Linux-Hardware Digest #10, Volume #9 Tue, 22 Dec 98 09:13:30 EST
Contents:
Re: Intel EtherExpress Pro10 problem ("Eric Muzzy")
What is good video board for OpenGL? (charles anderson)
Re: Linux & Adaptek 2920 (Christian Huebner)
Re: HSP 56K V90 PnP Modem ("Sergio Pinto")
Re: Microsoft IntelliMouse drivers??? ("Jan Matejka")
Re: things I'd pay to have developed for Linux... ("Martin Atkins")
Re: Linux and multiple OS:es on PC (Equinox)
Help !!! Intel i740 AGP problems (Bryant Yates)
Re: HOWTO Backup onto HP DAT Tapedrive ? (Bruce Barnett)
Re: Linux on HP NetServers ("William Kincaid")
Re: CDRs I burn in Windows NT server are not readable in Linux (Bruce Barnett)
810
Re: Linux SMP revisited (David Fox)
Re: Serial transfer between Linux machines, possible? (Bruce Barnett)
Re: NVidia TNT performance (Carlie Coats)
Re: Internal modem access problem ("Cameron Spitzer")
Compaq Deskpro EN 6350 SFF / Ethernet driver ? (Zlatko Baumberger)
unknown jumper configuration settings (fwd)
Favorite Hardware Vendor? (Chris Deiss)
Re: things I'd pay to have developed for Linux... (James Youngman)
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From: "Eric Muzzy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Intel EtherExpress Pro10 problem
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 18:58:34 -0500
You might be right but it's strange that it worked minutes before I
reformatted the hard drive. I can't remember now whether disabling the
system boards bios enable plug-n-play was something I should do for
installing for Linux or something I could do for softset2. It's a mute idea
cause my board doesn't have this switch.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charles anderson)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: What is good video board for OpenGL?
Date: 21 Dec 1998 16:43:59 -0700
What are the best choices for video boards that support OpenGL
under Linux for under $500? Thanks.
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Chuck Anderson associate professor
Department of Computer Science [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Colorado State University http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~anderson
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1873 office: 970-491-7491, FAX: 970-491-2466
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From: Christian Huebner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux & Adaptek 2920
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 15:38:07 -0800
Jens Hauser wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> I'd like to add a second scsi harddisk to my linux environment with
> kernel 2.0.35.
> While trying to do this, Lilo won't boot, just writing "LIL-" to the
> screen.
> The first HD has ID 0. My lilo.conf is added as a attachment.
> Would be nice if someone could help me :-))
>
> Thanks and have a nice christmas!
>
> Jens
Hi Jens,
Look at http://ftp.yggdrasil.com/bible/bible-src/lilo/user/node68.html
it says for LIL-:
LIL-
The descriptor table is corrupt. This can either be caused by a
geometry mismatch or by moving
/boot/map without running the map installer.
Rerun lilo.
Regards
Chris
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From: "Sergio Pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HSP 56K V90 PnP Modem
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 23:55:41 +0100
Engelbrecht Gunther ha scritto nel messaggio
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hi,
>
>I got this modem with my computer.
>is it a "WinModem" ?
>Can I use it with Linux ?
>
>Ps : Chipset PC-Tel
>
>thanks
>
>
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From: "Jan Matejka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.list,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Microsoft IntelliMouse drivers???
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 10:58:44 +0100
Gary Momarison wrote in message ...
>"Jon D. Slater" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> Does anyone know where I can find a driver for my IntelliMouse to get
>> the wheel to work?
>
>Search for "wheel" in Gary's Encyclopedia at
>
>http://www.aa.net/~swear/pedia/pointing-devices.html
>
This appeared today on http://freshmeat.net web:
imwheel 0.9.5
Imwheel makes the wheel of your Intellimouse (and other wheel mice) work in
Linux/X11 to scroll windows up and down, or send keys to programs. It runs
in the background as a daemon and requires little reconfiguration of the
XWindows setup. 4 or more button mice and Alps Glidepad 'Taps' may also be
used. Includes a modified gpm for an alternate method of wheel input.
http://solaris1.mysolution.com/~jcatki/imwheel/imwheel-0.9.5.tar.gz
Matej
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From: "Martin Atkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: things I'd pay to have developed for Linux...
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 10:54:51 -0000
Bruce Barnett wrote in message <75mumc$ffl$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kyler Laird) writes:
>
>> It requires root
>
>Make it setuid root (or use sudo).
I beg to differ: From the smbd man page
(at http://uk.samba.org/samba/docs/man/smbd.8.html)
The server program itself should be executable by all, as users may
wish to run the server themselves (in which case it will of course run
with their privileges). The server should NOT be setuid.
