Linux-Hardware Digest #643, Volume #12 Sat, 8 Apr 00 22:13:07 EDT
Contents:
Re: portable printer recommendations? (Iceman)
Re: Need help with IDE CDR (Robie Basak)
Re: Games (J Bland)
Re: what kind of processor for a webserver (Boris Benko)
Re: HP Deskjet 815 and 1120C with Linux ? (Iceman)
HP ScanJet 4100C (Jim Short)
Win modems and Linux ("Insomn3ak")
Re: Switching off (Dances With Crows)
USB? ("John Smith")
Re: Switching off (J Bland)
Re: Boca M65i Modem headaches (Rob Clark)
Re: Win modems and Linux (Rob Clark)
Infinite "hdc: packet command error" messages (Jonathan Edwards)
Re: Doh! 32-bit @1024x768 acts weird! HELP (Mark Bratcher)
HELP: Can't make PS/2 mouse work (Mark Bratcher)
Re: Which Linux packages recognize 30GB UltraDMA harddrive ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Athlon and Linux? (Jens Sigersted)
Re: Which Linux packages recognize 30GB UltraDMA harddrive (Joachim Feise)
Re: DVD ("Thomas J. Canich")
Re: PPP dial up ("Thomas J. Canich")
Re: dvd ("Thomas J. Canich")
Re: Win modems and Linux ("Thomas J. Canich")
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From: Iceman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: portable printer recommendations?
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 15:11:19 -0700
Hi:
I've been using the Canon BJC 80 and it eorks flawlessly
under linux. If you have another particular model in mind
(ie. that tiny little Citizen) check put the compatibility
listings at http://www.picante.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robie Basak)
Subject: Re: Need help with IDE CDR
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 8 Apr 2000 22:26:17 GMT
You want to run:
cdrecord -v dev=0,0,0 speed=4 -data /root/image.iso
not:
cdrecord -v dev=/dev/scd0 speed=4 -data /root/image.iso
That's the point of the scanbus - it tells you the device, which you
then tell cdrecord. cdrecord does it this way because it's portable;
and other OS's use different device names.
Robie.
On Sat, 08 Apr 2000 20:30:56 +0000, Victor Lew said:
>Hi,
>
>I've been having trouble getting my IDE HP CD-W 8110i to work. I think
>I've gotten ide-scsi emulation to work. When I do:
># cdrecord -scanbus
>I get:
>Cdrecord release 1.6 Copyright (C) 1995-1998 Jorg Schilling
>scsibus0:
> 0) 'HP ' 'CD-Writer+ 8100 ' '1.0g' Removable CD-ROM
> 1) *
> 2) *
> 3) *
> 4) *
> 5) *
> 6) *
> 7) *
>But when I try:
># cdrecord -v dev=/dev/scd0 speed=4 -data /root/image.iso
>I get:
>Cdrecord release 1.6 Copyright (C) 1995-1998 J�rg Schilling
>TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
>WARNING: device not valid, trying to use default target...
>scsidev: '/dev/scd0'
>scsibus: 0 target: 6 lun: 0
>cdrecord: Cannot do inquiry for CD-Recorder.
>cdrecord: Success. test unit ready: scsi sendcmd: fatal error
>CDB: 00 00 00 00 00 00
>cmd finished after 0.000s timeout 40s
>
>I've read through http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/CD-Writing-HOWTO.html
>and I can't find what the problem is. Any suggestions would be
>appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>Victor
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (J Bland)
Subject: Re: Games
Date: 8 Apr 2000 22:21:16 GMT
>How do you make games work on Linux as I have heared that Quake 3 works with
>it. Or do you have to get a linux version
Some will run with WINE, most will run in VMWare under Linux. Obviously, to
get the best performance you get the Linux version.
It also helps to have a decent graphics card, Voodoos seem to be the best
for 3D gamers atm, with support for Matrox Milleniums of various sorts,
dodgy(?) support for TNTs (I haven't got it to work yet on a friend's
machine) and ATis (all this on Xfree86, of course, some commercial servers
offer more at a price).
