Linux-Hardware Digest #459, Volume #13 Mon, 21 Aug 00 21:13:06 EDT
Contents:
Re: Installing 2nd hard disk ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: DFE530TX => correction (Andrey Vlasov)
Re: Installing 2nd hard disk ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Compaq Smart-2 array controller support (Michael Schulz)
Re: Netgear FA311 ethernet card Not working ("David N. Haney")
logitech keyboard problem in VI (nico)
Re: ADSL Alcatel Speed Touch: any driver ? (Hal Burgiss)
Re: RH 6.2 Linux problem installing SB Live Value! (Andrey Vlasov)
Re: Linux and Dual Pentium (Kent Perrier)
Re: USING DVD-RAM with LINUX (Glitch)
Re: PPP? (Glitch)
Re: ati tv wonder and bttv (Glitch)
Re: Installing 2nd hard disk ("Peter T. Breuer")
the second ISDN channel (Dan)
Re: XFree86 4.01 in framebuffer mode (Jim Broughton)
Re: zip module (Jim Broughton)
Re: first time user ("D. Stimits")
Re: nVidia gforce2 & Xfree86-4.0.1 using 126M ram! (Jim Broughton)
Re: Video Card Suggestion for RH6.2 (Jim Broughton)
Wacom tablet with Red Hat 6.1 ("Roy Troxel")
hdd-kernel-parameters & hdd-geometry ("K. Posern")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Installing 2nd hard disk
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 22:17:44 GMT
use tar if there are many symbolic links which needs to be copied over.
go to original directory, say olddir
tar cf - * | ( cd <newdir> && tar xvf - )
This should work.
If this doesn't copy everything, perhaps tar to a file with cf and
then tar it back out with xf option.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hiawatha Bray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> did eloquently scribble:
> > I tried this, but the copied /usr on my new larger disk seems to be
missing
> > files. When I try to run programs like Midnight Commander, they
don't work
> > any more. I went back to /etc/fstab and restored the mount for my
original
> > /usr partition, and everything went back to normal. Could the cp -
a command
> > be the wrong one for copying everything? Thanks.
>
> I'm not sure, but I don't know if cp -a deals with sym links, so that
might
> be your problem...
>
> I've seen people talk of using tar to perform a complete filesystem
> transfer.
>
> (Can't remember the exact invokation though)
> --
>
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From: Andrey Vlasov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DFE530TX => correction
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 15:33:38 -0700
Sorry,
module is rtl8139.0 if I my memory serve me well (computer at home and I am
at work)
Andrey
Andrey Vlasov wrote:
> Hi Gerhald,
>
> occasionally "Do you have DFE530X+ NIC?" if so it will require 8139.o
> module to support this card. In my case I fond URL on floppy which which I
> got with NIC.
>
> Andrey
>
> Gerhard Gruber wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> > Have got problems with new dfe530TX (8DFE530TX2B1).
> > The old rev A1 which used the Davicom DM9101F chip worked fine with Via
> > Rhine driver.
> > The new one, which uses LSI L80255/B, does not work at all.
> > D-Link has changed the hole stuff without any notice.
> > Has anyone got the same problem and (or) has even a solution?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Gerhard
> >
> > Gerhard Gruber ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] )
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Installing 2nd hard disk
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 22:34:23 GMT
I agree with Stewart. If the drive is BRAND-SPANKING new, there
shouldn't need a reboot after you partition and mkfs on it. I am
thinking that it should be like any *nix system, (I come from a Sun
platform), which should be similar. Once disk is partitioned, after you
mkfs'd, you can then mount it and use it without reboot.
Of course, I could be wrong.
But, the other Peter's suggestion is the caution way. Of course it
would work, but whether it's necessary, depends how you view it. The
non-booting method should not cause a problem since it's not
partitioning any existing filesystem.
Cheers,
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On 20 Aug 2000 19:06:53 GMT, Peter T. Breuer wrote:
> >That's the one. The ioctl'll error out unless the drive is completely
> >dismounted at the time. I couldn't guarrantee it for him at his level
> >of expertise, so I asked him to reboot, which will ensure that every
> >partition is dismounted.
