Linux-Hardware Digest #799, Volume #12 Thu, 4 May 00 02:13:06 EDT
Contents:
Intel Providence boot failure with 2.2.14 (Charles Roten)
Re: old Canon multipass printer ("Thomas J. Canich")
Re: Maxtor 40G IDE w/o BIOS support (tiklmelmo)
Re: X problems with athlon ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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Subject: Intel Providence boot failure with 2.2.14
From: Charles Roten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 03 May 2000 22:05:00 -0700
I'm having _quite_ a bit of trouble with 2.2 kernels and an Intel
Providence PR440FX motherboard, mounting 288 MB of physical memory.
The problem _seems_ to be centered about some sort of catastrophic
interaction between the kernel and the (admittedly flaky) integrated
Adaptec 7880 SCSI controller. I have it throttled back to fast/wide
att the moment, and it uses Adaptec BIOS 1.25.
Target 0: Seagate ST39173W
Target 1: Quantum XP34300W
Target 4: Exabyte 8505 XL
Target 6: Plextor 32X CDROM
Basically, I cannot get a stable kernel, past 2.038 (which seems
to work fine) to boot.
RedHat 5.2 installs just fine. But no species of RedHat 6.x will
install or upgrade. The install diskette and the SCSI controller
don't like each other.
I installed RedHat 5.2, and built a 2.2.14 kernel on top of it.
Here is the /usr/src/linux/.config file I worked up to do this.
#
# Automatically generated by make menuconfig: don't edit
#
#
# Code maturity level options
#
# CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL is not set
#
# Processor type and features
#
# CONFIG_M386 is not set
# CONFIG_M486 is not set
# CONFIG_M586 is not set
# CONFIG_M586TSC is not set
# CONFIG_M686 is not set
CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK=y
CONFIG_X86_INVLPG=y
CONFIG_X86_BSWAP=y
CONFIG_X86_POPAD_OK=y
CONFIG_1GB=y
# CONFIG_2GB is not set
# CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION is not set
CONFIG_MTRR=y
CONFIG_SMP=y
#
# Loadable module support
#
CONFIG_MODULES=y
CONFIG_MODVERSIONS=y
CONFIG_KMOD=y
#
# General setup
#
CONFIG_NET=y
CONFIG_PCI=y
# CONFIG_PCI_GOBIOS is not set
# CONFIG_PCI_GODIRECT is not set
CONFIG_PCI_GOANY=y
CONFIG_PCI_BIOS=y
CONFIG_PCI_DIRECT=y
CONFIG_PCI_QUIRKS=y
CONFIG_PCI_OLD_PROC=y
# CONFIG_MCA is not set
# CONFIG_VISWS is not set
CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC=y
CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC=y
CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT=y
CONFIG_SYSCTL=y
CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT=y
CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y
CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=y
CONFIG_PARPORT=y
CONFIG_PARPORT_PC=y
# CONFIG_PARPORT_OTHER is not set
# CONFIG_APM is not set
#
# Plug and Play support
#
# CONFIG_PNP is not set
#
# Block devices
#
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=y
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_IDE is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=y
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDETAPE is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEFLOPPY is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDESCSI is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640=y
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640_ENHANCED is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RZ1000=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPCI=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA=y
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_OFFBOARD is not set
CONFIG_IDEDMA_AUTO=y
# CONFIG_IDE_CHIPSETS is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_MD=y
CONFIG_MD_LINEAR=y
CONFIG_MD_STRIPED=y
CONFIG_MD_MIRRORING=y
CONFIG_MD_RAID5=y
CONFIG_MD_BOOT=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XD is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DAC960 is not set
CONFIG_PARIDE_PARPORT=y
# CONFIG_PARIDE is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_CPQ_DA is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD is not set
#
# Networking options
#
CONFIG_PACKET=y
CONFIG_NETLINK=y
CONFIG_RTNETLINK=y
CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV=y
CONFIG_FIREWALL=y
# CONFIG_FILTER is not set
CONFIG_UNIX=y
CONFIG_INET=y
# CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST is not set
# CONFIG_IP_ADVANCED_ROUTER is not set
# CONFIG_IP_PNP is not set
CONFIG_IP_FIREWALL=y
CONFIG_IP_FIREWALL_NETLINK=y
CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV=y
CONFIG_IP_TRANSPARENT_PROXY=y
CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE=y
CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE_ICMP=y
# CONFIG_IP_ROUTER is not set
CONFIG_NET_IPIP=y
# CONFIG_NET_IPGRE is not set
CONFIG_IP_ALIAS=y
CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES=y
# CONFIG_INET_RARP is not set
CONFIG_SKB_LARGE=y
# CONFIG_IPX is not set
# CONFIG_ATALK is not set
#
# Telephony Support
#
# CONFIG_PHONE is not set
# CONFIG_PHONE_IXJ is not set
#
# SCSI support
#
CONFIG_SCSI=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=y
