Linux-Hardware Digest #241, Volume #13 Sun, 16 Jul 00 07:13:05 EDT
Contents:
Re: Firewall/Gateway hardware requirements (Tim Moore)
Re: UPS (Smitty)
DSL DRIVERS??? ("phlying penguin")
Re: DSL DRIVERS??? (Hal Burgiss)
Re: D-Link DFE-530TX network card ("Carlos E. Phillips")
Re: Firewall/Gateway hardware requirements (Chris Pitzel)
Re: RH 6.2 IDE Tape Drive (Ron)
Re: USB MS Intellimouse - keyboard doesn't respond ("binary boy")
Two weird problems - 1: Sound (Martin Skj�ldebrand)
Two weird problems - 2: Memory (Martin Skj�ldebrand)
Re: creative modem and win2k (Chris Pitzel)
Re: Multisession CD-R - Reading previous tracks (Wolfgang Fohl)
Zip drive (Julian Bordas)
Re: UPS (Michael Meissner)
Re: monitor resolutions with linux (Wolfgang Fritz)
Re: Looking for scanner (Wolfgang Fritz)
Autoloader Support ("Mike Sanders")
Please help me evaluate this hardware's compatability with Linux (phil ossifer)
Re: Please help me evaluate this hardware's compatability with Linux (phil ossifer)
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From: Tim Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Firewall/Gateway hardware requirements
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 02:37:17 GMT
I'm using an old Dell dx4/100 for same, plus 2 EPP printers and 1/2 dozen
queues. 2xNE2000 ISA clones shuttle data at 1.3Mb/s between a SpeedStream
5260 and an 8 port Netgear 10/100 FD switch without a problem. The cable
modem will be the bottleneck.
Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
Memory: 39176k/41248k available (912k kernel code, 420k reserved, 708k data,
32k init)
Dentry hash table entries: 8192 (order 4, 64k)
Buffer cache hash table entries: 65536 (order 6, 256k)
Page cache hash table entries: 16384 (order 4, 64k)
CPU: Intel 486 DX/4 stepping 03
...
/dev/hda:
Timing buffer-cache reads: 32 MB in 1.70 seconds = 18.82 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 16 MB in 6.85 seconds = 2.34 MB/sec
Alan Taylor wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I am considering buying a 2nd hand Pentium 133 with 16M ram to use as a
> Firewall/Gateway/Router for a small network. The network has half-a-dozen
> users, is 100M Ethernet and has some fastish computers involved (700Mhz, with
> 1.4G anticipated next year). The network is connected to the Internet via a
> 1.5Mbit cable modem. Is the Pentium 133 enough to ensure it will not become the
> bottleneck ?
--
timothymoore
bigfoot
com
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From: Smitty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: UPS
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 22:49:51 -0400
Joe Ringer wrote:
>
> Recently starting having eletric supply problems, losing power for 30
> seconds or so. I figure it's time for a UPS but I don't have any free serial
> ports. Any recommendations, will a UPS work here?
>
> --
> clear skies, |http://www.erols.com/jringer3/astro1.htm
> Joe |
> |Remember when "Truth, Justice, & the American Way"
> |wasn't contradictory?
Either APS or Tripplite support Linux. Get at least a 500 VA unit.
Smitty
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From: "phlying penguin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: DSL DRIVERS???
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 11:15:58 -0400
Is there support for SpeedStream USB and/or PCI dsl modems that I can get
for Mandrake???
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Burgiss)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: DSL DRIVERS???
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 03:36:36 GMT
On Sat, 15 Jul 2000 11:15:58 -0400, phlying penguin
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Is there support for SpeedStream USB and/or PCI dsl modems that I can
>get for Mandrake???
None, nada. Only external, ethernet modems fly with DSL.
http://feenix.eyep.net/dsl/linux_dsl.html
--
Hal B
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Carlos E. Phillips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: D-Link DFE-530TX network card
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 03:57:28 GMT
I've had the same problem with the 530TX in RH 6.2. I've tried everything I
can think of and nothing seems to work. Any help would be appreciated
since I would prefer not to buy another NIC. BTW the same NIC works fine in
Win98 with no problem.