>
> A secondary follow-up to this;
>
> It should be noted that altering the partition table of a booted drive
> is always a bad idea if you wish to guarantee data integrity. Myself,
> I'd never think of altering the partition data for a drive that
contained
> active data.
>
> --
> Stewart Honsberger (AKA Blackdeath) @ http://tinys.cx/blackdeath
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Remove 'thirteen' to reply privately)
> Humming along under SuSE 6.4, Linux 2.4.0-test6
>
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From: Michael Schulz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Compaq Smart-2 array controller support
Date: 21 Aug 2000 20:06:05 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have a couple of Compaq servers here (a 6400 and an 8500) and I need
> to put RedHat 6.1 or 6.2 on them. A normal installation does not seem to
> see the Smart-2 array controller.
I have a Proliant 2500 with an Smart-3200 Controller and RH6.2 installs
just fine on this Machine. What Controller ist it in detail (2-DH, 2-P) ?
Which Firmware-Revision (Always use the newest Rompaq).
michael
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From: "David N. Haney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Netgear FA311 ethernet card Not working
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 15:55:26 -0700
I also have the FA311. I tried the fa311.c provided by Netgear without
success. Donald Becker recently created a new version of natsemi.c
which I have found to work fabulously. I have no problem with
errors or speed. My system has the following configuration:
Compaq 7260 (AMD K6-2) and Netgear 311. The Netgear connects
to a 10BT HUB which is connected to the rest of my small network
via thinnet. Thus it is clearly running at the 10BT speed. I dont
know what would happen if you tell it to run at 100BT, but I am
very happy with it so far. The machine came with Win98 and the
Netgear provided driver works fine there also. The only thing that
did not work was the Linux code (taken from Don) fa311.c.
A E Lawrence wrote:
>
> A E Lawrence wrote:
> >
> > Donald Becker wrote:
> > >
> > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > > Ramin Sina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >Hi all,
> > > >Despite what is advertised on its box, netgear FA311 cards don't work
> > > >with Linux (Atleast not with kernel 2.2.*) Tulip driver doesn't work
> > > >with it. It comes with it's own linux driver that was written for 2.0.36
> > > >and does not compile under Red Hat 6.2. Could someone please confirm
> > > >this assessment;and are there any solutions to fix this?
> > >
> > > A driver for released kernels (1.1.73 through 2.2.*) is at
> > > http://www.scyld.com/network/ethercard.html
> > > ftp://www.scyld.com/pub/network/natsemi.c
> > >
> > > Don't forget that you will also need 'pci-scan' support.
> > >
> > > A pre-2.4 version should be in the latest development kernels.
> >
> > Donald's natsemi.c driver works with FA311s on a couple of machines
> > here. First experiments show a very low throughput which I need to
> > investigate. I suppose that turning on debug is the first step. I am
> > using "natsemi.c:v1.05 8/7/2000".
>
> This follow up is to add some more information:-
>
> 1) The Netgear fa311.c compiles and installs under 2.2.16.
> 2) As noted above, so also does Donald's natsemi.c
>
> However, I have 3 FA311 cards, and there appear to be non deterministic
> problems with both the above drivers, under Windoze95, Windoze98 and the
> Netgear DIAG utility.
> I have checked and changed cables, swapped FA311 cards, tried a direct
> connection between two FA311 cards with a cross-over cable, turned on
> debugging in Donald's driver and cahnged IRQ allocation, pci slots and
> much else.
>
> On one occasion I achieved a fairly fast transfer (around 2.3 MB/s)
> without errors, but in most cases errors occur and the transfer rate
> throttles back to almost zero. Quite often ifconfig reports framing and
> carrier errors. But not always. Small ping transfers usually succeed: I
> do not know if that correlates with the size of the packet.
>
> Transfer under Windoze is painfully slow, but no errors are reported,
> but then doze wouldn't want to frighten the poor user would it? It too
> occasionally hangs.
