Linux-Hardware Digest #364, Volume #13 Sun, 6 Aug 00 08:13:15 EDT
Contents:
Re: Advice for celeron vs pentium under Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
scanner support (Ramin Sina)
Re: No sound at all from x11amp - SbVibra16Pnp (Gene Wiggins)
Re: scanner support (Prasanth A. Kumar)
Re: scanner support (David Efflandt)
Re: Dual processor board? (Chris Rankin)
Re: Inexpensive IR or Ethernet Laser Printers ("JHEM")
Problem: Diamond FireGL 4000 (32 Mb) Fully OpenGL Compliant Graphics Card - Drivers
for Linux (Aleksandar Todorovic)
Re: CD-RW - IDE or SCSI? ("Clifton T. Sharp Jr.")
Re: CD-RW - IDE or SCSI? ("Clifton T. Sharp Jr.")
Re: Advice for celeron vs pentium under Linux ("bratgrrl")
ATI Graphics Ultra Plus & mouse port ("Timo TK")
Crystal Labs (CrystalWare?) CS4236B Sound Controller Install? (SuSE) (GHouck)
Re: Which distro? (myk)
Re: Rockwell 56K ACF II Modem (lightfootstuart)
Re: Ultra 66 Support (Kenneth R�rvik)
Lexmark 5700 - Simple Instructions (Stuart Lightfoot)
Re: HELP! - "mount: /dev/cdrom is not a valid block device" (Kenneth R�rvik)
Re: Advice for celeron vs pentium under Linux ("Stefan Viljoen")
Re: No sound at all from x11amp - SbVibra16Pnp ("Stefan Viljoen")
Re: No sound at all from x11amp - SbVibra16Pnp ("Stefan Viljoen")
Linux on a really old machine with no CD-ROM ("Stefan Viljoen")
Re: Voodoo3 AGP won't run in XFree 4.n.n ("Stefan Viljoen")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Advice for celeron vs pentium under Linux
Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 02:56:22 GMT
Pentium = big cache, Celeron= little cache
I think the question here is 'How does Processor cache size effect
performance'... I am not the best person to answer that.
If it follows suit of most else, the Pentium will be slightly faster
normally and a little faster under heavy load. It probably depends on
what your going to do use your laptop for.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
John Hovell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello all --
>
> I realize this is probably a hot question for debate, but I am
wondering
> if they feel Pentium or Celeron is a better choice for Linux.
>
> What is it considered? A i386 build? Or is it 586? 686? something
> else?
>
> I am considering getting a laptop (cheap) and running Linux... given
my
> budget many of the machines I'm looking at have (mobile) Celeron
> processors... Anyone know if its worth holding out for a real Pentium?
> or are AMD's any good? I do a fair amount of compiling/etc and don't
> want to have a flaky CPU.
>
> Thanks for any advice...
>
> Cheers,
> John
>
>
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: Ramin Sina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: scanner support
Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 03:14:11 GMT
Hi all,
I have a Microtek Scanner connected via a SCSI port. Can it be used in
Red Hat 6.2, or any other distribution?
Thanks,
Ramin Sina
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From: Gene Wiggins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: No sound at all from x11amp - SbVibra16Pnp
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 22:47:50 -0500
I use XMMS. Nice.
I use XBVibra16Pnp also. It can be really challenging to get sound
working sometimes. I've found the following sequence of modules
works pretty well
insmod soundlow
insmod soundcore
insmod sound
insmod uart401
insmod sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1
insmod mpu401
imsmod opl3
I'm currently using SuSE 6.4 Linux, with Pnp enabled, so I don't
have to use the manual module insertion. When I used 6.3 (I think it
was) I used the sequence above.
Stefan Viljoen wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> I have managed to run sndconfig on RedHat 6 to autoconfigure my
> SBVibra16Pnp. It worked fine, playing the sample wav of Linus, and the midi
> example. However, I cannot get X11AMP to work as root user on the X
> desktop - it just closes as if I selected application close whenever I try
> to load an MP3 for playing. Sound is active in Enlightenment and GNOME (i.