Thanks in advance,
Carlos
"Shawn Yeager" <shawn[nospam]@shawnyeager.com> wrote in message
news:9t1b5.3050$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I too am having difficulties with the DLink card, but it's the 530TX (not
> TX+) which uses the VIA Rhine chipset. As the below link implies with
> regard to Slackware, I was (accidentally) able to get the TX working with
> Slackware via the ZipSlack distro that I was playing around with
yesterday.
> However, I've been completely unsuccesful in getting it to work with my
> Redhat 6.2 installation. I did snag Donald Becker's updated RPMS package,
> installed, rebuilt, etc., but no dice.
>
> Anyone have recommendations?
>
> Thanks,
> Shawn
>
> "Paul E. Larson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:3Pya5.2325$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > In article <cXwa5.83$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Dennis Peacock"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >Just wondering if anyone out there has had any luck with the D-Link
> > >DFE-530TX+ network card on SuSE Linux or Linux in general.
> >
> > http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/net/0002.0/0054.html
> >
> > and
> > the D-Link website.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > --
> >
> > "Mr. Rusk you not wearing your tie."
>
>
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From: Chris Pitzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Firewall/Gateway hardware requirements
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 04:04:06 GMT
> I am considering buying a 2nd hand Pentium 133 with 16M ram to use as a
> Firewall/Gateway/Router for a small network. The network has half-a-dozen
> users, is 100M Ethernet and has some fastish computers involved (700Mhz, with
> 1.4G anticipated next year). The network is connected to the Internet via a
> 1.5Mbit cable modem. Is the Pentium 133 enough to ensure it will not become the
> bottleneck ?
Yes, most definitely a Pentium 133 would do just fine. I would
recommend that you upgrade the RAM to 32megabytes, and use good quality
and well supported NIC's (I use 3com 3c905-TX's here on a Pentium-66 in
a similar environment).
The bottleneck is your internet connection, and definitely not your
machine. Even a 486 would be adequate for your connection.
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From: Ron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH 6.2 IDE Tape Drive
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 00:15:29 -0400
I'm in the ball park... dev/ht0 would not work here... used "ide-scsi"
and I can now talk to the drive (via nst0)... I'm on a roll... time to
play... tnx ALL for the info.
Another helped newbie...
-Ron
--
*** William R Whitlock ***
* Powered by Red Hat LINUX *
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From: "binary boy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: USB MS Intellimouse - keyboard doesn't respond
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 23:45:55 -0500
I recompiled the kernel again, this time with OHCI, preliminary USB device
filesystem, and mouse support. Upon reboot, this time I had keyboard
function, but I couldn't start X Windows. The bootlog had a message that
said "MS Intellimouse Explorer - this device not recognized by any USB
driver", and the XFree86 log said "Mouse0: unknown protocol "usb", no core
pointer registered."
Something's still not right
> On my motherboard, there are settings for "legacy USB keyboard" and
> "legacy USB mouse" support, which are, by default, disabled. It's
> possible that you will have to either enable or disable these options,
> or ones like them. There is a lot of nastiness going on with USB,
> particularly on the Mac side of the aisle, that results in horrific
> incompatability with a lot of devices.
>
> --
> Eric P. McCoy ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
>
> "Dude... my hands are huge. They can touch anything but themselves...
> oh, wait."
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Subject: Two weird problems - 1: Sound
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Martin Skj�ldebrand)
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 05:03:48 GMT
I've got the OSS drivers for my Aureal Montega sound card
installed. They work nicely, although game sounds are lacking. My
problem is though:
When I boot my machine the 1st time the sound card doesn't initialize
correctly and I don't have any sound except from playing
CDs. I can't for example play mp3's. Rebooting solves this -- then I
can have all sound the drivers provide.
