Linux-Setup Digest #172, Volume #19 Sun, 16 Jul 00 19:13:13 EDT
Contents:
Re: partitioning question (E J)
Re: pppd trouble... (Veronica Ancheva Gerassimova)
Re: Help installing Linksys EtherFast 10/100 card (Julian So)
Re: Gnome SRMS ("Aurelien Marchand")
Re: Can I get some modem help? ("Patrick Babb")
Re: dselect / apt problems (Chiefy)
Re: Sybase 11.9.2 on SuSE 6.4 ? (Robert Herzog)
Re: PPP problem - chat aborts saying the serial link is not 8-bit clean ("Patrick
Babb")
Re: Creating a newsgroup server (Juha Laiho)
Re: Does (Redhat 6.0 or latest versions) support USB ports? (blowfish)
HELP - OpenLinux 2.3 LOADING ("djlmb")
Re: Please help me evaluate this hardware's compatability with Linux (blowfish)
##CHanged SCSI card Redhat will not boot (PC Guy)
Re: Please help me evaluate this hardware's compatability with Linux (blowfish)
Kensington Valumouse 3 button (PS/2) connected to serial port (Guy Maskall)
man pages problem (Andy Jaworski)
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From: E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: partitioning question
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 12:53:23 -0700
Responses are embedded below:
Craig A Lebowitz wrote:
> This is my current partition table:
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/hda1 * 1 541 4345551 b Win95 FAT32
> /dev/hda2 542 1027 3903795 5 Extended
> /dev/hda5 542 733 1542208+ 83 Linux
> /dev/hda6 734 925 1542208+ 83 Linux
> /dev/hda7 926 1015 722893+ 83 Linux
> /dev/hda8 1016 1027 96358+ 82 Linux swap
>
> I'd like to remove Windows completely from /dev/hda1. Please note that this is the
>only primary partition on the disk. If I were to simply delete /dev/hda1 partition
>and add a linux partition as primary (or even extended / logical), would everything
>run well?
>
Back up everything before proceeding.
Remove /dev/hda1 primary for Windows. Replace the /dev/hda1 primary for Linux,.
# mkfs /dev/hda1
Make sure it is still an active partition. It might be necessary to move the /boot
directories over to the new partition /dev/hda1. Apply lilo to the new /dev/hda1.
Edit your fstab to automatically mount your new boot directory
>
> Also, is it possible to resize my linux partitions? If I do this with Windows
>Partition Magic, will linux barf when I try to boot, or will it "sense" the changes?
>
Partition Magic will work unless in my case, you have disk geometry problems :(
>
> Please advise on striking Windows from this system! TIA
>
> craig
>
> --
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From: Veronica Ancheva Gerassimova <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.protocols.ppp
Subject: Re: pppd trouble...
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 13:13:58 -0700
Thanks everibody for the valuable
input. Thanks Mary P. for http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ppp-linux.html it is
good. I am still having problems but at least it's past the "not 8 bit
clean connection".
Here is what I did:
Having the terminal output:
> atz
> OK
> atdt3237000
> CONNECT 9600
> UQKT2 tnt4.des-moines.id.da.nn.net
> Login: myname
> Password: mypassword
> Entering PPP Session.
> IP address is 63.11.140.203
> MTU is 1524.
> NO CARRIER.
