Linux-Hardware Digest #85, Volume #11 Tue, 24 Aug 99 03:13:49 EDT
Contents:
Re: Problem (Urgent) : CDRECORD not work (Larry Ozarow)
Re: Lexmark 3200 Color Inkjet Printer under OpenLinux 2.2 (John Hong)
Re: Iomega ZiP error (Tim Moore)
modem irony (Chris Webster)
Re: multi-Serial board
Re: ISP's DNS is set, but still can not get IP for sites (Sean K)
Re: Linux on AMD K6-2/400? (Phillip Deackes)
Re: ppp problems ("Alf")
FIC PA-2013 Motherboard + 768 MB? ("Daniel E. Maddux")
Re: Problems with ATI Rage 128 ("St�phane")
keyboard beep on sun type 4 keyboard
Re: ppp problems ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: New Computer / Dual CPU Newbie questions (Larry Ozarow)
Re: HELP: What's best for Abit BP6 dual Celeron/Voodoo3? Slackware/Redhat/?? ("Mike
Reilly")
Re: Linux file-size limit? (Christopher Browne)
Re: password difficulties (Kaige Hannon)
Re: SPARCclassic X Terminal with KDE and Linux (Chris Leach)
Tape drive and BRU (root)
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From: Larry Ozarow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problem (Urgent) : CDRECORD not work
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 02:31:06 GMT
I can't help you with this but I wanted to ask you a question: How did
you close the disk in Windows? I had cdrecord give me an error during
closing after writing a complete disk last night. Oddly enough I can
mount and read the disk (under Linux or Windows) on my regular CD rom
drive (an ASUS 36x), but not on the drive that wrote it, nor on an older
8x Goldstar drive in my kid's machine.
When I tried to do something using the Adaptec program that came with
the drive, it did not recognize that there was anything on the disk.
Larry
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote:
> After mkisofs and cdrecord, the CDR cannot be mounted and view in
> either Linux or Windows. When viewed with Windows, I found that the
> session created by CDRECORD did not closed yet.
>
> How to close session with CDRECORD ?
>
> After closing session in Windows, I can view the file burnt with
> CDRECORD in Windows. But the CD can still not be mounted in
> Linux, it said it is not ISO9660 format ... Why does this happen?
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Please replace NOSPAM to HEHE to reply, thank you.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hong)
Subject: Re: Lexmark 3200 Color Inkjet Printer under OpenLinux 2.2
Date: 24 Aug 1999 02:23:24 GMT
Antonio Sauci ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Does anyone know how to get the Lexmark 3200 Color Inkjet Printer print
: under OpenLinux 2.2?
It won't work with the 3200.
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Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 20:42:11 -0700
From: Tim Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Iomega ZiP error
http://njtcom.com/dansie/zip-drive.html
--
timothymoore "Everything is permitted. Nothing is forbidden."
bigfoot WS Burroughs.
com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Webster)
Subject: modem irony
Date: 24 Aug 1999 03:03:25 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
So I bought a Diamond SupraExpress 56K external. Hooked up, works great
on linux. Can't get it working under Win98 to save my life....
--Chris
* WARNING: consumption of alcohol is the leading cause of
inexplicable rug burns on the forehead.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: Re: multi-Serial board
Date: 24 Aug 1999 04:21:55 GMT
No ,the card doesn't include any dos driver for the AST setting ???
The manual explains "Normal mode: It is not necessary for any additional serial
communication driver in software for dos and windows system".
and "The enhance mode is mainly used in multi operation system such as
SCO XENIX/UNIX, IBM XENIX, PICK, PC/MOS386, AT&T UNIX, CONCURRENT DOS ...etc.".
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sean K)
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.linux.isp,alt.linux,alt.os.linux.dial-up,alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.install,comp.os.linux.installation,comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: ISP's DNS is set, but still can not get IP for sites
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 02:51:28 GMT
In article <7pp497$72k$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
> I am using Mandrake 6.0 2.2.9-19, I have now finally get every hardware working.
> My problem is that I can dialup and connect to my ISP with Kppp, I have setup
> the DNS servers from my ISP, I have even tried enable/disable DNS service for
> normally operation. After connected, I have tried to ping places like
> www.yahoo.com, and also the address by IP. I can ping it with IP, but not with
> name, that means it is the DNS setup.
