Linux-Hardware Digest #442, Volume #12 Thu, 9 Mar 00 10:13:09 EST
Contents:
Re: Please help!Video or Monitor incompatibilty problem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Problem with sound card configuration (Philippe hup�)
Re: not sloooow, but sluggish linux modem (J.R. Lockwood)
Re: 3c90x help (Sergey Dashevskiy)
Re: VIA vs Intel chipsets - which is better? ("Tim Cunnings")
Re: Maxtor 40G IDE w/o BIOS support (Ian Molton)
SCSI Modes!!!! ("Faustino Bares")
Re: VIA vs Intel chipsets - which is better? ("Tim Cunnings")
Re: Getting Geforce DDR to work ("Darryl Lunn")
Re: VIA vs Intel chipsets - which is better? ("Tim Cunnings")
Re: not sloooow, but sluggish linux modem (Svend Garnaes)
Re: Need HELP to install my MODEM!! ("Roumen Asenov")
Re: Linux vs Windows docs (was: Re: Linux sucks) (Brian Johnson)
Re: Hot Swapping a floppy drive? (jaelica)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Please help!Video or Monitor incompatibilty problem
Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2000 13:14:28 GMT
Thanks, the Xconfigurator command did the trick. I can. over time,
probably figure out the better part of the rest, but when I couldn't
even get a monitor display, I panicked!
Thanks again, one and all. Marc Stump
On 08 Mar 2000 08:37:41 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances
With Crows) wrote:
>On Wed, 08 Mar 2000 12:21:28 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
><<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>>I am brand new to Linux, running Redhat LInux 5.2, and although I have
>>The problem happens when I try to run a program called "x windows" my
>>monitor will not display the gui correctly, it is real fuzzy, with
>
>What is the exact make and model of your graphics card? What are the
>Hsync and Vsync ranges of your monitor? (Those are in your monitor manual
>if you don't know them, and if you still can't find them, use
>Xconfigurator's cnoservative default settings.) Become root and run
>"Xconfigurator"; this will give you a chance to enter the model of the
>graphics card and the sync ranges of your monitor.
>
>>My question is this: do I have run a full installation again in order
>>to correct the setting, or is there a shortcut of some kind I can use?
>
>This is Linux; the solution is almost never "reinstall everything."
>That's for people who don't use a Real OS.
>
>>By the way, I have no probem with it when it is in linux in the dos
>>mode.
>
>"DOS mode"? Ecch. The *text console* mode of Linux has nothing to do
>with DOS; all the power and most of the functionality of Linux are
>available through the command line.
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From: Philippe hup� <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problem with sound card configuration
Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2000 06:10:56 -0800
I have difficulty in Sound Card Configuration with
sndconfig in Red Hat 6.1.
When I launch sndcongif, the sound card is well detected :
it is AZT3002 Pnp SOUND DEVICE. But next, error occurs :
etc/isapnp.conf : 81 --Fatal - IO range check attempted
while device activated
etc/isapnp.conf : 81 --Fatal - Error occured executing
request 'IORESCHECK' further action aborted
Then, I can do a manually configuration. Aztech Sound
Galaxy Waverider Pro 32-3D Washington 16 is already
activated, I click on OK. Parameters are already set :
PORT I/O : 0x534
IRQ : 5
DMA1 : 1
DMA2 : 3
MPU I/O : 0x330
MPU IRQ : 9
SB I/O : 0x220
Those parameters are the same as in Win95 but in Win95
there is one more I/O (0x388).
