Linux-Hardware Digest #630, Volume #12 Thu, 6 Apr 00 20:13:40 EDT
Contents:
Re: Amptron Motherboard compatibility? (Edward Lee)
Re: CDRECORD *shmget failed* (Dances With Crows)
Re: How to change network cards? (Dances With Crows)
Re: high altitude modern systems performance (Robin)
Re: Linux sucks? Maybe not. (Dan)
Gmake errors... (Dan)
Re: don'ts ("Thomas J. Canich")
Re: high altitude modern systems performance
Re: How to change network cards? (Edward Lee)
Re: XWAVE 3000 PCI SOUNDCARD (duncan)
HP 880c and Linux RH 6.2 ("Jie Ding")
Re: SCSI and IDE disk problems (JA)
Re: BOOKS ON LINUX ? (JA)
3comEtherlink III problem and Syquest Syjet Problem ("Paxus")
ECRIX 66GB Tape Drive (Bob Dusek)
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From: Edward Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Amptron Motherboard compatibility?
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 06:29:51 -0700
Afirmative, everything works and everything sucks. First of all, it won't boot
my Cryrix 300 unless I underclock it at 266. Mp3 sound pauses even in
console video. Lan works fine so far (but I haven't try 100T yet). X is
unusable, with the mouse and screen in slow motions. I will try a K6-2 500 and
see what happen? By the way, can you e-mail me the winmodem driver (source
preferred), just to see how bad it is? Any way, this board is fine for my
gateway/firewall/router, but not for a workstation.
Jason Byrne wrote:
> hmmm... I just read Scott's reply - sounds like incredibly bad luck.
>
> I actually have three M748LMRT boards with *all* hardware working fine...
> including winmodems - and I have no complaints.
>
> I'm curious if the problem computers were using ATX power supplies.
> Personally... I have never wanted ATX... and always opt for AT power
> supplies.
>
> I *do not* agree with the graphics configuration that Amptron suggests - I
> use XFree86-3.3.6.. and in combination with 'sax' w/SuSE... card is
> automagically detected to use the svga server. If Amptron would look in
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/README.SiS... some of the options they are specifying
> in /etc/XF86Config are already defaults. The Xsis.rpm/.tgz is pretty old
> now - was nice when it was the first support option - but I've had weird
> color problems with Netscape using that driver.
>
> I don't agree with the Option "noaccel"... as that will lock up my system
> *every* time.
>
> I use Option "fast_vram" and Option "pci_burst_on"... running 16-bit color
> for best acceleration.
>
> For the sound (C-Media 8738 - cmpci.o) and ethernet (Davicom9102 - dmfe.o),
> the drivers for *my* board are already included w/SuSE 6.3. As I mentioned
> above - the winmodems are also working...
>
> I have seen the modem drivers at 'David's Support Site' - sorry I don't have
> the URL handy - (claims to be primary Amptron tech?) in binary form - and
> was enticed by the newer version in comparison to the drivers I use - but
> the binaries didn't work for me... and I reverted to the older drivers I
> already had working... compiled from source.
>
> Am I being subtle about ripping the Amptron info? These boards seem to be
> labeled differently depending on vendor... and alternate information is
> available in several places - Amptron being my *least* favorite.
>
> Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Hello,
> > I'm going to build a Linux box and I was wondering if anyone has had
> > any luck with an "all inclusive" Socket 7 motherboard. The one I'm
> > looking at has AGP Video (8 meg shared) and an ESS sound chip.
> > The brand is Amptron and the model is 0598.
> > http://www.amptron.com
> >
> > According to the manufacturer, it is compatible.
> > I bought a copy of SuSE 6.3 to use.
> >
> > Any thoughts or comments are greatly appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Paul
> >
> >
> > Here is some information from their web site:
> > ============================
> >
> > Linux SiS620/530 VGA Drivers
> >
> > Installation, Usage, and Release Document
> > All brand or product names mentioned are trademarks or
> > registered trademarks of their respective holders.
