Linux-Hardware Digest #705, Volume #12 Tue, 18 Apr 00 03:13:09 EDT
Contents:
Re: No DRQ after issuing WRITE - meaning ? ("Doug Rohrer")
Re: sound on a sony laptop (Iceman)
Re: New Athlon 700 Box (Neil Nelson)
Actiontec modems? (jt)
stealth III s540 (Paul Westenkirchner)
HP 9110i CD-RW Installation problems (Gary Lowder)
Re: Best printer for linux box? (John Hong)
Re: Actiontec modems? (Gary Lowder)
Re: HP DAT tape drive (William Cherry)
I need old server info ("webmaster2b")
help w/full duplex ("John B")
Re: ultraportable Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
can't get ide-scsi mod to work (Robert Smith)
Re: Linux on Compaq Prosignia VS-----> Netflex-L ENET problems (Andy France)
Re: Linux on Compaq Prosignia VS-----> Netflex-L ENET problems (Charles Blackburn)
HP and Linux? (Wayne Maeda)
Re: LOGITECH mouseman+
USBhttp://linuxusbguhttp://linuxusbguide.sourceforge.net/USB-guide-1.0.6/book1.htmlhttp://linuxusbguide.sourceforge.net/USB-guide-1.0.6/book1.htmlhttp://linuxusbguide.sourceforge.net/USB-guide-1.0.6/book1.htmlide.sourceforge.net/USB-guide-1.0.6/book1.html
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Lexmark 3200 printer and Suse Linux 6.3 (John Hong)
Re: Problem with Ne2K PCI Card. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: "Doug Rohrer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: No DRQ after issuing WRITE - meaning ?
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 21:12:43 -0400
Had the same problem - found an interesting answer (maybe)
try 'hdparm -i /dev/hda' to find the value of "MultSect" - then do
'hdparm -mX' where X is the value of MultSect - once I set this, I haven't
had a single error like this. I haven't been able to get DMA activated
though - crashes hard.
Doug
"X. Rebolo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I�m getting the same message, I own a PII-333Mhz. an Legend V QDI
> mainboard,
> and a UDMA Seagate ST313021A disk (13Gb).
> I have redHat 6.0.
>
> If I activate dma (hdparm -d1 /dev/hda) I have DMA timeouts,
> �BIOS problem, kernel problem (2.2.5-15 of RH 6.0),...?
>
> Tanks in advance,
> X . Rebolo
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> Andy McKibbin escribi�:
>
> > I'm getting the following message on an HP Brio BA400 running RedHat
> > 6.1, kernel 2.2.12. Can anyone shed any light on it ? It happens every
> > ten minutes or so, up to now it doesn't seem to have any symptoms (but
> > it doesn't sound very reassuring, does it ?)
> >
> > TIA
> > Andy
> >
> > hda: status timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
> > hda: no DRQ after issuing WRITE
> > ide0: reset: success
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy.
>
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From: Iceman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: sound on a sony laptop
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 19:12:03 -0700
Lionel:
I've owned many SONY VAIO laptops but have never heard of
the XR7. SONY made the PCG 700 series, 800, 505, F series &
C1X. Latest addition is the XG. Most used the ESS chipset
for sound, but I do recall that some used Yamaha. It's most
likely that you've a problem with IRQ/DMA settings---
particularly a conflict with the internal modem. Also, the
ESS driver can be problematic on some models, so you need
to run sndconfig & choose SB16 compatible.
Repost with correct model# and I'm sure I can help. I have
a PCG-812, PCG 838, C1X, N505 & just got an XG-19. All run
linux flawlessly.
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From: Neil Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: New Athlon 700 Box
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 01:33:29 GMT
In article <8dcek9$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Neil Nelson wrote:
> The FIC SD11 ($140) runs at 200mhz FSB.
Steffen Kluge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[ No it doesn't. Their statement on the website is incorrect. The FSB
[ is clocked at 100MHz, as with any board using the AMD-751 north
[ bridge. It is a property of the EV6 FSB to transmit data twice per
[ clock cycle, thus providing a bandwidth equaling to a 200MHz tradi-
[ tional (Intel) FSB. Again, this is true for all boards using the
[ AMD-751 chip, including the Gigabyte boards.
