Linux-Hardware Digest #699, Volume #9 Fri, 19 Mar 99 04:13:51 EST
Contents:
Which Webcams will work under linux+kde/Xwindows? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: which modem ??? for linux&win98... (Akira Yamanita)
Re: Riva TNT with RedHat 5.2/X (Eric Brown)
Dual Pentium II support. (Andrea Borsic)
Re: Can Linux use 36-bit Xeon addressing? (John Burton)
Support for Adaptec 1530/1532? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Linux and 486 (Markus Wandel)
Re: Riva TNT with RedHat 5.2/X (Scott Murray)
Re: Is Windows for idiots? (Re: X munges the graphics card?) (Ed Falis)
Re: Riva TNT with RedHat 5.2/X (Bradley Yen)
Riva TNT with RedHat 5.2/X (Robert Martin)
[Fwd: force manufatures to support linux!] (Douglas E Harmon)
Re: NE2000 pcmcia (Wasim Juned)
Epson LX850 9-pin problems (Jan Henkins)
Ide floppy and QDI mother board (Pierre Habraken)
Scanning-HOWTO (tsca)
Redhat linux and Iomega Zip 250 (Subbarao Varigonda)
Re: Disk Mirroring (James Knowles)
Re: Riva TNT with RedHat 5.2/X (Ultraman)
3c509 ISA ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Cyrix CPU question ("Charlie Stewart")
Re: Red Hat vs. Calder nic ("Lee Sharp")
Re: X munges the graphics card? (Re: Windows 2000 Rah! Rah! Session (jedi)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Which Webcams will work under linux+kde/Xwindows?
Date: 19 Mar 1999 07:45:14 GMT
I need a webcam that will work under Linux. I am interested in the C-it
webcam by Xirlink which is a USB camera, but I've heard that unix doesnt yet
support USB,is this true? Which webcamera Can I use to broadcast live video
over the internet in Linux (for CuSeeMe,my webpage,ect.)? Please be specific
on the namebrand and whether its a PCI, serial port or pci camera. What about
the Big Picture 3com camera? Please recommend me. I've checked the redhat
compatibility list but they didnt mention webcams. Im using Mandrake Linux
5.3 (aka RedHat linux 5.2). Thank you.
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From: Akira Yamanita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: which modem ??? for linux&win98...
Date: 19 Mar 1999 07:45:08 GMT
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From: Eric Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.x,alt.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Riva TNT with RedHat 5.2/X
Date: 19 Mar 1999 07:46:44 GMT
Hi everyone,
I have installed RedHat 5.2 according to the book, and now I want to upgrade
to XFree 3.3.3.1. I downloaded and installed the following RPMs:
XFree86-3.3.3.1
XFree86-SVGA
XFree86-VGA16
XFree86-libs
XFree86-XF86Setup
XFree86-75dpi-fonts
When I select my STB nVidia card and hit OK in Xconfigurator, I get a
segmentation fault. Is the problem that I'm using Xconfigurator? Do I need
to be using XF86Setup instead? And if not, are there any other packages
that I need before I can configure XFree86 3.3.3.1?
Thanks,
Eric Brown
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mike wrote:
> I am using a Diamond Viper V550 AGP board which has the same nVidia
> Riva TNT chip and have no problems. You will need to upgrade your
> XFree86 to the latest version (3.3.3.1?) and use the SVGA server.
> HTH
> mike
>
> On Sun, 14 Mar 1999 18:38:52 -0800, Robert Martin
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >I am thinking about building a Linux box with a Creative Labs Graphics
> >Blaster 16MB nVidia Riva TNT AGP card (that was a mouthful!). Since the
> >engine (I think that's what is called) is rather new I was wondering if
> >a driver had come out for it yet. Also, I heard Linux had some problems
> >with AGP. Can someone please help? Thanks!
> >
> >
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From: Andrea Borsic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Dual Pentium II support.
Date: 19 Mar 1999 07:46:31 GMT
Hi,
I'm looking to buy a fast machine for scientific calculation pourposes.
For some constraints I'm looking to an Intel platform, so I cannot go
Alpha.
The idea is to buy a dual pentium II machine ( Dell Workstaion series
210 ).
The problem is this: will Linux support this machine?
What matherboard chipset/BIOS is supported for SMP?