> e. I get the startup soun etc.).
>
> Any ideas why X11AMP won't go? Are there any other MP3 players availably
> that I might try?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Stefan Viljoen
> --
> Starwars Forever!!!
>
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://home.intekom.com/rylan/
-- Gene Wiggins
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: scanner support
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Prasanth A. Kumar)
Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 04:03:27 GMT
Ramin Sina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a Microtek Scanner connected via a SCSI port. Can it be used in
> Red Hat 6.2, or any other distribution?
>
> Thanks,
> Ramin Sina
Look at http://www.mostang.com/sane/ to see if your brand is supported.
--
Prasanth Kumar
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: scanner support
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 04:24:09 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 06 Aug 2000, Ramin Sina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>I have a Microtek Scanner connected via a SCSI port. Can it be used in
>Red Hat 6.2, or any other distribution?
Yes, look for the 'sane' rpm or do a web search for it. Most of the
support is for SCSI scanners (hardly any for parallel port scanners).
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http://hammer.prohosting.com/~cgi-wiz/ http://cgi-help.virtualave.net/
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From: Chris Rankin <au.zipworld.com@{no.spam}rankinc>
Subject: Re: Dual processor board?
Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 14:36:10 +1000
"D. Stimits" wrote:
> I have personally talked on the phone for hours with SuperMicro, and
> they are simply not interested. They can only quote that it is stable
> under NT (which isn't entirely true, but that probably isn't the mobo
> problem). I don't know who to ask about supporting this, since
> SuperMicro won't even provide information, but possibly Intel is the
> next choice, since they have their hopes into both the chipset and
> linux. But consider SuperMicro a non-linux-compatible source from now on
> (at least for newer chipsets like i840).
In *that* case, maybe we should talk to "Linux Online" about removing
their endorsement from the Supermicro website? Claims like "superior
quality and technical support" and "logical choice" etc
seem to be ringing a little hollow right about now ...
FWIW, is this likely to even be fixable? I could live with reflashing my
BIOS / firmware, but there's always the nightmare scenario of something
wired incorrectly on the mobo itself.
Chris
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From: "JHEM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.laptops,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: Inexpensive IR or Ethernet Laser Printers
Date: 6 Aug 2000 05:12:09 GMT
"Joseph C. Kopec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> With all this in mind, I would appreciate any thoughts as to the
> cheapest route to having Ethernet and/or IR connectivity to a laser
> printer. Thanks in advance.
I heartily endorse the HP Laserjet 6P or 6MP. I have several of them that
have been plugging along for years with absolutely no problems.
The one next to me as I type this is networked to my desktop, my son's
desktop and my wife's laptop. When I want to print something from my laptop
I just beam it over from my Thinkpads via the built-in IR port on the HP.
You should be able to find the 6P on eBay for around $250 or the 6MP for
around $350. Check:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=399924906
Regards,
James
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aleksandar Todorovic)
Subject: Problem: Diamond FireGL 4000 (32 Mb) Fully OpenGL Compliant Graphics Card -
Drivers for Linux
Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 06:03:27 GMT
Hi guys,
Does anyone have this card running under Linux. Would appreciate any
hints....
Thanks
Alex
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From: "Clifton T. Sharp Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CD-RW - IDE or SCSI?
Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 01:10:59 -0500
Carlos wrote:
> Clifton T. Sharp Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >I'd like to be able to run "hello world" at the same time, at at least
> >the same speed as my old 8088, without destroying the burn.
>
> Oh, come on! Anything above or equal to a PII should be able to handle
> 600kB/s needed to burn at 4x with no pain... In my case, I must confess
> that the dual PIII 500MHz probably helps the system work nicely even while
> burning ;-) I've never seen the buffer drop below 99%...
I just started playing with it again. Just went to *blank* a disk. It
took forty minutes, during which NO OTHER DISK ACTIVITY could take place.
This is an Athlon 600 with 192 meg.