> ******************************
I used the command line:
pppd /dev/modem 57600 modem crtscts defaultroute noipdefault user myname
debug connect "chat -v '' AT OK ATDT3237000 CONNECT '\d\c' UQ '\c'
ogin: myname word: mypassword nter '\c' address '\c' MTU '\c' . ppp"
And here is the /var/log/messages fragment:
Jul 16 14:03:54 bokluk pppd[1404]: pppd 2.2.0 started by root, uid 0
Jul 16 14:03:55 bokluk chat[1405]: send (AT^M)
Jul 16 14:03:55 bokluk chat[1405]: expect (OK)
Jul 16 14:04:02 bokluk chat[1405]: AT^M^M
Jul 16 14:04:02 bokluk chat[1405]: OK -- got it
Jul 16 14:04:02 bokluk chat[1405]: send (ATDT3237000^M)
Jul 16 14:04:02 bokluk chat[1405]: expect (CONNECT)
Jul 16 14:04:02 bokluk chat[1405]: ^M
Jul 16 14:04:34 bokluk chat[1405]: ATDT3237000^M
Jul 16 14:04:34 bokluk chat[1405]: CONNECT -- got it
Jul 16 14:04:34 bokluk chat[1405]: send (\d)
Jul 16 14:04:35 bokluk chat[1405]: expect (UQ)
Jul 16 14:04:44 bokluk chat[1405]: 57600^M^M
Jul 16 14:04:44 bokluk chat[1405]:
Jul 16 14:04:54 bokluk last message repeated 23 times
Jul 16 14:04:54 bokluk chat[1405]: UQ -- got it
Jul 16 14:04:54 bokluk chat[1405]: send ()
Jul 16 14:04:54 bokluk chat[1405]: expect (ogin:)
Jul 16 14:05:14 bokluk chat[1405]: KT2 tnt1.des-moines.ia.da.uu.net^M
Jul 16 14:05:14 bokluk chat[1405]: ^M
Jul 16 14:05:24 bokluk chat[1405]: ^M
Jul 16 14:05:24 bokluk chat[1405]: Login: -- got it
Jul 16 14:05:24 bokluk chat[1405]: send (myname^M)
Jul 16 14:05:24 bokluk chat[1405]: expect (word:)
Jul 16 14:05:44 bokluk chat[1405]: myname^M
Jul 16 14:05:54 bokluk chat[1405]: Password: -- got it
Jul 16 14:05:54 bokluk chat[1405]: send (mypassword^M)
Jul 16 14:05:54 bokluk chat[1405]: expect (nter)
Jul 16 14:06:14 bokluk chat[1405]: ^M
Jul 16 14:06:14 bokluk chat[1405]: Enter -- got it
Jul 16 14:06:14 bokluk chat[1405]: send ()
Jul 16 14:06:14 bokluk chat[1405]: expect (address)
Jul 16 14:06:24 bokluk chat[1405]: ing PPP Session.^M
Jul 16 14:06:34 bokluk chat[1405]: IP address -- got it
Jul 16 14:06:34 bokluk chat[1405]: send ()
Jul 16 14:06:34 bokluk chat[1405]: expect (MTU)
Jul 16 14:06:44 bokluk chat[1405]: is 63.11.128.163^M
Jul 16 14:06:54 bokluk chat[1405]: MTU -- got it
Jul 16 14:06:54 bokluk chat[1405]: send ()
Jul 16 14:06:54 bokluk chat[1405]: expect (.)
Jul 16 14:06:54 bokluk chat[1405]: is 1524. -- got it
Jul 16 14:06:54 bokluk chat[1405]: send (ppp^M)
Jul 16 14:06:54 bokluk pppd[1404]: Serial connection established.
Jul 16 14:07:04 bokluk pppd[1404]: Using interface ppp0
Jul 16 14:07:04 bokluk pppd[1404]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem
Jul 16 14:07:34 bokluk pppd[1404]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
Jul 16 14:07:34 bokluk pppd[1404]: Connection terminated.
Jul 16 14:07:44 bokluk pppd[1404]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
Jul 16 14:07:44 bokluk pppd[1404]: ioctl(TIOCNXCL): I/O error
Jul 16 14:07:44 bokluk pppd[1404]: Exit.
**************************************************
The arguments modem, crtscts, defaultroute, noipdefault and user do not
matter - it behaves the same way with or without them. Another thing which
doesn't matter is what I send at the very end - ppp, pppd, ^M ('') or
nothing (\c). What does "Hangup (SIGHUP)" mean?
