Re: [newbie] How to distinguish file and directory in shell?
> % ls -F [doesn't show color, but denotes executables with a *, and > directories with a / ] > % ls --color > > ...or, insert this line in your .bashrc file: > > alias 'ls' 'ls --color' I find it helpful to use the above command with -F This option appends a character to the filenames that indicate what it is. * for programs or executable scripts / for directories @ for symbolic links | for pipes = for sockets nothing for regular files. the entire command would be alias ls='ls -F --color' btw, regular files are white, programs are green, directories are blue and links are aqua. Hope that helps, Ben
RE: [newbie] Recompile kernel
You were right on the money, I was in the wrong directory. I untarred the kernel in the correct directory, installed the necessary rpm files and was able to install the new kernel. Thanks, Cindy > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Hidong Kim > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 1999 3:21 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Recompile kernel > > > Cindy Pearce wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I installed Mandrake 5.3 using the stock Workstation install. > My printer is on > > LPT1 ,which I think is lp0, and I would like to enable parallel > port support in > > this kernel. When I try to run "make xconfig" as instructed in > the Kernel > > HOWTO, I get an error message as follows, > > > >make: ***No rule to make target > 'xconfig' . Stop. > > > > I am running the 2.0.36-3 kernel. I tried to install the 2.2.1 > kernel present > > on the CDROM but for some reason my edits to the /etc/lilo.conf > file did not > > work even after removing the "preferred" folder in /lib/modules > and running > > /sbin/lilo. Needless to say I had a real mess since I had > upgraded some of the > > packages. I did have a boot disk with the old kernel so I was > able to recover. > > I would really like to use Linux with Word Perfect but I need > my printer to do > > this. Any ideas? > > > > TIA, > > > > Cindy Pearce > > > Hi, Cindy, > > When recompiling a new kernel, you have to issue the commands within > /usr/src/linux. This is the new directory that's created after you > unpack the kernel source. The error you're reporting makes me suspect > that you weren't in /usr/src/linux when you issued 'make xconfig'. > Also, did you do 'make mrproper' before 'make xconfig'? If you're going > to recompile a kernel, I suggest you dive into the latest 2.2.6. If > you're running the stock Mandrake 2.0.36 kernel, it should have printer > support. Once you recompile a kernel, you may lose printer support. > /usr/src/linux/Documentation/parport.txt tells you how to regain printer > support, but I have to confess, I haven't been able to get my printer > back after recompiling 2.2.6. OK, good luck, > > > > Hidong >
RE: [newbie] Recompile kernel
Well, the fact that I can't print anything makes me think that something is amiss. Cindy > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dan Brown > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 1999 1:34 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Recompile kernel > > > Cindy Pearce wrote: > > > I installed Mandrake 5.3 using the stock Workstation install. > My printer is on > > LPT1 ,which I think is lp0, and I would like to enable parallel > port support in > > this kernel. When I try to run "make xconfig" as instructed in > the Kernel > > Why do you think parallel port support isn't enabled > already? At least > in my installation (also of Mandrake 5.3), the printer is supported just > fine, and it sees the printer port. > > -- > Dan Brown, KE6MKS, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Config LILO
From: John l.yn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I have installed LILO. I want to set the default item to startup is dos > rather than linux, and I want to change the item of linux to Mandrake. How % man lilo.conf
Re: [newbie] Newbie Sites
This site is the best newbie site I have found http://www.magma.ca/~bklimas/ Linux Newbie has info about system admin. and setup in simple terms Jeanette - Original Message - From: Lloyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 1999 9:06 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Newbie Sites > > Duke16 wrote: > > > > What are some good web sites for newbies to Linux? > > > > Paul Houlbrooke > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Every new beginning comes from some other beginnings end. > > --SemiSonic (MSM Recording) > > there's a new one called www.linuxnewbie.com (org?) It's > very new, so there might not be too much info on it yet. > -- > Lloyd Osten > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
Re: [newbie] Can I run the win98 application under X-window?