# cdrecord -v speed=1 fs=30m blank=all dev=0,0,0
Cdrecord release 1.8a29 Copyright (C) 1995-1999 J�rg Schilling
TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
scsidev: '0,0,0'
scsibus: 0 target: 0 lun: 0
Using libscg version 'schily-0.1'
atapi: 1
Device type : Removable CD-ROM
Version : 0
Response Format: 1
Vendor_info : 'ATAPI '
Identifikation : 'CD-R/RW 4X4X32 '
Revision : '3.DR'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc CD-RW.
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R driver (mmc_cdr).
Driver flags : SWABAUDIO
Drive buf size : 374784 = 366 KB
cdrecord: Input/output error. start/stop unit: scsi sendcmd: retryable error
CDB: 1B 00 00 00 01 00
status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
Sense Bytes: 70 00 04 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 44 00 00 00
Sense Key: 0x4 Hardware Error, Segment 0
Sense Code: 0x44 Qual 0x00 (internal target failure) Fru 0x0
Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
cmd finished after 0.001s timeout 40s
cdrecord: Input/output error. start/stop unit: scsi sendcmd: retryable error
CDB: 1B 00 00 00 01 00
status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
Sense Bytes: 70 00 04 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 44 00 00 00
Sense Key: 0x4 Hardware Error, Segment 0
Sense Code: 0x44 Qual 0x00 (internal target failure) Fru 0x0
Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
cmd finished after 0.001s timeout 40s
Current Secsize: -1
ATIP start of lead in: -11625 (97:27/00)
ATIP start of lead out: 333750 (74:12/00)
Disk type: phase change
Manuf. index: 81
Manufacturer: ILLEGAL: Old Ritek Co.???
Blocks total: 333750 Blocks current: 333750 Blocks remaining: 333900
RBlocks total: 336246 RBlocks current: 336246 RBlocks remaining: 336396
Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 2 in write mode for single session.
Last chance to quit, starting real write in 1 seconds.
Blanking entire disk
Blanking time: 2315.292s
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From: "Clifton T. Sharp Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CD-RW - IDE or SCSI?
Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 01:13:13 -0500
Scott Alfter wrote:
> Clifton T. Sharp Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Must be nice. My Athlon 600 is blindingly fast until I go to burn, then
> >I dasn't play solitaire. 4x is no faster than 2x, but it eats a whole lot
> >more of the machine (i.e. slows everything else down amazingly).
>
> What crummy burner and/or software are you using that bogs your system down
> so badly?
linux 2.2.16; cdrecord 1.9; Acer CDRW4432.
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From: "bratgrrl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Advice for celeron vs pentium under Linux
Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 23:44:24 -0700
Reply-To: "bratgrrl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Go for a Celeron, my friend, it gives the most bang for the buck. More
important to spend money on RAM than on a killer CPU. These are good days to
be CPU shopping, the performance differences between the Celeron, Pentium
III, and Athlon are not very significant. Buy AMD with confidence, they are
as good or better than their Intel counterparts.
"John Hovell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hello all --
>
> I realize this is probably a hot question for debate, but I am wondering
> if they feel Pentium or Celeron is a better choice for Linux.
>
> What is it considered? A i386 build? Or is it 586? 686? something
> else?
>
> I am considering getting a laptop (cheap) and running Linux... given my
> budget many of the machines I'm looking at have (mobile) Celeron
> processors... Anyone know if its worth holding out for a real Pentium?
> or are AMD's any good? I do a fair amount of compiling/etc and don't
> want to have a flaky CPU.
>
> Thanks for any advice...
>
> Cheers,
> John
>
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From: "Timo TK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ATI Graphics Ultra Plus & mouse port
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 12:10:07 +0300
I can not find correct settings in SaX or XF86Config or XF86Setup (I am
using SuSe Linux 6.2)
for a Microsoft Bus Mouse connected to the mouse port of ATI Graphics Ultra
Plus (mach32 chip)
mouse port.