I hope somebody who understands what is happening is willing to help.
Thanks again!
Ivaylo
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From: Julian So <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help installing Linksys EtherFast 10/100 card
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 20:20:13 GMT
"David .." wrote:
>
> Julian So wrote:
> >
> > I'm a complete Linux sysadmin newbie, and I'm not entirely sure how to
> > fully install my Linksys EtherFast 10/100 card.
[some instructions to set up compilation of new tulip.c file]
> 1.) To compile the Tulip module, issue the command below, it must all be
> on one line:
>
> gcc -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/net/inet -Wall
> -Wstrict-prototypes -O6 -c tulip.c `[ -f
> /usr/include/linux/modversions.h ] && echo -DMODVERSIONS`
It appears that my kernel sources are missing modversions.h file. The
Scyld.com site mentions skipping its inclusion
<http://scyld.com/expert/modules.html>, so I compiled with:
gcc -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/net/inet -Wall
-Wstrict-prototypes -O6 -c tulip.c
(BTW, for tulip.c to compile properly, I had to download pci-scan.c,
pci-scan.h, and kern_compat.h from
<http://www.scyld.com/network/updates.html>, then compile pci-scan.c,
then compile tulip.c).
This *appears* to work (i.e., no compile time error messages), but I get
the following errors:
# /sbin/insmod tulip.o
tulip.o: unresolved symbol pci_drv_unregister
tulip.o: unresolved symbol pci_drv_register
and:
# modprobe tulip
/lib/modules/2.2.16/net/tulip.o:unresolved symbol pci_drv_unregister
/lib/modules/2.2.16/net/tulip.o:unresolved symbol pci_drv_register
/lib/modules/2.2.16/net/tulip.o:insmod /lib/modules/2.2.16/net/tulip.o
failed
/lib/modules/2.2.16/net/tulip.o: insmod tulip failed.
So, a couple of questions:
* If I do indeed need modversions.h for a proper compile (though the
instructions at Scyld.com say I don't), where can I find a copy of
it for my distro (RH6.2)
* How can I resolve the unresolved symbol errors?
Thnx in advance for any help,
Julian, who has considerably less hair now than 2 days ago.
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From: "Aurelien Marchand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Gnome SRMS
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 20:43:49 GMT
SRPMS are the source files
You might be able to see them in:
/usr/src/linux/SRPMS/
Salut
Aurelien
root wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hi,
>
>I've downloaded the latest Gnome Redhat SRPMs and (I think) installed
>the SRPMs. Could someone tell me where they've installed to?
>
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From: "Patrick Babb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can I get some modem help?
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 15:50:45 -0500
fu....temporary cranial flatulence there....minicom is right...no such thing
as miniterm (at least not in a standard install. don't know about 3rd party
stuff)
"Patrick Babb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:zlnc5.35996$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Try miniterm.
>
> "Kelli Halliburton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
> message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Thanks to everyone who has tried to help so far.
> >
> > I tried changing out the serial mouse for a PS/2 mouse, and
> > hooking the modem to the 9-pin port that the serial mouse had
> > been hooked to.
> >
> > Unfortunately, I got the same problem. The modem only responds
> > with the TR light. Never any activity on the SD or RD lights. If
> > I try to connect to the modem at 112k, I occasionally get the TM
> > light to come on, and that's also when I receive the
> > spurious "CONNECT 28800" messages.
> >
> > I don't even know what TM stands for. I assume the modem works
> > correctly, because until just a few weeks ago, I was using it
> > with my Amiga. I also must now assume that the serial port works
> > correctly, because it is the same port that worked just fine
> > when the serial mouse was hooked to it.
> >
> > Through process of elimination, I believe that the problem lies
> > with Kppp. David Efflandt mentioned that he was unable to get it
> > working with his Mandrake distro. I was unable to find any
> > information regarding "minicom" on my system. I would like to
> > know what are the names of any other ppp dialout utilities that
> > would be included in a Debian (Storm - "Rain" release) distro.