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR_VENDOR is not set
CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG=y
# CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN is not set
CONFIG_SCSI_CONSTANTS=y
CONFIG_SCSI_LOGGING=y
#
# SCSI low-level drivers
#
# CONFIG_SCSI_7000FASST is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_ACARD is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_AHA152X is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_AHA1542 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_AHA1740 is not set
CONFIG_SCSI_AIC7XXX=y
# CONFIG_AIC7XXX_TCQ_ON_BY_DEFAULT is not set
CONFIG_AIC7XXX_CMDS_PER_DEVICE=8
CONFIG_AIC7XXX_PROC_STATS=y
CONFIG_AIC7XXX_RESET_DELAY=5
# CONFIG_SCSI_IPS is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_ADVANSYS is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_IN2000 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_AM53C974 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_MEGARAID is not set
CONFIG_SCSI_BUSLOGIC=m
CONFIG_SCSI_OMIT_FLASHPOINT=y
# CONFIG_SCSI_DTC3280 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_EATA is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_EATA_DMA is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_EATA_PIO is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_FUTURE_DOMAIN is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_GDTH is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_GENERIC_NCR5380 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_INITIO is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_INIA100 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_PPA is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_IMM is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C406A is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C416 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_SIM710 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C7xx is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX is not set
CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX=y
CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_DEFAULT_TAGS=4
CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_MAX_TAGS=32
CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_SYNC=20
# CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_PROFILE is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_IOMAPPED is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_PQS_PDS is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_PAS16 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_PCI2000 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_PCI2220I is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_PSI240I is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_QLOGIC_FAS is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_QLOGIC_ISP is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_QLOGIC_FC is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_SEAGATE is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_DC390T is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_T128 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_U14_34F is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_ULTRASTOR is not set
#
# Network device support
#
CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
#
# ARCnet devices
#
# CONFIG_ARCNET is not set
CONFIG_DUMMY=m
# CONFIG_EQUALIZER is not set
# CONFIG_NET_SB1000 is not set
#
# Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit)
#
CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y
# CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_3COM is not set
# CONFIG_LANCE is not set
# CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_SMC is not set
# CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_RACAL is not set
# CONFIG_NET_ISA is not set
CONFIG_NET_EISA=y
# CONFIG_PCNET32 is not set
# CONFIG_APRICOT is not set
# CONFIG_CS89x0 is not set
# CONFIG_DM9102 is not set
# CONFIG_DE4X5 is not set
# CONFIG_DEC_ELCP is not set
# CONFIG_DEC_ELCP_OLD is not set
# CONFIG_DGRS is not set
CONFIG_EEXPRESS_PRO100=y
# CONFIG_NE2K_PCI is not set
# CONFIG_TLAN is not set
# CONFIG_VIA_RHINE is not set
# CONFIG_SIS900 is not set
# CONFIG_NET_POCKET is not set
#
# Ethernet (1000 Mbit)
#
# CONFIG_SK98LIN is not set
# CONFIG_FDDI is not set
# CONFIG_PLIP is not set
CONFIG_PPP=y
CONFIG_SLIP=y
CONFIG_SLIP_COMPRESSED=y
# CONFIG_SLIP_SMART is not set
# CONFIG_SLIP_MODE_SLIP6 is not set
# CONFIG_NET_RADIO is not set
#
# Token ring devices
#
# CONFIG_TR is not set
# CONFIG_NET_FC is not set
#
# Wan interfaces
#
# CONFIG_HOSTESS_SV11 is not set
# CONFIG_COSA is not set
# CONFIG_SEALEVEL_4021 is not set
# CONFIG_COMX is not set
# CONFIG_DLCI is not set
# CONFIG_SBNI is not set
#
# Amateur Radio support
#
# CONFIG_HAMRADIO is not set
#
# IrDA subsystem support
#
# CONFIG_IRDA is not set
#
# ISDN subsystem
#
# CONFIG_ISDN is not set
#
# Old CD-ROM drivers (not SCSI, not IDE)
#
# CONFIG_CD_NO_IDESCSI is not set
#
# Character devices
#
CONFIG_VT=y
CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_SERIAL=y
CONFIG_SERIAL_CONSOLE=y
