Linux-Hardware Digest #692, Volume #12 Sun, 16 Apr 00 02:13:05 EDT
Contents:
Re: Tape Compression Question ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: win98/linux timed disk read discreprency ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
test (not)
Re: dump /dev/st0 with compression - sytnax is ?? (Scott J. Bertin)
Re: Extra strings for printer (J)
Re: XF86Config for Mac running Debian (Ginsburg)
Re: Q: Best printer for linux box? (Tim Williams)
Re: XF86Config for Mac running Debian (Ginsburg)
Re: mp3 problems (Will Joyner)
Re: mp3 problems (Will Joyner)
Re: Linux sucks ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
diamond homefree network ("Timothy Allen")
Re: Linux sucks ("Jonnie")
Re: PPP dial up ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Typing the French =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B4e?= and `e ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Dual Xeon Motherboard? (jwk)
Cannot go to graphic installation mode (Ke)
Re: printer port not showing - adding new port ("Me Here")
Linux killing My HD? ("Adde")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Tape Compression Question
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 02:00:15 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Anthony Ewell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a Sony SDT-7000/BM tape drive. It is a DDS-2
> 4 native, 8 compressed capacity. My hard drive has 4.1 GB
> of data on it. I am getting an end of tape error on "dump".
> So, apparently, my tape drive is not compressing. (I am using
> red hat 5.1.)
>
> How do I force my tape drive to go into compressed mode?
Take a look at mt (man mt). Try man densities and man setdensity
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: win98/linux timed disk read discreprency
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 02:12:42 GMT
In article <8d5e7g$cdl$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
MGatto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I just bought maxtors latest and greatest DiamondMax plus 40 ATA-66
> 20GIG hard disk drive. according to http://storagereview.com 's tests
> and my own (winbench), it's getting a starting disk read access rate
of
> 30.x MB/sec. (and an ending disk read rate of about 18 MB/sec.); the
> fastest ATA disk right now. Unfortunately, on linux (with the patched
> kernel promise ATA-66 driver) gives on average this:
>
> $hdparm -t /dev/hda
> /dev/hda:
> Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 4.23 seconds =15.13 MB/sec
>
> Does anyone have any ideas as to why its so much slower in linux?
maybe
> linux doesnt give the hard disk drive all the CPU it wants because of
> more "egalitarian" CPU sharing methods of resource sharing?
Do you have a chipset on your mobo that Linux supports for Ultra DMA?
If not, then the max you're gonna get is about 16.6Megs a second because
that's all the interface can handle.
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From: not <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: test
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 02:28:30 GMT
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Scott J. Bertin)
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc,redhat.config
Subject: Re: dump /dev/st0 with compression - sytnax is ??
Date: 16 Apr 2000 02:33:09 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Posted and mailed]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Gerry Massie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hey folks, I have an Exabyte 8505XL 8mm tape that under SunOS 4.1 you
> use /dev/rst24 to get it to record high density w/ compression. For
> Solaris it likes /dev/rmt/0cb .
>
> Anyone have any idea what Linux ( RH 6.1 ) wants. Using /dev/st0
> gets low density and no compression, yielding a whopping 1.2 gb or so
> on a 160 meter tape.
You should be able to use mt -f /dev/st0 setdensity [density code] to
set the tape density and compression. Look up the proper code in the
manual for your tape drive.
Scott J. Bertin
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Extra strings for printer
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 22:38:50 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> That's what you got for the extra $ that the LJ4 costs.
>
> I tried this and my output came out double size (width and height). If I check the
> 4 frames/page button on the filter select dialog the printer takes a lot longer to
> process the page like it is doing 600x600 and the output is normal size.
>
> But I'm a doubting Thomas so I put it on a measuring microscope and sure enough
> the steps around a circle are 0.0033" (1/300).
>
> Before any says it, no I don't read my output with a microscope, I'm doing some
> PC board layout work and could use finer detail.
>
> I think my solution is in the <extra ghostscript options> box, but I can't find the
>right
> string. Guess I may have to read the ghost script manual. It looks like it covers
> everything but I sure is big :-(
>
> Frank Stratmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb:
> >>
> >> gtaylors printer database tells me I can use 600x600 on my printer (BROTHER
>HL-1240)
> >> by sending a PJL Statement:
> >> <ESC>%-12345X@PJL SET RESOLUTION=600
> >>
> >> I set up the printer with printtool using the Laserjet 4/5/6 driver, works great
>at 300x300.
> >>
> >> Anybody got any hints on how to send a PJL Statement?
> >
> > I do so too, but printtool gives me the choice of selecting either
> > 300x300 or 600x600
> > I am using Laserjet 4/5/6 non Postscript.
> > Within printtool select your printer, press "edit", and then press
> > "select" next to input filter. Within this dialog I can setup the
> > filters behaviour.
> > I am using RedHat 6.1 including the RPM updates from their server.
> >
> > I hope this will also work for you
> >
> > Frank Stratmann
I hope this would still be helpful for others.