How can I enable the port, and have Linux to drive the mouse? Unfortunately,
I do not have
other alternative for the mouse right at the moment, and I would like to
utilize otherwise obsolete
mouse for use in my old Linux-486 PC.
Timo T
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From: GHouck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Crystal Labs (CrystalWare?) CS4236B Sound Controller Install? (SuSE)
Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 02:44:15 -0700
I have just installed SuSe Linux v6.4.
I have a PentPro-200, with a Crystal Labs CS4236B
sound controller (on-board?) which did not appear
to be listed during the Sound Card Installation.
Would anyone have any ideas on a resolution, or a
driver? I tried several of the others, to no avail.
My documentation says that it is a 16-bit ISA,
PC97 Compliant controller.
Default Controller parameters:
Parameter Default
========================= =======
Base I/O Address / MPU-401 220/330
8-bit Playback DMA 1
8-bit Capture DMA 3
Base IRQ / MPU IRQ 5/15
Thanks,
Geoff Houck
systems hk
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 10:53:13 +0100
From: myk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Which distro?
Mark Diplock wrote:
> I have an old AMD K6-II 350 which I would like to install Linux on, the only
> problem is that it has a PC Chips motherboard that Redhat 5.2 doesn't like.
> Has anyone had any success in running a newer version of Redhat (with
> X-Windows)on a PC Chips motherboard? If not, could anyone please recommend
> another distribution (with X-Windows) that sits happily on a PC Chips
> motherboard.
>
> Thanks,
> --
> Mark Diplock
> usenet at diplock dot net
Hi
I've installed redhat 6 on an older pc which had a jet mb which is similar to
pc-chips
if not the same (rebadged).
myk
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Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 09:46:25 +0100
From: lightfootstuart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Rockwell 56K ACF II Modem
Thanks Fellas
I managed to get this thing working with both Linux and Win98 yesterday. Just
goes to show that the HOWTO's should really be a first port of call.
For anybody else having problems here's what I did:
Followed the howto instructions to find out what the linux serial port (in
this case ttyS2) address and interrupt were. Followed the manufacturers(?!)
guide to set the card jumpers accordingly. Switched to windows (where the
card wuld not now work as it was no longer PnP) and installed a new serial
port in 'Add new Hardware'. Then restarted windows to allow it to see the
modem.
Just got to sort out my Lexmark 5700 printer now!
Thanks again.
Stuart Lightfoot
Rob Clark wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> lightfootstuart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >I have this modem and am assured that it is not a win-modem despite it
> >being of the internal variety. Still, I can't get linux to play with
> >it! Any ideas?
>
> If it has jumpers, how do you have it jumpered? (address & IRQ)
> If it is PnP-only, are you using isapnptools?
> Have you tried it with minicom?
>
> It's kind of hard to tell where you've hit the wall... the modem itself is
> fine (Rockwell ACF, ACF-2 modems are full hardware modems).
>
> Have you seen the Modem-HOWTO at http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO ?
>
> Rob Clark, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
--
Stuart Lightfoot
Tel: 07880 604849
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Subject: Re: Ultra 66 Support
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth R�rvik)
Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 11:04:28 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jake) wrote in
<hW%i5.4670$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>When I select the Promise drivers via make config, the kernel build
>for 2.4.0-test5 fails.
>
><snip>
>gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2
>-fom it-frame-pointer -pipe -march=i686 -fno-strict-aliasing -c -o
>pdc202xx.o pdc202xx.c
>pdc202xx.c: In function `ide_init_pdc202xx':
>pdc202xx.c:865: structure has no member named `tri_proc'
>pdc202xx.c:865: `pdc202xx_tristate' undeclared (first use in this
>function) pdc202xx.c:865: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only
>once pdc202xx.c:865: for each function it appears in.)
>make[3]: *** [pdc202xx.o] Error 1
>make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/ide'
>make[2]: *** [first_rule] Error 2
>make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/ide'
>make[1]: *** [_subdir_ide] Error 2
>make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers'
>make: *** [_dir_drivers] Error 2
>
>Anyone else encounter this? Is this a bug in pdc202xx.c
>or do I need to patch this too?