> >
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Got questions? Get answers over the phone at Keen.com.
> > Up to 100 minutes free!
> > http://www.keen.com
> >
>
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chiefy)
Subject: Re: dselect / apt problems
Date: 16 Jul 2000 21:15:06 GMT
On Sat, 15 Jul 2000 23:36:44 +1000,
Mongolian Horde did seek advice from the dudes:
>I am trying to install debian GNU linux on my laptop via a modem
>connection.
>
>I have the modem working fine, and have managed to ftp to the mirror
>I'm planning on using (ftp.au.debian.org) on my second console, but
>I'm b$%�$$ed if I can get dselect to find the correct path to install
>the packages to via my apt source list. I'm sure I'm doing something
>obvious wrong, can anyone help?
>
>Kieren
Kieren,
Try another ftp address in your sources.list.
I tried the au site without success.
ftp.debian.org works fine.
LGB.
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From: Robert Herzog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sybase 11.9.2 on SuSE 6.4 ?
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 21:40:02 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Robert Herzog wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > Can somebody tell me why Sybase Adaptive Entrprise server does not
> > install on SuSE 6.4 while claiming it lacks glibc2 (an da couple of
> > other libs), which I am pretty sure is on the SuSE distribution sinc
> > several months?
> > Robert
>
> Check the path to glibc2. And compare the path pointing to glibc2 in the
> config.h and Makefile and the actual path where SuSE put the glibc2.
>
> Do a "whereis glibc2" (without the quotation marks from the prompt) will
> tells you where glibc2 is located, then, edit the config.h, and Makefile
> to match the path.
>
> -blowfish.
Thanks for the clue. But the command "whereis glibc2" returns exactly
this :
glibc2:
Whereas other commands like "whereis cc" return something sensible
behind the column
(cc: /usr/bin/cc).
I think that the problem lies in a renaming of glibc2 by the SuSE people
(not so sweet after all...;-) to g20glibc...!
So I guess that some logical link should be put in place somewhere...
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From: "Patrick Babb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PPP problem - chat aborts saying the serial link is not 8-bit clean
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 16:58:58 -0500
After doing some searching, I found this site on pppsetup for slackware. You
just login as root and run it. This supposedly comes standard in sw v.7.1,
and when I get home from work, I'm going to see.
http://www.slackware.com/config/ppp.php3
Just thought anyone with a similar problem might like to know.
"Patrick Babb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:iMmc5.35522$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I'm a Linux newbie, so be patient with me. I'm running Slackware 7.1, and
> having trouble configuring the chat script for pppd to connect to my ISP
> (regular 56k dialup). For brevity's sake, I'll just ask if the link
> mentioned previously (http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ppp-linux.html) is
usable
> in the version of pppd that comes with Slackware. If not, could someone
help
> me troubleshoot this. Included is a summary of what's been done so far.
>
> A friend loaned me a "Running Linux" O'Reilly book which gave a sample
chat
> script for Debian. I tried setting up the script (with my dialup number,
> username, and password, of course) and "chmod 755 chatscript" (Note: this
is
> all being done from root, in case anyone was wondering). When I try to run
> the chatscript, I get a "file not found" error. I've tried setting the
modem
> up using "ln -sf /dev/ttyS0 /dev/modem" and I'm not even showing activity
on
> the modem itself. Likewise with ttyS1. The modem is an external US
Robotics
> 56k on the only serial port the computer has. The only other hardware on
the
> computer is keyboard, video card, and sound card. I was able to dial and
> handshake in miniterm, but the connection timed out after handshake. This
> leads me to believe that the chat script is incorrect. I'm at work right
> now, so I dont' have access to the script itself. Any help on this is
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Patrick
>
>
>
>
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From: Juha Laiho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Creating a newsgroup server
Date: 16 Jul 2000 12:09:58 +0300
"Denis L. Menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>I am a newbie at linux. My wish is to start a newsgroup on my server at home
>just like the one that we are viewing now.