Still Choose the HP laserjet 4, r600x600 via printtool in control-panel
login as root, run following commands:
cd /usr/lib/rhs
echo -ne '\33%-12345X' > pjl-head
echo "@PJL SET RESOLUTION=600" >> pjl-head
echo -ne '\33%-12345X' >pjl-end
cd rhs-printfilters
now, edit the file ps-to-printer.fpi
change this line to new lines:
- >/dev/null 2>&1 ; cat $TMPFILE ; rm $TMPFILE "
new line:
- >/dev/null 2>&1 ; cat /usr/lib/rhs/pjl-head>/tmp/pjl_encap_out ; \
cat $TMPFILE >>/tmp/pjl_encap_out ;\
cat /usr/lib/rhs/pjl-end >> /tmp/pjl_encap_out; \
cat /tmp/pjl_encap_out ; \
rm $TMPFILE ; rm /tmp/pjl_encap_out "
Note: this applies to rh6.1 for lpd, maybe others too.
it is a rough fix, not professional. PDQ driver users have better luck.
following are the PJL commands can be append after pjl-head to
get the full out of the printer. (there may be others, I don't know.)
@PJL SET RAS1200MODE=OFF
@PJL SET RESOLUTION=300
@PJL DEFAULT AUTOSLEEP=ON
@PJL DEFAULT TIMEOUTSLEEP=1
@PJL SET AUTOSLEEP=ON
@PJL SET TIMEOUTSLEEP=1
@PJL SET ECONOMODE=OFF
@PJL SET MEDIATYPE=REGULAR
@PJL SET LANG=ENGLISH
@PJL SET PAGEPROTECT=AUTO
@PJL SET ERRORPRINT=ON
@PJL SET SOURCETRAY=TRAY1
@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE=PCL
keywords: Brother HL-1240, laserjet, PJL command, linux printing.
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From: Ginsburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.m68k,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: XF86Config for Mac running Debian
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 22:00:15 -0500
>
> Does anybody have one you can mail me? Or, Does anyone have xf86config
> you
> can send somehow?
if I may quote Christian's incredibly useful email sig:
--
Read the FAQ! http://www.linux-m68k.org/faq/faq.html
Download the FAQ! ftp://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/Linux/680x0/FAQ/FAQ.gz
WHERE IS MY XF86CONFIG????? http://www.debian.org/~cts/debian-m68k-faq
--
the last one will be of the most use to you, where is my xf86config? It
is rather short and to the point. Potato will probally be out soon tho(no
idea when, but the code freeze has occured which is almost always a good
sign of a new release coming out soon)
Clay
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tim Williams)
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 22:17:52 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 14 Apr 2000 11:16:18 -0400, Mark Bratcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Alexis Bilodeau wrote:
>>
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> >
>> > Can somebody recommend a printer?
>> >
>
>DON'T buy the Lexmark Z-series stuff. They're Windows-only printers.
>
also don't buy Lexmark 3200. I have one, and although it's fine for
Win9x, for Linux, it's useless.
--
Tim Williams
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From: Ginsburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.m68k,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: XF86Config for Mac running Debian
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 21:57:04 -0500
>
> Does anybody have one you can mail me? Or, Does anyone have xf86config
> you
> can send somehow?
if I may quote Christian's incredibly useful email sig:
--
Read the FAQ! http://www.linux-m68k.org/faq/faq.html
Download the FAQ! ftp://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/Linux/680x0/FAQ/FAQ.gz
WHERE IS MY XF86CONFIG????? http://www.debian.org/~cts/debian-m68k-faq
--
the last one will be of the most use to you, where is my xf86config? It
is rather short and to the point. Potato will probally be out soon tho(no
idea when, but the code freeze has occured which is almost always a good
sign of a new release coming out soon)
Clay
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From: Will Joyner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: mp3 problems
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 15:04:52 -0400
I will try what you said. I was running Win 98.
Buchan Milne wrote:
> Chances are it's you r disk access is not running optimally. Try hdparm in a
> console (after reading the man page) to fix it and use udma33
>
> If I remember, something like
> hdparm -m16 -d1 -X34
> should work, but be careful (ie read twice, run once)
>
> Are you running 98 ? 95 has the sameproblem as you linux, since it doesn't
> run UDMA33 drives properly.
>
> Will Joyner wrote:
>
> > 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: Will Joyner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: mp3 problems
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 16:59:27 -0400
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Buchan Milne wrote:
> Chances are it's you r disk access is not running optimally. Try hdparm in a
> console (after reading the man page) to fix it and use udma33
>
> If I remember, something like
> hdparm -m16 -d1 -X34
> should work, but be careful (ie read twice, run once)
>
I tried this, but instead of helping my computer it hurt it. I was getting
around 10 or 11 when I did hdparm but when I typed that line, and I did type it
correctly...it dropped to 1-2 when I looked at hdparm. So next solution?
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Buchan Milne wrote:
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<p><i>If I remember, something like</i>
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I tried this, but instead of helping my computer it hurt it. I was
getting around 10 or 11 when I did hdparm but when I typed that line, and
I did type it correctly...it dropped to 1-2 when I looked at
hdparm. So next solution?</html>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.portable,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Linux sucks
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 13:41:37 +1000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 09 Apr 2000 13:46:47 GMT, Matt Giwer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
But Giwer is a jewish name too isn't it? So that would make YOU a
problem who should be exterminated along with your loved ones?