Well I am hoping the new version of Wine will work when I upgrade to RH 6.0 or Mandrake 6.x when it comes out. Jeanette - Original Message - From: Lloyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 1999 9:08 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Can I run the win98 application under X-window? > Jeanette Russo wrote: > > > > I wouldn't count on the Wine on the Mandrake CD. I have found next to > > nothing that runs on it. I can get Free Agent to run but it will not find > > its way out to get any news. > > Jeanette > > Well, I know there is an updated version of WINE on the > RH6.0 CD. You can also get the latest version at > www.winehq.com (org?) > > -- > Lloyd Osten > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
Re: [newbie] How to distinguish file and directory in shell?
From: John l.yn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I am using linux Mandrake. I found it is difficulty to distinguish file > and directory,to judge which file is runnable and which is not.It is more > easy in linux SlackWare which support different color to distinguish them. Several ways to do this: % ls -F [doesn't show color, but denotes executables with a *, and directories with a / ] % ls --color ...or, insert this line in your .bashrc file: alias 'ls' 'ls --color' and then just type "ls" at the prompt. You might also check out man ls.
Re: [newbie] Modems that will work w/Linux
http://www.kc.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html This is a site that lists modems that will work with Linux. Some will not, you know, as they are winmodems. Linda At 05:57 PM 4/29/99 -0400, you wrote: >I plan on installing linux here in a few days, and with installing I plan on >buying a new modem. I was wondering which is the fastest/best? Anybody >have any good experiences with some modems? I am currently using Earthlink >as my ISP. Thanks... > >-soco >
Re: [newbie] Which modem to buy?
On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, you wrote: > At 06:44 PM 4/29/99 -0400, you wrote: > >On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, you wrote: > >> I plan on installing linux here in a few days, and with installing I > plan on > >> buying a new modem. I was wondering which is the fastest/best? Anybody > >> have any good experiences with some modems? I am currently using Earthlink > >> as my ISP. Thanks... > >> > >> -soco > > > >I have a USR Courier v.everything that I've been using for several > >years under different OSs and it has been absolutely bullet-proof. > > Not to start a "my modem is better than your modem" war, but a tidbit of > info, I've personally experienced to bring home the point, "Top of the Line" > does not always equate to "best performance". > > Stefan Dozier > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stefan, I didn't mean to imply at all that price=quality. I've just had good luck with that modem. Your experience with the Sportster is certainly good news as those modems did have problems a while back. I also had a Supra FaxModem that worked great also, but I don't know what their stuff is like now. It's certainly a lot cheaper. The one I had also had that neat feature of being able to recognize a fax carrier and route the signal to the appropriate place. I would be interested in knowing what other modems of recent vintage that people are using successfully under Linux. Regards, -- Jonathan Dlouhy Principal Oboe, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra "There is much Obi-Wan did not tell you." -- Darth Vader
Re: [newbie] Can I run the win98 application under X-window?
