Linux-Hardware Digest #265, Volume #11 Thu, 16 Sep 99 05:13:31 EDT
Contents:
Re: Anyone using Linksys Fast Ethernet 10/100 Network in a Box ?
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Red Hat 6 PIII 450, TNT2 ultra HELP (Luckydaze1)
Re: Please help-Adaptec 1505 IRQ problems (Chris X Edwards)
Re: Hardware Configuration (Larry Ozarow)
Re: Diamond/ Dell V770D ("Kirk R. Wythers")
Re: Red Hat 6 PIII 450, TNT2 ultra HELP ("Sondy Coker")
Re: Linux on Intel embedded processors (Pierre David)
Re: 13GB Hard Drive problems -- appears much smaller... ("William B. Cattell")
Re: Disk and RAM size for minimum character mode Linux (Pierre David)
Re: Help with hardware, PLEASE!! (Thorsten Lange)
Re: Can a Linux Expert Answer This?? (Thorsten Lange)
1.3 Linux, any way to get SIS530 graphic card to work? (Patrick)
Re: Bttv drivers won' work again :(Than (Waffel)
Re: YMF724 PCI based sound support for Linux (Michael Nielsen)
Re: X problems (Lee Reynolds)
Re: RedHat 6.0 & my VOODOO 3 AGP (Lee Reynolds)
Re: Internal Iomega Zip Drive Problems (Ted Berg)
--> [Q] Linux and IBM RS6000 ?? (Josep Lluis Guallar Esteve)
Re: Followup: Abit BP6 motherboard + RH6 can't see UDMA/66 C:
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: UDMA/66 bootable ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: UDMA66 HD ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: ATA66, BP6 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Modems (Lee Reynolds)
Re: voodoo2 and slackware 4.0 and quake3 (Lee Reynolds)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Anyone using Linksys Fast Ethernet 10/100 Network in a Box ?
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 04:54:28 GMT
I had LinkSys cards in all my windows boxes. I tried getting the
linksys cards to work in RedHat6 and Slackware4 and was unsuccessful.
http://www.linksys.com/support/solution/nos/linux_lne100tx.htm
I think the decision is better determined by knowing if you are a linux
newbie or a guru. I am more a newbie so recompiling kernels or modules
seemed over my skills.
I bought 3COM905s for less than $50 at http://www.mwave.com
the 905s have worked in
RedHat 6
Slackware 4
Win2000beta3
BeOS 4.5
FreeBSD 3.2
AND I noticed a considerable speed increase on my game servers with the
3COM cards over the linksys cards (10% - 20%)
hope this info is of use
Andy
In article <MPG.1249ab4151540769989683@DefaultNews>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sean Akers) wrote:
> I've just discovered a local PC shop selling the 'Linksys Fast
Ethernet
> 10/100 Network in a Box' product for what seems like a very
reasonable
> price. It says on the box that it is Linux compatible.
>
> Are any of you Linux users out there using one of these ? If so, what
are
> your thoughts ? I am thinking of getting one of these (plus a third
> network card) for my home network which is currently running using
old
> 3Com 3C503 ISA cards. My network consists of one Linux server, one
W98
> machine and one multi-boot W98, NT4, Linux machine.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Sean Akers.
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Luckydaze1)
Subject: Re: Red Hat 6 PIII 450, TNT2 ultra HELP
Date: 16 Sep 1999 05:00:39 GMT
>I'm a newbie to linux and Red Hat 6.0... I have a PIII 450 TNT2 ultra
>..where do i get driver for this card and how do I install these.
>Also I boot automaticly from win98 ( using loadlin.exe.\ c:\vmlinuz
>root=dev/hda command) and X windows auto starts but the resolution is so
>big I cant do anything.I couldnt get
>my system to boot in linux off the
>floppy for some reason
>I've tried reinstalling and setting resolution but it still comes in big.
>Its so big I cant even edit my XF86Config file to set the res ..any
>suggestion please?
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Its me again. Don't forget to do this too:
If that goes well the next step is
to enter this command:
setup
At this point you want to select the X configuration option.