When I click on OK I have again an error :
etc/isapnp.conf : 279 -- Fatal - ressource conflict
allocating 2 bytes of IO at 330
etc/isapnp.conf : 279 -- Fatal - IO range check failed for
2 bytes of IO at 330
etc/isapnp.conf : 279 -- Fatal - Error occured executing
request 'IORESCHECK' further action aborted
I add that
cat /proc/interrupts :
0 timer 1 keyboard
2 cascade
8 rtc
12 PS/2 Mouse
13 fpu
14 ide0
15 ide1
cat /proc/ioports :
0000 dma1 0020 pic1
0040 timer
0060 keyboard
0070 rtc
0080 dma page reg
00a0 pic2
00c0 dma2
00f0 fpu
0170 ide1
01f0 ide0
0376 ide1
03c0 vga+
03f6 ide0
03f8 serial
ffa0 ide0
ffa8 ide1
Moreover I have an internal modem which can't be detected.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Philippe.
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From: J.R. Lockwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: not sloooow, but sluggish linux modem
Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2000 13:30:02 GMT
Svend Garnaes wrote:
>
> Just a thought,
>
> are you able to determine whether each modem stall is systematically
> preceded by some other particular computer activity, e.g. a disk write?
>
> - Svend, pondering
You are certainly on the right track. A reader of the posts sent me
individual email suggesting that the reason for the stalls is the errors
reported by ifconfig. I did several downloads watching the modem lights
carefully, and every time the "RD" light went off, I ran ifconfig, and
there was another error. The co-occurrence of the stall and the errors was
nearly perfect. I thought I was already passing error correction to the
modem in the init string, but a closer look is now warranted.
--
Posted via CNET Help.com
http://www.help.com/
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From: Sergey Dashevskiy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 3c90x help
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 08:29:09 -0500
Hmm, I looked up the message logs, and saw that at the point when it
tries to create /dev/eth0, it complains about net-pf-17 not being
available. Could that be the problem? And if so, how can I fix that?
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
> My Caledera 2.3 found the 3C905B with no problem and it works so the card is
> okay. You use the 3c59x driver as you did.
>
>
> --
> Brett I. Holcomb
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Microsoft MVP
> AKA Grunt<><
> Remove R777 to reply
>
>
>
>
> "Sergey Dashevskiy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Hello! Haven't been playing with Linux for a couple years, and already
> > forgot enough to not be able to set up network card support :)
> > I'm running Slackware 7, kernel 2.2.13 on a Dell box. Network card is
> > 3Com 905B-TX.
> > I couldn't find support for it in the list you get when compiling
> > kernel, so I tried the 3c59x driver (I was told they are somewhat
> > compatible). The module starts fine, no error messages (modprobe -v
> > 3c59x). After that there's still no /dev/eth0, and the list of modules
> > shows it as unused. No notice of the network card in /proc/devices or
> > /proc/interrupts
> >
> > I tried looking on 3Com's site, got some driver for 3c90x. The version
> > of the binary is not compatible with my kernel, and I can't recall how
> > to compile and install one to save my life. Can anyone help please?
> > Thanks! Sergey
>
>
>
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From: "Tim Cunnings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems
Subject: Re: VIA vs Intel chipsets - which is better?
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 00:13:46 +1030
75% of reported problems with Bus mastering on the Apollo's is either user
or sub system related. Thats a fact I got from a distributor (ironically
mainly of intel stuff). This came up in conversation about problems they had
been having with some newer Gigabyte motherboards
More importantly, 15% of the current intel systems they deal with have
similar potential problems, including AGP incompatabilites.
Ron Reaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:5Mvx4.3550$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> Dean_Kent wrote in message ...
> >Ron Reaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> >news:Scnx4.851$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> >>
> >> Dean_Kent wrote in message <#41yLVMi$GA.96@cpmsnbbsa02>...
> >>
> >> -snip
> >>
> >> >When you consider that almost 50% of all Pentium II/III motherboards
> >> shipped
> >> >today to OEMs are VIA Apollo Pro based, it should tell you
something...
> >>
> >>
> >> Cite a source for that figure. It's wrong.
> >
> >You sound awfully certain about that...