Get a decent spec machine and a Voodoo/Matrox and you can access a growing
number of native Linux ports.
JB (Happily playing HeroesIII and trying out Heretic II)
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From: Boris Benko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.linux.isp
Subject: Re: what kind of processor for a webserver
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 00:27:43 +0200
kabelfoon news wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> We are going to build our own server to have it co-located and
> are looking for some advice concerning the processor to use.
> The server should handle about 100 small domains, including mail
> and dns. We're thinking about the AMD Athlon 600 and 128 mb
> memory... or will a AMD K6-2 500 also do the job?
>
> Any advice would be very welcome!
In general any CPU these days would normally do the job. Mail handling
and DNS service are not CPU intensive jobs... An old 486/100 with 16MB
of RAM was once doing almost the same job (about 30 domains, mail for
about 300+ users) and it was quite responsive, I must say...
It is quite different story if you're planning to run web servers and if
you have in mind something more CPU intensive like anti-virus scanner of
all e-mails or a searching engine. Or maybe a NNTP server... It is of
course quite a link capacity dependent question... If you have 64k or
maybe up to 256k leased line, any CPU will do. Buf if you have 2Mbit
line or something faster, then you should buy something with more
power... It is quite a job dependent issue... For example, you can
overload a searching engine over 64k link... But on the other hand, you
simply can't push the machine over its limits with HTTP hits over 64k
line... Serving HTTP over T1/E1 or T3/E3 line can overload the machine.
=b
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From: Iceman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HP Deskjet 815 and 1120C with Linux ?
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 15:24:12 -0700
Hello Bernard:
I can't speak to issues regarding the 815C, but I have an
810C that performs well under RH 6.1. The only limitation
is that it will not print at more than 300 x 300 dpi. To
get it to work, one must use the driver for the 550C.
Nonetheless, for $90 US it's doing all I need it to. For a
fairly comprhensive printer compatability list, I'd suggest
you try http://www.picante.com
Good luck
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From: Jim Short <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.hp.hardware
Subject: HP ScanJet 4100C
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 17:37:48 -0500
Hello All,
Has anyone been sucessful at installing an HP ScanJet 4100C on Linux?
Mine uses a USB port and I plan to be using Storm Linux 2000.
Thanks for any help you may be able to give,
Jim Short
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From: "Insomn3ak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Win modems and Linux
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 22:56:30 GMT
Is there any way to get a Lucent Win modem to work with Madrake 7.0 (or any
version of Linux for that matter)?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: Switching off
Date: 08 Apr 2000 19:01:40 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 8 Apr 2000 22:32:11 +0100, John Smith
<<38efa7ee$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>I have red hat 5.2
>Usually when I shutdown using Win 98 my computer litteraly switches it self
>off cand lunux do that as well of so how
^^^^^
WTF is "lunux"? ...oh. Maybe you should invest in a speling chicker.
Also, RedHat 5.2 is getting kind of old. Get 6.2 from friend with a
CD-burner, or from cheapbytes.com; newer kernel, stabler GNOME, more
hardware support, all kinds of things.
Compile a kernel with support for "Power Off on Shutdown" and use that
kernel.
# cd /usr/src/linux
# make menuconfig
General Setup->Enable APM-> Enable Poweroff on shutdown
save changes
# make dep bzImage modules modules_install
# cp boot/i386/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz.test
# depmod -a
Edit /etc/lilo.conf so that it contains the following lines:
image=/boot/vmlinuz.test
label=test
Reboot, enter "test" at the LILO bootprompt. The reason this isn't on by
default is that enabling APM caused problems with old and/or br0ken
BIOSes, and it doesn't work very well on multiprocessor machines. If you
start to have weird problems after enabling this, go back to the old
kernel.
--
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: "John Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: USB?
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2000 00:24:00 +0100
Has Linux got suport for USB yet?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (J Bland)
Subject: Re: Switching off
Date: 8 Apr 2000 23:17:40 GMT
>Compile a kernel with support for "Power Off on Shutdown" and use that
>kernel.
