Linux-Hardware Digest #609, Volume #12 Tue, 4 Apr 00 15:13:09 EDT
Contents:
allied telesyn at-2700 driver in linux? ("Ron S")
Re: Is This HardWare of OS ..? (John Gluck)
Re: anybody using new AIT technology tape drives? (Shawn Laemmrich)
Corel Linux Ethernet/Soundcard - newbie ("Ian Argent")
Re: My serial port ttyS3 doesn't work ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Multi-port Tulip config q's (Trevor Coghlan)
SV: HELP! Linux partitions reported as FAT16! Partition ID error? ("sTRuL")
Re: Dual celeron system? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Looking for help with Greystone GS-120 PCMCIA dock ("red hat linux user")
Re: ATA66 and Linux ("Bobby Hitt")
Re: Dual processor ("Japie")
Re: 'Domain Not Bound' ? What's This Error ?? (Timothy Riehle)
Re: Which of these Ethernet Cards? (Jean-Michel AKA Disk)
Experiences, good or bad, with buypogo.com? (Barnet Wagman)
Re: Linux printing question... (Kevin J Dressel)
Re: Linux post-install boot problems on K6II system (Kevin J Dressel)
Re: Speed of AMD K6-2 System (Scott Alfter)
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From: "Ron S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: allied telesyn at-2700 driver in linux?
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 12:16:31 -0400
Does anyone know if the Allied Telesyn AT-2700 network card is supported in
linux? I don't know what chip set this board is using and I don't see any linux
reference for this board in the company web page. I'm trying to find a board
that will run 100 Base-FX (100 mbit fiber optic). The only other card I found
is the 3COM 3C905B. If anyone has any other suggestions, I'd be interested in
hearing them.
Thanks,
Ron
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From: John Gluck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux
Subject: Re: Is This HardWare of OS ..?
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 12:03:32 -0400
Desmond Coughlan wrote:
>
[SNIP]
> The thing I find strange is that this *always* happens at the same time:
> just after midnight.
>
[SNIP]
Since it always happens at about the same time, look at what cron jobs
are set to run at that time.
Also look at other machines in your network to see if they want to do
something at about that time.
--
John Gluck (Passport Kernel Design Group)
(613) 765-8392 ESN 395-8392
Unless otherwise stated, any opinions expressed here are strictly my own
and do not reflect any official position of Nortel Networks.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Shawn Laemmrich)
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: Re: anybody using new AIT technology tape drives?
Date: 4 Apr 2000 16:14:28 GMT
Michal Szymanski ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Said something like:
: Hi all,
: I'm looking for people having any experience with new Advanced
: Intelligent Tape (AIT) drives, possibly the AIT-2 standard
: (and willing to share this experience ;-)
: Is it supported by standard SCSI/tape drivers in Solaris/Linux?
: Does it really have "advertised" performance?
: Which vendors to choose? Etc. etc. etc.
: Any information will be appreciated,
I currently use a Seagate AIT2 (actually made by sony I believe).
And it works great. There is support for them under solaris -- not
sure about linux. Basically all you need to do is add a couple of
lines to your st.conf file and re-boot. I'm getting close to the
maximum compression and pretty fast ~12M/s. No problems either,
not like my old 8mm or dat drives. In short I wholeheartly
recommend it.
Shawn
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From: "Ian Argent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Corel Linux Ethernet/Soundcard - newbie
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 17:29:39 +0100
Hi
I am a recent Linux person, I have installed the Corel Linux distribution
because I have heard that it is the easiest to start with.
Once I finished installing this (Intel) everything seemed OK. Problem is I
have no sound card or Ethernet card
The Ethernet card is a 3com 3c509
The Soundcard is a Soundblaster AWE64 (OEM)
I have spoken to various people but know one seems to be able to give me the
definitive answer!
Could someone let me know how to check what devices are loading and what
command line information to type to enable these devices.