> >
> >Motherboard manufacturers.... I have spoken to all but two of the top
10
> >motherboard manufacturers - every one has said that 40% to 70% of all
> >Pentium III boards they've sold are VIA based. Couple that with VIA's
> >claims of 3.5 million to 4 million chipsets shipped per month, with a
> global
> >PC market of about 120 million/year and *you* do the math...
>
>
> (4 x 12)/120 * 100 = 40% max..you said "that almost 50% of all Pentium
> II/III motherboards shipped today to OEMs are VIA Apollo Pro based" So
> that's an exaggeration for starter and the figures above is high. At best
> 1/3 are VIA as your figures tend to support.
>
> >> VIA still has busmastering EIDE driver problems.
> >
> >I've tested them on several boards, and haven't seen a problem.
> >
> >Please give the details of exactly what kind of problems you are talking
> >about
>
>
> Anyone can go to www.deja.com and do a USENET power search on all: via
> busmaster problem, Feb 20 2000, 100 per page. There are 75 returns.
> Start reading.
>
> Do a USENET power search on all: intel busmaster problem, Feb 20 2000,
100
> per page. There are 34 returns. Considering that Intel outsells VIA
> ~2:1........
>
>
>
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From: Ian Molton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Maxtor 40G IDE w/o BIOS support
Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2000 13:51:30 +0000
Keith Rohrer wrote:
>
> Paul Halliday wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, 05 Mar 2000, Keith Rohrer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > : Paul Halliday wrote:
> > : > On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 21:52:44 -0600, Keith Rohrer wrote
> > : > : Does anyone know how to configure such a drive for its full capacity under
> > : > : Linux without BIOS support?
> > : > If Linux is the only OS then you can use the full 40Gb provided you
> > : > are booting off another drive (alternatively a Linux boot floppy disk
> > : > should do it).
> > : The only problem with installing the capacity limiting jumper in that case
> > : would be how to get fdisk to deal with the extra cylinders (beyond 65535).
> > : Maybe your double-the-heads approach might work, at least to get the LBA
> > : numbers right... Then you could just use the space beyond 32G for Linux.
> >
> > Erm, I said not to install the limiting jumper (that's what I meant by
> > `remove the limiting jumper' - assuming you currently had it on).
>
> I know what you said, but that doesn't work with my motherboard. "None" is
> not sufficient to keep my motherboards from hanging when they see the full
> size of the drive. I think it's probably when they go scanning for CD-ROMs
> and such, but even setting a geometry manually didn't avoid the hang. My
> only choices are to use the jumper, or to buy a new motherboard. Thus, I
> concentrated on a solution when the jumper is installed, not removed.
why not boot from another drive and tell the bios the big one doesnt
exist?
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From: "Faustino Bares" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SCSI Modes!!!!
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 14:53:31 +0100
Frage: Welche bedeutung haben die SCSI modes 0; 1; 2; 3.......
Vieleicht hat da ja jemand eine Antwort drauf.....
Danke und Gru�
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From: "Tim Cunnings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems
Subject: Re: VIA vs Intel chipsets - which is better?
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 00:23:23 +1030
One very important aspect often over looked is that tech savvy people (such
as those that frequent something like news groups) are more likely to be
discussing issues with alternative hardware than 'industry standard'
hardware. Meaning that generally speaking, hardware fanatics will generally
patron companies like VIA, thus its not too unreasonable to expect the vast
majority of posts will concern the more dicusses thing.
Simply put, those that like to get their hands dirty will likely play with
the less supported things.
As a rule (please, no flames!) those less willing or less able to experiment
and tinker with their setups are more likely to take a more conservative
approach. These people are also less likely to show up on Deja.
If you need a source or link, I don't have one. Rather its something I have
observed (and experienced) over the past 5 or 6 years that I have been a web
frequent.
Ron Reaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:Czzx4.386$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> Paul Tiseo wrote in message ...
> >In article <01zx4.222$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ron-
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
> >> Anyone can do a Deja scan in you and "VIA" and see the answer to that
for
> >> themselves.