[ There is an alternative to the AMD chipset in the new(ish) VIA KX133
[ chipset. Motherboards using this chipset are clocking the FSB at
[ 133MHz, achieving a bandwidth comparing to a 266MHz "traditional"
[ FSB. They will need PC-133 RAM.
Thank you for the detailed explanation. Does this also suggest that
clocking the KX133 chipset at 133Mhz, which would not be over-clocked
for a _chipset_ designed for 133Mhz, would require over-clocking the
cpu from 200 to 266Mhz to obtain the benefits of the PC-133 RAM? I.e.,
do we need to exceed the intended specifications of the cpu?
Neil Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: jt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Actiontec modems?
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 20:38:28 -0500
In order to begin my quest into the world of linux I need to ditch my
aztechMDP3900 winmodem and get a hardware modem. I was looking at the
Actiontec PCI56012-01CW. I need to yank the aztech PCI anyway so I
figured I would just go with another PCI. I have also looked at the
external version of the Actiontec. Has anyone used either of my choices
and had any problems? I would appreciate any feedback both positive and
negative (or alternative suggestions).
thanks in advance,
jt
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From: Paul Westenkirchner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: stealth III s540
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 20:43:51 -0500
I have linux working with the stealth III s540 video card but the screen
resolution is nowhere as good as when I run W98. Any suggestions on how
to tune linux for better video operation?
Paul
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From: Gary Lowder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HP 9110i CD-RW Installation problems
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 20:55:38 -0500
Hello, I've just gotten a HP 9110i CD-RW and I'm about to pull my hair
out trying to get it to work in linux :P .
I followed the CD-Writing Howto as best as I could to the following
effect:
BLOCK Enhanced IDE/.... Y
IDE/ATA Disk support Y
IDE CDROM support M
SCSI Emulation support Y
SCSI Support Y
SCSI Disk Support M
SCSI CD-ROM Support M
Vendor specific extens. Y
SCSI generic support M
lilo.conf
added append="hdc=ide-scsi"
/etc/modules (Debian system)
options ide-cd ignore=hdc
alias scd0 sr_mod
ide-scsi
pre-install sg modprobe ide-scsi
pre-install sr_mod modprobe ide-scsi
The above is for a Debian, potato system, running kernel 2.2.14.
Pertenent messages from dmesg on boot:
ide_setup: hdc=ide-scsi
....
VP_IDE: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 39
VP_IDE: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
ide0: BM-DMA at 0xe000-0xe007, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:DMA
ide1: BM-DMA at 0xe008-0xe00f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:DMA
hda: WDC AC24300L, ATA DISK drive
hdb: WDC AC28400R, ATA DISK drive
hdc: Hewlett-Packard CD-Writer Plus 9100, ATAPI CDROM drive
ide2: ports already in use, skipping probe
ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
hda: WDC AC24300L, 4112MB w/256kB Cache, CHS=557/240/63, UDMA(33)
hdb: WDC AC28400R, 8063MB w/512kB Cache, CHS=16383/16/63, UDMA(33)
Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
scsi0 : SCSI host adapter emulation for IDE ATAPI devices
scsi : 1 host.
Vendor: HP Model: CD-Writer+ 9100 Rev: 1.0a
Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02
scsi : detected total.
....
scsi1 : Iomega VPI0 (ppa) interface
scsi : 2 hosts.
Vendor: IOMEGA Model: ZIP 100 Rev: D.17
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Detected scsi CD-ROM sr0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 32x/32x writer cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray
Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.06
scsi2 : SCSI host adapter emulation for IDE ATAPI devices
scsi : 3 hosts.
....
I am able to mount the cdrom as 'mount -t iso9660 /dev/scd0 /mnt/cdrom'.
But then I get the most unusual errors. I am able to list directories
with 'ls', the results show only directory structure, and occasionally a
few files.