>
> Netgear's DIAG program also sometimes reports errors including failure
> of the connection, even when there are just 2 FA311 directly connected
> by a cross-over cable. The FA311 seems to have he ability to cahnge its
> MAC address for soem reason. Sometimes the DIAG program reports what is
> clearly the corect address (in the Netgear assigned range), but at otheR
> times reports 00 00 00 00 or ff ff ff ff. In these cases, the cards
> won't connect at all.
>
> This all seems to me to suggest a firmware or hardware problem, very
> possibly a race (given the non determinism) in the PCI interface. It
> seems unlikely that all 3 drivers would have similar bugs.
>
> Maybe there is something peculiar about the motherboards that I am using
> and their PCI buses, but one is an ASUS and te other a Gigabyte (models
> not to hand), but both are respected and have been rock solid for a
> couple of years.
>
> Is anyone using the FA311 successfully? Has the natsemi.c driver been
> tested extensively.
>
> Adrian
> --
> Dr A E Lawrence (from home with apologies for spam enhanced reply
> address)
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From: nico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: logitech keyboard problem in VI
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 15:49:49 -0700
hello,
i jsut got a new logitech keyboard for my laptop, (Deluxe 104), very
basic one.
i use a splitter to attach both my kboard and mouse, and it works great.
but when i am in VI, the numeric pad coes not respond and instead of
printing digits, it prints letters like ,x,z,y,t,s,...
anyone who got that problem solved?
nico
--
The young (who always want more and have no game to protect),
the artists (who always hunger for the ecstatic moment),
and the alienated (the wise slaves and noble minority groups watching
from the periphery of the society). "High Priest," -- Timothy Leary
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Burgiss)
Subject: Re: ADSL Alcatel Speed Touch: any driver ?
Reply-To: Hal Burgiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 22:58:04 GMT
On Mon, 21 Aug 2000 19:50:51 +0100, Bruno Costacurta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Hi,
>
>about the ADSL PC NIC card
>is there a compatible driver for the internal Alcatel Speed Touch ?
Nope. Unless there is something in development somewhere and it has not
reached the wild.
--
Hal B
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From: Andrey Vlasov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH 6.2 Linux problem installing SB Live Value!
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 15:56:40 -0700
Hi there,
did you turn off PnP OS in BIOS? If not do it and try again.
Andrey
csb2000 wrote:
> I've been trying to get my Sound Blaster Live Value! to work, But I keep
> getting errors about the device or resource busy. It's happening during
> startup, upon detection when you try to play the sound sample. At I think
> somethimes at shutdown....
>
> I already downloaded and installed the latest drivers for the card got the
> same problem, even tried the suggestion in the contained in the readme
> file....
>
> Can anyone help me this problem....... THANKS.....
>
> Colin
>
> --
> Posted via CNET Help.com
> http://www.help.com/
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From: Kent Perrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux and Dual Pentium
Date: 21 Aug 2000 18:14:39 -0500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jeff Dell) writes:
> Hey everyone,
>
>
> I'm thinking abvout upgrading my computer. I'm running a pentium 166
> right now which handles linux well enough. I was thinking about upgrading
> to aq dual processor pentium III, and was hoping to find out how linux
> works with a dual processor pentium system? Does it support it? Does it
> balance processes between both processors, or does it do a poor job with
> that. Right now I'm using Redhat 5.2, I pressume I would need Redhat 6.2
> or later whenever the next releease comes out, etc, etc..
Use the docs, Luke! All of your answers are there!
(or, at least, learn to use deja.com. This question is asked at least
once a month...)
Kent
--
When you think of Red Hat, think of Perrier (bottled water). Water is
essentially free, or at least very low cost to produce. Red Hat is
selling the name, and some service.
-- Robert Young
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Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 19:21:59 -0400
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: USING DVD-RAM with LINUX
until it is supported it wont work as a dvd ram, only as a cdrom
Federico Facca wrote:
>
> I have a Dvd-Ram and i want use it with my linux box. Can anydoy help me?
