Linux-Hardware Digest #641, Volume #12 Sat, 8 Apr 00 15:13:10 EDT
Contents:
Re: PCChips mobo's ("Graham Wharton")
Re: I am a reseller and need help (Bit Twister)
SIIG - VLB FAST SCSI 2 (Joe Ringer)
Re: I am a reseller and need help ("The Nice One")
Re: Netscape 6.0 Linux version (Cihl)
keyboard error ("StuartChadwick")
Re: I am a reseller and need help (Buchan Milne)
Problems with AHA-2940U2W w/ RH61, RH62 (Pat Cassidy)
Boca M65i Modem headaches ("Scott and Sherri Napier")
Re: Voodoo 3 2000 PCI (Joshua Baker-LePain)
Sound Blaster PCI128 Problems ("David Homer")
Athlon and Linux? (Aaron Walker)
Re: CD's play but there is no sound (Paul & Casey Young)
Sound Blaster PCI128 Problems ("David Homer")
Re: Voodoo 3 2000 PCI (Bruce Stephens)
I am a reseller and need help ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Athlon and Linux? (Rod Smith)
test don' read ("robert")
write error in swap file ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: .avi (Henrik Carlqvist)
Re: Internal ZIP disk (laptop) ("Eddie")
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From: "Graham Wharton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PCChips mobo's
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 15:14:44 +0100
oh right.
Yeahh I put alot of thought into my work machines, and usually buy very good
quality boards and peripherals. The NAT box being just something for me to
connect the network through, and occasionaly for telnetting into check email
externally, I wasn't too bothered about spending lots of money.
Graham
P.S. did your board have onboard sound on it. This has CMedia HT8738AM and I
am failing to get it to work, even after following manufacturers steps.
Isaac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> On Fri, 7 Apr 2000 01:08:15 +0100, Graham Wharton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> >Hi all.
> >
> >Just a quick question really. I've come accross a PCChips 585LMR-512
> >Motherboard which I would like to transfer into my NAT box, as it will be
> >faster than the current board that is in there (by a long way believe
me).
> >
> >The board uses the VIA-gra HT8501/HT82C686A chipset. I know RedHat's site
> >says that most PCChips motherboards will not run redhat due to their
> >chipsets.
> >
> I can't speak about your particular motherboard, but I'm using a
> pcchips 577. I'm using debian, and I haven't had any problems
> under linux. My experience under windows with some video capture hardware
> that isn't supported under linux suggests that this mobo is extremely
> flakey even compared to other via boards.
>
> While I'd be really surprised if you had problems running the board
> as a NAT only box, I wouldn't buy a pcchips board for much of anything
> else.
>
> Isaac
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bit Twister)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: I am a reseller and need help
Reply-To: The news group
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 14:52:17 GMT
Go here and see what you can see
http://www.redhat.com/corp/support/hardware/intel/61/rh6.1-hcl-i.ld.html
On Sun, 9 Apr 2000 00:59:46 +1200, The Nice One <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Ok I am a computer reseller in Dunedin New Zealand but I need some
>help/feedback about a proposed system I am hoping to offer as a Linux box.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joe Ringer)
Subject: SIIG - VLB FAST SCSI 2
Date: 8 Apr 2000 14:57:25 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I picked one of these up for use in an older system but it came with no
manuals. Any info or pointers to a manual would be great? How do I access
the bios on this thing?
--
clear skies, |http://www.erols.com/jringer3/astro1.htm
Joe |
|Remember when "Truth, Justice, & the American Way"
|wasn't contradictory?
|
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From: "The Nice One" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: I am a reseller and need help
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2000 03:18:59 +1200
Reply-To: "The Nice One" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I have already looked through that,
What I meant was has anyone had any hassles with the components that I have
listed for this system, or any incompatabilities between them.
--
Yours Dave Hall JCD Computers
http://jcdcomputers.tripod.com
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dunedin's first Email Only Computer store
I try to be best cheapest and friendliest :-)
Bit Twister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Go here and see what you can see
> http://www.redhat.com/corp/support/hardware/intel/61/rh6.1-hcl-i.ld.html
>
> On Sun, 9 Apr 2000 00:59:46 +1200, The Nice One <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Ok I am a computer reseller in Dunedin New Zealand but I need some
> >help/feedback about a proposed system I am hoping to offer as a Linux
box.