Is there any standard for SMP motherboards?
Any information about SMP motherboards/BIOSes is welcome.
Thanks very much.
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From: John Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Can Linux use 36-bit Xeon addressing?
Date: 19 Mar 1999 07:46:47 GMT
wizard wrote:
>
> Christopher Browne wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 11 Mar 1999 22:49:49 GMT, John Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > >> how about an entire movie? Titanic was done using linux on alphas.
> > >> It put out terabytes of data. linux was used to colormatch the
> > >> digital images and put together the fames that made up the movie. I
> > >> wouldn't consider that usual usage. They needed computing power, they
> > >> got alphas
> > >
> > >They also had money! They were't *too* concerned between $4000 &
> > >$10,000...
> > >I agree..if you have the money, go for the Alpha... (the 21264 & 21364
> > >Alphas look pretty impressive...;-)
> >
> > It's not so much that they were price-insensitive; it's also that they
> > were *space*-sensitive.
> >
> > Adding a couple of extra boxes to make up for IA-32 CPUs not being as
> > fast may not be a big deal when the task is small. Fitting an extra
> > system in my apartment might be moderately annoying, but wouldn't cost
> > much.
> >
> > But when you start building a big "rendering farm," additional costs
> > start needing to be considered:
> > - The cost of the "real estate" required to house the boxes,
> > - The cost of getting those boxes dropped into place, plugged in, and
> > running.
>
> Funny thing is there are many vendors offering preassembled Alpha farms. Just
> drop the rack in place supply power and off you go. This is not the case with
> Intel systems, at least I have not seen many advertised. The market for
> performance machines is at time very sensitive to pricing considerations, since
> many"farms" are Alpha powered there must be a good reason. The only reason one
> could reasonable suggest is performance per dollar. Granted there may be
> application were an Intel system will accel but the market doesn't seem to
> support that theory.
>
I think *performace* is the key to the "farms" as opposed to
"price/performace ratio"... when you're looking at large clusters &
farms, you want each individual processing node to have good
performance... As I mentioned in a previous post, low-end Alphas are
competing agains high-end Intel...if you want individual node
performance *better* than the low-end Alpha, then forget about Intel...
particularly when your dual cpu 21264 systems have a SpecFP95 value
pushing a factor of 10 greater than the top dual cpu Intel system...
John
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] (personal) Newport News, VA 23606
(757) 873-5920 (voice) (757) 873-5920 (fax)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Support for Adaptec 1530/1532?
Date: 19 Mar 1999 07:46:51 GMT
I have an old Pc with what identifies itself as an "AHA-1530P/1532P" SCSI
controller.
Is there a Linux driver for this controller? Redhat's install disks only have
support for the 152x and 1542 controllers.
Thanks,
-- Lars
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Markus Wandel)
Subject: Re: Linux and 486
Date: 19 Mar 1999 07:46:01 GMT
In article <__iG2.8068$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Bob Nixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Tom Emerson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> TN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in article
>
>> A 486-66 w/8meg, text only, is perfectly suited for this type of thing --
>> throw two "cheap" NIC's in it [isa slots only], and you have an instant
>> firewall that can easilly handle T1 speed connections
>________________^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>I think not. An old ISA nic card on a 486 will be damned lucky to do
>200KB/sec in the configuration you discribe. Expect some serious slowdowns
>on the boxes inside the 486linux firewall.
Um, a T1 is only 1.544Mbps, that's 193kbytes/sec minus overhead.
I just set up a 486DX2/66 clunker and networked it to my fast machine via
a couple of NE2000 clone "old ISA NICs." FTP transfers run at 660kbytes/sec.
>From this empirical data I would say the 486DX/22 can, in fact, easily handle
T1 speed connections.
Markus
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From: Scott Murray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.x,alt.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Riva TNT with RedHat 5.2/X
Date: 19 Mar 1999 07:47:13 GMT
Eric Brown wrote:
[snip]
> When I select my STB nVidia card and hit OK in Xconfigurator, I get a
> segmentation fault. Is the problem that I'm using Xconfigurator? Do I need
> to be using XF86Setup instead? And if not, are there any other packages
> that I need before I can configure XFree86 3.3.3.1?
