Linux-Hardware Digest #576, Volume #14 Fri, 6 Apr 01 09:13:06 EDT
Contents:
Re: Redhat 7 and Gigabyte AC97 Sound. (Harri Haataja)
Re: And Linux for Playstation 2, Cube,etc? (Harri Haataja)
USB gives device not accepting address err=-100 (Hamish Marson)
Re: support for adaptec 2100s under RH7.0? (=?iso-8859-1?q?Bj=F8rn?= Wennberg)
Re: No AGP for Graphic card GeForce256 DDR on VIA Apollo Pro133Z (Jarl Friis)
Re: Time server setup (Jarl Friis)
Re: Recommend modem for Linux and Win2000? (Bora Ugurlu)
ATI Radeon VIVO & XFree4.0.3 chrash ("Andreas K�hler")
Re: USB gives device not accepting address err=-100 (Johann Deneux)
I can't install RH6.2 on UDMA HD (Yves Le Floch)
Re: USB gives device not accepting address err=-100 (Hamish Marson)
Re: No AGP for Graphic card GeForce256 DDR on VIA Apollo Pro133Z (Thomas Tonino)
Re: Win Modems ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Linux on Intel Or Celeron? what is the best choice? ("Bastiaan Schaap")
HELP: Newbie to Linux (William Robinson)
Re: Time server setup (Helmut Haefner)
a mailing list box ("datagram")
deskpro 5100 embedded ethernet workaround? (gmott@[EMAIL PROTECTED])
deskpro 5100 embedded ethernet workaround? (gmott@[EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: EISA Mach32 / SMART Array Controller (Thomas Harsch)
Re: HELP: Newbie to Linux ("Andy Walker")
Re: Are there any other commands to set up soundcard? (Dances With Crows)
Re: printer start up problem (Dances With Crows)
Problem with nec versa ax ("didier Fauroux")
Re: HELP: Newbie to Linux (Stuart)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Harri Haataja)
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Redhat 7 and Gigabyte AC97 Sound.
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 08:20:11 GMT
JNJ wrote:
>I have a Gigabyte GA-7ZX1 motherboard with on-board AC97 sound. I can't for
>the life of me get the on-board sound to work with Linux. Any suggestions?
Check the IRQ and enabling settings in BIOS, boot a fairly recent kernel
and try for example:
# modprobe ac97
# dmesg | grep AC
ac97_codec: AC97 Audio codec, id: 0x4144:0x5340 (Analog Devices AD1881)
$ cat /proc/pci | grep AC
Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801AA AC'97 Audio (rev 1).
$ cat /proc/interrupts | grep 82801
9: 0 XT-PIC Intel ICH 82801AA
etc.. works fine with the Deskpro here.
Oh, yes. Do remember to adjust the mixer if you just happen not to be getting
any sound. More verbose postings also yield more useful answers.
--
Funk, Funking n.
A shrinking back through fear. Colloq. ``The horrid panic,
or funk (as the men of Eton call it).'' --De Quincey.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Harri Haataja)
Subject: Re: And Linux for Playstation 2, Cube,etc?
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 08:20:46 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>On 5 Apr 2001 20:25:21 GMT, Hermann Samso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Following the same line...
>> what about Linux for the new/upcoming powerful
>> game consoles?
>
>Step one: get a C compiler for the game console...
Step two: get all the specs for the chipsets and pheripherals.
--
Funk, Funking n.
A shrinking back through fear. Colloq. ``The horrid panic,
or funk (as the men of Eton call it).'' --De Quincey.
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From: Hamish Marson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: USB gives device not accepting address err=-100
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 09:45:55 +0100
I'm trying to install an Alcatel Speedtouch Pro USB ADSL modem on a VP6
motherboard (Dual processor, PIII 866EB) but whenever I plugin the
modem, the usb-uhci module loads, says it's configuring addresses for
the device, and then promptly announces that the device is not accepting
the address offered, error -110...
FWIW the problem seems to be the actual USB code somewhere, (i.e. I'm
doing somethign wrong when setting it up), as it does exactly the same
thing when I plugin a USB Zip drive (100MB version).
Both devices work fine under (yuk) windoze... And both connect ok on a
thinkpad.
The VP6 is running Redhat 7 re-spin (UPgraded last night from 6.2 which
also had the same problems), and the 2.4.2 kernel that I'm running has
had the speedtouch, and pppoatm patches applied...