Any suggestions?
M.
--
Martin Skj�ldebrand
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sys admin, web designer, tech writer
Hungry? Visit http://www.bahnhof.se/~chimbis/tocb
Which Linux distro? Visit http://www.bahnhof.se/~chimbis/ratatosk
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Subject: Two weird problems - 2: Memory
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Martin Skj�ldebrand)
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 05:03:49 GMT
When ever I boot my machine (Dell 700 Mhz P3 128 MB RAM) and start up
X I get a utilization of about 60 MB RAM. Which I can live
with. However after running and shutting down some apps (Netscape,
Xemacs, rocksndiamonds) I am at a memory utilization of 100+ MB
RAM. It would seem to me that the process are not returning memory to
the system when they are ended (in normal fashion).
This results in bad performance in graphics intensive apps like
Rocks and Diamonds - you really get seasick. Scrolling is "chopped"
(and bits of graphics are not updated correctly) while the machine is
so fast it moves the character along the screen at a fast tempo. (You
get the picture ...).
How do I make the system return memory as it should?
M.
--
Martin Skj�ldebrand
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sys admin, web designer, tech writer
Hungry? Visit http://www.bahnhof.se/~chimbis/tocb
Which Linux distro? Visit http://www.bahnhof.se/~chimbis/ratatosk
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From: Chris Pitzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: creative modem and win2k
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 05:15:37 GMT
It's probably a winmodem. Forget about it..
Lei Yan wrote:
>
> I have a creative lab ISA modem flash 56II, 5601.
> Installed on a KA7 + K7 650.
> It will not work with win2k, even I got the driver from their web
> site.
> Does anybody know how to setup it? how to set the
> jumpers and how to set the bios and how to set in the win2k.
> Thanks in advance.
>
> The reason I got this one is that I believe a ISA modem will work
> lynux. Also I think there are some people in this group will encounter
>
> the same combo.
>
> --
>
> Lei Yan
>
>
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From: Wolfgang Fohl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Multisession CD-R - Reading previous tracks
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 08:50:31 +0200
Uwe Malzahn schrieb:
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Wolfgang Fohl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Is it possible to mount previous sessions of a multisession CD-R?
> > (I am using it for periodic backup and want to restore the previous
> > states of changed configuration files)
> > My CD-RW-burner is a RICOH MP 7060A
> >
>
> Look for cdfs. Mounting a multisession CD with -t cdfs will give you access
> to each session.
>
Thanks
this was just what I needed.
If anybody else is looking for cdfs, the URL is:
http://www.elis.rug.ac.be/~ronsse/cdfs/cdfs.tgz
bye
Wolfgang
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From: Julian Bordas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Zip drive
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 17:19:33 +1000
Hello
How do I mount the zip drive ??
I have done a "modprobe ppa" The zip drive whirs and the lights flash
I have "mkdir -p /mnt/zip" and I have "echo '/dev/zip /mnt/ vfat
noauto,user 0 0' \ >>/etc/fstab
and rebotted the machine all to no avail.
Any ideas any one?
Julian
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Subject: Re: UPS
From: Michael Meissner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 16 Jul 2000 04:27:54 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joe Ringer) writes:
> Recently starting having eletric supply problems, losing power for 30
> seconds or so. I figure it's time for a UPS but I don't have any free serial
> ports. Any recommendations, will a UPS work here?
A UPS will work, though you won't be able to have automatic shutdown in case of
extended power outages without a serial port. What you get depends on your
budget, how many devices you need powered, whether you want automatic shutdown,
and how long you want to run.
I have burned out two cheap UPSes (a CyberPower 98, and a APC Back-UPS office),
but do have a CyberPower 99 and other APC Back-UPS Offices on computers not
needing much protection (ie, all I need is time to shut down the system or ride
out a small interrupt). For my critical computers, I have the much more
expensive APC Back-UPS Pro on one computer and APC Smart-UPS on the main one.
