Linux-Hardware Digest #996, Volume #12 Wed, 7 Jun 00 00:13:08 EDT
Contents:
Re: Disabling part of combo card in Pavilion ("Agelmar")
Re: modem Motorola SM56 PCI install problems on RedHat's Linux 6.1
Re: slow SCSI performance on Dell Poweredge 6300 (Juergen Pfann)
Re: Could someon like to tell whcih montherboard is good for k6-2 and linux? ("Jack")
Re: Win2000 Nt Booter and Linux ("Tim R.")
ADAPTEC 39160 ("Tobias Speckbacher")
Re: Tekram DC-315U/DC-935UW support? ("JediPenguin")
Re: Probs with PCI sound card (heeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp) (Pascal David)
Turning on joystick port (bernie)
Re: The Perfect Linux Video Card (Tony Spinillo)
Re: Web Page Load Times ("David L. Little")
Re: Tekram DC-315U/DC-935UW support? (Steffen Kluge)
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From: "Agelmar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.hp.hardware
Subject: Re: Disabling part of combo card in Pavilion
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 01:22:24 GMT
*looks at the big file cabinet... LISA O/S disks.... old 11" floppies... IDE
controller card... SCSI-1 card... 30MB HD.... playboy... erm... XGA Video
Adapter :-)*
Yeah, I got one of those... *looks for that motherboard from his OLD HP-comp
(p-90)... oh, yeah... I took a hacksaw to it and buried it in the back yard
behind the shed so that no one would ever have to lay eyes upon the foul
thing...*
-Ian
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Unclaimed Mysteries wrote:
> >
> > Edward Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > Both chips need decoders, A/D, D/A and
> > > etc.
> >
> > You are of course correct and I will soon be evicting this combo card
from
> > the sleek HP case. With extreme prejudice.
> > Next issue for the group: What should the fate of this thing be?
Creativity
> > and cruelty count.
>
> It's tempting to have some fun... but I took mine out in threw it into
> "the box". You know, that box with 2 decades'-worth of obsolete bits of
> hardware, cabling, lightning-struck modems - doesn't everyone have one?
>
> - Steve
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: modem Motorola SM56 PCI install problems on RedHat's Linux 6.1
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 01:45:03 GMT
I realy love how windows will ask me to produce an install disk anytime I
TURN ON MY SCANNER! I've already installed the software. It works. If I
hit cancel on the install request, WINDOWS ASKS AGAIN. OVER AND OVER AND
OVER AND OVER.
The only way to stop it is to hit the escape key about 10 times in very
rapid succession.
Duh... uh... removeable hardware? What's that?
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From: Juergen Pfann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.periphs.scsi,ch.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: slow SCSI performance on Dell Poweredge 6300
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 03:45:03 +0200
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Has anybody out there some experience with the Dell PowerEdge 6300
> running Linux (I run RedHat 6.2)?
>
> Even though it has AIC 7890 U2W SCSI interfaces and IBM Ultrastar
> Ultra160 hard disk drives, I don't seem to be able to get better
> than 3-10 MB per second read/write rates.
>
(detailed bonnie results snipped - see orig. posting)
> The test was run with no load on the system and only one user.
> I find these results surprisingly poor; so if anyone has an idea
> or experience on how to improve SCSI performance, please
> let me know!!
It's a pity I didn't save my bonnie results of yesterday -
using a size of 1,280 MB (2x RAM) on a 9G IBM DNES ($250)
attached to a dual-channel SYM21002 (Symbios 53c896, $220)
on a self-assembled box with Abit BP-6 (2xCel.466, $400),
but doing UP 2.0.36, my results were (IIRC):
-writing with putc : ~ 5500 kB/s 15 %CPU
-rewriting : ~ 8900 kB/s
-writing intell. : ~ 10000 kB/s 15 %CPU
-reading per char. : ? (don't know any more, sorry)
-reading / block : ~ 15000 kB/s
/sec : 89 60%CPU
Sorry again for only vaguely recalling the numbers - I'm only
pretty sure about the first 2 measurements and the seeks/sec.
But I don't find the time to repeat that now (far too late
again -sigh!).
AND : that test was not meant to be too serious - as I was
preparing a CD image on my (IDE) root FS and burning the
CD-RW (on the other SCSI channel) during the test (*g*).