I've got a Creative Labs Graphics Blaster TNT, and also had Xconfigurator core
dump on me after upgrading to 3.3.3.1. I played around and discovered that I
could produce a skeleton XF86Config with the older xf86config program. After
some cutting and pasting of monitor information, I was back in business. I've
done a lot of XF86Config tweaking in the past, so your mileage may vary.
Scott
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JProbe development 260 King St. E.
Tel: (416) 594-1026 Toronto, Ontario
Fax: (416) 594-1919 Canada M5A 1K3
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ed Falis)
Crossposted-To:
comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Is Windows for idiots? (Re: X munges the graphics card?)
Date: 19 Mar 1999 07:46:00 GMT
<1104_921461409@DZOG-CHEN> <7cireg$f3s$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On 15 Mar 1999 11:37:52 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joseph T. Adams) wrote:
> I hope you're not trying to say that you're using Intel PCs (never
> mind Windows) in safety-critical applications? They are not designed
> for such use.
>
> Joe
Our products are the development systems for such applications. So far, I haven't
seen a vanilla PC used for a safety-critical application itself, though there are some
customers getting pretty close with things like PC 104 boards do moderate-criticality
things. We do have customers using 32-bit x86 processors in custom board
configurations for high-criticality applications.
As far as the crashing issue, in a development environment it's generally not that big
an issue. I've experienced very few of these under NT4 and the NT 5 ("win 2000")
betas, never with impacts on data. When I say very few, I mean on the order of three
times over a period of 9-12 months, if that many.
- Ed
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From: Bradley Yen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.x,alt.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Riva TNT with RedHat 5.2/X
Date: 19 Mar 1999 07:47:15 GMT
That's what I'm using... a CL Graphics Blaster TNT. It works, but you
need to update XFree86 to 3.3.3. Red Hat 5.25 ships with XFree86 3.3.2.
If you go to the www.redhat.com you can find the updates.
If you're planning on running KDE as your desktop manager; might I suggest
trying Linux Mandrake. It's basically Red Hat 5.2 with KDE 1.1
installed. Mandrake comes with XFree86 3.3.3.1 so you will be up and
running without having to do any updates. I found Mandrake easy to
install and setup (it was just as easy as RH5.2); I grabbed the .iso
cd-rom image off of the Mandrake site and burnt my own cd-rom to install.
Here's suggestion for installing if you get Mandrake --- when you go to
install, select expert install - I noticed that if you don't select expert
install, when you start KDE you don't have the non-KDE X-applications
listed in their startup menu.
Robert Martin wrote:
> I am thinking about building a Linux box with a Creative Labs Graphics
> Blaster 16MB nVidia Riva TNT AGP card (that was a mouthful!). Since the
> engine (I think that's what is called) is rather new I was wondering if
> a driver had come out for it yet. Also, I heard Linux had some problems
> with AGP. Can someone please help? Thanks!
--
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http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Corner/9375
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From: Robert Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.x,alt.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Riva TNT with RedHat 5.2/X
Date: 19 Mar 1999 07:45:46 GMT
I am thinking about building a Linux box with a Creative Labs Graphics
Blaster 16MB nVidia Riva TNT AGP card (that was a mouthful!). Since the
engine (I think that's what is called) is rather new I was wondering if
a driver had come out for it yet. Also, I heard Linux had some problems
with AGP. Can someone please help? Thanks!
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From: Douglas E Harmon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Fwd: force manufatures to support linux!]
Date: 19 Mar 1999 07:44:45 GMT
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Hey all...
I have come to the conclusion that even with all the wonderful
work from the Linux community out there, that I feel more need to be
done. I would like to know what kind of movement, or feeling there is
out there to force manufactures to build suport for linux. I recently
migrated to Linux and have everything working execpt my color scanner a
Plustek 9636t. I know I should have bought a SCSI based scanner and I
wouldn't even be bothering anyone. I have an HP 3p that I use for
grayscale, but occasionaly I need to and some color. What can I say the
Plustek was on sale and had a rebate. Yes I am a cheap bastard! But
doesen't Plustak have an obligation to ALL it's customers. Even the so
called Linux Masochists that refuse to ASSimilate! Should I be upset
that their website doesn't even mention Linux? Or should I just lick my
wounds and go buy an HP scanner? Well I sent then this earlier
today.........
