Linux-Hardware Digest #509, Volume #12 Sun, 19 Mar 00 16:13:05 EST
Contents:
Re: Zoom 2925 Modem (Rob Clark)
Re: adding extra cdrom (Jens Grivolla)
Re: AMD-K6 475Mhz Processor Cache - Not Shown In System Information (Michael Coffin)
Maestro 2E driver! ("olli")
SiS6326 & XFree864.0? (Davis Eric)
Re: Athlon/K7M problems? (Al)
Re: ATI Rage 128 solution (was: X-Problems of a below NEWBIE) (Andrew)
Re: New laptops with WinModem :-( (Julius Apweiler)
Re: adding extra cdrom (Julius Apweiler)
Re: Athlon/K7M problems? (Alain le Sage)
Laptop: Compaq Presario 1230 (Julius Apweiler)
Re: Does Linux (2.0.30) work with AGP graphic cards? (LhD Administrator)
Turtle Beach Pinnacle (Jaroslaw M Myszewski)
Re: Linux on K7? (Robert Dwiggins II)
Re: Linux on K7? (Robert Dwiggins II)
Re: Linux on K7? (Robert Dwiggins II)
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Subject: Re: Zoom 2925 Modem
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Clark)
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 18:57:13 GMT
In article <8b301i$nhu$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I know this is a LONG shot, but does anyone
>know if the Zoom 56k Dual Standard PCI
>Faxmodem Model 2925 will work under
>Redhat 6.1?? If so what will I need to
>do to get it to work.
If you have the Zoom 2925 with the Rockwell chipset, the answer is no.
I do not have the FCC registration number for this modem, so if you have
this modem please let me know.
If you have the Zoom 2925L with the Lucent chipset, the answer is maybe.
If you are using Linux kernel 2.2.x, you might be successful with the
"linmodem" drivers at http://linmodems.org
Rob Clark, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html <-- Linux/modem compat. list
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From: Jens Grivolla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: adding extra cdrom
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 18:28:53 +0100
On Sun, 19 Mar 2000 15:37:22 -0000, "Ian Storey"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I am new to linux and need help,
>my system has 2 floppy drives which I got working but it also has two
>cdroms. The master one is working but not the slave.
>The master setting is
>/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto 0 0
>what should it be for the slave?
/dev/cdrom really is only a symbolic link to the real drive name, like
/dev/hdc for the secondary master on IDE systems. Your second drive
might then be /dev/hdd if it is the secondary slave.
You can now either make a symbolic link (see "man ls") to have say
/dev/cdrom2 point to that or use the real device name directly.
Hope that helps,
Jens
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Coffin)
Subject: Re: AMD-K6 475Mhz Processor Cache - Not Shown In System Information
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 19:20:55 GMT
Mine says the exact same thing, except that the Mhz and bogomips are of course
different.
-Mike
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>I can't find any notice about cache either. My K6-2 has 64K of internal
>cache and 256K level 2 cache. Here's the /proc/cpuinfo:
>
>processor : 0
>vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
>cpu family : 5
>model : 8
>model name : AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor
>stepping : 12
>cpu MHz : 366.602512
>fdiv_bug : no
>hlt_bug : no
>sep_bug : no
>f00f_bug : no
>coma_bug : no
>fpu : yes
>fpu_exception : yes
>cpuid level : 1
>wp : yes
>flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mmx 3dnow
>bogomips : 732.36
>
>Any ideas?
>
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From: "olli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Maestro 2E driver!
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 20:28:22 -0800
I use Slackware 7
My computer is Toshiba 2060
How can I load the module on demand?
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From: Davis Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SiS6326 & XFree864.0?
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 19:18:08 GMT
Hi, there,
Just want to tell you my recent experience with this hopeless card. I
have tried XFree86 3.3.3, XFree86 3.3.6 and this XFree86 4.0.
I let the tar balls of XFree86 4.0 to overwrite my old XF86 3.3.6
because I have made back up of it. So, I began my painful ordeal.
It turned out that the introduced tool called XFree86 -configure did
not work well with my on-board SiS6326 card. It gave me a blank screen
with
some meshed background. It was just like the background when GNOME in
RH 6.0 starts. I guess that it was part of a whole Xwindow.
So, I turned to the old RH6.0 setup. I used "X configuration" in the
setup. But it turned out that it could not test X-window. It told me
that "there is a
problem with your Xwindow...". So, I have to change again.