I wouldn't count on the Wine on the Mandrake CD. I have found next to nothing that runs on it. I can get Free Agent to run but it will not find its way out to get any news. Jeanette - Original Message - From: Lloyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 1999 6:48 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Can I run the win98 application under X-window? > > You can try WINE (It's on the Mandrake CD) or maybe look > into VMWARE. > -- > Lloyd Osten > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
[newbie] Newbie Sites
What are some good web sites for newbies to Linux? Paul Houlbrooke[EMAIL PROTECTED] Every new beginning comes from some other beginnings end.--SemiSonic (MSM Recording)
Re: [newbie] printer setup
On Thu, Apr 29, 1999 at 04:57:41PM -0700, Hidong Kim wrote: > Hi, > > I can't set up my printer, an HP DeskJet 870Cxi. It was working ok > after the initial installation of Mandrake 5.3 under kernel 2.0.36. > I've since compiled 2.2.6, and I can't get my printer to work. > printtool detects no printer. I've tried compiling parallel port and > printer support into the kernel, and also tried to load the parport, > parport_pc, and lp modules with no success. I tried following the > instructions on the Mandrake Web site: > > Printer problems: > > You printer will probably no work anymore after upgrade :) > You will have to add those lines to your /etc/conf.modules file: > >alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc >options parport_pc io=0x278 irq=5 <--must be set to your real > datas for io and irq > > Then re-run modprobe (modprobe parport_lowlevel). Please also re-run > printool and set your printer to the correct lp port (usually, a printer > previously recognized under /dev/lp1 will switch to > /dev/lp0). > > When I try the modprobe, I get the error: > > /lib/modules/2.2.6/misc/parport_pc.o: init_module: Device or resource > busy > parport: Device or resource busy > > What does this mean? Also, how do I find out the io port and irq for my > printer? I didn't write them down when the printer was working with the > stock kernel. Any suggestions most welcome. Thanks, You can find the IO port for the printer from the BIOS POST screen. Probably something like 0x278, 0x378, etc. The IRQ is typically 7. Check /proc/interrupts to make sure that the IRQ is not being used. You can check the IO port in /proc/ioports. -- Steve Philp [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] Random switch between the Desktops
Hi: When I move my mouse around the taskbar without clicking any thing in X-window, I found the Desktop switch randomly with flashing. Why? Thanks! John l.yn
[newbie] How to distinguish file and directory in shell?
Hi: I am using linux Mandrake. I found it is difficulty to distinguish file and directory,to judge which file is runnable and which is not.It is more easy in linux SlackWare which support different color to distinguish them. Does Mandrake support this function? Thanks John l.yn
[newbie] Config LILO
Hi: I have installed LILO. I want to set the default item to startup is dos rather than linux, and I want to change the item of linux to Mandrake. How to do it? Thanks! John l.yn
[newbie] Can I install news server on linux Mandrake?
Hi: I want to install news server on linux Mandrake for our team. Does the package of news server come with Mandrake? How to install it,config it? Thanks! John l.yn
Re: [newbie] PCI sound cards under linux?
On Thu, Apr 29, 1999 at 06:10:40PM -0700, Gryphon wrote: > I've got a Diamond Monster Sound MX300, and I'm > wondering if anyone knows a way to get this card > working in linux? It has full legacy support under > DOS, but I believe that a DOS helper program is > necessary to enable that. Has anyone got one of > these working in linux, or even a similar PCI card? If you first boot into DOS, then use LOADLIN to boot Linux, you'll probably be able to get the card to work in SB-compatibility mode. This will allow the DOS helper stuff to get loaded and put the card into the right mode. It worked for me a while back when I was fighting a Diamond Sonic Impact S70 card. I've since sold it and moved to something better supported under Linux. If they don't want to share the programming info, I don't want to share my money! -- Steve Philp [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Can I run the win98 application under X-window?
