Linux-Hardware Digest #627, Volume #12 Thu, 6 Apr 00 10:13:06 EDT
Contents:
Re: help burning CD's (Frank Stratmann)
Re: Amptron Motherboard compatibility? ("Jason Byrne")
Re: unholy floppy problems! ("Michael I. Shestyriov")
LS-120 problems (Matthew Fleming)
XWAVE 3000 PCI SOUNDCARD (nospam/?@?!$£)
Re: Problems with new memory module (Tony Hague)
Re: Modem Problem (QuestionExchange)
Re: should I worry about IRQ timeouts? (QuestionExchange)
Re: Creative 128PCI problem (James Pinkster)
Re: high altitude modern systems performance ("David Rencher")
upgrade nec powermate p166? (Garry Wright)
Re: unholy floppy problems! (Paul Wilson)
Re: Abit BP6 ("David Rencher")
Re: Abit BP6 ("David Rencher")
drivers for HP7200e CDRW (Parminder Lehal)
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From: Frank Stratmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: help burning CD's
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 14:11:45 +0200
Rich Mesek schrieb:
>
> I'm stumped. I am unable to burn CD's in Linux even though I can burn
> them in Windows with my SCSI Philips CDD2600 CDwriter. I've recompiled
> my kernel 2.2.13 with SCSI support built in, loaded the sg0 and loop
> modules, read all the How-tos and FAQ's, and searched the newsgroups. My
> CDR can read and play CD's in Linux and even burned a CD once but aside
> from the one time, whenever I try to burn a CD, Linux freezes and I have
> to reboot.
>
> How does the CDwriter which is assigned to /dev/scd0 use /dev/sg0 to
> write CD's? Is there something I need to do with sg0 beside loading it
> as a module? Can anyone help, please.
>
> Rich
Just a short guess: You have compiled in SCSI Support, but have you also
turned on "generic scsi support"? This is needed by i.e. cdrecord.
bye
Frank
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From: "Jason Byrne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Amptron Motherboard compatibility?
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 05:17:26 -0700
hmmm... I just read Scott's reply - sounds like incredibly bad luck.
I actually have three M748LMRT boards with *all* hardware working fine...
including winmodems - and I have no complaints.
I'm curious if the problem computers were using ATX power supplies.
Personally... I have never wanted ATX... and always opt for AT power
supplies.
I *do not* agree with the graphics configuration that Amptron suggests - I
use XFree86-3.3.6.. and in combination with 'sax' w/SuSE... card is
automagically detected to use the svga server. If Amptron would look in
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/README.SiS... some of the options they are specifying
in /etc/XF86Config are already defaults. The Xsis.rpm/.tgz is pretty old
now - was nice when it was the first support option - but I've had weird
color problems with Netscape using that driver.
I don't agree with the Option "noaccel"... as that will lock up my system
*every* time.
I use Option "fast_vram" and Option "pci_burst_on"... running 16-bit color
for best acceleration.
For the sound (C-Media 8738 - cmpci.o) and ethernet (Davicom9102 - dmfe.o),
the drivers for *my* board are already included w/SuSE 6.3. As I mentioned
above - the winmodems are also working...
I have seen the modem drivers at 'David's Support Site' - sorry I don't have
the URL handy - (claims to be primary Amptron tech?) in binary form - and
was enticed by the newer version in comparison to the drivers I use - but
the binaries didn't work for me... and I reverted to the older drivers I
already had working... compiled from source.
Am I being subtle about ripping the Amptron info? These boards seem to be
labeled differently depending on vendor... and alternate information is
available in several places - Amptron being my *least* favorite.
Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hello,
> I'm going to build a Linux box and I was wondering if anyone has had
> any luck with an "all inclusive" Socket 7 motherboard. The one I'm
> looking at has AGP Video (8 meg shared) and an ESS sound chip.
> The brand is Amptron and the model is 0598.
> http://www.amptron.com
>
> According to the manufacturer, it is compatible.
> I bought a copy of SuSE 6.3 to use.
>
> Any thoughts or comments are greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> Paul
>
>
> Here is some information from their web site:
> ============================
>
> Linux SiS620/530 VGA Drivers
>
> Installation, Usage, and Release Document
> All brand or product names mentioned are trademarks or
> registered trademarks of their respective holders.