> >
> > Introduction
> >
> > This document includes SiS620/530 VGA Driver Installation and
> > Configuration for Linux system. So far, this Linux driver supports
> > Redhat 6.0, Openlinux 2.0, and Slackware 3.6. That means this Linux
> > driver has been or will be tested based on these three Linux systems.
> >
> > Table of Contents
> >
> > This document contains the following sections:
> >
> > 1. SiS620/530 VGA Drivers Contents
> > 2. System Requirements
> > 3. Example of SiS620/530 Linux VGA Driver Setup and System
> > Configuration
> >
> > 1. SiS620/530 VGA Linux Drivers Contents
> >
> > SiS620/530 VGA Linux Drivers Package includes one file of SiS620/530
> > Linux driver binary, one example file of XF86configure and this
> > readme.txt. (For Rev. 1.00 and newer, date: 07/19/99)
> >
> > 2. System Requirements
> >
> > This section describes system requirements for the SiS620/530 VGA
> > Driver installation and usage.
> >
> > 1. The hardware system must contain a SiS620/530 chipset.
> > 2. You must have XFree86 3.3.3.1 dated after January 7, 1999.
> >
> > 3. Example of SiS620/530 Linux VGA Driver Setup and System
> > Configuration
> >
> > 1. SiS620/530 Linux VGA Driver Setup/Installation
> >
> > a. Copy XF86_SVGA.gz to Linux HDD
> > b. Gunzip XF86_SVGA.gz
> > c. Copy XF86_SVGA to /usr/X11R6/bin
> > d. Run xf86config (See System Configuration Section)
> > e. Vi XF86Config (under the directory /etc/X11)
> > f. Add following lines in "Device" section in XF86Config
> > Option "hw_cursor"
> > Option "noaccel"
> > Option "no_bitblt"
> > Option "linear"
> > g. Run startx
> >
> > 2. System Configuration--The recommended setting parameter as you run
> > xf86config (Only for reference, these settings are system specific or
> > Linux dependent)
> >
> > a. First specify a mouse protocol type. Choose one from the
> > following list:
> > �K
> > 4) PS/2 Mouse
> > Enter a protocol number: 4
> >
> > b. If your mouse has only two buttons, it is recommended that you
> > enable Emulate3Buttons.
> > Do you want to enable Emulate3Buttons? Y
> >
> > Now give the full device name that the mouse is connected to,
> > for example /dev/tty00.
> > Just pressing enter will use the default, /dev/mouse.
> > Mouse device: /dev/mouse
> >
> > c. Beginning with Xfree86 3.1.2D, you can use the new X11R6.1
> > XKEYBOARD extension to manage
> > the keyboard layout. �K
> >
> > Please answer the following question with either 'y' or 'n'.
> > Do you want to use XKB? Y
> > �K
> > Press enter to continue, or Ctrl-c to abort. Enter
> >
> > d. List of preconfigured keymaps:
> > 1. Standard 101-key, US encoding
> > �K
> > Enter a number to choose the keymap. 1
> > �K
> > Press enter to continue, or Ctrl-c to abort. Enter
> >
> > e. �K hsync in kHz; monitor type with characteristic modes
> > �K
> > 10 31.5-82.0; Monitor that can do 1280x1024 @ 76Hz
> > Enter your choice (1-11): 10
> >
> > f. You must indicate the vertical sync range of your monitor.
> > �K
> > 4. 40-150
> > Enter your choice: 4
> > �K
> > Enter an identifier for your monitor definition: enter
> > Enter the vender name of your monitor: enter
> > Enter the model name of your monitor: enter
> > �K
> > Do you want to look at the card database? N
> >
> > g. The following servers are available:
> > �K
> > 3. The XF86_SVGA server.
> > Which one of these screen types do you intend to run?
> > By default (1-4)? 3
> > Please answer the following question with either 'y'
> > or 'n'.
> > Do you want me to set the symbolic link? Y
> > Do you want to set it in /var/X11R6/bin? Y
> > �K
> > h. How much video memory do you have on your video card?