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Sales Related Question from the Website
Personal Info:
Name: Douglas E Harmon
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone: 305-552-8570
City: Miami
State: FL
Country: USA
Model: OpticPro 9636T
Question:
I have an opticpro9636t and have recently migrated all my systems to
Linux. I have checked with the sane project but they list
no support for this scanner. I would love keep using this scanner. I
need to use it daily for small office and have had to resort
to using an old HP 3p. What I would like to know is if you have plans in
the works to commercialy support Linux or will I have
to shelf this scanner and purchase form a competitor? Any information
you can give on timetable for Linux support would be
apreciated, as this will help me make my decision. respectfully Douglas
E Harmon Computer Generalities INC.
Am I beating my head against a wall?
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Wasim Juned <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: NE2000 pcmcia
Date: 19 Mar 1999 07:47:19 GMT
Henrik Magnusson wrote:
> Does anyone know if NE2000-compatible pcmcia-cards are supported by any
> distribution ?
> (I know from my own experience that the pci & isa cards work fine.)
>
> Also, I would be most grateful if anyone could tell me where to find info
> about installing Linux on notebooks.
They should be supported in all distributions.
For hardware (inc PCMCIA cards) see:
http://doc.rmplc.co.uk/linux/LDP/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO-3.html
For laptop info see:
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/
Cheers Wasim
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Wasim Juned
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Jan Henkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Epson LX850 9-pin problems
Date: 19 Mar 1999 07:47:17 GMT
Hi All,
I've been plagued on and off for quite some time now by a "niggly" printing
problem. I own a dinosaur Epson LX850, big, old, noisy and all of that. However
it suits my needs perfectly. With RH 4.2 I had no problems whatsoever, but with
RH5.0 the problems started. Luckily 5.0 was superseded by 5.1, and the printing
problem was solved. Now with 5.2, the problem came back! Here's the symptoms:
The Epson printer prints normal ASCII excellently when the printer is set up
using the "text-only" filter. With the Epson 9-pin drivers (all of them!), I can
only print about two thirds of the way accross the paper, and as a result
printing any Postscript files are out of the question. Has anybody experienced
a similar problem with the Epson printers, and if you had and managed to solve
the problem, please can you tell me how you did it? I really don't print enough
documents to warrant forking out for a new printer, but in the end I suppose it
will have to happen. In the mean time, however, I would still like to use my
trusty old "wreck"! ;-)
Thanks a million in advance!
Jan Henkins
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From: Pierre Habraken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Ide floppy and QDI mother board
Date: 19 Mar 1999 07:45:53 GMT
I have just installed two machines, both with an IDE Iomega Zip drive.
The first machine has an ASUS mother board and everything works fine.
The second machine has a QDI P6I440BX/B1S mother board.
On this machine the ide driver identifies the Zip drive at boot time but
reports a strange message about the capacity of the drive:
========================================================================
ide: i82371 PIIX (Triton) on PCI bus 0 function 57
ide0: BM-DMA at 0xf000-0xf007
ide1: BM-DMA at 0xf008-0xf00f
hda: QUANTUM FIREBALL EX3.2A, 3079MB w/418kB Cache, CHS=782/128/63, UDMA
hdb: IOMEGA ZIP 100 ATAPI Floppy, ATAPI FLOPPY drive
hdc: CRD-8322B, ATAPI CDROM drive
ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
hdb: 98288kB, 196576 blocks, 512 sector size
hdb: 98304kB, 96/64/32 CHS, 4096 kBps, 512 sector size, 2941 rpm
hdb: The drive reports both 100663296 and 100646912 bytes as its
capacity
========================================================================
Then, when I try to read the partition table of a fresh disk (one
partition hdb4) using fdisk, the latter does not find any partition
despite the one which does reside on the disk:
========================================================================
# fdisk /dev/hdb
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/hdb: 64 heads, 32 sectors, 96 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
Command (m for help):
========================================================================
However, if I create a new partition and mke2fs it, I can then mount it
and use it. The problem is that I have a bunch of Zip disks containing
data which I certainly don't want to reformat...
I tried to set up the drive as a master on the secondary ide interface
(/dev/hdc) but it did not lead to any better result.
Thanks in advance for any help.