It will ask various questions.
Do not tell it what kind of card/chipset you have!
You must sellect the SVGA server.
Do not select a clock chip.
Whenever it asks to probe the card do so.
Select the various resolutions and color depths that you'd like.
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From: Chris X Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Please help-Adaptec 1505 IRQ problems
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 04:31:25 GMT
Ya, that little Adaptec AVA-1505A is a real little bastard.
I just conquerd it myself. I too saw many 'posts-o-confusion'
regarding this card and I'm glad the original poster to this
thread got it working. His solution, however, didn't work for
me but I did find something that did. This was hinted at in
another usenet posting, but I want to say- This card does
actually work! I have it working. I tried EVERYthing, all kinds
of modprobe variations, all kinds of isapnp configurations.
The thing that cured the problem instantly and completely was
to go to Adaptec's ftp site and pick up the DOS utility for
this evil piece of hardware:
ftp://ftp.adaptec.com/pub/BBS/hardware/1505cfg.exe
I have a dual boot (Linux and DRDOS) so I just mcopied it onto
a floppy, rebooted and ran the very modest little program.
It worked great. Go to 'Advanced Options' and TURN OFF PnP. That
is the critical thing to make it work. You can pick your
favorite IRQ here as if the card had good ol jumpers. An added
bonus - I actually need to use 2 SCSI cards. I was wondering
how I was going to resolve the fact that both boards have
SCSI ID of 7. Well, with this fine program, you can change
that. Once you've done this, reboot back to Linux and issue:
/sbin/modprobe aha152x aha152x=0x140,10,6,1
Where 140 is the address set with the jumper on the card, 10 is
the IRQ I chose, and 6 is the board #, normally, it's 7.
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From: Larry Ozarow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hardware Configuration
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 04:21:24 GMT
Ken Shibley wrote:
> Two requests:
> i) I am unable to use my HP Deskjet 820Cse using
> any of the available printer configurations in
> Linux. Although HP has signed on board to
> support Linux, their tech support says they
> will not support previous hardware.
>
I think the 820 is, like the 720 series, proprietary. There is a partial
(bw only) solution
at www.httptech.com/ppa. Since HP was an egregious offender with the
hugely popular
720 series, it's pretty f**king hypocritical to come off and announce
their "support" of Linux.
Besides nobody's asking vendors to develop linux drivers, they only have
to release the specs, the
"community" will take over from there.
Oz
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From: "Kirk R. Wythers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Diamond/ Dell V770D
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 12:22:21 -0500
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Chris Sims wrote:
> The Dell variant of Diamond's V770 32Mb video card (V770D) does not seem
> to be supported. Does anyone know of a way to work around this? Are
> there drivers available to upgrade?
Chris,
I just went through this... Go to nvidia.com and click on support, then go
to the linux area and get the update and read the faq. Let me know if you
need more help...
Kirk
--
Kirk R. Wythers
Department of Forest Resources
University of Minnesota
1530 N. Cleveland Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108
Tel: 612.625.2261
Fax: 612 625.5212
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Chris Sims wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>The Dell variant of Diamond's V770 32Mb video card
(V770D) does not seem
<br>to be supported. Does anyone know of a way to work around this?
Are
<br>there drivers available to upgrade?</blockquote>
Chris,
<p>I just went through this... Go to nvidia.com and click on support, then
go to the linux area and get the update and read the faq. Let me know if
you need more help...
<p>Kirk
<pre>--
Kirk R. Wythers
Department of Forest Resources
University of Minnesota
1530 N. Cleveland Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108
Tel: 612.625.2261
Fax: 612 625.5212
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]</pre>
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From: "Sondy Coker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Red Hat 6 PIII 450, TNT2 ultra HELP
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 23:50:35 -0500
Try downloading the rpm files for TNT2 ultra @ www.mesa3d.org then install
them by typing rpm -ivh [RPM FILE.rpm] then go through XF86Setup and you
can do the rest from there.