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Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 19:26:41 -0400
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PPP?
some error messages from /var/log/messages would be nice, as well as the
brand and model of modem.....basically you need to give more information
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> On an old 386 laptop I managed to get debian loaded. However, I cannot
> get PPP to work at all. I tried getting in "manually" by using minicom
> and then pppd *, but it tries and tries to get in and then just hangs up
> completely.
>
> Any ideas?
>
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> Before you buy.
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Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 19:33:02 -0400
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ati tv wonder and bttv
Nebu John Mathai wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to get my ATI TV Wonder card to work under Debian 2.2 using
> kernel 2.2.17. I compile support, make the req'd devices under /dev,
> reboot, and run xawtv. Xawtv is able to show me TV channels off the cable
> input, however, it is unable to do anything other than display a blue
> screen for composite1 input. I have a good connection between a composite
> source (video out from a camcorder, and a VCR were tried) ... but I still
> get the blue screen.
this may sound stupid but, at least for a playstation, you *will* get
the blue screen until there is data (video) being sent to the video
card. This means the playstation has to be on....so the stupid question
is, is your camcorder/vcr turned on and producing output (from the video
out port) to the composite-in jack on the card?
>
> Any advice on what's wrong?
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Nebu
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Installing 2nd hard disk
Date: 21 Aug 2000 23:52:37 GMT
In comp.os.linux.help [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
: I agree with Stewart. If the drive is BRAND-SPANKING new, there
: shouldn't need a reboot after you partition and mkfs on it. I am
This has nothing to do with the state of the disk.
And please reply below the quote - I not going to reformat your top
quote of a bottom quote, but am going to cut the rest entirely, so
people can just guess whatever it is you are talking about while seeing
perfectly well what *I* am talking about). Geez .. what is it with
peoples writing and editing skills?
: Of course, I could be wrong.
: But, the other Peter's suggestion is the caution way. Of course it
What other Peter? Oh, saltpetre ...
Peter
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From: Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: the second ISDN channel
Date: 22 Aug 2000 00:02:36 GMT
Hello,
I have an ISDN terminal adaptor that is connected to my serial port. I
normally configure it with AT commands.
In Win98, I can use Hyperterminal to connect to it, send 'ats80=1' and
this opens up the second channel. Then I can shut off hyperterminal and
connect to the internet at 128kb/s! This gets pricey because of the
archaic pricing scheme that is used for ISDN, so I don't do this all the
time. When I am done, I use Hyperterm to send 'ats80=0' and it goes
back to single channel.
In Mandrake 7.1, I have tried doing something similar with minicom, but
to no avail. The TA echos that it has been set up to use the second
channel, but it will not open up when I start ppp. (I can easily
monitor the connection using the LED display on the TA.)
So does anyone know what might be preventing me from opening up that
second channel?
Thanks!
-Dan
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From: Jim Broughton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: XFree86 4.01 in framebuffer mode
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 20:19:22 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
TTX wrote:
Uh gees he must have lost that frame!
--
Jim Broughton
(The Amiga OS! Now there was an OS)
If Sense were common everyone would have it!
Following Air and Water the third most abundant
thing on the planet is Human Stupidity.
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From: Jim Broughton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: zip module
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 20:12:42 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"David C." wrote:
>
> Eugene Y Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > I have my zip drive installed using a line in the conf.modules with
> > ide-scsi.o When I first start up my box, I can mount and unmount my
> > zip drive with no problems. I can write to it no problem. However at
> > some point later in time, I am unable to mount the zip drive. I get
> > errors telling me that the zip drive is not a valid block device. It
> > seems that for some reason, the module is not being loaded up
> > automatically.
> >
> > Once I manually load the module I can mount the zip drive again.
>
> It's a bug in the SCSI module, I think.
>
> I've found that if a Zip disk develops a bad sector, causing the drive
> to report an error (usually after clicking the heads a few times), the
> driver will disable the drive, making it inaccessible.
