Linux-Hardware Digest #3, Volume #11 Fri, 13 Aug 99 11:14:32 EDT
Contents:
Voodoo3 / ACER F51 (harb)
How to add Network Card ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Hardware Monitoring under Linux (David Lippel)
Re: Building a Windows & Linux Compatible PC (Larry Ozarow)
MODPROBE ERROR -SB 64 PNP (Chris Nelson)
Serial Cards for Linux for PPP Server in the UK ? ("David Travers")
Where can i download Xfree 86 3.3.34 (Michael)
Adaptec AAC-334 Raid Controller and RH 6.0 (George Laverick)
Re: Where can i download Xfree 86 3.3.34 (Jon Skeet)
Re: Where can i download Xfree 86 3.3.34 (Jon Skeet)
Re: Dual Celeron 500 PPGA feasible? (Robert Kaiser)
Re: HP Parallel CD-Writer (Grant Guenther)
Re: HP Parallel CD-Writer (Grant Guenther)
Modem on Linux ("Stephen P. Fitzgerald")
Re: HPDJ500C/LPRng/ifhp/apsfilter-LPRng ("John G. Sandell")
bootnet.img: support for DEC21143 (tulip.o) (Andy)
IBM Thinkpad 570 (Christos Efstratiou)
Re: Problems with SCSI-Zip-Drive ... (Denis Leroy)
Kernel autorouting (Thomas Kaemer)
Re: Off-topic: XFree86 modeline for 1280 @ 75Hz (Jeff Brubaker)
Re: *BAD* experience with SIIG ("Tony B")
Driver (Valette =?x-user-defined?Q?Jean=2DS=E9bastien?=)
Diamond Viper V770 Ultra - Driver? ("Jay Whyatt")
Re: I740 Instalation (Bob)
Re: Diamond G460 with X (Bob)
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From: harb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Voodoo3 / ACER F51
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 12:27:43 +0200
Hello
I've installed SuSe linus 6.1, with a Voodoo3 card. I've installed it
with SaX and XFree86 3.3.4. On my Acer-LCD-Monitor F 51 (1024x768) the
resolution is good but there are some flimmering stripes. What can I do?
Marc
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: How to add Network Card
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 10:18:14 GMT
I am using RedHat 5.2.
Can anyone tell me how can I add a network card after Linux is
installed?
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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From: David Lippel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hardware Monitoring under Linux
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 21:54:32 -0700
David Dufke wrote:
>
> Does anyone know of any project or attempt to allow access to the Winbond or
> similar hardware monitoring chips (that let you check fan speeds, cpu & mb
> temp etc) from Linux?
> I might be setting up a server, and it would be nice to be able to telnet in
> and seen that it is not on fire ;-)
>
> David Dufke
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The lm_sensors project is what you are looking for. Their home page is
http://www.netroedge.com/~lm78/
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David Lippel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Larry Ozarow)
Subject: Re: Building a Windows & Linux Compatible PC
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 10:29:40 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Wally\"Equinox\"" <wally@(_REMOVE_ME_)equinox.demon.nl> writes:
>
> Why do some linux folks have such a grudge against MS Windows ???. Are some
> simply to dumb to appriciate each OS for it's place in the world or is it
> plain ignorance. Please DON'T bother replying on this one, it is an argument
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Yeah that must be it. All us Linux zealots never saw enough of Windows
to appreciate its very special goodness. That Mr. Gates fellow really
ought to get out of the lab where he does all that secret scientific
invention and spend a little time marketing that there OS of his.
The grudge most of us have is MS's monopolistic greed and bullying
approach to the PC world. I use MS when appropriate (to launch games
once in a while at home, and to the occasionally necessary Word or
Powerpoint file at work) but mostly use my computer as a workstation
on which I simulate communications and math problems. Windows truly
sucks for this application, but if Microsoft had its way, I'd have no
alternative (at least on PC hardware).
I daresay most Linux users know far more about Windows than most
Windows users know about Linux (or about Windows, for that matter).
> that will last forever.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Then why should you have the last word?