--
________________________________________________________________________
Pierre HABRAKEN - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tél: 04 76 82 72 48 - Fax: 04 76 82 72 87
IMAG-LSR BP72 38402 SAINT MARTIN D'HERES Cedex
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (tsca)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Scanning-HOWTO
Date: 19 Mar 1999 07:46:09 GMT
Hi,
Is anything like Scanning-HOWTO available? I have gotten a scanner
and don't really know what I should start with.
...or maybe it's not even worth trying - it's Mustek 600 CP
connected to the printer port? Will it work under Linux?
TIA
--
tsca
Tomasz Sienicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: Subbarao Varigonda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Redhat linux and Iomega Zip 250
Date: 19 Mar 1999 07:44:13 GMT
hi!
I am trying to get an Iomega Zip 250 parallel port drive working on a
Redhat 5.2 linux system.
I followed the instructions in the Zip-Drive Howto. I got the imm
driver, compiled the kernel with support for SCSI, SCSI disk and
modular lp support.
When I try to insmod imm, it only outputs (from /var/log/messages)
=========================
Mar 14 01:27:57 loon kernel: imm: Version 0.18
Mar 14 01:27:57 loon kernel: imm: Probing port 03bc
Mar 14 01:27:57 loon kernel: imm: Probing port 0378
Mar 14 01:27:57 loon kernel: imm: SPP port present
Mar 14 01:27:57 loon kernel: imm: PS/2 bidirectional port present
Mar 14 01:27:57 loon kernel: imm: EPP 1.7
Mar 14 01:27:57 loon kernel: imm: Probing port 0278
Mar 14 01:27:57 loon kernel: scsi0 : Iomega ZIP Plus drive
Mar 14 01:27:57 loon kernel: scsi : 1 host.
=========================
It detected the drive but it's not available as any device. I tried to
mount /dev/sda* (each of them, separately). But i get error message that
it does not correspond to a block device and the reason may be that the
driver is not loaded.
According to the Howto, insmod imm should also output to which device
file (sda0 -- sda4) the drive is mapped. But in my case, it does not tell me
the device name.
My kernel version is 2.0.36.
I tried running insmod imm from /etc/rc.d/rc.local which is executed
after all the rc scripts. I also tried insmod imm by stopping lpd daemon.
It didn't make any difference.
I have seen postings on this group saying they got Zip 250 working perfectly
in linux. I will greatly appreciate any help in this regard.
-subbarao
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From: James Knowles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Disk Mirroring
Date: 19 Mar 1999 07:48:01 GMT
I <finally> got RAID working on my machine. Upgraded to 2.2.3 kernel,
applied a patch, got latest raidtools and voila`!
I struggled terribly until yesterday. Now it works like a charm. I've
three 6.5Gb disks, split into 6Gb RAID-5, and 9Gb RAID-0 with a thin
slice of striped swap down the middle. (Kernel stripes swap with equal
priority.)
Tremendous kudos to the RAID crew for making the process so simple (once
I figured what I needed).
If needed, I can pass along some information regarding what I did.
James
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From: Ultraman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.x,alt.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Riva TNT with RedHat 5.2/X
Date: 19 Mar 1999 07:48:37 GMT
I think you need:
XFree86-VGA16-3.3.3.1-1
XFree86-XF86Setup-3.3.3.1-1
XFree86-libs-3.3.3.1-1
XFree86-SVGA-3.3.3.1-1
XFree86-75dpi-fonts-3.3.3.1-1
- Paul
Eric Brown wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have installed RedHat 5.2 according to the book, and now I want to upgrade
> to XFree 3.3.3.1. I downloaded and installed the following RPMs:
>
> XFree86-3.3.3.1
> XFree86-SVGA
> XFree86-VGA16
> XFree86-libs
> XFree86-XF86Setup
> XFree86-75dpi-fonts
>
> When I select my STB nVidia card and hit OK in Xconfigurator, I get a
> segmentation fault. Is the problem that I'm using Xconfigurator? Do I need
> to be using XF86Setup instead? And if not, are there any other packages
> that I need before I can configure XFree86 3.3.3.1?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eric Brown
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Mike wrote:
>
> > I am using a Diamond Viper V550 AGP board which has the same nVidia
> > Riva TNT chip and have no problems. You will need to upgrade your
> > XFree86 to the latest version (3.3.3.1?) and use the SVGA server.