>
> If your hard drive(s) are not attached to the same SCSI controller as
> the Zip drive (as they are on my system), you can "rmmod" and "insmod"
> the card's module (eg: rmmod aha1542, insmod aha1542). This causes the
> driver to reload and re-install all of its devices.
>
> If your hard drive is attached to this card, however, you won't be able
> to do that. You can't remove the module if it's in use at the time.
>
> I don't know if there is a way to command a module to rescan the SCSI
> bus and re-assign devices without unloading/reloading it altogether.
> This would be ideal.
>
> Does anyone else here know?
>
> -- David
Uh I think his zip is on the IDE bus.
It is possible that the kernel
is UNLOADING that module because it is UNUSED.
Athough this should not usualy be the case unless you
have the kernel setup to autoload that particular module
on demand.
In other words you really need to create a script file
that checks to see if that module is loaded if so then
mount the disk. If not then load the module and mount the disk.
Conversly you can setup the kernel to autoload a module on demand
by setting a flag in the kernel config and recompiling your kernel.
For more information read /usr/src/linux/Documentation/modules.txt.
--
Jim Broughton
(The Amiga OS! Now there was an OS)
If Sense were common everyone would have it!
Following Air and Water the third most abundant
thing on the planet is Human Stupidity.
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Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 18:28:23 -0600
From: "D. Stimits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: first time user
�e�J@Office wrote:
>
> It's not the first time I use Linux, but is the first time I install
> Linux and also with a computer build on scratch. I'm wondering if
> Redhat 6.2 support "Promise Ultra66 PCI Controller Card" and also Voodoo
> 3 2000 (or 2200, I forgot the number).
>
> Also, when I want to install Linux on a blank hard drive, should I use
> the Linux boot disk created from the CD to boot it? Can the hard drive
> be connected to the Promise card when I install Linux, since nothing is
> on the hard drive, so no driver for the card.
>
> --
> Anson
Both Redhat and SuSE have compatibility lists. Others also exist; I
prefer the SuSE format. Try http://www.suse.com, look for hardware list.
FYI, I believe both of these work in linux, but I have heard mixed
results on problems with the Promise controller card. Sometimes putting
controllers such as this in a different slot makes all the difference in
whether it is quirky or solidly working. Voodoo 3's have worked for
quite some time.
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From: Jim Broughton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: nVidia gforce2 & Xfree86-4.0.1 using 126M ram!
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 20:28:05 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tal Lancaster wrote:
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (J Bland) wrote:
> > >> > Now X is up and running. However it is soaking up all of my
> memory
> > >> > (from top):
> > >> >
> > >> > Size RSS %CPU %MEM COMMAND
> > >> > 117M 112M 0.1 875 X
> > >> >
> >
> > Bear in mind that the memory usage reported by top and ps include the
> > graphics card's video ram. If you have something like a 64MB graphics
> card
> > on 64MB system you could get silly memory usage reports for X (running
> 3D
> > stuff on my voodoo3 I've been told I have two apps using 54% of memory
> and
> > that's not including X ;).
> >
> > But 875 is a tad big. 87.5 should it have been? That would seem about
> right
> > for a big card on a smallish system.
> >
>
> The graphics card has 32MB of RAM. The system 256M RAM. And top really
> is giving me 875% which doesn't make any sense.
>
> > Frinky
> >
> > --
> > John Bland MPhys(Hons) GradInstP Webmaster and Sys Admin.
> > http://ringtail.cmp.liv.ac.uk/ Condensed Matter Group
> > Email: j.bland at liv.ac.uk Liverpool University
> > "And it can suck a monkey through 30ft of garden hose!!"
> >
>
> --
> Tal Lancaster
> The RenderMan Repository (http://www.renderman.org/RMR/)
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
The real test of system performance is how much swap your
system is using. I have 128 meg of mem and a 128 meg swap.
I rarly use more than 40meg of the swap file. Do not forget
that the Kernel caches large amounts of data. This is done
dynamicly acording to process memory usage. Do not confuse
cache with swap.