Jeanette Russo wrote: > > I wouldn't count on the Wine on the Mandrake CD. I have found next to > nothing that runs on it. I can get Free Agent to run but it will not find > its way out to get any news. > Jeanette Well, I know there is an updated version of WINE on the RH6.0 CD. You can also get the latest version at www.winehq.com (org?) -- Lloyd Osten [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Newbie Sites
> Duke16 wrote: > > What are some good web sites for newbies to Linux? > > Paul Houlbrooke > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Every new beginning comes from some other beginnings end. > --SemiSonic (MSM Recording) there's a new one called www.linuxnewbie.com (org?) It's very new, so there might not be too much info on it yet. -- Lloyd Osten [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] printer setup
Hi, I can't set up my printer, an HP DeskJet 870Cxi. It was working ok after the initial installation of Mandrake 5.3 under kernel 2.0.36. I've since compiled 2.2.6, and I can't get my printer to work. printtool detects no printer. I've tried compiling parallel port and printer support into the kernel, and also tried to load the parport, parport_pc, and lp modules with no success. I tried following the instructions on the Mandrake Web site: Printer problems: You printer will probably no work anymore after upgrade :) You will have to add those lines to your /etc/conf.modules file: alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc options parport_pc io=0x278 irq=5 <--must be set to your real datas for io and irq Then re-run modprobe (modprobe parport_lowlevel). Please also re-run printool and set your printer to the correct lp port (usually, a printer previously recognized under /dev/lp1 will switch to /dev/lp0). When I try the modprobe, I get the error: /lib/modules/2.2.6/misc/parport_pc.o: init_module: Device or resource busy parport: Device or resource busy What does this mean? Also, how do I find out the io port and irq for my printer? I didn't write them down when the printer was working with the stock kernel. Any suggestions most welcome. Thanks, Hidong
Re: [newbie] How to install my 56k modem
Ripcrd6 wrote: > Does this mean that Diamond MM modems won't work? I have a 28.8 and a 56K. > Both have software drivers (.inf files) that are loaded, but I think both > have processors on them.I think I will just need to reset the jumpers on > the modem to disable PnP and set the IRQ manually.Am I wrong here > anyone? > I'm reading everything before I install. I may just do it this weekend > though. > Rip6 > > >Boon Kee Soh wrote: > >> > >> I have a Blaster Modem 28.8 and Merz 56K. Are they real modems? I am > having > >> problems dialing up to my ISP with all the "right" setting. > >> > If it's what is generically referred to as a "winmodem", > >> > then I'm afraid you are out of luck. > >> > Linux only supports "real" modems that don't require > >> > additional software drivers. > >> > -- > >> > Lloyd Osten > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > >I've never heard of Merz, so I can't tell you anything about > >it. If you modem(s) came with software drivers that you must > >load (Win 98 usually does this automatically for you) before > >it works, then you have "winmodems" and they're unsupported > >under Linux. > >-- > >Lloyd Osten > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] Either one should work fine if you can configure the IRQ and disable the PNP. good luck Terry
Re: [newbie] Which modem to buy?
Britt Selvitelle wrote: > > I plan on installing linux here in a few days, and with installing I plan on > buying a new modem. I was wondering which is the fastest/best? Anybody > have any good experiences with some modems? I am currently using Earthlink > as my ISP. Thanks... > > -soco I don't think you could go wrong by buying a 3Com modem (formerly US Robotics) I have a really old one (28.8) that needed (and got) firmware upgrades, and it has worked perfectly ever since. It's now collecting dust as I access the Net with a cable modem. -- Lloyd Osten [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] rh 6.0
Ripcrd6 wrote: > > I read that RedHat 6.0 allows the user on setup to choose between Gnome and > KDE. I would choose KDE because it is supposed to be more stable. But > I've been known to load xtra options and try them out for myself in spare > time.The great thing about Linux is CHOICE. Drink it in!!! > Rip6 > > >William Schweder wrote: > >> > >> since rh 6.0 has kde what bonus will mandrake 6.0 have over it? and when > will it be avalible > >You know, I was wondering the same thing..RH 6.0 also > >includes Gnome as a standard desktop should you choose to > >use it. > >-- > >Lloyd Osten > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] I think in the new RH6.0 you can specify either Gnome or KDE as your default. I saw an annoucement on the RH web site that they have new, updated RPMs for Gnome that have hundreds of bug fixes. -- Lloyd Osten [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] How to install my 56k modem