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From: Cihl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.windows98,comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.windows.x.kde,hk.comp.pc,tw.bbs.comp.linux
Subject: Re: Netscape 6.0 Linux version
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 15:29:24 GMT
Jerry Wong wrote:
> Linux netscape 6.0 can be download
> now. ftp.netscape.com=C7=E3 pub/netscape6
>
> http://members.hknet.com/~wong63124
> (In Chinese Big
> 5) http://members.hknet.com/~wong63124/linux.htm
>
> (In English)
What a terrible, *terrible* pair of sites!!
I couldn't even READ the first one. (chinese or
something?)
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From: "StuartChadwick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: keyboard error
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 17:22:55 +0100
I wish i knew what all the linux fuss was about but I can't even get the
mandrake 6.5 version loaded. After the install options It unloads a couple
of files onto my linux partition and then says keyb controller error (ox00)
and then keeps repeationg this message. The computer thenm says welcome to
linux press enter to continue but of course I cant. The computer is a mish
mash. A supermicro motherboard with a pentium mmx 200 in and a natural
keyboard. Tried changing it no effect and turned off pn[p aware os in the
bios!!!
Pleas help
Thanks
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 18:25:39 +0200
From: Buchan Milne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: I am a reseller and need help
Hi,
The most important harware that could cause problems is the display card.
There is a list of cards supported by X windows ( the GUI) at
http://www.xfree86.org/cardlist.html
Normally the Creative sound cards are well supported except maybe the Live!
series
With printers and modems, watch out for anything saying win* (like winmodem)
since they generally let windows do most of the work, instead of the hardware
on the card or printer.
Why an ISA modem ? You probably won't get your 56k across the ISA bus!
Hope this helps some
Buchan
The Nice One wrote:
> Ok I am a computer reseller in Dunedin New Zealand but I need some
> help/feedback about a proposed system I am hoping to offer as a Linux box.
>
> My major barrier to doing this is that I know almost squat about linux(all
> distributions).
>
> What I need is for someone out there to check out this link here
> http://jcdcomputers.tripod.com/id62.htm
>
> if you just check out the hardware how does this sound for a system.
>
> For the price remember that a NZ$ is approx US50c
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> --
> Yours Dave Hall JCD Computers
> http://jcdcomputers.tripod.com
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Dunedin's first Email Only Computer store
> I try to be best cheapest and friendliest :-)
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From: Pat Cassidy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problems with AHA-2940U2W w/ RH61, RH62
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 12:23:56 -0400
I'm trying to get linux installed onto a P-II with a brand new Adaptec
AHA-2940U2W and having strange problems. It seems that the newer
distributions have a problem with the aha2940u2w on this machine. (This
machine was retired from use as my desktop machine a couple of months ago
and was always quite stable.)
If this were a generic problem with the card I would think I would see
lots of messages here. I've checked the newsgroups, dejanews and the
Adaptec driver pages on redhat.com for symptoms similar to mine. Any
suggestions on how I can proced are welcome!
When it comes time to format the drive, the installation programs take
way too long, I've waited as long as 1 hour before giving up and
rebooting. The drive light stays on for long periods (45-60 seconds)
flickers off for a second, and then comes back on.
Redhat 6.0 is installing now with full partition and surface check, and
seemed to be going ok, SuSE 6.2 installed ok. Partition Magic 4 can
create partitions and format them ext2 without a problem. Full format and
surface check took about 10-15 minutes for 9 gig. Just partition and
format was less than 5 minutes.
Redhat 6.1, 6.2 and SuSE 6.4 all get s l o w. during access to the drive.
Once I tried partitioning and formatting with Partition Magic and then
installing RH 6.2 onto those partitions. When it started copying packages
to the drive it got about 6 gig copied onto the drive and then seemed to
be copying another 1-2 gig every 5 minutes or so (same activity pattern
on the drive status light.)
I've got 2 new WD 9 gig 10k Drives, the correct u2w cable and
Termination. I've even tried moving the cable to the regular ultra
connector on the card to no avail. Only other hardware at this point is a
3com 10/100 card and STB Velocity / RIVA128 4 meg video card. The machine
is BX chipset with 128meg.
