberg)
Re: Cable modem
Re: Which components for a very cheap linux-machine (jwk)
TXPro UDMA Support ? (Matteo Brancaleoni)
Re: Which components for a very cheap linux-machine ("Bert Konstantin")
asus integrated scsi & ethernet (boing)
Re: Alpha performance (reply to somebody else... forget who) (David E. Fox)
Re: More or fewer drives better for RAID (patrick)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jimmie Houchin)
Subject: Re: More or fewer drives better for RAID
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 17:47:43 GMT
Thanks to Justin B Willoughby, Tony Platt, Dr Rowan Hughes for
replying to my post.
After posting I went to search for more raid information at the DPT
site. I learned I didn't understand as much as I thought, which wasn't
much. :)
If able to, RAID 1 looks the best.
DPT says that you can add drives to the array anytime you need more
space.
With mirroring they would have to be added in pairs?
With RAID 5 they could be added one at time?
Is this correct?
The website will be built using Apache, JServ and Java Servlets. It
will be database oriented. About the only thing potentially not in the
database will be images. The database will be very large.
Does the single app, database oriented website impact the choice of
which RAID?
Will RAID help any with the 2gb file size limit on 32bit Linux?
Thanks again.
Jimmie Houchin
On Sat, 26 Jun 1999 22:39:10 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I am about to build a server for my website. I need plenty of disk
>space. I want to implement the best disk array I can within budget.
>
>I am planning on getting the DPT SmartRAID V Decade PM1554U2 SCSI RAID
>controller.
>
>I was planning on getting 3 36.4gb Quantum Atlas IV hard drives.
>Would getting 6 18gb drives be better?
>
>What kind of performance impact would this have?
>
>With three drives I was planning on doing raid 5.
>With 6 drives I could two sets of three mirrored?
>
>Would on be better than the other? I am only learning about RAID now.
>
>Any assistance greatly appreciated.
>
>Jimmie Houch
>
>
>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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From: Michael Wise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Best PCI Soundcard?
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 15:07:46 -0400
Bryan wrote:
>
> I'm looking into getting a new sound card and want one that is good and
> will work with Linux and Win98, but I want it to work with the drivers
> that are already supplied with linux, not commercial drivers. Could you
> all please post your sound cards that worked with no problems under
> linux? Thanks, Bryan
I'm partial to the Ensoniq AudioPCI cards. You can get them for $25-$30.
They have a direct driver in the kernel, so there is no need to the Open
Sound System with it. (thank god)
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From: Jory van Zessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Multiple monitors
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 21:21:11 +0200
I would like to know how I can use two monitors under X-windows. I have
two graphic cards and two monitors. Does anyone know what to do or where
to look for info!
Jory
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David E. Fox)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Backup recommendations?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 27 Jun 1999 18:10:15 GMT
In article <7kqn8l$6pj$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, killbill wrote:
>$2.50 for 500 MB uncompressed of rewritable media is pretty cost
>effective. Likewise, there are often situations where you want a
>permenant archive of your data, and having a $1 per gigabyte option with
Hmm. I had not realized that the price of CDRW had fallen that
quickly. This makes CDRW a potential good thing, of course. Too bad I
don't have a CDRW-capable drive :(.
>Tapes are, however, much more convienient, as they do not tie up your
>system during a write (while on many systems a CD burn will pause your
What about timing issues? I've read that if the CDR (or CDRW) doesn't
get written to consistently enough, the resultant media (especially
in the case of CDR) is coastered. At least with tape, you can use tar
(with a reasonably decent buffer size) and go.
>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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (barnacle)
Subject: Re: Monitor dies while installing Redhat 5.2
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 19:21:04 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>On Sun, 27 Jun 1999, barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
--snip--
>
>>If so, then the video sub system is all on the motherboard, including the
>>memory for it, but that memory is not part of the cpu memory. There is IIRC a
>>set of pins on which you can mount expnasion video memory but I think it comes
>
>>with enough to run 640*480*8bit.