>
> Introduction
>
> This document includes SiS620/530 VGA Driver Installation and
> Configuration for Linux system. So far, this Linux driver supports
> Redhat 6.0, Openlinux 2.0, and Slackware 3.6. That means this Linux
> driver has been or will be tested based on these three Linux systems.
>
> Table of Contents
>
> This document contains the following sections:
>
> 1. SiS620/530 VGA Drivers Contents
> 2. System Requirements
> 3. Example of SiS620/530 Linux VGA Driver Setup and System
> Configuration
>
> 1. SiS620/530 VGA Linux Drivers Contents
>
> SiS620/530 VGA Linux Drivers Package includes one file of SiS620/530
> Linux driver binary, one example file of XF86configure and this
> readme.txt. (For Rev. 1.00 and newer, date: 07/19/99)
>
> 2. System Requirements
>
> This section describes system requirements for the SiS620/530 VGA
> Driver installation and usage.
>
> 1. The hardware system must contain a SiS620/530 chipset.
> 2. You must have XFree86 3.3.3.1 dated after January 7, 1999.
>
> 3. Example of SiS620/530 Linux VGA Driver Setup and System
> Configuration
>
> 1. SiS620/530 Linux VGA Driver Setup/Installation
>
> a. Copy XF86_SVGA.gz to Linux HDD
> b. Gunzip XF86_SVGA.gz
> c. Copy XF86_SVGA to /usr/X11R6/bin
> d. Run xf86config (See System Configuration Section)
> e. Vi XF86Config (under the directory /etc/X11)
> f. Add following lines in "Device" section in XF86Config
> Option "hw_cursor"
> Option "noaccel"
> Option "no_bitblt"
> Option "linear"
> g. Run startx
>
> 2. System Configuration--The recommended setting parameter as you run
> xf86config (Only for reference, these settings are system specific or
> Linux dependent)
>
> a. First specify a mouse protocol type. Choose one from the
> following list:
> ¡K
> 4) PS/2 Mouse
> Enter a protocol number: 4
>
> b. If your mouse has only two buttons, it is recommended that you
> enable Emulate3Buttons.
> Do you want to enable Emulate3Buttons? Y
>
> Now give the full device name that the mouse is connected to,
> for example /dev/tty00.
> Just pressing enter will use the default, /dev/mouse.
> Mouse device: /dev/mouse
>
> c. Beginning with Xfree86 3.1.2D, you can use the new X11R6.1
> XKEYBOARD extension to manage
> the keyboard layout. ¡K
>
> Please answer the following question with either 'y' or 'n'.
> Do you want to use XKB? Y
> ¡K
> Press enter to continue, or Ctrl-c to abort. Enter
>
> d. List of preconfigured keymaps:
> 1. Standard 101-key, US encoding
> ¡K
> Enter a number to choose the keymap. 1
> ¡K
> Press enter to continue, or Ctrl-c to abort. Enter
>
> e. ¡K hsync in kHz; monitor type with characteristic modes
> ¡K
> 10 31.5-82.0; Monitor that can do 1280x1024 @ 76Hz
> Enter your choice (1-11): 10
>
> f. You must indicate the vertical sync range of your monitor.
> ¡K
> 4. 40-150
> Enter your choice: 4
> ¡K
> Enter an identifier for your monitor definition: enter
> Enter the vender name of your monitor: enter
> Enter the model name of your monitor: enter
> ¡K
> Do you want to look at the card database? N
>
> g. The following servers are available:
> ¡K
> 3. The XF86_SVGA server.
> Which one of these screen types do you intend to run?
> By default (1-4)? 3
> Please answer the following question with either 'y'
> or 'n'.
> Do you want me to set the symbolic link? Y
> Do you want to set it in /var/X11R6/bin? Y
> ¡K
> h. How much video memory do you have on your video card?
> ¡K
> 6 Other
> Enter your choice: 6
> Amount of video memory in Kbytes: 8192
>
> The strings are free form, spaces are allowed.
> Enter an identifier for your video card definition:
> enter
> Enter the vendor name of your video card: enter
> Enter the model (board) name of your video card: enter
> ¡K
> i. Enter a number to choose the corresponding RAMDAC. Press enters
> for
> the next page, q for quit without selection of a RAMDAC.
