Wacom pen partner
Hi, My father has a Wacom pen partner tablet. Does anyone know if he can use it in linux ? -- Cheers, Colin Tree
Re: I need some info/piece of mind before installing linux
Hi, Just noticed something called VMware, a pc emulator which creates a virtual pc. Rock solid, runs ms-dos, windows 3.x, 95, 98, NT, 2000 beta. Needs a fast machine with heaps of ram and doesn't support DirectX. Has anyone tried this software ? http://www.vmware.com >also, is there any way to still use Win95 apps in linux, i like to make techno music on my computer and would like to carry over my production music(and video games for that matter) to linux, is this possible?? >Joshua Klessig > -- Cheers, Colin Tree
Re: SV: Getting there
Hi, Except for people who try to understand the workings of computers, most computer users treat them as a tool. They learn how to use their applications, maybe to only 1/10th of capability, but enough for what they want to do. How many car drivers will do a full overhaul on the engine, or replace brake linings, or even a do a grease and oil change ? When the support technician walks through the door, they know all their computer problems will be over. A tweek here, hammer there, install a thingy, a careful explanation of how to avoid the problem in the future. Pay the technician heaps of money and everybodies happy. People want to walk into a shop, see a lovely Linux box, buy it, take it home and use it. With a unix box they can't break the operating system, they just install and use their applications, great. They don't care how the propellers go round, just that they don't crash. If they want to fiddle, fine, there's enough complexity in there to keep a geek happy for ages. Have a technician come and install a new peripheral device, costs an extra $50, but its going to work. An annual service to update the kernel, utilities or applications, costs $100. Good investment. On Wed, 23 Jun 1999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Hi C.D. >On the other hand; I think you're (at least in part) right. The future for >Linux must be somewhere between getting a lot more userfriendly, so that >people like your girlfriend (and mine too...) will be able to install and >use it, and still facilitating all the tweaking that's going on (just look >at this list!). This is why: to enable it to spread and become popular among >every-day-users, Linux will _need_ more userfriendliness, (idiot-safe-ness, >we call it in Denmark), and to develop and grow and become better, faster, >easier, it needs the tweaking and all the nerds and programmers and that >sort of folks, who are making things work. -- Cheers, Colin Tree
slow and stopped
Hi, Just re-installed slink, only a couple of hitches. 1. One day after running all day using Wordperfect, playing the odd game of solitair, Netscape (browsing), compiling qt 1.4 & kde 1.0, kmail (downloading, reading), it started running slow. I had to reboot before it came good. What's the problem, how do I fix it without rebooting ? 2. The computer was sitting in X (icewm, xscreensaver) for a couple of hours, the screen went blank and totally locked up, reset button was the only way to start it back up. I've had both of these problems before, the latter being peculiar to Debian. SuSE does neither, Redhat also does the first. -- Cheers, Colin Tree
Re: Using more than one ISP
Hi, check out man wvdial, gets you dialing 2 isps easy. Sorry can't help with smail. On Thu, 17 Jun 1999, Anthony Campbell wrote: >Is there any easy way of maintaining access to more than one ISP without >re-writing the config files for smail and ppp? At present I use a spare >computer for this but it's not very convenient. > >Anthony -- Cheers, Colin Tree
Re: kernel and modules compiling
Hi, try make xconfig ormenuconfig make dep ; make clean ; make zImage mv --force /lib/modules/2.x.x /lib/modules/2.x.x-old ( if recompiling the same version ) make modules ; make modules_install edit lilo if necessary ( new kernel will be /boot/vmlinuz old kernel will be /boot/vmlinuz.old ? ) make install ( also creates new boot floppy ) lilo reboot modconf ( set up /etc/modules ) reboot > I just recompiled kernel 2.0.36, and everything seems to work fine > except for the following messages during boot up (same with modprobe). > pon seems to be working ok so, what does all this mean? > > :~# modprobe ppp.o > /lib/modules/2.0.36/net/ppp.o: unresolved symbol netif_rx_R88a5d1d7 > /lib/modules/2.0.36/net/ppp.o: unresolved symbol > unregister_netdev_R83363374 > /lib/modules/2.0.36/net/ppp.o: unresolved symbol dev_close_R314d8913 > /lib/modules/2.0.36/net/ppp.o: unresolved symbol n_tty_ioctl_Rd58a4d14 > /lib/modules/2.0.36/net/ppp.o: unresolved symbol kill_fasync_R1e36b960 > /lib/modules/2.0.36/net/ppp.o: unresolved symbol dev_alloc_skb_Rd29823b6 > /lib/modules/2.0.36/net/ppp.o: unresolved symbol dev_kfree_skb_R13582d30 > /lib/modules/2.0.36/net/ppp.o: unresolved symbol > tty_register_ldisc_Rc1106c2e > /lib/modules/2.0.36/net/ppp.o: unresolved symbol > register_netdev_Re4ba25d3 > > If it helps, I include the .config file. > > Another message I used to get with the default kernel (also with the new > compiled kernel) during bootup is: > > lspci not found so PCI conflict not checked > > I'm afraid I don't quite understand the way modules work. If I make > `lsmod' I still see the module pcmcia_core, which I didn't select; > earlier I had modules bsd_comp, ppp [bsd_comp](1), and slhc [slip ppp], > whereas now I just have bsd_comp and slhc [slip]. > > Is there anything else I should do after: > make mrproper > make config > make dep > make clean > make zImage > make modules > make modules_install? > -- Cheers, Colin Tree
Re: installing Debian 2.0 r3
Hi Michael, My tried and true method for old dossers is boot dos including dos cdrom drivers & mscdex, d: ( or whichever drive is your CD ) cd install type install.txt | more ( gives some install information ) boot ( now your in the install program ) > When you enter "parameters" you must also include the kernel name. such as > "linux" (I cant remember if that is the name used on the install floppies) > > so: > > LILO boot: linux [parameters] > > On Tue, 11 May 1999, John wrote: > > > I have a spare machine onto which I am trying to install 2.0 r3. The > > machine has > > a > > Pentium MMX166 processor, two hard drives (one 426Mb with DOS 6.2 and W3.11: > > the other 1.1Gb empty and available for Linux), 32Mb FPM physical RAM, 1.44 > > Floppy, > > 32x CD-ROM Drive, an S3 Virge/DX(PCI) Video Card and an SB compat Sound Card > > the Monitor is SVGA. > > > > The Motherboard is TX/1 and the BIOS Award which supports CD-ROM booting, > > both > > Hard Drives are on the Primary and the CD-ROM is Master on the Secondary. > > > > I have little computer experience (although now reasonably knowledgeable > > with > > W95), > > am new to DOS and a complete newbie with Linux - also I'm old. I've turned > > to > > Linux > > for interest and to avoid these persistent 'blue screens' on the main > > machine. > > > > I possess two sets of distributions acquired with Samms introductory book > > and > > WGS > > Encyclopadia and can install RedHat and SuSE, but not Debian which may well > > be > > the distribution best suited to me. Both the InfoMagic and Linux Mall discs > > are > > of > > the same version and each gives identical results. > > > > Booting direct from the CD-Rom Drive loads Root.bin and Linux, but whatever > > I do > > at > > the boot prompt puts me into a continual rebooting cycle. I've tried all the > > parameters > > referred and alluded to in the help files and books. A straight > > goes to > > reboot > > (after some uncompressing too rapid to read). Adding parameters results in > > 'can't > > find kernel'. > > > > I've created floppies from files downloaded from ftp.debian (RSC1440.bin, > > DRV1440.bin, Base-1.bin to Base-5.bin and Root.bin). Booting with > > RSC1440.bin > > in the floppy drive puts me into the same automatic rebooting cycle and no > > parameters > > work - the 'can't find' message is displayed. I getthe chance to use only > > one > > disk. > > > > Can anyone, kindly, explain what I'm failing to comprehend or what I'm doing > > wrong. > > I would appreciate help (otherwise I may be stuck with Mr Gate's water > > torture!). > > Incidentally, to check if some machine fault has developed, I've again > > booted > > SuSE > > from the CD-ROM Drive and I got direct to the installation program. > > John. -- Cheers, Colin Tree
Re: Via chipset problems
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 5/7/99, 1:26:27 AM, Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding Re: Via chipset problems: Hi Bob, try < > use DMA by default when available. Thanks I think I've spotted it don't use ^. I'm not going to try it again. Spose I should find out how to boot from floppy to run e2fsck, then can e2fsck fix problems it finds ? Cheers, Colin Tree > On Thu, May 06, 1999 at 11:57:25AM +0300, Heikki Ylipiessa wrote: > > On Thu, 6 May 1999, Colin Tree wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > Yo! > > > I have a K6II-350 on a motherboard which > > > has a Via Apollo MVP3 chipset. I tried kernel 2.2.1 a > > > couple of times. If I select via82c586 chipset support > > > and PCI bus-master DMA support, it stuffs the whole > > > file system. I patched it up to 2.2.7, still the same > > > problem. > > > > > > Has anyone else seen this? > > > Who do I report it to? > > > Is there a kernel group? > > > > I had similar problems .. but when i disabled the VIA support > > nb after that . > > so the problem is with via driver . > > Don't know whos work is it .. but i hope someone will do > > something about this BUG asap. > What are the symptoms of this? I just recompiled 2.2.7 with via support > to take a look. So far I don't see any problems.
