Linux-Hardware Digest #57

2000-12-19 Thread Digestifier

Linux-Hardware Digest #57, Volume #14Tue, 19 Dec 00 11:13:07 EST

Contents:
  Re: bootable raid 1 (Chas2K)
  SCAM (Richard Kimber)
  Re: Help me choose a motherboard! (NetHead)
  Re: Hard disk partition problem (Richard Kimber)
  Re: open gl + Nvidia 9-5 + Tnt under Redhat 7 ("Don Ward")
  Re: Setting up modem in Linux (Paul Pygeon)
  Pb with RealTek LAN Adapter ("Nicolas VIGOGNE")
  Pb with RealTek LAN Adapter ("Nicolas VIGOGNE")
  GeForce2 MX (Creative) Linux Problem ("Maverick")
  Re: Why my creative PCI 128 sound card cant work in Mandrake7.1? (Sinner from the 
Prairy)
  Re: SCAM (Russ Johnson)
  Soundblaster 16 PCI (Anthony Hung)
  Serial Port Higher than 115.200 bps ("Shark")
  Re: Wrong IO or IRQ? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
  Re: Pb with RealTek LAN Adapter ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
  1U cases for Supermicro's 370DLR/370DER m/b's ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
  Re: Wrong IO or IRQ? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
  Re: cdrecord  Creative CDRW8432 (RW8435E) ("Peter Grina (CTG)")
  Re: Intel Easy PC camera - cannot be supported in Linux! (mlw)



From: Chas2K [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: 
alt.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,alt.os.linux.slackware,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.dev.kernel
Subject: Re: bootable raid 1
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 07:50:51 -0500

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
 t doesn't matter which drive i pull out, i get the same results
 
 On Mon, 18 Dec 2000 20:55:19 -0500, Chas2K
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
  I am currently doing bootable raid 1 with all of the latest patches
  for
  2.2.18 and then some.
  When I try to boot the system with either drive removed, I get a bunch
  of
  010101010's in an endless loop.
  Yet, when both drives are in, the system comes up fine. What am I
  doing
  wrong?
 
  Using lilo 21.5
 
  lilo.conf.hda
 
  disk=/dev/md0
  bios=0x80
  sectors=63
  heads=15
  cylinders=13328
  partition=/dev/md1
  start=63
  boot=/dev/hda
  map=/boot/map
  install=/boot/boot.b
  vga=normal
  default=vmlinux
  keytable=/boot/us.klt
  prompt
  timeout=50
  message=/boot/message
  menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
  image=/boot/vmlinuz
  label=vmlinuz
  root=/dev/md0
  append=" ide3=autotune ide1=autotune ide2=autotune hdh=ide-scsi"
  read-only
  image=/boot/vmlinux
  label=vmlinux
  root=/dev/md0
  append=" ide3=autotune ide1=autotune ide2=autotune hdh=ide-scsi"
  read-only
 
  lilo.conf.hdc
 
  disk=/dev/md0
  bios=0x81
  sectors=63
  heads=16
  cylinders=16278
  partition=/dev/md1
  start=63
  boot=/dev/hdc
  map=/boot/map
  install=/boot/boot.b
  vga=normal
  default=vmlinux
  keytable=/boot/us.klt
  prompt
  timeout=50
  message=/boot/message
  menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
  image=/boot/vmlinuz
  label=vmlinuz
  root=/dev/md0
  append=" ide3=autotune ide1=autotune ide2=autotune hdh=ide-scsi"
  read-only
  image=/boot/vmlinux
  label=vmlinux
  root=/dev/md0
  append=" ide3=autotune ide1=autotune ide2=autotune hdh=ide-scsi"
  read-only
 
 Looks like you're pulling out the drive with the boot sector on it. Is
 your configuration mirroring all of the drives together, or just the
 partitions with data?
 
 Chas2K

I got this same stream of blits when I took drive 0 off line and thought
I had made the 2nd drive active. Ok. I'm out of wisdom... anybody else?