> >
> > Ok. Fine. I did. (I had extra time on my hands today, only took me
> >five minutes...)
> >
> > Search: author: email address & keyword: "VIA" = 3500 hits
> > author: email address & keyword: "Intel" = 1800 hits
>
>
> Any idiot knows that Deja figires that size are meaningless.
>
> Do a real Deja search on:
>
> via chipset
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Feb 15 2000
> 100 per page
>
> There's 83.
>
> Then do:
> intel chipset
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Feb 15 2000
> 100 per page
>
> There's 30.
>
> Tracks of a drummer......enough said.
>
>
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From: "Darryl Lunn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Getting Geforce DDR to work
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 01:02:41 +1100
I am having the same prob ..... yes I am a newbie also ....
I have downloaded the drivers .... this will sound stupid .... but where do
I put the files from the driver archive ?????
Please help me (us) :)
Darryl
s barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:l0hw4.51925$Gl6.32395@news2-hme0...
> Im a newbie to Linux, and I'd really like to learn more about this
> potentially Windows-arsekicking software, but my nieve foolishness betrays
> me, and I'd REALLY appreciate any help that you experts could impart.
> When installing Linux I cant seem to get my video card to work properly. I
> enter the Xconfiguration program, but it detects a 'problem with my video
> memory', forcing me to configure it manually.
> After choosing the relevant options (8+ RAM, Non-listed chipset, 15"
Monitor
> w/50-90 v-refresh, 1024X728@70Hz) It EITHER:
> Presents me with a dialogue box saying 'Can you see this dialogue
> box?'.......Of course I say YES, but then it loads linux in a ludicrously
> low resolutions..I cant see the bottom of windows, etc!
> States there was a problem probing my card OR a problem with my video
> cards memory. I load into linux and, yet agin, ive got a very low res. Ive
> tried setting it up completely manually, but even when I select just one
> resolution from the menu, it refuses to dispay it.
> Do I need drivers to let Linux access my card's SVGA abilities, or am
I
> doing something tragically wrong here? Ive tried loading 'Xconfigurator'
> from the 'execute command' menu on right-clicking on the menu, but it does
> nothing!
> Ive exhausted all possible solutions as far as I can see, is there
> something vital I'm missing?
> Help!
>
>
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From: "Tim Cunnings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems
Subject: Re: VIA vs Intel chipsets - which is better?
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 00:37:57 +1030
Ron Reaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:uFDx4.394$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> Neil Davis wrote in message <8a6qbt$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >I'm sorry to see this thread deteriorate so quickly into name-calling,
> >because there are some legitimate chipset and driver questions I'd love
to
> >see addressed. I've put together a number of VIA-based systems, but
> >recently I got fed up with them and have switched to the BX boards
instead.
> >One of the problems I've suffered with the VIA chipset is IRQ sharing.
>
>
> Right, I forgot that one.
You know, its ironic. I have never had any problems at all with my IRQ
sharing on the MVP3 based board, yet there is a BX based system down at work
(our test system actually) thats a real cow. Not saying its bad, just much
harder to get working, yet my home system has never once had problems.
So whats the point here? I am not denying problems with one chipset, rather
pointing out that, just because your history might lean one way, someone
elses could just as easily lean the other.
For the record, I have a nic, 2xvid cards, a sound card, an internal modem
running, plus I utilize USB, printer and serial ports on my system also.
> > It's
> >easy to end up with nicely configured systems that have more peripherals
> >than available IRQ's, and my experience is that the VIA IRQ miniport
driver
> >doesn't allow IRQ sharing as well as the BX boards. I've seen VIA boards
> >share IRQ's, but it's not the norm, and I haven't figured out how to get
it
> >to work as repeatably as the BX boards. For example, one of my machines
> has
> >video, TV-tuner, video capture, SCSI, MODEM, and Soundblaster Live
> (requires
> >2 IRQ's), USB, two IDE's, and they are all shared sociably on a BX board
> >(one IRQ actually has 4 devices, and one IRQ is still listed as free).
