Linux-Hardware Digest #519, Volume #13 Sat, 2 Sep 00 19:13:08 EDT
Contents:
Re: Need a Modem that works with Red Hat Linux 6.2 ("Robert E. Blair")
Re: How To Boot Window$ Or Linux ??? (Wolfgang Fritz)
Re: choosing ram...100 w/ecc or 133?! (Jonathan C Busey)
aic7890 scsi bus resets ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Video card TV-out (Scott Alfter)
Re: IDE RAID on linux (rlj)
Re: Mandrake 7.1 with Nvidia GeForce2 MX ("jfurness")
Re: How To Boot Window$ Or Linux ??? ("B. Joshua Rosen")
Re: A7V, Promise and Linux ("Jason Souder")
Re: Need a Modem that works with Red Hat Linux 6.2 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
CUECAT: write your own software today ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
mkisofs: cannot fwrite 2048*1? (Peter Bismuti)
Re: IDE RAID on linux (Hans Mahr)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: "Robert E. Blair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Need a Modem that works with Red Hat Linux 6.2
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 11:56:12 -0500
The ActionTec call waiting modem is a Lucent chip based modem that works fine
with Linux. I'm not sure of the details but given that it just works with no
special linux driver I suspect the Lucent chip is loaded directly from the
board at power on. Most other such modems appear to need a download or even
explicit processor intervention during operation. I can recommend this one,
AND it says on the box it is Linux ready. When I buy things these days I try
to buy the hardware that actully announces that it is linux ready rather than
hope that they won't change a bit of hardware and break the independent linux
source support. This IS possible now and manufacturers SHOULD be rewarded for
it.
sideband wrote:
> Just about anything that's not a winmodem is still your best bet.
>
> -SSB
>
> On or about Sat, 26 Aug 2000 14:44:01 -0400, "Rob"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, using the forum comp.os.linux.hardware did say:
>
> :I am new to linux and I am looking for a modem that will work with Red Hat
> :Linux 6.2?
> :
--
*C~o~()*
Cc{*(o~*Q& Bob Blair
( (( )
|~ ~ | Argonne National Lab.
|O - | Room E277, Bldg. 362
\ " / High Energy Physics Div.
\ / 9700 S. Cass Ave.
. ^u^ . Argonne, IL 60439
._. Phone (630)-252-7545
Fax (630)-252-5782
Yes! I shaved! email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
------------------------------
From: Wolfgang Fritz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How To Boot Window$ Or Linux ???
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 19:28:00 +0200
kurt wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I'm Kurt 23 years from Belgium, and I must say, i'm new at this ...
> i just wanna ask a question...
>
> I'm Using Best Linux
> and my wife wanna use Windows ....
>
> now, this is my problem ...
> I Have 2 HD
> on hda1 there is Windows
> on hdb1 there is BestLinux
> on hdb2 is the swap file
>
> but when I'm trying to boot, it just strats windows ....
> isn't there a way to have a screen on the startup , so I can choose with OS
> I wanna Use ???
>
> Thanks
> Kurt
Hi,
I have a similar configuration (Linux and W98). I suggest loadlin to
load linux. This loader runs from DOS and doesn't need any possibly
dangerous fiddling with the MBR like lilo or other bootloaders. You can
include a loadlin entry in the startup menu of W98, so you can choose
what OS you want to boot. For further information read the mini HOWTO
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Loadlin+Win95.html and for special
questions concerning W98 and loadlin you may contact me by email.
Wolfgang
------------------------------
From: Jonathan C Busey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: choosing ram...100 w/ecc or 133?!
Date: 02 Sep 2000 13:39:04 -0400
Aha, an oversight on my part! For those of you interested, the Via
kt133 doesn't even support ecc, so that solves that.
I found this out on the abit kt7 faq site (http://go.to/kt7faq), which
I found by looking through alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.abit. There's
probably one for your board too!
Jon
--
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: aic7890 scsi bus resets
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 18:05:37 GMT
I have just upgraded my motherboard bios (Supermicro P6DGU) which has
the aic7890 U2W SCSI onboard. The scsi bios is 2.57 and is dated 2000.
The linux 2.2.16 kernel I have repeatedly resets the scsi bus when the
driver tries to initialise itself.
Anyone else have this problem & solved it?
