Linux-Hardware Digest #681, Volume #12 Fri, 14 Apr 00 03:13:10 EDT
Contents:
Re: Rage 128 ("Bill Cattell")
Q: Best printer for linux box? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Q: Best printer for linux box? ("Donald E. Stidwell")
Gnome CD Player (Dale Wilcox)
Changing PS/2 mouse to serial mouse (Kenneth Porter)
Re: Q: Best printer for linux box? (Vincent Fox)
PCMCIA: Puredata PDNE10/T2 Ethernet Adapter ?? (Nebu John Mathai)
Re: Changing PS/2 mouse to serial mouse ("Brian D. Smith")
Re: Changing PS/2 mouse to serial mouse (glen vajcner)
Re: secnd hard drive format necessary? (Dances With Crows)
TB Montego - no sound! ("Jim McKinnon")
Re: TB Montego - no sound! (Mickey Stein)
halt problems (Will Joyner)
Re: Q: Best printer for linux box? (Alexis Bilodeau)
mp3 problems (Will Joyner)
Re: Serious Mounting Problem!! (Eddie Bauer)
Re: New video card worthwhile? (Eddie Bauer)
Re: sb16 locking system up ("D. Stimits")
Re: halt problems (Dances With Crows)
Re: Idea !!! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Printer, HP DeskJet 930C ("Johansen, Harald")
Re: Sun keyboard on a PC, all keys avail? ("Jason Byrne")
Re: How can I access zip drive? ("Jason Byrne")
Re: ISDN "NO DIALTONE" (Charles Blackburn)
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From: "Bill Cattell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Rage 128
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 02:18:01 GMT
In article <8cqhv6$do2$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Jim Flockton"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anyone know where i can get rage 128 drivers for Redhat as i cannot get
> the bitch in x mode @ all with it GGGGGRRRRRHHH !!! Cheers Jim Flockton
>
>
I picked up an ATI Rage 128 w/16Mb before XFree 3.3.6 was released. I opted to get
Xi's Accelerated X server. It works great. I've tried the 3.3.6 X server and it
works but
I'm real happy with Xi and I'm keeping it. FWIW.
Bill
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Park not thy Harley in the darkness of thine garage, that it
may collect dust for want of being oft ridden. Ride thy Harley
with thy brethren, and rejoice in the spirit of the road.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Q: Best printer for linux box?
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 02:10:16 GMT
Can somebody recommend a printer?
My Epson Action Laser 1400 is driving me nuts, because the sheet
feeder constantly pulls in two sheets and jams. I want to replace
it with a new/used printer, but have no idea which one avoids that
problem.
Here are my priorities, in order:
Required:
1. GOOD non-jamming sheet feeder which accepts ordinary paper
2. Runs perfectly under Linux (possibly with some fiddling)
Optional:
3. Color
4. Two-sided printing
5. Cheap
6. Fast
Any recommendations? I'm considering a refurbished Epson Color Stylus
440, because it satisfies #2, #3 and #5; does it satisfy #1? Is there
a printer which satisfies all six conditions?
Thanks in advance,
Len.
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: "Donald E. Stidwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Re: Q: Best printer for linux box?
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 02:33:06 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Can somebody recommend a printer?
>
> My Epson Action Laser 1400 is driving me nuts, because the sheet
> feeder constantly pulls in two sheets and jams. I want to replace
> it with a new/used printer, but have no idea which one avoids that
> problem.
>
> Here are my priorities, in order:
>
> Required:
>
> 1. GOOD non-jamming sheet feeder which accepts ordinary paper
>
> 2. Runs perfectly under Linux (possibly with some fiddling)
>
> Optional:
>
> 3. Color
>
> 4. Two-sided printing
>
> 5. Cheap
>
> 6. Fast
>
> Any recommendations? I'm considering a refurbished Epson Color Stylus
> 440, because it satisfies #2, #3 and #5; does it satisfy #1? Is there
> a printer which satisfies all six conditions?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Len.
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
I use the 440 and think it satisfies 1 and 6 as well. I've never tried 4
with an inkjet printer -- seems kinda impossible or difficult at best
unless the ink dries *really* fast.