Via chipset problems
Hi, I have a K6II-350 on a motherboard which has a Via Apollo MVP3 chipset. I tried kernel 2.2.1 a couple of times. If I select via82c586 chipset support and PCI bus-master DMA support, it stuffs the whole file system. I patched it up to 2.2.7, still the same problem. Has anyone else seen this? Who do I report it to? Is there a kernel group? Cheers, Colin Tree
Re: Diald not installing defaultroute to sl0
On Wed, 28 Apr 1999, Nissim Karpenstein wrote: Hi Nissim, Check out your /etc/ppp/options disable proxyarp, it worked for me. > >I'm having some trouble setting up diald. I put the defaultroute option >in the diald.options file, but after running diald, the slip connection >is not being set up as the default route. Here is the setup >information: > >/etc/diald/diald.options: >accounting-log /var/diald/log >mode ppp >two-way >dynamic >local 10.0.0.1 >remote 10.0.0.2 >reroute >defaultroute >device /dev/ttyS0 >connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp/ppp.chat" >modem >speed 115200 >crtscts >connect-timeout 30 >dial-fail-limit 5 >fifo /var/run/diald.fifo > >/etc/ppp/ppp.chat: >TIMEOUT 3 \ >ABORT '\nBUSY\r'\ >ABORT '\nNO ANSWER\r' \ >ABORT '\nRINGING\r\n\r\nRINGING\r'\ >'' >\rAT \ >'OK-+++\c-OK' ATH0 \ >TIMOUT30 \ >OK 'AT *v2=5 s69.5=1 *p=3 *d0=1' \ >OK 'ATDT8129147' \ >CONNECT'' > >/etc/ppp/options: >lcp-echo-interval 30 >lcp-echo-failure 4 >debug >noipdefault > >after running diald -- /var/log/messages: >Apr 27 11:19:09 prophet diald[2500]: Using fifo /var/run/diald.fifo >Apr 27 11:19:09 prophet diald[2500]: Starting diald version 0.16.5 >Apr 27 11:19:09 prophet diald[2500]: Proxy device established on >interface sl0 >Apr 27 11:19:09 prophet diald[2500]: Setting pointopoint route for sl0 >Apr 27 11:19:09 prophet diald[2500]: Establishing routes for sl0 >Apr 27 11:19:09 prophet diald[2500]: proxy arp: scanning 2 interfaces >for IP 10.0.0.2 >Apr 27 11:19:09 prophet diald[2500]: proxy arp: examining interface lo >Apr 27 11:19:09 prophet diald[2500]: proxy arp: examining interface sl0 >Apr 27 11:19:09 prophet diald[2500]: Changed snoop device to sl0 >Apr 27 11:19:09 prophet diald[2500]: Diald initial setup completed. > >after running diald -- output of route -n : >Kernel IP routing table >Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric RefUse >Iface >10.0.0.20.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH1 00 >sl0 >127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 00 >lo >0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 U 1 02 >sl0 > > >Shouldn't there be a G in the flags next to the bottom one? >Does anyone know why it's not working? > >AdThanksvance > >-Nissim > > > >-- >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Cheers, Colin Tree
Re: What are the Bogomips for a P166?