> Q
>
> j. ¡K Just press enter if you don't want a Clockchip setting.
> What Clockchip setting do you want (1-12)? Enter
> ¡K
> You must be root to be able to run X-probeonly now.
> Do you want me to run 'X-probeonly" now? N
>
> k. ¡K 5 the modes are OK, continue.
> Enter your Choice: 5
>
> L. Shall I write it to /etc/X11/XF86config? Y
>
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From: "Michael I. Shestyriov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.alpha
Subject: Re: unholy floppy problems!
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 14:54:37 +0300
Hi!
My one works fine. Kernel and modules are customized, compiled
from the sources with debian patches, no patches from myself,
configure only. HW is AS255/4/233. FAT & VFAT support are built as
modules
Aries:/home/mix# mount -v -t auto /dev/fd0 /floppy/
mount: you didn't specify a filesystem type for /dev/fd0
I will try all types mentioned in /etc/filesystems or
/proc/filesystems
Trying vfat
/dev/fd0 on /floppy type vfat (rw)
Aries:/home/mix# uname -a
Linux Aries 2.2.14 #2 Sat Mar 25 18:58:44 MSK 2000 alpha unknown
Aries:/home/mix# ls -l /floppy/
total 97
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 47616 Feb 16 12:09
MTG_AAA_2_proto.doc
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 51712 Mar 24 08:38 qqq.doc
Aries:/home/mix# cat /etc/debian_version
2.2
Aries:/home/mix# lsmod
Module Size Used by
nls_iso8859-1 3680 1 (autoclean)
nls_cp437 5176 1 (autoclean)
vfat 17048 1 (autoclean)
fat 47720 1 (autoclean) [vfat]
floppy 70168 1 (autoclean)
serial 29048 0 (autoclean) (unused)
binfmt_aout 6120 2 (autoclean)
lockd 53744 1 (autoclean)
sunrpc 84104 1 (autoclean) [lockd]
old_tulip 38576 1
Rubin wrote:
>
> b.t.w:
>
> mke2fs and friends work!
>
> i just can't mount!
--
Michael I. Shestyriov
CCIE #3202
AMT Group, cisco Systems Gold Partner
http://www.amt.ru
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthew Fleming)
Subject: LS-120 problems
Date: 6 Apr 2000 12:34:44 GMT
Linux-meisters,
I was hoping someone could help me with problems I've been having with
a Mitsubishi LS-120 drive. I have installed the drive in a computer
that is about 2 years old. I have just upgraded the BIOS. The computer
has a number of SCSI peripherals, an IDE HD, and the IDE LS-120. At
the moment, the IDE HD is set to be the master of the second IDE
channel, and the LS-120 is the master of the first (I have tried other
configurations but they don't work any better). The BIOS reports all
the SCSI devices and both IDE devices correctly. Under Windows NT, the
LS-120 is identified as a second floppy drive, and I can read from it,
write to it, and format it (at least with standard floppies; I don't
have any of the high density media on hand at the moment). However,
with Linux, the following problems occur:
1. I can't boot off the LS-120 - at least not when the IDE HD is
connected. Under these conditions, LILO hangs at LI. If I try to use
a boot disk instead, I get a message about "invalid compressed format"
or something like that. Oddly, when the IDE HD is removed from the
system, I can boot from the LS-120.
2. I am unable to mount DOS floppies with: mount /dev/hdc4. I get
various error messages.
3. I have tried to create a ext2 fs on a floppy using the LS-120 with:
fdisk /dev/hdc ; mke2fs /dev/hdc1.
When I tried this several times, either fdisk or mke2fs would hang.
These latter two problems occur even without the IDE HD connected.
I am running a 2.2.14 kernel with SMP support. I rebuilt the kernel to
support the LS-120, so that it would have ide-floppy support, and
indeed fdisk or mke2fs (I can't remember which) identifies it as an
ide-floppy.
You assistance much appreciated,
Matthew Fleming
==============================================================================
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Associate Professor fax : 414.456.6518
Department of Dermatology s-mail: Dept. of Dermatology
Medical College of Wisconsin Medical College of Wisconsin
MFRC Room 4061
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Milwaukee, WI 53226-4810
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From: nospam/?@?!$£
Subject: XWAVE 3000 PCI SOUNDCARD
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 13:41:50 +0100
Hi,
I have a Xwave300 PCI Soundcard, it is picked up by sndconfig in Linux
mandrake or redhat, but I can not get it to work.