> > �K
> > 6 Other
> > Enter your choice: 6
> > Amount of video memory in Kbytes: 8192
> >
> > The strings are free form, spaces are allowed.
> > Enter an identifier for your video card definition:
> > enter
> > Enter the vendor name of your video card: enter
> > Enter the model (board) name of your video card: enter
> > �K
> > i. Enter a number to choose the corresponding RAMDAC. Press enters
> > for
> > the next page, q for quit without selection of a RAMDAC.
> > Q
> >
> > j. �K Just press enter if you don't want a Clockchip setting.
> > What Clockchip setting do you want (1-12)? Enter
> > �K
> > You must be root to be able to run X-probeonly now.
> > Do you want me to run 'X-probeonly" now? N
> >
> > k. �K 5 the modes are OK, continue.
> > Enter your Choice: 5
> >
> > L. Shall I write it to /etc/X11/XF86config? Y
> >
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: CDRECORD *shmget failed*
Date: 06 Apr 2000 14:00:26 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 06 Apr 2000 09:49:07 +0200, Valette Jean-S�bastien
<<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>Il s'agit d'un message multivolet au format MIME.
Ne faites-�a jamais! MIME est inconv�nient pour les gens qui utilise
{tin, slrn, rn, etc.}
>cdrecord 18 is bet and kernel 2.3.XX are beta... so they may have bug :-(
>cdrecord 1.8 release are stabe with kernel 2.2.13.
>I use the SG2 driver from Schilling and it works fine.
>> [root@24 /root]# cdrecord dev=0,0,0 -blank=all
>> cdrecord: Invalid argument. shmget failed
>> Now I did a man on shmget, and I am assumeing by what i was reading that
>> it has to do with a memorey allocation problem. Is there something I am
[snip]
For kernel 2.3.XX, you need to put another line in your /etc/fstab if you
wish to use cdrecord. That line is like so:
none /var/shm shm exec,dev,suid,rw 0 0
Shared memory is now apparently a filesystem. (Seems weird to me, but I
guess the kernel developers had a reason.) The "suid,rw" bits worry me,
but since the man page for mount(8) hasn't really been updated yet, I have
no idea exactly what's going on.[0] I did that and cdrecord's been
working well with 2.3.99-pre3.
[0] I know, but reading kernel code makes my head spin. One of these
days....
--
Matt G / Dances With Crows \###| Programmers are playwrights
There is no Darkness in Eternity \##| Computers are lousy actors
But only Light too dim for us to see \#| Lusers are vicious drama critics
(Unless, of course, you're working with NT)\| BOFHen burn down theatres.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: How to change network cards?
Date: 06 Apr 2000 14:12:52 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 06 Apr 2000 04:57:25 GMT, Lord Petrosky
<<8ch5ff$n23$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>ever since using linux i always installed my cards during system
>installation (and prayed that the driver was there). but how does one
>change cards after system installation? and what if the driver is not
>in the system files?
You're still thinking like a Windows user. The drivers for a huge
selection of nework cards are all in /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/ in source
form. So, it's kernel module compilation time!
Further reading: http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/NET3-4-HOWTO.html
for the full story. The abbreviated guide's below.
[from an X session]
$ xhost +localhost
$ su -
# export DISPLAY=0:0
# cd /usr/src/linux
# make xconfig
(find your network card, and select it with the "M" option)
# make modules modules_install
# depmod -a
You should also change /etc/conf.modules ; mine has a line that says
alias eth0 3c59x
because I have a 3c590 Ethernet card. If you're putting in a DEC Tulip
card, you'd modify that line so it said,
alias eth0 tulip
for example. Modify depending on your card.
--
Matt G / Dances With Crows \###| Programmers are playwrights
There is no Darkness in Eternity \##| Computers are lousy actors
But only Light too dim for us to see \#| Lusers are vicious drama critics
(Unless, of course, you're working with NT)\| BOFHen burn down theatres.
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From: Robin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems
Subject: Re: high altitude modern systems performance
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 14:23:53 -0400
David Rencher wrote:
> There are special laptops for environmental conditions. Some are sealed for
> water proof up to 10,000 feet below the water level. They cost a freaking
> fortune but it might solve some of your issues.