Ripcrd6 wrote: > > Does this mean that Diamond MM modems won't work? I have a 28.8 and a 56K. > Both have software drivers (.inf files) that are loaded, but I think both > have processors on them.I think I will just need to reset the jumpers on > the modem to disable PnP and set the IRQ manually.Am I wrong here > anyone? > I'm reading everything before I install. I may just do it this weekend > though. > Rip6 > > >Boon Kee Soh wrote: > >> > >> I have a Blaster Modem 28.8 and Merz 56K. Are they real modems? I am > having > >> problems dialing up to my ISP with all the "right" setting. > >> > If it's what is generically referred to as a "winmodem", > >> > then I'm afraid you are out of luck. > >> > Linux only supports "real" modems that don't require > >> > additional software drivers. > >> > -- > >> > Lloyd Osten > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > >I've never heard of Merz, so I can't tell you anything about > >it. If you modem(s) came with software drivers that you must > >load (Win 98 usually does this automatically for you) before > >it works, then you have "winmodems" and they're unsupported > >under Linux. > >-- > >Lloyd Osten > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] True (what I like to refer to as "real") modems are totally self contained and don't require any special software to operate. That's why they work with any OS;they don't need specific OS code. Winmodems are just a way for manufacturers to cut the price, by eliminating some of the hardware (and its related processing) So your main CPU does some of the work that a "real" modem can do by itself. -- Lloyd Osten [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] rh 6.0
"Michael R. Batchelor" wrote: > > At 01:19 PM 4/29/99 +0100, Nick Kay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >It was released on Mon26 April, but I heard > >a rumour that an error has been found > >necessitating a repress of the cds. However > >it is appearing on the highest ftp mirrors. > >(I got mine down yesterday) > > Nick, what mirror did you use? > > MB > -- > Michael R. Batchelor > Industrial Informatics & Instrumentation, Inc. I saw RH6.0 on the RedHat website. (ftp.redhat.com) Good luck, as their server is extremely busy. -- Lloyd Osten [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [newbie] Super Disk & CD Recorders
The LS120 work very well (I have one), the only problem is that you cannot create a rescue floppy during the installation. Toshiro > Hi All, > > I was just wondering if the LS120 (Super Disks) and CD recorders are > supported under Linux. If they are, which brands (CD recorders). > > Thanks > Russ >
Re: [newbie] Which modem to buy?
At 06:44 PM 4/29/99 -0400, you wrote: >On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, you wrote: >> I plan on installing linux here in a few days, and with installing I plan on >> buying a new modem. I was wondering which is the fastest/best? Anybody >> have any good experiences with some modems? I am currently using Earthlink >> as my ISP. Thanks... >> >> -soco > >I have a USR Courier v.everything that I've been using for several >years under different OSs and it has been absolutely bullet-proof. Not to start a "my modem is better than your modem" war, but a tidbit of info, I've personally experienced to bring home the point, "Top of the Line" does not always equate to "best performance". I too, have a Courier v.everything External, which has performed flawlessly over the years, upgraded it from 33.6K to X2 to v.90 and always received sustained close to if not maximum connections rates, which I always thought would be the best I would get given line conditions, until one day I had a friends computer over performing some upgrades, fired up his modem "Internal USR Sportster 56K ISA FaxModem" and lo and behold, better connection rates (sustained) over the same phone lines. Go figure! Stefan Dozier [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Modems that will work w/Linux
I have good luck with US Robotics sporter. I use it for both Linux and win95, each of which has its own hard drive on my computer. To use it in Linux, I disable the plug and play in the BIOS. Steve W > > At 05:57 PM 4/29/99 -0400, you wrote: > >I plan on installing linux here in a few days, and > with installing I plan on > >buying a new modem. I was wondering which is the > fastest/best? Anybody > >have any good experiences with some modems? I am > currently using Earthlink > >as my ISP. Thanks... > > > >-soco > > > http://www.kc.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html" eudora="autourl">http://www.kc.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html This is a site that lists modems that will work with Linux. Some will not, you know, as they are winmodems. Linda At 05:57 PM 4/29/99 -0400, you wrote: >I plan on installing linux here in a few days, and with installing I plan on >buying a new modem. I was wondering which is the fastest/best? Anybody >have any good experiences with some modems? I am currently using Earthlink >as my ISP. Thanks... > >-soco > _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] Which modem to buy?