So
> >question #1: is there something in the design of the IRQ hardware in the
> >Intel chipset that allows it to work better with IRQ-sharing drivers, or
is
> >Intel just better at writing the IRQ-sharing driver, or is my experience
> >with IRQ sharing not consistent with what others have seen?
> >
> >The second problem I've had with VIA boards is poor support for certain
> >devices using their busmastering drivers.
>
>
> That's a big one.
>
> > For example, the Nakamichi 5x16
> >CD changer hangs up when you try to play audio CD's (using the drivers
from
> >VIA that were available last month). I also had problems with one of the
> >Creative DVD players--lots of dropouts even when busmastering enabled,
>
>
> There are endless reports like this in numerous NGs. My CDR[W] wont work
in
> DMA mode on my VIA chipset mobo. Shortly a guy with the exact same
> CDR[W]pipes up my works fine on my Intel chipset mobo. When one tries to
> summarize these experiences as I have here then one is immediately pounced
> upon by a legion of VIA shills.
>
> >although the Hitachi G2500 DVD player worked perfectly on the same
> computer.
> >So question #2: is there something unique about the VIA IDE hardware
> that
> >makes it difficult to get compatibility with more devices, or is this
just
> a
> >software maturity problem, and when will VIA finally get it right?
>
>
> Not clear. They've had a fair time to get it right already.
>
> >My recommendation to potential motherboard buyers has been to go with the
> >lower-cost VIA boards if they aren't going to have lots of devices that
> >require IRQ's or if they are going to stick with IDE devices that are
known
> >to work with the VIA drivers.
>
>
> If you want to use VIA then make all non-HD gadgets SCSI like they should
be
> in the first place. This avoids the VIA busmastering EIDE driver problems
> because usually the VIA works with one HD alone on each of the two EIDE
> controllers.
>
> > The VIA boards are great for people who don't
> >experiment much with different peripherals--I believe this is exactly
what
> >Michael Dell was referring to when he recently said: "We found the AMD
> >environment to be much more fragile ... than equivalent Intel systems."
> I'm
> >not interested in starting a flame war--I'm curious whether others had
the
> >same negative experiences with the VIA chipset. Even more to the point,
I
> >am currently interested in buying an Athlon system, but I'm gun-shy about
> >going with the KX-133 chipset. Any reports on how well it supports IRQ
> >sharing?
> >
> >
> >Dean_Kent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> >news:#41yLVMi$GA.96@cpmsnbbsa02...
> >> Jim Cochrane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> >> news:8a4l62$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> >> > While calling a couple computer shops today to look into upgrading my
> >> > current system to a PIII motherboard, I came across an interesting
> >> > dilemna - essentially, two shops I talked to gave two different
> >> > opinions on chipsets available for Pentium III motherboards.
> >>
> >> Let me guess...
> >>
> >> >
> >> > I'm posting here to get y'all's opinions on these issues, but I think
> >> > it may also serve as an interesting (and possibly controversial)
topic
> >> > of discussion. (Perhaps it has already been covered here and is old
> >> > hat; but unfortunately, my main machine is in the shop and I can't
> >> > access the web to look at dejanews with my 486.)
> >>
> >> Um, I'll bet one said VIA is buggy and the other said VIA is
> not-so-bad...
> >>
> >> >
> >> > The disagreement is on the quality of the non-Intel VIA chipset
> >> > versus the quality of the Intel chipsets. According to one shop, the
> >> > VIA chipset is much more buggy than the Intel chipsets (BX3 and I820,
I
> >> > believe) and that this can potentially cause problems running a Linux
> >> > kernel (my intended OS). The fellow with this point of view stated
> >> > that the kernel has a lot of patches applied to work around bugs in
the
> >> > VIA chipset. He acknowledged that the Intel chipsets had some bugs,
> >> > but not nearly as many as the VIA chipset.
