Linux-Hardware Digest #365, Volume #12 Mon, 28 Feb 00 18:13:11 EST
Contents:
Re: Trouble mounting tape drive (Richard Bumby)
Re: Linux sucks (JEDIDIAH)
Re: 3-button serial mouse (Colin)
Re: PCI Graphics card recommendation! (Barthold Lichtenbelt)
How to install 3com905C-TX on RH Linux6.0?
Re: i810 Video Card (H Dziardziel)
Re: ANSWER TO HOW TO MAKE A PROMISE ULTRA66 CONTROLLER CARD WORK WITH LINUX (Michael
Kelly)
Problems with LPT`s (Christian Merz)
More SB128 woes ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Changing Motherboard Problem ("John Lucas")
Logitech M-S48 Mouse (disarm)
Re: Aureal vortex 2 (8830) driver for Linux (disarm)
Re: Efficient networks 3060 PCI DSL card ("Matt O'Toole")
Backup under Linux, Recommendations (DVD?) (Bill Maniatty)
What motherboard? ("Hywel Ifans")
Aureal Vortex Sound update (C. C. McPherson)
Re: Update on Linux + OS/2 + Win2k system (Kenneth Crudup)
Re: Update on Linux + OS/2 + Win2k system (Kenneth Crudup)
Re: Update on Linux + OS/2 + Win2k system (Kenneth Crudup)
Re: Compatible CD-ROM (David Breakey)
Re: Basic printer questions: HP 1100 (Silver)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Bumby)
Subject: Re: Trouble mounting tape drive
Date: 28 Feb 2000 16:05:39 -0500
Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>I am administrating a co-located server running Redhat 6.0. I had the ISP
>install a Seagate 20gb tape drive for me, but when I issue the command via
>Telnet:
>"mount -t ext2 /dev/ht0 /mnt/tape"
>I get a response:
>"mount: /dev/ht0 is not a valid block device."
Exactly the response you should get. If you look in /dev/ you will
see that it is a *character* device -- like a *file*, not like a *disk*.
>I also added the following to /etc/fstab:
>"/dev/ht0 /mnt/tape ext2 noauto 0 0"
Remove these lines. They won't help you put a filesystem on the tape.
>I tried formatting the tape using mkfs.ext2 but get a response:
>"/dev/ht0 is not a block special device"
Except in microsoftland, formatting is not the same thing as building
a filesystem. Even with diskettes, the format step only prepares the
diskette to receive data, and must be followed by your favorite flavor
of mkfs. With a hard disk, the lowest level operation that you
normally do is preparing partitions with fdisk, and again this is
separate from mkfs.
You probably don't need to do anything special to prepare the tape to
receive data. You should check the manual that came with the drive
(if you got a manual). Tapes that hold gigabytes of data are an
advanced species.
>I can't imagine that the ISP forgot to put a tape in the drive but I will try
>to confirm that with them (someday) when they answer the phone. Because I'm
>new at this it seems more likely I'm just not doing it right.
I only do small backups, and I'm in the same room with the tape drive,
so I don't often have the tape in the drive. It goes in when I'm ready
to write the tape and comes out when I'm finished. Then the tape goes
somewhere where the data will be safe. Typically, you use something
like 'tar' to write the tapes. To practice, you can use tar to write
to a file and then examine the file and move its contents to another
place in your filesystem. This is the basic way that software is
distributed in the unix world. The tape will behave the same way as
your tarfile does. There are also commercial packages, like BRU, that
claim to have more features and a better format than tar.
There are utilities for handling the mechanical aspects of moving the
tape around. For scsi tapes the program is mt. It talks to the
hardware through a tape driver that needs to be loaded somehow (as
part of the kernel, or as a module, loaded at boot time or by an
explicit command when you need to use it). There are two types of
drivers for scsi tapes. The usual 'rewinding' device is designed to
write one big tarfile on the tape, then rewind the tape when it is
done. If you plan to have several different dumps organized as a
library on the same tape, you need to use the corresponding
'nonrewinding' device to allow you to locate the individual files.
When learning to use this, it would help to see it operating.
