Linux-Hardware Digest #209, Volume #11 Wed, 8 Sep 99 17:14:08 EDT
Contents:
Re: Hauppauge WinTV under Linux (Hans =?iso-8859-1?Q?J=F8rgensen?=)
Re: Linux kernel compile problem (Spike!)
Re: HighPoint HPT-366 on an Abit bp6 + Linux 2.2.12 (Colin Cherry)
Toshiba 2595CDT (Craig Hunt)
Re: Parallel Zip Drive Passthrough ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Dual Pentium II shows as Dual Celeron... (David C.)
Re: Orb Drives (David C.)
Re: G400 + Mesa / OpenGL ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Parallel Zip Drive Passthrough (Andrew Onifer)
Re: G400 + Mesa / OpenGL ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Matrox G400 and redhat6.0 (Chang Lin)
Re: FS: 2 DEC DECServer 500 64-port Terminal Servers ; $150 each (Stuart R. Fuller)
Cobalt Qube2 reboot question... (Jeff Simmons)
Re: Exabyte 8900 Problem (Bernd Braun)
Re: Abit BP6, dual Celeron, overclocking, Video Card and more...... (Kevin)
What kind of MIDI port is best? (Rolf Mantel)
Re: Linux & Stollman ISDN adapter (Clifford Kite)
Re: AMD K6-3 + FX PA-2013 SIG 11 problems (jwk)
Virge MTV support (Oleg)
Re: Exabyte 8900 Problem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: stereo graphics card for linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hans =?iso-8859-1?Q?J=F8rgensen?=)
Subject: Re: Hauppauge WinTV under Linux
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 18:22:14 +0300
Alexander Martinez wrote:
>Actually I use RH 5.2 with Kernel 2.0.36-0.7. I thought about changing
>to RH 6.0, but there is an incompatibility of StarOffice with the new
>glibc so I decided to keep RH 5.2.
>Is there anyone who managed it and who can give me a detailed
>description of all the necessary steps to get the TV-Tuner card to work?
>Probably there is some HOWTO or something of this sort?
You need the bttv-package...
think you can find it on freshmeat.net..
if not look for xawtv (on freshmeat) and look for a link to bttv
from its homepage.
--
Hans Jørgensen - Boris - #Linux.dk & #Danmark on the Undernet
Homepage -> http://boris.n3.net
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From: Spike! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,fa.linux.kernel,comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Linux kernel compile problem
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 22:12:22 +0100
And verily, didst Kaz Kylheku <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> eloquently scribe:
> Bollocks. The assembler part of the gcc suite is called ``as'', not ``as86''.
> It comes from the binutils package.
> as86 is an assembler for 8086/88 assembly code. It is not at all used for
> processing the output of gcc.
OK, so I got the package wrong.
Big deal.
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From: Colin Cherry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HighPoint HPT-366 on an Abit bp6 + Linux 2.2.12
Date: 8 Sep 1999 17:12:19 GMT
I'm seeing all these success stories regarding getting a
UDMA66 drive up and running using the
ide2=0xd800,0xd807,11
style fix. Can anyone tell me an easy way to find the
necessary I/O and IRQ numbers while still in DOS/Win?
Thanks a lot.
--
Colin Cherry
3rd year Comp.Sci.
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From: Craig Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Toshiba 2595CDT
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 14:05:00 -0400
Is anyone running Linux on the Toshiba 2595CDT? Specifically, has anyone
configured X for the Trident 9525 AGP controller used on this laptop?
All of the other Toshibas seem to use CDT or S3 video controllers.
Please respond to me directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks,
--Craig
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Parallel Zip Drive Passthrough
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 15:48:38 +0200
Pete Foley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am going to try to install my Zip drive (old parallel port) onto my
> computer, but I was wondering if the printer pass through will then work.
It will. I use both (zip 100 ParPort and Deskjet) and it works fine. Just
make sure, the zipsupport is compiled as module. Should be no problem then!
Have Fun,
Henner
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David C.)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Dual Pentium II shows as Dual Celeron...
Date: 08 Sep 1999 14:13:11 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (OldUncleMe) writes:
>
> L1 in most pc's cpu is built into to the actual processor, where L2 is
> on the motherboard or on the board to which the cpu is mounted (in the
> case of P2 and P3 intel processors.) In some other pc processors, L2
> cache is actually part of the cpu package so it is then internal,
> where on the p2 and p3 intel processors it is external (physically) to
> the cpu, being mounted on the cpu's circuit board....