Probably a bug in pdc202xx.c :) test6 should be out soon, hopefully it has
been fixed there. You can then patch your kernel to test6, and try again.
If it still fails, submit a bug-report to the kernel-guys with a detailed
description of the error and your hardware (And other info that may be
helpful).
--
Kenneth R�rvik 91841353/22718452
Steenstrupsgate 5 B [EMAIL PROTECTED]
0554 OSLO home.no.net/stasis
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From: Stuart Lightfoot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Lexmark 5700 - Simple Instructions
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 12:04:02 +0100
Hi
Can anybody give me some simple directions as to how to set this printer up
undet Mandrake 7.0? I believe that there is a filter called 'pbm217k' but I
can't get hold of it and wouldn't know how to use it anyway!
Help I'm getting desperate!
Stuart Lightfoot
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Subject: Re: HELP! - "mount: /dev/cdrom is not a valid block device"
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth R�rvik)
Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 11:13:54 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Toby Hobson) wrote in
<8mi6bf$bkp$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>Hi
>
>Could anybody help someone new to linux?
>
>When I try to mount /dev/cdrom I get "mount: /dev/cdrom is not a valid
>block device"
>
>I have 2 hard disks, /dev/hda and /dev/hdb and 2 cdroms: a DVD on
>/dev/cdrom2 (/dev/hdd) and a CDRW on dev/cdrom (/dev/hdc I think).
>
>I can mount /dev/cdrom2 with no trouble but dev/cdrom is not working
>if I try "mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom" I get the same error
>message.
>
>can anybody offer any advice
Check to see that /dev/cdrom is a symlink to the /dev/hdc.
# ls -l /dev/cdrom
lrwxrwxrwx <_snip_> cdrom -> hdc
If not, do:
# cd /dev
# rm -f cdrom
# ln -sf hdc cdrom
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Steenstrupsgate 5 B [EMAIL PROTECTED]
0554 OSLO home.no.net/stasis
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From: "Stefan Viljoen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Advice for celeron vs pentium under Linux
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 13:00:50 +0200
John Hovell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hello all --
>
> I realize this is probably a hot question for debate, but I am wondering
> if they feel Pentium or Celeron is a better choice for Linux.
>
> What is it considered? A i386 build? Or is it 586? 686? something
> else?
>
> I am considering getting a laptop (cheap) and running Linux... given my
> budget many of the machines I'm looking at have (mobile) Celeron
> processors... Anyone know if its worth holding out for a real Pentium?
> or are AMD's any good? I do a fair amount of compiling/etc and don't
> want to have a flaky CPU.
Well, I run Linux (RedHat 6.0 - kernel 2.5.5-15) on a 400mHz Celeron-powered
system with 256 megs of RAM. Linux says it is on an "i686" at bootup and
some stuff I have compiled (to get my tape drive working, for example)
required my to select processor type where i686 was available. I selected it
as "i686" and it worked just fine - I have full access to and can utilise my
tape drive perfectly. It compiled and installed without any problems at all,
and I run a Celeron.
So, IMHO, it doesn't matter - if you are not going to do very specialised
stuff, a Celeron is just as good as a Pentium?
Right?
Stefan Viljoen
--
Starwars Forever!!!
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.intekom.com/rylan/
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From: "Stefan Viljoen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: No sound at all from x11amp - SbVibra16Pnp
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 13:07:25 +0200
sideband <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Maybe you should use 24 bit color on your video card. ::grin::
:] - I love 24 bit mode!
> Seriously, it sounds like you have a corrupted install of X11Amp. Do you
get
> any error messages? Try starting it from an xterm so you can get something
of
> an error message after it crashes.
I don't know! X11amp was installed automatically by the RedHat Linux
installer when I installed Linux. I was presented with no errors - all you
see is a running textmode progress bar in the Text based RH installer
infterface.