Let me add a question for the better informed readers: the tape
movement commands in mt under linux seem much slower than their
counterparts using gtak under OS/2. The drivers for OS/2 are no
longer open source, and they may have special features to get more out
of the hardware, but I may have missed some of the clues to tell mt
how to get more out of my Sony SDT-5000 DDS-2 drive.
--
R. T. Bumby ||Amer. Math. Monthly Problems Editor 1992--1996
[EMAIL PROTECTED]|| Math. Dept. Computer Coordinator 1998--NOW
Telephone: [USA] 732-445-0277 FAX: 732-445-5530
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (JEDIDIAH)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Linux sucks
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 21:12:41 GMT
On 28 Feb 2000 20:41:49 GMT, Vincent Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>writes:
>
>*snip*
>
>>Of course, the *essence* of Linux is to be FREE...
>
>*snip*
>Or perhaps, the *essence* of Linux is to be OPEN....
>
>>The fact that we NOW have an alternative (and FREE at that!), is why
>>people are today coming out of the woodwork to say publicly that *the
>>Emperor has no clothes*.
>
>I disagree, Eric Raymond has it much better in his book
>the Cathedral and the Bazaar. It's not ACTUALLY about it
>being free. It's about it being OPEN.
>
>There was a Free Software Foundation for many years before
>the current new wave of Open Source community developers.
>FSF never really got the penetration that the Open Source
>movement has, due it still being essentially tightly controlled
>by the FSF. The Open Source movement has no center, other than
>perhaps Linus who still has pretty good control of the kernel
>itself.
>
>But the Open Source community never founded itself on the ideal
>that all software is free. It is not unreasonable that a programmer
>should expect to get paid for manhours of work. Very few work for free.
Furthermore, it is not entirely unreasonable to expect
that genuine creativity would be rewarded for a time.
It's just that this time should be limited to a reasonable
amount relative to the technology and that the 'invention'
should be fully disclosed after that.
This hasn't been happening. 'open' software serves to help
undo the imbalance caused by the manner in which copyrights
and patents are currently handled.
In a more perfect world, it would be redundant and unecessary.
>
>The *essence* of Linux is to be OPEN.
>
>It may also be free, or it may have charges for support if
>that is what the users want. The user can choose.
--
|||
Resistance is not futile. / | \
Need sane PPP docs? Try penguin.lvcm.com.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Colin)
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: 3-button serial mouse
Date: 28 Feb 2000 21:15:44 GMT
On 28 Feb 2000 11:25:17 -0500, David C. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Colin) writes:
>>
>> A certain UK seat of learning (which shall remain nameless) once had
>> the bright idea of glueing the pads to the tables to stop them being
>> misplaced.
>
>At my college, the public labs didn't have these pads at all. Students
>were expected to buy their own optical pads. (Fortunately, I worked in
>a professor's private lab, so I didn't have this problem.)
[...]
Well, I consider myself well and truely trumped there. I wonder when
some enterprising college head is going to hit upon interfacing the
process accounting to a coin-slot meter, to recoup their falling
grant income (and, please, don't anyone take this as a cue to rattle
on about the 'good ole days of paper tape and punch cards'!).
Regards, Colin.
--
"A notorious luddite far outpaced by his wife and children on IT."
Description of Tony Blair in The Guardian, 12th Feb 2000.
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From: Barthold Lichtenbelt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.graphics.api.opengl
Subject: Re: PCI Graphics card recommendation!
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 14:38:30 -0700
Karsten,
> What's the best/fastest PCI graphics card for OpenGL and general gaming
> (also Win2k) which has XWindows hardware acceleration? I'm tied to PCI,
> because my AGP Port is already blocked with a GVX1, for which no
> Linux/XWindows drivers exist. This is why I'm asking all this: I can't
> stand MS Windoze any longer!
There are several companies that provide linux/Xwindows support for Oxygen
boards. I'm sure you can find one that supports the GVX1. See
http://www.3dlabs.com/drivers/3rdparty.html
Barthold
--
Barthold Lichtenbelt | 3Dlabs, Inc
http://www.3dlabs.com | 141 S. College Ave suite #104
(970) 482 8819 fax: (970) 482 8813 | Fort Collins, CO 80524
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How to install 3com905C-TX on RH Linux6.0?