>
>>
>
> Windows9X does not support multiple processors, so this willl have to be
> Windows NT (or the soon to be released Windows 2000 Professional ?)
>
> Linux supports SMP after patching it.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Not a patch! Just select it when compiling the kernel.
Larry
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From: Chris Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MODPROBE ERROR -SB 64 PNP
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 06:49:31 -0400
Hello all,
I'm new to Linux and am trying to configure my sound card. when I run
sndconfig it sees my AWE64. However..when it trys to play a sound I get
hte following error.
"MODPROBE error
The following error occurred running the modprobe program:
sh: insmod: command not found
sound: No such file or directory
sound: No such file or directory"
It then proceeds to try manual configuration..which fails as well.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. I am running Redhat 6.0
Thank you,
Chris Nelson
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "David Travers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Serial Cards for Linux for PPP Server in the UK ?
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 12:05:45 +0100
Does anyone know of cheap but reliable multi-port serial cards (4 ports or
more) that can be used with external modems to create a PPP server (ISA or
PCI).
I am based in the UK, so any contact numbers etc would be useful.
If you have prices, web links, technical info etc that would be great.
We have 4 telephone numbers on a hung-group and I want to setup a Linux box
as a PPP server so that users can dial-in and access the company's network
for e-mail etc.
If you could please reply to my e-mail address I would be most grateful.
Thanks in advance
David Travers
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From: Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,redhat.config
Subject: Where can i download Xfree 86 3.3.34
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 11:30:48 GMT
can someone tell me where i can download the 3.3.4 version.
i'm using s3 trio3d, so it's important
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From: George Laverick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: redhat.config
Subject: Adaptec AAC-334 Raid Controller and RH 6.0
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 11:30:48 GMT
Does anyone know how to support the Adaptec AAC-334 Raid Controller under
RedHat 6.0?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jon Skeet)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,redhat.config
Subject: Re: Where can i download Xfree 86 3.3.34
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 12:57:51 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> can someone tell me where i can download the 3.3.4 version.
> i'm using s3 trio3d, so it's important
I haven't investigated closely, but http://www.xfree86.com could well be
your friend.
--
Jon Skeet - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jon Skeet)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,redhat.config
Subject: Re: Where can i download Xfree 86 3.3.34
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 13:03:19 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > can someone tell me where i can download the 3.3.4 version.
> > i'm using s3 trio3d, so it's important
>
> I haven't investigated closely, but http://www.xfree86.com could well be
> your friend.
Doh! I meant http://www.xfree86.org of course...
--
Jon Skeet - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Kaiser)
Subject: Re: Dual Celeron 500 PPGA feasible?
Date: 13 Aug 1999 08:45:58 GMT
In article <%1As3.1417$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> what would you recommend in as far as putting a couple of Celerons 500
> on a board? From all I have heard, BP6 is the way to go though I may
> have been misreading.
>
AFAIK, the BP6 is currently the only dual Board for PPGA Celerons.
All the other dual boards I'm aware of are for Slot 1 CPUs
(Pentium II/III).
There are adaptor boards (manufactured by MSI) that allow you to
fit a PPGA Celeron into a Slot 1 socket, but given that the BP6
is available (and working fine with Linux -- I'm using one right
now) and since you have already settled for Celerons (i.e. no
plans of upgrading to PIII later), I don't see any advantage in
using one of the slot 1 boards. The price/performance ratio of
the BP6 is hard to beat. So, yes, BP6 is the way to go.
Note however that there have been rumors of Intel deliberately
disableing SMP functionality in all the new Celerons in order
to force SMP users to buy their more expensive slot 1 CPUs.
I have not yet seen any confirmation that this has actually
happened, though (anyone ?), and my BP6 is running fine with
the two Celerons I bought roughly two weeks ago :-)
HTH
Rob
================================================================
Robert Kaiser email: rkaiser AT sysgo DOT de
SYSGO RTS GmbH
Mainz / Germany
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Grant Guenther)
Subject: Re: HP Parallel CD-Writer
Date: 13 Aug 1999 11:10:11 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 12 Aug 1999 16:53:17 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>ok...I've checked out the linux howtos, and I'm a
>little stuck.