The last time I did a timing check, the Smart-UPS 1400 will power my system
with 6 disks, monitor, plus networking hubs and ISDN router for over 30
minutes. Note, it isn't a good idea to plug printers into the battery backed
up ports on a UPS because of the surge of power they draw when you turn them
on.
--
Michael Meissner, Red Hat, Inc.
PMB 198, 174 Littleton Road #3, Westford, Massachusetts 01886, USA
Work: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: +1 978-486-9304
Non-work: [EMAIL PROTECTED] fax: +1 978-692-4482
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From: Wolfgang Fritz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: monitor resolutions with linux
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 10:37:44 +0200
Neil Hollow wrote:
>
> I've just bought a second hand gateway monitor CPD-17F23 and of course
> don't have a any technical details supplied. Does anyone have any
> experience of getting X to work with this machine. Running RH6.0 on a
> philips monitor using an ATI RAGE II card (I'm keeping the card). What
> vertical and horizontal refresh rate should I use? NH.
Hi,
a search with http://www.google.com gave this result
http://www.t3.rim.or.jp/~buchi/computer.html
and from this page I got:
http://www.au.gw2k.com/product/specs/1834.htm
which gave me the following:
Resolution 1280 � 1024
Display colors Unlimited
Scanning frequency Horizontal, 30 to 64 kHz; Vertical, 50 Hz to 100 Hz
Display area 295 mm (W) � 215 mm (H) typical
video bandwidth 100 MHz minimum (-3dB)
Hope that helps,
Wolfgang
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From: Wolfgang Fritz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Looking for scanner
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 10:22:22 +0200
Eric Ho wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am looking for a good scanner to use with my Slackware 7.0 Linux,
> any suggestion ?
>
> Best Regards,
> Eric Ho
Hi Eric,
I got an Epson Perfection 1200U last week. This scanner is well
supported by sane
http://www.mostang.com/sane/
No problems up to now. For Epson scanners under Linux look at
http://www.freecolormanagement.com/sane/index.html
You can find lot's of information about it (reviews etc.) via
www.google.com with keywords "epson perfection 1200U"
Only one disadvantage: the price. It was DM 450 (about $220).
Wolfgang
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From: "Mike Sanders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Autoloader Support
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 02:43:57 -0700
Does Linux support the autoloader Sony TSL-S9000L? If so where can I
download the driver and what backup software is compatible with it?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (phil ossifer)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Please help me evaluate this hardware's compatability with Linux
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 10:40:01 GMT
Help! I did a dumb thing. Bought a system intending to run Linux on it
without checking out these groups first. I know I 've transgressed greatly, but
it is a bit late for recriminations.
I have the system on 15-day appoval, but the approval ends Saturday and I will
lose internet access as well as be tied up on a family emergency until the
Friday, so I am kind of frantic.
Sorry to be so needy, but responses like "check this URL" or "call the company"
just won't hellp me. I've paionted myself in a corner and damn well know it.
I know from my experience helping C programming newbies out in the DOS days the
reaction to folks who ask but don't seem willing to work at an answer. Sorry,
but I can't help it now.
The system is an Athlon Slot A Barebones system put together by Vextrec
Technologies(VTI) and is sold specially through Fry's electronics. The
motherboard is either an Epox 7KXA or a DTK computer VAM-0070 (some confusion
here - the bios identifier corresponds to an Epox 7KXA, but the documentation
with the system is for a DTK VAM-0070 board. The label on the box calls it a:
ATX DTK-VAM-0070 EP-7KXA VIA 133 AGP CHIPSET. FSB200 / ULTRA DMA 66 /
... / 1 AMR AGP SLOT 4X / AC97 AUDIO / 56 FLEX MODEM (almost certainly a
winmodem) / 10-100 NET CARD / FLOPPY DRIVE.