I can then "cd" to another directory. I am unable to list actual
files. When looking at a debian cdrom for instance, I do not see *.deb
files where they should be.
An unusual thing I've found is that I can "find /mnt/cdrom -name *.deb",
and then am able to see the *.deb's in the "ls" listings. Attempts to
actually access the .deb file result in I/O errors. A copy from dmesg
with some of the errors just from perusing the directory tree are as
follows:
ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 1
ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A
SCSI CD error : host 0 id 0 lun 0 return code = 28000000
CD-ROM I/O error: dev 0b:00, sector 196
SCSI CD error : host 0 id 0 lun 0 return code = 28000000
CD-ROM I/O error: dev 0b:00, sector 200
SCSI CD error : host 0 id 0 lun 0 return code = 28000000
CD-ROM I/O error: dev 0b:00, sector 204
SCSI CD error : host 0 id 0 lun 0 return code = 28000000
CD-ROM I/O error: dev 0b:00, sector 208
I decided to see if my CD-RW drive may be defective (had no other good
ideas), so I backed out all of the SCSI options, and pretended this was
just a regular IDE CD-ROM, the drive worked perfectly well as a
/dev/hdc, and files were easily accessed and used.
At a friend's suggestion, I went to www.kernel.dk and downloaded their
latest CD-ROM drivers and patched my 2.2.14 kernel, and remade with the
above kernel options. The above behavior returned as from before I'd
patched the kernel. I've played with numerous combinations of Module vs
Built-In's in the Kernel to no net effect.
I'm at a loss, and any help would be appreciated. Trying it in a
Windows machine isn't an option, I don't have a single Windows partition
on any of my machines at home.
Thank you very much for your time and help.
Gary Lowder.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hong)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Re: Best printer for linux box?
Date: 18 Apr 2000 02:26:40 GMT
Easy...just get the cheapest postscript printer available.
Lately, it appears to be the Lexmark Optra 40.
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From: Gary Lowder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Actiontec modems?
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 21:52:45 -0500
jt wrote:
> In order to begin my quest into the world of linux I need to ditch my
> aztechMDP3900 winmodem and get a hardware modem. I was looking at the
> Actiontec PCI56012-01CW. I need to yank the aztech PCI anyway so I
> figured I would just go with another PCI. I have also looked at the
> external version of the Actiontec. Has anyone used either of my choices
> and had any problems? I would appreciate any feedback both positive and
> negative (or alternative suggestions).
>
> thanks in advance,
>
> jt
As a general rule of thumb, external modems are going to be much better
than internal modems to use with linux. Especially when you're talking
about PCI modems, they seem to cause the worst problems for people tring to
get them going (aside from the winmodems - different story).
I finally broke down and got an external ZOOM 56K modem some 6 months ago
or so after an internal modem died. I didn't know what I'd been missing.
It is sometimes possible to get your modem 'hung' in a state that you can't
hang it up, and it won't recognize input. With an external modem, no
problem, you hit the off switch, then turn it back on and the problem is
solved. If you've an internal, the solution is a cold reboot - not
something many *nix users like to do ;) .
So, go for the external, you plug it in to a serial port on your box, and
it works, no fuss.
Gary.
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From: William Cherry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HP DAT tape drive
Date: 17 Apr 2000 23:15:52 -0500
Weasie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Larry Ebbitt wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, 16 Apr 2000 19:39:54 -0400, Weasie wrote:
> >
> > >Cannot get RH 6.1 to recognize my HP DAT tape drive. SCSI driver
> > >installed and working (runs CD). This newbie needs help.
> >
> > Let us have a little more info. How are you attempting to access
> > the drive? What response do you get?
> >
> > Larry - Atlanta - IBM Global Services
>
> I am running KDAT. It keeps telling me that there is no tape in the
> drive. There is. I'm sure it's the wrong format, but formatting is not
> an option. "Mount" is the only option. And since it believes there is
> no tape ....
> Is there a utility I should be running to do this?
I don't know anything about KDAT, but try running something simple
first just to see if you can access the drive.