Sondy Coker
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From: Pierre David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux on Intel embedded processors
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 07:49:19 +0200
Matt Keller wrote:
> Has anyone here had success running Linux on one of Intel's Pentium
> based embedded processor systems? If so, what did you have to do to get
> Linux running? Is there a resource out there on this? Any help on this
> would be greatly appreciated. Please reply via email.
>
> Matt
There is a lot of linuxes working on pc/104 or sbc industrial computers.
you may take a look to http://linux-embedded.com
Ciao
Pierre DAVID
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From: "William B. Cattell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 13GB Hard Drive problems -- appears much smaller...
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 06:19:05 GMT
"Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz" wrote:
>
> "William B. Cattell" wrote:
>
> > The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 25228.
> > There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
> > and could in certain setups cause problems with:
> > 1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., LILO)
> > 2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
> > (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
>
> Yes and no. If you're running with LBA, which all modern IDE controllers
> support, then the number of logical cylinders may still be less than
> 1024. For OS/2, there's also the question of FAT versus HPFS and the
> exact service level. OS/2 does support logical drives and partitions
> larger than 10 GB. And BTW, just because the partition is less than 1024
> cylinders doesn't mean that it will be useable; you might have to keep
> the entire thing below 1024. The Devil is in the details.
>
> --
>
> Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
> Reply to host nsf (dot) gov, user smetz
Just an unrelated note - please watch your quoting. I think one of the
other folks actually wrote what you have attributed to me. FYI.
Bill
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From: Pierre David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Disk and RAM size for minimum character mode Linux
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 07:55:17 +0200
Simon Kwan wrote:
> Hi Greeting,
> Could anyone please comment on the approximate Disk and RAM size for a
> smooth running system with TCP/IP, FTP, Telnet, PPP. The system only need
> character mode (no Window graphics, just the plain old shell).
> TIA. appreciate email reply
>
> Simon
1~2Mo Disk and 3~4Mo Ram, you may take a look at some
linux embedded distributions on http://linux-embedded.com
Pierre
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From: Thorsten Lange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help with hardware, PLEASE!!
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 07:57:09 +0200
Robert Kaylor wrote:
> Thanks for the advice. As for the sound card, it is a sound blaster live
> value. I have not had a chance to try your suggestion yet, but I'll give it
> a try this evening. Thanks again!!
>
Hi again,
Creative provides drivers for the SB-Live, I think. Go to their HP to find
them.
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From: Thorsten Lange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can a Linux Expert Answer This??
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 08:01:05 +0200
Luckydaze1 wrote:
> >> When I use the CD player in Suse 6.2 to play a music Cd, it uses my CDRW
> >which
> >> is dev/hdc. I want the player to default to my CD Rom drive which is hdd.
> >> How do I do this? Please remember I'm a newbie to this. Thank you.
>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Try ln -sf /dev/hdd /dev/cdrom .
>
> I don't know who you are but it sure worked great. You really know your stuff.
> What does that command do and what does it mean if you don't mind? Thanks
> again...
The ln command creates a link. In this case, there is a soft-link created which
is named /dev/cdrom and it links to the actual device, which is /dev/hdd (meaning
its the slave device on the second ide port:
hda- primary master
hdb - p slave
hdc ...
hdd ...
Many applications use sysmbolic links to address certain devices, for example:
/dev/modem
/dev/mouse
and of course
/dev/cdrom
Regards
Thor
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From: Patrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 1.3 Linux, any way to get SIS530 graphic card to work?
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 07:31:19 GMT
I have 1.3 Caldera Open Linux and a HP Pavilion 4530 with a Silicon
Integrated Systems video card SIS 530 . What can I do for this adapter to
work???
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From: Waffel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Bttv drivers won' work again :(Than
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 09:31:44 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I ran rmmod bttv and it says it is not loaded?
>
> Again I ran xawtv and this is the output:
>
> [root@localhost driver]# xawtv
> This is xawtv-2.40, running on Linux/i686 (2.2.5-15)
> DGA: version mismatch -- disabled
> wmhooks: kde
> x11: 1280x1024, 32 bit/pixel, 0 byte/scanline, VidMode
> open /dev/video: No such file or directory
> can't open /dev/video: No such file or directory
> v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway
> open /dev/video: No such file or directory
> no video grabber device available
> [root@localhost driver]#
>
> What bothers me is that it looking for video in /dev which there is none.