>
>That sounds likely. Whether I can find a board now is less likely. I
>intend to change my computer soon, but may still do this as I know a few
>people who would appreciate a computer even as old as mine. I have heard
>nothing good about RedHat since I started subscribing to the Linux
>Newsgroups. Would you agree?
I would not consider myself a redhat expert - but my experience with both 4.2
and 5.2, although it got me up into linux (eventually) was not too inspiring.
The 4.2 unleashed book in particular was a complete nightmare...the layout was
dreadful.
I installed caldera on the dell 133 and it flew first time - XF86Setup is
*much* nicer than xf86config but having said that, when I installed it on an
AMD K6300 with a builtin SiS video chip (which shares *system* memory)
XF86Setup crashed spectacularly - though ctl/alt/backspace got me out of the
mess. I had to download XF3.3.3.1 which recognises the chip but still doesn't
properly drive it...version 4 perhaps!
In spite of the advocation that one should download linux from the net, I'd
rather have at least a minimum of handholding...I used 'the complete idiot's
guide' and highly recommend it.
--more snip--
--
barnacle
http://www.nbarnes.easynet.co.uk
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris O'Neill)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Getting Ftape to work with a Ditto 2GB Parallel Port Tape Drive
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 19:26:59 GMT
Okay, I give up....... What's the secret???? I've been mucking for
two days trying to get my Ditto 2GB parallel port tape drive (LPT1) to
work with RedHat Linux 6.0 but haven't had any success. I've tried
recompiling the kernel, setting-up boot-time parameters in lilo, and
all sorts of other gunk. (Sigh!) And, yes, I *have* read the
Ftape-HOWTO and other documents, but I find them somewhat cryptic.
(Sigh!)
Can someone out there who's using this drive with Linux puhleeeze send
me an e-mail walking me through the steps to get it going???? (Sigh!)
Thanks, in advance, for any assistance anyone can offer.
Regards,
Chris O'Neill
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Subject: Re: Getting Ftape to work with a Ditto 2GB Parallel Port Tape Drive
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
From: Melvin Branch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 19:35:56 GMT
If you ever get an answer please e-mail me. I've been trying to get mine
working for over 6 months. I even tried redhat support they told me, jo=
in a
newsgroup or follow the "HOW TO" documents. Needless to say these altern=
ates
have been utterly useless. Hope you have better luck then I did.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris O'Neill) wrote:
>Okay, I give up....... What's the secret???? I've been mucking for
>two days trying to get my Ditto 2GB parallel port tape drive (LPT1) to
>work with RedHat Linux 6.0 but haven't had any success. I've tried
>recompiling the kernel, setting-up boot-time parameters in lilo, and
>all sorts of other gunk. (Sigh!) And, yes, I *have* read the
>Ftape-HOWTO and other documents, but I find them somewhat cryptic.
>(Sigh!)
>
>Can someone out there who's using this drive with Linux puhleeeze send
>me an e-mail walking me through the steps to get it going???? (Sigh!)
>
>Thanks, in advance, for any assistance anyone can offer.
>
>Regards,
>
>Chris O'Neill
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David E. Fox)
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: 27 Jun 1999 19:05:34 GMT
In article <7kuaum$2o2$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, David wrote:
>HURRY IN ! EVERYTHING IS ON SPECIAL PRICES
>CHECK IT OUT !!! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE MISSING
Don't bother; it's probably stolen.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Gateway 2k and Linux
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 19:43:54 GMT
Has anyone successfully installed linux on a Gateway 2000 PII with:
MPact AGP video card, Telepath for Windows with X2 Modem, Creative Lab
Sound Blaster Audio PCI 64 sound card and an HP 600 series printer?
If so, which linux distribution are you using? I am currently having
problems with the video card, seems it is unsupported and has been
discontinued. If I get a replacement for my video card, I then wonder
what else on my system would also be unsupported?