Finally, I used xf86config. It gave me the Xwindow with the new Xserver
using 8 bpp. But I can not start Xwindow with 16 bpp, not to mention 24
bpp.
With 8 bpp, there were still some problems. I could not find the
pointer of my Logitech Serial mouse. It is Microsoft compatiable.
Although there was no
pointer for the mouse, I could switch from one xterm to another by
moving my mouse. So, it was kind of a game in which I had to guess where
was my
mouse actually pointed to.
Also, there seemed that it still had the same glitches as the previous
x server to SiS6326, such as the shades on the items after the
highlight moved away.
So, I don't know what is going wrong. Especially for my mouse. It was
said that XFree86 4.0 supports SiS6326 better than ever. But...
BTW, my hardwares worked just well in XFree86 3.3.6 except the slow
refresh rate in 24 bpp.
If there are anyone else who has done some work with XFree86 4.0 on
SiS6326, could you share your experience?
Davis,
--
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will feel shameful if I haven't realized it.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Al)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Athlon/K7M problems?
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 19:30:22 GMT
Herbert Fruchtl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I tried to recompile the kernel, with MTRR disabled and the processor
>set to P5. Not sure if it was successful. Does the following do the job:
>
>make xconfig
>make dep
>make bzImage
>make modules
>make install
The last command might be distribution specific. I use Red Hat and
Mandrake, and for those it would be " make modules_install." You're
missing several important steps, and I'd recommend you read the HOW-TO
on doing a kernel compilation (look in /usr/docs/ for the HOW-TO
directory).
When you execute the "make modules_install", you're putting your newly
compiled modules into /lib/modules/2.2.14-xx, which might not be a
good idea. I would recommend you back upt the entire directory prior
to the "make modules_install."
Briefly,
make dep
make clean
make boot
make bzImage
make modules
rm -rf /lib/modules/2.2.14-xx.old
mv /lib/modules/2.2.14-xx /lib/modules/2.2.14-xx.old
(change xx to whatever subset of the 2.2.14 kernel you're using).
Now it's safe to install your new modules.
make modules_install
Another tip is to save the /usr/src/linux/.config file. It contains
your kernel configuration settings. You might need to recover from a
compilation you messed up, and forgot what you changed. xconfig let's
you load a specific saved file, so cp the .config file somehwere safe
so it's accessible if you need it, and name it something meaningful.
>RedHat has several files lying around that look like kernels
>(vmlinux-2.2.12-20, vmlinuz-2.2.12-20, vmlinux-2.2.12-20BOOT, ...). How
>can I find out which one it is actually using? I don't see any
>difference in behaviour after the recompile.
All the steps you've taken so far have done nothing to your system
(except maybe the moving of the modules--your system won't boot
properly once they're moved). You need to move your new kernel over to
your /boot partition.
First, go look at what's there, so you get an idea of how things
should look like:
cd /boot
ls -l
Now, remove the symbolic link files and copy over the kernel files
you'll need. Do this one step at a time, starting with the kernel
itself.
Remove the symbolic link to the kernel, backup the current kernel,
copy the newly copiled kernel here, and replace the symbolic link to
the kernel.
rm /boot/vmlinuz
mv /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-xx /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-xx.old
cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-xx
ln -s vmlinuz-2.2.14-xx vmlinuz
Repeat all the above for the system map file.
rm /boot/System.map
mv /boot/System.map-2.2.14-xx /boot/System.map-2.2.14-xx.old
cp /usr/src/linux/System.map /boot/System.map-2.2.14-xx
ln -s System.map-2.2.14-xx System.map
Last, but not least, you need to update LILO, or you won't be able to
boot properly. This isn't hard, and while you're at it, you'll make
LILO able to boot your old kernel, just in case you run into problems.
This is how my LILO looks. Don't use it as-is. Keep what you have.
We're just going to make a couple of changes so you can boot your new
kernel, and old kernel.
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=50
default=linux
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-xx
label=linux
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.14-xx.img
read-only
root=/dev/hdb6
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-xx.old
label=old
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.14-xx.img
read-only
root=/dev/hdb6
other=/dev/hda1
label=win
Start with the first "image=" line. This should reflect your newly
compiled kernel. Don't worry about anything except the first line.
Make sure it points to your new kernel
The second "image=" line should point to your old kernel.
The last paragraph is for a dual-boot system (windows). Don't worry
about it.
Once you've got it all the way you need it, issue the following
command:
/sbin/lilo
If all works well, you can now re-boot your system. When you get the
LILO: prompt, you can type in "linux" to boot your new kernel. If you
have a problem, reboot your machine and type "old" to boot into your
old kernel.