-- 
 * = www.unixstar.com =
- Support a free and democratic Taiwan-
===

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From: Richard Kimber [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: SCAM
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 13:04:12 +

The boot messages tell me that my Buslogic SCSI controller has SCAM 
disabled.  The controller manual doesn't tell what that is, nor the 
circumstances under which I might want to enable it.

What is SCAM and should I enable it?

- Richard.
-- 
Richard Kimber
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk

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From: NetHead [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt
Subject: Re: Help me choose a motherboard!
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 14:27:30 +0100

On Tue, 19 Dec 2000 02:30:21 GMT, "Neal Lippman"
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

I am about to buy a MB for my first system build. Processor will be an AMD
Athlon 1.0 GHz. I will be running Mandrake Linux 7.2.

The question is, which MB is likely to give me the best shot at a trouble -
free and successful build with a stable system? While there are a ton of MB
manufacturers out there, I have pretty much narrowed the field to the Asus
A7V, the Abit KT7-RAID, and the MSI K7T-Pro2A.

Any input, especially from someone who has used any/all of these boards with
Linux, would be very much appreciated.


Some people have had troubles installing linux on asus a7v because the
promise ata 100 controller is only supp

Linux-Hardware Digest #57

2000-06-17 Thread Digestifier

Linux-Hardware Digest #57, Volume #13Sat, 17 Jun 00 15:13:04 EDT

Contents:
  Re: Compaq Proliant DL-series hardware (Kostis Mentzelos)
  Re: Is there support for AAA-131U2 in Linux (Markus Kossmann)
  Can't use "setserial" command to setup modem. (James)
  RE: Compatibility, pls help (Newbie question) ("turbo")
  Re: Lilo Problem (SooperGrover)
  Re: CDR and sound card under SUSE linux 6.4 ("Peter T. Breuer")
  Re: CDR and sound card under SUSE linux 6.4 (Edward Lee)
  Re: Compatibility, pls help (Newbie question) (Dances With Crows)
  Re: Dumping Windows (Dances With Crows)
  RH6.2 mke2fs crashes on install
  Re: Dumping Windows (Hal Burgiss)
  Trouble with cdrecord..: (root)



From: Kostis Mentzelos [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Compaq Proliant DL-series hardware
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 19:04:49 +0300

I have installed SuSE linux 6.3 on compaq ML350

The network card is the same. NC3163. SuSE automatically
load eepro100 driver (intel ether express 10/100). 

But I have problems. While the network is working fine
suddenly is going down and I need to restart the server!!!

I have replaced the compaq network card with 3com. 

I will know the results next week

Kostis.

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From: Markus Kossmann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Is there support for AAA-131U2 in Linux
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 17:20:23 +0200

Jeff Roberts wrote:
 
 Nikolaj Woel wrote:
 
  subj.
 Does anyone know of support for this card?
 It's been out for a while, I would expect that SOMEONE has written a
 driver for it.

Did you read the kernel configuration help for the aic7xxx driver ? 

The reason for the lack of support is Adaptec. The don't release any
programming specs for the 7810  used on these cards . 

--
Markus Kossmann
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

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From: James [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Can't use "setserial" command to setup modem.
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 16:30:06 GMT

Hi,
   I have an internal ISA Rockwell modem, I realise it could be a winmodem 
although I have my doubts because I used to use Corel linux and it worked 
fine.
   I am now running Mandrake 7.0 and cannot manage to setup my modem. If I 
log in and load Kppp and click connect it will initialise, dial very 
slowly and hang up. If I try to reconnect It says "Sorry the modem doesn't 
respond."
   I also tried to set it up with the "setserial /dev/ttyS2 autoconfig" 
command but I get a message saying "Device or resource busy."
  I then tried doing it the long way with "setserial" but I did not know 
what value to put for "uart" how do I find this out?
   How can I get my modem to work? And why does linux think that it is 
busy?