This suggests to me that smbd (samba) should be capable of doing what
I believe the original questioner asked for - ie being runnable by normal
users. What is missing? (do I get the $500? Only joking... It should go to
the samba team, who have done, and continue to do such a great job!)
Happy Christmas!
martin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Equinox)
Subject: Re: Linux and multiple OS:es on PC
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 00:51:38 GMT
On 21 Dec 1998 14:56:10 -0800, David Fox wrote:
>>> I am using Debian Linux and have an option to use Windows 95 on the same
>>> system. That is no big deal, but install Windows first! Installing
>>> Windows after installing Linux will automatically wipe out Linux! (M$).
>>
>> Oh, come on now! It's not really that drastic... if you install Linux
>> first. and later decide you want to install Windows <shiver> as
>> well... you'll need to boot your Linux system from a floppy, and
>> re-run lilo. Linux will still be there.
>
> ...unless it was on the first partition...
You're right. Please excuse me... I am prone to brain-farts such as
this from time to time. Just as long as someone's around to set the
record straight, I'll be fine. :)
--Equinox
==========================================================================
Email (spam-disabled):
lord *underscore* equinox *at* mindspring *dot* com
Reading this posting obligates you to concur with
all opinions therein.
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Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 19:25:14 +0800
From: Bryant Yates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Help !!! Intel i740 AGP problems
I've just installed Linux 5.2 on my system but can't get X windows to
run
I can't find any support for my 8Mb Cardex i740 AGP and Mitsubishi
Diamond Pro 67 TXV I've tried configuring it for SVGA server but it
won't work - anyone got any suggestions? I'm feeling lost.
Thanks
Bryant
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From: Bruce Barnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HOWTO Backup onto HP DAT Tapedrive ?
Date: 22 Dec 1998 01:45:14 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eyal Lebedinsky) writes:
> I would strongly advice to NOT use tar compression on the backup.
> A single error will invalidate the rest of the archive.
>
> Use a backup program that does per-file compression, like afio.
I don't know afio, but dump/restore is much fater that tar on BSD
systems.
But an error during tar isn't always a problem. Some tars have a
ignore-error option. I remember 15 years ago a program called badtar
that processed tar files and ignored errors. The tar(5) format is
quite simple, and easy to write a program to parse....
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From: "William Kincaid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux on HP NetServers
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 18:44:01 -0800
Be careful, we have been reviewing the same for several days...E Series
definitely pose problems with SCSI BIOS marked as special that is not
working today. If you purchased an LH series recently like we did you may
have the same trouble. You may want to purchase your SCSI card over the
counter and not use HP's version of Adaptec BIOS. We haven't gone this way
yet because we really want the out of the box solution to work...or at least
try our best before giving up.
Philipp Grawe wrote in message <75k7q8$28n$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hi,
>
>I'm looking for information about Linux running on HP Netservers,
>specifically the LH3 and LH4 series. I've checked through the HOWTOs and
>FAQs and gotten to the point where I'm pretty certain it would work, but
has
>anyone done this, gotten it running reliably ?
>
>thanks in advance
>
>Philipp Grawe
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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From: Bruce Barnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CDRs I burn in Windows NT server are not readable in Linux
Date: 22 Dec 1998 01:51:55 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (OLCAY BOZ) writes:
> I bought a HP CDWruter 8100i and installed it to my Windows NT server PC.
A friend of mine told me that HP CD writers have a problem under OS/2.
But it was music CD-ROMS he had problems with.
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 810
Date: 22 Dec 1998 12:24:12 GMT
--
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"Computers are useless. They can only give answers." Pablo Picasso
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From: d s f o x @ c o g s c i . u c s d . e d u (David Fox)
Subject: Re: Linux SMP revisited
Date: 22 Dec 1998 04:32:31 -0800
"Jörn Nettingsmeier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hello, SMP gurus out there !
>
> I have a dual p2 board with one slot yet unused.
> My question is:
> Do several normal, non-threaded applications benefit from SMP when
> running at the same time (provided there are no I/O bottlenecks), i.e.
> will POVRAY be just as fast as on a single cpu while playing Quake on
> the other one? (I know it's a stupid example, but I hope you'll get the
> point.)
Yes, this should be a win.
--
David Fox http://hci.ucsd.edu/dsf xoF divaD
UCSD HCI Lab baL ICH DSCU
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From: Bruce Barnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Serial transfer between Linux machines, possible?
Date: 22 Dec 1998 01:49:52 GMT
Chong Liang Ooi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I want to transfer something from A to B, but both are not connected
> through any network. Thinking of getting a null model and hook them up
> through serial port. Will this work? Any software to use?
I'm old fashioned, but UUCP is made for this. USENET started on
UUCP-based networks 20 years ago, while only a few had TCP-networks.
It's a little funky to set up, because it has spooling, scheduled
connections, auto-dial, multiple phone numbers, etc.
