Linux-Setup Digest #422, Volume #21 Tue, 12 Jun 01 03:13:06 EDT
Contents:
Re: @Home setup SO SLOW (James Lee)
Mayday, mayday! (Stanislaw Flatto)
Re: Thanks Rob Davies for the hdparm info (Michael Perry)
Re: Install lan card in redhead 7.0~~~ (bullwinkle)
Upgrade CPU/motherboard (majordomo)
Lilo-only bootdisk creation (npostr)
Upgrade CPU/motherboard (Robert Huang)
Re: Sound Module Problems (Rand Simberg)
Upgrade CPU/motherboard (Robert Huang)
SCSI Challenge (Keith Schoolcraft)
Re: Hard drive performance w/ hdparm (Mike W.)
Re: rc.local file. ("Steven J. Hathaway")
rpms (Riyaz Mansoor)
No Cursor in Redhat ("J & BJ Rowe")
Linux-Mandrake 8.0 getting on line ("Charlie")
Re: Problems using RH 7.1 with SiS 530 Graphics Card (James Richard Tyrer)
Re: Anybody knows? ("Peet Grobler")
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From: James Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: @Home setup SO SLOW
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 04:17:34 GMT
add dhcpcd -h cr123456-a at the last line of file /etc/rc.local
it simply works.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> In comp.os.linux.setup LRW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I'd ask the @Home newsgroups, unfortunately you have to be connected to
> > @Home to access their newsgroups, and the following problem is
> > preventing me from doing so. =P
>
> > I can get connected to the @Home service, and can even ping out and
> > resolve addresses, etc, but my x-fer rate is no more than about 2kbps!
> > And stalls out constantly.
>
> > There's a GREAT reference page at
> > http://members.home.net/randal.leavitt/CableModemConnectionNotes.html
> > which I followed, but it doesn't help.
> > No change in performance from when all I had was a host name a default
> > gateway to when I put in all the rest of the info.
>
> > Can anyone who has a good connection using cable modem give me some
> > pointers?
> > Like for Host, go ahead and use the full c123456-a.xxxx.mo.home.com or
> > just use c123456-a, use DHCP or BOOTP, etc.
>
> I put a line
>
> DHCP_HOSTNAME="cl23456-a"
>
> in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifconfig_eth0
>
> and it worked.
>
> I would not work without this line.
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From: Stanislaw Flatto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.slackware
Subject: Mayday, mayday!
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 14:43:48 +1000
To make it short.
AGP video card Trident Blade 3D based on 9880 chip.
Cannot be recognised by SVGA server in Slack 7.1, so had to resort to
frame buffering, and have GUI.
Went "potato" (Debian). Zilch?!
Not even starting console screen when invoking vga=xyz in LILO.
Advice please.
Stanislaw.
(Considering going back to S3, but maybe help can arrive before that)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Perry)
Subject: Re: Thanks Rob Davies for the hdparm info
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 04:27:21 -0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 11 Jun 2001 22:15:30 -0500, Dave Uhring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
<snip>
> Using the IBM drive with the K7T Pro2-A motherboard works very well indeed.
> Moreover, the 45GB drive only cost $155 plus ~$7 shipping from www.tcwo.com.
> I don't work for them BTW, and their prices may have changed.
>
I found them for about 160.00 each off of pricewatch. I ordered two of them
to replace the one western digital drive I have which I think is suspect.
Thanks for the reply on the hdparm and via stuff also. I am gonna keep on
eye on this system. The other has a KT7A chipset which is also affected by
the VIA problem according to the output from the via ide driver and lspci.
I don't think I would give up on the athlon stuff from this; but it was
worth the lesson learned :)
--
Michael Perry
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From: bullwinkle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Install lan card in redhead 7.0~~~
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 04:30:08 -0000
Panasonic wrote:
>
>
> I cannot choose the LAN card model display in (netconf) ,my lan card is
3com
> 509TB
> how can i install it??? other way can do it?