> Another question is why would you run as root? it's just bad practice.
'cause it is the only login that once worked with X11Amp. I recently
reinstalled Linux (i. e. reformatted my ext2 partition and then installed it
"as new") - before that, on my "old" Linux setup, X11Amp at least worked -
but then only as root user. Many posts I got here told me to, mainly,
"chmod" /dev/dsp and /dev/audio etc. - none worked. Now, on my "new" Linux
install, even as root, I cannot get it to produce a peep.
> Get us some error messages, and maybe we can help you diagnose.
That's the kicker - there are no errors. It just closes down on attempting
to load a MP3 for playing - i. e. it looks identical to what should happen
if you click the X (program close) on the application's interface. Not a
beep nor a click comes from the speakers.
Thanks a lot for the reply!!
Stefan Viljoen
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http://home.intekom.com/rylan/
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From: "Stefan Viljoen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: No sound at all from x11amp - SbVibra16Pnp
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 13:08:50 +0200
Gene Wiggins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I use XMMS. Nice.
XMMS - hmm. URL?
> I'm currently using SuSE 6.4 Linux, with Pnp enabled, so I don't
> have to use the manual module insertion. When I used 6.3 (I think it
> was) I used the sequence above.
Whoa - installing my sound card in RedHat6.0 was as easy as running
"sndconfig", selecting autodetect and it was all over. Works - i. e. I can
hear sounds in GNOME and I can play midi files from the console etc.
Only problem is still MP3's....
Stefan Viljoen
--
Starwars Forever!!!
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.intekom.com/rylan/
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From: "Stefan Viljoen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux on a really old machine with no CD-ROM
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 13:13:55 +0200
Hi!
I have a truely ancient machine (386DX with 4 meg of RAM and no CD drive). I
have the RedHat 6 distrib on CD.
Is it somehow (by some miracle I suppose!) possible to get Linux installed
on this system? How would I "parcel off" the needed stuff from the CD to get
a bare bones Linux install running on a system with only a floppy? HDD
capacity is a truely ancient (as well) 200meg Seagate drive.
Or should I just forget it? I want to try and see if I can set up some kind
of remote terminal thingy with a serial cable - I have some info on getting
a getty process running on my host system (400mHz Celeron with 256 megs of
RAM). Or would I do better to leave DOS installed on the 386 and run some
kinda terminal emulator thingy? Any URL's for such DOS programs?
Thanks!
Stefan Viljoen
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From: "Stefan Viljoen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
3dfx.glide.linux,apana.lists.os.linux.x11,comp.os.linux.x,comp.windows.x,comp.windows.x.i386unix,linux.dev.x11,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Voodoo3 AGP won't run in XFree 4.n.n
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 13:16:26 +0200
Mark Tigwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8micqv$1va$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> ** Reply by E-mail appreciated :) **
>
> Fellow Penguineers,
>
> I have a system with 2 Voodoo3 2000 video cards (one AGP and one PCI). I
> bought them both because I knew the PCI Voodoo3 works great in XFree and I
> figured if I was going to multihead, getting an AGP card with exactly the
> same chip would probably be wise. Maybe not. I can't get the AGP card to
> work in XFree 4.n either using it by itself or with the PCI card. The PCI
> card works a treat by itself. It seems to TRY and initialise (you can hear
> it start up) and there is a signal to the screen because it comes on and
> changes color, but nothing appears and the system hangs. Cannot be
rebooted
> via ctl+alt+bcksp or even a warm reboot when using the AGP card. I have
> tried cranking it right down to 640x480x8, no use either. Just have to hit
> the hard reset button (ouch). Help me. I don't want to admit to my friends
> that Linux can crash.
>
Hmm - have your tried forcing a higher color depth (say 24 bit)? It seems
that X has trouble with bit depths other than this, at least on some models
of video cards... I forced mine into 24 bit display and it is the only bit
depth that works - 640x480x8 as you mentioned does NOT work for me. Only 24
bit.
Stefan Viljoen
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