My computer;
Cyrix 266
64Mb RAM
Mandrake 7.0
Dual boot with Windows 98

--
Posted via CNET Help.com
http://www.help.com/

--

From: "turbo" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Compatibility, pls help (Newbie question)
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 17:18:22 +0100

Hi
I would like to buy a new computer.  The computer I would like to buy is a
Dell Dimension XPS T800.  It has a Intel Pentium 111, 128mb, 15Gb IDE hard
disk.
The monitor is a Dell 17' monitor Viewable area) The video adaptor is a 32mb
Nvida m64 TNT X2 video card. The sound card is a Creative labs 64V sound.
Can anyone pls tell me if this computer will be compatible with Redhat 6.2?
I've checked Redhat's web page about compatibility, but I'm not really sure.
Can someone pls help? I'm still a newbie!


Thanks
David



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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (SooperGrover)
Subject: Re: Lilo Problem
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 17:08:48 GMT
Crossposted-To: 
alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x,nl.comp.os.linux.overig,nl.comp.os.linux.x

On Sat, 17 Jun 2000 13:29:40 +0200, "FROZEN_Steam"
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

|Hello,
|
|I'm having some trouble using lilo.
|
|I've configured lilo on mbr, but when it starts, There's only an 'L' on my
|screen and I can do nothing but hit reset...

It seems you have a problem with your harddrive. LILO should probably
be configured to use linear mode. Read on...

From the LILO README file comes the following:

When LILO loads itself, it displays the word "LILO". Each letter is
printed before or after performing some specific action. If LILO fails
at some point, the letters printed so far can be used to identify the
problem. This is described in more detail in the technical overview.

Note that some hex digits may be inserted after the first "L" if a 
transient disk problem occurs. Unless LILO stops at that point,
generating an endless stream of error codes, such hex digits do not
indicate a severe problem.

  (nothing)  No part of LILO has been loaded. LILO either i

Linux-Hardware Digest #57

1999-08-20 Thread Digestifier

Linux-Hardware Digest #57, Volume #11Fri, 20 Aug 99 10:14:22 EDT

Contents:
  Re: modem is not recognised by Linux (Lew Pitcher)
  LOST DATA/PASSWORD? ("Goh")
  Re: Pls help!(soundblaster live) (David)
  Re: Suggestion: External Modem on RH6.0 (Roger)
  Re: which tape drive shall I get? (Matthew Marlowe)
  Creative Labs Blaster Banshe 2D/3D 12mb PCI
  AOpen SIS 6326 AGP ("Matthew  Angela")
  Re: How to crash Red Hat Linux 5.2? (Oliver D. Bedford)
  Re: Upgraded Processor (Roger)
  Re: Memory Upgrade (Roger)
  Re: Need some advices with buying ZIP drive (Roger)
  Re: Linux file-size limit? ("Sascha Bohnenkamp")
  SMP problems on HP LC3 with Linux RedHat 6.0 ("Emmanuel CROMBEZ")
  problems with 3C900B Cyclone and RedHat 6.0 (Preben Randhol)
  Re: floppy problems ("Mathieu Glachant")
  Re: Memory Upgrade (gus)
  Linux manual ("B.M.J.van Nunen")
  Re: AMD and TNT (Olaf Scherdin)
  Re: floppy problems (Roger)
  Re: Zip 100 and Linux-Mandrake. (Steffen Sobiech)
  Linux Help (BD)
  Linux manual ("B.M.J.van Nunen")
  Linux manual ("B.M.J.van Nunen")
  Linux manual ("B.M.J.van Nunen")
  Re: Need last word on AMD K6-2 (Byron A Jeff)
  Re: WhereToFind? Socket 7 motherboard with onboard ethernet, sound,  (Byron A Jeff)



From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lew Pitcher)
Subject: Re: modem is not recognised by Linux
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 19:59:21 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

It is untrue that "Linux can't work with WinModems".
However, it is true that "WinModems can't work with Linux".

The difference is that, in order to make a "WinModem" work, you
need special, modem-specific, vendor-supplied software. No modem
vendor that I know of has yet released either the Linux version of
the necessary software or the specs for the software so that someone
else can create a Linux version. The lack of operability of "WinModem"s
under Linux is a direct result of the lack of support by the modem
manufacturer, and has nothing to do with Linux; OS/2 or Xenix or MSDOS
would also suffer the same restrictions.