> Please Tell me step by step~~~ THX~~~~
> THX REPLY x 99999999999~~~~
>
>
Greetings from Bullwinkle:
Try adding this line to /etc/modules.conf
alias ethX 3c509
X should be 0 for the first "lan" card, 1 for the second, and so
forth.
--
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From: majordomo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Upgrade CPU/motherboard
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 21:40:00 -0700
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Hi all,
I had a problem to boot Linux after I upgrade my CPU and motherboard.
There was system panic/sync error.
Could anyone tell me what to do if you upgrade the CPU and motherboard ?
Thanks very much
Robert
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (npostr)
Subject: Lilo-only bootdisk creation
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 03:42:33 GMT
I want to make a new bootdisk for my Linux system (Debian 2.2r2). For the
moment, I want the system booting from bootdisk only, as I want to leave my
DOS/Windows bootup untouched for the other users of the computer.
Is it possible to make a bootable disk which will simply load Lilo and get
it to boot Linux off my Linux partition? I looked at the howto on making
bootdisks and rootdisks, but they involved putting a complete compressed Linux
system on the disk.
>From what I can see, having a compressed Linux system on the bootdisk means
slow bootup and it doesn't achieve anything, since I'm using the linux system
on the hard drive. Can anyone help?
-Christine.
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From: Robert Huang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Upgrade CPU/motherboard
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 21:43:23 -0700
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Hi all,
I had a problem to boot Linux after I upgrade my CPU and motherboard.
There was system panic/sync error.
Could anyone tell me what to do if you upgrade the CPU and motherboard ?
Thanks very much
Robert
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rand Simberg)
Subject: Re: Sound Module Problems
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 04:43:18 GMT
On 12 Jun 2001 01:22:44 GMT, in a place far, far away,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (H.Bruijn) made the phosphor on my
monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:
>You don't need to recompile the complete kernel after selecting some
>new modules. Just run "make dep" which makes sure the dependancies are
>correct. Then "make modules" which should notice that all the previously
>selected modules are already compiled and up-to-date, and needn't be
>compiled again and will only compile the newly selected modules. The
>last step "make modules_install" will install all modules in the correct
>subdirectories of /lib/modules.
>Then run "depmod -a" to update dependancies, and you should now be able
>to, without rebooting, to load the module cmpci to support your
>soundcard.
OK, did this.
> "modprobe cmpci" (IIRC it doesn't take any parameters for
>irq, dma or io)
OK, did this. No complaints, just a prompt.
>Because of the depmod it will also load the module
>soundcore, you don't need to load that one by hand.
>If the sound devices were created when you installed the system, you now
>have sound. "cat file.wav > /dev/dsp" to test.
Did this. Locked up system instantly. Had to do a hard reboot, and
run fsck manually.
>If /dev/dsp*, /dev/mixer*, /dev/audio* etc. don't exist, they can be
>created with the command "/sbin/MAKEDEV audio".
Tried it after rebooting, as root. "No such file or directory ..."
However, /dev/MAKEDEV audio did work...
But after running it, the system locked up again when I tried to cat a
wave file to /dev/dsp...
After rebooting again, I did verify that /dev/dsp (as well as
/dev/dsp1) exists.
What now?
>They are essential for
>sound support, as they are the only way for the system to
>contact/control your soundcard once the module cmpci has been loaded.
--
simberg.interglobal.org * 310 372-7963 (CA) 307 739-1296 (Jackson Hole)
interglobal space lines * 307 733-1715 (Fax) http://www.interglobal.org
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Replace first . with @ and throw out the "@trash." to email me.
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From: Robert Huang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Upgrade CPU/motherboard
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 21:45:05 -0700
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Hi all,
I had a problem to boot Linux after I upgrade my CPU and motherboard.
There was system panic/sync error.
Could anyone tell me what to do if you upgrade the CPU and motherboard ?