Has anyone got this to work and if so how
When will it be included
thanks
mike
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tony Hague)
Subject: Re: Problems with new memory module
Date: 6 Apr 2000 12:36:57 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[about memory faults]
> Absolutely, I have seen that too. What a bear to track down. A double
>bear becasue almost always, the issue will NOT arise when running
>winders. Only in Linux. No idea why that is
I have had similar problems. I expect it is simply that Linux has a
longer memory for what executables etc it already has in RAM, whilst
windows perhaps reloads stuff more than necessary (it must be doing
something to grind the hard drive !). Hence a memory fault
would make Linux fall over more.
By the way, my problem was with 2x16M and 2*8M EDO sims in an intel TX
based board - it was stable with either set of sims, but not both.
I assumed it was a faulty motherboard.
Tony.
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From: QuestionExchange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Modem Problem
Date: 6 Apr 2000 12:36:48 GMT
Actually, you need to edit what's known as a "chatscript".
This is the script that talks over your modem to your ISP.
You should be able to find the default chatscript here:
/etc/chatscripts/provider
If you edit that file, you should find places to enter your
username and password.
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From: QuestionExchange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: should I worry about IRQ timeouts?
Date: 6 Apr 2000 12:37:40 GMT
This seems a fairly normal thing and happens quite normally on
most systems -- just part of the way IDE works.
You won't lose any data, and the worst thing that will ever
happen is the harddrive will pause for a microsecond before
accessing.
It's something that happens under other OSes too -- but they
aren't nice enough to tell you about it :)
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From: James Pinkster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: redhat.config,redhat.hardware.arch.intel
Subject: Re: Creative 128PCI problem
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 13:14:03 +0000
Vsevolod Ilyushchenko wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As you can guess, I cannot install this card on my PC.
>
> I compiled the kernel and included support for Creative Ensoniq AudioPCI
> 97 (ES1371).
> I booted the new kernel, and lsmod says:
>
> es1371 27712 0
> soundcore 2340 4 [es1371]
>
> But I have the usual symptoms:
> cat: /dev/sndstat: No such device
>
> And of course there is no music!
>
> Any ideas?
try doing a
cat /proc/pci
if the PCI128 looks like it is sitting on top of another card you may have
to change it to another slot
i had to do this because it was conflicting with my network card
James
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From: "David Rencher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems
Subject: Re: high altitude modern systems performance
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 07:52:21 -0600
Have you ever thought of buying an Etcha Sketch and a mechanical type
writer? Those probably wouldn't give you too much trouble.
There are special laptops for environmental conditions. Some are sealed for
water proof up to 10,000 feet below the water level. They cost a freaking
fortune but it might solve some of your issues.
If it is a pressure issue in the chips you might look into how groups like
NASA, the NAVY, and the airlines deal with this issue. I mean those guys
all fly in excess of 30,000 feet with computer equipment. I can't believe
that they have these kind of issues. I'm wondering if they have specially
built equipment for low pressure environments. (NASA shoule be fairly
obvious in that regard.)
Good luck, and watch out for those bears. I've had that happen too and bear
attacks sort of suck.
Dave
Kenneth Mankoff wrote in message ...
>
>On Wed, 5 Apr 2000, David Rencher wrote:
>
>>I really am curious as to the problem.
>
>>The radiation thing is another one but the fact that your older machines
>>work fine says that it's not the problem. Also the fact that you don't
have
>>monitors listed as having problems sort of rules that out.
>Correct with the radiation. I would expect the radiation to affect
>_everything_, not just the newer high-tech stuff. But for some reason i
>feel that the old stuff is just much sturdier. Everything certainly is
>thicker (the wiring and chips and such), which is why i assume its
>sturdier.
>
>
>>Line problems with your power supplies doesn't sound real likely but even
a
>>small UPS would take care of that. It won't keep your machines running on
>>battery for long but it will clean up the power to your systems.
>I've checked line noise with a voltimeter. I can only get 28.8, not
>56.6bps on the modem due to telephone noise, but the power lines are
>clean. Also, the noise would affect the older systems too, but it does
>not.