Can anyone point me in the right direction as to why this happens? FWIW
when the redhat CD's boot, it seems to configure the modem OK, because
both green lights come up. But when it boots from HD, I just get the
single red light till it spits the error & appears to shutdown
completely... rmmod'ing the ush-uhci module & modprobing it again, or
unplugging & replugging the modem just do exactly the same thing (i.e.
error -110).
Appreciate any pointers...
TIA
Hamish.
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Crossposted-To: linux.dev.raid
Subject: Re: support for adaptec 2100s under RH7.0?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (=?iso-8859-1?q?Bj=F8rn?= Wennberg)
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 08:48:39 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Trevor Hemsley) writes:
> On Wed, 4 Apr 2001 23:36:27, "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> > In comp.os.linux.hardware Kim R. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > The next development phase of http://linux.adaptec.com should be happening
> > > soon along with some facelifts, the new and improved 2.x driver, and
> > > additional SCSI/NIC drivers and patches on the website.
> >
> > Now where did I get the
> >
> > linux-aic7xxx-latest-2.4.0.diffs.gz
> >
> > from? I can't seem to work it out from the contents. It looks like a
> > work of justin gibbs at freebsd, replacing the Doug Ledford driver.
> > But it must be someone trying to write a universal interface, because
> > it's got a linux-compatibilty code module that obviously is meant to
> > make the whole thing swing.
> >
> > Anyone recognize it?
> >
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 ptb 179381 Mar 18 12:45 linux-aic7xxx-6.1.7-src.tar.gz
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 ptb 431385 Mar 18 12:45
>linux-aic7xxx-latest-2.2.16.diffs.gz
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 ptb 432114 Mar 18 12:44
>linux-aic7xxx-latest-2.2.18.diffs.gz
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 ptb 445339 Mar 18 12:44 linux-aic7xxx-latest-2.4.0.dif
> >
> > I wanna talk to the author ...
>
> Looks like Justin Gibbs' driver that is now the default in kernel
> 2.4.3. 2.4.3 has 6.1.5 IIRC but JG's web site is up to 6.1.8 or 9.
>
> --
> Trevor Hemsley, Brighton, UK.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
URL to the aic7xxx drivers:
http://people.FreeBSD.org/~gibbs/linux/
(The 6.1.5 version of the aic7xxx driver apparantly had a bug in the link-line
adding the driver last when compiling the driver so you could actually end up
getting your old /dev/sda becoming /dev/sdb. Gibbs recommends using the latest
driver)
btw - I just patched up a 2.2.19 kernel with the latest driver and saw
major speed improvements.
bjornw>
--
========================================================================
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bj�rn Wennberg, Fifth Season AS
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From: Jarl Friis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: No AGP for Graphic card GeForce256 DDR on VIA Apollo Pro133Z
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 11:44:41 +0200
Hi Mario.
Mario Kabadiyski wrote:
> I am using:
> NVIDIA_kernel-0.9-6
> NVIDIA_GLX-0.9-6
you should really try the newest Nvidia driver. That may also be the reason
that Nvidia ignores you. Write again when you have tried the 0.9-767 driver
from Nvidia.
>
> Does the kernel have to be specially prepared for AGP support? I did not
> find any kernel option to set for this via make xconfig? I have heard that
> there is a special kernel module AGPGARD for AGP support though Nvidia
> seems to have its own AGP-driver.
You can either use AGPGART by compiling 2.2.x kernel module or you can use
Nvidias driver by setting the NvAGP option to 1
If you use Nvidias, you don't have to think about the kernel.
Jarl
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From: Jarl Friis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Time server setup
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 11:56:07 +0200
Hi Kerry.
I think you want a GPS device that you can communicate with, there is a
standard protocol called NMEA-0183, other standards exists too. Most prof.
devices support those protocols, even many minor devices support them. Get
a device that support those standard protocols and get some software.
Regarding software, try a google search of "linux GPS" or a starting point
may be http://www.mgix.com/gps3d/
Please make a small web-page that can be found by google that describes
your solution it may be usefull to others.
Good luck.
Jarl
--
Life is great.
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From: Bora Ugurlu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Recommend modem for Linux and Win2000?
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 12:26:15 +0200
Garry Heaton wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a good modem which will work on Linux (Mandrake 7.2)
> AND Windows 2000?
