Linux-Hardware Digest #189, Volume #14 Tue, 16 Jan 01 18:13:05 EST
Contents:
re: modem in RH6.2 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: A longish question on networking Linux & Windows 98 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Support for IBM Ethernet 10/100 PCI model 19K4301 card? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
I look for the electronic circuit of a hard drive WD ("Codasa")
Re: please help me with my win linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: pci ethernet resource conflict: can't load module rtl8139
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Ethernet card from Hell (H-P Pavilion 8665C, MPX en5038 card) (Trevor Hemsley)
Re: print to HP Color LaserJet 5 ?? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Alternatives to Intel Processors ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: NIC problems ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
RAID 1 terabyte on linux - advice needed (Blaise Canzian)
Driver for AIC 6260 onboard SCSI ("Ian Gregory")
Dat-3 Streamer: Read Linux Tapes with HP-UX (Matze)
Re: infra red - making it my self ("Billy Bat")
Re: SCSI Confusion: Help! (Cyberveg4n)
Re: L120 (Noble Pepper)
re: modem in RH6.2 (Noble Pepper)
Re: can't get hard drive to work (Cyberveg4n)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: re: modem in RH6.2
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 20:55:29 GMT
In article <9425bl$4m2$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Can anybody recommend me any modem which can be easily installed in
> RH6.2?
>
> Dale Khehra
Yes, I've used a USR Sportster 56K X2 ISA card with RH 6.0, 6.1, 6.2 and
7.0 with no problems. I set the jumpers to disable PNP and force it to
the COM port of my choice.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: A longish question on networking Linux & Windows 98
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 21:14:37 GMT
In article <axP86.301414$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Matthew Eagar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm somewhat of a Linux newbie, and I find myself faced with a total
> limiting factor each time I try to use it. Basically, I can get to
> the point where it's up and running, with X working great, running
> Gnome and Enlightenment, but I can _never_ get my internet connection
> up and running.
>
> It's somewhat of a weird setup in my house. First off, I'm on a
> laptop; an Acer Travelmate 521TE to be exact. Nextly, my home network
> consists of three machines, running on a 10 base T coaxial network.
> Because it's coaxial cable, my laptop's built in Ethernet card is
> somewhat useless, so I'm using a PCMCIA card, with an adapter that
> translates the coaxial cable into a sort of flat plug that connects to
> the card. The PCMCIA card itself is a "Compaq Ethernet LAN Card".
>
> My dad (who refuses to take the time to re-network the house with
> proper Ethernet cable), has the cable modem on his PC and is running
> Windows 98. We're using a piece of software called SyGate to share
> the modem. So, not only do I need to configure a PCMCIA card before I
> can configure a network connection, neither of which I have any idea
> how to do, I have to figure out how to connect to a Win98 server
> running 3rd party software to share an internet connection.
>
> As for my distro, I really haven't developed to strong a preferences
> for myself. I have a fast internet connection (though Windows) and a
> CD burner, so if anybody can recommend a good distro for this sort of
> thing I can get it no problem.
>
> This is sort of a daunting task due to my lack of experience with
> Linux, but I'm willing to work at it. If anybody can sort of point me
> in the right direction, or towards some related documentation, it
> would be greatly appreciated.
>
> As a sort of related question to my problem, but not to the group,
> would this sort of thing be easier with a Windows 2000 server? I know
> a friend who did it in all of 10 minutes networking to a Windows NT
> server with his PC, so I'm wondering if there isn't a better way of
> sharing the modem itself, preferably under Windows 98, but perhaps I
> can convince my dad to upgrade to 2000.
It shouldn't matter what OS your dad uses to share the modem as long as
your house network is TCP/IP. If the other Windows boxes in the house
just seem to magically work when connected and booted without any
configuration, then he is also running a DHCP server. I'm not familiar
with any of the Windows IP sharing software so I can't help you much
more than those assumptions.
As far as getting your network card running on Linux I'd recommend:
http://howto.tucows.com/LDP/HOWTO/Net-HOWTO.html
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Support for IBM Ethernet 10/100 PCI model 19K4301 card?
