Linux-Hardware Digest #895, Volume #9 Thu, 1 Apr 99 14:13:26 EST
Contents:
Re: the same old question: linux on a 368er notebook with low ram (Johannes Niess)
Re: What is /proc ??? ("Andre Malafaya Baptista")
Re: Is Windows for idiots? (Stuart R. Fuller)
Re: FINALLY, IT HAS ARRIVED! IBM Deskstar 22GXP - Get ready to pHEAR! ("Lee Sharp")
Re: X11Amp (Steve Tate)
Re: need help with scsi ("Antony Platt")
Re: All the current OSes are idiotic (was Re: Is Windows for idiots?) (Anthony Ord)
Re: NIC card not initializing (Bloody Peasant)
Re: Best camera for linux? (Tom Herman)
Re: All the current OSes are idiotic (was Re: Is Windows for idiots?) ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Is Windows for idiots? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Wanna Hear A Success Story - Dual Pen2 (BL)
Re: Idea: Make a seperate "i686" tree for Redhat Linux 6.0 (Serguei Koubouchine)
Can't install Iomega ZIPparallel drive (Anthony Campbell)
770 PCMCIA Token Ring ifconfig freeze ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Matrox Millenium II AGP ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: my bloody modem (Moritz Moeller-Herrmann)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Johannes Niess)
Subject: Re: the same old question: linux on a 368er notebook with low ram
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 17:26:06 GMT
"Daniel Baechli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Has anyone ever come to a reasonnable linux installation
>with 3 megs ram? No X of course, but something like a
>base system? I tried the slackware installation with
>bare.i, lowmem.i and who knows what else (taking the
>obsolete root images color or text that fit on 1.44 fd).
>The notebook is a 386SX, with 80mb hd, 25mhz processor.
>Now to cut off before I miss the point - if anyone could
>give me any instructions on how to reach my goal I really
>would be too glad. Got an external zip drive which could be
>of some use though, but, damnit, I don't know how to use
>it for installation.
>Maybe smalllinux would be a possibility but I did not found
>any precise instructions (not precise enough for me) to run
>it from my hard disk. Booting two floppies, sigh...
Or you can go with 1 floppy and a lot of applications:
http://www4.pisoft.it/~andreoli/mulinux.html
PS: What brand is your laptop? I have a Toshiba 1850 (386SX25, 8 MB
RAM, 120 MB disk). Do you have any use of the internal bay (type E)
other than an internal modem?
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From: "Andre Malafaya Baptista" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: What is /proc ???
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 18:13:50 +0100
Try cat'ing that file (ie. using cat 0).
It contains information about the device.
Regards,
André
Mortimer, Ian (EXCHANGE:MDN03:4634) wrote in message
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hi all,
>
>I have been trying to get my ZIP SCSI Insider working under SuSE Linux
>(2.0.36 Kernel).
>
>I have recompiled my kernel with SCSI Disk support and support for the
>aha152x series of cards and also the Generic SCSI disk support.
>
>I have added the line
>
>append="aha152x=0x140,9,7,1"
>
>to my lilo.conf.
>
>Now if I reboot and look in my /proc/scsi directory I see a directory
>called aha152x and a file called scsi. (see below)
>If I go into the aha152x directory I see a file called 0 wich coincides
>with the SCSI id of my ZIP (checked the jumpers).
>
>What does this mean ???
>
>Can I mount this or what ?
>
>Any help appreciated.
>
>See below for lilo.conf, file called scsi and file called 0 as above.
>
>Rgds,
>
>Ian.
>
>--------------------lilo.conf --------------------------------
>
>pent133:/proc/scsi # more /etc/lilo.conf
># LILO Konfigurations-Datei
># Start LILO global Section
>append="aha152x=0x140,9,7,1"
>boot=/dev/hda
>#compact # faster, but won't work on all systems.