For the record:
Slackware 7.0 (with elements of 7.1)
Supermicro P6DGU (GX with aic7890 U2W)
512Mb SDRAM
9Gb U2W scsi id 0 (IBM Ultrastar 9ES)
4.5Gb UW scsi id 1 (IBM Ultrastar 2ES)
CD-RW scsi id 4 (Yamaha CDRW2260)
DDS3 DAT scsi id 5 (Seagate)
DVD-ROM scsi 6 (Pioneer U3103)
18Gb U2W scsi id 8 (IBM Ultrastar 18ES)
All the cables are short (1m) with active terminators
I have had no problems in 18 months before with cables/termination.
--
Ben Baylis ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Scott Alfter)
Subject: Re: Video card TV-out
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 19:00:23 GMT
=====BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE=====
Hash: SHA1
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>What video cards are compatible with Linux, that have a fucntioning
>TV-Out.
I have an STB Velocity 128 (the original, RIVA 128-based version) that works
in text mode hooked into a TV as long as a monitor isn't also plugged into
it. The machine it's in right now is a diskless workstation parked under
the TV that I use sometimes to read mail and news and play MP3s that I
haven't yet burned to CD-R (those are handled by the fabled Apex AD600A DVD
player a couple of boxes down).
It works fine in text mode, but attempts so far at getting X to run on it
haven't been too successful. The server won't set up the card for a 60-Hz
interlaced display. However, there has to be an onboard scan converter
that'll go from 60-Hz non-interlaced (which X can generate) to 60-Hz
interlaced (NTSC-compatible). At this point, it hasn't been much of a
priority, so I haven't done much digging through the FAQs. If somebody's
already figured out an answer (other than hanging an external scan converter
off of the VGA port), I would be interested in it.
_/_
/ v \
(IIGS( Scott Alfter (remove Voyager's hull number for email address)
\_^_/ http://salfter.dyndns.org
=====BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE=====
Version: GnuPG v1.0.2 (GNU/Linux)
Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org
iD8DBQE5sU+LVgTKos01OwkRAvvhAKCkePFCrcJwB0lsOE6dWB5aVZneqwCgujf3
78wgGYIluPi++3dy9RK4euA=
=zA0j
=====END PGP SIGNATURE=====
------------------------------
From: rlj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: IDE RAID on linux
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 19:53:41 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If you find a good answer on this I would
definitely like to know. I am particularly
interested in RAID 5 using ATA\66 or 100 drives but RAID
0+1 could be acceptable if that's all I can get.
I find the whole situation somewhat annoying. I
have to believe that Adaptech or Promise or
somebody out there has the know how to do this and
just isn't. Since it's hardware, there would definitely
be a good profit in it.
I have pinged Promise twice now about the
Fasttrack 100 to see if it is supportable at all
under Linux and have received no reply.
Hope you have better luck than I have.
rlj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"Why am I in this handbasket and where are we
going?"
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Dick Visser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello there
>
> I see alot of questions about how to get ATA66 and 100 to work, but
has
> anybody managed to *really* get Linux to work with IDE RAID?
> If so, what hardware config do you have?
> I only want hardware IDE RAID, no need for the ATA100 or such.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
>
> +--------------------------------------------------+
> | Dick Visser | *** Tienhuis *** |
> | J. Catskade 10 hs | |
> | 1052 BW Amsterdam | Linux and the Macintosh LAN |
> | 020-6843731 | http://www.tienhuis.nl |
> | 06-22698108 | E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
> +--------------------------------------------------+
>
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
------------------------------
From: "jfurness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mandrake 7.1 with Nvidia GeForce2 MX
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 21:31:06 +0100
Thanks, I'll try this ASAP
James
Jim Broughton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> jfurness wrote:
> >
> > Can anyone help?
> >
> > I have successfully installed Madrake Linux 7.1 on my new PC and have
had
> > one major problem relating to the Nvidia GeForce2 MX graphics card.
> >
> > The X config file states that it has auto-detected a generic Nvidia
Geforce
> > 256 card but when I "startx" the whole display just ends up garbled. The
> > machine doesn't crash and when I break out of X back to the character
prompt
> > the display is STILL in a mess, and I have to guess that I've typed
"halt"!!
> >
> > If anybody knows what the problem is (is this card as yet unsupported??)
or
> > where I can get the right driver(s) etc. I'd be most grateful,
> >
> > Cheers,
> > James
>
> Its just a little bit more serious than that. You need to upgrade to
> version 4.0.1 of Xfree86 and you need the drivers from Nvidia's web
> site. (if you can't get version 4.0.1 then 4.0 will do) The Nvidia
> drivers handle all of the more recent nvidia chips. tnt-geforce 2.