For example,
mt -f /dev/nst0 tell
tar cf /dev/nst0 .
Read the man pages for mt and tar to see what these do.
Formatting shouldn't be the issue. The drive will format new
tapes by itself.
If tar and mt don't work, make sure your SCSI bus is terminated,
make sure the device id for your tape drive isn't the same as
the device id for your cd (or anything else).
Also, look through /var/log/messages for all the bootup stuff and
see if you see anything about an "archive" device.
Good luck.
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From: "webmaster2b" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.2600,alt.linux,alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: I need old server info
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 04:17:43 GMT
I recently acquired an old Pyramid Technologies Model #210x server. I have
NO info about the inner working of this particular box, and am in need of a
place to contact for tech docs. Does anyone have ANY ideas where, or better
yet WHO, I can contact for some info regarding this unit. I have done an
exhaustive search-engine query for any leads...and aside from contacting
Siemens-Pyramid directly, I have found no leads. Please throw me any bones
or feedback re: this HUGE box....(it weighs over 300lbs.!!!).
Thanks,
Chris Moody, CCNA
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From: "John B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: help w/full duplex
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 22:39:16 -0600
I have a HP Omnibook 5500 notebook running RedHat Linux 6.2 with a
3com 3CXFE574BT PCMCIA 10/100 PC Card
This is connected to a 10/100 8-port Switch
How do I enable full duplex?
This system shows a link light for the 100-baseTX but the full duplex light
is off
I went through the deja news archives but didn't have any success (and
really did not understand the suggestions)
I tried the following in /etc/conf.modules:
options 3c574_cs.c full_duplex=1
from some suggestions in the dejanews archives
I have Solaris experience, but am new to Linux.
I have never compiled a kernel, which may be what I need to do.
Help!
TIA,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: ultraportable Linux
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 04:45:32 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
bonobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My employer has just approved me for a laptop. They prefer Sony,
> Dell and Microcom hardware and I want an ultraportable and I want
> Linux as my OS. I'm looking for recommendations from this group
> as I do not keep current on hardware. It does seem that a Sony
> will be the lead contender for ultraportable. Which one should I
> get and with what options? I want lightness foremost with
> display resolution a second priority and CPU speed third. I'll
> want to connect it to ethernet at work and PPP on a normal phone
> line away from work.
>
> Please e-mail responses to [EMAIL PROTECTED] as I don't have time to
> follow newsgroups.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> James Ward
>
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First generation Sony's were great for Linux, however their current
line of Ultraportables suck due to poor hardware support. See
http://www.fox-thompson.com/dsf/vaio.html for more details.
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 14:56:00 +1000
From: Robert Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: can't get ide-scsi mod to work
hi I am a relative newbi whose having trouble getting my CD writer to
work on my Linux box.
Here is all the information about what I have:
I am running Linux Red Hat 6.1 on a home-made AMD K3 400 with 94 MB of
PC 100 RAM a IDE 2.5 GB split high Drive running Windows 95 on the first
gigabyte and Red Hat 6.1 (kernel 2.2.14-20) on the next 1.5 Gig
I have my normal IDE CD-ROM set as primary slave and have placed my new
Hewlett-Packard IDE CD-writer series 9100 as secondary slave.
I have: Linux in 24 hours, Linux for dummies second edition, Linux
complete by Sybex, Linux (I didn't know you could do that) and have
downloaded CD writing HOWTO the 2.8.13 5 March 2000 by Winfred Trmper.
after 20 tries using the above books as resource material I have yet to
succeed.
if you can help me please post an answer and CC me at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
thank you
Robert
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Subject: Re: Linux on Compaq Prosignia VS-----> Netflex-L ENET problems
From: Andy France <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 21:57:42 -0700
Excellent! Thank you very much.
Regards, Andy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Charles Blackburn)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Linux on Compaq Prosignia VS-----> Netflex-L ENET problems
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 23:36:09 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 17 Apr 2000 10:19:31 +1200, Andy France wrote:
>I couldn't even get past the onboard EISA SCSI on one of these machines (NCR
>53c710 only supported on PCI)... any chance you can tell me how you got
>Linux installed?