> Should there be a link to some other device?
Ok... in the package width the bttv-driver there is also a script that
make the
devices for.
Then second a question: has you compiled the video-driver in the kernel?
You must
do this and then make the modules with make modules && make
modules_install. This
installs for you the modules under misc (kernel 2.2.9) or in a other
directory.
when you can't find the module bttv.o then you dont' have it compiled in
the
kernel as module.
try it... write a mail when you got another problem
Waffel (in real life Thomas Wabner)
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From: Michael Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: YMF724 PCI based sound support for Linux
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 09:47:30 +0200
Eric Bresie wrote:
> My company has purchased a Dell Dimension V400 computer which has a Yamaha YMF724
>based sound
>
> card. Currently linux does not support this chip set (except for partial support in
>the O$$ drivers).
>
> I have tried running sndconfig to setup my sound card and
>
> it id's the chipset as being a YMF724 (this is good)
>
> The Yamaha YMF-724 is not supported (this is bad)
>
> I understand that Yamaha is not being helpful with the DS-XG stuff for proprietary
>reasons.
>
> Reading on the specs on the card, it indicates it has legacy Soundblaster Pro
>support.
>
> I was hoping to use sndconfig, but I can't get it to not autoprobe, even with the
>--noautoconifg or --noprobe switches.
>
> Does anyone know how to swing this?
>
> I am trying to work on the Soundblaster Pro angle but not sure if it's gonna work.
>
> Do I need to somehow identify the irq,dma,etc settings and include this in the
>isapnp.conf?
>
> Can I somehow use the pcitools to work with the card?
>
> How can I get my YMF724 PCI based sound card with legacy SoundBlaster Pro support
>working on linux?
>
Try the people who delivers the Shareware OSS drivers, I had a YMF724 PCI based sound
card, and their
drives can handle the YMF724 (At least I'm reasonably sure that was the chip), but try
them.
http://www.4front-tech.com/linux.html
Their prices are reasonable for the drivers. And they do list the YMF724 as a
supported device.
mvh
mike.
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From: Lee Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: X problems
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 17:32:02 -0700
Valerio wrote:
> I really need help with my linnux installation:
>
> I got a PIII 500, with a TNT2 and I can't get RedHat 6.0 working.
> First I install it, but my Xconfig does`nt work, so I skip it and I also
> have to skip the mouse, bacause if I don`t linux will halt even in text
> mode. Then once installed without X mode and without mouse, I do a setup
> in textmode and install my PS2 mouse, then I reeboot and my textmode
> works...then I downloaded the riva TNT2 packages from nvidia.com install
> it and run XF86config. After that I finally get X windows working
> perfectly, but if I reboot either in text mode or in grafic mode my
> system comlpetely halts and I didnl`t get either the mouse neither the
> keyboard...so I have to reinstall Linux again....What can I do ????
Go to http://www.redhat.com/corp/support/errata/rh60-errata-general.html
and download the latest version of Xfree which is 3.3.5. It is supposed to
work with the TNT2, in fact I saw cards using it when I ran xf86config.
The X server you want is the SVGA server. You don't need the servers for
things like the 8514 or Mach anything. Download the VGA16 server however.
For that matter download anything that you aren't sure what it is. Install
the rpms and run the setup and you should be fine.
Lee
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From: Lee Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RedHat 6.0 & my VOODOO 3 AGP
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 17:37:39 -0700
f Gimenez wrote:
> Hi there!
> Can anyone tell me if it is possible to set up my video card, that is a
> VooDoo 3 AGP with 16Mb for i couldn't find any driver allowing me to pass
> the test nor to launch startX in more than 320*200 ? Do i Have to throw my
> card and buy a new one ?
> thanks..
Download the newest version of Xfree. For redhat just go to
http://www.redhat.com/corp/support/errata/RHSA1999035-O1.html
You would also do well to check out
http://www.redhat.com/corp/support/errata/rh60-errata-general.html
and update the other packages that redhat shipped with.