--
Jim Broughton
(The Amiga OS! Now there was an OS)
If Sense were common everyone would have it!
Following Air and Water the third most abundant
thing on the planet is Human Stupidity.
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From: Jim Broughton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Video Card Suggestion for RH6.2
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 20:33:23 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Artur Leung wrote:
>
> Folks,
>
> I am in the progress of putting together a RH6.2 machine and would
> like to get some suggestions on the selection of a video card. I have a
> 19" monitor and am currently using an ATI All-In-Wonder 128 @1152x864
> resolution under Win98. Here is what I have in mind: the card does not
> have to be fancy, and 8MB or 16MB RAM is fine for me. I love to have
> the capability to watch TV under Linux, but that is not a must. I would
> like to maintain the ability to display the video at the same, or
> better, resolution as my Win98 machine (either 1152x864 or even
> 1280x1024).
> At this point I am considering a card from ATI, such as the XPERT
> 128 16MB AGP which is selling for $77 at Buy.com. Then I could add the
> ATI TV-Wonder later on. Is the XPERT 128 a good choice? How good do
> ATI cards work in Linux? Do I need specific video drivers, or can I use
> a generic one? Do you have any other recommendations that would be
> better and/or cheaper? Thanks.
>
> Artur
> 8.19.2000
An Nvidia tnt2 m64 would also be a good choice if you can still find one.
I used a tnt2 for almost a year with Xfree86 3.3.6 and 4.0 before getting
a geforce 2 for the doze games.
--
Jim Broughton
(The Amiga OS! Now there was an OS)
If Sense were common everyone would have it!
Following Air and Water the third most abundant
thing on the planet is Human Stupidity.
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From: "Roy Troxel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Wacom tablet with Red Hat 6.1
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 00:33:51 GMT
I'm trying to get the Wacom driver in Red Hat 6.1 to see my Wacom tablet,
but it doesn't.
The driver is: xf86Wacom.so
It is located at:
/usr/X11R6/lib/modules
But, the tablet doesn't see it, and vice-versa.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
Roy
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From: "K. Posern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: hdd-kernel-parameters & hdd-geometry
Date: 22 Aug 2000 00:54:30 GMT
Hi.
First of all a simple question: Do I have to pass the *physical* or the
*logical* geometry with the "hdc=X,Y,Z" - kernel - parameter?
I think I have to use the *logical* geometry... but what about the
phyiscal one? - Can I tell the kernel somehow about them?
Now about my hdd:
I've got a harddisc with the following geometry:
The manufacturer (IBM) says in the models datasheeet:
User cylinders (physical): 27724
Data heads (physical): 6
Data disks: 3
On the harddisk itself I found the following:
CHS=16383/16/63
LBA: 90 069 840 sectors
And 90069840 / (16*63) = 89355
If I pass "hdc=16383,16,63" with "append=" in the lilo.conf to my 2.2.14
kernel a "cat /proc/ide/hdc/geometry" says:
physical geometry: 89355,16,63
logical geometry: 16383,16,63
And if I pass "hdc=89355,255,63" with "append=" in the lilo.conf to my
2.2.14-kernel the "cat /proc/ide/hdc/geometry"-command says:
physical geometry: 89355,16,63
logical geometry: 89355,255,63
But I think it should look like:
physical geometry: 16383,16,63
logical geometry: 89355,255,63 OR (???) 89355,16,63 ???
So what (which values) do I have to pass to the kernel?
???
Oh... and my BIOS is only capable in handling harddiscs <= 8,4 GB and
there is no further Bios-update available.
And the harddisc I spoke about is regocnized as a 8,4 GB harddisc with
255 heads and 1027 cylinders.
Should I let the BIOS detect the harddisc or should I enter "None" in
the BIOS-setup instead?
And should I pass "hdc=noprobe" to the kernel or not?
I am a bit confused about all this stuff with all these numbers...
Help on this would be great!
Kind regards
K. Posern
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