>
> I have tried /etc/resolv.conf, netconf, but nothing worked. The first a few
> times, when I have DNS enabled, it takes very long time to search, now when I
> disabled the dns, it goes back immediately says unknown address etc..
>
>
> Can anyone help me with the setting? Thanks in advance for your help.
>
>
> --
> C. Lin
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
Do a "route -n" at the command prompt and take note of the two IP
addresses (other than 127.0.0.1). These two IP addresses are the newly
assigned addresses for your machine and the dialup server to which you
are connected. Try pinging both of these addresses. If you get no
response then your routing tables are not set up correctly. Kppp seems to
have this problem on some systems. If this is the case then try
connecting manually.
-= Sean =-
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Phillip Deackes)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.questions,cs.amd,cx686.amdk6.and.others
Subject: Re: Linux on AMD K6-2/400?
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 04:04:34 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, K. Eggleston wrote:
>
>And now, for the Linux part of this post-- Has anyone had a similar
>experience with AMD chips -- that Windoze would bomb or act bad
>specifically for reasons tied to the AMD chip -- and replace Windoze with
>Linux and experienced 100% hardware-reliable performance?
>
>I bought this AMD chip because so many people swore that it was a good
>bet. The Gigabyte MB, I was also told, was a great MB.. Trying to make
>my anti-monopoly statement and save a few bucks at the same time. I
>guess I got what I paid for!
I have a Gigabyte MB too, the one with the SiS chipset (5SG100). I have
am AMD K6II 350 CPU which I overclock to 400 MHz.
I have had this hardware for some time now and, like you, have found
Linux to be absolutely rock solid.
Windows 95 certainly has problems with some AMD CPUs, particularly the
K6 II 350 MHz - AMD has some fixes on its web side. Windows 98 is not
affected. I have also run NT4, but have never fount NT to be anywhere
near as stable as Linux. Windows 98 works fine for me on the rare
occasions I need to use it. 95 was a royal pain.
It was interesting when I upgraded my machine with the new MB and CPU. I
had a dual boot system with NT4 and Debian Linux at the time. After
upgrading, I booted up and Linux ran as sweetly as ever. NT wouldn't
even boot, and went straight to the Blue Screen of Death. I had to
reinstall it.
Just a thought, you are using 100 MHz memory SIMMs, aren't you? Not the
older, slower ones?
--
Phillip Deackes
Debian Linux (Potato)
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From: "Alf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: ppp problems
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:23:24 -0400
can u get out of linux and log on from win ?
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From: "Daniel E. Maddux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: FIC PA-2013 Motherboard + 768 MB?
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 23:02:14 -0500
FIC claims that their PA-2013 Motherboard can handle 768 MB (3-256 MB
DIMMs) of Memory, but they had not actually tested the Motherboard with
256 MB DIMMs. Has anyone got 256 MB DIMMs to work with this
Motherboard? If so, what Memory did you use? TIA
Daniel
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From: "St�phane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problems with ATI Rage 128
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 18:19:27 +0200
Hello
Go on http://perso.libertysurf.fr/steph2 it's in french but is a good method
for use Ati Rage 128 with Linux.
Bye.
Tumbler a �crit dans le message <7pn6po$8ia$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hello out there,
>I have a new VGA-Card, it's the newest ATI-Card (Rage 128).
>How can I use it with X ??
>Thanks for help,
> Tumbler
>
>Mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,redhat.hardware.arch.sparc
Subject: keyboard beep on sun type 4 keyboard
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 04:30:55 GMT
how do i turn off the keyboard beep on my sun sparc station 2 with a type
4 keyboard, and an opticial mouse. im running rh 6.0 sparc. Thanks in
advance.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: ppp problems
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 01:14:50 -0400
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 08/24/99
at 04:04 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
>I recently installed Linux-Mandrake 6.0 and am having some
>difficulties connecting to the internet. I have followed all the
>instructions for setting up my modem and ISP connection but always
>receive the same error during the connect process, "Timeout expired while
>waiting for the ppp interface window to come up." My modem initializes,
>dials the number and connects. It then supplies the username and
>password before the connection window goes into a "Logging onto network"
>process. This process sits for a while before I get the timeout error
>mentioned above. I have searched all over the internet but can't find any
>info to help me out in this situation. Any ideas? Some help on this
>would greatly appreciated!