Joe
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike Frisch)
Subject: Re: Best PCI Soundcard?
Date: 27 Jun 1999 19:55:08 GMT
On Sun, 27 Jun 1999 15:07:46 -0400, Michael Wise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I'm partial to the Ensoniq AudioPCI cards. You can get them for $25-$30.
>They have a direct driver in the kernel, so there is no need to the Open
>Sound System with it. (thank god)
Is the software wavetable supported on these cards yet?
Mike.
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Northstar Technologies WWW: http://saturn.tlug.org/~mfrisch
Newmarket, Ontario, CANADA
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tobias Anderberg)
Subject: Netflex 3/P
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 21:46:13 +0200
Yep, having some trouble with this one. I use the tlan driver and it finds the
card at boot without trouble. The thing is it keeps spitting out "Giving
autonegotiation more time" every two-three seconds. When I commented that out
of the code I get a "Link inactive, will retry in 10 seconds.." instead. So I
guess there is some error somewhere! Any clues? What does "autonegotiation"
do?
Need I say it worked before I converted the Windows machine to a Linux
machine. (Note. the computer isn't a Compaq, it's a DELL if it matters)
/tobias
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: Re: Cable modem
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 12:47:08 -0700
On Sun, 27 Jun 1999 14:20:46 -0400, Ryan Beckes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hello,
>Does anyone know or have any information on Linux (Caldera)compatibility
>with cable modems?
If it's a cable modem that you attach connect to via
10baseT, then you should just be able to set your
machine up as if it were connecting to another LAN.
The COM21 is such a cablemodem.
>Thanks,
>Ryan
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>www.personal.psu.edu
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (jwk)
Subject: Re: Which components for a very cheap linux-machine
Date: 27 Jun 1999 20:35:13 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 27 Jun 1999 11:31:08 +0200, Bert Konstantin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>I would like to assemble a *very* cheap linux machine.
>
>Which components should I take?
>
>What about:
>Mainboard: Gigabyte 5AA AGP AT 100MHz
>CPU: AMD K6-2 350 3D CPU
>Memory: 128MB (2x 64M-168P SDRAM 100MHz)
>Graphicadaptor: ATI XPERT98 AGP 8MB
>Ports: 2Ser. 1Par. 16Bit
>CD-ROM: Toshiba 6402 36,0X IDE
>
>Harddisk: existing IBM HD 10100MB IDE DTTA351010
>Display: existing Eizo T57S (connected also to other machine)
>
>Albert
Cheap would be a second-hand 486/66 - which is enough to work with, BTW.
You could just search dejanews to see if there are many problems with
the components you want to buy.
Jurriaan
--
Wir sind auf dem Weg in ein neues Jahrtausend
Bald werden Wunder am Fliessband hergestellt
Ueber Nacht wird alles anders sein und schoener als je
Die Toten Hosen
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From: Matteo Brancaleoni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: TXPro UDMA Support ?
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 22:37:53 +0200
Hi there !
Does anyone knows if there's any patch to enable UDMA with the TXPro
Motherboard ?
Or any development kernel supports it?
My system is a RH 6.0 with kernel 2.2.9.
Thanks in advance, Matteo.
e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Bert Konstantin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Which components for a very cheap linux-machine
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 23:43:58 +0200
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (jwk) wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Jun 1999 11:31:08 +0200, Bert Konstantin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>>I would like to assemble a *very* cheap linux machine.
>>
>>Which components should I take?
>>
>>What about:
>>Mainboard: Gigabyte 5AA AGP AT 100MHz
>>CPU: AMD K6-2 350 3D CPU
>>Memory: 128MB (2x 64M-168P SDRAM 100MHz)
>>Graphicadaptor: ATI XPERT98 AGP 8MB
>>Ports: 2Ser. 1Par. 16Bit
>>CD-ROM: Toshiba 6402 36,0X IDE
>>
>>Harddisk: existing IBM HD 10100MB IDE DTTA351010
>>Display: existing Eizo T57S (connected also to other machine)
>>
>>Albert
> Cheap would be a second-hand 486/66 - which is enough to work with, BTW.