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 21:19:20 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kjell M. Myksvoll) wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've searched a bit but have so far not found any definitive answer to
> if the following ethernet card is supported under linux:
>
> IBM Ethernet 10/100 PCI model 19K4301
>
> Ref.
http://commerce.www.ibm.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce/ProductDisplay?cntrfnbr=1&prmenbr=1&prnbr=19K4301&cntry=840&lang=en_US
>
> I'm interested in this card because it is also delivered with a low
> profile bracket in addition to the standard-height bracket.
>
> Does anyone knows if this card will work under linux?
>
> best regards,
> kmm
>
Check to see if the main chip on the card has a big "i" on it. I now
that a lot of IBM 10/100 network cards use Intel chips and work using
the eepro100 driver.
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From: "Codasa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: I look for the electronic circuit of a hard drive WD
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 22:32:55 +0100
I look for the electronic circuit of a hard drive of the type
Digital western, 136BA, WD136BA-00AK
if you have this type hard drive, I purchase it to you
Thank you
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: please help me with my win linux
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 21:27:15 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
REGGIE BOLAND <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i have win 98 and i have just installed winlinux. it detected
everything
> except the printer. but my real problem is that there is something
wrong
> with the display it detected it perfectly in the config but i wont let
> me open it up. i have a sis 2326 video card can someone help me fix
my
> problem!!!
>
I've never messed with WinLinux. I'll try to help you, but I need more
information than "it won't let me open it up". What won't let you open
what up. What commands are you typing, what error messages are you
getting? The more info you can give the better.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: pci ethernet resource conflict: can't load module rtl8139
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 21:33:36 GMT
"invalid parameter parm_io" means that driver will not except
"io=0x????". Try using just "modprobe rtl8139 irq=5". If that doesn't
fix the problem, please tell me what you get then.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have a trouble installing the second pci ethernet card D-Link
> DFE-530TX+ (to be used
> for IP forw/masq). The first pci card 3C900 works fine and connects
me
> to a cable modem.
> I am running linux mandrake 7.2, kernel 2.2.17-21mdk on a 1.1 GHz
> Athlon/EP-8KTA2
> system. Upgrading to D. Becker's latest ethernet driver set
> netdriver-2.1 made no difference.
>
> # cat /etc/modules.conf
> alias net-pf-4 ipx
> alias char-major-107 3dfx
> pre-install pcmcia_core /etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia start
> alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
> pre-install plip modprobe parport_pc ; echo 7 > /proc/parport/0/irq
> alias scsi_hostadapter aic7xxx
> alias usb-interface usb-uhci
> alias eth0 3c59x # 3Com 3C900 10b Combo (rev 0).
> alias eth1 rtl8139 # D-Link
> DFE-530TX+
>
> ### Excerpt from /var/log/syslog
>
> Jan 14 00:24:04 lelka kernel: rtl8139.c:v1.12 9/14/2000 Donald Becker,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Jan 14 00:24:04 lelka kernel:
http://www.scyld.com/network/rtl8139.html
> Jan 14 00:24:04 lelka insmod: /lib/modules/2.2.17-21mdk/net/rtl8139.o:
> init_module: Device or resource busy
> Jan 14 00:24:04 lelka insmod: Hint: insmod errors can be caused by
> incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters
> Jan 14 00:24:04 lelka insmod: /lib/modules/2.2.17-21mdk/net/rtl8139.o:
> insmod eth1 failed
>
> Rebooting to win98 with pnp os temporarily enabled in bios and
> installing D-Link driver
> produced no device conflicts with the DFE-530TX+ card found at irq=5
and
> io=E000-E0FF.
> Using these numbers doesn't help, though: "modprobe rtl8139 io=0xe002
> irq=5" results in
> the following message: /lib/modules/2.2.17-21mdk/net/rtl8139.o:
invalid
> parameter parm_io.