>
> Garry Heaton
>
>
>
>
I have an "Acermodem 65k Surf", and it give me no headaches.
Bora
--
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From: "Andreas K�hler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ATI Radeon VIVO & XFree4.0.3 chrash
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 12:45:04 +0200
I bought an ATI Radeon VIVO, the Server recognizes it, but chrashes with an
exeption. I tried Xconfigurator, xf86config, xf86cfg, xfree -configure,
editing the cfgs manually - without success. I'm using kernel 2.4.3 with
Radeo-support enabled.
My former Voodoo3 worked fine!
Does anybody have a working XF86Config?
Thanx, Andreaz
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Johann Deneux)
Subject: Re: USB gives device not accepting address err=-100
Date: 6 Apr 2001 12:49:44 +0100
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Hamish Marson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> I'm trying to install an Alcatel Speedtouch Pro USB ADSL modem on a VP6
> motherboard (Dual processor, PIII 866EB) but whenever I plugin the
> modem, the usb-uhci module loads, says it's configuring addresses for
> the device, and then promptly announces that the device is not accepting
> the address offered, error -110...
I get the same kind of problems with a USB joystick. I also have a
dual processor. I thought I had burnt my USB ports when I once unplugged
my mouse, but it might be the fact of having two processors. Is USB working
for someone with a multiproc box ?
Unlike you, my device does not work under Win98 (which is not supposed
to be made for multiprocs anyway)
>
> Both devices work fine under (yuk) windoze... And both connect ok on a
> thinkpad.
Which ms win ? 9x or NT ?
--
Johann Deneux
CS student at DoCS (www.docs.uu.se/~johannd) and
ESIL (www.esil.univ-mrs.fr/~jdeneux)
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From: Yves Le Floch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: I can't install RH6.2 on UDMA HD
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 10:55:50 +0200
The bios does not detect hard disk so I can't instal my Red Hat 6.2
from the CDROM.
If we change, in the bios setup manager, the boot sequence to begin
with EXT, and
EXT to be UDMA66.
Unfortunately, we have already a master Windows 98 boot on the disk. So
we must first boot on
A: to install Linux. In this case, EXT is not recognized by the Linux
install program.
Do you know (with the slackware we have a boot ata66.i who detect HD)
an easy solution with red hat 6.2 ?
--
Yves Le Floch
LMSGC CNRS/LCPC UMR113
2 All�e Kepler
77420 Champs sur Marne
France
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Hamish Marson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: USB gives device not accepting address err=-100
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 12:04:16 +0100
Johann Deneux wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Hamish Marson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > I'm trying to install an Alcatel Speedtouch Pro USB ADSL modem on a VP6
> > motherboard (Dual processor, PIII 866EB) but whenever I plugin the
> > modem, the usb-uhci module loads, says it's configuring addresses for
> > the device, and then promptly announces that the device is not accepting
> > the address offered, error -110...
>
> I get the same kind of problems with a USB joystick. I also have a
> dual processor. I thought I had burnt my USB ports when I once unplugged
> my mouse, but it might be the fact of having two processors. Is USB working
> for someone with a multiproc box ?
> Unlike you, my device does not work under Win98 (which is not supposed
> to be made for multiprocs anyway)
>
> >
> > Both devices work fine under (yuk) windoze... And both connect ok on a
> > thinkpad.
> Which ms win ? 9x or NT ?
>
Windoze 98... But that was on the thinkpad... Not on the dual proc (I'm not
sullying that machine with any MS garbage).
What MB are you using? I'm wondering if it's the USB chipset. The error I get
back seems to be a timeout (If I'm reading usb.c and usb.h correctly, then the
usb codes are direct mapped to (negative) codes from errno.h, and 110 is
ETIMEOUT....
The rest is speculation of course... I might pop down & buy a PCI USB card
after work & see if that makes any difference...
H
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From: Thomas Tonino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: No AGP for Graphic card GeForce256 DDR on VIA Apollo Pro133Z
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 13:47:38 +0200
Jarl Friis wrote:
> you should really try the newest Nvidia driver. That may also be the reason
> that Nvidia ignores you. Write again when you have tried the 0.9-767 driver
> from Nvidia.
0.9-769 is out for a while, even.