Don
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Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 21:43:13 -0600
From: Dale Wilcox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Gnome CD Player
I am not able to get gnome cd player to cycle through the cd. I stops
about a little over a minute into the first song, then stops. I can
select each title and it will play through that song an then quit. Does
anyone have an idea as to what I can do to get it to play a complete cd?
Dale
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth Porter)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Changing PS/2 mouse to serial mouse
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 02:44:26 GMT
I want to replace the PS/2 mouse on a Red Hat 6.1 system with a serial
mouse. What do I need to do to get it recognized?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vincent Fox)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Re: Q: Best printer for linux box?
Date: 14 Apr 2000 02:45:35 GMT
In <8d5ulv$ud5$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>Can somebody recommend a printer?
>My Epson Action Laser 1400 is driving me nuts, because the sheet
>feeder constantly pulls in two sheets and jams. I want to replace
>it with a new/used printer, but have no idea which one avoids that
>problem.
For B&W laser: The plain old HP LaserJet 4+ still floats my boat.
I see them all over the place still running fine with page counts
up near a million. Built to last. If you can find a good deal on
a refurbished one they are damn fine. With a PostScript chip and
a decent amount of RAM performance is pretty good too.
For color: My little LexMark Optra 40 Color works great.
Picked it up for $89 for buy.com on their clearance page.
Has REAL PostScript builtin, so on the Linux end no need
to run a gs interpreter just shoot it the PostScript.
I've tried the GhostScript solution and been less than pleased.
Came with 4 megs RAM, but had a SIMM slot that took a
plain old 16 meg EDO SIMM no problems.
Can't say I'm impressed with Epson. Every time I try to
talk to their sales guys about the supposedly available
PostScript options for one of their inkjets, I get nowhere.
A million variations of inkjet printers, and so few with any
PostScript capability or RAM upgrade options. This Optra 40
is really a rare item in that market.
--
"Who needs horror movies when we have Microsoft"?
-- Christine Comaford, PC Week, 27/9/95
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From: Nebu John Mathai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PCMCIA: Puredata PDNE10/T2 Ethernet Adapter ??
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 02:04:25 GMT
Hi,
I'm thinking of buying one of these. Has anyone got this PCMCIA
card working under Linux?
It isn't listed in the hardware-howto, however the webpage for Puredata
states this is NE2000-driver compatiale.
Thanks for any help!
Please cc (or reply directly) to my address, as my access to USENET is
flaky.
Thanks again,
Nebu
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From: "Brian D. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Changing PS/2 mouse to serial mouse
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 03:32:21 GMT
Execute /usr/sbin/mouseconfig
Kenneth Porter wrote:
> I want to replace the PS/2 mouse on a Red Hat 6.1 system with a serial
> mouse. What do I need to do to get it recognized?
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From: glen vajcner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Changing PS/2 mouse to serial mouse
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 03:36:59 GMT
Mouse control is mainly done through the services for setting up your
XFree-86 server. So, you can use one of the many config. options
available. For setting up mice, I recommend using XF86Setup . It has a
nice "try before you buy" setup for setting up the mouse. Just be sure to
backup your XF86Config file. You may or may not have the package already
installed (I didn't originally). Just add the XF86Setup-blahblahblah.rpm
package.
hth
glen
Kenneth Porter wrote:
> I want to replace the PS/2 mouse on a Red Hat 6.1 system with a serial
> mouse. What do I need to do to get it recognized?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: secnd hard drive format necessary?
Date: 13 Apr 2000 23:41:16 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 13 Apr 2000 22:01:00 -0400, Charles Brands
<<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>I just installed a second hard drive and I installed the ext2 file
>system with the mke2fs command. Is that all I have to do to make it
>work or do I have to format it as in dos? If I do have to format it
>then what is the command for that?
With hard disks, first you partition them, then you create filesystems on
them. Low-level formatting a modern hard disk is somewhat tricky,
how to do it depends on the exact make and model of the disk, and it
doesn't usually buy you anything.
Once you've made the filesystem, create a mount point, mount the
partition, and you should be good to go.
Low-level formatting a floppy disk is done with "fdformat /dev/fd0h1440"
or "fdformat /dev/fd0u1770"... impress your Win9x-using friends with your
1.7M floppy collection! NT can't seem to understand 1.7M floppies. Not
sure about 2K.