Right?
> And I am really sick and tired of dancing around this issue. And
>it sucks as we all know the truth.
>
> This is dancing around customers and jewish hollywood.
>
> OK!
>
> I have said it.
>
> And it is true.
>
> Damned near every damned problem we have on this internet has a
>jewish name attached to it.
>
> I am sick and tired of it.
>
> I have stated a fact. Let the chips fall where they may.
Regards - Dale
Greetings From Melbourne, Australia
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From: "Timothy Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: diamond homefree network
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 04:18:57 GMT
I am looking for a linux driver that works with the diamond homefree 10mbps
pci networking card.
any help is appreciated,
thanks,
tim
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From: "Jonnie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.portable,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Linux sucks
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 01:15:34 -0400
You have a serious emotional problem dude.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message ...
>On Sun, 09 Apr 2000 13:46:47 GMT, Matt Giwer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>But Giwer is a jewish name too isn't it? So that would make YOU a
>problem who should be exterminated along with your loved ones?
>Right?
>
>> And I am really sick and tired of dancing around this issue. And
>>it sucks as we all know the truth.
>>
>> This is dancing around customers and jewish hollywood.
>>
>> OK!
>>
>> I have said it.
>>
>> And it is true.
>>
>> Damned near every damned problem we have on this internet has a
>>jewish name attached to it.
>>
>> I am sick and tired of it.
>>
>> I have stated a fact. Let the chips fall where they may.
>
>Regards - Dale
>
>Greetings From Melbourne, Australia
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: PPP dial up
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 04:33:20 GMT
I taught he means this good Ol' C64
Dans l'article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Cihl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a �crit :
>> Use kppp from kdenetwork (part of KDE). It's very much like
>> dialup networking from that other operating system.
>
> He probably means Mac OS :-)
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Typing the French =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B4e?= and `e
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 04:47:50 GMT
I'm french but do not understand that question....
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (jwk)
Subject: Re: Dual Xeon Motherboard?
Date: 16 Apr 2000 05:00:07 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 15 Apr 2000 17:03:15 GMT, Jack L. Owens
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I think I screwed up. I just purchased a couple of Xeon PII 400-1M pulls
>with the intention of using them in a dual processor motherboard. My
>current mb is a two year old ASUS P2B that has had few faults. So, I was
>looking at the ASUS P2BD. Unfortunately, the two Xeon processors require
>a Slot 2 motherboard. I have two IBM ATA66 7200RPM 20.6 GIG drives which
>could be used in a RAID 5 setup.
>
>Any suggestions for motherboard selection would be appreciated.
>
IIRC, intel makes high-end motherboards for Xeons, and SuperMicro sells
some too. Expect to pay a lot of money...
Jurriaan
--
Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another,
"What! You, too? I thought I was the only one."
C. S. Lewis
Linux 2.2.15pre17 SMP 7 users load av: 0.22 0.11 0.04
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Subject: Cannot go to graphic installation mode
From: Ke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 21:51:35 -0700
I am planing to instal Red hat Linux 6.1 on my computer, but I
cannot get in the graphic installation mode, any ideas? thanks
in advance.
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From: "Me Here" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: printer port not showing - adding new port
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 00:21:53 -0600
In article <8db62e$dvu$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Rask0"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have two problems, both related to printer ports.
>
> #1. Just installed RH 6.1 on a clone box - install went fine EXCEPT it
> did not see a known working onboard printer port. Works fine from DOS
> (RH is the only OS on the box, had to boot from floppy to test). So, how
> do I get this port to be recognized and/or force fed to RH? I am new to
> Linux, but this isn't a production machine, yet. So I can dink with it
> and make it happen.
>
Known problem-fix is here:
http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/gotchas/6.1/gotchas-6.1-6.html#ss6.19
> #2. Similar to above, except we took delivery of a new DELL server with
> RH6.1 preinstalled. Again, works like a champ. However, I added a second
> printer port card, ISA set at IRQ 5, I/O at 278. Kudzu did not see it.
> Onboard printer port works fine and prints just great to a Lexmark laser
> running the HP4 drivers. Any ideas?
>
I have never messed with kudzu, so I can't help you with this one.
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From: "Adde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux killing My HD?
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 08:58:29 +0300
I'm running RedHat 6.1, and sometimes when I'm in X-windows and try to get
the wharf-menu up nothing happends. It just idly reads form my HD, which is
hda1 (I also have a CD at hdc). So I just have to turn the power off. But
when I boot directly after that. My BIOS can't autodetect my HD. I had
AMI-BIOS, but flashed it to Award. Same shit.
I have to wait an hour or two, than everythings allright. Is it a hardware
only problem? My chipset is a SIS5513, and I have a rather shitty 3GB
Quantom HD. My Mainboard manufacturer is MSI (www.msi.co.tw).
This is really irretating, since I working on this to make it a server.
Anybody had similar problems?
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