Linux-Hardware Digest #304, Volume #10 Sun, 23 May 99 07:13:30 EDT
Contents:
Re: USB Scanner, Whare do I start? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: WordPerfect for Linux and Epson Stylus 400 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Kingston KNE100TX Ethernet cards and Linux (John Winters)
Re: 3D card with Video TV output ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: removing cooling fans--how dangerous? ("Caroline Hawker")
Re: [Q] Dual CPU or double speed single ? Help me to chose please. (Frederic A.
Martinelli)
Re: [Q] Dual CPU or double speed single ? Help me to chose please. (Frederic A.
Martinelli)
Re: voodoo2 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Can't communicate through 2nd NIC (Vidar Andresen)
Re: Adaptec 2940UW PCI problem ("E.W. Veltman")
Re: Problem with SCSI-Controller (Matthias Brantner)
Logitech Wheel-Mouse (Matthias Brantner)
Drivers for olivetti Xtrema 426X ("Jean-Michel ROCHET")
Re: "soft" modems in emachines ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Can't communicate through 2nd NIC ("Curt")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: USB Scanner, Whare do I start?
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 07:20:33 +0000
Usenet groupie wrote:
>
> Linux does not support USB.
Untrue! USB support is far from complete, but it does exist and is
progressing. Take a look at http://www.linux-usb.org for current info...
Note that there are no scanner drivers yet, but you can help develop one
or encourage the manufacturer to help out.
-- brion vibber ([EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: WordPerfect for Linux and Epson Stylus 400
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 07:26:11 +0000
Toni wrote:
>
> I want to install my printer Epson Stylus Color 400 in order to work with
> WordPerfect 8 for Linux. Which are the steps I must follow?
WP8 includes a native driver for the Epson Stylus Color that ought to
work, or you can use the passthru postscript driver with your printer
already configured with Ghostscript as per however your Linux distro
does things.
Hope this helps...
-- brion vibber ([EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Winters)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Kingston KNE100TX Ethernet cards and Linux
Date: 23 May 1999 09:32:28 +0100
Somebody asked the other day about Ethernet cards but I'm afraid I've
lost the message. A word of warning about Kingston KNE100TX cards.
I've been using these for some time and they were great under Linux.
However, the latest pair I've received have had one of those nasty
hidden upgrades, and it seems they no longer work at either 10 or 100
Mbit.
My working cards identify themselves as:
DEC DC21140 (Rev 34)
and the new non-functional ones are:
DEC DC21141 (Rev 65)
If anyone's got any pointers on how to get these going I'd be very
grateful, but in the meantime I would avoid Kingston's Ethernet cards.
John
--
John Winters. Wallingford, Oxon, England.
The Linux Emporium - a source for Linux CDs in the UK
See <http://www.polo.demon.co.uk/emporium.html>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 3D card with Video TV output
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 07:18:04 +0000
Carlos Uchoa wrote:
>
> Please, Help me
>
> I would like to Know if Trident image 64 or Diamond Viper 550 cards work
> fine with linux and XFRee86 or Motif.
> Is it possible to get a linux driver to that graphic boards ?
Should... The Viper 550 is I think a Riva 128 or TNT or something of
that nature... The SVGA server in the current XFree86 (3.3.3.1 I think
is most recent) should work fine. Don't know about the Trident.
> I will use Video TV and RGB-S output. Will It work under Linux?
Don't know about those specifically, but I've got a Canopus Total3d 128V
(Riva 128) in one of my machines, and it'll boot straight to the TV-out
in console mode with no problems. I can't get X to work though, I might
have to fiddle with the mode settings or something. (That is, it runs
but the display on the TV is horribly scrambled.)
Hope this helps somehow...
-- brion vibber ([EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: "Caroline Hawker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: removing cooling fans--how dangerous?
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.hardware,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.hardware.overclocking
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 08:45:23 GMT
If you have a 6" cable on your monitor no wonder you need a 12" extension.
