Linux-Hardware Digest #423, Volume #13 Mon, 14 Aug 00 21:13:11 EDT
Contents:
HSP56 micromodem winmodem or not?? ("Michael Ware")
Re: Are there any that will work with the Intel i810? ("Jeff D. Hamann")
Re: networking two computers using ppp and serial connections (Andrey Vlasov)
Re: hardware q.s about mp3players... (Andrey Vlasov)
Re: SMP newbie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: AMD and Pentium ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Are there any that will work with the Intel i810? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: ATA66 (Andrey Vlasov)
Re: Recommendations for a Modem ("Noble Pepper")
Re: networking two computers using ppp and serial connections ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Modem Problem - help required (Andrey Vlasov)
Re: Modem Problem - help required (Andrey Vlasov)
Re: DSI 3635: winmodem or not? (Rob Clark)
Re: HSP56 micromodem winmodem or not?? (Rob Clark)
Re: AMD and Pentium (Andrey Vlasov)
Re: Trackballs. Anyone using one? (Mel Moore)
Re: Linux on AMD (Bob Hauck)
Re: HSP56 micromodem winmodem or not??
Re: Adaptec AHA2944UW on Redhat 6.1 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: "Michael Ware" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HSP56 micromodem winmodem or not??
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 09:10:45 +1000
Thanks
Mike
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From: "Jeff D. Hamann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Are there any that will work with the Intel i810?
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 16:11:46 -0700
I'll give these a try. thanks.
Jeff.
===========================================================
Jeff D. Hamann
280 Peavy Hall
Department of Forest Resources
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon 97331-8566 USA
541-740-5988
541-737-2375
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Andrey Vlasov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi there,
>
> probably you need these
>
> http://support.intel.com/support/graphics/intel810/linuxsoftware.htm
> http://support.intel.com/support/graphics/intel815/30483.htm
> http://support.intel.com/support/graphics/intel815/linuxsoftware.htm
> http://support.intel.com/support/graphics/intel810/linuxpredrivr.htm
>
> Hope it will help to solve the problem.
> (By the way "did you have habit to check manufacture web page for Linux
> keyword? ;-)
>
> Andrey
>
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From: Andrey Vlasov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: networking two computers using ppp and serial connections
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 16:11:32 -0700
Hi there,
read these pages
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Networking-Overview-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.7
http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/PPP-HOWTO/x161.html
http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/PPP-HOWTO/index.html
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Net-HOWTO/c2396.html
and bookmark next webpage
http://www.linuxdoc.org/
Andrey
Peter Bismuti wrote:
> I heard you can network two computers by using a serial cable and
> running PPP. Has anyone done this? Can you point me to documentation
> and/or briefly explain the hardware and configuration steps I'll need
> to get it running? How's the performance?
>
> Thanks
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From: Andrey Vlasov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: hardware q.s about mp3players...
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 16:16:56 -0700
Hi David,
I can not about Yepp, but 2.4 kernel support RIO mp3player. And now just a
little about
PalmPilot:
http://www.gnome.org/gnome-pilot/
http://gnukeyring.sourceforge.net/
http://xcopilot.cuspy.com/
http://jpilot.linuxbox.com/
http://eunuchs.org/linux/palm/index.html
Hope that you will find it interesting
Andrey
David Magnusson wrote:
> Hi!
>
> So, does anyone know anything about my portable mp3player Yepp (Samsung) and
> linux? Nothing on samsungs homepage, ofcause... I'd really like to get rid
> of my windows 98 patch number 49.3... But, then, I don't want to loose my
> mp3player at the same time...
>
> Please reply, if you know anything!
> I also have a palm pilot, but I guess that will work, at least under redhat,
> right?
> /David
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Subject: Re: SMP newbie
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 23:23:11 GMT
"Rob Love" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hello,
> I have been a Linux user for a few months, and I am going to build a
> computer running the SMP kernel.
Frankly, the level of questions you're asking suggests that you should
not build an SMP computer right now.
> I am in the process of buying my pci cards and I just started
> wondering if I am going to run into problems with driver support
> under the SMP kernel. For example is a Voodoo 3 3000 pci going to
> run on a SMP machine? How about sound cards?
There's a chance they won't, but it's a relatively small chance. I
had an extremely odd resource conflict caused by my RAID card which
appeared only when I added a second CPU and enabled MPS in Windows
2000. (Yow... the guys at Tyan tech support were absolutely
flabbergasted, as the first they'd heard of this was when a guy called
last week and told them about it, and suddenly they had _another_ call
about what they'd been convinced was a freak accident.)