BTW :
# hdparm -tT /dev/sdb4
#this is the partition I used for bonnie yesterday
/dev/sdb4:
Timing buffer-cache reads: 32 MB in 0.36 seconds =88.89 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 16 MB in 0.98 seconds =16.33 MB/sec
# hdparm -tT /dev/sdb
#seems the test uses the faster beginning of the disk
/dev/sdb:
Timing buffer-cache reads: 32 MB in 0.36 seconds =88.89 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 16 MB in 0.83 seconds =19.28 MB/sec
-What's to say about this, Loris ?
I really AM surprised about your comparative bad results; I
knew already that at least in Linux, LSI/Symbios is the better
choice, but at that extent (and even more if you take prices
into account) - UHHHH !
Unfortunately, I can't give you tuning tips, kernel config
options etc., as I never had Ad~1 for my private boxes
(only on the NT machines in our company) - maybe you can
improve things a little bit by increasing the # of queued
tags (if that is an option for your HA config). But I'm
afraid a change of HA would be the better tuning.
I just couldn't resist commenting this "disaster"...
(and hope nobody will regard this posting as arrogant or
something; this is not what I intended, please...)
Juergen
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From: "Jack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Could someon like to tell whcih montherboard is good for k6-2 and linux?
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 10:18:28 +0800
Thanks, I have already test what your suggestion before. But the problem is
going on. I have close the RAM of video and change the disp card. I have
tried Trvio 64v2 and T9850.
Could you tell me what is your version of va503+?
Mine is 1.1B. I check the compitable motherboard on AMD website. They list
va503+,but the version of the motherboard is 1.0 and 2.0. No 1.1B.
Thank you!
Chris Ripp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> "Jack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:8hdiao$1kbj$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Yes, va-503+ can't work well with linux. My computer often hangs when I
> use
> > xwindows. I have changed the disp card and memory. I guess it should be
> > caused by motherboard. Do you have any advice?
>
> Pardon my blunt-ness but BullSPIT.
>
> The VA-503+ works great with linux. I've been using it for quite some
time
> now without any problems at all. Right now I'm using it w/ a K6-2 350,
> 64MB PC-100 RAM, a Voodoo 3 3000 AGP, a BT848 video capture board, an old
> ALS100 sound card, a 3com 3c509 ISA nic, cdrom, cdrw, 2 IDE drives, std.
> floppy and a parallel port zip drive all on RedHat 6.2. I'd put more junk
> in there but I'm fresh out of resources. I had (a lot) more trouble with
> this board in Windows than in Linux to be sure.
>
> If your 503+ is giving you trouble, I suggest that you update your BIOS to
> the latest (go to the FIC website), set your BIOS to defaults and work up
> from there. Be sure to set PnP OS to NO, and read your manual to
determine
> what settings do what. Be especially mindful of the memory settings and
AGP
> settings. Trying to push the board to its limits *will* cause you
problems.
> Just keep trying things, and if it doesn't work, turn the settings down a
> tad each time until it quits locking up.
>
> Your problem with X locking up might be due to improper BIOS settings for
> your video card. Try turning down the aperture or disabling the Video ROM
> cache on the board.
>
>
>
>
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Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 21:05:51 -0500
From: "Tim R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Win2000 Nt Booter and Linux
I read something similor to this in a howto.
I personally don't use lilo though, is there a way to get nt's bootloader
to boot a kernel image?
--tim
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> That is really slick Jim. Thanks for posting!
>
> John.
>
> In article <v2LU4.2120$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Jim Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > Has Anyone successfully used the NT booter to boot into linux??
> And can
> > > anyone help me out, besides referring to the HOW-TO??
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > > Thanks in Advance!!!
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Yes. I use it every day.
> >
> > I would install NT.
> > I would then install Linux. In doing so I would install LILO into the
> > beginning of root partition, NOT into the MBR (that's where OS Loader
> > lives).
> >
> > I would then download Bootpart.
> > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/gvollant/bootpart.htm
> > Install/Uncompress.
> > Tell Bootpart where the Linux partition you want to boot is. It will
> steal
> > the LILO bootsect.