> >> >
> >> > The fellow with the opposite opinion stated that this was false. He
> >> > essentially stated that there may be some bugs in both the VIA
chipset
> >> > and the Intel chipsets, but that these bugs should not affect the
linux
> >> > kernel and thus will not cause problems. (He also said he had
> >> > installed Linux on several such systems (VIA) and had not run into
any
> >> > problems with respect to the chipset.)
> >>
> >> Yup. Sounds like one of the religious wars fought here in the past...
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Which of these opinions is correct? Or are they both partly right
and
> >> > partly wrong? (With respect to my hardware upgrade, the questions,
of
> >> > course, boils down to whether to purchase a VIA-based board, such as
> >> > Tyan, or an Intel-based board, such as a Supermicro.)
> >>
> >> Here is my opinion - VIA had some problems with AGP implementation
(don't
> >> know all the details) with their SS7 chipset, but worked them out
> >> eventually, AFAIK. Unfortunately, once a reputation is gained, it is
> >near
> >> impossible to shake (just ask AMD). The current crop of Apollo Pro
> >> chipsets (133 and 133A) also had some AGP issues, but that was before
> they
> >> were released to the public (OEM samples only). These have been all
but
> >> completely fixed. The only issue left is that the video transfer
rates
> >are
> >> slightly slower than Intel's (BX and i820).
> >>
> >> When you consider that almost 50% of all Pentium II/III motherboards
> >shipped
> >> today to OEMs are VIA Apollo Pro based, it should tell you something...
> >>
> >> Now, here are your choices, IMO:
> >>
> >> Intel 440BX - tried and true. Currently fastest of all chipsets,
> overall.
> >> Limited to 2x AGP and UDMA/33 (though some manufacturers have 3rd party
> >IDE
> >> controllers to add UDMA/66). Officially supports only 66MHz and
100MHz
> >> FSB, and takes PC100 SDRAM (though many manufacturers implement 133MHz
> >FSB -
> >> some with 1/4 PCI divisor). If overclocking, AGP speed is 2/3 of CPU
> >speed,
> >> so that could cause problems.
> >>
> >> Intel i820 - almost as fast as the BX and has 4x AGP and UDMA/66
support.
> >> Supports 133MHz FSB. Unfortunately, it only accepts RDRAM in it's
> >'natural'
> >> state. To support SDRAM, it requires a 'Memory Translator Hub' chip,
> >which
> >> slows down perfomance and only officially supports 100MHz FSB. More
> >> expensive than BX solutions.
> >>
> >> VIA Apollo Pro133 or Pro133A - Almost as fast as BX (about the same as
> the
> >> i820, even at 100MHz FSB). Supports AGP 4x and UDMA/66. Also
> >officially
> >> supports 133MHz FSB, and has a better 'PCI/AGP divisor' scheme for
> >> overclockers. If the system is primarily for 3D games, it will be
> >slightly
> >> slower than a BX based board because the video transfer rate is a bit
> >> slower. Depending upon application, it could be 5% to 10% slower than
> BX
> >> based board.
> >>
> >> Can't speak to the Linux issue. I can't imagine why it would be a
> >problem,
> >> considering Intel licensed the P6 design to VIA so there shouldn't be
any
> >> compatibility problems to speak of...
> >>
> >> >
> >> > [For those interested, I have also posted a question about another
> issue
> >> > I came across with the same two shops - see the subject line "PIII vs
> >PIII
> >> > E - which is faster?"]
> >>
> >> I'll render an opinion on that here as well...
> >>
> >> The Coppermine processors have a 256K full speed L2 cache that is
'wider'
> >> than the Klamath processors 512K 1/2 speed cache. It has a higher
> initial
> >> latency, but better overall throughput. Net result is that the Cu
> >> processors are faster. FSB is the same (memory to CPU), it is the
cache
> >> speed that is different (BSB).