>
>I have an HP External Parallel CD-Writer. I'm
>running Red Hat for Intel on a Pentium box.
>
>I've tried turning on the ide scsi emulation and
>the paride stuff in the kernel.
SCSI emulation is not relevant for the parallel port drives.
>This makes IDE cd-reader into a scsi device, which
>is cute, but the external writer still isn't
>seen. Of course, it doesn't show up in the
>cdwriter scan.
Of course ? You _do_ need a recent version of the cdrecord
program and you must have built it to use the 'pg' driver,
but beyond that it should work.
(The HP PP CD writers are probably the most popular PARIDE devices.)
>Tips, tricks, docs to get this think burning?
Visit http://www.torque.net/parport/
and http://www.torque.net/parport/cdr,html
As well as the CD-Writers HOWTO. If you are still having troubles,
try posting some details (dmesg output, etc) to the linux-parport
mailing list.
==========================================================================
Grant R. Guenther [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Grant Guenther)
Subject: Re: HP Parallel CD-Writer
Date: 13 Aug 1999 11:13:18 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 12 Aug 1999 18:44:44 GMT, Jaap van Hengstum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>From what I know, you can't yet get the external HP7100 to record
>in Linux because the SCSI emulation doesn't detect external drives.
While your premise is true, it is quite irrelevant. "cdrecord"
knows all about the PARIDE drivers and works quite well.
You might like to update your information about parallel port devices
by visiting http://www.torque.net/parport/
The HP burners have been supported for more than a year now.
==========================================================================
Grant R. Guenther [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Stephen P. Fitzgerald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Modem on Linux
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 08:09:44 -0400
I recently installed Red Hat 6 and I am having difficulty getting the OS to
recognize my modem. It is an internal modem operating on a Rockwell chip
set. I know the COMM port it's on, but whatever I try I am not able to get
Linux to recognize it.
I could use some help.
Thanks.
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From: "John G. Sandell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: HPDJ500C/LPRng/ifhp/apsfilter-LPRng
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 08:09:54 -0700
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I've got a HP DeskJet 500C attached to my parallel port. I've been able to
>
> send files to it via "cat filename > /dev/lp0", so I know I've got kernel
>
> modules, etc. working right. I've installed LPRng, ifhp, and
>
> apsfilter-LPRng, but I've been unsucessful getting it to print postscript
>
<snip>
I have an HP 697C and used lprsetup to set it up - works fine. This is
on Suse 6.1. (And yes, I'm using LPRng.)
John Sandell
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andy)
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: bootnet.img: support for DEC21143 (tulip.o)
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 13:44:11 GMT
Hello,
I am trying to ftp install RedHat Intel 6.0 onto a Crystal CS500.
I am having all sorts of fun and games getting the NIC to work.
The system has an integrated card (CPU, keyboard, mouse, NIC etc all
on one card) and the ethernet subsystem is based on the DEC21143
chipset.
Install sees the NIC but when I try to connect to the network it
fails. I get errors on the hub (a nice flashing red LED). RedHat
support are on the case and I am also wading through the readmes, FAQs
and web pages but I have not found anything too helpful.
The Linux-Tulip information page,
http://www.bmen.tulane.edu/~siekas/tulip.html
is being updated and I've not found anything of direct relevance in
Donald Becker's page except for the diagnostic program which I will
try out soon.
I am doing an ftp install because although I have the RedHat Cds I
don't have a SCSI CD for the Crystal. A colleague originally
installed the system using an IDE CD (powered by *another* PC!) but
the install only worked when an IDE CD was present, removing it (or
not powering it) killed the network connection (?). Sometimes it
didn't work even with the CD attached.
Given that there is a brain-damaged installation on my system I have
tried using linuxconf to reinstall the tulip driver and I also tried
the de4x5 driver, neither worked.
I have also copied the entire CD set onto the hard disk but I don't
get the option to do a hard disk based install ... I suspect this is
because the cd image is on the system partition ?
I've also tried the expert install without any luck.