Manually setting the IRQ for slot 2 (I have AGP video) to 10 fixed the
problem instantly. Freak error indeed. The guy at Adaptec (who came
up with the solution) was even more surprised than the guys at Tyan.
> Lastly, what happens when I run programs designed for single
> processor machines, I assume that the kernel just schedules that
> process to one of the processors and there isn't a problem, but I am
> really not sure...
If by "programs designed for single processor machines" you mean
"single-tasking" (programs that don't use multiple processes or
threads), then yes, that's exactly what happens. Even with that, some
CPU activity (interrupts, etc.) will happen on the other processor.
Multithreading or multitasking apps will split the load between CPUs,
whether they were compiled on a single-CPU system or not.
> Any SMP users out there that can help me out?
Was just inducted into their noble ranks today!
--
Eric McCoy ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
"The politics of failure have failed! We need to make them work again!"
- Kodos, The Simpsons
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Subject: Re: AMD and Pentium
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 23:27:04 GMT
Eric Dondelinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> If you also need lots of RAM, money might be an issue: RDRAM, which
> is required for optimum performance with P3s, is extremely expensive.
Uhh... what makes you say that?
That may be true for the 133MHz FSB - I doubt it, but I'll concede
it's a possibility - but it certainly isn't true for the 100MHz FSB.
As RDRAM wasn't even _supposed_ to be out in time for that clock.
--
Eric McCoy ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
"The politics of failure have failed! We need to make them work again!"
- Kodos, The Simpsons
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Are there any that will work with the Intel i810?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 23:30:45 GMT
"Jeff D. Hamann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I know crossposting is bad etiquette, but then so is an OS that's a pain in
> the neck.
Crossposting isn't a problem, so long as you choose appropriate groups.
> I just purchased a MB with the i810 chipset, thinking that it would be nice
> to have all the peripherals on the MB, and have had nothing but problems
> running X. I've tried downloading the latest release of XFree86 4.0.1 and
> still get bad results. I'm tired of wasting time trying to get the machine
> to run linux and don't want to spend anymore time downloading source files,
> tarballs, and rpm's trying to get a windowing environment. Let's not even
> talk about recompiling the kernel for the Linksys LNE100TX ethernet card.
OK. How about we instead talk about what sort of problems you're
having, so we can help you? Can you get into video mode at all? Does
Linux not boot? I know there are people happily running Linux on the
810, so it's certainly possible.
> Where can I download, or even purchase at this point, a version of linux
> that will handle the i810 onboard video correctly? MUST HAVE GOOD DIRECTIONS
> FOR INSTALLING AND TROUBLESHOOTING.
Remind me why I should go out of my way to help you when you come out
with an attitude like this?
--
Eric McCoy ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
"hand, n. A singular instrument worn at the end of a human arm and
commonly thrust into somebody's pocket." - Ambrose Bierce
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From: Andrey Vlasov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ATA66
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 16:29:48 -0700
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Hi guys,
try this one
http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/hardware/udma66.html
Andrey
Serguei Vassiliev wrote:
> well,
> lilo strats booting(linux kernel 2.4.0-test6)
> it detects thise Promise ATA66 controller
> but after it hangs
> As I understand it should detect device on
> this controller, but can not.
> After just reset machine...
>
> Configuration of my machine:
> PIII-555,
> HDD: FUJITSU MPF3102AT, 9Gb
> CDROM: CD-540E
> Memory: 128Mb
> Intel 82371AB/EB PCI BUS Master IDE Controller
> Promise Technology Inc, Ultra 66 IDE Controller
>
> Regards,
> Sergej.
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Hi guys,
<p>try this one
<p><A
HREF="http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/hardware/udma66.html">http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/hardware/udma66.html</A>
<p>Andrey
<p>Serguei Vassiliev wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>well,
<br>lilo strats booting(linux kernel 2.4.0-test6)
<br>it detects thise Promise ATA66 controller
<br>but after it hangs
<br>As I understand it should detect device on
<br>this controller, but can not.
<br>After just reset machine...
<p>Configuration of my machine:
<br>PIII-555,
<br>HDD: FUJITSU MPF3102AT, 9Gb
<br>CDROM: CD-540E
<br>Memory: 128Mb
<br>Intel 82371AB/EB PCI BUS Master IDE Controller
<br>Promise Technology Inc, Ultra 66 IDE Controller
<p>Regards,
<br>Sergej.</blockquote>
<pre></pre>
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From: "Noble Pepper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Recommendations for a Modem
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 18:33:32 -0600
I bought a ModemBlaster Flash 56 and haven't regretted it.