There are more knowledgeable people to help you but I feel inspired to
try, just having gone through this mishagash myself. I think you isp is
waiting for your end to send something, perhaps a 'ppp' (I have 'ppp\r' in
one of my dial-up scripts).
If you log in via minicom, you can often see what the other side is
prompting you for.
F.
===========================================================
Felmon John Davis
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Union College / Schenectady, NY
- insert standard doxastic disclaimers -
OS/2 - ma kauft koi katz em sack
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From: Larry Ozarow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: New Computer / Dual CPU Newbie questions
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 04:31:37 GMT
Mark Biegler wrote:
>
> Question: Are the dual Slot 1 CPU motherboards designed to support Celerons?
> I can't determine if it will, as I've heard that the Socket 370-based
> systems do something "special" in order to allow Celerons to multiprocess.
>
>
I can't answer your question about VMWare or about a good cheap video card, but
I'll go with what I know. The dual Slot 1 motherboards are of course not
"designed" to support Celerons, but can be made to quite easily. There are a
number of so called "slotket" adapters, using which you plug your socketed
Celeron into this little daughterboard which then plugs into the slot1
connector on the motherboard. I use MSI-6905's, which have a jumper to
re-enable SMP capability in Celerons, a jumper to override the automatic 66MHz
speed setting, so you can overclock if your Celerons are capable of it, and a
block of jumpers to change the core voltage to as high as 2.6 Volt in which
case you have trouble overclocking at the default voltage.
I'm running dual C300A's overclocked to 450 MHz on an Epox KP6-BS, which is a
very inexpensive non-SCSI dual-Slot 1 motherboard. The system runs rock steady
and stays very cool even though overclocked (I added a couple of extra fans and
have a roomy full tower case). I run a lot of simulations of communications
systems and they typically take as long as 5 to 10 hours per data point, so to
get a whole bunch for a curve I can run them two at a time on the two
processors with no loss of speed. This is of course the perfect situation for
getting a full 100% speedup using two CPU's, so its hard to predict what kind
of gains you'll get with more traditional multitasking.
Larry
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From: "Mike Reilly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: HELP: What's best for Abit BP6 dual Celeron/Voodoo3? Slackware/Redhat/??
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 21:44:49 -0700
I'm running a voodoo 3 with Mandrake 6 (basically red hat) with the latest
release of X and KDE. The best place to go for advice on the card is 3dfx's
newsgroup: 3dfx.glide.linux on news.3dfx.com server. over 700 posts there
right now. Read all that are appropriate, follow the suggested links to
pages that have how to's and don't start until you've read everything and
have a plan of attack. As a last note, keep a log of what you do so you can
get decent help when you get stuck.
Leejay Wu wrote in message ...
>X-Added: With Flames (outnews v2.6)
>
>Excerpts from netnews.comp.os.linux.hardware: 19-Aug-99 HELP: What's
>best for Abit .. by "Jason Ziegler"@midsouth
>> Sorry to ask such a dumb question.... (i'm a total linux newbie)
>>
>> But what should I plan on installing on my new system:
>> Abit BP6 Dual Cel400/128Mb/Seagate-17Gb-ATA66/Voodoo3 3k/Aureal Vortex2
>>
>> (Red Hat? Debian? Slackware? ???)
>>
>> Thanks in advance! Any advice is hugely appreciated!
>
>[grumble grumble grumble]
>
>What, precisely, do you intend to do? It's not so much a question of
>whether a distro will handle your hardware (well, except perhaps the
>video card; X servers can be decently large), because within certain
>limits you'll be able to take most distros and replace the kernel
>and other software with updated versions.
>
>That is, you probably couldn't take a stock RH 3.0.3 (? Whatever the
>Picasso version was...) still using kernel 1.2.13, and drop in 2.2.11
>without updating various system tools and not expect things to break.
>
>Check what you *want* to do, with package lists. Realize that all the
>major distros come with gcc, tar, and gzip allowing you to install
>additional software.