In other words 100 times more than you really need.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Carlie Coats)
Subject: Re: NVidia TNT performance
Date: 22 Dec 1998 08:19:51 -0500
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
GURU meditation <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Can you inlighten me on how you got your card running with X?
: I could not find an entry for that card when I was trying to setup X.
: I do have 3.3.3 I would greatly appreciate it.
I downloaded the 3.3.3-1 RPMs from ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/i386/
installed them, and installed an STB Velocity 4400 (PCI NVidia TNT)
last night. With 3.3.3-1, it seems to work OK in general (in
particular, 1600x1200 with 2400x1700 virtual works fine at 8bpp and
16bpp, and 1600x1200 or 1280x1024 with 1600x1200 virtual works at 32bpp.
Q: Why does 1600x1200 with 2400x1700 virtual at 32bpp screw up the
display ?? The board *does* have 16M of video memory, so this should
work, I thought...
: On Mon, 21 Dec 1998 02:22:27 -0500, "B. Joshua Rosen"
: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:
: > <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en">
: > <html>
: > I'm using an STB NVidia TNT card on a 450 MHz Pentium II and the performance
: > is pretty mediocre, for example dragging windows is visibly slow. My understanding
: > is that the driver in XFree86 3.3.3 is not at all optimized. Does any one
: > know if an improved driver is in the works?
: > <p>Josh</html>
: >
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From: "Cameron Spitzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Internal modem access problem
Date: 21 Dec 1998 03:27:24 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Ganesan Thiagarajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>"Magnus Leksell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> I run windows 98 and Linux (Red Hat 5.2) on my PC and I need help on
>> accessing my modem, which is an internal U.S Robotics 56K Voice Win,
>> from Linux.
>>
>
>Winmodems will work only in windows. Go for another internal/extrenal
>modem if u want it to work in Linux.
Insist on an external modem and a fast serial port. It's almost
impossible to find an internal modem these days that is not encumbered
with Microsoft Plug And Play[tm]. If you're really lucky, your
BIOS will do everything right and Linux will be able to find your
internal Microsoft Plug And Play-equipped modem. In most cases,
the time you save not messing with that shit will pay the cost
difference many times over.
Cameron
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From: Zlatko Baumberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Compaq Deskpro EN 6350 SFF / Ethernet driver ?
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 14:18:40 +0100
Hi,
I have a Compaq Deskpro EN6350 SFF but my S.u.S.E. does not recognize
my built-in ethernet card.
When booting with NT it says something about:
"Compaq 10/100 TX PCI or Itle WOL UTP Controller"
I opened the cover and found an chip with
Intel 82588
on it (not 82558).
Which driver do i have to use ???
Is this an usupported chip ???
Please send me an email, if you have a solution.
thanks
zlatko baumberger
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: unknown jumper configuration settings (fwd)
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 13:29:01 +0100
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Hi all
I'm having the following problems, with the two possible drivers (from
kernel 2.0.35):
agapito# insmod /lib/modules/2.0.35/scsi/53c7,8xx.o
/lib/modules/2.0.35/scsi/53c7,8xx.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
with dmesg I get the following messages (verbose scsi reporting turned on)
scsi-ncr53c7,8xx : at PCI bus 0, device 12, function 0
scsi-ncr53c7,8xx : NCR53c810 at memory 0xe4000000, io 0x6400, irq 11
scsi0 : burst length 8
scsi0 : reset ccf to 3 from 0
scsi0 : NCR code relocated to 0x2e80600 (virt 0x02e80600)
scsi0 : test 1 started
scsi0 : driver test 1 timed out due to lost interrupt.
Please verify that the correct IRQ is being used for your board,
and that the motherboard IRQ jumpering matches the PCI setup
on
PCI systems.
If you are using a NCR53c810 board in a PCI system, you should
also verify that the board is jumpered to use PCI INTA, since
most PCI motherboards lack support for INTB, INTC, and INTD.
scsi0 : DSP =3D 0x02e80df8 (script at 0x02e80600, start at 0x2e80de4)
scsi0 : DSPS =3D 0x4000000
scsi : 0 hosts.