>
># cd /usr/src/linux
># make menuconfig
>General Setup->Enable APM-> Enable Poweroff on shutdown
>save changes
># make dep bzImage modules modules_install
># cp boot/i386/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz.test
># depmod -a
>Edit /etc/lilo.conf so that it contains the following lines:
>
>image=/boot/vmlinuz.test
> label=test
Or copy your current kernel to eg vmlinuz.old and add it to your lilo.conf
as linux.old, you can then use make bzlilo instead of bzImage. This has the
advantage of automatically copying the kernel to /boot/vmlinuz and system map
etc and resetting lilo after compiling. Not essential but makes life that
little bit easier. Particularly if you're having problems and need to
recompile many times.
JB
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Subject: Re: Boca M65i Modem headaches
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Clark)
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 23:31:19 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Scott and Sherri Napier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>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 :-)
Please check the "big list" at
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
especially in the "EUD-Boca Research" section.
As long as you have the M56I and not the M56HI, you're probably okay.
Rob Clark, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: Win modems and Linux
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Clark)
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 23:33:14 GMT
In article <yOOH4.8004$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Insomn3ak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Is there any way to get a Lucent Win modem to work with Madrake 7.0 (or any
>version of Linux for that matter)?
Possibly; please read about it at http://linmodems.org
This advice is if you're stuck with a Lucent LT Winmodem-- please don't go
out and buy one.
Rob Clark, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html <-- Linux/modem compat. list
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From: Jonathan Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Infinite "hdc: packet command error" messages
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 19:42:24 -0400
Something is writing
hdc: packet command error: status=0x51 { Drive Ready SeekComplete Error }
hdc: packet command error: error=0x30
ATAPI device hdc:
Error: Medium error -- (Sense key=0x03)
Unable to recover table of contents -- (asc=0x57, ascq=0x00)
The failed "Test Unit Ready" packet command was:
"00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00"
over and over to /var/log/messages.
There's no CD in the CDROM.
I have a vague recollection that this has been discussed recently
somewhere, but I don't recall where and I don't recall if a solution was
provided.
This is on a ThinkPad 600X with RedHat 6.1...
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From: Mark Bratcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Doh! 32-bit @1024x768 acts weird! HELP
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 19:54:31 -0400
"Peter T. Breuer" wrote:
>
> Mark Bratcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> : Gene Heskett wrote:
> :> Hummm, 4 megs you say. Do the math, Mark. 32 bits is a 4 byte
> :> broadside read, so 1024x768x4 is 3.145728 megabytes of just the visible
> :> raster screen data. And the cards processor needs room to do its thing.
>
> : Actually, I _did_ do the math (as you say) and came up with the 3.14..MB
> : which I thought would work with my 4MB card. I have no idea how much
> : "extra" the video card needs to really do the work, so I concluded that
> : it _may_ work. I just wasn't sure. Is there a commonly known guideline
> : as to what percentage (or perhaps integer multiple) of the cards video
> : RAM is needed for the video card just to "do it's thing"?
>
> Sure. Just look at your modeline. But you might as well just guess
> 25% more.
>
> Peter
OK, so 1024x768x4 times 1.25 (25%) is < 4000000 < 4MB. I'm still
surprised my
4MB card is not enough.
Mark
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From: Mark Bratcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HELP: Can't make PS/2 mouse work
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 19:59:02 -0400
Hi.
I've got a Microsoft Intellimouse Trackball and it works fine on my
serial port under both Windoze and Linux.
When I try to configure it to work on my PS/2 port (which it natively is
supposed to connect with) it works on Windoze, but NOT Linux. Trying to
run X just gives me a blank screen.
I have RH 5.2. Kernel 2.2.14. I have already done the following:
- Configured the kernel to support PS/2, non-serial mice
- Modified the Pointer section of XF86Config to use "imps/2" or "PS/2"
on port /dev/psaux
- Ran mouseconfig (which I think just redirects /dev/mouse)
Any help appreciated.
