Linux-Hardware Digest #19, Volume #9 Thu, 24 Dec 98 08:13:30 EST
Contents:
Re: Trident 9680 memory info needed (RT)
Re: Is Visioneer Scanner supported by Linux? (Adam P. Jenkins)
Продам Пентиум - II Celeron 300 MMX ("Василий Стародумов")
CDRW drives (Edward J.M. Colbert)
Re: HELP - Linux on Compaq Prosignia (Ron Phillips)
Re: Compatible tape backup systems? (Gary Momarison)
Re: LinkSys 10/100 Ethernet (Andy Ford)
Re: Favorite Hardware Vendor? (Gary Momarison)
Re: what is fiber channel? (Clint Davis)
Sony Internal Modem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: What NIC offers the best success? (David Fox)
Re: Problem with Fiji Sound Board (David Fox)
Re: X on Cyrix 686 (Student)
Monitor 1024x768 under Win, 640-480 (and flaky) under Linux (David Nebauer)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (RT)
Subject: Re: Trident 9680 memory info needed
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 04:01:08 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 21 Dec 1998 07:42:53 -0500, shekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have found in my experience that X doesn't work with trident cards. I
>have a 9650 3D and the screen goes blank every time I start X. I have found
>two more people with the EXACT same problem on this newsgroup. If you are
>able to configure your system with this Trident TGUI9680-1 chip, please
>mail me the config file or post it here.
>
>Thanks
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> I recently acquired a used system with a KY2-JAX-TVGA57PCI vidoe card
>> with a Trident TGUI9680-1 chip. The previous owner thought the card
>> has 4MB but dmesg shows 64k. The card has 2 sockets populated with
>> SEC KM416C254BJ chips and down the right side are 8 TI-TMS44C256DJ
>> chips.
>>
>> Does anyone have any specs for this card or chips so I can figure
>> out how much memory itreally has? And id you have XFree86 configs
>> for it that be greatly appreciated.
I'm using Red Hat distribution 4.2
I have been able to use a TGUI9680-1 trident board with 1 meg memory
and have a readable display by editing "usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config"
after running XF86Configurator
I found the "#Device configured by xf86 config:" and noticed that the
video ram was remarked out : so I removed the #. Next Under "Video
Ram" I added "Option "noaccel"" (the quotes for noaccel are
required].
The assumption on my part here is that not enough memory is available
for accel to function.
Next, to the screen sections. I removed ALL 1024x768 Modes and where
Virtual was set to 1024 768 I replaced it with 800 600 (actually all
my screens are now 800 600 Virtual]
Finally I added "Option "noaccel" in the accelerated screen under the
"Monitor" feild and removed the 1024x768 mode and changed the Vitual
to 800 600.
My goal was to be able to run in vga 16 mode. It worked for me.
To start Xwindows in the vga 16 mode I typed the following:
startx -- -bpp 16
Hope this saves someone some effort. I'm still looking for a better
solution, If you have one let me know. I have been at this linux stuff
for 2 weeks now, so got a bunch to learn.
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Is Visioneer Scanner supported by Linux?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Adam P. Jenkins)
Date: 24 Dec 1998 00:50:39 -0500
"Alan W. Jurgensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> hiya,
>
> Just got a scanner for xmas, it's a visioneer paperport 3100, parallel
> port interface. It's probably not what I would buy myself... but oh
> well.
>
> It appears to not be supported by SANE scanner software...
> do you know of any efforts to support it in the future?
>
> What about scanning packages, twain and pint? where can i find more
> info about those or other scanning packages for linux?
ScanShop from Vividata, http://www.vividata.com/scanshop.html, is
available for Linux, and supports a lot of scanners. See if yours is
in their list of supported scanners.