People use laptops on airplanes all the time, and I've never heard of a laptop
owner having problems like yours... What's your mean time to failure? You said
something about a problem with your sister's machine, was it something that
happened quickly? If not, then it's probably just time exposed to the high
altitude, but if they fail quickly, then maybe a laptop's the answer?
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From: Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: Linux sucks? Maybe not.
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 19:25:21 +0100
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
muttered...
> Folks,
>
> Sorry about the length of this post. I thought I would add a little something
> to this thread. Take with a grain of salt. ;)
>
> Dick Brown wrote in comp.os.linux.hardware, networking, portable:
>
> > I would never say that I purchased MS because it is supported.
>
<snip>
> one... I'll reload Windows2000(tm) and try it out.
First of all, I'm new to this group (and linux) and so I don't want to
get people P**sed off for what I'm gonna say. Thats not my intention,
but I can't help but add my two cents. (So bear with me please)
I have been using computers since 1981. And my first PC was a 286.
So having grown up on MS products, I both love them and hate them.
Dos was great when it was a standalone product. Win3.1 and Win95 were a
joke. Win 98 overcame a lot of problems but is a bloated and unstable
system. Though for 80-90 of the home market (and secretary office work
etc.) the only real option.
I say this as, although a C, C++ programmer and a Web developer, I have
found many versions of linux extremely fiddly and awkward.
Having no prior knowledge of linux, getting redhat 6.0 to work with my
voodoo3 was a nightmare.
I have had the win2K beta 2195 on my system for 6 months now. And apart
from an initial lack of hardware drivers (sound familiar linux users?),
it has been a revelation. Rock solid, no blue screens of death, multi-
tasking is great (although still a memory hog, I rec at least 128 MB),
network throughput (TCP/IP included) is vastly improved and it works
with ALL my software. (except Norton 2000 series, you work that one
out?!?!) So I am happy with it, and it is by far the best so far from
MS.
However, with more networking capabilities being called on me at work
(including an Apache type set up), I have decided to try linux again.
I am using Mandrake 7.0 (with KDE), and it is far easier than previous
versions of redhat I have tried. So I am now getting my hands dirty.
I have had several teething problems (the main one being that my isp
would not give me their DNS ip, and pppd won't work without it). But
that is the joy of using a system from scratch, you want to do something
and you learn by your mistakes and successes. However my previous point
still stands, that Joe bloggs who buys his PC from PC world is not going
to have a clue what to do with an OS like linux. Even with the improved
hardware installation and GUIs, it still requires a certain amount of
computer knowledge and experience. An average user likes to double click
on setup, and 2 minutes later have a working program, getting them to
tar, ./configure, gmake, su, gmake etc is not practical to them.
But I personally love linux now, (for example, I have spent ages using
different programs, and writing scripts for IRC on Win, only to find
that xchat already does most of what I want) and only return to win2K to
play TFC.
Although I'll be happier once I've got my mousewheel working and my TV
card running...
--
Dan
UK
Shaolin ICQ #37847165
THE AGHLTFC NG SITE
http://www.aghltfc.co.uk
"You hip hop you hip it to the hop and you hip hip hop
and you don't stop rockin to the bang bang boogie
say up jump the boogie to the rhythm of the boogada beat."
"Okay brain you don't like me and I don't like you, but
lets get through this and I'll get back to killing you with beer"
Homer Simpson
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From: Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Gmake errors...
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 19:25:50 +0100
Can someone help me please.
I am a newbie to linux. Having installed mandrake 7.0 on Tuesday.
(using KDE) I have managed to get all of my hardware working except for
my Hauppauge PCI TV card.
I have downloaded both the bttv and xawtv from the site. However the
install notes are not clear. (I wish all install notes were like those
with xchat, step by step console commands...)
After tar them, I can't ./configure or gmake or make them. ./configure
doesn't exist, and I get error reports for the make commands.
Can someone please help me. As the TV drivers for win2K are worse than
useless, and I was hoping that linux would/could do it better.