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 21:30:08 GMT
How to find the drivers?
There is no driver for 3com905C-TX on 3com.com.
Hongxiang
--
Posted via CNET Help.com
http://www.help.com/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (H Dziardziel)
Subject: Re: i810 Video Card
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 21:35:14 GMT
On Mon, 28 Feb 2000 12:06:36 -0800, "Marcelo Abrusio"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>How do I configure i810 vga onboard with RH6 ?
>Xfree86? How ?
>thanxs
>
>
http://support.intel.com/support/graphics/intel810/linuxsoftware.htm
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From: Michael Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ANSWER TO HOW TO MAKE A PROMISE ULTRA66 CONTROLLER CARD WORK WITH LINUX
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 16:26:17 -0500
On Sat, 26 Feb 2000 00:30:09 GMT, wayne rattz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>I typed this so many times that I decided to put this in the forum.I have
>a howto for the promise ultra66 pci controller card at my site that dosent
>envolve installing drivers.It works with my cards and with the
>distributions Ive used-redhat6.0-6.1,mandrake6.0/6.1/7.0-suse6.2/6.3-
>slackware7.0 My site is http://www.geocities.com/wrattz/linux1.html GOOD
>LUCK WAYNE!
Wayne, there's a whole load of Linux stuff on that page. Think you
could post the URL to the direct page with the Promise info? If
there's a link I'm not seeing it(even though it may be there.. the
page is kind of busy.)
I have a Promise Ultra 66 and I'd sure like to get Linux on
it without opening the box as I have a couple other OSs on
it already.
TIA
Mike
--
"I don't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member."
-- Groucho Marx
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From: Christian Merz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problems with LPT`s
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:36:14 +0100
Hi,
after read tons of how-to`s about printing and parports, I have no other
idea how I can solve this problem.
System Descirption:
/dev/lp0 == web cam (Creative Labs.)
/dev/lp1 == Canon BJ-200
Kernel: 2.2.10 (SuSE 6.2)
I compiled the kernel with parport and parport_probe into the kernel.
In the append-line of lilo.conf I have wrote "lp=0x378,0,0x278,0"
My Problem:
If I boot Linux, sometimes it will hang after the parport0-message
(parport0: web cam detected...). Sometimes linux boot successfully but
then my printer does`nt work. I have checked the lpts, under Windows
both ports working fine, so it can`t be that the ports are cause the
problem.
So I tried it with only one parport (/dev/lp0 and the canon bj-200) but
the printer doesen`t print anything, only if I tried it with "cat xxx
/dev/lp0" that works but all the other stuff (postscript and printing
from a application like edy) doesn`t work.
Please help me.
Chris
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: linux.dev.sound,linux.dev.sound,linux.dev.kernel
Subject: More SB128 woes
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:02:18 GMT
Hi,
at work I have a SB128 working under RedHat 6.1 as a breeze, so I bought one for home
also. Problem is that when I insmod the proper module (ES1371) or let sndconfig do it,
my system just crashes.
After reboot I see the following message in /var/log/messages
Feb 28 22:34:37 cable-195-162-215-30 kernel: snd: Ensoniq AudioPCI soundcard #1 not
found or device busy
At work the card uses the ES1370 module. I tried to insmod that, but no luck. After
reading some postings on deja.com I found out that SB128 PCI has recently changed. The
model I got is CT4810. Anyone have this baby working??
PS. on an old computer with W95 it works perfectly...
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From: "John Lucas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Changing Motherboard Problem
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 14:04:02 -0800
There are no DOS partitions on the drive. The system runs Linux only...
"Hal Burgiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
: On Mon, 28 Feb 2000 09:16:07 -0800, John Lucas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
: wrote:
: >I have tried all three HDD settings! LBA, Large and even Normal...
:
: Maybe the MB needs a partition marked as active/boot partition.