On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, you wrote: > I plan on installing linux here in a few days, and with installing I plan on > buying a new modem. I was wondering which is the fastest/best? Anybody > have any good experiences with some modems? I am currently using Earthlink > as my ISP. Thanks... > > -soco I have a USR Courier v.everything that I've been using for several years under different OSs and it has been absolutely bullet-proof. -- Jonathan Dlouhy Principal Oboe, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra "There is much Obi-Wan did not tell you." -- Darth Vader
Re: [newbie] Which modem to buy?
From: Britt Selvitelle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I plan on installing linux here in a few days, and with installing I plan on > buying a new modem. I was wondering which is the fastest/best? Anybody I've had a Diamond Supra Express 56k for several months now, and I've been very happy with it; it seems to work fine with Linux and pnptools. > have any good experiences with some modems? I am currently using Earthlink > as my ISP. Thanks... Funny coincidence, I work there...
[newbie] PCI sound cards under linux?
I've got a Diamond Monster Sound MX300, and I'm wondering if anyone knows a way to get this card working in linux? It has full legacy support under DOS, but I believe that a DOS helper program is necessary to enable that. Has anyone got one of these working in linux, or even a similar PCI card?
[newbie] Which modem to buy?
I plan on installing linux here in a few days, and with installing I plan on buying a new modem. I was wondering which is the fastest/best? Anybody have any good experiences with some modems? I am currently using Earthlink as my ISP. Thanks... -soco
Re: [newbie] Recompile kernel
Cindy Pearce wrote: > > Hi, > > I installed Mandrake 5.3 using the stock Workstation install. My printer is on > LPT1 ,which I think is lp0, and I would like to enable parallel port support in > this kernel. When I try to run "make xconfig" as instructed in the Kernel > HOWTO, I get an error message as follows, > >make: ***No rule to make target 'xconfig' . Stop. > > I am running the 2.0.36-3 kernel. I tried to install the 2.2.1 kernel present > on the CDROM but for some reason my edits to the /etc/lilo.conf file did not > work even after removing the "preferred" folder in /lib/modules and running > /sbin/lilo. Needless to say I had a real mess since I had upgraded some of the > packages. I did have a boot disk with the old kernel so I was able to recover. > I would really like to use Linux with Word Perfect but I need my printer to do > this. Any ideas? > > TIA, > > Cindy Pearce Hi, Cindy, When recompiling a new kernel, you have to issue the commands within /usr/src/linux. This is the new directory that's created after you unpack the kernel source. The error you're reporting makes me suspect that you weren't in /usr/src/linux when you issued 'make xconfig'. Also, did you do 'make mrproper' before 'make xconfig'? If you're going to recompile a kernel, I suggest you dive into the latest 2.2.6. If you're running the stock Mandrake 2.0.36 kernel, it should have printer support. Once you recompile a kernel, you may lose printer support. /usr/src/linux/Documentation/parport.txt tells you how to regain printer support, but I have to confess, I haven't been able to get my printer back after recompiling 2.2.6. OK, good luck, Hidong
Re: [newbie] How to install my 56k modem
They are a little flaky. I had to change the interupt for COM 3 in the BIOS settings to allow them to detect it and COM 1 and 2 didn't work. I thought that the big problem was the old Packard Bell I was trying to shoehorn them into. I'm dragging that baby into current technology like an anchor. I let my wife use it for email. It is a little hard on hard drives though. And it has a proprietary CD-sound card hookup. Rip6 -Original Message- From: Nick Kay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, April 29, 1999 12:14 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] How to install my 56k modem >At 10:03 29/04/99 -0500, you wrote: >>Does this mean that Diamond MM modems won't work? I have a 28.8 and a 56K. >>Both have software drivers (.inf files) that are loaded, but I think both >>have processors on them.I think I will just need to reset the jumpers on >>the modem to disable PnP and set the IRQ manually.Am I wrong here >>anyone? >>I'm reading everything before I install. I may just do it this weekend >>though. >>Rip6 >> > >.inf files aren't really drivers - try reading one. :) >If you have links where you can set COM ports and >interrupts, you should be OK. Although I had a >Diamond modem that sortof worked - I put it >down to faulty hardware. > >hih >nick@nexnix > > > > >> >> >> >>>Boon Kee Soh wrote: I have a Blaster Modem 28.8 and Merz 56K. Are they real modems? I am >>having problems dialing up to my ISP with all the "right" setting. > If it's what is generically referred to as a "winmodem", > then I'm afraid you are out of luck. > Linux only supports "real" modems that don't require > additional software drivers. > -- > Lloyd Osten > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>I've never heard of Merz, so I can't tell you anything about >>>it. If you modem(s) came with software drivers that you must >>>load (Win 98 usually does this automatically for you) before >>>it works, then you have "winmodems" and they're unsupported >>>under Linux. >>>-- >>>Lloyd Osten >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> >