The cable that I got with my monitor was at least 4' ! ;->
--
Graham Cornelius or Caroline Hawker (depending on whos using this rust
bucket)
If this is about cross stitch, it's Caroline
If this is about computers/hifi it's Graham
e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Windows works just fine - it was designed to crash every 15 minutes
Michael Meissner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in article
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> > I like the idea of putting the computer far away, but doesn't the image
> > quality on the monitor suffer badly? I've heard that if there's more
> > than about 18'' cable between video card and monitor then the screen
> > gets blurry. (That is the 6'' cable that is attached to the monitor,
> > plus 12'' extension that I could buy.) How does this LongView avoid
this
> > problem?
>
> It does suffer somewhat for a 100' run, to the point where I'm not using
it
> anymore (monitor in bedroom, computers in basement). For the 100' run, I
had
> to lower the resolution from 1600x1200 to 1280x1024, and it was still
somewhat
> noticeable (but usable). For shorter runs using a 10' or 25' cable, I
could
> run at 1600x1200, but there was still degradation.
>
> --
> Michael Meissner, Cygnus Solutions
> PMB 198, 174 Littleton Road #3
> Westford, Massachusetts 01886
> email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] fax: 978-692-4482
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frederic A. Martinelli)
Subject: Re: [Q] Dual CPU or double speed single ? Help me to chose please.
Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 17:20:27 +0200
Reply-To: Frederic A. Martinelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Thanks, i think the MSI 6905 rev 1.1 and a couple of other will do the
trick.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frederic A. Martinelli)
Subject: Re: [Q] Dual CPU or double speed single ? Help me to chose please.
Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 20:20:09 +0200
Reply-To: Frederic A. Martinelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Ok, multiple apps running concurrently (like almost anytime) then
the dual is smoother, even if each app is 'achieved' later.
So, in the future, i'll be able to load more the computer, it'll
took more time before i'll notice a slow down.
Correct ?
You said some makefiles weren't SMP friendly ... how can i spot
them ? When i'll launch them ? Any way to make them friendlier ?
[B]> the dual celeron (300a o/c to 450) is still the best deal out there.
[B]> even if you have to use slotkets to achieve it.
But in France this chip is no more available, :( and buying it over
the Net is expensive thanks to our f*ck*ng VAT of 20.6%. So i'll head
for 2 333/366/400 slocketed, i'll see when i'll buy them what'll be in
the shop, and won't overclock them. Too bad that AMD isn't SMP
compliant, they are cheaper here.
Thanks for the clarification, i'll go SMP,
Fred.
PS: I'll even save money: dual 300 will be cheaper than single 600 (when
available).
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: voodoo2
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 07:28:22 +0000
"John E. Hagensieker" wrote:
>
> I have a 12 mg creative voodoo2 card. Can anyone steer me towards a good
> web site for setting this up under RedHat 5.2.
http://www.linuxgames.com/3dfx_info.shtml should help you.
> Also I have RedHat 6.0 on order. Does 6.0 have native support for the
> voodoo cards.
Don't think so, but it's easy enough to install.
-- brion vibber ([EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vidar Andresen)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Can't communicate through 2nd NIC
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 07:08:32 +0200
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, FoT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Steve Snyder wrote:
[...]
>> #cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1
>> ---------------------------------------
>> DEVICE="eth1"
>> IPADDR="24.4.162.173"
>> NETMASK="255.255.255.0"
>> ONBOOT="yes"
>> BOOTPROTO="none"
>
>Both cards are assigned to the same subnet (255.255.255.0), is this
>correct?
Net-3-howto:
For administrative reasons some time early in the development of the
IP protocol some arbitrary groups of addresses were formed into
networks and these networks were grouped into what are called classes.
These classes provide a number of standard size networks that could be
allocated. The ranges allocated are:
----------------------------------------------------------
| Network | Netmask | Network Addresses |
| Class | | |
----------------------------------------------------------
| A | 255.0.0.0 | 0.0.0.0 - 127.255.255.255 |
| B | 255.255.0.0 | 128.0.0.0 - 191.255.255.255 |
| C | 255.255.255.0 | 192.0.0.0 - 223.255.255.255 |
|Multicast| 240.0.0.0 | 224.0.0.0 - 239.255.255.255 |
----------------------------------------------------------
_If_ that is strictly followed the netmask should be 255.0.0.0 on an
'IPADDR="24.4.162.173"'
Mvh Vidar Andresen
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From: "E.W. Veltman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940UW PCI problem
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 11:29:14 +0200
Hello Nigel,
( and possibly others having the same problem with 2.2.5 )
See below ... I have some hopeful news ;-)
E.W. Veltman heeft geschreven in bericht ...