>
> I did read ethernet-HOWTO, but I am lost. Any help in setting up the
> second NIC will be
> greatly appreciated. I enclose my irq and pci information from /proc,
> if it helps. --Michael
>
==============================================================================================
> # cat /proc/interrupts
> CPU0
> 0: 295265 XT-PIC timer
> 1: 4471 XT-PIC keyboard
> 2: 0 XT-PIC cascade
> 8: 1 XT-PIC rtc
> 10: 5328 XT-PIC eth0
> 11: 3148 XT-PIC aic7xxx
> 12: 154615 XT-PIC PS/2 Mouse
> 13: 1 XT-PIC fpu
> 14: 55113 XT-PIC ide0
> NMI: 0
>
> # cat /proc/pci
> PCI devices found:
> Bus 0, device 0, function 0:
> Host bridge: VIA Technologies Unknown device (rev 3).
> Vendor id=1106. Device id=305.
> Medium devsel. Master Capable. Latency=8.
> Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xd0000000 [0xd0000008].
> Bus 0, device 1, function 0:
> PCI bridge: VIA Technologies Unknown device (rev 0).
> Vendor id=1106. Device id=8305.
> Medium devsel. Master Capable. No bursts. Min Gnt=4.
> Bus 0, device 7, function 0:
> ISA bridge: VIA Technologies VT 82C686 Apollo Super (rev 64).
> Medium devsel. Master Capable. No bursts.
> Bus 0, device 7, function 1:
> IDE interface: VIA Technologies VT 82C586 Apollo IDE (rev 6).
> Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. Master Capable.
> Latency=32.
> I/O at 0xd000 [0xd001].
> Bus 0, device 7, function 2:
> USB Controller: VIA Technologies VT 82C586 Apollo USB (rev 22).
> Medium devsel. IRQ 9. Master Capable. Latency=32.
> I/O at 0xd400 [0xd401].
> Bus 0, device 7, function 4:
> Bridge: VIA Technologies VT 82C686 Apollo Super ACPI (rev 64).
> Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable.
> Bus 0, device 8, function 0:
> Ethernet controller: 3Com 3C900 10b Combo (rev 0).
> Medium devsel. IRQ 10. Master Capable. Latency=32. Min
> Gnt=3.Max Lat=8.
> I/O at 0xdc00 [0xdc01].
> Bus 0, device 9, function 0:
> Ethernet controller: Unknown vendor Unknown device (rev 16).
> Vendor id=1186. Device id=1300.
> Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 5. Master
> Capable. Latency=32. Min Gnt=32.Max Lat=64.
> I/O at 0xe000 [0xe001].
> Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xd9000000 [0xd9000000].
> Bus 0, device 10, function 0:
> SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7881U (rev 0).
> Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 11. Master
> Capable. Latency=32. Min Gnt=8.Max Lat=8.
> I/O at 0xe400 [0xe401].
> Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xd9001000 [0xd9001000].
> Bus 0, device 11, function 0:
> VGA compatible controller: 3Dfx Unknown device (rev 1).
> Vendor id=121a. Device id=5.
> Fast devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 9.
> Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xd4000000 [0xd4000000].
> Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xd6000000 [0xd6000008].
> I/O at 0xe800 [0xe801].
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Trevor Hemsley)
Subject: Re: Ethernet card from Hell (H-P Pavilion 8665C, MPX en5038 card)
Date: 16 Jan 2001 21:43:03 GMT
On Tue, 16 Jan 2001 09:17:59, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Erich Schwarz)
wrote:
> Before I tear this bloody card out and replace it with something
> adult, is there somebody out there who knows a silver bullet for this?
If it's a PCI card then lspci will tell you what it identifies itself
as. Maybe that'll help you to find the right driver for the chipset
onboard...
--
Trevor Hemsley, Brighton, UK.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: print to HP Color LaserJet 5 ??
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 21:44:25 GMT
In article <93hipp$glu$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"B.Y." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello all:
>
> Can someone recommend a way to print from a Red Hat Linux 6.2
> box (mostly stock install) to a HP Color LaserJet 5 (no Postscript, no
> network card). Thanks ...