I've put an older AHA-2940UW and a Seagate UW 2 gig drive in the machine,
and that works fine with everything.
Suggestions?
Thanks,
Pat Cassidy
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From: "Scott and Sherri Napier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Boca M65i Modem headaches
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 12:32:41 -0400
Well, here is another modem that I cannot get to work! I sent an email to
Boca, but of course they never responded... does anyone know if this thing
will work with Linux?? I am using Mandrake 6, but I am most certainly a
newbie so be gentle with me :-)
--
Scott Napier
ssnapier (AT) imcnet (DOT) net
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From: Joshua Baker-LePain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Voodoo 3 2000 PCI
Date: 8 Apr 2000 16:57:09 GMT
Richard Haslam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Can anyone advise me on how to configure Red Hat Linux 6 to work with a
> Voodoo 3 2000 PCI Graphics card? I have been unable to get a full
> display. I think the desktop is running at 1024x768 but my monitor
> resolution is set at 640x400 and I cannot scroll around the screen using
> the alt key. So I'm guessing I haven't configured the graphics card
> properly.
"Ctrl Alt +" and "Ctrl Alt -" will cycle you through the available
X resolutions on the fly. To get X to startup in the highest available
resolution, go into /etc/X11/XF86Config. In the Section labeled "Screen",
ther are several lines labeled "Modes" (one for each color Depth you
configured). For some reason, Xconfigurator arranges these in ascending
order (640x480, 800x600, etc). Reverse the order such that the highest
resolution modes come first, and you'll be all set. I'm running
1600x1200x16bit at 85Hz on my V3 2000 right now. Very nice.
--
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University
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From: "David Homer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Sound Blaster PCI128 Problems
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 17:12:14 GMT
GUYS,
PLEASE reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
How come my Sound Blaster PCI128 will play sounds but not record (it records
under win98!)
Thanks
Dave
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From: Aaron Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Athlon and Linux?
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 13:14:44 -0400
A couple of questions...
I am thinking about buying an Athlon 700 and was wondering how it worked
with Linux. Right now I am running RH on an AMD K6-2 233 and it runs
perfect, but a friend of mine said it ran kinda slow with his Athlon
600, so I wanted to get others' opinions also.
Also, I need to get a new AGP video card to go with that Athlon and was
wondering which kind works good with Linux and is a good card. I don't
need a 3D accelerator like Voodoo or anything, just something that is
AGP and has 8Megs of memory and easily does 24-bit color in 1600x1200.
Thanks,
Aaron
--
"You smoke your head on strait, then drink your woes away..." - Phil
Anselmo
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From: Paul & Casey Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CD's play but there is no sound
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 13:09:54 -0400
rip wrote:
>
> James wrote:
> >
> > I have an ESS 1869 plug and play audio drive on my computers motherboard.
> > My system dual boots with Linux Mandrake 7.0 but whenever I try to
> > play an audio cd using one of the media players the cd spins in the drive
> > and the timer in the player software starts counting but no music plays. I
> > have tried configuring this with "sbdconfig" and linuxconf but nothing
> > seems to work.
> > When I used sndconfig the samples played when I tested it at the end
> > and system sounds that play when I log off work fine, but cd's just won't
> > play.
> > Does anyone know how to fix this?
> >
> > Thankyou.
> > JL.
> >
> > --
> > Posted via CNET Help.com
> > http://www.help.com/
> James,
> This happened to me also with Mandrake 7.0. I resolved it thusly. Call
> up a terminal and write "gmix". Make sure all the record buttons are
> pushed on the Line indicators. You can adjust the volume too. Hope it
> works for you.
> Rip
Thanks, Rip!
The gmix solution does work - I missed the "record buttons" comment the
first time around, but then re-read it and tried it. Thanks for the
music!
--Paul
================================================
-- Paul and Casey Young --
-- "These go up to 11." - Spinal Tap --
================================================
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From: "David Homer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Sound Blaster PCI128 Problems
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 17:14:18 GMT
GUYS,
PLEASE reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
How come my Sound Blaster PCI128 will play sounds but not record (it records
under win98!)