And this is with the other module driver
ncr53c8xx: at PCI bus 0, device 12, function 0
ncr53c8xx: 53c810 detected
ncr53c810-0: rev=3D0x02, base=3D0xe4000000, io_port=3D0x6400, irq=3D11
ncr53c810-0: ID 7, Fast-10, Parity Checking
ncr53c810-0: restart (scsi reset).
scsi0 : ncr53c8xx - revision 2.5f.1
scsi : 1 host.
scsi : aborting command due to timeout : pid 0, scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun=
0 Test Unit Ready 00 00 00 00 00
ncr53c8xx_abort: pid=3D0 serial_number=3D1 serial_number_at_timeout=3D1
ncr53c810-0: abort ccb=3D02f0cc00 (skip)
SCSI host 0 abort (pid 0) timed out - resetting
SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0.
ncr53c8xx_reset: pid=3D0 reset_flags=3D2 serial_number=3D1 serial_number_at=
_timeout=3D1
SCSI host 0 abort (pid 0) timed out - resetting
SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0.
ncr53c8xx_reset: pid=3D0 reset_flags=3D2 serial_number=3D2 serial_number_at=
_timeout=3D2
SCSI host 0 abort (pid 0) timed out - resetting
SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0.
ncr53c8xx_reset: pid=3D0 reset_flags=3D2 serial_number=3D3 serial_number_at=
_timeout=3D3
in both cases I think it's the same problem described in the unmantained
SCSI FAQ:
> Common Problems :
>
> 1. Many people have encountered problems where the chip worked fine
> under DOS, but failed under Linux with a timeout on test 1 due to a
> lost interrupt.
I could not test it with another OS but If I try to boot from a SCSI
device (I have no device attached to the SCSI bus) I think it works
because It skips to the next device to boot selected in the BIOS selection
> This is often due to a mismatch between the IRQ hardware jumper for
> a slot or mainboard device and the value set in the CMOS setup.
> DOUBLE CHECK
I have a QDI SpeedEasy motherboard with TX chipset, when it boots the bios
displays the SCSI adapter will use IRQ11, and that is reported by the
driver, this IRQ is not being used by another device
Anyway I have no documentation of the SCSI adapter (I doesn't have any
brand, the chipmaker seems to be "Tolerant"), does there is a common
possible configuration for ncr810 based adapters?
My host adapter has 4 Jumpers:
J1 - two pins
JP 1 - two pins (cannot be closed)
JP 2 - three pins
JP 3 - three pins
> =B7 The IRQ you are using is used only by your onboard NCR chip, or the
> slot an NCR board is installed in
I don't understand this...
> =B7 Any main board jumpers selecting the IRQ for the onboard chip or
> slot match your CMOS setup.a
Again, I think no other device is using this interrupt....
> =B7 Some PCI mainboards have an "auto" assignment feature, which will
> not work.
> It may also be due to PCI INTB, INTC, or INTD being selected on a
> PCI board in a system which only supports PCI INTA. If you are
> using an NCR board which has jumpers to select between PCI
> interrupt lines, make sure you are using INTA.
I think my motherboard supports INTA..INTD, as I can change this settings
for the inboard IDE controller
> Finally, PCI should be using level-sensitive rather than edge
> triggered interrupts. Check that your board is jumpered for level-
> sensitive, and if that fails try edge-triggered because your system
> may be broken.
I think I have no way to specify this in my cmos settings
> This problem is especially common with Viglen some Viglen
> motherboards, where the mainboard IRQ jumper settings are NOT as
> documented in the manual. I've been told that what claims to be
> IRQ5 is really IRQ9, your mileage will vary.
Again, I do not know the brand of my ncr810 based SCSI adapter
I can say there are two logos in the board
in the chip: /\__. Tolerant
=09 \/ |
Int the board: a logo with K1 characters
I have made many tests & combinations of configuration settings with no
result at all... also I have tried to find related information with
altavista... no luck :-(
Any help/comment/suggestion will be greatly appreciated,
please, email your reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks in advance,
=09=09=09Ulisses
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Deiss)
Subject: Favorite Hardware Vendor?
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 18:31:20 -0800
We're considering the following non-goliath companies to supply an
Intel-based Linux box. All of the companies I've looked at so far are
straight-forward about major component brands, pricing, and Linux
compatibility, but I have no idea what to expect for quality of assembly,
tech support, customer service, etc.
If anyone is willing to pass on favorable/unfavorable experiences for any
of the following companies (or any others...), it would be appreciated.
So far, the contenders are:
1. VA Research
2. Linux Hardware Solutions
3. SW Technology
TIA,
Chris.
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From: James Youngman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: things I'd pay to have developed for Linux...
Date: 20 Dec 1998 23:44:17 +0000
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kyler Laird) writes:
> "Frederick W. Reimer,Sr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> >> I recently made an offer to the Purdue Linux
> >> Users Group - $500 if they'd develop an SMB
> >> server for Linux. ($200 for food to get
> >> started. $300 upon completion. The server
> >> is just a mod of SAMBA that runs from the
> >> command line using stdio. It's something
> >> that would come in handy for students here.)
>
> >What exactly are your requirements?
>
> It must run from the command line (of any user)
> and use standard I/O.
To serve the SMB protocol, you must use ports 137 and 139. To do
this, you must have root privilege (or, for systems supporting
capabilities, have the bind-to-reserved-ports capability).
--
ACTUALLY reachable as @free-lunch.demon.(whitehouse)co.uk:james+usenet
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