I think the problem may be either that the card is trying to run at
100Mb/s when it should be 10Mb/s or the driver embedded in bootnet and
the kernel is not suitable for my system.
So ...
1. has anyone ever successfully ftp installed on a system like mine
using a boot floppy and ftp ?
2. can anyone talk me through making a bootnet.img with the latest
tulip.o ?
If I have to I will recompile the kernel or drop in another NIC but I
would rather crack this problem and do a clean install from scratch so
I can use the integrated NIC and repartiton the hard disk.
If I have missed any information sources or if anyone needs more
information, please feel free to email me.
If anyone posts a reply I would be very graeful if you could also cc
me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Many thanks in advance for any advice or pointers!
Cheers,
Andy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christos Efstratiou)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: IBM Thinkpad 570
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 14:02:18 +0100
I am thinking about buying an IBM Thinkpad 570. Although I know that
Thinkpads are well supported by Linux I would just like to confirm that
Linux can be installed without problems on the specific one.
If anybody had an experience please let me know.
Christos Efstratiou
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From: Denis Leroy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problems with SCSI-Zip-Drive ...
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 16:04:20 +0200
> No SCSI-device ;-(((
>
> Even when I want to mount the zipdrive, the system has this error
> for me:
> mount: /dev/sg1 is not a block device
This is Unix, you have to mount the zip disk first (and it will only
work when there's a disk in it, of course ;-) ). On my system (RH 6.0),
my SCSI zip drive is mounted as /dev/sda. If you're not sure on which
device it's mounted, try putting a disk in the zip drive and try 'eject
-s /dev/sda'. If the disks pops out, it's a go!
Once you know in which device it's mounted, you should create a symbolic
link lik this:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Aug 9 20:32 /dev/zip ->
/dev/sda
and put the appropriate entry in /etc/fstab so that any users can mount
:
/dev/zip /mnt/zip msdos noauto,user 0 0
This uses MSDOS, but if you don't plan to share the zip disk with a PC
or a Mac, you should use a Unix format.
Hope this helps.
-denis
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From: Thomas Kaemer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Kernel autorouting
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 19:06:26 +0200
Hallo !
The 2.2. kernel set automatically a route-entry after getting the
netcardsetup by ifconfig.
Does anybody know how I can disable this autorouting ?
I did not find anything in the doku and also at deja.com :-( .
Thanks for any help.
CU Thomas
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From: Jeff Brubaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Off-topic: XFree86 modeline for 1280 @ 75Hz
Date: 13 Aug 1999 13:09:43 GMT
Yup, thanks a lot..
Howard Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:
: Jeff Brubaker wrote:
: >
: >
: > Saw someone post something on monitor refresh timings and figured what
: the
: > hell, I'd go ahead and ask my question, despite being off topic. :)
: >
: > Anyone got a modeline for 1280x1024 @ 75Hz? XF86Setup and Xconfigurator
: > (Red Hat) both like setting up 74 and 76 Hz, but not the VESA standard
: > 75 Hz. Since I have a quality-challenged 19" monitor, it often has
: > a hard time syncing to those refresh rates.
:
: From : http://www.xmission.com/~howardm/modelines.html
:
: "1280x1024" 135 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066
:
: This modeline is associated with:
:
: Horizontal sync : 79.98 KHz
:
: Vertical sync : 75.02 Hz
:
: Make sure your monitor supports these sync rates before trying
: the modeline.
:
: I presume your videocard/monitor can handle a pixel clock frequency
: of 135 MHz.
:
: Cheers,
:
: Howard Mann.
: ------------------ Posted via CNET Linux Help ------------------
: http://www.searchlinux.com
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From: "Tony B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: *BAD* experience with SIIG
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 02:19:09 -0400
Had similar experiences with SIIG products ......
Dual isa parallel port -- returned because port speed never got past a ps2
port .. even in ecp mode it was only 1/3 the speed of my onboard port .
Haven't tried the new one yet ( the gave rma via email pretty quick tho, but
took two weeks to get new one ) .