I have written down the Win98 settings for these as its a dual boot system
Thanks in advance
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: My serial port ttyS3 doesn't work
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 16:41:34 GMT
In article <8c2g93$rt0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Gustin Kiffney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Try setting ttyS2 to use irq 11. The irq 9 cascades interrupts from
> the higher interrupt controller down to irq 2 (it doesn't matter what
> this means, it's a vestigial hardware compatibility thing from the old
> IBM XT and AT days 20 years ago), and the serial port code might have
> a problem with 2 or 9 for the port.
>
I also forgot to mention a third reason which I haven't pursued
IRQ conflicts further. The serial HOWTO recommends
as part of the troubleshooting process, to use "setserial" to configure
the ports to use IRQ 0. This is a flag which says to use a polling
mechanism rather than interrupts. This requires more CPU, but
should clearly identify any problems due to IRQ conflicts. I set both
ports, ttyS2 and ttyS3, to use IRQ 0, with no improvement. This leads
me to think it is some other conflict or configuration problem.
Someone let me know if I drew the wrong conclusion.
Thanks,
rkarmo
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From: Trevor Coghlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Multi-port Tulip config q's
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 17:05:03 GMT
Hello Michael ..
Yup, tried the alias statement in modules.conf. same result.
I'm pretty sure once I get it working i'm going to slap myself for the
silly error, but I just haven't found it yet...
The card is from CeLan.
Michael Faurot wrote:
>
> Trevor Coghlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> : I have a 4 port DEC tulip based PCI ethernet card that I am trying to
> : configure.
>
> Cool. By chance do you know where to get these or the two-port
> variety cheaply?
>
> : eth0 starts and works correctly. However eth1 to eth3 receive get this
> : message on startup:
>
> : Setting up network device eth1
> : SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
>
> : I assume that I need to add some statement in the modules.conf file, but
> : haven't been able to determine what it is.
>
> : Any suggestions ??
>
> I don't have one of these, but do have two tulip based cards in my
> system. Have you tried something along these lines?
>
> alias eth0 tulip
> alias eth1 tulip
> alias eth2 tulip
> alias eth3 tulip
>
> --
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Michael | mfaurot | May your camel be as swift as the wind.
> Faurot | atww.net |
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From: "sTRuL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SV: HELP! Linux partitions reported as FAT16! Partition ID error?
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 19:06:44 +0200
Thanks!
It worked!
I don't know what I'd be doing without these newsgroups!
sTRuL
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: Dual celeron system?
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 16:58:14 GMT
I'm running 2x366's at 550 on a BP6. This board and cpu combination is
still about the best bargain around. Check out www.bp6.com for info
about the new cpu's and compatibility. Good luck!
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> My dual Pentium Pro 200 MHz system is finally reaching the end of its
> life, and it's time for me to upgrade. I'm not particularly interested
> in forking out the dough for a dual Pentium III system (not to mention
> the fact that availability is a joke lately), but a dual Celeron
system
> sounds good.
>
> I looked through some online catalogues of local shops, and the only
> dual Celeron motherboard I could find was the ABIT BP6. From the user
> guide (freely downloadable), it is listed as only working with speeds
up
> to 433 MHz.
>
> The latest Celeron speeds available are 500 and 533 MHz. Does anyone
> know if these simply will not work with the BP6, or is it just the
case
> that the documentation writers for it listed the highest speed Celeron
> available at the time?
>
> Any other suggestions for someone interested in upgrading to a dual
> Celeron system, given that he's been running a dual Pentium Pro for
> several years? Thanks.
>
> --
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From: "red hat linux user" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Looking for help with Greystone GS-120 PCMCIA dock
Date: 4 Apr 2000 17:31:41 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Can some kind soul give an idea of how Red Hat Linux 6.x can be made
to work with a Greystone GS-120 PCMCIA card dock (an ISA card that's
made to take PCMCIA cards like notebooks do -- I hope to recycle my
relatively large collection of PCMCIA cards!) in simple words?
[It appears that no PCMCIA reader was recognized; nothing shows in
/proc/devices corresponding to PCMCIA.]