> > You will take that bootsector BootPart generates in put it in your OS
> Loader
> > configuration file (i.e. often c:\boot.ini)
> >
> > So typing Bootpart I get
> >
> > Boot Partition 2.20 for WinNT (c) 1995-98 G. Vollant
> ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> > WEB : http://www.winimage.com and http://www.winimage.com/bootpart.htm
> > Add partition in the Windows NT Multi-boot loader
> > Run "bootpart /?" for more information
> >
> > 0 : C:* type=6 (BIGDOS Fat16), size = 1534176 KB
> > 1 : C: type=f (Win95 XInt 13 extended), size = 18474750 KB
> > 2 : C: type=6 (BIGDOS Fat16), size = 2048256 KB
> > 3 : C: type=5 (Extended), size = 2048287 KB
> > 4 : C: type=6 (BIGDOS Fat16), size = 2048256 KB
> > 5 : C: type=5 (Extended), size = 16065 KB
> > 6 : C: type=83 (Linux native), size = 16033 KB
> > 7 : C: type=5 (Extended), size = 16065 KB
> > 8 : C: type=83 (Linux native), size = 16033 KB
> > 9 : C: type=5 (Extended), size = 16065 KB
> > 10 : C: type=83 (Linux native), size = 16033 KB
> > 11 : C: type=5 (Extended), size = 4731142 KB
> > 12 : C: type=83 (Linux native), size = 4731111 KB
> > 13 : C: type=5 (Extended), size = 4731142 KB
> > 14 : C: type=83 (Linux native), size = 4731111 KB
> > 15 : C: type=5 (Extended), size = 4731142 KB
> > 16 : C: type=b (Win95 Fat32), size = 4731111 KB
> > 17 : C: type=5 (Extended), size = 136552 KB
> > 18 : C: type=82 (Linux swap), size = 136521 KB
> >
> > I know a million OSes I know.
> > So, the partition I have RedHat on is 12. I know since I did the
> install
> > right? I notice these things.
> >
> > So the syntax of Bootpart is
> > BOOTPART <part_number> <filename>
> >
> > I just made up a name for the file but it's not that important other
> than it
> > being 8.3 filename format.
> > I use bootsect.lnx
> >
> > So I would type
> > bootpart 12 bootsect.lnx
> >
> > Copy that file bootsect.lnx to where boot.ini is (likely c:\)
> >
> > Then add an entry.
> >
> > My c:\boot.ini file
> >
> > [boot loader]
> > timeout=03
> > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT
> > [operating systems]
> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Windows NT Workstation
> Version
> > 4.00"
> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Windows NT Workstation
> Version
> > 4.00 [VGA mode]" /basevideo /sos
> > C:\="Microsoft Windows"
> >
> > c:\bootsect.lnx=" RedHat Linux 6.2"
> >
> > You can see I have NT, Windows, and Linux as an option.
> >
> > Notes:
> > The Windows 2000 and NT bootloaders seem to be the same.
> > Bootpart can do other things too but that's for another time.
> > I guess your bootsect.lnx could be located in other places but I keep
> all
> > mine together on C:
> > You don't need the crazy NT stuff in boot.ini for booting Linux, just
> you
> > know the bootsector name and label name to display just like
> dos/windows
> > would do.
> > There is a linux way of extracting the linux bootsector for nt
> loader, but
> > you would need a working linux first and bootpart seems easier
> somehow.
> > You should look for a type=83 partition to tell bootpart to use.
> > This procedure isn't as hard as all of this email/text would
> suggest. It
> > takes a second to do this when you know how.
> > You can have many Linux installations booted by OS Loader. Just keep
> using
> > different partitions/names.
> >
> > A simplier example of running bootpart might be with just NT and Linux
> > installed
> > 0 : C:* type=6 (BIGDOS Fat16), size = 5534176 KB
> > 5 : C: type=83 (Linux native), size =2731111 KB
> > 6 : C: type=82 (Linux swap), size = 136521 KB
> > Of course you would want bootpart 5 bootsect.lnx
> >
> > Jim Ross
> >
> >
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
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From: "Tobias Speckbacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ADAPTEC 39160
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 18:52:13 -0700
Does anyone have experience implementing this 64-bit SCSI card into a linux
server ?
I looked in the /usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi/README.aic7xxx file which
referrences the 39160M as a supported card but looking at the adaptec
products page i was unable to locate this model of the card.
Any helps and hints are appreciated.
Thanks,
========
Tobias Speckbacher
System Administrator
Quova, Inc.
fon: 650.625.9237 x261
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From: "JediPenguin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.dev.scsi
Subject: Re: Tekram DC-315U/DC-935UW support?
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 21:07:27 -0500
What was the answer? I have a Tekram DC-395UW I'm trying to use in Linux.
How to do this?