If you want to get 3d (glide/Mesa) working with yoru card then go here:
http://glide.xxedgexx.com/3DfxRPMS_vb_glibc.html
Ignore the stuff about the X server for the voodoo, you don't need it if
you've got Xfree 3.3.5.
Lee
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From: Ted Berg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,redhat.general
Subject: Re: Internal Iomega Zip Drive Problems
Date: 16 Sep 1999 06:04:40 GMT
Michael Perry wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Aug 1999 19:31:02 GMT, JT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >I have an Internal Iomega Zip Drive 100. I had it configured as an Atapi
> >Zip drive and it worked great. I recently got a CD/RW. I set
> >scsi/emulation on my system RH6.0 p2-450 128M I set the fstab to
> >
> >/dev/sda /mnt/zip vfat user,exec,dev,suid,rw,noauto 0
> >0
> >
> >When I mount it I get the following error:
> >
> >mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda,
> > or too many mounted file systems
> >
> Are you running the default 225 kernel? Try the 2210 kernel. We had
> periodic problems with the 225 kernel and these devices. All cleared up at
> 2210.
>
> --
> Michael Perry - "No one can give you wiser advice
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] .o O than yourself" -Cicero
> ' )
> \ Gnome: at www.gnome.org!!
> \ _) where happiness is a state of foot.
>
your device should be /dev/sda4. Iomega made the 4th partition the data
partition on the zip drives. I've heard that it's to keep the drive
compatible with the Mac, as they use the 4th partition for data <shrug>
dunno, but it works.
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From: Josep Lluis Guallar Esteve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: --> [Q] Linux and IBM RS6000 ??
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 17:43:43 +0200
Hello there,
We have some aeging IBM RS6000 and they had been running AIX. Now they
have their well deserved retirement but...
...can I install Linux on those machines? They can be great for
developing and intranet-web servers.
Any distribution supports this hardware?
Thanks in advance,
Josep L. Guallar
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Followup: Abit BP6 motherboard + RH6 can't see UDMA/66 C:
Date: 16 Sep 1999 08:02:27 GMT
Robert McMillin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: FYI, I got a very nice response from Brandon (no last name), who said that
: there were links to UDMA patches at
: http://opensource.captech.com/LinuxIDE/. Now, how do I go about installing
: RH6 with a crippled kernel? Guess I get to roll a new kernel on another
: machine, right?
There is a trick to make HPT-366 work on standard kernels, which is
quite useful when you want to install a brand new system on a harddisk
connected to the UDMA/66 channel. Check out:
http://www.csie.ntu.edu.tw/~b6506063/hpt-366/
-- Chuan-kai Lin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: UDMA/66 bootable
Date: 16 Sep 1999 08:00:47 GMT
OldUncleMe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Just wondering what device the original poster was using to obtain ide 3?
: Is it an oddon controller or is there a motherboard with more than two
: pci/ide channels built in? I'd never heard of one....
Abit BP6 and BE6. Now you have heard not only one, but two...
: I'm setting up to compile a new kernel for Rhat 6.0 and saw this entry
: which might be of help, under Block Devices | Boot Offboard chipsets first:
: CONFIG_BLK_DEV_OFFBOARD:
Yep, that is the trick. For more information regarding Linux and
the HPT-366 IDE controller (including booting from it) you may refer
to:
http://www.csie.ntu.edu.tw/~b6506063/hpt-366/
I must have mentioned the link here a couple thousands times...
-- Chuan-kai Lin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: UDMA66 HD
Date: 16 Sep 1999 08:04:23 GMT
QuestionExchange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: For the time being, yes. They are working on this for (i
: believe) the 2.3 series, but right now its still experimental,
: so I would reccomend you not play with it, unless you can
: honestly say you dont need to have the data on the disk.