>
> P.S. I seem to be unable to access the relevant pages in the
> Linux Printing Project hosted by VA Linux ...
>
>
Absolutely. Log into X as a standard user. Use "su" to become root.
Run "printtool". Add the printer using the filter "HP LaserJet 4/5/6
series, non-PostScript". Tweak the options and print test pages until
it prints correctly.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Alternatives to Intel Processors
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 21:58:23 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Michael Marano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I just read the "Cheap Linux Box" How-to type thing at
> http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/CheapBox.html
> by Andrew Comech
> (I have to thank him for giving me an excellent starting place!)
>
> I am considering building my own box to replace an OLD P100.
> I am curious to get some other points-of-views about the strong
> reccomendation
> Andrew gave against Intel processors. The focus of the document was
> CHEAP linux boxes, so I can understand it from that perspective.
> He also seems to have done his research, I just wanted to see how the
> rest of the community felt.
> The linux boxes at work seem to do just fine, and most are run on
> pentiums.
>
> I am just beginning research into what hardware to use to build my
> own box, so I don't mind a RTFM if someone would be kind enough to
> tell me where it is.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Micahel
>
I've always run AMD chips with no problems. If you are looking at older
hardware avoid the early K6 models. The K6/2 and K6-III are fine
though. Also from personal experience I'd avoid Cyrix (spelling?)
chips, if you can even find them anymore. Also, if you see IBM chips,
beware that these are actually Cyrix chips built in IBM plants. These
chips were not designed by IBM and suck just as bad as other Cyrix
chips. The only processors that IBM has designed and produced in years
are for their high end servers and workstations. These are NOT Intel
compatable chips.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: NIC problems
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 22:07:11 GMT
I believe you'll find that even though it is an SMC card that the chip
used on the card is a RealTek 8029. If you look at the chip you'll
probably see the numbers 8029 somewhere on it.
What city are you using @home in? A lot of @home locations require you
to send a fixed host name with the dhcp request. I'm not sure how this
would be done in Mandrake as my experience is with RedHat. Check some
man pages. Anyway, I've found that even this doesn't work in the
Phoenix, AZ area. Instead I just assign the card the IP address that
was given by @home as a fixed IP and it's worked fine for about 1.5
years now.
In article <92u42b$3uv$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
sp00fD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I just installed Mandrake 7.2, and while the installation was
> fantastic, I'm having a heck of a time getting my @home service
> working. I think it might be an IRQ issue with my nick (I've had some
> trouble with running out of IRQ's on Windows (although, not this much
> trouble :)). I'm pretty sure that I have my network settings set up
> correctly. I unchecked "bootp/dhcp" and specified my correct ip, my
> fully qualified hostname, my correct dns server and gateway. Here's
> some info I collected on my NIC (the card is a SMC, recognized as a
> Realtek 8029(AS)). Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!
>
> /proc/pci:
> PCI devices found:
> Bus 0, device 0, function 0:
> Host bridge: VIA Technologies VT 82C691 Apollo Pro (rev 196).
> Medium devsel. Master Capable. No bursts.
> Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe4000000 [0xe4000008].
> Bus 0, device 1, function 0:
> PCI bridge: VIA Technologies VT 82C598 Apollo MVP3 AGP (rev
> 0). Medium devsel. Master Capable. No bursts.
> Bus 0, device 4, function 0:
> ISA bridge: VIA Technologies VT 82C596 Apollo Mobile (rev
> 35). Medium devsel. Master Capable. No bursts.
> Bus 0, device 4, function 1:
> IDE interface: VIA Technologies VT 82C586 Apollo IDE (rev
> 16). Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. Master Capable.
> Latency=32.
> I/O at 0xd800 [0xd801].
> Bus 0, device 4, function 2:
> USB Controller: VIA Technologies VT 82C586 Apollo USB (rev
> 17). Medium devsel. IRQ 10. Master Capable. Latency=32.
> I/O at 0xd400 [0xd401].
> Bus 0, device 4, function 3:
> Host bridge: VIA Technologies Unknown device (rev 48).