>
>Can I do this on a linux server? Can anyone help me on guidelines on how to
>go about setting up a newgruop server? Any software available?
Yes, it's doable on Linux.
The software selection differs depending on what it is you exactly want.
If you either want to play with a real news server software, or wish to
create some groups internal to your own server, you need a true news server,
such as INN (http://www.isc.org/). INN is one of the news server software
packages used by ISPs.
If you just want to replicate some Usenet groups for offline reading, take
a look at leafnode (search from http://freshmeat.net/).
--
Wolf a.k.a. Juha Laiho Espoo, Finland
(GC 3.0) GIT d- s+: a- C++ UH++++$ UL++++ P+@ L+++ E(-) W+$@ N++ !K w !O
!M V PS(+) PE Y+ PGP(+) t- 5? !X R tv--- b+ DI? D G e+ h--- r+++ y+
"...cancel my subscription to the resurrection!" (Jim Morrison)
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From: blowfish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: ..
Subject: Re: Does (Redhat 6.0 or latest versions) support USB ports?
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 15:07:00 -0700
SuSE 6.4 supports USB mouse, keyboard , DMA out of the box. I think,
check out SuSE's site.
I don't use USB.
*BSD supports USB , DMA out of the box too.
-Alex / blowfish.
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From: "djlmb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.linux.stormix,z-net.alt.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,alt.os.linux.best,alt.linux.storage.moderated,ahn.tech.linux,borland.public.interbase.linux
Subject: HELP - OpenLinux 2.3 LOADING
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 00:13:14 +0200
Hi
Yesterday I have tried to install Caldera Open Linux 2.3. My problem:
bios make his operations and he tries to load system, they jump me out:
L01 01 01 01 01 01 01. without finish and Linux system doesn't burden.
My Hardware
PIII 450 Mhz, A HD 1.6 GB connected alone, where I have installed Linux. 96
MB RAM, CD, CDR, etc.
Linux after installation works without problems, but when I get out of the
system and after poweron computer, written problem jumps me out above.
what must I do? Help me!
Attention, I on my computer want to install only LINUX systematize me they
don't interest, you then exclude information, thing do when I am installed
two systems.
THX
Czeslaw DJLMB Jursza
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From: blowfish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: ..
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Please help me evaluate this hardware's compatability with Linux
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 15:18:56 -0700
Chem-R-Us wrote:
>
> phil ossifer wrote:
> >
> > ATX DTK-VAM-0070 EP-7KXA VIA 133 AGP CHIPSET. FSB200 / ULTRA DMA 66 /
> > ... / 1 AMR AGP SLOT 4X / AC97 AUDIO / 56 FLEX MODEM (almost certainly a
> > winmodem) / 10-100 NET CARD / FLOPPY DRIVE.
>
> VIA Chipsets are supported in Linux. Make the appropriate choice when
> compiling the kernel (a distro kernel should be OK).
>
> UDMA66 requires kernel patching or a newer kernel (2.3-2.4):
> http://www.linux-ide.org
>
NOT with SuSE. :)
DMA, Soundblaster Live , etc., all default with SuSE 6.4.
-Alex blowfish.
> windmodem: SOL
>
> --
>
> Chem-R-Us
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From: PC Guy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.redhat,linux.redhat.install
Subject: ##CHanged SCSI card Redhat will not boot
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 22:21:04 GMT
I have switched my SCSI controller from a Buslogic 454S to an Asus
SC875 controller. When I tried to boot Redhat 6.2 it tried to load the
Buslogic controller. It received a
Kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modrprobe -s -k block-major-8, errono=2
VSF: cannot open root device
Kernel Panic unable to mount root fs
What is the best way to reconfigure Redhat to use the new controller?