You can also find patches for the stable 2.2 kernels. For more
information on Linux and HPT-366 (the UDMA/66 controller on BP6
and BE6) check out:
http://www.csie.ntu.edu.tw/~b6506063/hpt-366/
-- Chuan-kai Lin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: ATA66, BP6
Date: 16 Sep 1999 08:05:59 GMT
MAX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I am using a BP6 mainboard which has build in a ATA66 controller. I have
: a ATA66 drive connected to it.
: When I start to install Linux (Redhat 5.2), the installation program
: report that it can't reconize any harddisk, how can I solve the problem?
Check out this page:
http://www.csie.ntu.edu.tw/~b6506063/hpt-366/
-- Chuan-kai Lin
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From: Lee Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Modems
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 17:25:12 -0700
Jasenko Blazevic wrote:
> Recently I installed RH6.0, everything works properly except my bloody
> winmodem which was preinstalled in Gateway PC. Now, I'm after an external
> modem.Could you recommend from your experience, which one is the best
> (please don't recommend only the most expensive modems).
Truthfully if you get an external modem you don't have to worry so much
since there is no way for the manufacturer to make it a gutless wonder.
Zoom makes good modems if you're looking for a brand. US Robotics of course
does as well, but theirs tend to be expensive as I'm sure you know. As long
as its a standard modem you should be fine. Pick the one you like best, its
hard to go truly wrong with an external modem. Other than US Robotics,
which makes their own chipsets, most external modems are based off of
chipsets from Rockwell, so all you're really worried about is the quality of
the manufacture.
Lee
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From: Lee Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: voodoo2 and slackware 4.0 and quake3
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 17:02:01 -0700
Leigh Wedding wrote:
> In article <7r7fnd$nd9$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
> >
> >I am so close but I just can't seem to get Q3 to fire up. I can run it
> >as a dedicated server, but not as a player.
> >
> >I am running Slackware 4.0
> >I have the newest drivers, not sure if they are installed correctly.
> >Inside /3dfx/usr/bin there is a file called "test3Dfx
> >When I ./test3Dfx, it runs and I see the rotating 3Dfx logo. SO I think
> >the card is installed properly and I think Q3 is installed properly, but
> >I don't think the drivers are.
> >
> >When I try to run Q3, I get
> >
> >libX11.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
> >
> >And I know this file exists...i have seen it and I put it in a path in
> >/etc/ld.so.conf
> >
> >any ideas on what to try next?
> >
> >thanks
> >
> >Andy
> >
> >
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>
> I think this problem may be related to libc5 / libc6(glibc2). I got
> a similar error message trying to run one of the quake versions.
> Slackware 4.0 still uses libc5 as its main library, and all other
> shared libs are compiled against it. However this version of quake
> possibly is linked against libc6; this would be okay if that was
> the only shared library it needed, as Slackware comes with the
> glibc2 lib. Apps needing glibc2 will run, but only if that is
> the only shared lib they need; the app won't run if it needs any
> other shared libs because all the others refer to libc5.
>
> Try running ldd on the quake executable and see what it gives you.
>
> Hope this helps. But remember, this opinion may be worth what
> you paid for it. Any gurus want to comment?
>
> Leigh W.
I'm running redhat 6.0 but I used to run slackware back in the 3.3 days.
When I do a locate on libX11.so I get the following:
/usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6
/usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6.1
/usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so
/usr/i386-glibc20-linux/lib/libX11.so
/usr/i386-glibc20-linux/lib/libX11.so.6
/usr/i386-glibc20-linux/lib/libX11.so.6.1
/usr/i486-linux-libc5/lib/libX11.so.6.1
/usr/i486-linux-libc5/lib/libX11.so.6
As you can see there are three different versions of this library compiled
against three different libc versions. This is where I think your problem
is. Quake3 was compiled against glibc2.x and your version of X was compiled
against libc5, so they just aren't going to run together. You really should
consider upgrading to some other distribution. Patrick Volkerding has held
slackware back by refusing to use the current libc version. Redhat isn't
the only current linux distribution out there. There is SuSE, Debian,
OpenLinux, mandrake... All use either glibc 2.0 or 2.1. In fact I think
all of the above use 2.1 at this point. All the people I know who don't
like redhat are debian users, it might be what works for you.
Lee
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