:
: >Michael J Porter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
: >news:89e53i$677$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
: >: Perhaps you don't have your BIOS configured the same between the
: >: two boards? Maybe LBA in one and LARGE (or whatever it's called on
: >: the other board?)
: >:
: >: Mike
: >: ////
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From: disarm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Logitech M-S48 Mouse
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 17:03:06 -0500
how can i get it to work ? is anybody here who have it working on is
box?
please respond, thanks
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From: disarm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Aureal vortex 2 (8830) driver for Linux
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 17:06:00 -0500
On Mon, 28 Feb 2000 21:05:27 GMT, Vincent DECOUX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
you'll have to 1st: install the sound support and oss support as
module or builtin, load them up before you load the 8830 module, so
the sound is supported, but i dont know if thats your problem, why
dont you explain deeper? :)
>Hello,
>
>I have a Dell Dimension PC with a Turtle Beach Montego II A3D PCI sound
>card running Linux.
>I downloaded the drivers from http://linux.aureal.com/ (v. 1.0.5) second
>public release.
>Then I uncompressed, untared, went to the directory, typed "make
>install" (for a 8830 model).
>And ... no sound. The makefile generates one error at the end, but just
>iggnores it. So I guess
>it's a non-fatal error.
>
>Is there a way to check my installation ? my sound configuration ? I
>must say I'm totally at using
>sound under Linux.
>
>Thanks if you can help at all.
>Please reply to this group and CC: me as well to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>Vincent DECOUX
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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Reply-To: "Matt O'Toole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Matt O'Toole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Efficient networks 3060 PCI DSL card
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 14:09:06 -0800
"The DreamThief" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> ccitech wrote:
> > HELP!!!!!! Need linux drivers for efficient networks 3060 PCI DSL card.
> > Anything would be of assistance. Bellsouth setup my ADSL w/ one of
these
> > cards instead of an external one. Any hints, suggestions?
> > HELP!!!!!!
> I've been looking also...Efficient Networks website, www.efficient.com,
> claims that they will have drivers for the card 2nd half of this year, but
> unfortunately, I need them now. However, the tech who came out to set up
> my DSL line was kind enough to give me the NTS (EnterNet) Linux software
> to log in. So, if you need that, contact me via email
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] I haven't tried them yet...so I don't know
> much about it under Linux yet...
Yes, they do claim to have drivers in development, but on another page they
say they do not provide drivers for open source operating systems. They
also don't really say when the drivers are coming: the page says, "the
second of 00." The second what? Half, quarter, month, week, what? So,
either they're talking out both sides of their mouth, or the person in
charge of managing this information is falling down on the job. I did call
them to find out what's going on. They said they had contracted someone to
write a Linux driver, but had no idea of how that project was coming along.
I suggest you at least email them and express your interest. Call them if
possible. Maybe they'll get off their butts and make this driver available,
or at least coordinate what they're telling us.
The 3060 itself is a neat little unit. It's a far more efficient setup than
a regular DSL-to-ethernet modem, if you're stuck with dynamic IP addresses.
This is partly because PPP over ATM is a more efficient protocol, partly
because fewer people are connected to the ATM circuits, and partly because
the Enternet PPP over ethernet software really sucks. It's really
resource-hungry, and bogs down the whole system. The difference in
performance between Enternet PPPoE and the Efficient 3060 PPPoATM is
astounding, even with the Efficient running on slug-slow Windows. I've used
both systems in the last month.
The 3060 also eliminates another piece of junk and the corresponding cords
on my desk, and that's no small issue. I'm out of sockets on my UPS!
Matt O.
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Subject: Backup under Linux, Recommendations (DVD?)
From: Bill Maniatty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:13:38 GMT
Hello All:
I was considering using DVD as a backup device (for non-vidoe data)
under Linux, in particular I was considering the Creative Labs
PC DVD-RAM 5.2 GB package for the burner, and perhaps transferring DVD's
to other machines. I intend to backup 4 workstations over a network,
each workstation having up to 18 GB of information (but typically much
less than that, say 2 or 3 GB). Pointers to relevant literature or answers
to the following questions would be appreciated.