> > HTH
> > mike
> >
> > On Sun, 14 Mar 1999 18:38:52 -0800, Robert Martin
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > >I am thinking about building a Linux box with a Creative Labs Graphics
> > >Blaster 16MB nVidia Riva TNT AGP card (that was a mouthful!). Since the
> > >engine (I think that's what is called) is rather new I was wondering if
> > >a driver had come out for it yet. Also, I heard Linux had some problems
> > >with AGP. Can someone please help? Thanks!
> > >
> > >
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: 3c509 ISA
Date: 19 Mar 1999 07:48:17 GMT
In the process of configuring my sound card, I had to run pnpdump >
/etc/isapnp.conf and modify it for the correct settings for my sound cound. I
also had a listing for my 3c509 Ethernet(which is ISA), for which there was no
"Multiple choice", only one of each type of argument in isapnp.conf.
This is where the "But" comes in. But...
When i rebooted, I got an error message about the LD settings. dmesg didn't
catch the error message, but the gist of it was it said it couldn't verify ld4
but that it may not be aproblem, try running (verifyld n), the line# of the
error in /etc/isapnp.conf was in the 3c509 section.
Then later in the bootup, i get the message:
IPX Portions Copyright (c) 1995 Caldera, Inc.
Appletalk 0.17 for Linux NET3.035
eth0: 3c509 at 0x300 tag 1, 10baseT port, address 00 a0 24 bf f5 ec, IRQ 10.
3c509.c:1.16 2/3/98 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
eth0: Setting Rx mode to 1 addresses.
Any ideas? I"m thinking maybe I don't need the section in isapnp.conf, since
its being picked up somewhere else.
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From: "Charlie Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Cyrix CPU question
Date: 19 Mar 1999 07:44:04 GMT
I have built a computer for linux and had a question about the Cyrix 233
processor and Redhat 5.2. Now, I have purchased Redhat 5.1 long ago and it
installes just fine with the Cyrix, but version 5.2 will not run giving me
many GPFs during install. I have installed without any problems but then
there are strange errors when booting up.
if there is anyone out there that is using Cyrix and has any answers for
me I would appreciate it. I am running redhat 5.1 just fine with no probs.,
just wondering what is up with the newest version?
Charlie S
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From: "Lee Sharp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Red Hat vs. Calder nic
Date: 19 Mar 1999 08:09:49 GMT
John Heppner wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
|I am installing red hat linux on a compaq 6000. Most of the drivers I
|need come with red hat. However the nic (netflex 10/100 by compaq) is
|not supported. Calder does have a driver for it. Can I get the driver
|and incorporate it into red hat? If so, how can I do it, else tell me
|what I can do.
You didn't say it, but from what I have just gone through, you have one
of those nasty TLAN chips. I went through hell getting it working, but it
works now, damnit. :-) FYI- The Caldera driver on the boot disks does not
work for an FTP install. It is just there to tease us poor Compaq owners.
First, skip networking and get Red Hat up and running. Then from a
command line, do an "insmod tlan duplex=2" and run netconfig. You may have
to remove, and insert it again to get it to work right, and you may not...
If you are feeling alone and persecuted, do a dejanews search on the keyword
"tlan" in the c.o.l.networking group. :-)
Lee
--
SCSI is *NOT* magic. There are *fundamental technical reasons* why it is
necessary to sacrifice a young goat to your SCSI chain now and then. *
Black holes are where God divided by zero. - I am speaking as an individual,
not as a representative of any company, organization or other entity. I am
solely responsible for my words.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (jedi)
Crossposted-To:
comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: X munges the graphics card? (Re: Windows 2000 Rah! Rah! Session
Date: 19 Mar 1999 08:09:53 GMT
On 18 Mar 1999 03:59:04 -0600, Jeff Szarka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Tue, 16 Mar 1999 23:58:37 +0000, Bill Anderson
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>:
>:hat compiling?
>:one word:
>:RPM
>:
>:Thank you, good night.
>
>
>On a fresh redhat 5.2 install doing rpm installs resulted in many
>broken dependencies. It's just as annoying as the windows DLL mess.
Hardly. Things don't suddenly break. You just have to
be mindfull of the changes that are going to occur to
your system.
--
"I was not elected to watch my people suffer and die |||
while you discuss this a invasion in committe." / | \
In search of sane PPP docs? Try http://penguin.lvcm.com
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