>
>Do you need an Office-type suite?
>Do you need a Matlab-type clone?
>Do you intend to run a secure commerce server?
>Are you looking for a graphical login?
>
>And so forth.
>
>
>
>A few notes...
>
>* You have the disk space to try multiple distros. Consider getting
> a CD pack (e.g. from CheapBytes) with a few, *if* you're willing to
> forgo a printed official manual (but you can usually dl a .ps copy
> for naught but connect time.) This can be *very* cheap, and you can
> later buy an official distro if you really feel like it...
>
>* About your sound card... well, check Deja for details.
>
>* Happily, 3dfx support (incl. Glide for Voodoo3, IIRC) *does* tend to
> exist for Linux. I believe there's a 3dfx HOWTO, in fact.
>
>* To forestall a probable question, if Linux doesn't detect all your
> memory, include "mem=128MB" in the append statement of lilo.conf.
> If you don't understand that statement, be prepared to read...
>--
>| [EMAIL PROTECTED] | the silly student |
>|--------------------------| he writes really bad haiku |
>| #include <stddiscl.h> | readers all go mad |
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher Browne)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Linux file-size limit?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 04:41:09 GMT
On 21 Aug 1999 14:06:34 -0500, Leslie Mikesell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>In article <pmpv3.16204$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>Christopher Browne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>>>The standard file access API on 32 bit architectures is what can't
>>>>handle more than 2GB.
>>>
>>>The file access API on *Linux* 32 bit architectures is what can't
>>>handle more than 2GB. The *bsd's have done it for years - there
>>>was a small amount of pain in the transition but it was mostly
>>>transparent to user programs.
>>
>>Hmm.
>> Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.hardware, comp.os.linux.misc.
>> Subject: Linux file-size limit?
>>
>>Discussion concerning ext2.
>>
>>Not unreasonable to consider that the context was that of Linux,
>>rather than *BSD.
>
>Yes, but it is still a mistake to characterize it as a limitation
>of the hardware when in fact it is a design decision that is
>the problem.
I didn't characterize it as a hardware limitation.
I characterized it as a limitation of Linux on 32 bit hardware.
I suppose that could be interpreted as either:
a) A limitation of the hardware, or
b) A limitation resulting from Linux's design.
The latter is indeed the case.
--
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I'm schizophrenic...
And I am too.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://www.ntlug.org/~cbbrowne/lsf.html>
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From: Kaige Hannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: password difficulties
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 15:20:21 +0000
Just as a note, I installed Mandrake 6.0 and it worked fine. Go fig.
~kaige
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From: Chris Leach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: SPARCclassic X Terminal with KDE and Linux
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 15:03:38 +1000
Wolfgang Ganzert wrote:
> I am interested in using a SPARCclassic (Sun) X-Terminal runing KDE (and
> Redhat Linux).
>
> Now we would like to use the xterminals in such a manner that the window
> manager KWM from the KDE package is running on the terminal itself (on
> the local cpu of the terminal) and not on the host, since the host is to
> slow to feed all the connected terminals with the window manager data.
> What do I have to do in order to achieve this?
>
> TFTP and BOOTP on the server is running.
>
> Is it necessary to run a "small" Linux kernel on the terminal cpu (maybe
> the tftp.img boot image from the distribution) in order to set the KDW
> ontop of it?
>
To run linux and linux KDE on the XTerminal you will need to set the
Xterminal
boot up as a diskless station. So boot the tftp.img from the
distribution and
nfs mount a root containing enough to run X and KDE.
It may also be possible to build a version of the KDE wm that can be
load in
much the same way as running local olwm/mwm.
Or as already suggested install a SCSI disk and load linux locally.
- Chris
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From: root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Tape drive and BRU
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 05:22:48 +0000
Hello,
I have a EXAByte 8mm/120M SCSI Tape unit plugged in and in the device
list. I am not sure how to configure BRU to use it properly. Its
device /dev/st0 but that device is not in the list only /dev/null and
file. the /etc/brutab shows /dev/st0 - strange.
Does anyone know either the right settings for BRU or know some good
documentation somewhere?
Thanks
Andrew
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