Linux-Hardware Digest #140, Volume #9 Sat, 9 Jan 99 08:13:29 EST
Contents:
Re: Newbie Help: Diamond Stealth II G460? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: monitor/keyboard/mouse switch advce requested (Eric Sharkey)
Which version of Xfree86 3.3.3 should I download? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Config Tape backup ??? ("Jürgen Exner")
Re: Simple X Windows Question (Yves Guerin)
Iomega DITTO MAX woes (Bruce Barnett)
Re: Linux drivers for IOMEGA zip drive (John Girash)
Re: D-Link 10/100 card ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: X windows off kilter (John Thompson)
Re: 82C931 and DTCT436E ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: MCA Linux (Linux for PS/2 Microchannel) (Michael Skolen)
Re: PAS16 (Carlos Wexler)
Re: Anyone use bellatlantic & Linux? ---> Connected -- Finally! (The Baron)
Re: linux viruses (Henry Wong)
Drivers for Riva TNT ("Patryn")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Newbie Help: Diamond Stealth II G460?
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1999 11:00:42 GMT
Yes you can use Diamond Stealth II G460 or any other Intel i740 graphic
chipset with Linux. Redhat and another company had released the BINARY driver
for this chipset because of Intel's copyright issues. In any case, you can
download it from Redhat using glibc or old libc 5 version at
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/XBF
or at mirror site in sunsite
ftp://sunsite.utk.edu/pub/redhat/XBF
Please read the README.i740 file for instruction on how to install it in
RedHat 4.x and 5.x systems. If you are using Debian distribution 2.0, just
download the driver and uncompress it into /usr/X11R6/bin and set permission
755 (ownership should be user root and group root). Edit /etc/X11/Xserver and
change the word to the i740 X server's filename (this is how you change the X
server using Debian, took a long time for it to sink in) Update xf86config as
written in the readme and type xf86config. Just make sure you don't create
any symbolic links to any X server because Debian security concerns. Hope
this helps
from Henry C. Yao
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Skavoovie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have heard conflicting reports that linux can be configured to
> work with the (worthless piece of junk) Diamond Stealth II G460.
>
> Has anyone done this or know if it is possible? Can anyone give
> a newbie some help in getting X running under Redhat 5.2 with
> this vid card?
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
> --Steven
>
>
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From: Eric Sharkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: monitor/keyboard/mouse switch advce requested
Date: 8 Jan 1999 16:58:19 -0500
Not A Number <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Hi folx-
: I am looking to set up a second machine for pure linux. To avoid
: duplicating all this stuff, I am thinking of a monitor/keyboard/mouse
: switch. A two-way switch seems fine, although I would go to three or
: four if the marginal cost wasn't much.
: If anyone has a story to tell or a device to recommend/avoid I'd
: appreciate hearing from you.
If you do this, you'll obviously need to buy two monitor extension cords.
Your current monitor cord will go to the switch and the two new ones will
go from the switch to each computer.
BEWARE CHEAP MONITOR CABLES!
I had a friend who tried to do this and he bought some cheap cables with
insufficient shielding. The picture quality suffered terribly. Take a
close look at your current monitor cable and make sure what you buy is at
least as thick and has ferrite cores on each end. It's well worth the
extra bucks, since you'd probably want to replace the cheap ones anyway.
Monitor cables are not meant to be very long. Get the shortest extension
you can to suit your needs.
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Which version of Xfree86 3.3.3 should I download?
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 20:17:13 GMT
Help!
I am very new to Linux and I have discovered that my video card (STB nVIDIA
TNT) requires Xfree86 3.3.3 in order to run correctly on my Intel box. When
I attempted to find the appropriate file to download from xfree86.org's FTP
server, I was given these 2 versions to pick from:
* binaries/Linux-ix86-libc5/ binaries for Linux on Intel hardware
(Most Linux users should use the Linux-ix86
binaries. They are for ELF libc 5.x. The older
a.out libc 4.x is no longer supported. If you
have libc 6 (GNU libc) you should use the
Linux-ix86-glibc binaries.)
* binaries/Linux-ix86-glibc/ binaries for Linux on Intel hw (with glibc)
Is the file I need one of these, or am I way off? I have Red Hat 5.2. I
know I need to use the XF86_SVGA server, but I am lost. If anyone could help
me find the correct file to download I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.
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From: "Jürgen Exner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Config Tape backup ???