>read-only
>prompt
>timeout=50
>vga = normal # force sane state
># End LILO global section
># Linux bootable partition config begins
>image = /boot/vmlinuz
>root = /dev/hda3
>label = ian_boot
># Linux bootable partition config ends
>#
># Linux bootable partition config begins
>image = /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/zImage
>root = /dev/hda3
>label = new
># Linux bootable partition config ends
>#
>
>------------------- file called 0 in /proc/scsi/aha152x
>----------------------
>
>pent133:~ # more /proc/scsi/aha152x/0
>Adaptec 152x SCSI driver; $Revision: 1.18 $
>ioports 0x0140 to 0x015f
>interrupt 0x09
>disconnection/reconnection enabled
>parity checking enabled
>synchronous transfers disabled
>0 commands currently queued
>enabled debugging options: (abort) (reset)
>
>queue status:
>no not yet issued commands
>no current command
>no disconnected commands
>
>waiting: SCSISEQ (); SCSISIG (DATA OUT); INTSTAT (lo); SSTAT (BUSFREE
>PHASECHG )
>; SSTAT (); SXFRCTL0 (CH1 ); SIGNAL (); SELID (a0), SSTAT2 (SEMPTY );
>SFCNT (0);
> SCSICNT (0), OFFCNT(0), SSTAT4 (); DMACNTRL0 (16BIT PIO READ INTEN );
>DMASTAT (
>DFIFOEMP )
>
>enabled interrupts ()
>
>------------------------------- file called scsi in /proc/scsi
>-----------------------
>
>Attached devices:
>Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 05 Lun: 00
> Vendor: IOMEGA Model: ZIP 100 Rev: J.03
> Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
>
>---------------------section of my .config file after compilation
>------------------------
>
>#
># Some SCSI devices (e.g. CD jukebox) support multiple LUNs
>#
># CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_CONSTANTS is not set
>
>#
># SCSI low-level drivers
>#
># CONFIG_SCSI_7000FASST is not set
>CONFIG_SCSI_AHA152X=y
># CONFIG_SCSI_AHA1542 is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_AHA1740 is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_AIC7XXX is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_ADVANSYS is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_IN2000 is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_AM53C974 is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_MEGARAID is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_BUSLOGIC is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_DTC3280 is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_EATA_DMA is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_EATA_PIO is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_EATA is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_FUTURE_DOMAIN is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_GENERIC_NCR5380 is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_INITIO is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C406A is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C7xx is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_PPA is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_PAS16 is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_QLOGIC_FAS is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_QLOGIC_ISP is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_SEAGATE is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_DC390T is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_T128 is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_U14_34F is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_ULTRASTOR is not set
># CONFIG_SCSI_GDTH is not set
>
>#
>
><SNIP>
># Filesystems
>#
># CONFIG_QUOTA is not set
>CONFIG_MINIX_FS=y
># CONFIG_EXT_FS is not set
>CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y
># CONFIG_XIA_FS is not set
>CONFIG_NLS=y
>CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=y
>CONFIG_FAT_FS=y
>CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=y
># CONFIG_UMSDOS_FS is not set
>CONFIG_VFAT_FS=y
># CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_737 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_775 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_850 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_852 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_855 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_857 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_860 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_861 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_862 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_863 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_864 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_865 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_866 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_869 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_874 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_2 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_3 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_4 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_5 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_6 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_7 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_8 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_9 is not set
># CONFIG_NLS_KOI8_R is not set
>CONFIG_PROC_FS=y
>CONFIG_NFS_FS=y
># CONFIG_ROOT_NFS is not set
># CONFIG_SMB_FS is not set
># CONFIG_HPFS_FS is not set
># CONFIG_SYSV_FS is not set
># CONFIG_UFS_FS is not set
>
>
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stuart R. Fuller)
Subject: Re: Is Windows for idiots?
Crossposted-To:
comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 17:00:03 GMT
Don Baccus ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: In article <26yM2.13225$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:
: >Some of us started on PDP-8s with 16K of memory. Of course, we could only
: >timeshare 20 users.
:
: Surely you mean PDP-8's, not PDP-8s.
:
: For, I started on a PDP-8s, with 4K, and believe me, you didn't
: share that little box with no-one :)
I'm fairly certain he meant "PDP-8s", while you're referring to the "PDP-8S".