> Add me to the list of people having the same problem ...
> I didn't even have to go back to SuSE5.3, I couldn't
> _start_ installing SuSE6.1 :-( I also disabled "automatic"
> termination of my AHA2940UW, verified termination on
> all SCSI devices, tried the "aic7xxx=no_reset" parameter,
> but it doesn't help. Kernel 2.0.35 + 2.0.36 both work properly.
>
> I've got the feeling it's got something to do with non harddisk
> SCSI devices. Just about all messages I saw on this topic
> had non harddisk devices connected to the SCSI bus.
> ( Things like CD-RWs, SCSI tape drives and so on )
This is the mail I sent to SuSE support :
=============================
I've got good news and I've got bad news.
First the good news ...
I've downloaded a Slackware4.0 bootdisk with kernel 2.2.6
and booted from this disk. It worked ! It seems there was a SCSI
related bug in 2.2.5 which has been solved in kernel 2.2.6 !
Now the bad news ...
No bottle of wine ... Maybe next time ;-)
Then my questions ...
Could you please provide me with a URL where I can download
an updated SuSE bootdisk with the latest 2.2.x kernel ( 2.2.9 I think ) ?
And ... Could you please still take a look at the alternate
2.0.36 boot disk which misses ramdisk support ?
=============================
I'll inform you of the URL as soon as I have it !
Best regards,
Eric
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Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 22:41:02 +0200
From: Matthias Brantner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problem with SCSI-Controller
Hi
> I have got the Diamond Fireport 40 PCI SCSI-Controller in my System and
> I have installed Suse Linux 6.1. with Kernel v2.2.4. During the
> Installation I have chosen Modul "NCR53c8xx" for my SCSI-Controller (I
> didn't need any parameters). The Controller was found. After finishing
> the installation I try to boot my system, but it stops with kernel
> panic:
> "VFS: Cannot open root device"
> "Kernel Panic: VFS: Unable to open root fs"
> It says that no SCSI-Host was found.
> No I boot from CD and start the modul from the installation routine
> again. It works. The I start an existing installation and want to create
>
> a new kernel.
> Menuconfig:
> SCSI low-level drives:
> I can choose NCR53c7,8xx or NCR53c8xx. No matter which I choose, the
> same Kernel Panic appears.
>
> Can anybody help me please.
> Thanx in advance
I solved the problem by re-running Lilo.
--
Mfg,
Matthias Brantner
===================================================
Matthias Brantner EDV-Service & Vertrieb
Tel.: 07422-245965
Mobil: 0171-3800938
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Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 22:36:32 +0200
From: Matthias Brantner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Logitech Wheel-Mouse
Hi
is there a chance to use the Wheel of the Logitech Wheel Mouse to scroll
in KDE?
Thanx in advance
--
Mfg,
Matthias Brantner
===================================================
Matthias Brantner EDV-Service & Vertrieb
Tel.: 07422-245965
Mobil: 0171-3800938
===================================================
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From: "Jean-Michel ROCHET" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Drivers for olivetti Xtrema 426X
Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 11:59:17 +0200
I have installed linux on my nomad computer olivetti Xtrema 426x and got
some
problem with LCD display , touchpad and Pcmcia card 3COM652D.
Could somebody tell me where i could find drivers for those devices?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: "soft" modems in emachines
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 08:10:40 GMT
In article <7gtcgl$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Mende Pie) wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David C. Greig) writes:
>
> >Has anyone had any success configuring the modems that come in the
> >emachines?
>
> >Specifically, I have one of the 333cs models.
>
> >It's configured on COM4 IRQ3 under windows, but when I reboot into
> >Linux, it's IRQ doesn't show up under /proc/interrupts. I've tried
> >talking to it at ttyS3 with no luck.