On Thu, 19 Aug 1999 17:30:55 GMT, Arjen van Groos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

I have installed Linux but my modem is not recognised. I heard that Linux 

can't work with Winmodems. Is that true and is there another solution than 

bying another modem?

--  Posted via CNET Linux Help  --
http://www.searchlinux.com


Lew Pitcher
JOAT-in-training

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From: "Goh" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: LOST DATA/PASSWORD?
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 17:48:36 +0800
Reply-To: "Goh" [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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From: David [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Pls help!(soundblaster live)
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 11:40:21 +0200

Martin Klerx wrote:
 
 developer.creative.com/linux
 
 Martin Klerx
 ___
 Eureka Internetdiensten
 tel: 010-4122888
 http://www.eid.nl
 ___
 CWQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] schreef in berichtnieuws
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  i'm using sblive too!!
  where did you get the emu10k1-0.3b.tar.gz??
 
  Real Digga wrote:
 
   How to set Soundblaster live! in rh6.0?
   i have emu10k1-0.3b.tar.gz and extracted it, but it said that it
 couldn't
   execute the extracted files(install_emu10k1).
   What's wrong? Can anyone tell me pls? coz i tried many methods but still
 not
   work for a night!
   I have it read the README, and follow the automatic install by typing
   "Run ./install_emu10k" but it still not works.(can't run it)
   It also tells me to use manual method but i dunno how to use it.
   I think the problem to me is that i dunno how to run that script, can
 anyone
   help me pls?
   Thx!
 
  



To install just write "./install_emu10k" in the emu10k1 dir. Don't write
"Run ./install_emu10k", in linux you don't need it, writing "./'prog'"
is enought to exec it.

David

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From: Roger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Suggestion: External Modem on RH6.0
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 09:18:16 +0100

Richard Wu wrote:
 
 Recently, I bought a computer set which include a USR 56K internal
 modem. When I install Redhat 6.0, everything works fine except the modem
 setup. After looking for the solution, unfortunately, my modem is a
 "winmodem", Holy! I have try many times, but still doesn't work. Now I
 give up and 

Linux-Hardware Digest #57

1999-04-18 Thread Digestifier

Linux-Hardware Digest #57, Volume #10Sun, 18 Apr 99 16:13:43 EDT

Contents:
  Re: Ideal Linux Box? ("Dinesh Pannu")
  Re: Fireport 20 == which option in the Linux 2.2.6 kernel configuration? (Thomas 
Dorris)
  hallo (Mark Izendooren)
  Re: Suse 6.1 beta (Thomas Zajic)
  Adaptec AHA2930u2w (Semir)
  Configure 2 ethernets  SMC Elite 16( WD8013) with RH 5.2 (Younes Yajoud)
  IDE-CDROM SAMSUNG SCR 3232 (Achim)
  Re: DLT tape driver (Timothy Riehle)
  IDE-CDROM SAMSUNG SCR 3232 (Achim)
  ATI All in Wonder PCI 8MB Card-Can only get standard vga display in Linux (Joe 
Bonanno)
  Re: Sound Blaster Live and linux (Simone Piccardi)
  Re: Why, you'll need a PCI modem someday soon was Re: Suggestions from   PCI   linux 
modems (Johan Kullstam)
  Re: Non-destructive HD repartition? (Charles Ritchie)
  Re: Please Help! - Adaptec SCSI AVA1502 - (Simone Piccardi)
  Where can i get i740 AGP chipset driver (Tracy Leung Wing Yee)
  Re-partioning Extended partion ("James Bradley")
  Re: Hardware conflicting - give me a hand, please (Jacob Mull)
  Re: Creative Ensoniq AudioPci64 ("Michael Schmeing")
  Re: Moving and resizing partition under linux ("Charles Sullivan")
  Re: Fireport 20 == which option in the Linux 2.2.6 kernel configuration? (Do-Hoon 
Kwon)
  win98  redhat5.2 on separate drives (Harry Slaughter)
  CMI8330 sound card problem on Linux :-( (Jiri Eger)
  Re: All the current OSes are idiotic (was Re: Is Windows for idiots?) (Anthony Ord)
  Multivolume archives DDS (2) streamers (Matthias Kilian)
  Re: "mt" doesn't work on DDS-3 tape Drive (Matthias Kilian)



From: "Dinesh Pannu" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Ideal Linux Box?
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 16:43:24 +0800

Ho there.
Craig M Lambert wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]...