The BIOS is:
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
04/25/2000-8371-686A-6A6LKPAAA9C-00
This is a _nice_ system. No crappy low-end misfitsting hardware, cheapie parts,
etc (except the winmodem, natch).
I am very inclined to keep it, especially now that I got it up and running DOS
smoothly. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for an inexpensive high-end
system ($399 for Case, MB, and Athlon 700MHZ (bare) CPU -- IF it turns out the
manufacturer doesn't stonewall the Linux development community!
The biggest fly in the ointment so far: All configuration software requires
W95+. And certain features like "soft off" are documented to be available only
through W95.
VIA had a DOS version of the Ultra 66 driver on their web site, but no mention
of Linux to be found on Vextrec's , DTK's, Epox's or Via's.
Does anyone know if these manufacturers are under non-disclosure with MS? Do
you forsee any problems (other than the winmodem) getting the drivers or at
least the info to write drivers to use the features of this
chipset/motherboard/BIOS?
I hope to load Corel Linux (chosen because it is supposedly geared to "easy
install" to "learn the ropes" then move to either Suse, Mandrake, or another
"heavyweight" distribution later.
But by Friday I will need to decide to keep the system or chuck a couple of
week's work and start from scratch. What would you knowledgeable folk do?
Some other bits:
The network card actually mentions Linux on the software disk! Wonder of
wonders. The source code for the driver is there (rtl8139.c by Donald Becker.),
but the only instalation instructions are Red Hat and Slackware. Is it safe
to presume that with some help from here it will install on Corel/Suse/ or
Mandrake.
The video cards I bought are Creative Labs Savage 4 AGP (S3 Savage 4 128-bit
chipset) and KASER Trio-8 (S3 Trio3d/2d chipset). Neither manufacturer
mentions Linux on their website nor would tech support offer any information
about Linux drivers. Is the information needed available to the driver
development team(s) or is Creative and KASER stonewalling them? Would you
suggest returning these?
Could anyone recommend a PCI video card with good Linux support _and_
drivers for Win3.x (I need this until I get fully up to speed on LInux.)
The Hard Drive is a WD Ultra 66. No biggie, but I see their "break the 8GB
barier" software recognizes W9x/NT/OS-2 as other possible partitions, but no
mention of Linux. Is there a possible problem here?
The CDROM is a PINE PT-948A. Seems kind of standard, thing comes right up
under DOS ( and "old" DOS is supported! good sign, no?). But of course no
mention of Linux to be found in the documentation.
If I had it to do over, the decision would be clear: research thoroughly
first. But now I have over a hundred hours invested in this system, and
cashed in a boatload of brownie points to get a really nifty hardware type to
help put the thing together.
So, being a "programmer with a soldering iron",
I'd really like to keep an already running system it if it will be feasable to
run Linux on it. Anyone have good experiences with VTI/DTK/EPOX/AWARD/VIA
regarding information disclosure to the Linux development community? Anyone
have any BAD experience?
I know none of you can make the decision for me. Can any of you offer guidence
to help me make it?
Thanks in advance
Phil
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (phil ossifer)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Please help me evaluate this hardware's compatability with Linux
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 11:00:29 GMT
Perhaps to clarify the preceeding message a tad: I just learned friday what a
"win modem" was by reading these groups, as well as the NDA and "afraid to cross
MS syndrome" of the makers of such. I was disgusted, then panic set in: Is
there such a thing as a "winmotherboard, a winchipset, a winbios", and if there
is did I just buy one?
Do I have a winharddrive, a wincdrom, a wimvideo board? These are the questions
I need answered. Not too much dinero tied up on the CDROM, video card, winmodem
(ugh why tie up a $200 processor with such mundane chores?) so these can be
written off to experience, but the processor, ram, and 30GB hard drive are
another matter....
I am willing to work. To write drivers after I learn Linux programming even.
But only if I can get specs. My days of blind hacking are long gone -- I've
played all the "adventure" that I wish to in this lifetime.
Thanks for any assistence
Phil
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