Thanks very much
Robert
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From: Keith Schoolcraft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SCSI Challenge
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 05:00:58 GMT
I'm installing Mandrake SNF (7.2) on P166 with 128mb ram with an
Adaptec� 1520 SCSI card and a 1 gig SCSI HD. When I get to the part
were mandrake attempts to
probe my SCSI card it fails. So I manually select the card from the
list (152x) and it attempts to auto probe my settings and fails. I then
have the opportunity to manually enter in the settings. The dialog box
has the following:
AHA152x1 (1-8i) ________
AHA152x1 (1-8i) ________
anybody know what I need to put in here to get the 1520 card to work?
Here's the info I got form win2k IRQ11 and I/O 0x0340-0x035f I'd like
to get Mandrake SNF (7.2) running on it.
Thanx in advance
-Keith
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike W.)
Subject: Re: Hard drive performance w/ hdparm
Date: 11 Jun 2001 22:14:09 -0700
Thanks for all the great information, Mike P., Rob, and others!
Where can I find the current black list? I'm using RH7.1, which
I think means I'm using kernel 2.4.2 or thereabouts, so I'm almost
up-to-date kernel-wise.
Thanks again for all the info (and cautions)!
-Mike W.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Perry) wrote in message
news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> On Mon, 11 Jun 2001 14:47:02 +0100, Robert Davies
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Wayne Osborn wrote:
> >
> >> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Michael Perry"
> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Sun, 10 Jun 2001 22:50:17 +0100, Robert Davies
> >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>>> Mike W. wrote:
> >>>>
> >> Sorry to butt in, are you aware of /etc/sysconfig/harddisks ? This config
> >> file is used by /etc/sysinit at boot time. You can add -X67, -X68 etc to
> >> the last parameter in this file EXTRA_PARAMS.
> >
> > /etc/sysconfig seems to be a Red Hat thing, but you're right it's easiest
> > way. I'm not sure if it's going to be in the LSB.
> >
> > Still with a modern kernel, do your homework before overiding it's
> > decisions.
> >
> > Rob
>
> Rob-
>
> You were right. I could not find an article in this flow to followup to. I
> went back and looked at the via, corruption, kt133, and the via ide driver
> in the 2.4.5 kernel. I have to say that the whole bit of things are very
> confusing. Some report corruption, others reports with the asus boards no
> corruption. Right now, I am running with no hdparm arguments at all
> specified and am using the via ide drivers, the related select dma as the
> default option, and the busmastering dma options in the kernel. As a result
> of this, I get some pretty detailed output in /proc/ide/via which tells how
> the ide driver is setting up my devices. Sometimes, my stubborness is
> legendary, I fear :). Anyways, for everyone to see, here is the output of
> my /proc/ide/via and the result of running hdparm -Tt /dev/hda on the drive.
> Its actually better and more consistent than I got with hdparm.
>
> merwyn ~: cat /proc/ide/via
> ----------VIA BusMastering IDE Configuration----------------
> Driver Version: 3.20
> South Bridge: VIA vt82c686b
> Revision: ISA 0x40 IDE 0x6
> BM-DMA base: 0xc000
> PCI clock: 33MHz
> Master Read Cycle IRDY: 0ws
> Master Write Cycle IRDY: 0ws
> BM IDE Status Register Read Retry: yes
> Max DRDY Pulse Width: No limit
> -----------------------Primary IDE-------Secondary IDE------
> Read DMA FIFO flush: yes yes
> End Sector FIFO flush: no no
> Prefetch Buffer: no no
> Post Write Buffer: no no
> Enabled: yes yes
> Simplex only: no no
> Cable Type: 80w 40w
> -------------------drive0----drive1----drive2----drive3-----
> Transfer Mode: UDMA UDMA PIO UDMA
> Address Setup: 30ns 30ns 120ns 30ns
> Cmd Active: 90ns 90ns 90ns 90ns
> Cmd Recovery: 30ns 30ns 30ns 30ns
> Data Active: 90ns 90ns 330ns 90ns
> Data Recovery: 30ns 30ns 270ns 30ns
> Cycle Time: 20ns 20ns 50ns 60ns
> Transfer Rate: 100.0MB/s 100.0MB/s 40.0MB/s 33.3MB/s
>
> Now with hdparm -Tt /dev/hda, I get this:
>
> /dev/hda:
> Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 1.32 seconds = 96.97 MB/sec
> Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 2.28 seconds = 28.07 MB/sec
>
> I actually posted about this in another article becuase I don't want to
> mislead people because of my reading of the hdparm man pages. I still
> believe, based on the kernel development lists, that there are grey areas
> with regard to different motherboards, implementations of controllers, and
> drives. Its my belief now that one has to tred carefully here and be sure
> to read the output from the kernel mailing lists.