>
> --
> 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.
------------------------------
From: "B. Joshua Rosen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How To Boot Window$ Or Linux ???
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 17:17:33 -0400
I like BootMagic, it comes with PartitionMagic. There is another
alternative and that is to use Win4Lin to run Windows. Win4Lin,
http://www.trelos.com has a lot of advantages over running Windows
natively,
1) When Windows crashes it doesn't bring down the computer just the
Window that Win4Lin is running.
2) The underlying OS is Linux not Windows so you can have multiple user
accounts, the networking is more stable, you can run your applications
remotely, even Windows Aps, using secure shell and X.
3) You will be less vulnerable to viruses because you aren't running as
root and you can limit the areas of the disk that Windows can see.
The thing that you can't do as well under Win4Lin are games which use
DirectX which it doesn't support yet.
kurt wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I'm Kurt 23 years from Belgium, and I must say, i'm new at this ...
> i just wanna ask a question...
>
> I'm Using Best Linux
> and my wife wanna use Windows ....
>
> now, this is my problem ...
> I Have 2 HD
> on hda1 there is Windows
> on hdb1 there is BestLinux
> on hdb2 is the swap file
>
> but when I'm trying to boot, it just strats windows ....
> isn't there a way to have a screen on the startup , so I can choose with OS
> I wanna Use ???
>
> Thanks
> Kurt
------------------------------
From: "Jason Souder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus
Subject: Re: A7V, Promise and Linux
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 15:07:55 -0700
Either of you have trouble after applying the patch? My network card and
sound card (both PCI) failed to work after applying the patch. I did a make
oldconfig after installing the patch, but it did not seem to work. I had to
do a make menuconfig and alter all the settings. My network card works, but
my sound card still fails on startup,
"Can't locate module emu10k"
Any ideas?
Jason
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:8ok3j9$jhh$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Goto www.linux-ide.org and get the latest patch to 2.2.16, it has
> promise support and it works for my a7v...
>
> In article <go6r5.1433$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Horst Simon" < > wrote:
> > I just recently changed from a K6-2/450 to a Duron-700. First I had a
> Epox M/B,
> > all worked ok with this mothermoard, except power on. After a soft
> power off, I could
> > not power on with the front panel power switch. I had to power off/on
> on the power
> > supply. This happened only when it was powered off more then 4-5
> hours.
> > Since I didn't wan't to crawl under the desk for power on I decided to
> return the epox
> > board and spend more money for a ASUS A7V, because I had good
> experience with
> > the early ASUS Pentium boards.
> > When I started up for the first time, I got constant blue screens in
> W2000 and NT4, Linux
> > got disk errors and segmentation faults.
> > I swapped my memory around into different slots a few times and it
> hasn't failed since this
> > time.
> > I have an A7V with the dip-switches and bios 1002.
> > SB-LIVE in slot 3
> > Nvidia TNT2 32MB AGP Card
> > INTEL 10/100 eepro in slot 5
> > Seagate 20MB ST320423
> > CD-ROM Memorex 48x
> > 256MB memory 133's, which are 2 x 128MB. One module is TT and the
> other Hyundai.
> >
> > I have the normal BIOS settings and the memory set to 133. Installed
> additional chassis fan.
> >
> > The system has W2K, NT4 and SuSE Linux 6.4. I have not encountered any
> problems, after
> > sorting out the inital problems, which were probably not well seated
> memory modules.
> >
> > Now I try to get the Promise ATA100 controller working under Linux. It
> works very well under
> > NT4 and W2K, after installing the drivers from VIA and Promise, but
> Linux can not recognize
> > any drive on the Promise/ATA100 controller.
> >
> > Anyone aware of any drivers for Linux?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Horst Simon
> >
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Need a Modem that works with Red Hat Linux 6.2
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 22:06:23 GMT
I use a Zoom modem model 2949L which also has the Lucent chipset. I
tried to use an AOpen modem which is made by the company which made my
motherboard, thinking they would be compatible. I went through three of
them before giving up and going with Zoom. I later decided that the
Lucent chipset must have been the reason it worked right out of the box.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Robert E. Blair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The ActionTec call waiting modem is a Lucent chip based modem that
works fine
> with Linux. I'm not sure of the details but given that it just works
with no
> special linux driver I suspect the Lucent chip is loaded directly from
the
> board at power on. Most other such modems appear to need a download
or even
> explicit processor intervention during operation. I can recommend
this one,
> AND it says on the box it is Linux ready. When I buy things these
days I try
> to buy the hardware that actully announces that it is linux ready
rather than
> hope that they won't change a bit of hardware and break the
independent linux
> source support. This IS possible now and manufacturers SHOULD be
rewarded for
> it.