> >>
> >> Intel went to Socket 370 for Celeron early, because that was the
> 'low-end'
> >> processor, and Socket 370 saves bucks over the Slot 1 design. They
are
> >now
> >> going to Socket 370 for *all* processors - and very soon, reportedly.
> >> PIII processors using Socket 370 have a lower voltage than the Celerons
> >> (1.6v vs. 2.0 v, I believe).
> >>
> >> >
> >> > [Apologies for any errors in terminology - as you can tell, I'm not a
> >> > hardware dude.]
> >>
> >> I'm sure that others will give their input, and correct any errors I
may
> >> have made (as well as give any opinions that differ from mine)... :-)
>
>
>
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From: Svend Garnaes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: not sloooow, but sluggish linux modem
Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2000 15:18:21 +0100
I once had a serial port dropping characters when the box
was doing disk i/o (it took me quite a while to determine
this being the cause).
I found using hdparm I could unmask interrupts during disk
i/o - this cured the problem.
I am speculating since you report your problem in association
with downloads whether your modem stalls are related to disk
writes.
man hdparm.
Other nice optimizations may apply.
Beware - all warranty expires instantly.
- Svend, hoping to help
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From: "Roumen Asenov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Need HELP to install my MODEM!!
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 14:31:15 -0000
seb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:3bwx4.611$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hello
>
> Wvdialconf can't find my modem. I'm very new to Linux. I have just
installed
> Linux Red Hat 6.0 for the first time and I want to be able to use my
modem.
> It works under Windows. There it's called HP Fast Modem with V90
(MDP3858E)
> and is said to be on COM2. It is an internal modem on the ISA.
> I can't find anything that says that the modem is a windows only modem and
> if it works under windows it should work under Linux I think. If anybody
> know of a site with good "how to�s" that could help me, or if you have any
> advice, I would be very grateful if you would like to share it with me.
>
> / Seb
>
>
Seb,
I had a look at http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/20000308a.html where there is a
huge list of modems. I could find several modems with the "MDP3858"
signature, most of them manifactured by Aztek. All of them are WinModems
:-((
Regards,
Roumen
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From: Brian Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: Linux vs Windows docs (was: Re: Linux sucks)
Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2000 14:37:32 GMT
Nah, in linux you've got even better documentation, that's much more detailed
than MSes docs, and that's the source code! :)
also there's the linux documentation project that's been very very helpfull to me
personally.
and linux newsgroups/mailinglists can be alot more helpfull than windows ones
because you stand a much greater chance of talking with someone who actually
helped write the program.. you don't get a more knowledgeable helpdesk than
that!
:)
Personally, the few times I've tried finding something in Microsoft's
knowledgebase on their website, all I found was frustration and very little
help. when I've had problems with linux I've searched different sites for the
answers and then if I still had questions I could usually find a mailinglist for
the part of the os I was having trouble with where I could get help (rather
quickly most of the time) or post the question to a newsgroup.
-Brian
Sniper wrote:
> Sorry dave but that doesn't wash, With TechNet and Microsoft KB, I
> have access to the information now, and in detail. With Usenet, I may
> or may not get the information, and when is a completely different
> question, one thing you can't knock about Windows and MS is
> _THE_DOCUMENTATION_ unfortunately, as with most things MS, you pay for
> it.
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Subject: Re: Hot Swapping a floppy drive?
From: jaelica <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2000 06:43:45 -0800
DON'T DO IT.
You'll fry parts of your computer. PC's weren't built for
hot-swapping stuff. That's why you turn off the machine and
unplug the power cord (you DO unplug the cord, don't you? ;-)
before you install hardware.
I'd recommend replacing the hard drive or buying a new floppy. I
don't know about where you are, but floppies are dirt cheap here
(Alabama, USA).
BTW, what's wrong with the hard drive? Loading LILO on the MBR
should allow it to boot to Linux.
JA
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