Re: [newbie] Recompile kernel
Cindy Pearce wrote: > I installed Mandrake 5.3 using the stock Workstation install. My printer is on > LPT1 ,which I think is lp0, and I would like to enable parallel port support in > this kernel. When I try to run "make xconfig" as instructed in the Kernel Why do you think parallel port support isn't enabled already? At least in my installation (also of Mandrake 5.3), the printer is supported just fine, and it sees the printer port. -- Dan Brown, KE6MKS, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
[newbie] Recompile kernel
Hi, I installed Mandrake 5.3 using the stock Workstation install. My printer is on LPT1 ,which I think is lp0, and I would like to enable parallel port support in this kernel. When I try to run "make xconfig" as instructed in the Kernel HOWTO, I get an error message as follows, make: ***No rule to make target 'xconfig' . Stop. I am running the 2.0.36-3 kernel. I tried to install the 2.2.1 kernel present on the CDROM but for some reason my edits to the /etc/lilo.conf file did not work even after removing the "preferred" folder in /lib/modules and running /sbin/lilo. Needless to say I had a real mess since I had upgraded some of the packages. I did have a boot disk with the old kernel so I was able to recover. I would really like to use Linux with Word Perfect but I need my printer to do this. Any ideas? TIA, Cindy Pearce
Re: [newbie] How to install my 56k modem
At 10:03 AM 4/29/99 -0500, you wrote: >Does this mean that Diamond MM modems won't work? I have a 28.8 and a 56K. Don't know anything about these specific modems. >Both have software drivers (.inf files) that are loaded, but I think both In windows an inf file is an instruction file for how windows is supposed to deal with the device. A regular external modem which *is not* a winmodem will have an inf file if it comes with a windows device installation routine. (Usually to take advantage of some "specialness" or extend the command set past the standard AT commands.) >have processors on them.I think I will just need to reset the jumpers on There are a couple of hardware configurations which get the generic name "winmodem". The first is a true winmodem where all the modem card has on it is a few tone converter chips and the entire modem functions are handled by a program which runs in the windows environment on the computer's main CPU. This is by far the slowest setup, and least likely to ever have any Linux support. The second is a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) based board which requires a piece of program code loaded into it to work. The DSP chip is really a highly specialized CPU chip. So it doesn't require anything from the computer other than the service of downloading it's instruction set. For some of these, if you boot windows so the instruction set gets loaded, then reboot and load Linux *without turning off the power* they will work. Others don't work because they reset on the reboot rather than on power loss. (I have no idea which models are which. Someone posted a great modem resource site some time back. Anyone still have it?) The second category, DSP processor which requires code loaded into it, is probably going to be the first group to get Linux support as Linux becomes more popular because all that must be written is a small program to shove the DSP instruction set into the card and a device driver to talk to the hardware's physical address. Conceivably it could be call from the rc scripts and the modem would work from then on. (As an aside, it's probably possible to reverse engineer some of the windows loader programs, strip the DSP code from it, and write a device driver and code loader program for Linux without support from the manufacturer. But it's probably a few hundred hours of work, and it's almost defiantly a copyright violation to redistribute the DSP code. The best bet would be for several hundred users to demand Linux support from the manufacturer.) >the modem to disable PnP and set the IRQ manually.Am I wrong here >anyone? If it's really a "traditional" modem, then you're all set. In fact, if you can disable the PnP and manually set the IRQ you probably have a "traditional" modem rather than a dysfunctional one. MB -- Michael R. Batchelor Industrial Informatics & Instrumentation, Inc.