I can not connect at 56K but the problem is probably my
phone line.
I believe that any external modem will have no problems with
Linux. It does use your serial port, but what else are you going
to use it for?
I hear they are doing things with winmodems now, but can't
remember the site, try searching for "linmodem".
"Pankaj Deshpande" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
> I am trying to replace my winmodem with
> something that works well with linux and also not too costly. I looked
> at 3Com site and the modems that are documented to be supported in Linux
> have price tag of around $100. Can someone please suggest a cheaper
> modem that is known to be working fine with Linux ?
>
> Pankaj Deshpande [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
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Subject: Re: networking two computers using ppp and serial connections
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 23:35:32 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Bismuti) writes:
> I heard you can network two computers by using a serial cable and
> running PPP. Has anyone done this? Can you point me to documentation
> and/or briefly explain the hardware and configuration steps I'll need
> to get it running? How's the performance?
Good Lord, why would you want to?
I just bought a new Intel 10BT/100BTX network card on eBay for $5.75.
Buy two network cards, some crossover CAT5 cable, and use ethernet.
You'll get performance that's at least 90 times better.
And when you decide to add a third computer to the mix, you can spend
$40 on a 4-port hub, $6 more on another network card, and you may not
even have to touch the other computers' configurations.
--
Eric McCoy ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
"The politics of failure have failed! We need to make them work again!"
- Kodos, The Simpsons
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From: Andrey Vlasov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Modem Problem - help required
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 17:01:53 -0700
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Hi there,
I beleive that +++ will not work as system will allocate tty for modem and it
will locked. Buy normal procedure in minicom you will not able to connect to
that tty. It could be a problem. But there should be some progs which should
allow you to do that. Sorry, but can not help more.
NOTE: there is PPP Howto which describe how make dialup on demand and make
dialup server. I guess that you should check it as it can give some ideas.
http://www.linuxdoc.org
Andrey
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Using RedHat 6.1 and Hayes Accural Internal modem. The problem is really
> > with the ISP (its a free 0800 one with BT). My problem is that occasionally
> > (once a week) I am disconnected from the ISP (its as thou' their connection
> > has timed out or summat?) and occasionally this disconnection causes my
> > modem to become "stuck" i.e. unable to hang itself up. I have tried forcing
> > ATZ via minicom but it seems the only way I can get the modem to reset
> > itself is to reboot the server.
>
> Try, in minicom, typing:
>
> +++
>
> (not too fast or slow - no RETURN after it)
> If you get an OK response then:
>
> ath
>
> (the triple plus sign is the escape code - but it only works if it is sent
> not too fast or slow, so that it won't kill things if there plus signs
> appear in data you download - that should put the modem in command mode
> where you can type the ath - hangup command)
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Hi there,
<p>I beleive that +++ will not work as system will allocate tty for
modem and it will locked. Buy normal procedure in minicom you will not
able to connect to that tty. It could be a problem. But there should be
some progs which should allow you to do that. Sorry, but can not help more.
<p>NOTE: there is PPP Howto which describe how make dialup on demand and
make dialup server. I guess that you should check it as it can give
some ideas. <A HREF="http://www.linuxdoc.org">http://www.linuxdoc.org</A>
<p>Andrey
<p>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
<p>> Using RedHat 6.1 and Hayes Accural Internal modem. The problem is
really
<br>> with the ISP (its a free 0800 one with BT). My problem is that occasionally
<br>> (once a week) I am disconnected from the ISP (its as thou' their
connection
<br>> has timed out or summat?) and occasionally this disconnection causes
my
<br>> modem to become "stuck" i.e. unable to hang itself up. I have tried
forcing
<br>> ATZ via minicom but it seems the only way I can get the modem to
reset
<br>> itself is to reboot the server.
<p>Try, in minicom, typing:
<p>+++
<p>(not too fast or slow - no RETURN after it)
<br>If you get an OK response then:
<p>ath
<p>(the triple plus sign is the escape code - but it only works if it is
sent
<br> not too fast or slow, so that it won't kill things if there plus
signs
<br> appear in data you download - that should put the modem in command
mode
<br> where you can type the ath - hangup command)</blockquote>
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From: Andrey Vlasov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Modem Problem - help required
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 17:03:48 -0700
Hi there again,
you can check which program use tty by using "fuser" command and try to kill
that process(es).
Andrey
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Using RedHat 6.1 and Hayes Accural Internal modem. The problem is really
> > with the ISP (its a free 0800 one with BT). My problem is that occasionally
> > (once a week) I am disconnected from the ISP (its as thou' their connection
> > has timed out or summat?) and occasionally this disconnection causes my
> > modem to become "stuck" i.e. unable to hang itself up. I have tried forcing
> > ATZ via minicom but it seems the only way I can get the modem to reset
> > itself is to reboot the server.
