Linux-Hardware Digest #663, Volume #10 Sun, 4 Jul 99 06:13:18 EDT
Contents:
New LINUX Hardware Vendor!!! (Jenine Von Essen)
Scanners in Linux (John Verderber)
Re: AGP Board and Linux ("William J. Mittelstadt")
Linux Modem Problem ("ZombieSeed")
Re: Celeron, what's the catch? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: ModemBlaster I56k PCI Card (Andrew Comech)
Re: CL SB16 Waveffects (ViBRA 16X) (Ethan Lamoreaux)
Re: SCSI Scanner ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Celeron, what's the catch? (kls)
Re: Let's build a perfect Wintel-free PC (irfon)
Re: Let's build a perfect Wintel-free PC (Richard Steiner)
Re: Help! ISP dial-up. (Johannes Lochmann)
Yet another CDR / cdrecord question ("Whiplash!!!")
Notebook Yakumo S1100 mit ATI Mach 64 ("Ting EDV")
Xconfigurator and TNT2 (Denis Brochu)
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From: Jenine Von Essen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: New LINUX Hardware Vendor!!!
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 02:02:04 -0400
This hardware vendor is located at http://www.essenz.com
Under the products area they provide custom built high performance
servers and workstations. The servers feature Dual Pentium III or
Pentium III XEON. A base od 256MB RAM expandable to 2GB. Ultra2 LVD SCSI
drives, high speed networking, and fault tolerant chassis solutions.
On the workstation end, systems come with 3dfx Voodoo3 video cards. What
about the Operating System?
All Systems can run:
Linux (Go Redhat 6)
BeOS 4.5
FreeBSD
BSDi
SCO Unixware
OPENSTEP 4.2 (Single Processor Only)
... and other UNIX variants
You can order online, custom build a system, whatever... Its cool check
them out.
http://www.essenz.com
These affordable systems can easily blow away any Windows NT server....I
mean really! A Dual Pentium III 500MHz XEON machine with 256MB RAM and
Ultra2 SCSI utilizing symmetric multiprocessing compared to a Windows NT
server!
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From: John Verderber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Scanners in Linux
Date: Sat, 03 Jul 1999 23:10:33 -0700
Are there any drivers for parrellel port scanners in linux. I am running
RedHat 6.0 WIth KDE, and I have a Memorex 3600 scanner. Please e-mail
me or repost to this news group.
John Verderber
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 01:14:05 -0500
From: "William J. Mittelstadt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: AGP Board and Linux
Blanche Cohen wrote:
> I've been assembling the new box (Abit board, Celeron processor) and
> chose a 3dfx Voodoo AGP board for the video. Reading the side of the
> box lists all the MS stuff but nothing about any unix/linux.
>
> Will this board work with Linux 5.2/6.0 or should I return it?
> If it doesn't work, any suggestions?
>
> thanks
I'm running a voodoo3 3000 AGP under Redhat 6.0 with no problems... go to this
url for drivers http://glide.xxedgexx.com/3DfxRPMS_vb_glibc.html
Bill
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From: "ZombieSeed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux Modem Problem
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 02:59:52 -0400
I just reformatted my hard drive and installed Linux. I have a PnP modem in
my computer, which Linux recognized upon installation (if I type 'dmesg |
less' at the command line it shows I have something in ttyS0 and ttyS3 (If I
install Linux without the modem, ttyS0 just shows up, so I'm assuming ttyS3
is the modem)...
I did 'setserial /dev/ttyS3' and it showed that there is a UART of 16550A,
but when I run minicom, it doesn't initialize my modem... basically the
system recognizes the modem, but if I try to access it, it acts like it's
not thee... it's weird.
Any info on what I could do to fix this is greatly appreciated!
-Z
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips,comp.sys.intel
Subject: Re: Celeron, what's the catch?
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 06:17:31 GMT
On 4 Jul 1999 04:15:57 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Philip Poe) wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>:
>: Never buy computer systems from a school. They will rob you blind.
>:
>That's not _always_ true.
That's _ALWAYS_ true. Give me ONE example where a school's offer is
better than what you can get with some minimal legwork (fingerwork
nowadays). List one system spec and I am sure someone will have a
better deal.
Who cares if the system specs are slightly different? Who is going to
be bothered by getting perhaps a 32X CDROM instead of a 40x CDROM?
The key is to get as much state of the art as possible for as little
money as feasible.