Thomas
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Win Modems
Crossposted-To:
alt.computer.drivers,alt.os.linux,aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 11:49:19 GMT
In aus.computers.linux LittleFish <littlefish_au[SPAM ME AT YOUR OWN RISK]@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> It seems as if more and more people using Windows
> are very dissapointed over the performance of there Lucent Winmodems. In the
> last week I have met 3 people that have taken back there Lucent Winmodem
> because it drops out regularly. If your machine is slower 300Mhz or is
> running a CPU intensive task in the background you can bet that it will drop
> out. Give me a real modem anyday!! By the way real internal modems are
> getting hard to source. Does anyone have suggestions for a Internal Fax
> Voice Data modem?
The Actiontec Internal PCI 56k modem at www.everythinglinux.com.au.
It's an internal "Firmware" modem.. The manual that comes with it
even includes instructions on how to use /proc/pci and "setserial"
to get it to work in Linux.
--
Anthony Rumble
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From: "Bastiaan Schaap" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux on Intel Or Celeron? what is the best choice?
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 14:00:54 +0200
Celeron's are not often chosen in server systems, because they don't perform
too well... So I'd say Pentium. Keep in mind however that Pentium II and III
are a done deal... (production is stopped for these processors). So either
choose Pentium IV or AMD athlon. Personally I prefer AMD because the
price/performance ratio is nicer, however if your boss is willing to pay for
the Pentium IV, I'd go with the Pentium IV. Celeron's are nice if you do a
little word-processing or some small games. If you do hardcore 3D gaming, or
run computational software it's definitely P4 or Athlon/Thunderbird.
Remember that memory is also a big bottleneck!
Bastiaan Schaap
Desyde BV
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tel 06 - 51998277
Fax 035 - 5430547
http://www.desyde.nl
________________________________
"Dear God! What's on the end of that leash?" "I tamper with nature as a
hobby."
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From: William Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HELP: Newbie to Linux
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 12:55:58 +0100
hullo,
If you get bored, jsut skip to THE POINT. my name is bill and i
am almost 20. i am studying electronic engineering at the university of
sussex, in brighton. i have been an amiga user for the last 10+years. i
am a very keen programmer, i have done since i was 7, in BASIC on a
spectrum. Recently, my amiga died. it would require some prosthetic
limbs to get it working again... and i think i've lost motivation. i was
using a large TV with a good SCART connection. it's main functions were
making music, programming and playing a few games.
i have decided that soon is the time for me to get another
computer. i do not want anything to do with MicroSoft. i would like to
buy as much second hand as possible. i know a fair bit about the
principles of computing and assembling a computer. i have not really
ever fiddled around with an IBM compatible PC, though, except with the
crude interface that Windows NT presents me at university.
I have read about Linux because the first 12 issues of Linux
Format have been posted through my door after Amiga Format closed and i
had subscription left. I am VERY interested in the open-source movement
now and Linux. i would like to assemble myself a computer, or at least
find one, that i can continue making my music on and programming in
C/C++/Java/..??
Ideally i would like to be able to mix 16-bit audio on several
channels, and play a few primative games... frontier, cthangband, etc.
and maybe have an internet connexion. word processing is of little
interest to me, but if i could find something that saved in a word
compatible format, that would be the icing on the cake.
THE POINT:
Thank you for reading. Does anyone have any guidelines for what
i should be looking for? i have no idea what kind of processor speed i
am after, how much memory, how big a hard drive, what's compatible with
what, what kind of monitor (just as long as it's at least 17"/19"),
sound hardware, graphics hardware, etc. that i might be after. thanks
for your time.
bill
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Helmut Haefner)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Time server setup
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 12:13:16 GMT
Hello Kerry
On Thu, 05 Apr 2001 15:33:55 -0600, Kerry Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>I'm looking to create a ntpd or ntpdate time server running Red hat
>Linux for in-house use. I'm wondering what hardware module I need to
>purchase to run under Linux that could then connect to a GPS satellite
>and retrieve the exact time.
Why do you want to use GPS. Also in the USA there are time-signals on
AM, and I think you can buy a RC-clock with a serial or parallel port
in the USA too. Here in Germany it costs ~20 U$ but this model will
work only in Germany and the included software only works for Windows.
I think any solution using GPS will cost a lot of more.