For most of the PII and P!!! chips you're likely to find.
The PII-Xeon, P!!!-Xeon, PII-Overdrive, and PPro processors, however,
have their L2 cache on the same die as the CPU core. This lets the L2
cache run at the CPU core's full speed, improving performance. It also
makes the processors substatntially more expensive.
The Celerons with cache (300A and anything faster) also have their 128K
of L2 cache on the same die with the CPU core. This is why a Celeron
and a PII at the same clock speed perform very similarly - the faster
cache almost entirely makes up for its smaller size.
-- David
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David C.)
Subject: Re: Orb Drives
Date: 08 Sep 1999 14:25:54 -0400
Jason Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> My college just started installing 2.22 Gig Removable media Orb
> Drives. Has anyone tried these under Linux? I assume the function as
> a normal hard drive or as a zip or a jaz, but I've no experience with
> any of the above. As far as cost effectiveness goes, though, the
> drives can be had for under $200 off of www.pricewatch.com and the
> disks are around $30 each. For my mind, if these drives work under
> Linux, they would be the ideal dual-boot option as you would have your
> complete OS on a disk and booting a different OS would be as simple as
> swapping cartridges.
I don't own one, but I would be surprised if they don't work.
There is a standard specification for removable media drives on both
SCSI and IDE/ATAPI interfaces. If the drive conforms to the spec
corresponding to its interface, it should work fine.
If it's a parallel-port drive, I have no idea.
As for use as a dual-boot facility, that's always an interesting idea,
but with one problem. If you boot off of the removable media, you won't
be able to eject it without shutting down first. This may limit much of
the drive's utility. (Of course, you could make a strip-down install
that creates a RAM disk and boots from that. That's how floppy-boot
installations usually work. But you probably want a full installation
on your system disk.)
-- David
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: G400 + Mesa / OpenGL
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 18:27:30 GMT
In article <7on1an$663$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Jeff Brubaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yes, it exists right now but is in active
development. In other words,
> it's not even alpha yet. BUT, it does work.
They're finalizing GART
How do they handle GART in X server?
Doesn't it need OS support?
> support at the moment and adding support for
WARP (programmable setup
> engine on the G200/G400). If you're interested
in progress:
>
>
http://lists.openprojects.net/mailman/listinfo/g20
0-dev
>
> Jeff
>
> Mike Manley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> : Does anybody know if they're exists or is
likely to exist in the near
> : future a version
> : of Mesa / GLX that supports hardware
acceleration with a Matrox G400
> : Max?
>
> : Mike
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Onifer)
Subject: Re: Parallel Zip Drive Passthrough
Date: 8 Sep 1999 15:54:10 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 8 Sep 1999 15:48:38 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Pete Foley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I am going to try to install my Zip drive (old parallel port) onto my
>> computer, but I was wondering if the printer pass through will then work.
>It will. I use both (zip 100 ParPort and Deskjet) and it works fine. Just
>make sure, the zipsupport is compiled as module. Should be no problem then!
Actually, I doesn't even need to be compiled as a module. I have the zip
driver compiled into the kernel and the printer driver as a module. Just
make sure you have parport compiled either as a module or into the kernel.
jay
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: G400 + Mesa / OpenGL
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 18:48:35 GMT
In article <7on1an$663$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Jeff Brubaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yes, it exists right now but is in active development. In other
words,
> it's not even alpha yet. BUT, it does work. They're finalizing GART
How do they handle GART in X server?
It's page table stuff and CPU page table and GART have to be in sync.
Is it possible to do that in X server or would be there OS patches?
> support at the moment and adding support for WARP (programmable setup
> engine on the G200/G400). If you're interested in progress:
>
> http://lists.openprojects.net/mailman/listinfo/g200-dev
>
> Jeff
>
> Mike Manley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> : Does anybody know if they're exists or is likely to exist in the
near
> : future a version
> : of Mesa / GLX that supports hardware acceleration with a Matrox G400
> : Max?
>
> : Mike
>
>
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From: Chang Lin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Matrox G400 and redhat6.0
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 11:00:26 -0500
I am using exactly the same G400 card in RH6.0 without any problem. Both
3.3.4 & 3.3.5 work fine.