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 14:02:33 -0800
Yves Guerin wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hello,
> I get an old tape backup: conner ctt800 on floppy plug with two
>floppy drives: A - B. I would like to know how to install my tape backup
Is there any problem that is not covered by the FTAPE HOWTO at e.g.
http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Ftape-HOWTO ?
jue
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Jürgen Exner; microsoft.com, UID: jurgenex
Sorry for this anti-spam inconvenience
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From: Yves Guerin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Simple X Windows Question
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 15:03:59 -0500
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Hello,
If you are using fvwm95 with wmconfig, look to /etc/X11 and see if you
have a wmconfig directory, if in case you have one just go to
http://pages.infinit.net/yvguerin/vlab/index.htm (choose francais, I still
looking for a traductor for the English part of my web site) and download
tkwmconfig. I make a tcl/tk front end to wmconfig to make a entry menu to
start a program. When you are in the X-Window right click on the background
and you will get a menu with predefine menu entry.
Yves
Scallica wrote:
> I am using the standard one. I guess it is Fwmg95 or something like that.
> Sorry, i am new to this stuff :-)
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From: Bruce Barnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.dev.tape,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Iomega DITTO MAX woes
Date: 9 Jan 1999 11:47:17 GMT
This is my second posting for help. I think I read all of the
documents, have UNIX experience, but not much Linux experience.
System: IBM 385XD Thinkpad Laptop
Tape: Iomega Ditto Max Parallel Port Tape
Linux: 2.0.36 (RedHat 5.2) (Using a source I rebuilt)
FTape: 4.03-pre-2
/etc/conf.modules:
alias char-major-27 zftape
options ftape ft_fdc_driver=bpck-fdc,none,none,none
options bpck_fdc ft_fdc_base=0x378 ft_fdc_irq=7
(This last line was suggested to me by
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have no idea what the proper ft_fdc_base and irq are. I tried to find this
by booting under Windows, but it only listed the Floppy Disk
Controller:
interrupt request=6
I/O Reg: 03f0-03f5
dma=2
Symptom:
if I do a mt and query the status of the tape, I get operation not
supported.
I manually inserted ftape.o using insmod
I then typed "insmod trakker.o" and got:
trakker.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
If I then "insmod bpck-fdc.o", the LCD screen goes blank, and I have to
power cycle the system.
I have only a few more days where I can return the Iomega tape for a
refund. Is there anything else I can try?
Do I have the right I/O IRQ values?
Should I use a different version of ftape?
Should I try building it into the kernel instead of modules?
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From: John Girash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Linux drivers for IOMEGA zip drive
Date: 8 Jan 1999 20:23:27 GMT
In comp.os.linux.misc Stephen Richard FREELAND <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: In comp.os.linux.misc Jürgen Exner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: :> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark O Thomas) wrote:
: :>> Where can I find drivers for the Zip and Jaz drives?
: : You don't need any. It's just another drive and all drivers you
: : need are the standard drivers as for any other HD.
: Um, wrong.
: Could be your kernel already has the right driver in there, but it
: is *definitely* not your run-of-the-mill IDE hard drive code.
Depends on the model. I've got a non-ATAPI IDE zip that does just use ide.c .
--
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a useless old expression, it means / passing time until you die." : the West
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: D-Link 10/100 card
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 20:29:03 GMT
D-Link has a website which, so it seems, has drivers which you can download.
See:
http://www/dlink.com
Harold
In article <76uc65$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mathew J. Binkley) wrote:
> Kevin Duff ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> : or NT, but I dont have driver for my NIC under Linux. My card is a D-Link
> : DFE-530TX 10/100 PCI.
>
> Me too. The best thing to do is wait until kernel 2.2.0 stabilizes, then
> install it, and use the via-rhine driver for the NIC. Otherwise you can
> scrounge on the net for via-rhine.c, but I can't remember where it's at
> offhand.
>
> Mat
> ---
> Mathew J. Binkley - Astronomy TA | "That which we are, we are: one equal
> Wake Forest Univ. - Olin 304 | temper of heroic hearts, made weak by
> Phone: (336) 758-4957 | time and fate, but strong in will to
> WWW: http://www.wfu.edu/~binklmj5 | strive, to seek, to find, and not to
> -=* WATCH BABYLON 5 *=- | yield." - Ulysses
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Thompson)
Subject: Re: X windows off kilter
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1999 04:30:10 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, waco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>Hi
>
>I am running a dual OS config with W95 on hda1 and SUSE 5.3 on hda3
>
>When I boot W95 the screen is perfectly centred etc. looks like it
>should.
>
>When I boot Linux, in console mode = normal view.
>
>When I start X windows, my Desktop is to the right about an inch and up
>too high about 1/2 inch. I can manually center it with my moniter
>settings, but that messes up my W95 screen. My W95 display driver has
>no adjustment sliders.
>
>With SAX I configure the screen straight, but as soon as I reboot X
>Windows all is off kilter again....
>
>Any ideas?