>
>>Just curious where do you live? 10,000 feet above see level is awfully
damn
>>high. Mount Everest is what 28,000 something feet high? You ever think
>>about coming down from on high to live with the rest of us lowland
dwellers?
>Colorado. There are a lot of houses in the 10 to high ten range. Tree
>line here is low 11k, so no one really lives above 11,000, and those are
>only seasonal hunting shacks. Its really just half an hour west of then
>Boulder/Denver area, but 4,5000 feet higher.
>
>I got a response back from someone who used to run computers in South
>America at 13,400 feet. He said it was a 486 and an old 8086, but he never
>had any problems.
>
>>The one overlooked possibility is the pressure equalization issues in the
>>chips on the boards. Most of those boards and chips are made in clean
rooms
>>and are sealed with either plastic or porcelain. It's possible that there
>>is a little bit of air trapped in the chips.
>When i go food shopping down in town, my bags of potatoe chips and yogurt
>explode on the way up. Also, it wrecks havoc on the car tires which are
>always either overinflated or underinflated except for the few minutes in
>the middle of the commute when they are just right. So this is definately
>plausible.
>
>Also one more overlooked possibility is just "pure bad luck". In the past
>two months my life has involved, among MANY other mishaps: broken ribs (on
>my back), car accident, re-broken ribs, car accident (someone hit rental
>car), all listed computer issues, near bear-attack, my dumb ass turning on
>a light in a house full of propane gas (didn't inhale and realize the
>cleaning girl left the stove on high but unlit all weekend), a plane
>sliding off of a runway, and some more. So maybe the computers just go
>along with all this?
>
>-ken.
>
>
>>Kenneth Mankoff wrote in message ...
>>>Hello everyone,
>>> I live at 10,000 feet and have had all systems newer than a 486DX33Mhz
>>>computer fail me. Since november, this is:
>>>
>>>* 3 Dell Inspiron 7500 latptop motherboards (450Mhz). 2 months to failure
>>>* 3 Dell Inspiron 7500 hard drives (12 to 18 gig). 2 months to failure.
>>>* one gateway latop internal modem. 3 days to failure
>>>* one 200 Mhz (overclocked) Gateway tower (2 days, then writing to zip
and
>>>floppy drive in linux failed)
>>>
>>>Running for days (and years):
>>>486 DX 33Mhz desktop
>>>286 5Mhz desktop
>>>
>>>I know airplane computers have radiation sheilds. I also know i have a 3%
>>>higher chance of cancer than the average altitude of the global
population
>>>(or maybe it was sea level)
>>>
>>>I'm grasping at straws, but hoping some of you may have experience with
>>>high altitude computing, or can point me to a resource.
>>>
>>>thanks in advance,
>>> ken.
>
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From: Garry Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: upgrade nec powermate p166?
Date: 6 Apr 2000 13:55:36 GMT
I have a NEC Powermate P166 which is now loaded to the ceiling and
running low on grunt. Grunt is the problem.
I have been told by local shops that there is no practical way to
upgrade this machine other than replacing the mother board and all
that entails. I'm rather less than convinced. So, has anyone
successfully changed cpu's or other enhancements?
I can't seem to find a guide to upgrading in this context on the web.
Can anyone point me to where it/they are?
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From: Paul Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.alpha
Subject: Re: unholy floppy problems!
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 10:12:31 -0400
To Rubin:
I had a similar problem with Red Hat 6.1 (Pentium II system). Here's what I
did:
I created a new floppy directory, /mnt/floppy0. (I also created /mnt/floppy1
because I have a dual-floppy system, one for ext2fs & one for msdos).
Then I edited the floppy entries in /etc/fstab so that it reads:
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy0 ext2 noauto,owner 0 0
/dev/fd1 /mnt/floppy1 msdos noauto,owner 0 0
I can now mount with the following command:
mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy0
or I can mount with GNOME's User Mount Tool
Hey, I'm a newbie...I don't know why it worked, but it did (actually, if
anyone can tell me why it worked, that'd be great). Hope this helps.
psw
>
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From: "David Rencher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.hardware,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Abit BP6
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 07:59:21 -0600
I never saw that error Peter.
Peter Karlsson wrote in message <8cg7v1$ofh$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "David Rencher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>>Hi. Hate to be the one to report it, but I was just reading
>>>a web site yesterday, which reports on compatibility of hardware
>>>with Linux, and I was checking out the Abit BP6 because I wanted
>>>to get one, with dual Celerons, of course.