I can not over stress the fact that you should have a bootable floppy
disk in case something goes wrong!
I hope that helps... just trying to give back a little for all the
help I've received here.
-Al
'In a distant galaxy, you will find the commercial domain of primenet. Tell them
Viajante sent you.'
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From: Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: ATI Rage 128 solution (was: X-Problems of a below NEWBIE)
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 19:31:27 GMT
TJ Snider wrote:
> I can get gnome running through the following trick;
>
> xinit
> typing exec gnome-session into the command window
>
> If anyone knows a better way... I'd be happy to hear it.
Oh gawd. X is obviously set up perfectly; you just need to hook your
startx/xinit scripts set up properly, which I'm certainly not going to
explain here.
In the mean time, try "echo gnome-session > ~/.xinitrc" and then "xinit"
will always start directly into gnome in the future... or "xinit `which
gnome-session`" for a one-time direct-to-gnome X session.
"xinit" takes the session program as the first param, but it defaults to
xterm (if ~/.xinitrc doesn't exist). (The reason it's `which
gnome-session` instead of just gnome-session is that xinit wants a full
path (for some reason)).
That should save you some keystrokes. "man xinit" for more info.
RedHat comes with very nice startx scripts, though, so I'm confused as
to why you just don't use theirs.
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Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 19:15:43 +0100
From: Julius Apweiler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: New laptops with WinModem :-(
Rod Smith wrote:
>
> The Lucent software modem in my Compaq 1200-XL106 works fine using the
> Lucent drivers from http://www.linmodems.org. See my web page at
> http://www.rodsbooks.com/presario/ for details.
Is that the same modem as in the Presario 1230? I'm trying to set that
up for my father, and so far he has to use a 33.6 serial one. It's
actually faster than the '56k' soft-modem, but of course it's external.
Do the Lucent drivers work with the 1230's modem, and if yes, how?
> As a more direct answer to your question, in theory a PCMCIA modem should
> work fine without conflicting with the built-in software modem. I've never
> done it, though.
====================
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Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 19:47:29 +0100
From: Julius Apweiler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: adding extra cdrom
Ian Storey wrote:
>
> I am new to linux and need help,
> my system has 2 floppy drives which I got working but it also has two
> cdroms. The master one is working but not the slave.
> The master setting is
> /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto 0 0
> what should it be for the slave?
> Thanks
If it's a standard IDE configuration (both CD drives on the secondary
controller), you could also use /dev/hdc instead of /dev/cdrom, and
/dev/hdd should work for the second drive.
Hope this helps (I'm also quite new, by the way)
====================
Julius Dominik Apweiler
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From: Alain le Sage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Athlon/K7M problems?
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 20:22:33 -0100
Herbert Fruchtl wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a 550 MHz Athlon on a K7M mobo, running RH6.1. The system seems a
> bit flaky. Compilations tend to die from random 'Signal 11', and long,
> floating-point intensive calculations sometimes hang the machine to the
> extent that I have to switch it off. Does anybody have similar
> experiences? What does 'Signal 11' mean?
>
> There seems to be some traffic in the linux newsgroups about this mobo,
> but it all sounds rather vague. I downloaded a (Windows) memory test
> program from somewhere on the web, and it reports no errors.
>
> I tried to recompile the kernel, with MTRR disabled and the processor
> set to P5. Not sure if it was successful. Does the following do the job:
>
> make xconfig
> make dep
> make bzImage
> make modules
> make install
>
> RedHat has several files lying around that look like kernels
> (vmlinux-2.2.12-20, vmlinuz-2.2.12-20, vmlinux-2.2.12-20BOOT, ...). How
> can I find out which one it is actually using? I don't see any
> difference in behaviour after the recompile.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help,
>
> Herbert
Hi.
To find out what kernel you are using, look in a file called
"/etc/lilo.conf". The reason that your new kernel didn't wirk, is because
Lilo didn't know it was there. After the kernel-build, copy the file
"/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage" to "/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.12", and add
a line to "/etc/lilo.conf" with this kernel image in it:
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.12
label=new
root=/dev/hda6
read-only
After this, run "lilo", and if the pc boots, type in the right label (here
'new').
BTW K7M isn't very stable. The Dutch Magazine Computer! Totaal reported
this in one of it's tests.
Good luck,
Alain le Sage
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Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 20:47:46 +0100
From: Julius Apweiler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Laptop: Compaq Presario 1230
I don't want to annoy anyone with stupid newbie questions, but I have to
know this, so...