--
Adam P. Jenkins
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Василий Стародумов" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
relcom.commerce.audio-video,relcom.commerce.computers,relcom.commerce.computers.ctrlsystems,relcom.commerce.construction,relcom.commerce.consume,relcom.commerce.ctrlsystems,relcom.commerce.energy,relcom.commerce.estate,relc
Subject: Продам Пентиум - II Celeron 300 MMX
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 09:28:50 +0400
Продам все целиком. Пентиум - II Celeron 300 MMX
Intel Pentium-II (Celeron) 300 MMX 109
MB - BX 512k 100 Mz 140
HDD - 3,2 GBT 130
MEM - 48 MBT 64
S3 - 2 MBT 24
Monitor - 14'' Sumsung 3 Ne 140
FDD - 3.5'' 18
ASER CD 20x 40
Звуковая Edisson 30
Колонки Актовные 10 Вт 34
Microfon 5
FaxModem 14400 int 40
Klava Windows 98 22
Mouse 2x кнопочная 7
Printer - HP DJ - 400C 130
Katridg HP DJ 526 ч/б 26
Бумага A4 х 13шт. 5
Сканер Mastek Express 12000 с SCSI 140
Pilot Filtr pit 15
Сумма $1179
С уважением,
Василий
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Edward J.M. Colbert)
Subject: CDRW drives
Date: 23 Dec 1998 04:20:50 GMT
Hi,
I am thinking of purchasing a CDRW drive for use as a backup device. I
currently use a Colorado Jumbo 250 drive and ftape, but it is slow and
not often reliable, not to mention that the tapes aren't transportable
to work.
A second use of a CDRW drive I thought of was to use it to create audio
CDs that I could play in my CD player on my stereo. Is this possible?
Would I need to purchase commercial software for Linux to do this? Is
it possible to copy audio CDs with a CDRW drive?
Thanks for any help,
Ed Colbert
please cc me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ron Phillips)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: HELP - Linux on Compaq Prosignia
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 22:29:07 -0600
In article <75pbov$7tm$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In article <75lktj$tqb$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Alberto Lago da Silva" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > We are trying to setup Linux Slackware 3.5 (linux 2.0.34) on a Compaq
> > Prosignia 200 with a SCSI drive. Aparently it has a ncr53c406a controller or
> > a wd7000 (at boot time both are mentioned). We are booting from CD-ROM.
> >
[snip]
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > als
> >
> >
>
> I think the standard ncr53c* drivers only detect (and work with?) the PCI
> controllers, and I imaging that the older Prosignia servers had the
> controllers on the EISA bus - I know thats the case on the Proliant 2000 I
> have...
>
> You could check on the Compaq support boards if you haven't already:
>
> http://forum.compaq.com
>
> Check on the Server - Unix & Banyan forum and search for "linux"...
>
> jdh
>
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Compaq supports the following chips/cards:
53C710 - EISA adapter (obsolete)
53C810 - Imbedded on some servers (PS300?/PS VS?)
53C825 - EISA and PCI adapter ("Fast Wide/E" & "Fast Wide/P")
53C875 - PCI
53C876 - PCI (Embedded also) (dual 875)
These chips use a single Compaq driver, whether it's NT, SCO, Novell, and
maybe even VINES (I forget). I've never heard of Compaq supporting a
53C406a. I'll check the PS 200s in my lab.
Regards,
Ron
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From: Gary Momarison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Compatible tape backup systems?
Date: 22 Dec 1998 21:03:34 -0800
Bruce Barnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have a IBM Thinkpad 385XD running Redhat 5.1.
> I'm looking for a backup system, and was thinking of a low-cost tape
> system. I have two questions.
>
> Which tape drive is suitable, without being too expensive?
> A parallel port system around $300 seems to fit the bill.
> I saw a HP Colorado tape unit for $279 at CompUSA.
>
>
> Where is dump/restore? I've search my system, and I didn't
> find it. Is there an optional package that has this? (dump is
> much better than tar). I don't need compression, because I'm
> backing up a 1GB partition.
I like my SCSI TR-4 drive. Cost about 300$ and 30-40$/cartridge.
I think they have 'em on ATAPI intefaces. Both are much better
than parallel, I'd bet. Better yet are the ~700$ level drives
that use helical-scanning heads like VCR's and are not
"streaming drives" and can be directly moved to an addressable
place on the tape. The cheap drives take as long to get to
the end of a tape (for adding to it) as they take to write
the thing in the first place. Very slow recovery of single
files.
I think dump/restore is fairly standard. I've got them and never
asked for them. I use (and have recovered from) afio to back up
(compressed) to a drive on my old computer over a single-cable
network. I'd rather use bru as I did on the old computer, but
they've got the Red Hat version crippled so it won't work over
a network.