# CONFIG_SERIAL_EXTENDED is not set
# CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD is not set
CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y
CONFIG_UNIX98_PTY_COUNT=1024
CONFIG_PRINTER=y
CONFIG_PRINTER_READBACK=y
CONFIG_MOUSE=y
#
# Mice
#
# CONFIG_ATIXL_BUSMOUSE is not set
# CONFIG_BUSMOUSE is not set
# CONFIG_MS_BUSMOUSE is not set
CONFIG_PSMOUSE=y
CONFIG_82C710_MOUSE=y
# CONFIG_PC110_PAD is not set
#
# Joysticks
#
CONFIG_JOYSTICK=y
CONFIG_JOY_ANALOG=y
# CONFIG_JOY_ASSASSIN is not set
# CONFIG_JOY_GRAVIS is not set
# CONFIG_JOY_LOGITECH is not set
# CONFIG_JOY_SIDEWINDER is not set
# CONFIG_JOY_THRUSTMASTER is not set
# CONFIG_JOY_CREATIVE is not set
# CONFIG_JOY_LIGHTNING is not set
# CONFIG_JOY_PCI is not set
# CONFIG_JOY_MAGELLAN is not set
# CONFIG_JOY_SPACEORB is not set
# CONFIG_JOY_SPACEBALL is not set
# CONFIG_JOY_WARRIOR is not set
# CONFIG_JOY_CONSOLE is not set
# CONFIG_JOY_DB9 is not set
# CONFIG_JOY_TURBOGRAFX is not set
CONFIG_QIC02_TAPE=m
# CONFIG_QIC02_DYNCONF is not set
CONFIG_WATCHDOG=y
#
# Watchdog Cards
#
# CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT is not set
# CONFIG_WDT is not set
# CONFIG_SOFT_WATCHDOG is not set
# CONFIG_PCWATCHDOG is not set
# CONFIG_ACQUIRE_WDT is not set
# CONFIG_MIXCOMWD is not set
CONFIG_NVRAM=y
CONFIG_RTC=y
#
# Video For Linux
#
CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV=y
# CONFIG_RADIO_RTRACK is not set
# CONFIG_RADIO_RTRACK2 is not set
# CONFIG_RADIO_AZTECH is not set
# CONFIG_RADIO_CADET is not set
# CONFIG_RADIO_MIROPCM20 is not set
# CONFIG_RADIO_GEMTEK is not set
# CONFIG_RADIO_TRUST is not set
# CONFIG_VIDEO_BT848 is not set
# CONFIG_VIDEO_BWQCAM is not set
# CONFIG_VIDEO_CQCAM is not set
# CONFIG_VIDEO_PMS is not set
# CONFIG_VIDEO_SAA5249 is not set
# CONFIG_RADIO_SF16FMI is not set
# CONFIG_RADIO_TYPHOON is not set
# CONFIG_RADIO_ZOLTRIX is not set
# CONFIG_VIDEO_ZORAN is not set
# CONFIG_VIDEO_BUZ is not set
# CONFIG_DTLK is not set
#
# Ftape, the floppy tape device driver
#
# CONFIG_FTAPE is not set
#
# Filesystems
#
CONFIG_QUOTA=y
CONFIG_AUTOFS_FS=y
# CONFIG_AFFS_FS is not set
CONFIG_HFS_FS=y
CONFIG_FAT_FS=y
CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=y
# CONFIG_UMSDOS_FS is not set
CONFIG_VFAT_FS=y
CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=y
CONFIG_JOLIET=y
# CONFIG_MINIX_FS is not set
CONFIG_NTFS_FS=y
CONFIG_HPFS_FS=y
CONFIG_PROC_FS=y
CONFIG_DEVPTS_FS=y
CONFIG_ROMFS_FS=y
CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y
CONFIG_SYSV_FS=y
CONFIG_UFS_FS=y
CONFIG_UFS_FS_WRITE=y
#
# Network File Systems
#
# CONFIG_CODA_FS is not set
CONFIG_NFS_FS=y
CONFIG_SUNRPC=y
CONFIG_LOCKD=y
CONFIG_SMB_FS=y
# CONFIG_NCP_FS is not set
#
# Partition Types
#
CONFIG_BSD_DISKLABEL=y
CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION=y
CONFIG_SMD_DISKLABEL=y
CONFIG_SOLARIS_X86_PARTITION=y
CONFIG_NLS=y
#
# Native Language Support
#
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=y
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_737 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_775 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_850 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_852 is not set
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_855=y
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_857 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_860 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_861 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_862 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_863 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_864 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_865 is not set
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_866=y
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_869 is not set
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_874=y
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=y
# CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_2 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_3 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_4 is not set
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_5=y
# CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_6 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_7 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_8 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_9 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_14 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_15 is not set
CONFIG_NLS_KOI8_R=y
#
# Console drivers
#
CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y
#
# Sound
#
CONFIG_SOUND=y
# CONFIG_SOUND_ES1370 is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_ES1371 is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_MAESTRO is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_SONICVIBES is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_MSNDCLAS is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_MSNDPIN is not set
CONFIG_SOUND_OSS=y
# CONFIG_SOUND_DMAP is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_PAS is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_SB is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_GUS is not set
CONFIG_SOUND_MPU401=m