The former case is a plural of "PDP-8", while the latter is the model name of
a specific computer system.
You do NOT make a plural by adding "'s". Adding "'s" indicates either a
contraction ("he is" == "he's") or possession ("That was Bob's PDP-8S").
Stu
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From: "Lee Sharp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,alt.comp.periphs.cdr,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.misc,comp.publish.cdrom.hardware,microsoft.public.windowsnt.misc
Subject: Re: FINALLY, IT HAS ARRIVED! IBM Deskstar 22GXP - Get ready to pHEAR!
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 11:16:51 -0600
George Amherst wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
|Lee Sharp wrote:
|> George Amherst wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
|> |$599 is way too much for that drive. Wait a little while and it will
|> |come down. It will also be cheaper somewhere else.
|> |Even though they are not in stock yet at TechStore.com, the 18GB version
|> |is listed at $342 and the 22GB version is there at $434.
|> Often, CDW will price match, or at least come closer. Also, they ship
|> for less than most. Keep in mind the total cost when ordering.
|Somehow I doubt that TechStore would charge $150 for shipping, which,
|even if they did, would still make it a bargain over CDW. Of course, if
|you absolutely HAVE to have the drive now, then $599 is fine, right?
Did you miss the "price match?" I have had them come %25 off to get
close, and shipping made up the small difference that was left. Overnight
shipping was cheaper with CDW that UPS ground with the shopper.com cheapest.
Lee
--
SCSI is *NOT* magic. There are *fundamental technical reasons* why it is
necessary to sacrifice a young goat to your SCSI chain now and then. *
Black holes are where God divided by zero. - I am speaking as an individual,
not as a representative of any company, organization or other entity. I am
solely responsible for my words.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Tate)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: X11Amp
Date: 1 Apr 1999 17:05:45 GMT
Andreas Schyman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Gary Portnoy wrote:
> >
> > I finally got my Maestro-1 sound card working. Even if it is in 8bit
> > mode. Now, I can output files to /dev/dsp and /dev/audio. However
> > when I run x11amp, I get an error of "Couldn't open audio" This doesn't
> > happen if I am root. When I am root mp3's play fine... Any
> > suggestions?
> You must change the permissions of /dev/dsp and /dev/audio. Try doing:
> chmod 755 /dev/dsp
> chmod 755 /dev/audio
> as root and that should fix the problem.
Ummmm.... no. Try 666 for the mode, not 755.
--
Steve Tate --- srt[At]cs.unt.edu | Gratuitously stolen quote:
Dept. of Computer Sciences | "The box said 'Requires Windows 95, NT,
University of North Texas | or better,' so I installed Linux."
Denton, TX 76201 |
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From: "Antony Platt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: need help with scsi
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 03:29:13 +1000
I dont think the 1502 card is bootable is it ????
Tony
Daniel Peacock wrote in message <7dsh99$ptm$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>--
>hi,
>I have a ava1502 scsi card and a hard drive that works fine when I load
>the module with
>
> # modprobe aha152x aha152x=0x140,12,7,1,1
>
>and mount sda1. However, I can't get it to load the modules correctly when
>booting. I put an entry into /etc/conf.modules:
>
> options aha152x aha152x=0x140,12,7,1,1
>
>In the boot message, right after the ide drives it says:
>
> scsi : 0 hosts.
> scsi : detected total.
>
>I assume that this is because my bios doesn't have any settings for scsi
>so it is loaded later. Later in the message it gives me an error:
>
> modprobe: can't locate module block-major-8
> mount: the kernel does not recognize /dev/sda1 as a block device
> (maybe `insmod driver'?)
>
>What am I doing wrong? thanks
> jackson
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Anthony Ord)
Crossposted-To:
comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy
Subject: Re: All the current OSes are idiotic (was Re: Is Windows for idiots?)
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 17:19:05 GMT
On 30 Mar 1999 17:56:00 -0500, Johan Kullstam
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Zenin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
<snippy poos>
>what i want is a two-step process whereby i can mark files and then
>once i am satisfied that i've marked the correct ones, i could delete
>them in one shot. marking would be useful for all sorts of things,
>e.g., moving files, submitting them to an application. i guess the
>shell could keep track of the file marks.