>
> sideband wrote:
>
> > Just about anything that's not a winmodem is still your best bet.
> >
> > -SSB
> >
> > On or about Sat, 26 Aug 2000 14:44:01 -0400, "Rob"
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, using the forum comp.os.linux.hardware did say:
> >
> > :I am new to linux and I am looking for a modem that will work with
Red Hat
> > :Linux 6.2?
> > :
>
> --
> *C~o~()*
> Cc{*(o~*Q& Bob Blair
> ( (( )
> |~ ~ | Argonne National Lab.
> |O - | Room E277, Bldg. 362
> \ " / High Energy Physics Div.
> \ / 9700 S. Cass Ave.
> . ^u^ . Argonne, IL 60439
> ._. Phone (630)-252-7545
> Fax (630)-252-5782
> Yes! I shaved! email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: CUECAT: write your own software today
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 22:37:38 GMT
CueCat is presently issuing nasty grams to all people writing linux
drivers for their CueCAT device. Given at present they have NO linux
version of their software, they have NO room to speak.
There is enough in the way of specs on the net in order for any average
programer to develop their own code, and you should do so before it's
too late.
Copyright all your works. Use the technique Compaq
used to pirate IBMs bios. Authors by no means use or run the CueCAT
software, not opening the disk grants you the right the write code
based on perimeters others reverse engeniered.
Until such time CRQ software makes a Linux version, you've got the
right as you are not interfearing with anyone's rights. Given that
their only protection is a EULA that is issued once you open the
software package, the answer is simple, DON'T OPEN THE PACKAGE.
Make it so that this promotional item is actually useful.
Besure to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tell the fools that they have lost
the right to issue a Linux version of their CRQ software, and to do so
would interfear with the rights of the respective Linux authors.
Don't wait, bitch today.
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Bismuti)
Subject: mkisofs: cannot fwrite 2048*1?
Date: 2 Sep 2000 22:46:35 GMT
I'm trying to use mkisofs to backup some directories:
mkisofs -r -o directory.iso DIRECTRY
and keep getting errors like:
cannot fwrite 2048*1
Also, the -l flag is supposed to allow for long names, but I'm
still getting messages like:
Using FILENAME:001 for ......
Any ideas?
Thanks!
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hans Mahr)
Subject: Re: IDE RAID on linux
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 23:02:32 GMT
You might check out the 3Ware Escaleon(SP?) Controllers.
They have a AT33 controller that does 0, 0+1 and 10 and
a newer one, the 6800 (AT66), that I think will offer RAID5 RSN.
They have drivers for RH and SuSe and FreeBSD. I have one on
order. Hope it works! ;-)
Hans
In article <8orlrv$6ms$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> If you find a good answer on this I would
> definitely like to know. I am particularly
> interested in RAID 5 using ATA\66 or 100 drives but RAID
> 0+1 could be acceptable if that's all I can get.
>
> I find the whole situation somewhat annoying. I
> have to believe that Adaptech or Promise or
> somebody out there has the know how to do this and
> just isn't. Since it's hardware, there would definitely
> be a good profit in it.
>
> I have pinged Promise twice now about the
> Fasttrack 100 to see if it is supportable at all
> under Linux and have received no reply.
>
> Hope you have better luck than I have.
>
> rlj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> "Why am I in this handbasket and where are we
> going?"
>
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Dick Visser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hello there
> >
> > I see alot of questions about how to get ATA66 and 100 to work, but
> has
> > anybody managed to *really* get Linux to work with IDE RAID?
> > If so, what hardware config do you have?
> > I only want hardware IDE RAID, no need for the ATA100 or such.
> >
> > Thanks,
------------------------------
** FOR YOUR REFERENCE **
The service address, to which questions about the list itself and requests
to be added to or deleted from it should be directed, is:
Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You can send mail to the entire list (and comp.os.linux.hardware) via:
Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Linux may be obtained via one of these FTP sites:
ftp.funet.fi pub/Linux
tsx-11.mit.edu pub/linux
sunsite.unc.edu pub/Linux
End of Linux-Hardware Digest
******************************