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From: blowfish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: ..
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Please help me evaluate this hardware's compatability with Linux
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 15:35:04 -0700
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (phil ossifer) writes:
>
> > The biggest fly in the ointment so far: All configuration software
> > requires W95+. And certain features like "soft off" are documented
> > to be available only through W95.
>
> Well... it's possible, certainly. However, power management features
> like soft-off or suspend are typically managed through APM or ACPI,
> which are controlled through the BIOS. I believe there's Linux
> support for soft-off - ISTR installing Linux on my mother's laptop for
> a week or two and it would power off on shutdown.
>
> > VIA had a DOS version of the Ultra 66 driver on their web site, but
> > no mention of Linux to be found on Vextrec's , DTK's, Epox's or
> > Via's.
>
> Linux is managing its own ATA66 driver development, I believe.
>
> > Does anyone know if these manufacturers are under non-disclosure
> > with MS? Do you forsee any problems (other than the winmodem)
> > getting the drivers or at least the info to write drivers to use the
> > features of this chipset/motherboard/BIOS?
>
> Buying *any* preconfigured (to any extent) system is a danger. Often,
> devices aren't proprietary to Windows, they're proprietary to the
> computer manufacturer.
>
> Nevertheless, the only rough spot I've ever had in terms of Linux
> support is audio - the Aureal Vortex 2. If you have one of those
> cards, your only option is to pay something like $25 for lousy,
> worthless, closed-source drivers from "OSS."
>
> > I hope to load Corel Linux (chosen because it is supposedly geared
> > to "easy install" to "learn the ropes" then move to either Suse,
> > Mandrake, or another "heavyweight" distribution later.
>
> Depending on what you mean by "heavyweight," Debian may be a better
> choice for you.
>
> > But by Friday I will need to decide to keep the system or chuck a
> > couple of week's work and start from scratch. What would you
> > knowledgeable folk do?
>
> Buy a copy of Linux (any distribution, they all have pretty much the
> same basic hardware support) and try to install it and get everything
> working. If you're missing some components, buy them from CompUSA or
> another store that has a don't-ask-don't-tell return policy.
>
> > The network card actually mentions Linux on the software disk!
> > Wonder of wonders. The source code for the driver is there
> > (rtl8139.c by Donald Becker.), but the only instalation instructions
> > are Red Hat and Slackware. Is it safe to presume that with some
> > help from here it will install on Corel/Suse/ or Mandrake.
>
> Yes.
>
> The driver is almost certainly also in the distribution Linux kernel.
> (Didn't Donald Becker write the ne2000 driver, too?)
>
> > The video cards I bought are Creative Labs Savage 4 AGP (S3 Savage 4
> > 128-bit chipset) and KASER Trio-8 (S3 Trio3d/2d chipset). Neither
> > manufacturer mentions Linux on their website nor would tech support
> > offer any information about Linux drivers. Is the information
> > needed available to the driver development team(s) or is Creative
> > and KASER stonewalling them? Would you suggest returning these?
>
> Creative and KASER have nothing to do with it. Try both cards with X
> (it's the only thing that will care). The NVIDIA TNT2 is pretty cheap
> now, and I know it has good Linux support. Be wary of the m64, as I
> believe it's a low-end spinoff.
>
> > Could anyone recommend a PCI video card with good Linux support
> > _and_ drivers for Win3.x (I need this until I get fully up to speed
> > on LInux.)
>
> Didn't somebody make VESA drivers for Win3.x? That would just use the
> VESA BIOS calls for SVGA? On a fast computer, you're not likely to
> notice the slowdown.
>
> > The Hard Drive is a WD Ultra 66. No biggie, but I see their "break
> > the 8GB barier" software recognizes W9x/NT/OS-2 as other possible
> > partitions, but no mention of Linux. Is there a possible problem
> > here?