Use mc. You can tag files and perform arbitrary actions on
the tagged files.
Regards
Anthony
<snip>
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| They fall apart |
| When the walls come tumbling in |
| Though we may deserve it |
| It will be worth it - Depeche Mode |
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From: Bloody Peasant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: NIC card not initializing
Date: 22 Mar 1999 22:19:39 -0500
[Sorry folks; "nospam" is a real account that devnulls all incoming mail;
see .sig for a URL for my addresses (behind a cgi-bin shield)]
In article <7cubjh$8sm$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I'm trying to connect my Linux Box to a TCP/IP network. I have a 486DX4 100
> with 32MB RAM, DTC 2278E controller, ATI Mach32, and an ISA SMC Elite
> Ultra Network card (83C790QF Chipset).
I just bought a couple of these ISA SMC cards myself ($8 each
inc. shipping on e-bay :-) and I've been trying to make them work myself.
I think I've finally got it figured out.
After several search attempts on dejanews in the c.o.l.* hierarchy, I
figured out that I had to run the utility program that came with the
cards. Unfortunately I didn't have the floppy as I bought the cards
used. Fortunately, we had some old editions of the right floppy at work
(we used to rely heavily on this ISA card). The floppy is labelled "SMC
SuperDisk version 3.4, released 10/3/95". It contains a program called
ezstart.exe that I ran (having temporarily booted into w98 [yuk] and
thence to dos mode [double yuk]). One of the options was to configure the
card manually which I did. I changed the IRQ to 7 (it seemed to think IRQ
10 was in use though /proc/interrupts said otherwise) and the base address
to 0x300. If you don't have this program, you might find it somewhere on
http://www.smc.com/ (guess).
Then I rebooted to linux, and changed the following:
/etc/lilo.conf: added a new section:
image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.0.36-0.7
label = linux-ether
root = /dev/hda5
append="ether=7,0x0300,0,0,eth0"
The "append" line is what I added; the rest was cut/pasted from the normal
linux option. Then I ran lilo to store this info (don't forget this!)
I rebooted, and then futzed around (I really, really shouldn't be let
anywhere near a kernel, as certain TransMeta staffers with Harleys will
attest :-) and eventually realised I had to add this to
/etc/conf.modules:
alias eth0 smc-ultra
options smc-ultra io=0x0300 irq=7
One more reboot. Now I tried this:
/sbin/insmod /lib/modules/2.0.36-0.7/8390.o
/sbin/insmod /lib/modules/2.0.36-0.7/smc-ultra.o
and BINGO! (Bango Bongo). It didn't freeze, didn't pause, didn't crash
my system, and actually returned a success status. "ifconfig eth0" now
showed a real live ethernet device with the right address. Usernet, once
configured to use it, brought it up and down with no problems. I'll add
these lines to /etc/rc.d/rc.local so it gets loaded henceforth.
YMMV of course, but this worked for me. No doubt there are easier ways of
doing this.
Now I need to get some cable, and install the other card in my kid's PC.
Turning the interface off and on from usernet gets old really fast when
there's nothing attached! Anyone know where to get some good used
thinwire, T's and terminators cheap? :-)
- Pat
--
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\_U__/ "The truth points to itself" - Kosh
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From: Tom Herman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Best camera for linux?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 17:22:21 GMT
Everyone seems to like the picture from my Panasonic EggCam.
I saw it last week on the net for $98 US + shipping.
Tom
--
David Murray wrote:
>
> What is the best digital camera to use with Linux? I have an old grayscale
> Quickcam, which works fantastic under Linux.. but I'd like to get a color
> camera with higher resolution. What could I get that works well with Linux
> and has an excellent picture?
>
> What about video capture cards? What's out there that works with Linux?
> --DavidM
--
The views expressed are the author's and do not necessarily
reflect the official position of GTE or any of its subsidiaries
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy
Subject: Re: All the current OSes are idiotic (was Re: Is Windows for idiots?)