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From: "Bobby Hitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: ATA66 and Linux
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 13:44:42 -0400
I've been downloading the various 2.3.x kernels to see where RAID/1/4/5 was
removed, so far haven't found it. Of course at 19-23 MB per file, it's going
to take a while :^)
BTW what type drives are you using? I've used nothing but Maxtor drives for
years, but have seen a couple posts about Maxtors not working with the
Promise udma66 controller.
Bobby
"Michael Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8cd13u$j8i$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Bobby Hitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Is kernel version "2.3.4" a misprint? I'm looking at the 2.3.x kernels
now,
> > and so far, I see support for the Promise controllers, but don't see
support
> > for software RAID-1/4/5, which I need.
> >
> > Bobby
>
> Nope, it's 2.3.4. I'm booting it as a secondary choice in Lilo. So
> far the only thing I've noticed is I didn't get sound unless
> I compiled es1371 ensonique in the kernel instead of as a module.
> Disk response is definitely snappier. I don't think I even enabled
> the write-ahead caching. One thing to note, you have to do the
> make config to select the PDC* support or you won't see the Ultra66.
> Also according to a note on the patch page you have to put the param
> idex=ata66 in addition to the ide2=0xyyyy,0xyyyy to let it know you
> have the udma cable from the controller to the drive(where the 'x'
> is your ide channel, in my case ide2.)
>
> I'm not sure how far the raid dev. has gone as I just have the
> single drive using ata66, not raid.
>
> --
>
> Mike
> --
> "I don't want to belong to any club that would have *me* as a member!"
> -- Groucho Marx
>
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From: "Japie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Dual processor
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 19:40:01 +0200
> Om NT4 and 2000 its no problem so its linux-related.
> Please help me.
Not linux but BIOS related , problem solved.
Sorry for this.
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From: Timothy Riehle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 'Domain Not Bound' ? What's This Error ??
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 12:59:47 -0500
You've configured you system to run the ypbind daemon and it's complaining
that it can't find an NIS (yellow pages) server. I'm guessing you probably
don't need NIS, and if this is enabled I'm guessing that a lot of other
services you don't need are probably running too. I don't have experience
with Caldera, but you should probably be able to shutdown these services
(and keep them from starting each time you boot) with their configuration
utility Lizard.
On Sun, 2 Apr 2000, Lucky wrote:
> I just loaded up COL 2.4 When starting netscape it goes to sites
> but I get an error that says :
>
> YPBindProc_Domain: Domain not bound
>
> On top I also get a little netscape error that says:
>
> "Netscape subprocess diagnostics: Stdout/Stderr
>
> Anyone know what this error is and how to correct it?
>
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From: Jean-Michel AKA Disk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.slackware
Subject: Re: Which of these Ethernet Cards?
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 14:37:18 -0400
What's wrong with 3com 905 series? It's probably the best card
(performance/support) right now!
J.M
Ron Reeder wrote:
> Edward Lee wrote:
> >
> > I would not pay $69 for Intel or 3com. I vote for Linksys LNE100TX ($15
> > after rebate here in San Diego) or
> > Netsurf (RTL8139) 10T/100T ($20) . I have a RTL8029 (eth0), RTL8139 (eth1),
> > LNE100TX (eth2) and SN3200 (eth3)
> > on my NFS/Samba server.
> >
> No you're all wrong...
>
> Get the SIS 10/100
>
> $13/Card at local screw shop.
>
> Works better than my 3COM 905 by any measure,
> ease of use, speed. The card just works.
>
> Installed it under both all and Linux 2.2.12, 2.2.14, and 2.3.99pre4
>
> > >
> > > > "Dr. Tim Schmidt" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I need to replace a Farallon ethernet card to continue having use of
> > > > > my cable modem and am looking for feedback and suggestions on what to
> > > > > get. The card being replaced is a simple PCI 10Base-T card. What I
> > > > > have availabe to me are the following:
> > > > >
> > > > > 1) Linksys Etherfast 10\100 LAN Card ~ $27.00
> > > > >
> > > > > 2) Netgear FA310TX Card ~ $29.95
> > > > >
> > > > > 3) D-Link DFE-530TX Card ~ $37.00
> > > > >
> > > > > 4) Intel EitherExpress Pro 10/100 Card ~ $69.00
> > > > >
> > > > > I am new to Linux/Slack 7.0 so I am not sure which of these are well
> > > > > supported or run well under Linux. I also dual-boot NT.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for your suggestions!