--
Mark Bratcher
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Escape from Microsoft's proprietary tentacles. Use Linux!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.slackware,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Which Linux packages recognize 30GB UltraDMA harddrive
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 00:45:06 GMT
Al Arduengo wrote:
> "Andrew J. Hesford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> I installed and ran a boot loader called GRUB which did/does away with
> the cylinder limit LILO forces. Recently someone posted a script
> for GRUB which automates the process of locating bootable partitions
> and creating a bootimage for a floppy. THen, boot with the floppy and
> install GRUB to the HDD. Worked like a charm.
>
> and > Rootman is mistaken; the 1024th cylinder (which is the actual BIOS limit) is
> > at 7.8GB, not 2.
still wrong
depending on the # of heads cyl 1024 will be at different partition sizes
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From: Jens Sigersted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Athlon and Linux?
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 01:26:15 +0200
Aaron Walker wrote:
>
> 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
A week ago I bought an Athlon 700 and have installed first RH 6.0 tryed
Mandrake 7.0 afterwards. Both installed as usual with no problems and
has up to now run fine.
System :
Athlon 700 MHz,
ASUS K7V mobo,
256 MB RAM,
Matrox G400 AGP (32 MB RAM),
one 4G IDE HD (havent got my Advansys SCSI card yet)
> 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.
I got the Matrox G400 for its good 2D, its speed, and because it works
with Linux.
RH 6.0 does not have G400 drivers, but Mandrake 7.0 does. (RH 6.2 has
also I thkink)
Regards
Tellplace
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From: Joachim Feise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.slackware,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Which Linux packages recognize 30GB UltraDMA harddrive
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 18:22:47 -0700
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...
> > and > Rootman is mistaken; the 1024th cylinder (which is the actual BIOS limit) is
> > > at 7.8GB, not 2.
>
> still wrong
>
> depending on the # of heads cyl 1024 will be at different partition sizes
Correct. All this depends on the LBA table translating the physical geometry
to the logical one the BIOS sees.
The absolute maximum is at 8GB, with 1024 cylinders, 64 heads/cylinder, and
256 sectors/head, and each sector being 512 bytes big. These are the maximum
values allowed by the BIOS.
-Joe
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From: "Thomas J. Canich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DVD
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 20:28:12 -0400
Not yet, but a company by the name of Intervideo (?) is planning to relase
one this spring...i think iheard about $30 US...very exciting stuff.
tom
"If you can't win on the scoreboard, hit them with your fists."
--Mike, on the penguins losing to the islanders
On Sat, 8 Apr 2000, John Smith wrote:
> Are there any DVD software for linux out there I have a creative labs encore
> 5x DVD and Dxr 2 decoder card?
>
>
>
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From: "Thomas J. Canich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PPP dial up
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 20:29:21 -0400
kppp (from the KDE environment) is very windows 9x DUM-like. I like
minicom, and seyon isn't too bad.
tom
"If you can't win on the scoreboard, hit them with your fists."
--Mike, on the penguins losing to the islanders
On Sat, 8 Apr 2000, John Smith wrote:
> Do you people know where I can get an easy to use dial up program from?
>
>
>
>
>
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From: "Thomas J. Canich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: dvd
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 20:33:43 -0400
Senor,
por favor, perdoneme, porque mi espanol es muy mal. No hay una porgrama
ahora, pero, a una vez esa primavera, hay una. La compania (company?) que
relesan sera Intervideo.
perdoneme otra vez para la espanol! ;)
tom
"If you can't win on the scoreboard, hit them with your fists."
--Mike, on the penguins losing to the islanders
On Sat, 8 Apr 2000, uni2 wrote:
> Podeis ayudarme a elegir un programa para ver peliculas en dvd para
> linux.
> Muchas gracias
>
> Cesar Bravo
>
>
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From: "Thomas J. Canich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Win modems and Linux
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 20:36:00 -0400
www.linmodems.org
tom
"If you can't win on the scoreboard, hit them with your fists."
--Mike, on the penguins losing to the islanders
On Sat, 8 Apr 2000, Insomn3ak wrote:
> Is there any way to get a Lucent Win modem to work with Madrake 7.0 (or any
> version of Linux for that matter)?
>
>
>
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