Date: 1 Apr 1999 13:47:17 GMT
In the sacred domain of comp.os.linux.hardware didst Johan Kullstam
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> eloquently scribe:
: hey, this time i did get a prompt. however, it does not invalidate
: the above results.
Strange. There must be some conflicts between the versions on this sun
station and the versions on linux.
The bash I tested it with was GNU bash 1.14.6(1)
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| Andrew Halliwell | |
| Finalist in:- | "I think so brain, but this time, you control |
| Computer Science | the Encounter suit, and I'll do the voice..." |
==============================================================================
|GCv3.12 GCS>$ d-(dpu) s+/- a C++ US++ P L/L+ E-- W+ N++ o+ K PS+ w-- M+/++ |
|PS+++ PE- Y t+ 5++ X+/X++ R+ tv+ b+ DI+ D+ G e>e++ h/h+ !r!| Space for hire |
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Is Windows for idiots?
Date: 1 Apr 1999 13:50:28 GMT
In the sacred domain of comp.os.linux.hardware didst Steffen Kluge
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> eloquently scribe:
: In article <7dunop$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
: Simon Cooke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:>Heck, I started on a ZX81 with 1K of memory and a 3MHz Z80 (or was it
:>slower...?)
: More likely it was either 2.5 or 4MHz. Hmmmmm, Z80.....
Definately not 4. The spectrum Z80 (successor to the ZX81) ran at 3.5Mhz.
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|[EMAIL PROTECTED]| Windows95 (noun): 32 bit extensions and a |
| | graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an 8 bit |
| Andrew Halliwell | operating system originally coded for a 4 bit |
| Finalist in:- |microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company, that|
| Computer Science | can't stand 1 bit of competition. |
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|GCv3.1 GCS/EL>$ d---(dpu) s+/- a- C++ U N++ o+ K- w-- M+/++ PS+++ PE- Y t+ |
|5++ X+/++ R+ tv+ b+ D G e>PhD h/h+ !r! !y-|I can't say F**K either now! :( |
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From: BL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Wanna Hear A Success Story - Dual Pen2
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 18:10:52 GMT
I highly recommend the asus p2bd.
I have 2 of these, both running dual celeron 300a o/c to 450 each. (yes, the
slot1 celerons are modified...)
rock stable. one system up for over a month so far (since I built it) and the
other about 2 weeks now.
the asus is worry free and worth the extra $$$.
masanobu ono <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Greetings, all.
: I'm considering a dual Pen2 board for replacing my 440TX one.
: People talk a lot about Asus P2B-D and sometimes Tyan boards,
: so I guess they are considered highly reliable.
: Has anybody had major success w/ 2.2.* + other manufacturer's
: board? As far as I know, EPoX, SuperMicro, Tekram, and Giga-Byte
: are out there. Any inputs about then would be much appreciated.
: --
: ________________________________________________________________________
:
: Masanobu Ono ( mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] )
:
: ________________________________________________________________________
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From: Serguei Koubouchine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,linux.redhat.misc,alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Idea: Make a seperate "i686" tree for Redhat Linux 6.0
Date: 1 Apr 1999 18:25:40 GMT
In comp.os.linux.hardware wizard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Shankar Unni wrote:
> Floating Point is a whole different ball game. NO ONE is talking about
> that, this thread revolves around haveing a standard Linux System targeted
> to i686.
One can find an ix86 distribution with two sets of RPMs optimized for i586
and i686 on ftp/www.ksi-linux.com. It's kinda Red Hat compatible and does
install over RH 4.2-5.2 as an upgrade. The latest release is called KSI
Linux 2.0 (Nostromo). It's based on 2.2.x kernel with all the necessary
tools ready to run with new kernels out of the box...
===========================================================================
Sergey Kubushin aka the Tamer < > The impossible we do immediately.
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SK320-RIPE < > Miracles require 24-hour notice.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Anthony Campbell)
Subject: Can't install Iomega ZIPparallel drive
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 18:30:06 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have installed an Iomega ZIP 100 parallel drive and it works under DOS. I
have read the HOWTO but there seem to be some differences relative to the
latest kernel (2.2.5), which I'm using.