Two days ago I installed SuSE Linux 6.3 on my fathers Presario 1230
laptop. Apart from some disk space problems (made the Linux partition
too small), it worked quite well - X is running nicely, and the thing's
not too slow with its 64 MB of RAM (upgraded). But I have a few
issues...
1) Modem. I know it's a bloody SoftModem, but is it possible to get it
to work with some of the available drivers (I've asked this question in
another thread here, but I'll repeat it to make this list complete. This
isn't that urgent, though, as I've set it up with an external modem for
the moment, which is faster anyway, but to make the machine truly
portable again, it would be nice to use the internal modem.
2) Sound. I know a site that describes how to install Linux on this
laptop, but it just does that for Slackware and RedHat, and I have SuSE.
It describes three or four methods of configuring sound, I have tried
all of them without success, as well as the OSS (Open Sound System) that
comes with SuSE. The only one that I haven't tried is recompiling the
kernel with sound support, and I hope that I won't have to.
3) APM - Power management. I tried the kernel with APM support that
comes with SuSE, but it didn't boot on the darned Cyrix MediaGX because
it was Pentium-optimised, so I had to install the 386/486 one. Is it
possible to add APM support to that without recompiling?
I'll probably find out some or all of these by myself eventually, but I
hope you friendly folks will be able to make life easier for me ;-)
Greetings from Luxembourg!
====================
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From: LhD Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Does Linux (2.0.30) work with AGP graphic cards?
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 19:59:59 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jan Panteltje) wrote:
> that seems to support it.
> HOWEVER this is an AGP card?
> Cannot find anything on AGP in the kernel sources.
AGP or PCI, it doesn't really matter, there isn't really a logical
difference. And except for framebuffers, it's not the kernel but XFree
that would be dealing with different videocards. You need to configure
the right module and configuration options in X.
Also, you might want to upgrade your kernel -- to 2.2.15, say, which is
the current stable series. But that's unrelated to AGP or PCI cards.
--
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Linux Hardware Database
http://www.linhardware.com
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From: Jaroslaw M Myszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Turtle Beach Pinnacle
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 15:09:13 -0500
Reply-To: Jaroslaw M Myszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi. Has anyone any experience in configuring Turtle Beach Pinnacle
version F under Linux.
I ve been trying to do it unsuccessfully for few days.
I have Linux RedHat 6.0
I did download the drivers, run conv and placed the firmware files in
proper directory.
Since, my Turtle BeachPinnacle is in non PnP mode, I executed the
following commands:
insmod soundcore
insmod msnd
insmod msnd_pinnacle.o cfg=0x250 io=0x220 irq=7 mem=0xd0000 digital=1
joystick_io=0x200
[@localhost misc]# insmod soundcore
./soundcore.o: a module named soundcore already exists
[localhost misc]# insmod msnd
[localhost misc]# insmod msnd_pinnacle.o cfg=0x250 io=0x220
irq=7 mem=0xd0000 digital=1
msnd_pinnacle.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
Any suggestions? How do I check if kernel is configured for sound card
support?
Here are parameters for my card
Kurzweil synt irq 5 I/O range0330-0331
Joystick I/O 0200-0201
Digital Audio I/O 0290-0297 0250-0252
Memory 000D8000-000DFFFF
Port 290
IRQ 11 - card
Any suggestion would be greatly apperciated:) I need the card effect
processor and MIDI support.
Jarek M.
"We win half the battle when we make up our minds to take the world as
we find it, including the thorns."
- Orison S. Marden
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State University Of New York at Buffalo
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From: Robert Dwiggins II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux on K7?
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 20:19:14 GMT
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<html>
I'm using Linux on an AMD K7 600 mhz. Motherboard is an Gigabyte
71-X. Network card is a Linksys LNE100TX, sound card is a SoundBlaster
16 PCI, and I have 256 megs of RAM. Right now, I'm having a problem
getting audio CD's to play, but that's likely a software problem.
I also had problems configuring the network card, but, again, another software
problem. The major hardware hassle I had was with the memory.
Athlons are apparently fussy about memory, so I ended up slapping 256 megs
of Crucial EC 133 RAM in there, and that did away with any hardware problems.
I was also having problems in Win 98 before the memory upgrade. Now
everything works well in Windows, and we're getting there on the Linux
side.
<p>Cheers,
<p>..robert..