I had this funny idea when I went to college that the school was there
for students, well, &^$! them. The education was good, but I found
out soon enough that stuff from the school cost an arm and a leg more
than what's on the 'outside' :-(
Well, let's get back to the main topic. Dell has lowered their
prices on their XPS line substantially lately. Still a bit pricey,
but if you are willing to pay for brand-name.
Here's more link.
1. www.gw2k.com (dell usually kicks gateway's ass).
2. www.bestbuy.com
Don't bother to assemble your own system, the headaches are not worth
the trouble. My favourite place (prior to www.valueamerica.com) for a
computer is a local guy.
>I used to work at a university that had a commitee that proposed system
>specs for new/returning students. These specs were sent to the largest
>manufacturers (GW2K, Dell, IBM, HP, Apple, etc) and they chose whether or
>not to offer a specially priced package to the students (through the
>university computer sales store). If they got the prices to us by a
>certain time, they would be included in a flyer sent to all new students.
>Prices were generally cheaper than going directly to the manufacturer
>(not a ton, but it was something), or they offered a system which could
>not be replicated out of their regular lineup, so their was no direct
>comparison.
>
>re: celeron performance, for the most part, it's equal to a P-2 of
>similar speed. it will lose out on situations that thrive on large L2
>cache, such as SQL servers, or are RAM bound, such as matrix manipulation
>The 128KB is relatively large and is twice as fast as P2 L2. Also if a
>program segment fits within the cache, RAM access becomes moot. All of
>which can contribute to the Celeron outperforming a P2 in specific
>circumstances.
>I'd imagine that on a Linux machine with many threads, a P2 would
>outperform a Celeron (larger cache supports more threads? memory access
>and paging?), but not by so much. In any case, bang/buck should still
>easily go to celeron
>
>:
>: In no particular order:
>:
>: 1. Go directly to www.dell.com to check out the latest prices.
>: 2. Check out the local guys from one of the local computer mags.
>: 3. www.valueamerica.com.
>: 4. www.comtrade.com
>:
>: When you buy out of state, you will not have to pay sale tax.
>:
>:
>: On Sat, 3 Jul 1999 04:16:38 -0400, "FM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>:
>: >I'm buying a PC soon for college (from college) and the standard package
>: >offered (http://www.dartmouth.edu/comp/newstudentinfo/buying/hardware.html)
>: >is Celeron 433, 6GB, 64MB, 15" (quite the worst point) etc. While I have not
>: >seen the specs of higher-end systems or the price, but so far it seems that
>: >this one will fit my budget best (well their systems seemed a bit overpriced
>: >despite alleged academic discounts;
>: >http://www.dartmouth.edu/~store/pricelist.html). But before making the
>: >decision, I'd like some information on Celeron systems since I have some
>: >reservation about the chip (I guess due to some early criticism I didn't
>: >really heed but was exposed to nevertheless). First, does it perform as well
>: >as the benchmarks suggest? I've seen some FPU benchmarks indicating that
>: >Celeron outperforms similarly clocked PII and some Integer benchmarks where
>: >it still holds fairly well. But do these benchmarks reflect the overall
>: >system performance considering the slower bus speed (66mhz) and other
>: >compromises? Second, are there any particular application areas where
>: >Celeron fares poorly? For example my hunch is that its design (smaller but
>: >faster L2 cache) wouldn't favor applications that require intensive but
>: >repetitive memory/disk access (server? compilers?) but is the difference
>: >worth noting?
>: >
>: >As for my use, it will be primarily used as a desktop Linux machine (Redhat
>: >6.0 with GNOME or KDE) with some casual server daemons like http, ftp,
>: >telnet, etc. Other tasks would include (ordered by approximate
>: >frequency/priority) wordprocessing, internet client apps,
>: >programming/compilation, image-manipulation (small-scale for my
>: >yet-to-be-purchased digital camera and yet-to-be published webpage), MP3
>: >(incase I can't afford a stereo), fractals, and maybe some chess programs
>: >(hmm maybe this is where Celeron might show its weaknesses?). I'm not
>: >planning on playing games much and when I do, I'm unusually tolerant of
>: >low-res/low-framerate, not to mention that I'm not into modern
>: >graphic-intensive 3D shootemups (yeah I'm the guy who used to play starcraft
>: >on P75 overclocked to P100 and didn't find the setup disturbing at all). I
>: >will also have a 2-gig partition for Win98 for compatibility reasons
>: >(barring a scenario where I actually get to purchase vmware, which seems
>: >nice but a bit expensive).