On Sat, 24 Apr 1999, Sami Dalouche wrote: Hi, I have a P166 sitting right behind me and it comes up with 66.00 BogoMips. but in front of me is a K6-11-350 which peaks out at 696.00 BogoMips. Sooo does that mean I can do more than 10 times as much work on the K6 ?? What a sales gimick !! Probably means the s... hot risc inside the K6 loops real fast compared to the cisc Pentium. >My cyrix P166+ (a 133 Mhz CPU) displays : > >Calibrating delay loop.. ok - 132.00 BogoMips > >On Sat, Apr 24, 1999 at 11:42:52AM +0100, Pedro Guerreiro wrote: >> Hi. >> >> I'm having a problem with a machine in the lab. It's a Pentium 166 with 32Mb, >> but the reported Bogomips are just 66.??. Somehow, this doesn't look to >> normal >> to me, since my Pentium 225 MMX is giving 447.?? Bogomips. >> >> One other thing is that since I've upgraded to Slink on that machine, X >> became >> unusable, since each time it needs to redisplay some part (or all) of the >> screen, I can actually see it redraw _each_ line, taking about 1 minute to >> redisplay the screen. >> >> Does anybody have any ideias? >> -- >> Pedro Guerreiro (aka digito)([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> >> Diplomacy: the art of letting someone have your own way. >> >> >> -- >> Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >> > >-- > // -oOo- -oOo ---oOo--\\ >| Sami Dalouche | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | AIM : linhax| >| 01.34.83.16.76 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | ICQ : 25529539 | > \\ -oOo- -oOo ---oOo--// > > >-- >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Cheers, Colin Tree
no sound devices
Hi, when I install Slink I end up with no sound devices. Compile the kernel to include the regular stuff and sound. When I reboot, the sound card (MAD/Mozart AD 1845) is initialised but I cannot control the mixer or send anything to /dev/audio, etc. Reading /usr/src/linux/drivers/sound/Readme.linux gave me the fix. When I ran cat /dev/sndstat, I got No such file or directory. OK now I've got it fixed, but why was it there ? Never seen this before. -- Cheers, Colin Tree -- Cheers, Colin Tree
Re: Diald Setup
Hi, I set up pppconfig, got pon and poff working successfully, set up diald.options according to Johns instructions then started up diald and went browsing, it connects then hangs up. here's some of /var/log/ppp.log - Apr 28 14:10:50 confluent pppd[418]: not replacing existing default route to sl0 [0.0.0.0] Apr 28 14:10:50 confluent pppd[418]: Cannot determine ethernet address for proxy ARP Apr 28 14:10:50 confluent pppd[418]: local IP address 203.41.196.70 Apr 28 14:10:50 confluent pppd[418]: remote IP address 203.41.196.4 Apr 28 14:10:53 confluent diald[408]: Device ttyS0 is locked by pid 418 Apr 28 14:10:53 confluent diald[408]: Couldn't find a free device to call out on. I looked up man diald, searched for pppd-options and there's the problem - in /etc/ppp/options, proxyarp is enabled, when I disabled this option autodial started working. Now I'm next setting up ipmasq, firewall and samba so I can autodial out through my linux box from a small win95/98 network. Do I need proxyarp ? What does it do ? Fri, 16 Apr 1999, John Hasler wrote: ># /etc/diald/diald.options ># ># Edit to match your set up. ># ># This is the port the modem is connected to. ># *** MODIFY to match your set up *** >device /dev/ttyS2 > ># diald log file: do not change. >accounting-log /var/log/diald.log > ># diald monitoring pipe: do not change. >fifo /var/run/diald.fifo > ># This turns on full debugging. >debug 77 > ># We have PPP >mode ppp > ># Changed IP JGH. >local 10.0.0.1 ># IP number for the provider's machine. This is different each time we connect. ># This is not a problem, but it'll make the routine table look funny. ># Changed IP JGH. >remote 10.0.0.2 >netmask 255.0.0.0 > ># If the connection gets broken from the ISP, redial only ># if there's outgoing traffic from our side. >two-way > ># When the link's up, change routes to point to the real link ># instead of the proxy. >reroute > ># diald should set a default route to the proxy SLIP link. >defaultroute > ># These two scripts must be executable. >#ip-up /etc/diald/ip-up >#ip-down /etc/diald/ip-down > ># Scripts used to bring up/shut down the serial line. >connect "chat -v -f /etc/chatscripts/provider" ># disconnect "/etc/ppp/ppp-disconnect" > ># Do UUCP locking. >lock > ># We connect through a modem. >modem >crtscts > ># Local tweaking >connect-timeout 90 >dial-fail-limit 2 >died-retry-count 0 > >include /etc/diald/standard.filter >dynamic >pppd-options debug noauth user jghasler ipcp-accept-local ipcp-accept-remote >-- >John Hasler >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) -- Cheers, Colin Tree
Re: ISA vs PCI Modem
On Sat, 24 Apr 1999, Greg Scharrer wrote: My experience with PCI modems is that they are likely to be winmodems. My supplier stopped selling the ISA modems in favour of the new PCI modems, but now is restocking ISAs. I had problems with the PCI modems in Win 95&98. Auto-locating the driver for the PCI serial enumerator in windows was anything but auto. Depending on the motherboard? Use an ISA modem with jumpers, might be old fashioned but its guaranteed to work At present I have an external 56k modem. (not PnP or winmodem). They won't say winmodem on the box, check for operation/drivers for dos/win3x/win9x. If it only works in win95/98 its a nonmodem. >I am thinking about buying a 56k modem. I have a 28.8k modem. I know not >to buy a Winmodem. I have seen ads for ISA and PCI modems. Is one kind >better than the other? Does the type of board slot affect capability or >performance? -- Cheers, Colin Tree