>
> Thanks again!
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Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 22:15:41 -0700
From: "Steven J. Hathaway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: rc.local file.
Each Linux distribution has its own recommendations and scripts to manage
the
startup/shutdown sequences. The file "rc.local" may not even be a viable
option
on your machine unless you either have documented support from the
distributor,
or roll-your-own support from your own design. I've done all of the above
and
noted many differences between distributions:
Red Hat, Mandrake, TurboLinux, Caldera, Debian, Slackware, and Linux
>From Scratch.
Steven J. Hathaway
=========================
Steve Martin wrote:
> serafim wrote:
>
> > Quite common is to add your own module loading commands just befor the
> > end
> > of rc.local.
>
> You might also put your desired module loading commands into a file
> called "rc.modules"; this file is executed (if present) by rc.sysinit.
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From: Riyaz Mansoor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: rpms
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 15:25:19 +1000
how can i force rpm to install foo.rpm to say /opt/foo and not the
default directory which could be /usr/local ?
riyaz
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From: "J & BJ Rowe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: No Cursor in Redhat
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 15:02:46 +0930
Do not have a cursor/pointer in redhat only a white square that moves with
the mouse. Please help me
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From: "Charlie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux-Mandrake 8.0 getting on line
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 13:29:11 +0800
I changed up from Mandrake 7.2 and lost my internet connection. kppp has
been reconfigured but still it hangs up. I get as far as getting connected
then I time out and then I drop off. I re-install &.2 or any other Linux
distribution and I connect but not Mandrake 8. Can any one give me a clue as
to what is wrong. Thank you
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From: James Richard Tyrer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Problems using RH 7.1 with SiS 530 Graphics Card
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 06:43:24 GMT
Chris Nappin wrote:
>
> I'm having trouble getting Red Hat 7.1 (XFree86 v4.0.3-5) to work with
> my graphics card - an SiS 530 (8MB shared RAM). It supports up to
> 1024x768 at 16-bits, but I've not been able to get it to work at any
> resolution or bit depth: the screen is corrupted and not legible -
> with random black lines and interference flickering accross the
> screen.
>
> I know that there is no hardware problem, because it works in Win98.
> And previously the card worked fine under Corel Linux and Mandrake
> versions 7.0 and 7.1 (which use XFree 86 v3.x). I've tried setting the
> card to 4MB and 8MB, tried all supported resolutions and bit depths,
> and tried using the "sis" and default drivers. I've been trying to
> sort this out for several days now, and would really appreciate some
> help.
>
Have you tried running the command: "xf86config" on the console as root?
This lists your card as #465 on the version I have. Your list might be
slightly different.
JRT
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From: "Peet Grobler" <peetgr at absa.co.za>
Subject: Re: Anybody knows?
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 09:02:10 +0200
Go to www.linux.org and check the hardware compatibility list.
Mauricio Vega wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hi there:
>
>Anybody knows which PC-CHIPS motherboards are supported by Linux?
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