>>>Well, the nasty gotcha was, "If you run both CPUs at more than
>>>85% of capacity simultaneously, then data corruption does occur.
>>>It seems that the BP6 doesn't have quite enough front-side bus
>>>"bandwidth" to run both CPUs at full utilization."
>>>I was very sad to read that, and immediately decided to look
>>>elsewhere for dual Celerons. (Alas, can't remember the URL,
>>>but you should be able to find it with a web search.)
>>>
>>>What you are reporting is exactly what he reported: have several
>>>programs running, and max out both processors, and data corruption
>>>occurs.
>>>
>>>
>>>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>>>Before you buy.
>>
>> I seriously doubt the validity of that article. I have a BP6 with both
>> processors over clocked from 400 to 570. I've run Linux on it and put a
>> full 100% load on both processors and never had any problems at all.
>> Admitedly the load was SETI@HOME so I can't say that I really tested this
>> claim but both processors were running at 100% and I never once had a
>> problem outside of a silly power supply rebooting the system once in a
>> while.
>
>Well when I saw this posting I did a search on altavista, and it turns out
that there are quite a few out there that do have problems with stability on
the bp6. I have a bp6 and have also never experienced any instability
problems, though I rarely tend to push it to the max. Could this be
different revisions or maybe abit has problem with quality control (some are
bad some are good and I'm one of the lucky ones)? I've never had any luck in
overclocking my 2X366 though, but it's not a problem for me... The only
issue I have with this is that there seems to be some IRQ shortage. Btw I do
have some "problem"; every time I boot i get this message: kernel: IO-APIC
(apicid-pin) 2-0, 2-5, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 2-20, 2-21, 2-22, 2-23 not
connected. Do you get the same message and what does it mean?
>
>As a small sidenote, MSI is coming out with some "kickass" dual fcpga m/b
based on via's latest and greatest. There's some brief specs on msi's
homepage (frontpage graphic only) www.msi.com.tw ... for the interested.
>
>Best regards
>
>Peter K
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From: "David Rencher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.hardware,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Abit BP6
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 08:02:27 -0600
Hal,
I'm the guy with the 400s OCd to 570. In case you didn't read my post all
the way I said it WAS stable at that level. It's not stable at 582 but
that's to be exptected.
At 400, at 500, at 550, at 570, my BP6 is stable running any OS with a full
load on both processors.
I also never mentioned anything about SMP1.1 or MPS1.1 or any kernel
revisions.
Hal Burgiss wrote in message ...
>On Wed, 05 Apr 2000 23:48:55 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>>> And where is this from? I have built many things with make -j3 and
>>> both processors close to 100% and never had a bad build of anything.
>>> I have had lockups, which is another story altogether. BP6 has
>>> problems, but this is not one of them in my experience.
>>>
>>You would make me go and look it up. :-) Well, I found it again:
>>http://www.nlug.org/smp/
>
>>The guys submitting reports there have some scarey comments, like: The
>>bios has some serious flaws in it, but the whole package is enough of a
>>bargain to make up for it. Running the drives in DMA mode while driving
>>both processors above 50% causes the machine to become unstable. [even
>>at 66MHz FSB]
>
>I've read enough. These are just user comments. Box of chocolates. Never
>know what you are going to get next. Just like usenet, I would take
>everything with a grain of salt. This guy is not so smart. Running a
>2.2.12 kernel (many fixes since then and I know this is a while back),
>SMP1.1 should be MPS1.1 and OC'd 400->570. Instability when OC'd only
>proves it is not stable when OC'd. Does not prove it is unstable when
>not OC'd.
>
>Now, my advice is if you need something really, rock solid reliable from
>the git-go, or don't want to spend time sorting stuff out, get another
>board for sure. If you want inexpensive SMP, get this board, but be
>prepared to spend some time getting the (potential) kinks worked out.
>
>--
>Hal B
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From: Parminder Lehal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: drivers for HP7200e CDRW
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 09:40:42 -0400
Hello,
I am looking for drivers fro my HP 7200e (external) Cd RW.
This is the only thing which is making me keep WINxx on my
computer. Help Please.................
Thanks,
P.S. Lehal
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