Linux-Hardware Digest #587, Volume #13 Sat, 16 Sep 00 20:13:04 EDT
Contents:
FS: ISDN Modems, $35 each ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: ATI ALL IN WONDER (Les Hazelton)
my linux can only see 15M of memory ("Mathieu ROGER")
Re: my linux can only see 15M of memory (Hal Burgiss)
Re: my linux can only see 15M of memory (Vidar Skjelanger)
Re: my linux can only see 15M of memory ("Mathieu ROGER")
Re: my linux can only see 15M of memory (Bit Twister)
Lan Realtek RTL8139 ("Elidata")
Diamond S100 Soundccard (tej)
Re: Intel L440GX+ Mainboard and Linux ??? ("Trinity L. Bays")
Re: purchase question (Dances With Crows)
Re: Can't see my ethernet card... (Dances With Crows)
Re: no floppy - it gets weirder (Dances With Crows)
Re: Linux won't boot with Thunderbird! ("Dajh101")
Re: Changing graphics card ("Shane Baker")
Which Soundcard? (Steve Bradley)
Re: Question for those who have GeForce 2 working.. ("James A. Laska")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: FS: ISDN Modems, $35 each
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 21:08:15 GMT
**** One hour left in these auctions...
All,
I have two isdn modem/adapters for sale on yahoo auctions. one is the
courier i-modem external, the other the sportster internal one. They
have no bids and the starting price is $35 each.
Pardon the spam, but i thought people might be interested in these
since they are so cheap. see the following urls for details:
I-modem
http://page.auctions.yahoo.com/auction/39537384
Sportster
http://page.auctions.yahoo.com/auction/39538132
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: Les Hazelton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: ATI ALL IN WONDER
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 17:29:03 -0400
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Samuel Irlapati wrote:
>
> Can someone please send me their Xfree86_config (or whatever the config file
> is called) which they have gotten to work with the ATI ALL IN WONDER 128
> card, which is compatible with XFree86 v4.01? I have tried upgrading to
> v4.01 and the new X server could not read some of the statements in the
> config file. So I hope someone else got it to work and can send me their
> config file.
per your request - btw, this is for XFree86 4.0.1
--
Good Journey, longevity and prosperity to all
Les Hazelton
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name="XF86Config"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline;
filename="XF86Config"
# File generated by setrage
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
SubSection "extmod"
Option "omit xfree86-dga"
EndSubSection
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "speedo"
Load "extmod"
Load "xie"
Load "pex5"
Load "glx"
Load "dri"
Load "GLcore"
Load "dbe"
Load "record"
EndSection
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "/usr/local/X11/fonts_tt"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "Keyboard"
Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons"
Option "Emulate3Timeout 250"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "My Monitor"
HorizSync 31.5-82.0
VertRefresh 40-150
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Standard VGA"
VendorName "Unknown"
BoardName "Unknown"
Driver "vga"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "My Video Card"
Driver "r128"
VideoRam 16384
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "My Video Card"
Monitor "My Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Simple Layout"
Screen "Screen 1"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
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From: "Mathieu ROGER" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: my linux can only see 15M of memory
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 23:33:02 +0200
I have redhat6.2
on a ABIT KA7
linux just see 15M of RAM but I have 128
append="mem=128" don't work --> it see 0M of memory !!!
I have update the bios to latest
please help
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Burgiss)
Subject: Re: my linux can only see 15M of memory
Reply-To: Hal Burgiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 21:42:17 GMT
On Sat, 16 Sep 2000 23:33:02 +0200, Mathieu ROGER
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have redhat6.2
>on a ABIT KA7
>
>linux just see 15M of RAM but I have 128
Disable 'memory hole at 16M' in BIOS.
--
Hal B
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[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Vidar Skjelanger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: my linux can only see 15M of memory
Date: 16 Sep 2000 23:52:52 +0200
"Mathieu ROGER" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have redhat6.2
> on a ABIT KA7
>
> linux just see 15M of RAM but I have 128
>
> append="mem=128" don't work --> it see 0M of memory !!!
Wild guess: perhaps
append="mem=128M"
will do the work?
I'm not sure but I would guess that "mem=128" means 128 bytes of memory.
That's just about 0M... :)
--
mvh,
Vidar Skjelanger
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From: "Mathieu ROGER" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: my linux can only see 15M of memory
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 00:05:42 +0200
thanks
works fine
but I have to buy an other sound card: my PCI 128 does not wok unless memory
hole enabeled !!
thanks again Hal
Hal Burgiss a �crit dans le message ...
>On Sat, 16 Sep 2000 23:33:02 +0200, Mathieu ROGER
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>I have redhat6.2
>>on a ABIT KA7
>>
>>linux just see 15M of RAM but I have 128
>
>Disable 'memory hole at 16M' in BIOS.
>
>--
>Hal B
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>--
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bit Twister)
Subject: Re: my linux can only see 15M of memory
Reply-To: This_news_group.invalid
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 22:13:11 GMT
after placing append="mem=128M" in /etc/lilo.conf
do a /sbin/lilo to install the change.