I've compiled in SCSI support, SCSI Disk support, and IOMEGA parallel
support (which I think is unnecessary). None of these are modules and I
don't want to use modules if I can avoid it. If I understand the docs
aright you can have lp and scsi simultaneously in the same kernel.
On boot, I get the following messages:
===============cut=================
Starting kswapd v 1.5 parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [SPP,ECP,ECPPS2]
parport0: detected irq 7; use procfs to enable interrupt-driven operation.
Detected PS/2 Mouse Port.
Serial driver version 4.27 with no serial options enabled
ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
lp0: using parport0 (polling).
apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x02 (Driver version 1.9)
PIIX4: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 39
PIIX4: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
ide0: BM-DMA at 0xfe60-0xfe67, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:pio
ide1: BM-DMA at 0xfe68-0xfe6f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:pio
hda: TOSHIBA MK4310MAT, ATA DISK drive
hdc: CD-224E, ATAPI CDROM drive
ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
hda: TOSHIBA MK4310MAT, 4126MB w/0kB Cache, CHS=526/255/63, UDMA
hdc: ATAPI 24X CD-ROM drive, 128kB Cache
Uniform CDROM driver Revision: 2.54
Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
FDC 0 is an 8272A
imm: Version 2.03 (for Linux 2.0.0)
scsi : 0 hosts.
scsi : detected total.
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It looks as if the scsi interface has not been detected but I don't
know what to do next. Can anyone help please?
Anthony
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Moves on..." - Edward Fitzgerald (Rubaiat of Omar Khayyam)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: 770 PCMCIA Token Ring ifconfig freeze
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 17:50:32 GMT
Hi !
a couple days ago i installed redhad 5.2 on my IBM 770E
the Token Ring adaptor failed to work : as soon as i insert my Token
Ring Turbo PCMCIA adapter ifconfigs was hanging even after
*I installed pcmcia3.0.9
* did a bios upgrade
* tried to recompile a kernel 2.2.4 with TR enabled
* RTMF PCMCIA how-to etc etc
have someone ran into a similar problems ?
please help !
thanks
can you CC [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you anwer on this forum ? thanks !!
Fabrice Laborie
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Matrox Millenium II AGP
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 18:12:47 GMT
Hi,
mine works great but I did need to upgrade to xfree86-3.3.3.1.
redhat 5.2 has 3.3.2.somthing.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Christophe de Livois <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've got a Matrox Millenium II AGP video card which I bought in october
> and I can't manage to have my 5.2 Redhat linux recognize the card. If
> Ican remember well, there are two kinds of Millenium II AGP cards. I
> know I've bought the cheapest one.
>
> Chris.
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Moritz Moeller-Herrmann)
Crossposted-To: comp.windows.x.kde
Subject: Re: my bloody modem
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 03:15:32 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 31 Mar 1999 22:47:01 GMT, Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>On Wed, 31 Mar 1999 19:35:51 +0100, "Andy Bird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>I have a modem - a generic Rockwell chip which does work with Linux - I know
>>this because I can get it to work with Linux .... to a point.
>>
>>The problem is, it is very, very slow. Type AT and 25 -30 seconds later OK
>>pops up in minicom. I can't get kppp to work because all the inits time out
>>at random. I once made it upto ati 8 wow. It dials out, it speaks to my
>>ISP but they give up on it waiting for it to respond. HELP this is the 2nd
>>week into this problem and I am going nuts.
>>
>>I presume from the Serial-Howto that there is an IRQ conflict. I have tried
>>every available option to no avail.
>>
>>It is an internal isa PnP modem. I have used isapnp.conf file to set a
>>variety of settings none have improved the situation. With the modem set to
>>2f8 / irq3 there is no mention of IRQ3 in the irq listings. I have set the
>>serial port in the bios to all the alternatives and still no luck. The
>>strange thing is that using modemtool to create the link it only seems to
>>work when set to cau2(dos com3). Is this normal?
>>
>>There must be something I am doing wrong but what?
Probably an IRQ conflict. What serial ports are detected? Check in /proc or with
dmesg. REad man setserial. Configure your serial port with this command.
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