You need to run "xvidtune." Run it from an xterm. Use the
various buttons (left, right, up, down, wider, narrower, etc.)
to position your display properly. When you have it set the way
you want, click the "show" button and it will display a modeline
in the xterm you used to start the program (ie: "800x600" 50.00
800 864 984 1040 600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsyn"). You can then
put that line into your XF86Config file. Repeat this for all the
resolutions you defined for x. Save the new XF86Config file and
restart x.
-John ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 82C931 and DTCT436E
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1999 11:15:28 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Andreas Jung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi
>
> if you receive any information on the 82C931 please let me know.
> I do not get my sound card running as well
>
I use the MAD16 driver (installed as a module) to drive my 82C931
based soundcard. It needed a small patch to make it work. I think
the registers are slightly different on the 931 -- I only have the
data sheet for that, so I can't compare.
(If this gets mangled by DejaNews, email me directly; I haven't got
around to setting news up properly yet)
Regards,
David.
-Cut-------------------------------------------------------
--- mad16.c.orig Sat Jan 2 21:10:06 1999
+++ mad16.c Sat Jan 2 21:18:25 1999
@@ -495,17 +495,24 @@
for (i = 0xf8d; i <= 0xf93; i++) DDB(printk("port %03x = %02x\n", i, mad_
read(i))); + if(!detect_mad16()) { + + /* The C931 has the password reg at
F8D */ + outb((0xE4), 0xF8D); + outb((0x80), 0xF8D); + DDB(printk("Detect
using password = 0xE4 for C 931\n"));
- if (!detect_mad16()) { - board_type = C924; - c924pnp++; -
DDB(printk("Detect using password = 0xE5 (agai n), port offset -0x80\n"));
if (!detect_mad16()) { - c924pnp=0; - return 0; - } + board_type = C924;
+ c924pnp++; + DDB(printk("Detect using password = 0xE5 (ag ain), port
offset -0x80\n")); + if (!detect_mad16()) { + c924pnp=0; + return 0; + }
- DDB(printk("mad16.c: 82C924 PnP detected\n")); + DDB(printk("mad16.c:
82C924 PnP detected\n") ); + } } else DDB(printk("mad16.c: 82C930
detected\n")); -Cut-------------------------------------------------------
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From: Michael Skolen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: MCA Linux (Linux for PS/2 Microchannel)
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1999 13:06:43 +0100
I don't have a complete thread, so if this is redundant please excuse.
The MCA stuff for Linux is at http://www.dgmicro.com/
There is Slackware boot and install disks supporting MCA. It won't support
mouse and parallel port (printer) so you would have to build a new kernel
after installation There is a patch which includes the MCA stuff into the
production 2.0.35 kernel.
RedHat: There is boot disks up to version 5.0. I've just uploaded for
version 5.1, but it might take a couple of days before it shows in the
RedHat directory. Version 5.2 is coming soon.
Please redirect any reply mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Chr. Hansen
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Carlos Wexler)
Subject: Re: PAS16
Date: 8 Jan 1999 22:53:17 GMT
Please post here the answers as well...
Carlos
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Ivo Naninck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>This might be asked zillion times before, but may I ask again?
>
>I have a PAS16 soundcard, but can't get it to work on my Slackware
>with kernel 2.0.36, final revision.
>I use 0x388 iobase (default), IRQ7, DMA5, but all I hear is a
>beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.
>
>I tried
>- to compile only PAS16 in the kernel.
>- both PAS16 and SB16 (according to
>/usr/src/linux/drivers/sound/Readme.cards)
> in the kernel
>- only SB16 in the kernel.
>- the OSS stuff from 4front (www.opensound.com)
>
>all to no avail.
>Yes, I have read the SOUND.HOWTO.
>Yes, I have checked dejanews, not much there...
>
>Without yet going into detail, can somebody give me a hint, for example
>-what did you do to get it working
>-which settings
>-whatever
>
>(Is it possible to send me a CC?)
>
>Thanks in advance!
>--
>Best regards, and don't let the bits byte!
>Ivo Naninck.
>~
>~
>:wq!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (The Baron)
Crossposted-To:
alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.misc,comp.protocols.ppp
Subject: Re: Anyone use bellatlantic & Linux? ---> Connected -- Finally!
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 23:00:56 GMT
On Thu, 07 Jan 1999 04:40:17 -0500, "James R. Lunsford"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>The Baron wrote:
>
>> Sorry about the xposts -- following the original.
>>
>> Thanks to Ken McCord for the BULLSHIT non-answer (I've already gotten
>> the Deja News posts, but they still do not answer the question.
>>
>> Thanks to Robert Taylor for at least trying. So far his solutions
>> haven't worked.
>>
>> Now, to the crux of the problem: What the HELL is really necessary to
>> connect from Linux (RedHat 5.2, which has the latest pppd version --
>> ends in a 5, but I can't get to it since I'm logged on via Win98) to
>> Bell Atlantic's network (bellatlantic.net). I got the DNS info from a
>> Deja News search.