# CONFIG_SOUND_PSS is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_MSS is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_SSCAPE is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_TRIX is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_VIA82CXXX is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_MAD16 is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_WAVEFRONT is not set
CONFIG_SOUND_CS4232=y
CONFIG_CS4232_BASE=530
CONFIG_CS4232_IRQ=5
CONFIG_CS4232_DMA=0
CONFIG_CS4232_DMA2=3
CONFIG_CS4232_MPU_BASE=330
CONFIG_CS4232_MPU_IRQ=9
# CONFIG_SOUND_OPL3SA2 is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_MAUI is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_SGALAXY is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_OPL3SA1 is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_SOFTOSS is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_YM3812 is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_VMIDI is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_UART6850 is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_NM256 is not set
#
# Additional low level sound drivers
#
# CONFIG_LOWLEVEL_SOUND is not set
#
# Kernel hacking
#
CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
Here is a partial transcript of the boot messages from the crash
I got when I tried to boot from this 2.2.14 kernel:
.
.
[boot messages]
.
.
scsi: 1 host
scsi: aborting command due to timeout : pid 0, scsi 0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 Test
Unit Ready 00 00 00 00 00
SCSI host 0 abort (pid 0) timed out - resetting
SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0.
SCSI host 0 channel 0 reset (pid 0) timed out - trying harder
SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0.
SCSI host 0 abort (pid 0) timed out - resetting
SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0.
SCSI host 0 channel 0 reset (pid 0) timed out - trying harder
SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0.
SCSI host 0 abort (pid 0) timed out - resetting
SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0.
SCSI host 0 channel 0 reset (pid 0) timed out - trying harder
SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0.
SCSI host 0 abort (pid 0) timed out - resetting
SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0.
SCSI host 0 channel 0 reset (pid 0) timed out - trying harder
SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0.
scsi: aborting command due to timeout
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.
[bus seems to recover enough to enumerate hard disks between
spasms]
.
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Vendor: Quantum Model: XP34300W Rev: L912
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Detected scsi disk sdb at scsi0, channel 0, id 1, lun 0
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000040
current->tss.cr3 = 00101000, %cr3 = 00101000
*pde = 00000000
Oops: 0000
CPU: 12
EIP: 0010:[<c0221faa>]
EFLAGS: 00010086
eax: 00000000 ebx: d1fc8000 ecx: 00000000 edx: d1fc8000
esi: d1fce078 edi: 00000000 ebp: d1ffbf84 esp: d1ffbf0c
ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018
Process swapper (pid: 0, process nr: 1, stackpage=d1ffb000)
Stack: d1fce078 c0226f6a d1fce078 d1fce078 d1ff8590 04000001 0000000c 00000011
c010b160 00000011 d1fce078 d1fcbf84 d1ff8590 00000220 c02c5220 00000011
c010fea5 00000011 d1ffbf84 d1ff8590 d1fcbf84 00000000 00000000 d1ffbf7c
Call Trace: [<c0226f6a>] [<c010b160>] [<c010fea5>] [<c010b2c7>] [<c010a334>]
[<c0107a9b>] [<c011acd5>]
[<c0106000>] [<c010a334>] [<c0106000>]
Code: 0f b6 50 40 0f b6 40 42 c1 e0 03 89 d1 09 c1 80 7b 14 00 75
Aiee, killing interrupt handler
Kernel panic: Attempted to kill the idle task!
In interrupt handler - not syncing
That last was the death moment.
I am pretty sure about those values .. I crashed that box about a
dozen times while working up this post, taking and checking notes
on another healthy system.
Could someone explain what is going on here ?
_And_ how to work around it ?
I would like to get at least another year's worth of use out of this
motherboard before I consider tossing it and upgrading, since the way
I do things, I will want to jack the physical memory up to 256 MB.
Thanks in advance
Charles Roten
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[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Charles D. Roten)
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From: "Thomas J. Canich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: old Canon multipass printer
Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 01:01:30 -0400
well, the first step is to see if the thing will listen to input dumped
directly to the printer device (/dev/lp*). If this works, then you should
just have to figure out what the printer works _like_, and set up filters
in /etc/printcap to echo this. Check out the printing howto on
linuxdoc.org for more info.
tom
"If you can't win on the scoreboard, hit them with your fists."