>
> Don't use the software. You don't need it. Modern BIOSes will
> support >8GB drives out of the box, and overlay software is
> historically the source of 98% of all hard drive problems.
>
Just install SuSE, Mandrake or FreeBSD. These three supports more new
hardware and better detections than most others, especially when
compared to Red Face.
> > The CDROM is a PINE PT-948A. Seems kind of standard, thing comes
> > right up under DOS ( and "old" DOS is supported! good sign, no?).
> > But of course no mention of Linux to be found in the documentation.
>
> If it's an ATAPI drive (i.e., if your BIOS detects and can boot from
> it), it'll work under Linux.
>
> > So, being a "programmer with a soldering iron", I'd really like to
> > keep an already running system it if it will be feasable to run
> > Linux on it. Anyone have good experiences with
> > VTI/DTK/EPOX/AWARD/VIA regarding information disclosure to the Linux
> > development community? Anyone have any BAD experience?
>
> I strongly dislike VIA, but I have to, because I own Intel stock.
>
> A little more seriously, I've never run into a single problem with any
> Intel product I've ever owned. However, I have run into problems with
> every single Intel-alternative (VIA, AMD) product I've ever owned. I
> know of a lot of people who run AMD processors on VIA chipsets quite
> happily, but I will never do it.
>
I've ran AMD K6-2 3DNow, VIA MVP with ZERO problem.
Mucho problems when I tried OC the stupid Celeron (from reading too
much craps from Tomshardware and Sharkeyextreme. and I don't even like
games! ) It ran alright, but I won't bet on any OCed cpu. CPUs and
memory are dirt cheap thesedays.
I replaced the stupid, over-hyped Celerons with a couple of REAL P-3
Coppermines (SMP).
With SuSE 6.4, avtivated the 3D Now support does speed thing up.
Can't wait for a SMP mobo from Asus, or SuperMicro for the AMD T-Birds.
-Alex / blowfish
> --
> Eric P. McCoy ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
>
> "Dude... my hands are huge. They can touch anything but themselves...
> oh, wait."
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From: Guy Maskall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Kensington Valumouse 3 button (PS/2) connected to serial port
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 23:54:46 +0100
I've been trying to get the above Kensington 3 button Valumouse to work
on redhat 6.1 running kernel 2.2.16. I don't have a PS/2 port, so
I tried connecting it to the serial port using the usual adaptor.
kudzu wouldn't recognise it at all in 'PC' mode and often had trouble
(with a segmentation fault or core dump) in 'MS' mode. I can get it to
work in MS mode but only as a 2 button mouse.
I checked out the linux hardware compatibility site and wasn't sure
whether this mouse had been reported to work with linux but no-one had
given a rating on it or whether it has yet to be reported as working. I
got the *impression* that it is reported to work but the driver referred
to is PS/2 so it could be that it only works fully if it is actually
connected to a PS/2 socket? I thought that the adaptor just physically
mapped pins, does it alter functionality also or is it just an artefact
that the driver that works (pc_keyb.c IIRC) is only for a 'proper' PS/2
connected device?
Is anyone able to cast light on these questions? Is there a way to get
this mouse to work with all 3 buttons? Are there any mice out there that
can be connected to the serial port on linux with 3 buttons (and work!)?
Is there such a beast as an expansion card that gives a PS/2 socket from
an ISA slot?
Cheers, Guy.
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From: Andy Jaworski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: man pages problem
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 22:52:31 GMT
Hi,
I wonder if somebody can help me with this.
I can read my manpages fine, but they are not cached in their corresponding
cat? directories.
I have RH6.2, so they should go to /var/catman by default. AFAIK the
/etc/man.config is set-up correctly and all the permissions are right. In
fact, even if I do man as a root, the pages do not get cached.
Strangely enough, If I execute
man -F
they get cashed fine, but then, of course, I do not see them.
I have the feeling I am missing something very simple. Any help will be
appreciated.
Andy
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