PS:
note the 128M
On Sat, 16 Sep 2000 23:33:02 +0200, Mathieu ROGER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have redhat6.2
>on a ABIT KA7
>
>linux just see 15M of RAM but I have 128
>
>append="mem=128" don't work --> it see 0M of memory !!!
>
>I have update the bios to latest
>
--
The warranty and liability expired as you read this message.
If the above breaks your system, it's yours and you keep both pieces.
Practice safe computing. Backup the file before you change it.
Do a, man command_here or cat command_here, before using it.
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From: "Elidata" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Lan Realtek RTL8139
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 23:29:06 +0200
I've an Asus L8400.
I'm not able to install the network adapter Realtek 8139. The softwrae found
the lan card but not the IRQ. It seems be a BIOS problem.
can someone help me please ?
bye marco
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From: tej <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Diamond S100 Soundccard
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 22:28:50 GMT
I just installed a diamond s100 soundcard and i can't get it to work. I
tried running sndconfig, but that didn't work either. Can anyone tell me
how I can get this card to work or where I can find more information about
this.
--
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From: "Trinity L. Bays" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Intel L440GX+ Mainboard and Linux ???
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 13:13:04 -0500
i have such a board ..acualy i have two and they run linux quite well
though i am not useing any of the special features i have 2 intel 850's in each
with the memory maxed out to 2 gig of ram
its a good board
by the way im running redhat 6.2 with mosix compiled into the kernel
in article <8ptl7d$7j6$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mark Slicks
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That should work fine by putting it in one of the rackmount chassis
> offered at http://www.compute-aid.com/atxcase.htm It not going to fit in
> 1U chassis, but 4U will do. The 2U one maybe not large enough for this
> particular board.
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> David Ball <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> Has anyone used the Intel L400GX+ server motherboard with Linux. It has
>> a bunch of the advanced server function (dedicated server management
>> microprocessor, Intel Server Control (ISC) management software,
>> Emergency Management Port (EMP), and Platform Event Paging
>> (PEP))
>>
>> I'm looking into using it in a rackmount web server and I'm wondering
>> if it will work with Linux and how much of the server management stuff
>> will work with Linux. The Intel website lists SCO Unixware, Windows,
>> and Novell but dosn't mention Linux.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> -- David Ball
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------
>> David Ball [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> http://www.booksnbytes.com/ (over 2200 author pages) Book Release
>> Schedule http://www.booksnbytes.com/pubdate/index.html
>>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: purchase question
Date: 16 Sep 2000 22:45:35 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 16 Sep 2000 02:04:59 -0500, Brad Friedman wrote:
>I am a new Linux user and I am thinking of purchasing a new PC. I am
>willing to spend around $500 for the whole system, excluding a monitor. I
>was referred to www.pricewatch.com where I found a system that I like
>offered from Explorer Micro, Inc. I was wondering if anyone had used this
>dealer and what they thought, or if anyone had a recommendation for another
>dealer to use. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Only $500? You get what you pay for, and $500 isn't much in the
computer world. You could always buy parts, I guess... (prices are
approximate, and this system is very low-end):
Super 7 motherboard: $85
K6-2 300 $35
32M RAM $40
Mid-tower ATX case: $80
8G IDE drive: $95
ATi Xpert 98 video: $50
Ensoniq AUdioPCI sound: $30
keyboard+mouse: $30
24x IDE CD-ROM: $35
15" monitor: $150 (you want a decent one, hence the expense)
That comes out to $630 + shipping. Not too bad, really. Buying a
complete system is often a crapshoot; they'll sell you something hideous
with all the hardware integrated on the board (makes it difficult to
upgrade, and Xfree86 has problems with the low-end SiS video cards that
are integrated into most really cheap PCs) and if you go cheap, the
board itself will most likely be flaky, leading to all kinds of horrible
problems. Most complete-system suppliers also know nothing about what
they're selling (when the only info on the sound chip is "SoundBlaster
Compatible", forget it) which means Linux compatability is impossible to
establish.
--
Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see
Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin / Those who do not understand Unix are
http://www.brainbench.com / condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
=============================/ ==Henry Spencer
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: Can't see my ethernet card...
Date: 16 Sep 2000 22:45:33 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 16 Sep 2000 15:34:08 GMT, Eric wrote:
>I'm using Mandrake 7.1 and I have a Network Everywhere fast ethernet
>adapter (NC100 v2) installed on my machine. This is a PCI card.
>Works fine with Win98, but I'm unable to detect it with Linux?
What does "cat /proc/pci" show? Post the output of that command that
relates to the network card; it'll be like so:
Bus 0, device 9, function 0:
Ethernet controller: 3Com 3C590 10bT (rev 0).
Medium devsel. IRQ 11. Master Capable. Latency=248. Min Gnt=3.Max Lat=8.
I/O at 0xe800 [0xe801].