Ironically enough, I haven't been able to install the card in Windows,
either 95 or 98. Every time I install the driver that comes with CD and
restart, the windows hangs up. When I looked at bootlog.txt, I found that
windows stopped at "Dynamic load success G400.vxd". I have no idea why it
stops loading, and I have also tried the latest driver without success.
If anybody happens to know something please do let me know(I know this is
a wrong group). Thanks.
Chang Lin
On Wed, 8 Sep 1999, Alessia Satta wrote:
> Hy,
> Has someone tested if the matrox G400 AGP 16 MB SGRAM Ramdac 300MHz
> works properly under linux redhat 6.0? Which version of Xfree do you use?
>
>
> Thank you very much
>
> Alessia
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stuart R. Fuller)
Subject: Re: FS: 2 DEC DECServer 500 64-port Terminal Servers ; $150 each
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 15:10:01 GMT
Kent Rankin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: The units are located in Knoxville, TN, 37922-3449.
:
: Do send any questions that you might have.
Do you have operating software for them? Do you have configuration software
for them that runs on Linux? If not, why are you posting on a Linux group?
Stu
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From: Jeff Simmons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Cobalt Qube2 reboot question...
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 13:10:07 -0600
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Has anyone had problems rebooting a Cobalt Qube2 server after turning
off the power switch?
Any suggestions on what to do to get it to reboot properly?
Thanks
Jeff Simmons
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From: Bernd Braun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.arch.storage
Subject: Re: Exabyte 8900 Problem
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 17:19:57 +0200
Years ago i am using the following scripts to backup to a tape library.
Solaris 2.5.1 with GNU-tar.
Hope it helps.
>more back_charly
#!/bin/sh -x
tar cb0l 128 /project --multi-volume --new-volume-script=/root/next_tape
--totals
>more next_tape
#!/bin/sh
echo "- Loading next Tape"
mt -f /dev/rmt/0n rewoffl
sleep 120
exit 0
jordic wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> We have an EXAByte 8mm/170M SCSI (Exb-210 with a Mammoth 8900) in
> a Linux System.
> We're using "tar" to create a backup:
>
> For example:
>
> tar -cvf /dev/nst0 /usr/src/1
> or
> tar -cvf /dev/st0 /usr/src/1
>
> The problem is that after de first tape is full the Exabyte didn't
> change to the next tape. (Exabyte is configured in Sequential Mode).
>
> I know there is another device /dev/sg*, this device is the
> Control Device that changes the tape, anybody knows who we can operate
> with this device? (for example like st0: mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind).
>
> There are some programs to make backups, like arkeia
> (www.arkeia.com) but they are commercial, anyone knows a
> shareware, freeware or commercial programs that supports the control
> device (/dev/sg*)?
>
> Is possible to continue using "tar" and make that Exabyte changes
> the tape?
>
> Anyone have any problems like this?
>
> Thanks!
--
Bernd Braun
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From: Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Abit BP6, dual Celeron, overclocking, Video Card and more......
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 20:12:50 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm running dual 366 celerons on an Abit BP6, had to increase core
voltage to 2.2v before it was stable at 550/100 MHz.
The Abit BP6 has socket 370, so no modifications required.
If you use a slot 1 mother board, you can either get the slot 1
processor and modify it check out
http://kikumaru.w-w.ne.jp/pc/celeron/index_e.html
Or you can get Socket 370 Celerons and fit them to 'Slocket Adaptors'
but make sure that you get the right type, some need modifying, some
don't and some can't be modified.
If you intend to have a 100MHz front side bus, don't go above a
Celeron 366 as the processors internal clock multiplier is fixed,
and you should consider your self lucky if you do get 366 Celerons to
run at 550
Bear in mind that if you are told that 80% of all celerons will
overclock, you are fitting two of them, and so the likelihood of
success will be 64%. However, I'm not having any trouble with mine,
and lots of other people are reporting satisfactory results.
If you do have to increase your core voltage, you might try, after a
few days dropping it down a little, there is apparently some sort of
settling in with processors.
My processors were shrink wrapped, boxed retail jobbies with Intel
fans. I removed the self adhesive thermal pad and used proper heatsink
compound (I'm an electronics engineer and so have easy access to this,
but Radio Shack should be able to sort you out for this), this
apparently should help quite a bit with cooling.
take a look at http://www.firingsquad.com Masses of handy info here.