There are some backup resources in Gary's Encyclopedia at
http://www.aa.net/~swear/pedia/backup.html
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From: Andy Ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: LinkSys 10/100 Ethernet
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 18:25:21 -0600
Wes Carlson wrote:
>
> Has anyone been successful in getting a LinkSys 10/100 card to work?
> Currently, I have kernel 2.0.35 installed. I was hoping the tulip
> driver included in the kernel would work. Upon boot, the kernel picks
> up the physical card, but services can not be established (ie. dhcp
> fails and interface is disabled.)
>
> Thanks,
> Wes
I have three boxes with Linksys cards. Before kernel 2.0.36,
I used to have to
separately download and compile the module to get it to
work. kernel '36 works
"out of the box." There is one problem with my setup: one
box will not start networking properly at boot-up. I have to
unload the tulip module and then reload
it to get things working. Hopefully soon I will have time to
investigate!
--
yours,
Andy
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From: Gary Momarison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Favorite Hardware Vendor?
Date: 22 Dec 1998 21:08:12 -0800
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Deiss) writes:
...
> If anyone is willing to pass on favorable/unfavorable experiences for any
> of the following companies (or any others...), it would be appreciated.
...
No experiences, but you can find more contenders by searching for
"computers" in Gary's Encyclopedia at
http://www.aa.net/~swear/pedia/corporations.html
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From: Clint Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: what is fiber channel?
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 21:26:11 -0800
My experience has been with Emulex, Jaycor cards ( my vendor quotes over a
grand ) and Adaptec ( cheaper but require a $500 MIA). The cables are
"plain-old" Multi-mode fiber ( but 50 not 62.5). We test these cards
with our Raid5 disk products. I like "nospams" technical answer. For
our needs, our hubs use fiber GBICS ( at $250 a pop). So an 8 port
needs $2000 for the modules plus 1000-3000 for hub ( Gadzoox or
Vixel). These are the prices we pay-- our factory requires we use these
vendors; Im sure there are cheaper solutions but we are stuck with what our
development people say.
"nospam" is right though. Ultra2 is cheaper and with 100M ethernet
cards in the $60 range, you cant lose.
Clint
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Sony Internal Modem
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 07:40:29 GMT
Hi,
Anyone knows if the "Sony Internal Modem (K56flex+V90)" that comes
with Sony Vaio PCG-748 Notebook is a WinModem ?
Thanks.
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Subject: Re: What NIC offers the best success?
From: d s f o x @ c o g s c i . u c s d . e d u (David Fox)
Date: 22 Dec 1998 21:38:45 -0800
"Robert H. Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> YALNQ - yet another linux newbie question
>
> I recently installed RH5.2 in server mode on a home brew system.
> I also have a Win95 machine (hey - my wife and daughter use it
> as the family pc). I would like to network the Win95 and Linux
> machine together. I would appreciate any info anyone has out there
> to share as to what NIC works best in this situation and offers
> the path of least resistance.
I like the Kingston 10/100 PCI cards. They use the tulip driver,
they're easy to get from places like buycomp and cdw, and they are
very inexpensive.
--
David Fox http://hci.ucsd.edu/dsf xoF divaD
UCSD HCI Lab baL ICH DSCU
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Problem with Fiji Sound Board
From: d s f o x @ c o g s c i . u c s d . e d u (David Fox)
Date: 24 Dec 1998 01:00:51 -0800
Tom Otake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I need some insight into getting the Turtle Beach Fiji Sound board to
> work. I have the necessary modules built, soundcore, msnd, and
> msnd_pinnacle. I load souncore and msnd without any problems but cannot
> load the msnd_pinnacle module. I alwasy get a Device or resource busy
> error. I've tried the following settings:
>
> irq, io, mem
> 5, 0x250, 0xd8000
> 5, 0x260, 0xd8000
> 5, 0x270, 0xd8000
> 9, 0x250, 0xd8000
> 9, 0x260, 0xd8000
> 9, 0x270, 0xd8000
>
> None worked. Can anyone help me out with this?
It only works in non-plug and play mode, see the manual for the
jumpers. Then you have to add cfg=0x250 to the module options.
You also need to put two firmware files in /etc/sound/.
I use this in conf.modules:
alias sound msnd_pinnacle
options msnd_pinnacle cfg=0x250 io=0x210 irq=5 mem=0x0d8000
I'm going to upload a package to developer.redhat.com to do all this
for you (except the re-jumpering!) next week, or even sooner. Watch
for a pinlinux RPM.