Hard drive: large UDMA  10gb (not sure what make)


Take a look at IBMs 14GXP series. Models include, 9GB, 10.1GB, 12GB and
14.4GB. All drives at 7200RPM, extremely fast, very high reliablity and
overclocking friendly.
Quantums are cheap but i've had sveral fail on me recently.

Graphics card: AGP possibly ATI xpert 98/99 or ATI Xpert @
 work 8/12mb (must be compatible with Linux)


ATI is known for having poor support under linux for some of their cards.
Consider a better supported card like the Matrox G200 series or G100 series.

CDROM: =40x IDE (possibly Panasonic/Creative - compatible
 with Linux)

Floppy disk: Generic

Mouse: 3 button Microsoft - serial port


PS/2 port mouse may be a better idea.

Keyboard: win 95 (104)

Box: ATX power supply, with 2, 5.25" drive
 bays and 2, 3.5" bays


Try to get a powersupply that is at least 250W, 300W being the ideal.

-KKK



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From: Thomas Dorris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: Fireport 20 == which option in the Linux 2.2.6 kernel configuration?
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 12:20:45 +

limits wrote:

 What do I need to use for the Fireport 20?  Its not listed...

This is what my configuration looks like under 2.0.36...  Haven't
upgraded to 2.2.6 yet, but I hope this helps.  Also, keep in mind that I
have a FirePort 40, so the MHz field is gonna be 20 for you.

* NCR53C8XX SCSI support
[*]   detect and read serial NVRAMs
[ ]   enable tagged command queueing
[ ]   use normal IO
(4)   maximum number of queued commands
(40)  synchronous transfers frequency in MHz
[ ]   not allow targets to disconnect
[*]   assume boards are SYMBIOS compatible

Thomas Dorris

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Izendooren)
Subject: hallo
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 12:27:26 GMT

Everyone ok

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From: Thomas Zajic [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Suse 6.1 beta
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 12:34:36 GMT

folkert meeuw wrote:
 I installed with a friend today Suse 6.1 beta.
 We had at first a problem with the NIC, a NE2000 compatible Card.
 Booting the System it always put the message, that the ne NE*000 i/o = 0*300
 was not found. We tested with ping the functionality, but the card will not
 work.
 Then I build a new Kernel with a monolithic part for NE2000 NICs.
 But the card will not work. Then I changed the i/o to 0*02df, and the system
 wasn't comming up after reboot, it stops when loading the NIC.
 And then the PC-Bios switched. No bootdisk will get the system up.
 It switched always to the defect Linux Installation.
 Any suggestion here,  what was going wrong ?
 MfG Folkert Meeuw

I guess that they call it _BETA_ for a reason ...

Thomas
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-Spam-proof e-mail: thomas(DOT)zajic(AT)teleweb(DOT)at-
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From: Semir
Subject: Adaptec AHA2930u2w

Linux-Hardware Digest #57

1998-12-30 Thread Digestifier

Linux-Hardware Digest #57, Volume #9 Wed, 30 Dec 98 02:13:29 EST

Contents:
  Re: Processors? (Erik Kiledal)
  Re: Linux SMP revisited (Holger Matthoefer)
  Virtual Xwindows ("Art Ehuan")
  Which Modem to Use ("Art Ehuan")
  Re: Tseng ET6000 2 MB only 8 Bit colors? (Rod Roark)
  Problems with CMD646 and ATAPI (Richard Simpson)
  Re: Processors? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
  Re: IBM Think pad 380DX Sound Problems.. (Ted McDaniel)
  Re: SupraExpress 56i in Linux (biggles)
  HEEELP! - Mouse not working on Sony Vaio notebook (Lenny Primak)
  Linux SCSI AIC7xxx driver ("Marcin Zurakowski")
  Re: HOWTO Backup onto HP DAT Tapedrive ? (Carlo Trobia)
  Re: Genius GF100TXR (Realtek RTL8139 Based) (Mark Trawczynski)
  Re: Compaq Prosignia (NCR 53c710) EISA PC server and Linux - HELP! (Art)



From: Erik Kiledal [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Processors?
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 22:41:46 GMT

Bill Pitz wrote:

 I know this is off-topic, but I'm having a heck of a time finding what
 I'm looking for.