>
>I'm using Debian but I *AM* connecting to bellatlantic. The first thing
>I did was to use WVdial and it worked for me right out of the box. I don't
>know
>why it worked for me and I've finally gotten pon to work also. Don't know
>how I
>got pon working, just fooled around with it. I'd be happy to share any
>config files
>etc with you. I can't tell you much about WVdial, the first time I used it,
>I was
>able to connect to bellatlantic.
>
>
>If you know what config files you need examples of, I'd be happy to send them to you.
Success at long last! Finally got connected to BellAtlantic last
night. Still not sure exactly how, but will try to document the
working solution and share it with the MANY others who seem to have
the same problem.
WvDial made the actual connection using PAP, but I'm not sure using
this program is the whole answer, since I had tried it numerous times
without connecting. Most likely a small change in a script enabled
WvDial to function properly. I followed examples provided on a WWW
page (which I will supply later with my documenting post) to step
through all relevant scripts and make any needed changes.
As I recall (I'm in Win98 using Agent right now and can't access my
Linux partitions), two text files had to be changed to executable and
I suspect this is what made everything work.
Thanks for the kind responses.
More later.
The Baron
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From: Henry Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: linux viruses
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1999 07:40:45 -0500
Andreas Bombe wrote:
>
> Henry Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > This is good advice, but still not foolproof.
>
> > As for those who say that Linux is not susceptible or that you don't
> > need to worry about viruses, that's a very dangerous attitude.
>
> Linux is not susceptible to viruses. There don't exist any viruses for
> Linux.
I beg to differ on this point. There have been UNIX viruses (not virii as
someone else pointed out) in the past and these could easily be updated to
the common LINUX architectures to infect LINUX programs by any number of
people familiar with i386/i486/pentium machine instructions.
As long as people are willing to install software of unknown origins on a
computer system the system is vulnerable. Propagation of viruses from one
program to others is just a matter of having or obtaining the correct
permissions to overwrite or modify the files.
As for whether there are current UNIX or LINUX viruses, that may be a matter
of reporting and availability.
Most of the reports center on the intrusion into a UNIX or LINUX
system rather than on what is done after the intruder gets in. Once in, the
intruder or program can install viruses, trojan horses, worms, etc. into
whatever account has been compromised plus whatever accounts (possibly including
root) can be broken into from there using some of the known holes in some
software.
At the moment, there are more widely known viruses for the Windows 95/97/98
environment mainly because there are more Windows 95/97/98 based systems and
they, in general, have minimal to no security, Also more people copy games
and other software from machine to machine, making propagation a cinch. Thus,
they get broken into more often and can have wider impact producing more
frequent reports.
I'm also sure that there are economic and political reasons for not admitting
to or reporting virus attacks regardless of OS.
>
> > LINUX is basically a variant of UNIX. UNIX has had its share of
> > attacks in the past and is likely to continue to be attacked,
> > although there is now an unnamed bigger and more attractive target
> > now.
>
> > The attacks usually exploit some flaw in the implementation of the OS
> > or some program. The attacks often attempt to become root and
> > replace things like the shell or some other program with modified or
> > trojan horse programs. With shared libraries, I would imagine that
> > that would be a good target.
>
> You are describing trojans, not viruses. Trojans can't replicate on
> their own, and you can't scan for trojans. The original poster asked
> for a virus scanner, and your answer may be confusing.
Point taken. Yes, you can scan for trojans. Depends on scanning technique.
Strictly speaking the user asked for virus scanner. However, many times when
people ask for virus scanners, if they are not very technical, they are looking
for a way of detecting any malicious modification or change to any program,
regardless of whether it be by a virus, worm, trojan horse or whatever. I just
wanted to cover the bases.
>
> > Be especially careful of what you run as root. Running unknown
> > programs as root opens your system up without the hacker having to
> > figure out how to become root. ^^^^^^
>
> Cracker. Not hacker.
I stand corrected.
Henry
> --
> Andreas E. Bombe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> http://home.pages.de/~andreas.bombe/
>
> PGP 1024bit ID:0x886663c9 fingerprint: 30EC0973847B5583 C47A91D99DC54BB0
> 2048bit ID:0xF62D5CC1 fingerprint: 136BBC1536B8B77A 200558E86FAAF8ED
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From: "Patryn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Drivers for Riva TNT
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1999 13:01:37 +0100
Hello, I've just installed Red Hat 5.2 and I can't use anything that is in
Graphic mode. In the list of RH 5.2 was the Riva 128 but not Riva TNT.
Anyone can tell me where can I find the drivers for my video card.
Thank you very much.
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