I bypassed it and used an adaptec card :)
but I think you ay find that compaq may have some drivers for them, I can't
remember too much about how I did it, been quite a while now.
--
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Summerfield Technology Limited - SuSE Linux Reseller & Birmingham L.U.G sponsor
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11:32pm up 8 days, 4:43, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Wayne Maeda)
Subject: HP and Linux?
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 06:09:05 GMT
Anyone know if HP Pavilions are capable of running Linux? Do their hardware
(video card, sound card, etc.) need Windows to function properly? I have a
HP 4530 and heard somewhere that HPs were having problems running Linux.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Wayne
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: LOGITECH mouseman+
USBhttp://linuxusbguhttp://linuxusbguide.sourceforge.net/USB-guide-1.0.6/book1.htmlhttp://linuxusbguide.sourceforge.net/USB-guide-1.0.6/book1.htmlhttp://linuxusbguide.sourceforge.net/USB-guide-1.0.6/book1.htmlide.sourceforge.net/USB-guide-1.0.6/book1.html
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 23:28:12 -0800
In article <RNKK4.11378$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Jarek \"Krusher\" Onuszko"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> FUCK !!!
> I neither have /proc/bus/usb, neither any USB modules loaded. I don't know
> what to do, after compiling kernel with usb support what do I need to do to
> make this thing work ?
attach the PS/2 adapter and plug it into your PS/2 port. :)
If you still insist on using it in USB mode, do the following:
Read the USB howto.
To make things easier compile the USB componants needed for mouse into the kernel,
reduces the complexity a bit to not have to worry about modules.
You need the following items for mouse to work:
Support for USB
UHCI OR OHCI-HCD support
USB HID support
Mouse support
/proc/bus/usb support
Preliminary USB device filesystem
Compile these into the kernel, don't mess with modules till you can get it working.
then:
mkdir /dev/usb
mknod /dev/usb/usbmouse0 c 13 32
Then point everything to /dev/usb/usbmouse0.
For more detailed info please read:
http://linuxusbguide.sourceforge.net/USB-guide-1.0.6/book1.html
--
Jim Zubb
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hong)
Subject: Re: Lexmark 3200 printer and Suse Linux 6.3
Date: 18 Apr 2000 06:35:58 GMT
Al ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: 1. on your windows partition make an empty folder( I call mine Linux2here )
: 2. after writing a document/spreadsheet or whatever(in StarOffice on my
: linux partition)... save as a RTF (rich text format)
: 3.(in root) open your window partition that has the empty folder
: (Linux2here)
: 4.drag the document to that folder
: 5.reboot to windows,open it with a wordprossing app. (I use Wordperfect)
: and print
: You can save staroffice in different formats...textwin ,textmac,RTF.Just
: play around with the formats until you find the one you like.I like RTF.
An even better idea is, of course, just use StarOffice for both
platforms. No loss in reformatting, whatsoever.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.suse
Subject: Re: Problem with Ne2K PCI Card.
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 08:13:33 +0200
Try to use "ne2kpci.o" to solve your problem.
Martin Werner escribi�:
> Hi!
>
> i have a big problem with my Ne2k PCI Card. it works fine with Windows...
> But in Linux I have problems. I am using SuSE 6.1 Kernel 2.35
>
> Trying the PCI only Ne2K driver without any parameters failed. Trying the
> ISA/PCI driver without params failed. Then I tried to configure it as good
> as I could, still using the ISA/PCI Ne2k (ne.c) driver. I supplied the
> following options:
>
> io= 0xE000 irq=0xB
>
> That infos are correct (Windows runs with that setup and the packet driver
> reports the same information) It is the only Network card in the system. I
> �read the howtos and tried anything, that sounded interesting to me.
>
> But it didn't work anyway.
>
> is it possible to load the packet driver and to let Linux work through that?
> I have SCO drivers (for 4.x and 5.x) on the driver disc. Can I use them?
> If yes, how do I???
>
> thanks
> M. Werner
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