>: >
>: >Any answers to any of the above questions or any relevent
>: >information/point/discussion regarding my inquiry would be extremely
>: >appreciated. And thanks in advance to those who made it this far through the
>: >rambling (with all the parenthetic nonsense).
>: >
>: >Dan.
>: >
>: >
>:
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Comech)
Subject: Re: ModemBlaster I56k PCI Card
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 21 Jun 1999 21:14:18 -0500
On Mon, 21 Jun 1999 19:49:00 -0400, Christopher R. Mitchell wrote:
> Boy, ever since I install RH5.1 I been meeting making new friend. Let's see
> who is next. Ok, I have an ModemBlaster i56k pci card on my linux machine.
> I would to use it if possible... Yes it and how do I set it up...
No way, new friend: give it to the poor (Win users). Only _two_ or
something PCI modems would run under Linux; see
http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/PCImodems.html
..
See the link below.
Best,
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: Ethan Lamoreaux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CL SB16 Waveffects (ViBRA 16X)
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 03:25:04 -0400
I have the same card in my computer, and it does the same thing- when it
is initialized, I see the message "Bad or missing 16 bit DMA channel",
but I can say with 100 percent certainty that it plays 16 bit sound. It
sounds as good as when I'm using Windoze! I'm using Mandrake Linux 5.3.
You might try this-
Pick a piece of music which has some quiet parts, or anything with a lot
of dynamics (loud and quiet). Record a little using 8 bit recording,
22050 khz sampling rate. Then record the same thing using 16 bit
recording, and the same sampling rate. If you can hear a difference
like night and day, then your card is working correctly. If you hear no
difference, or if the 16 bit version refuses to play, or even if it
refuses to record 16 bits, then it's only doing 8 bit sound.
>From what you wrote, it sounds like you're hearing 16 bit sound, since
you said that MP3's sound great. 8 bit sound is really noisy, can't
handle dynamics well at all, and the sound breaks up on the quiet parts.
As far as CD's are concerned, your CD rom drive does the conversion
directly, and your sound card just passes the sound on to your speakers,
so you wouldn't notice any difference either way.
I can't help you on the subject of full-duplex recording and playback,
as I haven't yet set up sound recording software under Linux.
Hope this helps!
Greg H wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I've searched as best I could and still cannot find
> any concrete information as to the status of using the
> Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 Waveffects soundcard with
> the ViBRA 16X chip (CT 4170). Some things I want to know
> and if they are possible, how to enable them:
>
> - Can 16-bit sound be played despite having two (2) 8-bit
> DMA channels? (I hear that this is done via software in
> Windoze.)
> - Can it be used in full-duplex mode?
>
> sndconfig in RedHat 6.0/Linux Mandrake 6.0 detect the card
> fine, but the lines in conf.modules only seem to enable it
> for 8-bit play. I'm by no means an audiophile, but CD's
> sound just fine, as well as MP3's. How do I know if I am
> getting 16-bit sound or not? Please bear with me as I do
> not know a hell of a lot about sound playing/recording with
> computers. Overall, I just want to know how to get as much
> out of this card as I can in Linux. It sound great in Windoze,
> so I hope I'm not getting my hopes up too high :-)
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Greg H.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: SCSI Scanner
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 09:53:18 +0200
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Jun 1999 21:16:08 +0400, Radek Zitek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Could someone point me to good source of information about how to deal
> >with SCSI scanners under Linux.
>
> http://www.mostang.com/sane/
>
> >
> >I have HP 5p and Nikon LS-1000 connected to Initio 9XXX host adapter. I
> >have SCSI support compiled in the kernel, I have initio.o loaded as well
> >as sg.o. Both scanners are found and reported as /dev/sga /dev/sgb.
> >
> >What do I do next? Ultimatelly I would like to get SANE and xscanimage
> >working? Thanks for any help.
> >
> >BTW if I run scanimage it tells me
> >
> >.... error opening /dev/scanner ... well I understand that, there is no
> >device like that
> >
> >if I run scanimage -d /dev/sga I end up with
> >
> >.... open of device /dev/sga failed: Invalid argument
> >
> >What am I missing??? And sorry if it's obvious!
Have you tried to change the permission of the devices? you should be able to read
*and* write to the device,
for ex: chmod 666 /dev/sga
JCC
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (kls)
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips,comp.sys.intel
Subject: Re: Celeron, what's the catch?
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 07:39:14 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
>
>On 4 Jul 1999 01:49:20 GMT, Chris Robato Yao
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Not if you use a 3DNow enabled compiler like Codewarrior.