PowerWiz 300 power supply --- DOA out of box -- had to mail back to them and
new one worked ok (except plugs are a bit shoddy) for 6 months, until heat
wave when power was cut back a little .. thing wouldn't even turn on . I
thought it was dead until next day (when heat broke & power turned up) it
worked fine .
There email response is ok ( 1-2 days ), but forget about the phones .
Tony
Jeff P. Hollenbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
| I almost bought a SIIG scsi card...glad I didn't. I decided against it
| when I was treated so badly by tech support when I asked questions about
| linux compatibility.
|
| Jeff P. Hollenbeck
| Dept. of Forest Resources
| Oregon State University
| Corvallis, OR 97331
| [EMAIL PROTECTED]
|
| On Thu, 12 Aug 1999, Sherrill Martin wrote:
|
| > I tried one of their high speed PCI serial ports. They finally told me
it
| > must be incompatible with my computer, a Dell D300. I was able to
return it
| > to the dealer. I bought a LavaPort and all is well.
| >
| > Sherrill
| >
| > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
| >
| > > Hello all.
| > >
| > > I have experienced what is, without doubt, the WORST case of customer
| > > service and negligence from a manufacturer of computer products. That
| > > company is SIIG, maker of expansion cards for PCs.
| > >
| > > Let me state now that in the 10+ years I've been using Internet
| > > newsgroups, and in the 18 years I've been using/supporting computers,
I
| > > have never felt the need to publicize a bad experience like this.
| > > However, I feel it necessary to warn the general public about this
| > > company so that others don't go through the same experience I have had
to
| > > endure.
| > >
| > > Here's the story:
| > >
| > > Almost 2 months ago, we purchased two SIIG SC-PE4012 Ultra-ATA
| > > controllers so that we could upgrade the hard drives in two of our
PCs:
| > > A Dell Dimension XPS P90, and a Gateway P5-90. Both machines have the
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From: Valette =?x-user-defined?Q?Jean=2DS=E9bastien?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Driver
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 08:34:39 +0200
Is there any driver for the Maxi ISIS sound CARDD
--
Jean-S�bastien Valette
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Jay Whyatt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Diamond Viper V770 Ultra - Driver?
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 08:20:52 +0100
I am trying to configure this AGP card on my system running RedHat 6.
Xconfigure recognises the card name but then fails when running the probe
and requests clocking chip details.
Has anybody managed to configure the V770 successfully? If so what setting
were used?
I can only seem to get it going at 640x480 with 16 colours, which is a
complete waste of time.
thanks,
Jay
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From: Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: I740 Instalation
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 10:27:41 -0400
Jeff Potter wrote:
> "G.Mendez" wrote:
>
> > Hi
> > I am trying to install Red Hat 6.0, and when I am going to setup my video
> > card it isn't in database. I have not the driver for it.
> > And I don't know how to setup the X-Windows.
> >
> > Can Anybody help me?
> >
> > Thank you in advance.
>
> Try the X Server from Precision Insight ( http://www.precisioninsight.com ).
>
> The file you want is named XFCom-i740-glibc-1.1.0-1.i386 located here:
> ftp://ftp.precisioninsight.com/pub/pi/XFCom/XFCom-i740-glibc-1.1.0-1.i386.rpm
> also get:
> ftp://ftp.precisioninsight.com/pub/pi/XFCom/xf86config-glibc-1.1.0.i386.tgz
>
> Follow the instructions after decompressing the .tgz file. The .rpm file
> should install correctly. I had marginal success with the "automatic"
> XF86Config created, and had to hand-edit some modelines.
Have you been able to run at a color depth greater than 8 bit? I can't seem to
get anything better than that out of my i740. Any recommendations would be
greatly appreciated.
Thx
Bob
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From: Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Diamond G460 with X
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 10:44:08 -0400
Jesse Engels wrote:
> does anyone have an idea how to get X-Windows to work with a Diamond Stealth
> II G460?
You can get a driver from precision insight: http://www.precisioninsight.com
Which one you need depends on what libs you have. I think the G460 servers are
also located at ftp://ftp.redhat.com/XFCom.
Let me know if you are able to get it running at a color depth higher than 8
bpp, cause thats what I'm stuck at.
thx
Bob
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