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From: Pascal David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux
Subject: Re: Probs with PCI sound card (heeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp)
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 02:11:21 GMT
Take a look at http://www.alsa-project.org/
Pascal
Philippe Krait wrote:
>
> "Aksam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a �crit dans le message news:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> > I hope someone can help me?
> > I have a Yamaha S817 YMF724 sound card and Red Hat linux 6 on the same PC.
> > How to get sound from this? Sound configurator doesn't recognise my sound
> > card. Please help me and mail me as soon as You can!
>
> As far as i know, there are no free drivers for the PCI Yamaha Sound Cards
> (which is a shame, but that's life). The only one I've found is commercial
> and call Open Sound System, but it is extremely good. You can find their web
> site at :
>
> http://www.opensound.com/
>
> You can download a trial version for 3 hours, then decide to buy it (which I
> did).
>
> Philippe
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From: bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Turning on joystick port
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 02:29:52 GMT
I have an intel motherboard with onboard sound (creative es1373) and an
onboard joystick port. I have installed the joystick RPM package. When
I run the jstest command it tells me that /dev/js0 cannot be found.
Also, when I type insmod joy-sidewinder it tells me "Device or resource
busy". The documentation tells me that I may have to turn on my
joystick port. How to I go abouts doing this with an onboard joystick
port? Is the joystick port still related to the sound chip even though
it is on board? I have sound enabled.
Thanks for any help
bernie
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From: Tony Spinillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: The Perfect Linux Video Card
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 01:51:35 GMT
You should have no prblem running the Voodoo3. Redhat comes with X3.3.6.
The driver is part
of the SVGA server. The 3d modules at linux.3dfx.com will work fine. The
card also runs well
with X4. I used a Voodoo3 for six months before upgrading to a nvidia 3d
Prophet II.
Tony
Ronald Cole wrote:
> Vladimir Florinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > The problem is, it isn't possible to run OpenGL with a Millennium
> > II. Next, your PCI card must have at least 16 MB to store all
> > textures on the card (AGP are ok with less memory if using GART). A
> > 16 MB Matrox G200 should work fine but a 16 MB Voodoo 3 will be
> > faster in 3D. In fact, the CPU will most likely be a limiting
> > factor. Voodoos also have mainstream OpenGL support in XFree 4.0
> > while Matrox require a patch.
>
> So I can run 24bbp or 32bbp at 1280x1024 with 16Mb on the card? I
> see that I can get a 3dfx Voodoo3 3000 from CDW for $119.44.
>
> However, it appears that 3dfx.com only has an X server for RH6.1
> (XFree86-3.3.5). Since RH6.2 has been out for a month, their lag in
> supporting RH6.2 concerns me a bit.
>
> It appears to me that 3dfx isn't bothering to update their faq or
> support for RH6.2. So that begs the question, does RH6.2
> (XFree86-3.3.6) support the 3dfx Voodoo3 3000 with 16Mb "out of the
> box"? Or do I have to stick with RH6.1 if I want to use this card?
>
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From: "David L. Little" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Web Page Load Times
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 22:02:37 -0500
I have a dual boot L;inux/Win95 PIII 550, and web pages load faster with Linux
using Netscape than Win95 with either Netscape or IE 5.
James Stafford wrote:
> Dean Fetterolf wrote:
> >
> > On my two identical AMD K6-2 500 boxes side by side a web page loads faster
> > on Win98SE With Netscape than on Linux.Mandrake with Netscape. Why?
> Get the DNS How-To and set yourself up a caching name server. My Linux
> box loads web pages so much faster than the Windows box I have. The
> Windows box has a 150 Mhz faster processor too.
>
> jamess
> --
> "On the side of the software box, in the 'System Requirements' section,
> it said 'Requires Windows 95 or better'. So I installed Linux."
>
> -Anonymous
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steffen Kluge)
Subject: Re: Tekram DC-315U/DC-935UW support?
Date: 7 Jun 2000 03:56:54 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <8hkaqg$iod$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
JediPenguin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>What was the answer? I have a Tekram DC-395UW I'm trying to use in Linux.
>How to do this?
What was the question? You can find a driver for the card on
Tekram's web site. It has been further developed outside of
Tekram, but for me and my scanner the original Tekram version
works best (as in: works).
Cheers
Steffen.
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Fujitsu Australia Ltd
Keywords: photography, Mozart, UNIX, Islay Malt, dark skies
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