--Mike, on the penguins losing to the islanders
On Wed, 3 May 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Apr 2000 14:31:12 -0500, "Fathead"
> <pimephalis*FATHEAD*@yahoo.co.uk> gave this insight:
>
> :Does anyone know whether you can print to an old Canon multipass 800.
> :It's a multi-function device, with a bubblejet printer inside. The tech support
> :pages on the Canon site are less than useless, and I'm at a loss. Just
> :wondered if anyone had had any luck printing to one.
> :
> I have a Multipass 3500 -- anyone know how this fits into Linux?
>
> Alan
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (tiklmelmo)
Subject: Re: Maxtor 40G IDE w/o BIOS support
Date: Thu, 04 May 2000 05:18:00 GMT
Paul: I love you man!
the halving cylinders/doubling heads thing worked like a CHARM
I've been messing with this crap for a week now :)
On Sun, 05 Mar 2000 00:42:04 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul
Halliday) wrote:
>On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 21:52:44 -0600, Keith Rohrer
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>: Does anyone know how to configure such a drive for its full capacity under
>: Linux without BIOS support? I have to install the capacity limiting jumper
>: or the machine will not boot, even with autodetction turned off or a
>: specific geometry and mode chosen.
>
>Are you running any other OS's on the same drive? If so, I don't have
>a solution (other than new motherboard or a hopeful BIOs upgrade).
>If Linux is the only OS then you can use the full 40Gb provided you
>are booting off another drive (alternatively a Linux boot floppy disk
>should do it).
>
>To be able to use the full 40Gb under Linux;
>1. Reposition the jumper on the Maxtor drive so the full drive
> capacity is accessible.
>2. _Remove_ the hard drive entry form the CMOS settings (i.e. Go in to
>
> the BIOS and tell it that there is no drive installed on the IDE
> channel). This should allow the machine to boot without problems.
>3. When in Linux (installation disk or off another hard drive), run
> fdisk and type in 'x' (followed by RETURN) to enter expert mode.
> Then half the number of cylinders and double the number of heads
> (type 'c', hit RETURN and enter 39703 and RETURN, then type 'h',
> hit RETURN and enter 32).
>4. You can now partition as much of the 40Gb as you want (just type
> 'r' and hit return to enter the normal, non-expert menu mode).
>
>Note that the original drive geometry is actually 79406 cylinders, 16
>heads and 63 sectors (as reported by Maxblast - at least for the
>7200RPM version I have). Linux (or maybe just fdisk) seems to have a
>16-bit limit on the number of cylinders, so you can't enter more than
>65,536, but the above instructions will let you use it without problem
>- working much like the EIDE solution used to solve the old 500Mb IDE
>limit. I've been able to partition it and save a few Gig of data to
>the last 38-40Gb of the hard drive without any problems, so it appears
>to be working. You can mount the partitions after a reboot without
>having to tell it anything about the new geometry (it gets it from the
>partition table).
>
>Personally I have problems because I want to run Win95 on it too (I
>need the space for all those computer games ;), so I'll probably buy
>one of those 1GHz overclocked Athlons for £200UKP and a new board (my
>current board is a TMC TI5VGF, 2Mb cache, 8 months old yet even the
>BIOS on that isn't capable of more than 32Gb and just locks up. :-(
>
>Paul.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: X problems with athlon
Date: Thu, 04 May 2000 05:27:41 GMT
Don't know if this will help but check out:
<http://www.cpureview.com/rev_k7-linux1_b.html>
It's about the Asus Mobo but discusses X.
In comp.os.linux.hardware Kevin J. Walchko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: hi,
: i have a abit ka7 kx133, with a 700MHz athlon, voodoo 3000 pci and 256
: MB ram. the computer works fine while i am not in X (command line). as
: soon as i do a startx (go into X window) my system locks up after 10-20
: seconds and i have to reboot the system. i can't even telnet in over
: the network and login so i can kill X or something. has anyone gotten
: an athlon system to work with the abit mother board and the via kx133
: chip set?
: have tried
: kernels: 2.2.12, 2.2.14, 2.3.99-pre6
: x windows: 3.3.5,4.0
: and nothing helps.
: i am wondering if it is hardware (problem or bios) or the fact that i am
: using a pci video card. it can't be the processor, it is 100% intel
: compatible, right??
: also, please make sure to CC me when you respond.
: thanx
: kevin
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