RE: [newbie] How to install my 56k modem
Ripcrd6 [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] said: >Does this mean that Diamond MM modems won't work? I have a 28.8 and >a 56K. Both have software drivers (.inf files) that are loaded, but >I think both have processors on them. .inf files are not drivers, they are text files with configuration information, e.g. modem init strings. Regards, Richard
Re: [newbie] How to install my 56k modem
At 10:03 29/04/99 -0500, you wrote: >Does this mean that Diamond MM modems won't work? I have a 28.8 and a 56K. >Both have software drivers (.inf files) that are loaded, but I think both >have processors on them.I think I will just need to reset the jumpers on >the modem to disable PnP and set the IRQ manually.Am I wrong here >anyone? >I'm reading everything before I install. I may just do it this weekend >though. >Rip6 > .inf files aren't really drivers - try reading one. :) If you have links where you can set COM ports and interrupts, you should be OK. Although I had a Diamond modem that sortof worked - I put it down to faulty hardware. hih nick@nexnix > > > >>Boon Kee Soh wrote: >>> >>> I have a Blaster Modem 28.8 and Merz 56K. Are they real modems? I am >having >>> problems dialing up to my ISP with all the "right" setting. >>> > If it's what is generically referred to as a "winmodem", >>> > then I'm afraid you are out of luck. >>> > Linux only supports "real" modems that don't require >>> > additional software drivers. >>> > -- >>> > Lloyd Osten >>> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> > >>I've never heard of Merz, so I can't tell you anything about >>it. If you modem(s) came with software drivers that you must >>load (Win 98 usually does this automatically for you) before >>it works, then you have "winmodems" and they're unsupported >>under Linux. >>-- >>Lloyd Osten >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >
Re: [newbie] rh 6.0
At 10:48 29/04/99 -0400, you wrote: >At 01:19 PM 4/29/99 +0100, Nick Kay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: >>It was released on Mon26 April, but I heard >>a rumour that an error has been found >>necessitating a repress of the cds. However >>it is appearing on the highest ftp mirrors. >>(I got mine down yesterday) > >Nick, what mirror did you use? I used "http://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk" in /mirrors/ftp.redhat.com, but that's over here in the UK. To find one nearer to Folly Beach (?) I suggest you have a look at "http://www.redhat.com/mirrors.html" Try the .edu ones first - they tend to be bigger and faster imho. happy hunting. nick@nexnix > >MB >-- >Michael R. Batchelor >Industrial Informatics & Instrumentation, Inc. > >
Re: [newbie] rh 6.0
I read that RedHat 6.0 allows the user on setup to choose between Gnome and KDE. I would choose KDE because it is supposed to be more stable. But I've been known to load xtra options and try them out for myself in spare time.The great thing about Linux is CHOICE. Drink it in!!! Rip6 >William Schweder wrote: >> >> since rh 6.0 has kde what bonus will mandrake 6.0 have over it? and when will it be avalible >You know, I was wondering the same thing..RH 6.0 also >includes Gnome as a standard desktop should you choose to >use it. >-- >Lloyd Osten >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