Thanks
Dave
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From: Bruce Stephens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Voodoo 3 2000 PCI
Date: 08 Apr 2000 18:08:24 +0100
Richard Haslam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Can anyone advise me on how to configure Red Hat Linux 6 to work with a
> Voodoo 3 2000 PCI Graphics card? I have been unable to get a full
> display. I think the desktop is running at 1024x768 but my monitor
> resolution is set at 640x400 and I cannot scroll around the screen using
> the alt key. So I'm guessing I haven't configured the graphics card
> properly.
What server are you using? The 3.3.6 SVGA server supports the Voodoo
3 fine. You need to set up the monitor section correctly, too.
Here's what I'm using for the other sections:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Voodoo3 (generic)"
VendorName "Unknown"
BoardName "Unknown"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Driver "svga"
Device "Voodoo3 (generic)"
Monitor "My Monitor"
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Subject: I am a reseller and need help
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 17:30:53 GMT
Sunday April 09 2000 00:59, The Nice One wrote to All:
TO> Ok I am a computer reseller in Dunedin New Zealand but I need some
TO> help/feedback about a proposed system I am hoping to offer as a
TO> Linux
TO> I try to be best cheapest and friendliest :-)
You are *cheap* all right! Pay for consulting services, and don't abuse
Usenet!
KS
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: Athlon and Linux?
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.help
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 17:32:47 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Aaron Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> A couple of questions...
>
> I am thinking about buying an Athlon 700 and was wondering how it worked
> with Linux. Right now I am running RH on an AMD K6-2 233 and it runs
> perfect, but a friend of mine said it ran kinda slow with his Athlon
> 600, so I wanted to get others' opinions also.
I just upgraded from a Cyrix M-II 333 (266MHz) to an Athlon 650 and have
had no problems. Both SuSE 6.3 and Corel 1.0 booted up fine the first
time. The system is MUCH faster than it had been before, but I can't speak
to speed vs. under Windows, since I've yet to boot Windows after the
upgrade (I'm kind of afraid that Windows will toss its cookies, as it
usually does at the slightest provocation).
FWIW, I bought an Athlon 650, fan (I ordered an Athlon fan, the box says
it's a Pentium-II fan, but it works fine), and ASUS K7M motherboard with
audio. The audio works fine with the latest ALSA drivers, but the kernel
OSS drivers only support 8-bit sound with this sound chipset. The only
glitch I've encountered is that the kernel doesn't auto-detect the 128MB
of RAM I've got; it gives me only 64MB unless I tell it I've got 128MB by
adding the following line to /etc/lilo.conf:
append = "mem=128m"
This is an ASUS K7M issue, not an Athlon issue. It's conceivable a
motherboard BIOS upgrade would fix it, but I've not yet looked into that.
I've yet to try installing Linux from scratch on this box; both my SuSE
and my Corel installations were done when the machine had the Cyrix CPU. I
plan to install Red Hat 6.2 before too long, though, perhaps tomorrow....
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux networking & multi-OS configuration
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From: "robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: test don' read
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 19:45:40 +0200
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: write error in swap file
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 17:54:40 GMT
Hello
I have a big problem.whenever i try to edit any file,I am getting
following message.
Write error in swap file
"rc.local" [New File]
Press RETURN or enter command to continue
Any idea what is wrong.I would appreciate if somebody can help me.
Thanks....
Dale Khehra
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: Henrik Carlqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: .avi
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 20:14:22 +0200
Andreas Graef wrote:
> Paul-Erik T�rr�nen wrote:
> > Bergeron Bernard wrote:
> > >How to read .avi files?
> > >I usally use XAnim but it doesn't succeed
> >
> > This may be because the avi is packed with a codec that XAnim
> > doesn't recognise. Some of these codec's are Windows only.
>
> So what program shall I use????
You could try to recompile xanim to support more formats. Check the file
Formats.doc in the xanim source package for how to add extra formats.
regards Henrik
--
spammer strikeback:
root@localhost
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From: "Eddie" <eddieb(at)attglobal(dot)net>
Subject: Re: Internal ZIP disk (laptop)
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 14:18:14 -0400
Make sure you make the directory first.
mkdir /mnt/zip
You must be root to do these.
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