1) My impression is that DVD volumes are treated as high capacity CD's
by Linux. Is this correct for both reading/writing of DVD's.
2) Can this device be used under Linux as a CD burner?
3) Is a DVD drive suitable for network backup (do I really have to get
a rather more expensive DAT drive).
4) How stable is DVD media (is it comparable to CD's for example?)?
5) Is DVD media write once read many times?
Thanks:
Bill Maniatty
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From: "Hywel Ifans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: What motherboard?
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:21:29 -0000
Hi, I've been asked to recommend a motherboard to put in approx 30 pcs which
will run the redhat OS. The motherboards have to support the AMD Athlon
processor and have hardware monitoring, i.e. PSU/CPU fan speeds and
temperature readings - any suggestions?!
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From: C. C. McPherson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Aureal Vortex Sound update
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 17:23:32 -0500
Just a FYI to all of ya'll using the Aureal Vortex, that
there is a new driver au88xx-1.0.5.tar.gz. According to the
write-up, it fixes the KDE Sound Problem. I haven't been
there (linux.aureal.com) in a long time, but noticed that
they now have a discussion group (yes just for us linux
users).
-Clyde
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.setup.storage
Subject: Re: Update on Linux + OS/2 + Win2k system
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth Crudup)
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:26:47 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"William L. Hartzell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> says:
>Are you saying that emulation of devices is tricky?
>OS/2 and Windows both do that now, and have since early 90's.
Not as well as VMware does.
-Kenny
--
Kenneth R. Crudup Sr. SW Engineer, Scott County Consulting, Washington, D.C.
Home1: PO Box 914 Silver Spring, MD 20910-0914
Home2: 38010 Village Cmn. #217 Fremont, CA 94536-7525 (510) 745-8181
Work: 19420 Homestead Road Cupertino, CA 95014-0606 (408) 447-6654
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.setup.storage
Subject: Re: Update on Linux + OS/2 + Win2k system
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth Crudup)
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:28:46 GMT
In article <38b73dac$1$ovryyvat$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] says:
>Let me ask again. If I do not have any OS installed at first, then
>install Linux, install VMware next -- can I then run Windows on VMware
>without installing a Microsoft product?
No. Windows has to come from *somewhere*, and in this case,
you have to install Windows in the VMware VM. Of course, with VMware,
you can install Linux, NT, (now) OS/2, Win {3.1,9{5,8}, 2K} ...
-Kenny
--
Kenneth R. Crudup Sr. SW Engineer, Scott County Consulting, Washington, D.C.
Home1: PO Box 914 Silver Spring, MD 20910-0914
Home2: 38010 Village Cmn. #217 Fremont, CA 94536-7525 (510) 745-8181
Work: 19420 Homestead Road Cupertino, CA 95014-0606 (408) 447-6654
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.setup.storage
Subject: Re: Update on Linux + OS/2 + Win2k system
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth Crudup)
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:30:52 GMT
Oh, and BTW:
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"William L. Hartzell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> says:
>Are you saying that VMware does it for 32 and 64 bit applications also.
>The same that OS/2 does for Netware since 92.
ITYM "16 and 32 bit", and OS/2 hasn't supported running native NLMs.
-Kenny, former OS/2 IFS developer
--
Kenneth R. Crudup Sr. SW Engineer, Scott County Consulting, Washington, D.C.
Home1: PO Box 914 Silver Spring, MD 20910-0914
Home2: 38010 Village Cmn. #217 Fremont, CA 94536-7525 (510) 745-8181
Work: 19420 Homestead Road Cupertino, CA 95014-0606 (408) 447-6654
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From: David Breakey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: Compatible CD-ROM
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:30:55 GMT
You could also invest in a DVD-ROM drive (I'm personally using a=20
Creative Labs Encore DXR-3, and Mandrake hasn't had any problems with=20=
it; if you want to be able to playback DVD movies under Linux,=20
however, look at the Creative Labs DXR-2; DVD decoders for other=20
drives are sparse for Linux, although the situation is slowly (very=20
slowly) improving. Of course, DVD-ROM drives are a bit more expensive,=20=
especially if you get one with a hardware decoder.