Naturally, it won't say "3Com 3C590" but something else; possibly an
NE2000-PCI clone card or a RealTek 8xx9 card. You *could* just try
"modprobe ne2k-pci" or "modprobe rtl8139" and see what happens. A lot
of cheap cards use those chipsets.
--
Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see
Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin / Those who do not understand Unix are
http://www.brainbench.com / condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
=============================/ ==Henry Spencer
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: no floppy - it gets weirder
Date: 16 Sep 2000 22:45:36 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 16 Sep 2000 18:21:37 GMT, Alan Needleman wrote:
>
>> Linux no longer recognizes my floppy. I don't think it is a hardware
>> problem because I have no trouble if I try to access it under windows.
>
>Also, I just found out I can boot from a floppy (made with mkbootdisk)
>and when I did so, I can access the floppy. But not when I boot from the
>hard disk.
Is floppy support compiled into your kernel or as a module? Trying to
access /dev/fd0 should result in the "floppy" module being loaded (use
"insmod" to check that.) If it's in the kernel, "cat /proc/ksyms | grep
flop" should spit out a few lines containing things like "c70492fc
floppy_interrupt".
If the kernel on the boot floppy you made and the kernel on the hard
disk are different, that's where your problem lies.
Also, sometimes the autodetection screws up... Try inserting a 1.4M
formatted floppy and doing "mount /dev/fd0h1440 /mnt/floppy".
--
Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see
Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin / Those who do not understand Unix are
http://www.brainbench.com / condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
=============================/ ==Henry Spencer
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Reply-To: "Dajh101" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Dajh101" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux won't boot with Thunderbird!
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 00:12:33 +0100
"Lou Grinzo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I'm yet another person who ran into this issue, with a
> 950MHz T-Bird. As soon as I can, I'll try your solution,
> Tristan. Presumably this can be added to lilo.conf so
> that we don't have to enter the magic phrase on every
> boot.
>
> For anyone else following this--RH 6.1 does not have this
> problem, and installs and runs fine. Hopefully our friends
> at RH will fix this in the upcoming 7.0.
>
I would also like to add that Debian 2.2 Rev0 doesn't have this
problem as well. I installed it and got it working fine!
TB [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dajh101
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From: "Shane Baker" <sbakerATpcug.org.au>
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 10:29:12 +1100 (EDT)
Reply-To: "Shane Baker" <sbakerATpcug.org.au>
Subject: Re: Changing graphics card
On Sat, 16 Sep 2000 10:09:31 +1100, Peter Nunn wrote:
>hi all, just a quick question for you hardware types.
>
>I have a Linux box that I'm using as a gateway that is headless at the
>moment so I want to pull the matrox card out of it to use elsewhere
>and replace it with an S3 card.
>
>I do remote X logins to the box using gdm (gnome xdm) and am wondering
>what trouble I am going to get myself into if I do this.
>
>Anything to look out for?
>
>How should I go about re-configuring the system once I do the hardware
>change?
I switched an S3 for a Matrox a few months back and just booted the RH 6.2 to
see what would happen. It found the card, asked me if I wanted to delete the
old driver, bunged in the new driver and then asked me the usual questions
about the monitor.
It was ridiculously easy.
I can't help on the remote aspects though.
Shane Baker
Canberra - Australia's national capital
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From: Steve Bradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Which Soundcard?
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 23:34:50 GMT
<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en">
<html>
G'day,
<br> Opinion time:
<br> I'm experiencing problems
with my soundcard - it's a Diamond MX300. Great card, but not supported
by Linux. The folks at Sourceforge have some excellent drivers for
it, but they conflict with the Nvidia 0.9-5 drivers that I want to load
for my video card - or the Nvidia drivers conflict with it - either way,
as soon as you access any sound functions while using the AU8830 driver
and Nvidia 0.9-5 together, the system completely locks up.
<br> So I want to buy a new soundcard. I'd like
opinions as to which card would be best. I'd like to be as fully
supported as possible, and be good for gaming (I still play a
few games on Windoze, like Half-Life). All suggestions welcome!
<p>Thanks!
<pre>--
Steve Bradley
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Registered Linux User#187404
(Register at: <A HREF="http://counter.li.org">http://counter.li.org</A>)
2.4.0-test8,KDE2.0Beta4,XFree86 4.01</pre>
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From: "James A. Laska" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Question for those who have GeForce 2 working..
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 16:39:59 -0700
With X4.0 Xconfigurator doesn't work yet. However, xf86config does still
work fine I believe. Have you tried that?
In article <b4Bv5.257902$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Jon
Deslippe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am running RH6.2 with an Elsa Gladiac(GeForce 2 GTS) and have finished
> installing XFree86 4.0.1. My question is that after the XFree86 install
> the XFree86 configurator will not run, so I cannot generate an X86
> Config file. If I still go ahead and install the Nvidia drivers will I
> be able to set up the configuration later or am I in trouble? Thanx.
>
>
>
>
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