Hi Jurriaan,
I have an 10year old 286 upgraded to a 486/66 with 8MB RAM, 400MB HD,
slow serial port and no cd-rom.
I think it is better to buy a cheap new machine than to upgrade it. But
you are right a 486/66 with enough RAM works fine with Linux, a friend
of mine is lucky with it.
Albert
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From: boing <"b-young"@wenet.net (remove -)>
Subject: asus integrated scsi & ethernet
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 14:04:57 -0700
hi folks,
anyone with experiences with asus p2b mb with integrated scsi &
ethernet? i think it's supposed to be compatible with adaptec & intel
express pro, and if so (i.e., if linux drivers are available), i'd like
to get it instead of getting separate boards for each.
thanx for any info.
(it would be nice if you can respond also to my email 8-)
byoung
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David E. Fox)
Subject: Re: Alpha performance (reply to somebody else... forget who)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 27 Jun 1999 19:12:36 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Johan Kullstam wrote:
>counts for shift operations are in the C? register (ECX, CX, CL &c).
>counts for the LOOP instruction are in ECX.
>multiply results are in EDX,EAX.
>dividends are also in EDX,EAX.
>only EBX, EBP, ESI, EDI and ESP can be pointers.
Some of this has changed. While you still can put the shift count
in cl, you can put an immediate shift count now (like shrl $2,%eax). This
feature was added on the 286, I think.
Loop still needs to use %ecx; it's built into the instruction. But I've
seen compilers substitute loop for a decl & jne, and the former can use
any register.
For mul/div, still use edx:eax (but that's a 64 bit dividend, wow :)
And any register can be a pointer now, not just the ones you've
listed.
>johan kullstam
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (patrick)
Subject: Re: More or fewer drives better for RAID
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 21:50:45 GMT
Can you share that link with me? :)
I'm interested in RAID to so I want to read about it..
thanks.
On Sun, 27 Jun 1999 17:47:43 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jimmie Houchin)
wrote:
>Thanks to Justin B Willoughby, Tony Platt, Dr Rowan Hughes for
>replying to my post.
>
>After posting I went to search for more raid information at the DPT
>site. I learned I didn't understand as much as I thought, which wasn't
>much. :)
>
>If able to, RAID 1 looks the best.
>DPT says that you can add drives to the array anytime you need more
>space.
>
>With mirroring they would have to be added in pairs?
>With RAID 5 they could be added one at time?
>Is this correct?
>
>The website will be built using Apache, JServ and Java Servlets. It
>will be database oriented. About the only thing potentially not in the
>database will be images. The database will be very large.
>
>Does the single app, database oriented website impact the choice of
>which RAID?
>
>Will RAID help any with the 2gb file size limit on 32bit Linux?
>
>Thanks again.
>
>Jimmie Houchin
>
>
>On Sat, 26 Jun 1999 22:39:10 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>Hello,
>>
>>I am about to build a server for my website. I need plenty of disk
>>space. I want to implement the best disk array I can within budget.
>>
>>I am planning on getting the DPT SmartRAID V Decade PM1554U2 SCSI RAID
>>controller.
>>
>>I was planning on getting 3 36.4gb Quantum Atlas IV hard drives.
>>Would getting 6 18gb drives be better?
>>
>>What kind of performance impact would this have?
>>
>>With three drives I was planning on doing raid 5.
>>With 6 drives I could two sets of three mirrored?
>>
>>Would on be better than the other? I am only learning about RAID now.
>>
>>Any assistance greatly appreciated.
>>
>>Jimmie Houch
>>
>>
>>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>>Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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