> Vendor id=1106. Device id=3050.
> Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable.
> Bus 0, device 9, function 0:
> VGA compatible controller: 3Dfx Unknown device (rev 1).
> Vendor id=121a. Device id=5.
> Fast devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 10.
> Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xde000000 [0xde000000].
> Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe2000000 [0xe2000008].
> I/O at 0xd000 [0xd001].
> Bus 0, device 12, function 0:
> Ethernet controller: Realtek 8029 (rev 0).
> Medium devsel.
> I/O at 0xb800 [0xb801].
> Bus 0, device 13, function 0:
> Multimedia audio controller: Unknown vendor Unknown device (rev
> 176).
> Vendor id=1319. Device id=801.
> Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. Master Capable.
> Latency=32.
> Min Gnt=4.Max Lat=40.
> I/O at 0xb400 [0xb401].
> Bus 0, device 13, function 1:
> Unknown class: Unknown vendor Unknown device (rev 176).
> Vendor id=1319. Device id=802.
> Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. Master Capable.
> Latency=32.
> Min Gnt=4.Max Lat=40.
> I/O at 0xb000 [0xb001].
>
> /proc/devices:
> Character devices:
> 1 mem
> 2 pty
> 3 ttyp
> 4 ttyS
> 5 cua
> 6 lp
> 7 vcs
> 10 misc
> 14 sound
> 29 fb
> 36 netlink
> 128 ptm
> 136 pts
> 162 raw
> 180 usb
>
> Block devices:
> 1 ramdisk
> 2 fd
> 3 ide0
> 9 md
> 22 ide1
>
> /proc/interrupts:
> CPU0
> 0: 47844 XT-PIC timer
> 1: 1232 XT-PIC keyboard
> 2: 0 XT-PIC cascade
> 8: 1 XT-PIC rtc
> 10: 0 XT-PIC usb-uhci
> 12: 7268 XT-PIC PS/2 Mouse
> 13: 1 XT-PIC fpu
> 14: 26074 XT-PIC ide0
> 15: 8 XT-PIC ide1
> NMI: 0
>
> lsmod:
> Module Size Used by
> soundcore 2800 0 (autoclean)
> parport_probe 3536 0 (autoclean)
> parport_pc 7568 1 (autoclean)
> lp 5552 0 (autoclean)
> parport 7744 1 (autoclean) [parport_probe parport_pc
> lp]
> lockd 32208 1 (autoclean)
> sunrpc 54640 1 (autoclean) [lockd]
> autofs 9456 2 (autoclean)
> usb-uhci 19184 0 (unused)
> usbcore 43632 1 [usb-uhci]
> ne2k-pci 4240 0 (autoclean) (unused)
> 8390 6208 0 (autoclean) [ne2k-pci]
> nls_cp437 3952 2 (autoclean)
> vfat 9408 1 (autoclean)
> fat 30432 1 (autoclean) [vfat]
> supermount 14224 2 (autoclean)
>
> ifconfig:
> # ifconfig -a
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:E0:29:4B:A2:84
> inet addr:24.18.168.157 Bcast:24.18.168.255
> Mask:255.255.255.0
> BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
> Base address:0xb800
>
> lo Link encap:Local Loopback
> inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
> UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1
> RX packets:83 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:83 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>
> # ifconfig eth0 up
> SIOCSIFFLAGS: Resource temporarily unavailable
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Blaise Canzian)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.alpha
Subject: RAID 1 terabyte on linux - advice needed
Date: 16 Jan 2001 16:58:33 -0500
I would like to RAID a terabyte of disk storage with a linux box. The basic
idea is to take fifteen 72GB nominal hard disks, put them in enclosures
with SCSI Ultra-160 connections, and attach to a RAID controller card. I want
RAID 5.
What is the preferred way to do this? Is it better to use an Intel-based
box or an Alpha-based box? Does a 2-cpu Intel board work for this, and is the
performance boost worth it? What RAID controller card do you recommend?