Anyone know if there's a Linux decoder for the DXR-3 yet? Or if there=20=
will be?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
On 02/28/2000, 9:01:21 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With=20=
Crows) wrote regarding Re: Compatible CD-ROM:
> On Mon, 28 Feb 2000 15:29:13 -0500, Jan Boshoff
> <<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
> >Newbie question: I'm ready to install Mandrake on my system but
> >discovered that my ancient hex speed drive has trouble reading the=20=
CD-R
> >on which I have Mandrake.
> >I want to buy a cheap new CD-ROM drive, say for around $40.
> Any IDE/ATAPI drive with a speed of less than 40x is fine. I=20
reccommend
> getting something like a 24x as those are A) quieter B) don't spin=20=
down as
> quickly, leading to higher average speeds for normal user applications=
=20
C)
> cheaper. You can find one of these on ebay or pricewatch.com for=20
approx.
> $30 U.S. Shoot, if you have $150 lying around, get a 4/4/16 CD-RW, as=
> being able to burn CDs has so many advantages...
> Some 50x drives don't work with Linux without a kernel patch, for=20
reasons
> I forget, so spare yourself some pain and don't get one of those.
> --
> Matt G / Dances With Crows \ In the MS-DOStrix,
> There is no Darkness in Eternity \----\ there is no fork().
> But only Light too dim for us to see \
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Usenet: ceci n'est pas une guerre des flammes =3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D
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From: Silver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Basic printer questions: HP 1100
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:30:22 GMT
Larry Ebbitt wrote:
>
> On Thu, 24 Feb 2000 00:11:56 GMT, Philip King wrote:
>
> >I am about to purchase an HP 1100 laser printer, and have a
> >few basic questions. My primary printing needs are b-w
> >text, BTW, and lots of it.
>
> I'm not familiar with the 1100se, but I've stopped being an HP fan
> because of their poor support. They supply drivers for nothing
> but MS, and I've had plenty of problems with the windos driver
> for my wife's 694C.
>
> Take a look at Lexmark, specifically the E310. It's a Postscript
> printer and needs no driver for Linux. It comes with drivers for
> OS/2 and MS, also. At $400 list, it seems a good deal. It uses
> plain old 72-pin FPM chips. It also ships with 2M, but 16M seems
> to be the norm. A brand new SIMM would be $40 or so.
>
>
> Larry - Atlanta - IBM Global Services
>
Hey I spotted this looking for help for my HP 3100 (multi-
function) 'paperweight' the DBs call it but Linuxstore sells and says
it 'should just work'. HP's 1100 is a great printer though I agree the
support for anything not from Redmond is poor.
The memory issue you asked of is nothing to worry about. I am a technical
writer and force printers to cough up 100-200p text/grayscale docs and
have a duty cycle for my printer near 2500/month. Here's the thing--I use
a 6 year old 300x300 Epson Laser and it has 1 whole MB of RAM, no problem,
never broken, jammed twice and used only three toner carts.
The OS's are not so dependent on the printers memory as they may have
been, as long as you are not printing color. Your doc goes to the queue
and gives the printer what it can handle as it's ready for it. If you get
a 15+ ppm printer the extra memory helps it hit those marks, but in the
lower range it is the OS that does the job.
I definitely agree with the other reply who advocated a Lexmark and I
would throw in Epson because they both support, standard memory and are
not in the habit of changing the shape of toner cartriges every year so
you can't get print.
I have done work with HP's support and the will NOT help you after Linux
falls out of your mouth, Epson and Lexmark are both helpful---stick with
the DataBase and make sure there is docs around in case you get in
trouble. I don't suggest buying a new model as it may be newer than your
kernel can cope with...once you get it running, send it ps or pdf files
when possible (a2p--you've got it and htmldoc-(easysw.com)this helps
manage paper sync (get print wher you want) and saves toner, finally don't
use cheap paper, I try to use 22# when possible, keeps jams from happening.
Have Fun
Ag --The Response Company- document factory.
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