I can't seem to find any decent documentation regarding this issue.
Any help would be appreciated, and the simpler the better.
Thanks in advance..
(PS. Is licq compatible with ICQ? ie. can I see my contacts from my win
ICQ list...)
--
Dan
UK
Shaolin ICQ #37847165
THE AGHLTFC NG SITE
http://www.aghltfc.co.uk
"You hip hop you hip it to the hop and you hip hip hop
and you don't stop rockin to the bang bang boogie
say up jump the boogie to the rhythm of the boogada beat."
"Okay brain you don't like me and I don't like you, but
lets get through this and I'll get back to killing you with beer"
Homer Simpson
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From: "Thomas J. Canich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: don'ts
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 14:15:29 -0400
see the hardware how-to on linuxdoc.org
"If you can't win on the scoreboard, hit them with your fists."
--Mike, on the penguins losing to the islanders
On Sat, 1 Apr 2000, alexander rauscher wrote:
>
> hi!
>
> i am a linux newbie. i want to use suse 6.4. my question is which hardware
> i must not use. i hope this question is not too general. but i think its
> bett er than asking something like ' i bought the soundcard XYZ. will it
> work under linux ?'
>
> regards
>
> alex
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems
Subject: Re: high altitude modern systems performance
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 18:36:39 GMT
On Thu, 6 Apr 2000 07:52:21 -0600, David Rencher
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Have you ever thought of buying an Etcha Sketch and a mechanical type
>writer? Those probably wouldn't give you too much trouble.
>
>There are special laptops for environmental conditions. Some are sealed for
>water proof up to 10,000 feet below the water level. They cost a freaking
>fortune but it might solve some of your issues.
>
>If it is a pressure issue in the chips you might look into how groups like
>NASA, the NAVY, and the airlines deal with this issue. I mean those guys
>all fly in excess of 30,000 feet with computer equipment. I can't believe
>that they have these kind of issues. I'm wondering if they have specially
>built equipment for low pressure environments. (NASA shoule be fairly
>obvious in that regard.)
>
Never heard of cabin presurization? You'll expire long before the laptop
malfunctions.
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From: Edward Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to change network cards?
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 07:17:53 -0700
You can load network drivers as modules. I am constantly switching
between Linksys, Realtek and Davicom drivers. See http://linnix.com for
download and setup.
Lord Petrosky wrote:
> hi,
>
> ever since using linux i always installed my cards during system
> installation (and prayed that the driver was there). but how does one
> change cards after system installation? and what if the driver is not
> in the system files?
>
> tia,
>
> LP
>
> --
> Do not waste your time by night or day.
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (duncan)
Subject: Re: XWAVE 3000 PCI SOUNDCARD
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 19:02:28 GMT
Hi Mike
I have one and it works fine. It is supported by ALSA (which I use)
or OSS and the driver to use is fm801.
http://www.alsa-project.org
http://www.opensound.com
Your card was made by labway and there site is not worth visiting.
http://www.labway.com
Regards
Duncan
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 6 Apr 3900 13:41:50, nospam/?@?!$� wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a Xwave300 PCI Soundcard, it is picked up by sndconfig in Linux
> mandrake or redhat, but I can not get it to work.
>
> Has anyone got this to work and if so how
>
> When will it be included
>
> thanks
>
>
> mike
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From: "Jie Ding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HP 880c and Linux RH 6.2
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 15:04:27 -0400
Hi,
My RH6.2 prints wired thing on HP880c. Where can I download drivers for 880?
Thanks,
Jie
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (JA)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: SCSI and IDE disk problems
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 15:08:53 -0400
A 5% defect (DOA) ratio is not unheard of in the hard drive
business..Return it!
Most new drives are under a 3 to 5 year waranttee and good companies are
so cooperative they usually don't even ask for a receipt..They just check
the MFG date of the drive based on the serial number and make amends from
there...Usually an exchange..