--
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: "Jim McKinnon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: TB Montego - no sound!
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 23:59:36 -0400
I'm a newbie at this. I just installed RedHat 6.2 and I have no sound. I
tried to bring up the mixer from xwindows, but it wouldn't come up. Any
suggestions (or links to documentation) on how to get my soundcard to work
under Linux would be appreciated.
Thanks for any help,
--
Jim
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To reply replace the "ihatespam" with "erols".
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From: Mickey Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: TB Montego - no sound!
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 21:01:40 -0700
Try linux.aureal.com, or if that doesn't work for you, www.opensound.com (or
is it oss.com?) Both have drivers for linux.
If you use the oss drivers, disable sound in the kernel.
Jim McKinnon wrote:
> I'm a newbie at this. I just installed RedHat 6.2 and I have no sound. I
> tried to bring up the mixer from xwindows, but it wouldn't come up. Any
> suggestions (or links to documentation) on how to get my soundcard to work
> under Linux would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks for any help,
> --
> Jim
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To reply replace the "ihatespam" with "erols".
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From: Will Joyner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: halt problems
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 23:51:42 -0400
Hi,
I am having problems when I try to halt my computer. It begins to shut
down and then it starts to spit out what seems to be memory locations.
The only way I can then shut down the computer is if I unplug it from
the wall. I am running Linux version 6.2
I have an emachine 333cs. I think the mother board/processor is an
Cyrix II 250mhz. I have already tried installing earlier releases of
kernels but get the same results. Is there a solution besides going
back into the config file and cutting the auto shutdown off?
Thanks
Will Joyner
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Alexis Bilodeau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Re: Q: Best printer for linux box?
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 04:18:28 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Can somebody recommend a printer?
>
> My Epson Action Laser 1400 is driving me nuts, because the sheet
> feeder constantly pulls in two sheets and jams. I want to replace
> it with a new/used printer, but have no idea which one avoids that
> problem.
>
> Here are my priorities, in order:
>
> Required:
>
> 1. GOOD non-jamming sheet feeder which accepts ordinary paper
>
> 2. Runs perfectly under Linux (possibly with some fiddling)
>
> Optional:
>
> 3. Color
>
> 4. Two-sided printing
>
> 5. Cheap
>
> 6. Fast
>
> Any recommendations? I'm considering a refurbished Epson Color Stylus
> 440, because it satisfies #2, #3 and #5; does it satisfy #1? Is there
> a printer which satisfies all six conditions?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Len.
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
I wouldn't buy epson, too. I'm not that much impressed by the quality
of their printers... I think HP or lexmark are good choices.
--
Alexis Bilodeau
eMagiK Technologies
819.371.9273
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Will Joyner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: mp3 problems
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 00:00:27 -0400
Hi
I am running a 250 mhz Cyrix II processor with 64 megs of RAM. When I
run xmms or gqmpeg and begin to play a mp3 it runs fine. But as soon as
I startup netscape or any other application, it slows the mpeg down or
audible static is heard. I have tried switching the output module from
esound to OSS in xmms, but no avail. I have chosen to give each player
priority, which seems to work a little. Is there a way that I reduce
the amount of processing/ram that these applications use or is there
another way I can optimize my computer to run the fastest? I have
enabled all the stuff I know to make it run faster.
In WINDOZE I didn't have this problem, so I am hoping that it is
something I can fix in Linux.
Thanks
Will Joyner
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Eddie Bauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Serious Mounting Problem!!
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 00:21:13 -0400
If it's a dos diskette you don't need to monut it. Use the m commands. mcopy,
mdir, mdel,....
Such as:
# mcopy a: will copy all files on floppy to the current dir.
# mdir a: see all files on floppy.
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From: Eddie Bauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: New video card worthwhile?
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 00:33:50 -0400
Get a 3dfx voodoo 3 2000 PCI. Only about $80.00. Great for gaming. You
can get a nice 17" monitor for around $200.00 or less and your all set.