>
> Try, in minicom, typing:
>
> +++
>
> (not too fast or slow - no RETURN after it)
> If you get an OK response then:
>
> ath
>
> (the triple plus sign is the escape code - but it only works if it is sent
> not too fast or slow, so that it won't kill things if there plus signs
> appear in data you download - that should put the modem in command mode
> where you can type the ath - hangup command)
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Subject: Re: DSI 3635: winmodem or not?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Clark)
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 00:00:10 GMT
In article <hNTl5.7398$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Andy Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi, I got a Digicom Systems 3635 modem and I'm not sure if it's a winmodem
>or not! It doesn't say anywhere on the box or the website that it is, and
>if anybody out there can help me out, I'd appreciate it. Also, if you know
>where I can get driver's for it, I'd appreciate that too!. Thanks a lot!
It is a winmodem, but if you're stuck with it, you might be able to use
the ESS PCI "Linmodem" driver. Please see the "Linmodem drivers" section
of:
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
Rob Clark, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: HSP56 micromodem winmodem or not??
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Clark)
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 00:02:25 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Michael Ware <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Thanks
"HSP" stands for host signal processing, so yes, it is a software modem.
If you are stuck with it, you might be able to use the PCTel "Linmodem"
driver. Please see the "Linmodem drivers" section of:
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
Rob Clark, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Andrey Vlasov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: AMD and Pentium
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 17:24:03 -0700
>
> If you also need lots of RAM, money might be an issue: RDRAM, which
> is required for optimum performance with P3s, is extremely expensive.
There is article at http://www.tomshardware.com about RDRAM - you probably
do not read it yet. If it so just read what showed tests and make your
conclusion.
http://www5.tomshardware.com/column/00q3/000719/index.html
http://www5.tomshardware.com/blurb/00q2/000525/index.html
http://www5.tomshardware.com/blurb/00q2/000510/index.html
http://www5.tomshardware.com/blurb/00q1/000308/index.html
RDRAM was more mistake than performance
Andrey
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From: Mel Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Trackballs. Anyone using one?
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 00:29:14 GMT
> Thanks for the info on trackballs. It really helps me get a starting
> point on which on to try.
The enginerring people a work use them on the CAD machines and like them
alot but had no idea if one would work on a Linux box. I want try one
because my hands are starting protest about using mice all the time.
Thanks for the help
Mel Moore
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Hauck)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Linux on AMD
Reply-To: bobh{at}haucks{dot}org
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 00:43:42 GMT
On Mon, 14 Aug 2000 13:29:24 -0700, blowfish
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Bob Hauck wrote:
>>
>> >Do you think Linux distro like Redhat really any better than Windoz?
>>
>> Why are you here, instead of one of the advocacy groups where this crap
>> belongs?
>>
>Ouch. A RedHead gets hurt.
I don't use Red Hat, and I'm tired of your trolling.
*PLONK*
--
-| Bob Hauck
-| To Whom You Are Speaking
-| http://www.haucks.org/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: Re: HSP56 micromodem winmodem or not??
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 00:50:36 GMT
On Tue, 15 Aug 2000 00:02:25 GMT, Rob Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>Michael Ware <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Thanks
>
>"HSP" stands for host signal processing, so yes, it is a software modem.
>If you are stuck with it, you might be able to use the PCTel "Linmodem"
>driver. Please see the "Linmodem drivers" section of:
>
> http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
>
Better yet, put the 16 hours of hair pulling into a job at 7-11. Then
you'll be able to afford a real modem.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Adaptec AHA2944UW on Redhat 6.1
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 00:45:39 GMT
Hi Joshua & all,
My conf.modules had the entry you describe in it already (added by
Kudzu when I installed the Adaptec card, I think), but the module
wouldn't load and the disks were not visible until I manually ran the
modprobe statement. That's why I had to add the modprobe in the startup
sequence. Is there a patch or workaround for this behavior other than
the one I found?
Just wondering,
Bruce
In article <8n3qqp$lnh$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Joshua Baker-LePain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Hi Rob,
>
> > I got my configuration to work by adding a "modprobe aic7xxx"
> > statement to one of the startup scripts. The Linux Answer Guy explains
> > where it should go in this
> > article:
>
> Or, in /etc/conf.modules, add the following line:
>
> alias scsi_hostadapter aic7xxx
>
> --
> Joshua Baker-LePain
> Department of Biomedical Engineering
> Duke University
>
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