> > > > >
> > > > > Dr. Tim Schmidt
> > > >
> > > > I'm using the Netgear FA310-TX. It uses the DEPCA chip from DEC and Red
> > > > HAT 6.1 uses the tulip.o driver for this card. It works just fine.
> > >
> > > You didn't mention the NIC I consider to be the best in the industry ...
> > > and that's the 3Com 905 (could be B-TX or C-TX or straight 905-TX).
> > > Before I'd pay 69 bucks for an Intel NIC I'd get a 3Com NIC for the about
> > > the same price that will not only out perform all the other NICs (when
> > > splitting hairs) but comes with free tech support and a lifetime warranty.
> > >
> > > - RC
>
> --
>
> +-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
> | Ron Reeder | [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
> | Denver Technical Support | Phone: (303) 389-4408 |
> | Western Geophysical Company | Fax: (303) 595-0667 |
> +-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
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From: Barnet Wagman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Experiences, good or bad, with buypogo.com?
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 13:36:47 -0500
I'm thinking about buying a box from buypogo.com but don't
know anyone who has dealt with them. Any comments would
be appreciated. Also, any other recommendation of Linux-oriented
hardware vendors would be useful. (Unfortuntely, VA systems
doesn't sell what I need.)
Thanks
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email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Kevin J Dressel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux printing question...
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 13:51:09 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For mine, the manual says to use the HP Laserjet IIp as a second choice
for the kx-p4410 (as I did back in the days of win3.1). It kinda workds
OK (at least with the test page printing). My main problem is lack of
memory. I'm going to have to upgrade, I guess. Luckily, it'll only set
me back $90.
later,
kevin
Bob Moore wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Hi, I have a Panasonic KXP-6100 and I am still trying to find a way of printing
> under Linux.
>
> I tried emulating Laserjet II etc. but no joy. Any ideas?
>
> Bob Moore
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From: Kevin J Dressel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux post-install boot problems on K6II system
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 14:05:38 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
OK, so now I have a follow up question. I thought it was working since
it appeared to be printing (at least sort of) using the test page
feature of RH6.1's printtool. The only problem I ran into was due to
low memory. However, since then, I've tried to set it up with Samba,
but, alas I have failed. I also tried to print a text file from the
prompt (outside of kde) and it too kind of fails. For instance, I sent
a command to print a text document:
lpr text.txt
Since there is only one printer, I figured this would work. However, it
returns the following statement:
bash: /home/dressel/.bashrc: Permission denied
dressel is my account on the machine, though it give this same error
regardless of whether I am logged as root or as dressel. Would this be
a permissions error somewhere? I have done nothing to the files that
Red Had supposedly set up when I installed the printer.
In any case, I thought that this problem may have related to the Samba
problems. I'm definitely no expert here, so any help is great!
In the future, I'd like to try a different printer que. I tried for
kicks to install pdq, but I have thus far been unable to get it to print
anything.
Cheers,
Kevin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Scott Alfter)
Subject: Re: Speed of AMD K6-2 System
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 19:08:46 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Herman Chen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>K6-2 comes only with 256k cache.... it's significantly slower than PII and
>K6-3....
The K6-III is the one with the on-die L2 cache; the K6-2 has no L2 cache at
all. Most motherboards for these processors have 512K-1M (sometimes as much
as 2M) of cache running at FSB speed; this cache serves as L2 cache with the
K6-2, but L3 cache with the K6-III.
I wouldn't characterize the K6-2 as being significantly slower than a PII; I
didn't notice much of a difference between them, at least at slower speeds
(my Linux server runs a 300-MHz K6-2).
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