>>
>>If it is compiled with 3DNow, chances are it can be much
faster.
>
>Agreed, but Linux (the kernel) does not use any of the
advantages of 3DNow
>to my knowledge. It does not use any of the features of the
PIII either,
>for that matter.
>
>>Wrong boy. These are official SPEC benchmarks, which of course
has been
>>verified by the SPEC organization body.
What it does do is take advantage of duals. can get a lx dual
board for $50, bx dual, socket 370(ie don't have to buy converter
cards) with ata-66 for $130 & c400's for $75x2. going the cheap
route, $200 for dual c400's vs $200 k63-450. k63 will loose
easy. multitasking, compiling, databases, spreadsheets, cad, ...
take advantage of duals.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (irfon)
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.hardware.homebuiltalt.comp.hardware,comp.sys.be.help,comp.sys.be.misc,comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Let's build a perfect Wintel-free PC
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 08:14:56 GMT
>OS/2 2.1 on CD-ROM had support
>only for SCSI drives !!!!
I've run OS/2 2.1 not only on IDE drives, but also
MFM and RLL drives. I don't know where you got the idea
that it was SCSI only.
---
Irfon-Kim Ahmad
http://members.home.com/irfon/ahmadi/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Steiner)
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.hardware.homebuiltalt.comp.hardware,comp.sys.be.help,comp.sys.be.misc,comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Let's build a perfect Wintel-free PC
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 09:05:40 GMT
Here in comp.sys.be.misc, irfon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
spake unto us, saying:
>>OS/2 2.1 on CD-ROM had support
>>only for SCSI drives !!!!
>
>I've run OS/2 2.1 not only on IDE drives, but also
>MFM and RLL drives. I don't know where you got the idea
>that it was SCSI only.
I think he's suggesting that only SCSI CD-ROM drives were supported by
OS/2 2.1, which might have been true.
Given that it was released in early 1993, though, there weren't really
that many non-SCSI CD-ROM drives around ... were there?
--
-Rich Steiner >>>---> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>---> Bloomington, MN
OS/2 + Linux (Slackware+RedHat+SuSE) + FreeBSD + Solaris + BeOS +
WinNT4 + Win95 + PC/GEOS + MacOS + Executor = PC Hobbyist Heaven!
The Theorem Theorem: If If, Then Then
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From: Johannes Lochmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: sg.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Help! ISP dial-up.
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 10:27:52 -0100
ambient wrote:
>
> Hello;
>
> I am using RH 6.0 , but could not get to configure dial-up to my ISP. I
> hvae used netcfg to set primary DNS and secondary DNS under the nameserver.
> also added the PPP0 ,
> [snip]
have you tried pppsetup? Really easy, really transparent. If you can't find
it on the net, mail me personnally at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and I'll
attach it.
regards
Johannes
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From: "Whiplash!!!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Yet another CDR / cdrecord question
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 09:22:13 +0000
My Redhat 6 system is configured with my boot drive on an Adaptec 2940
SCSI card. My CDRW drive is an ATAPI device configured as the master
drive on the first IDE channel. Can someone tell me how to load the
ide-scsi module at boot up and have it handle the ATAPI device? At this
point cdrecord only sees the "real" scsi bus and not the ATAPI device.
Many thanks
Dana
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From: "Ting EDV" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Notebook Yakumo S1100 mit ATI Mach 64
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 11:20:59 +0200
Hallo,
ich habe hier ein Yakumo Notebook S1100 mit einer ATI Mach 64 Grafikkarte.
Ich bekomme mit diesem Notebook den X-Server einfach nicht zum laufen. Ich
habe nur sogenannte Doppelbilder auf dem Screen.
Hat einer so ein Notebook oder Grafikkarte und wei� eine L�sung?
MfG
Peter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Denis Brochu)
Subject: Xconfigurator and TNT2
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 02:41:05 GMT
Hello people,
Purchased a Guillermot Xentor TNT2 card yesterday (16 megs) as well as
Mandrake 6.0. When reaching the X server configuration part of the
install, it tells me it detects a Viper 770, and totally refuse to be
configured (Probe returns an error when trying to set my resolution -
16bit 800x600). Of course, when I try startx, it never comes up (no X
server or something to that effect). Is it a question of driver or I
can get out of this problem another way?
Take note that my monitor is a Viewsonic E771, which is in the list of
supported monitors.
Thanks for your help,
Denis Brochu
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