If you get the LINE IN working let me know, I've only gotten the
AUX LINE IN to go. Same difference, I guess.
--
David Fox http://hci.ucsd.edu/dsf xoF divaD
UCSD HCI Lab baL ICH DSCU
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Student)
Subject: Re: X on Cyrix 686
Date: 24 Dec 1998 11:48:31 GMT
: I can get XFree86 to run with the standard VGA_16 Server(Red Hat 5.1),
: however, when I try to increase to the SVGA Server, it tells me that
: there is not enough video memory. It says "64K Memory insufficient to
: run SVGA" or something like that. I know that I have 4 M of video memory
: according to the BIOS so I think that the server is confused. I believe
: that the video memory is actually pulled from the standard memory.
First, try running xf86config. You can id your video card by opening your case
and looking to the numer on the card/chip. Worked for my sister. If all
is configured correctly, it should work.
: The machine I am using is a new Cyrix 686. The motherboard is Amtron TX3
: and the Video card (which is integrated with the motherboard) is made by
: SIS(Can't find the model #).
If it is a new MOBO, then it would probably be the 6326. It might not be
correct.
: How'd you get Red Hat to recognize the full memory capacity?
That happens automatically, IIRC.
Greetings,
der Joachim
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http://pi0959.kub.nl/Haterd/index.html
Veni, VIdi, VIci. Caesar never once mentioned EMACS. (Wayne E. Dahl)
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From: David Nebauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Monitor 1024x768 under Win, 640-480 (and flaky) under Linux
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 20:31:17 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
First, some apologies: forgive the cross-posting to multiple newsgroups,
but I do not know whether my problem is hardware-, X- or
configuration-related. Also forgive the posting's length, but I cannot
be sure what information is required and what is not.
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
I have successfully installed RedHat Linux 5.2 on my Gateway system
(except for Internet access -- guess who discovered he had been sold a
crippled modem?). After a few weeks of ironing out the bugs, I went to
install it on a family member's computer expecting few, if any,
problems.
The install went okay, except that I cannot get XWindows to provide a
satisfactory display on the monitor. The system is a mix'n'match built
by a reseller. The video card is a SiS86c202. The monitor is a
Taiwanese clone with no helpful documentation or markings of any kind.
The computer maker, when contacted, could give me no specs about the
monitor, except that it was SVGA.
Under Windows, using the 'generic monitor' driver, it happily handles
1024x768 resolution, 8-bit color. Under Linux, however, the only useful
resolution is 640x480, and even then it paints the screen poorly and
horizontal black lines appear randomly.
MORE DETAILS:
Using XConfigurator, I specified the video card as SiS86c201 -- the file
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/README.SiS says "This driver was primarily
written for the SiS86c201. It also works on the 202 and the 205." So
far, so good.
Unfortunately, I have not been able to specify a monitor that gives a
good result. Selecting Custom Monitor, I have tried all the monitor
types: non-interlaced SVGA, Super VGA, High-Frequency SVGA, Extended
Super VGA, Super VGA and Standard VGA. I select the lowest vertical
refresh rate, allow Xconfigurator to probe the card and accept the
default.
In non-interlaced SVGA and High-Frequency SVGA the probe suggests a
default of 1024x768, 8-bit color. When running using startx, however, I
get, respectively, 4 and 12 overlapping screens across the monitor (ie.
4 or 12 columns of icons). These icons appear to be at good
resolution. In addition, the machine totally crashes in most of these
instances.
Using these and other monitor types, I override the defaults to select
800x600, 8-bit resolution, where available. This results in a display
of gray snow with the screen icons producing a horizontal 'smear' of
colour across the monitor.
If I override the defaults to select 640x480, 8-bit resolution, where
available, I get a stable display -- no snowing or overlapping, etc.
Unfortunately, when images disappear (like the AfterStep picture on
startup), they do so incompletely, and the screen is not properly
repainted.
I have exhausted the limits of my knowledge. Most FAQs on the subject
assume that Xconfigurator works fine. The remainders are so technical
that I cannot follow them.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. I cannot even be certain
where the problem is coming from. If I have left out any important
information, I plead ignorance. Let me know and I will attempt to
supply it.
Please help so that another Windows user may escape to find sanctuary in
the Linux fold.
David.
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