Is a 3-channel RAID controller board preferable? Is SCSI Ultra-160 available
on the RAID controller card, or just fast ultra wide SCSI-2? Thanks for the
advice.
-- Blaise Canzian
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From: "Ian Gregory" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Driver for AIC 6260 onboard SCSI
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 17:24:29 +0500
Hi,
I'm trying to find a driver for a 486 system which has onboard SCSI. All I
know is that one of the chips is marked AIC 6260. I think it is made by
Adaptec.
Can anyone help me?
--
Ian Gregory
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From: Matze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Dat-3 Streamer: Read Linux Tapes with HP-UX
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:31:37 +0100
The Problem:
Our Dat-3 Streamer works fine with Linux (Suse 7.0).
Now I want to read Linux-Tapes with HP-UX 9.
So I plug the Streamer to this HP-UX Machine.
When I try to read the Linux-tape now, i get an "input/output error".
BUT I can create, write and then read new tapes with HP-UX and the same
Streamer/Tapes .
I guess there are some paremeters different in HP-UX.
Maybe: blocksize OR bytsawpping OR....?
How to create tapes that both HP-UX and LINUX can read???
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From: "Billy Bat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt,alt.comp.hardware.homedesigned,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Subject: Re: infra red - making it my self
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 17:02:24 -0500
start by not crossposting to newsgroups that have nothing to do with your
topic.
BB
"steven koolen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:3a64ac02$0$20777@reader4...
> i want infra red on my computer, but its very exspencive, does anyone know
> how to make a infrared port my self
>
> thanx
> steven koolen
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Cyberveg4n)
Date: 16 Jan 2001 22:49:39 GMT
Subject: Re: SCSI Confusion: Help!
Troy,
Not all versions of SCSI are 'backwards compatible'; the newest, UW-160 is
very specific, as it uses a different method of sending signals down the lead -
not just faster, but smarter. btw its called LVD or Low-Voltage-Differential.
Best to avoid these as yet, cos theyre 1) very expensive, 2) hot-running 3)
'too new' and not supported by many configs.
Best thing to do is go for either a classic SCSI-2 (50-pin connector) or a
standard Wide-SCSI-2 (High-density 50-pin connector). You can get cheap,
linux-compatible boards at computer fairs quite easily. Avoid hard disks with
the 68-pin SCA adapter on them though, as you wont (easily) find a lead that
attaches to them, although you can get hold of a little converter board to make
them into Wide-SCSI-2 or standard scsi. These are usually referred to as 'hot
plugguble drives', and are generally more expensive too.
As for boards - in my experience, I've used loads of types of Adaptec boards
successfully. I currently have a Symbios board working fine too. A tiawanese
co. called 'IWILL' makes a set of boards they claim are Linux compatible, as
they use the Symbios chipset.
Hope this helps.
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From: Noble Pepper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: L120
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 17:06:54 -0600
Dennis J. Tuchler wrote:
> How do I mount an L120 floppy drive, which is an IDE drive. Do I treat
> it as a floppy or as a hard drive? If as a hard drive, what number does
> it have?
>
> Thanks
>
> dj tuchler
>
>
You should see the drive identifier in the boot messages, if they go by too
fast look in /var/log/kern.log or /var/log/sys.log
I use:
/dev/hdd /mnt/superfloppy auto user,exec,dev,suid,rw,noauto 2 1
in my /etc/fstab, of course you should read man fstab and man mount for
details that may be pertinent to your system.
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From: Noble Pepper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: re: modem in RH6.2
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 17:09:37 -0600
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Can anybody recommend me any modem which can be easily installed in
> RH6.2?
>
> Dale Khehra
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com
> http://www.deja.com/
>
I like my Creative Labs Modem Blaster Flash56, the blinking lights on an
external give me a warm fuzzy feeling. Warm fuzzy feelings are well worth
the extra loot.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Cyberveg4n)
Date: 16 Jan 2001 23:09:26 GMT
Subject: Re: can't get hard drive to work
Have you tried specifying the kernel parameter 'linear'? Check out the
SCSI-HOWTO. Lots of help in there. Good luck.
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