It's nice to get one over on Intel, by doing SMP and getting such good
performance out of a cheapo processor which they would rather didn't
get used for this.
Kevin.
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From: Rolf Mantel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: What kind of MIDI port is best?
Date: 8 Sep 1999 15:24:58 GMT
I'd like to connect my notebook computer to an electric piano. There
seem to be four different types of MIDI hardware:
1.) gameport seems cheapest but my notebook computer doesn't have a
gameport.
2.) serial port
3.) parallel port
4.) USB
Seeing that USB solutions are more expensive and not as well supported
under Linux, is there a clear advantage of serial port over parallel
port or vice versa? Is it easy to configure MIDI hardware under
linux? And, slightly off topic, is there working sequencer software
properly supporting MIDI in?
Rolf Mantel
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From: kite@NoSpam.%inetport.com (Clifford Kite)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Linux & Stollman ISDN adapter
Date: 8 Sep 1999 08:19:56 -0500
Zlatko Rek ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Last night, I tried with 'pppd /dev/ttyS0 57600 -vj ...' and the problem
> with stalling transfer disappears, although there are still errors for Rx
> packets and of course the transfer rate is smaller.
> The reason why I think that integrated serial port is source of troubles is
> strange behavior of LM440LX motherboard (BIOS). When I reboot a PC usually
> the CD drive, and sometimes even the hard disk, is not found and I have to
> turn PC off and wait a few minutes.
It might be a good idea then to get a serial board. If you are capable
of the full 128k ISDN then you'd likely benefit by one with a 16650 UART,
and maybe benefit even with a 64k connection. The flow control problem
*might* go away and you could bring the pppd speed back up.
--
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (jwk)
Subject: Re: AMD K6-3 + FX PA-2013 SIG 11 problems
Date: 8 Sep 1999 19:28:30 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 8 Sep 1999 14:02:52 GMT, Mike Frisch
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On 07 Sep 1999 17:25:59 -0700, Brady Montz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>So, I buy myself a AMD K6-3 400Mhz CPU, FIC PA-2013 MB (with 2MB cache - I
>>know many say the 1MB is just as good, but they didn't have it locally so oh
>>well), and a 64MB PC 100 DIMM. slap it all together, boot linux, and
>>everything is happy until I compile the kernel and boom, SIG 11. In addition
>>to gcc, fsck had a SIG11, as well as a couple xterms.
>
>>First thing I do is run the latest version of memtest86. It doesn't find any
>>errors. I even run the slow tests that aren't run be default.
>
>Completely useless program as far as I'm concerned. After running for
>hours, it didn't find anything, yet I got plenty of SIG11s and Windows NT
>wouldn't get past the installation procedure.
>
There's a sig11-HowTo, easily found using http://www.dejanews.com.
Short version: if it happens at random, it's hardware. If it happens at
a fixed place (always in source-module x when compiling the kernel) it
could be software. I had trouble compiling gcc-2.95.1, due to a
mismatched set of glibc libraries, headers and possibly binutils.
Jurriaan
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What I'm hoping to find
When I leave I don't know
What I'm leaving behind...
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From: Oleg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,redhat.hardware.arch.intel
Subject: Virge MTV support
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 20:31:15 GMT
Help with subj!
This video card - Fully compatible with Virge Dx/GX/VX, but
with "not-so-bad-video-tuner".
Who support this video (and tuner!!) or know - how to deed it, -help!
p.s. it video NOT compatible with BT848 chipset (am I right?)
What can I do to see my TV??
Thnx for hlp! :-)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.arch.storage
Subject: Re: Exabyte 8900 Problem
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 99 18:21:44 GMT
There is an open source program from Uni of Maryland called AMANDA. I don't
have the URL handy but a search of AMANDA and UNIX should bring it up
Regards
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: stereo graphics card for linux
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 19:57:37 GMT
Take a look at Diamond Fire GL1000, it supports wired glasses.
I am using it under NT, but would like to use it under Linux.
Ivan
in article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
nick nelissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello,
> I am looking for a stereo graphics card for linux (with glassed
output).
>
> I need a card that is well documented (unlike rendition chipsets)
> because I need to write a special driver for it.
> Can recommend one?
>
> Thanks,
> Nick
>
>
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