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Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 22:54:11 -0600
From: "D. Stimits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: sb16 locking system up
Blast of Flame wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I'm trying to install a sb16 in my computer but as soon as it's
> inserted in one of the ISA slots the comp doesn't boot. Any idea why?
>
> any help would be greately appreciated,
> BoF
I'd guess that it has an irq or other resource conflict. Depending on
if it is jumper set or PNP type might change things. If it is PNP,
then its resources are not set until something somewhere does the
setting (and if it won't boot, it is unlikely anything set it)...if it
is jumper set, then there is a strong chance of irq, dma, or similar
conflict with something else. If it is manual jumpers, check your
manual for which ones control what, remove the card, boot up, and use
any o/s that lists irq or other resources as a starting point for what
irq to *not* use.
--
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: halt problems
Date: 14 Apr 2000 01:29:44 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 13 Apr 2000 23:51:42 -0400, Will Joyner
<<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>I am having problems when I try to halt my computer. It begins to shut
>down and then it starts to spit out what seems to be memory locations.
Probably a br0ken BIOS. Some BIOSes won't auto-power-off unless they're
called from real mode (!?) and Linux doesn't use real mode for anything
once the kernel's loaded into memory. IIRC, there is a fix for this silly
problem in kernels around 2.2.13 or higher. Try that, or just compile a
kernel without APM support and turn your computer off with the power
switch once it says "System Halted."
--
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]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Idea !!!
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 05:46:47 GMT
An other idea would be to stop buying Window$ specific hardware.
Dans l'article <8cvoar$svq$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Akbar Avliyaev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a
�crit :
> The main problem of Linux is hardware support.
> On the other hand Windows supports most of hardware,
> most vendors ship products with drivers for windows.
> I'm thinking about making a way to use windows drivers in Linux.
> Have anyone thought about it?
> Is it reasonable/possible?
>
>
>
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From: "Johansen, Harald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Printer, HP DeskJet 930C
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 07:51:55 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
I'm planning to buy the new HP DeskJet 930C printer. Has anyone had any
success using this printer under Linux? If yes, which driver did you
use, etc?
Thanks
Harald
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From: "Jason Byrne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sun keyboard on a PC, all keys avail?
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 23:58:01 -0700
you might get a better answer in comp.sys.sun.hardware.
I have a sparc 10... and I'd like to switch to a pc keyboard just because
the Sun keyboard is old and crusty ;-)
Paul Callahan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> If I use a converter like the ultraspec 5189, what do
> the L keys map to? (STOP, AGAIN, etc)
>
> I want more space on my desktop, and have only 1 terminal,
> instead of my present Sun and PC. The switches I've found
> convert things to PC, then switch. If I wanted a PC kbd,
> it would be easy, but I'd like all my sun keys to work when
> talking to my sparc.
>
> Anyone used the ultraspec (or similar)?
>
>
> --
> Paul Callahan
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From: "Jason Byrne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How can I access zip drive?
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 00:02:13 -0700
internal just gets mounted like another IDE device... usually on the fourth
primary partition (/dev/hd?4)... assuming you have fat16 formatted zips and
haven't killed the original partitions
set up a mount point... maybe /zip and...
mount -t vfat /dev/hdc4 /zip
or wherever the drive is - hdb, hdd, etc...
You can also set up 'mtools' just as easily for your zip if you want to read
dos formatted disks without mounting them.
I have three internal zip drives... but don't have any information to offer
for parallel port.
Omar Hayat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi, I have SuSE 6.3 Linux and don't know how to access zip drive?
>
> Please help.
>
> Thanx.
> Omar
>
> --
> Posted via CNET Help.com
> http://www.help.com/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Charles Blackburn)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: ISDN "NO DIALTONE"
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 20:30:44 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 22 Mar 2000 18:43:02 -0000, Martin wrote:
>I have configured my ISDN BT Speedway (Hi Sax Fritz!) card and all my
>network settings, but on dialling get the message "NO DIALTONE".
>Does anybody know how to sort this out?
Silly question, is it plugged in?? :) seriously though, can you get
dialtone from any other ISDN equipment?
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Charles Blackburn -=- Remove NOSPAM to email a reply.
Summerfield Technology Limited - SuSE Linux Reseller & Birmingham L.U.G sponsor
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