>
> >I've also tried finding it with pnpdump, but it doesn't show up there
> >either.
>
> >I'm wondering if I'd be better off just buying a cheap modem.
>
> It's a winmodem ... dump it.
>
> --
> /Bob... mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://reality.sgi.com/mende KF6EID
> He's right, my two month old emachine's modem took a dump, it fried,
what a piece of sh*t! I ended up buying a Actiontec PCI Pro, a self-
contained model. With the old HCP winmodem, everytime I'd jump onto the
Net, my ISP's screen would claim I was connecting at 57000 bps. That
was a bunch of bull, it gave a false reading because it wasn't self-
contained unit, my new Actiontec now reads a hookup speed of a more
accurate 43000 bps. Other than that, I like my emachine, just hope that
other parts of it don't go the way of my old modem (emachine would only
replace the modem if I sent the whole machine back, hard-drive and
all).
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Reply-To: "Curt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Curt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Can't communicate through 2nd NIC
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 06:14:55 -0500
Steve Snyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> On Fri, 21 May 1999 23:53:51 -0700, Harley Waagmeester wrote:
>
> >Steve Snyder wrote:
> [snip]
> >IPADDR="24.4.162.173" <-------
> >
> >You have assigned your internet /cable modem address to your eth1 network
card,
> >that won't work.
> >Give your eth1 card a local ip like you have for the eth0 card.
> >I'll give a tough sketch of what needs to happen:
> >if you give eth1 an ip address of 192.168.0.13,
> >Then you need :
> >route add 24.4.162.173 gw 192.168.0.13
> >route add default gw 24.4.162.173
> >
> >I'm probably wrong about the syntax
> >Just give the eth1 a local ip address and leave the gateway address as
> >24.4.162.173,
> >and maybe the startup scripts will set the default route up correctly
> >
> >I hope someone explains this better, or gives the right numbers to plug
into the
> >config files :))
> >
> >The point is that you want a local ip for the eth1 interface card and use
that as
> >the gateway out
> >of the machine, and the default route is a "logical route" that flows
through the
> >hardware route.
> >
> >The 24.4.162.173 is the address of the cable modem device
This is probably the IP for the internet side interface of the cable modem.
What is the IP for the subscriber side of the cable modem? Usually
something like 192.168.0.1 or 10.0.0.1
>
> I followed your advice about, but I'm still seeing the same ping/telnet
> behavior. This is my updated config:
>
> # cat /etc/sysconfig/network
> ------------------------
> NETWORKING=yes
> FORWARD_IPV4=yes
> HOSTNAME="corona.snydernet.lan"
> DOMAINNAME=snydernet.lan
> GATEWAY=24.4.162.173
> GATEWAYDEV=eth1
>
> # /sbin/ifconfig -a
> ----------------
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:10:4B:9A:82:E5
> inet addr:192.168.0.12 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:531 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:357 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
> Interrupt:11 Base address:0xe400
>
> eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:60:97:C8:01:C8
> inet addr:192.168.0.18 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:354 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
> Interrupt:10 Base address:0xe800
Both of your interfaces are on the same subnet. You need to have them on
separate segments, like
192.168.0.0 on one and 192.168.1.0 on the other.
Also 192.168.x.x addresses are not internet routable, so using one of them
for your 'outside' interface won't work unless the cable modem is run a NAT
(similar to IP masq). If cable modem is not running a NAT, you'll need to
get a valid internet address for the 'outside' interface on your system,
from your ISP.
>
> # netstat -nr
> -----------
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt
Iface
> 192.168.0.12 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0
eth0
> 24.4.162.173 192.168.0.18 255.255.255.255 UGH 0 0 0
eth1
> 192.168.0.18 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0
eth1
> 192.168.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0
eth0
> 192.168.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0
eth1
> 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0
lo
> 0.0.0.0 24.4.162.173 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0
eth1
>
> As before, the attempt to ping @Home's DNS (IP = 24.4.162.33) just hangs.
> Attempting to telnet to the same IP address still gets me this message:
> "Unable to connect to remote host: No route to host"
>
> Does the config info above look ok?
Nope.
>
>
> ***** Steve Snyder *****
>
>
>
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