Greetings Helmut
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From: "datagram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: a mailing list box
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 12:13:46 GMT
Hi,
I have to build a maling list box... probably RedHat with mailman or
majordomo...
the problem is that this box will have to send adds to subscribers, we'll
have a list of 500 to 1 000 000.
what kind of hardware do you guys recommand ? I guess a P200 will do the
trick as long as I have good bandwith right ?
I'll only SEND mails/adds.
Thanks in advance.
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From: gmott@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: deskpro 5100 embedded ethernet workaround?
Date: 6 Apr 2001 12:13:01 GMT
anyone know the details for getting linux to see the embedded ethernet on a
compaq deskpro 5100? the relevant ethernet howto section refers to a www
page that has been deleted. specifically it says "The problem with this
Compaq machine however is that the PCI directory is loaded in high memory, at
a spot where the Linux kernel can't (won't) reach. Result: the card is never
detected nor is it usable... The workaround (as described thoroughly in
http://www-c724.uibk.ac.at/XL/) is to load MS-DOS, launch a little driver
Compaq wrote and then load the Linux kernel using LOADLIN... The little
driver simply moves the PCI directory to a place where it is normally stored
(and where Linux can find it)."
unfortunately however <www-c724.uibk.ac.at/XL> says only "Error 410 - page
has been permanently removed". and nothing on compaq's deskpro 2000/5100
support page seems to be relevant to linux.
can anyone point me to, or send me, the needed driver? i'd be especially
grateful if you decode my email address above and notify me directly.
thanks!
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From: gmott@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: deskpro 5100 embedded ethernet workaround?
Date: 6 Apr 2001 12:06:22 GMT
anyone know the details for getting linux to see the embedded ethernet on a
compaq deskpro 5100? the relevant ethernet howto section refers to a www
page that has been deleted. specifically it says "The problem with this
Compaq machine however is that the PCI directory is loaded in high memory, at
a spot where the Linux kernel can't (won't) reach. Result: the card is never
detected nor is it usable... The workaround (as described thoroughly in
http://www-c724.uibk.ac.at/XL/) is to load MS-DOS, launch a little driver
Compaq wrote and then load the Linux kernel using LOADLIN... The little
driver simply moves the PCI directory to a place where it is normally stored
(and where Linux can find it)."
unfortunately however <www-c724.uibk.ac.at/XL> says only "Error 410
- page has been permanently removed". and nothing on compaq's deskpro
2000/5100 support page seems to be relevant to linux.
can anyone point me to, or send me, the needed driver? i'd be especially
grateful if you decode my email address above and notify me directly.
thanks!
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From: Thomas Harsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: EISA Mach32 / SMART Array Controller
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 13:29:12 +0200
Well, I don't know, if the proliant 2000 has the same 'problem' as my
Prosignia 500.
This one has an EISA-Slot reserved for a graphics board. If you use
another EISA-Card in this slot or try to get an EISA-graphics board to
get to work in another slot the server won't work.
Please reffer to your manual, if there is a simular situation in your PC.
pedro wrote:
> Ok... let me begin by saying "I love to torture myself!"
>
> So, I have an old Compaq Proliant 2000 EISA configured with 128MB RAM,
> SMART Array Controller, 2 Pentium 100s, 5 2GB disks, CD-Rom, 2 NE2k ISA
>
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From: "Andy Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HELP: Newbie to Linux
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 13:39:46 -0000
William Robinson wrote in message ...
>hullo,
> If you get bored, jsut skip to THE POINT. my name is bill and i
>am almost 20. i am studying electronic engineering at the university of
>sussex, in brighton. i have been an amiga user for the last 10+years. i
>am a very keen programmer, i have done since i was 7, in BASIC on a
>spectrum. Recently, my amiga died. it would require some prosthetic
>limbs to get it working again... and i think i've lost motivation. i was
>using a large TV with a good SCART connection. it's main functions were
>making music, programming and playing a few games.
> i have decided that soon is the time for me to get another
>computer. i do not want anything to do with MicroSoft. i would like to
>buy as much second hand as possible. i know a fair bit about the
>principles of computing and assembling a computer. i have not really
>ever fiddled around with an IBM compatible PC, though, except with the
>crude interface that Windows NT presents me at university.
> I have read about Linux because the first 12 issues of Linux
>Format have been posted through my door after Amiga Format closed and i
>had subscription left. I am VERY interested in the open-source movement
>now and Linux. i would like to assemble myself a computer, or at least
>find one, that i can continue making my music on and programming in
>C/C++/Java/..??