 Does anybody know of a good place online to buy processors?
 Specifically, I am looking for a Pentium 200 (mmx or no mmx...makes no
 difference) or an AMD K6/200.

www.pricewatch.com



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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Holger Matthoefer)
Subject: Re: Linux SMP revisited
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 06:35:21 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Anthony Ord) writes:

 AMDs and Cyrix do support SMP, using the OPENPic standard. 
 Small problem. 
 No one makes OPENPic motherboards.

I don't know for sure about Cyrix, but AMD's K6/K6-2 doesn't
support multiprocessing. My guess is AMD realized that OpenPIC is
dead so they saved some square millimeters of circuitry. So the
K6-3 won't be SMP capable either - which is really a pity.

Holger

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From: "Art Ehuan" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Virtual Xwindows
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 18:48:15 -0500

Help,  Can anyone tell me how to permenently get rid of the virtual XWindows
mode in Red Hat 5.2.  Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Art



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From: "Art Ehuan" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Which Modem to Use
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 19:01:04 -0500

Can anyone recommend a 56k modem to use with RH 5.2.

Thanks

Art



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From: Rod Roark [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Tseng ET6000 2 MB only 8 Bit colors?
Date: 29 Dec 1998 23:14:54 GMT

UUnet [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
has anyone an idea why W32 X Server does not use 16 bpp with my old ET6000.
2 megs should be quite enough for 1024 x 768 or?

Hmm, I use the SVGA server with mine (also 2MB) and its does 16 bpp
nicely at 1024x768.  I didn't think the W32 server would support it.

-- Rod
==
Sunset Systems   Preconfigured Linux Computers
http://www.sunsetsystems.com/ Starting at $499
==

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From: Richard Simpson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.alpha
Subject: Problems with CMD646 and ATAPI
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 23:49:06 +

Hi,

I have an Alpha LX164 which as you may know contains a CMD646 IDE controller. 
When I enable CMD646 support in the 2.1 kernels and switch on DMA I get a very
significant increase in disc speed (2.5 MB/s to 9 MB/s).

Unfortunately, enabling this kernel option causes my ATAPI CD-ROM drive (which
is on a different IDE channel) to exhibit read errors as seen below (this
occurs irrespective of whether DMA is actually switched on (via hdparm)).

Dec 29 00:12:54 rcsimpson kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady S
eekComplete Error }
Dec 29 00:12:54 rcsimpson kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x54
Dec 29 00:12:54 rcsimpson kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 16:00 (hdc), secto
r 275020
Dec 29 00:12:54 rcsimpson kernel: ATAPI device hdc:
Dec 29 00:12:54 rcsimpson kernel:   Error: Illegal request -- (Sense key=0x05)
Dec 29 00:12:54 rcsimpson kernel:   Logical block address out of range -- (asc=0
x21, ascq=0x00) 

Is anyone else experiencing errors of this sort?

Thank you,

--
---
Richard Simpson @ home
Linux - Where do you want to go tomorrow?
www.linux.org


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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Processors?
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 14:32:10 -0800

Hi Bill,

Try looking at www.shopper .com or www.pcprogress.com

ED

Bill Pitz wrote:

 I know this is off-topic, but I'm having a heck of a time finding what
 I'm looking for.

 Does anybody know of a good place online to buy processors?
 Specifically, I am looking for a Pentium 200 (mmx or no mmx...makes no
 difference) or an AMD K6/200.

 Thanks...
 Bill


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From: Ted McDaniel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crosspos