<br>
<p>workerbee wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><style></style>
I want to see some real cases with
Linux on K7, and how it performs? What is your MB, hd, video card,
nic, etc, and was there any problem? thanks
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From: Robert Dwiggins II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux on K7?
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 20:19:35 GMT
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I'm using Linux on an AMD K7 600 mhz. Motherboard is an Gigabyte 71-X.
Network card is a Linksys LNE100TX, sound card is a SoundBlaster 16 PCI,
and I have 256 megs of RAM. Right now, I'm having a problem getting
audio CD's to play, but that's likely a software problem. I also had
problems configuring the network card, but, again, another software
problem. The major hardware hassle I had was with the memory. Athlons
are apparently fussy about memory, so I ended up slapping 256 megs of
Crucial EC 133 RAM in there, and that did away with any hardware
problems. I was also having problems in Win 98 before the memory
upgrade. Now everything works well in Windows, and we're getting there
on the Linux side.
Cheers,
..robert..
workerbee wrote:
> I want to see some real cases with Linux on K7, and how it performs?
> What is your MB, hd, video card, nic, etc, and was there any problem?
> thanks
> --
> the WorkerBee
> http://www.PriceHive.com Tired of high gas price? Beat them online!
> Buy books Online? We compare prices from major online bookstores!
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<html>
I'm using Linux on an AMD K7 600 mhz. Motherboard is an Gigabyte
71-X. Network card is a Linksys LNE100TX, sound card is a SoundBlaster
16 PCI, and I have 256 megs of RAM. Right now, I'm having a problem
getting audio CD's to play, but that's likely a software problem.
I also had problems configuring the network card, but, again, another software
problem. The major hardware hassle I had was with the memory.
Athlons are apparently fussy about memory, so I ended up slapping 256 megs
of Crucial EC 133 RAM in there, and that did away with any hardware problems.
I was also having problems in Win 98 before the memory upgrade. Now
everything works well in Windows, and we're getting there on the Linux
side.
<p>Cheers,
<p>..robert..
<br>
<p>workerbee wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><style></style>
I want to see some real cases with
Linux on K7, and how it performs? What is your MB, hd, video card,
nic, etc, and was there any problem? thanks
<br>--
<br>the WorkerBee
<br><a href="http://www.PriceHive.com">http://www.PriceHive.com</a> Tired
of high gas price? Beat them online!
<br>Buy books Online? We compare prices from major online
bookstores!</blockquote>
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From: Robert Dwiggins II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux on K7?
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 20:20:14 GMT
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I'm using Linux on an AMD K7 600 mhz. Motherboard is an Gigabyte 71-X.
Network card is a Linksys LNE100TX, sound card is a SoundBlaster 16 PCI,
and I have 256 megs of RAM. Right now, I'm having a problem getting
audio CD's to play, but that's likely a software problem. I also had
problems configuring the network card, but, again, another software
problem. The major hardware hassle I had was with the memory. Athlons
are apparently fussy about memory, so I ended up slapping 256 megs of
Crucial EC 133 RAM in there, and that did away with any hardware
problems. I was also having problems in Win 98 before the memory
upgrade. Now everything works well in Windows, and we're getting there
on the Linux side.
Cheers,
..robert..
workerbee wrote:
> I want to see some real cases with Linux on K7, and how it performs?
> What is your MB, hd, video card, nic, etc, and was there any problem?
> thanks
> --
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I'm using Linux on an AMD K7 600 mhz. Motherboard is an Gigabyte
71-X. Network card is a Linksys LNE100TX, sound card is a SoundBlaster
16 PCI, and I have 256 megs of RAM. Right now, I'm having a problem
getting audio CD's to play, but that's likely a software problem.
I also had problems configuring the network card, but, again, another software
problem. The major hardware hassle I had was with the memory.
Athlons are apparently fussy about memory, so I ended up slapping 256 megs
of Crucial EC 133 RAM in there, and that did away with any hardware problems.
I was also having problems in Win 98 before the memory upgrade. Now
everything works well in Windows, and we're getting there on the Linux
side.
<p>Cheers,
<p>..robert..
<br>
<p>workerbee wrote:
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I want to see some real cases with
Linux on K7, and how it performs? What is your MB, hd, video card,
nic, etc, and was there any problem? thanks
<br>--
<br>the WorkerBee
<br><a href="http://www.PriceHive.com">http://www.PriceHive.com</a> Tired
of high gas price? Beat them online!
<br>Buy books Online? We compare prices from major online
bookstores!</blockquote>
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