> Ideally i would like to be able to mix 16-bit audio on several
>channels, and play a few primative games... frontier, cthangband, etc.
>and maybe have an internet connexion. word processing is of little
>interest to me, but if i could find something that saved in a word
>compatible format, that would be the icing on the cake.
>
> THE POINT:
>
> Thank you for reading. Does anyone have any guidelines for what
>i should be looking for? i have no idea what kind of processor speed i
>am after, how much memory, how big a hard drive, what's compatible with
>what, what kind of monitor (just as long as it's at least 17"/19"),
>sound hardware, graphics hardware, etc. that i might be after. thanks
>for your time.
>
>bill
>
Linux will run on a 386 but only realistically as a terminal, you will
probably need something around 500Mhz, like a AMD Duron or a Celeron for a
good and reasonably quick system.
64Meg upwards for RAM and 5Gig hard drive space is probably the minimum for
a usable install and any monitor will do as long as you know the scan rates,
although common ones are already pre-set in many distributions and install
by just clicking on the correct type.
Nearly all common sound cards, particularly Soundblaster cards, are
compatible but steer away from any motherboards that have built-in sound,
they often are non-standard and may not work. Most common modern PCI cards
auto-configure perfectly (probably better than with Windows), I use a
Soundblaster Live 1024 card, M64 TNT2 Nvidia AGP graphics card ,Linksys Lan
card and Adaptec SCSI card and they give me no problems at all. The only
pitfall is modems. Most PC's use 56K winmodems which are not true modems.
Best thing to use is an external modem, or ISDN which work fine. USB support
isn't great at the moment but is improving, but cable modems and ADSL modems
may work if they are connected by LAN.
If your a newbie I suggest Mandrake7.2 is a good distribution to start with
as it is easy to install and quite up to date.
If it's any consolation I used to have an Amiga which I loved but now use
Linux for the same reason. I think Linux is what Amiga's could have been had
they had the resources! Believe me, Linux is superb and getting better all
the time!
Good luck and hope this helps!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: Are there any other commands to set up soundcard?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 06 Apr 2001 12:42:40 GMT
On Fri, 6 Apr 2001 11:08:18 +0800, web staggered into the Black Sun and said:
>the message for the "modprobe cmpci" is
> no dependency information for the module
>The module cmpci.o was copied from another computer.
>
>How can I do then?
Compile the cmpci module, (you don't need the entire kernel, just the
module, make menuconfig dep modules modules_install) and run depmod -a.
No need to reboot. You might be able to get away with just running
depmod -a. Really, just copying modules over from other machines is
stupid... you need to make sure the kernel versions match first, 'cause
if they don't, it won't work.
If you have never compiled a kernel, check
http://linuxnewbies.org/
http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html
for useful information.
--
Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see
Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin / Workin' in a code mine, hittin' Ctrl-Alt
http://www.brainbench.com / Workin' in a code mine, whoops!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: printer start up problem
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 06 Apr 2001 12:42:41 GMT
On Fri, 06 Apr 2001 03:30:08 -0000, Clayton Cheung staggered into the
Black Sun and said:
>hi, whenever I start my computer, I got the following message:
>Starting lpd:parport0: detected irq 7;use procfs to enable interrupt-
>driven operation
>
>I am using Redhat 7.0 and lexmark 3200. When I was using RH6.2 there was
>no problem, and printing works(with a patch), but now it doesn't work
That's *NOT* a problem! The "use procfs..." message is merely telling
you that you can get faster printing by doing "tunelp /dev/lp0 -T on"
from a boot script like /etc/init.d/boot.local or /etc/rc.d/rc.local .
It should have no effect on whether or not the printer can print.
When something you don't understand happens, don't panic. Try a few
things and RTM, *then* panic!
--
Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see
Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin / Workin' in a code mine, hittin' Ctrl-Alt
http://www.brainbench.com / Workin' in a code mine, whoops!
=============================/ I hit a seg fault....
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From: "didier Fauroux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problem with nec versa ax
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 15:04:22 +0200
can't configure the X server on my Nec versa AX
Help needed
thanks
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From: Stuart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HELP: Newbie to Linux
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 08:49:28 -0400
well, Star Office 5.2 will save in Word format. I would say atleast 300
Mhz and 64 MB of ram along with 3 gig of hdd. that would setup you up and
give you a little growing room.
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