In article <4k5bc8.e92.ln@localhost>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Knut A. Nilsen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> : The power supply theory is interesting - never thought of that. The computer
> : is allready stuffed with tape drive, CDRom, Zip drive etc - I'll look into
> : that.
> :
> : However, as a test, I took the new IDE disk (/dev/hdc) home this weekend and
> : tried to run fdisk and mke2fs on it on my own PC (running Slackware 7) which
> : has much less hardware on it. Got the same errors when running mke2fs on it
> : there - so I have to assume that the brand new unused drive is toast...? And
> : that it's just a coincidence that this new drive was broken at the same time
> : as I found out about the problems with the other, older drives (/dev/sda and
> : /dev/hda)....?
>
> It's not unheard of for something to not work right out of the box. It's also
> a bit of a coincidence that the other drive doesn't work, either. Maybe the
> new IDE disk is broken, and that it's pulling down the power supply?
>
> : Or am I doing something wrong setting up the disk?
>
> Doesn't look like it.
>
> Stu
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (JA)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: BOOKS ON LINUX ?
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 15:24:30 -0400
Most Unix books apply..
I think "Unix Unbound" by Harley Hahn is an excellent one as a second
book,(the first being the intro to whatever distribution you may have).
In article <8ciap4$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Johannes Nix
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve) writes:
>
> > On Wed, 05 Apr 2000 00:09:37 +0200, Luca Marchese wrote:
> > >ALL THE BOOKS ON LINUX IN THE WORLD ARE HERE
> > >
> > >SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS GUIDE
> > >
> >
> > Are they all written in block capitals?
> >
>
> Muahahaha!
>
> I think that the problem with books about Linux is that the subject is
> changing far to fast for most books being useful for more than one or
> two years. At least newbies should read first the users' guide and
> then most howtos and then they should ask around to borrow some really
> good books which will last for twenty years or more. They are
> recommended in various reading lists which are floating around.
>
> But from someone who doesn't respect the basic rules for the usenet I
> wouldn't even dream to expect that he has grasped enough Unix and
> network culture to sell ONE good book about Linux.
>
> Johannes
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From: "Paxus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 3comEtherlink III problem and Syquest Syjet Problem
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 15:46:24 -0400
1. My first problem is with the SyQuest Syjet.
I tried all instructions given from the parallel port/scsi drive page
related and it's still not functioning. Will anyone who's actually installed
one of these things help me out with some detailed instructions?
2. I have an Etherlink III LAN/PC card (3C589C) installed on a refurbished
Dell Latitude XPi. It does not have a CD-ROM drive, so I'm trying to install
SuSE via NFS from one of my other linux machines. I do know that the NFS
setup is correct because I tested it with 2 other linux machines.
To make the story shorter, I get the double beep, so it recognizes the
card,:
(three lines of 'cs:IO port probe') ends clean
(memory probe line) ends clean
eth0: 3Com 3c589, port 0x300, irq 3, Auto port, hw_addr 00:02:00:A0:82:D4
Now, after giving all the IP information, it tells me "trying to mount <IP
of NFS server>:/CD-ROM" which is all correct, then it sits there and does
nothing.
finally, it tells me it failed, "unknown error"
>From checking the other terminals, I learn that the Ethernet adapter
autoswitches to 10base T, and nothing else happens. I also know that if I
unplug the network cable, I'll get transmit errors.
I've tried changing irqs and I still get the same problem. Does anyone have
any ideas?
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From: Bob Dusek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ECRIX 66GB Tape Drive
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 14:43:59 -0500
Hello all,
On the linuxtapecert website, the ECRIX VXA-1 tape drive is listed as
one of the Linux-compatible tape drives.
On CDW-G, I recently found one of these mamas:
ECRIX VXA-1 DPR 66GB INT TDKIT-FSCSI
$747.77
I would like to purchase one, because 66GB sounds pretty sweet to have
for a tape backup. But, $747.77 is a lot of money... and I was
wondering if there was anyone out there who has experience with ECRIX..
or even better - with the ECRIX VXA-1 DPR 66GB INT TDKIT-FSCSI.
Please advise.
Thank you,
Bob
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