Re: [expert] mdk7.0 install failure
Bill Barnes wrote: Someplace in this thread I asked if eLinux.com might not be a reliable vendor for Linux hardware. Take a look at the list of modems in their catalog: USR PCI modems! How many places have I read that PCI modems do not work and, further, recommendations to avoid 3COM/US Robotics. So, whom to believe? BTW, I am disappointed that this thread still has not addressed my original problem of a crashing mdk7.0 installation. Gave it up. Installed FBSD 3.4. If I had a clear idea why you were having this problem, I'd have suggested something. For now, all I can think of is asking you whether you did an upgrade or an install? I know a lot of people have had troubles with upgrade installs and Mandrake 7.0. Oh, well, the modem discussion has merit. For now, stick to external models? Try getting a GVC ISA modem -- those are definitely hardware controlled and can be configured to *not* run in PnP mode. But yes, an external model would definitely work (just don't buy a USB =) ) -Stephen-
Re: [expert] mdk7.0 install failure
We tried a LinkSys that indicated it would work under Linux (nc 100, version 2) and it was an utter bust. We had to go to a DLink D5300TX board. It failed under RedHat also. On Wed, 29 Mar 2000, Brian T. Schellenberger wrote: Best advice: Find one that specifically works under Linux. (LinkSys, for example, though I'm not sure if they make non-PCMCIA modems or not.) I knew it would work under Linux 'cause it says so right there on the box. And sho 'nuff, it does. Linux is big enough now that there's really no need to guess anymore.
Re: [expert] mdk7.0 install failure
Yikes! You ought to complain to the company. Thanks for the warning; I'll stop unhesitatingly recommending them. (I have the EtherFast combo PCMCIA. Works great. FWIW.) On Thu, 30 Mar 2000, you wrote: | We tried a LinkSys that indicated it would work under Linux (nc 100, | version 2) and it was an utter bust. We had to go to a DLink D5300TX | board. It failed under RedHat also. | On Wed, 29 Mar 2000, Brian T. Schellenberger wrote: | | | Best advice: Find one that specifically works under Linux. | (LinkSys, for example, though I'm not sure if they make non-PCMCIA | modems or not.) | | I knew it would work under Linux 'cause it says so right there on the | box. And sho 'nuff, it does. | | Linux is big enough now that there's really no need to guess anymore. -- "Brian, the man from babbleon-on" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brian T. Schellenberger http://www.babbleon.org Support http://www.eff.org. Support decss defendents. Support http://www.programming-freedom.org. Boycott amazon.com.
RE: [expert] mdk7.0 install failure
Someplace in this thread I asked if eLinux.com might not be a reliable vendor for Linux hardware. Take a look at the list of modems in their catalog: USR PCI modems! How many places have I read that PCI modems do not work and, further, recommendations to avoid 3COM/US Robotics. So, whom to believe? BTW, I am disappointed that this thread still has not addressed my original problem of a crashing mdk7.0 installation. Gave it up. Installed FBSD 3.4. Oh, well, the modem discussion has merit. For now, stick to external models? = Original Message From [EMAIL PROTECTED] = Yikes! You ought to complain to the company. Thanks for the warning; I'll stop unhesitatingly recommending them. (I have the EtherFast combo PCMCIA. Works great. FWIW.) On Thu, 30 Mar 2000, you wrote: | We tried a LinkSys that indicated it would work under Linux (nc 100, | version 2) and it was an utter bust. We had to go to a DLink D5300TX | board. It failed under RedHat also. | On Wed, 29 Mar 2000, Brian T. Schellenberger wrote: | | Best advice: Find one that specifically works under Linux. | (LinkSys, for example, though I'm not sure if they make non-PCMCIA | modems or not.) | | I knew it would work under Linux 'cause it says so right there on the | box. And sho 'nuff, it does. | | Linux is big enough now that there's really no need to guess anymore. -- "Brian, the man from babbleon-on" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brian T. Schellenberger http://www.babbleon.org This e-mail has been sent to you courtesy of OperaMail, a free web-based service from Opera Software, makers of the award-winning Web Browser - http://www.operasoftware.com
RE: [expert] mdk7.0 install failure
I'm sure that nobody addressed the failure to install 'cause nobody knows what's going on . . . If you bought a supported version (MandrakeSoft o Macmillan) it's the sort of question you can get support for, FWIW. I, personally, like FBSD, except that it's almost always behind my hardware a bit, and now that I'm use more standard hardware (assuming FBSD has ide-scsi support), I'm using vmware which runs only under Linux (or NT), so I've pretty much given up on the idea of going back "home" to BSD. On Fri, 31 Mar 2000, you wrote: | Someplace in this thread I asked if eLinux.com might not be a reliable vendor | for Linux hardware. | Take a look at the list of modems in their catalog: USR PCI modems! How | many places have I read that PCI modems do not work and, further, | recommendations to avoid 3COM/US Robotics. So, whom to believe? | | BTW, I am disappointed that this thread still has not addressed my original | problem of a crashing mdk7.0 installation. | Gave it up. Installed FBSD 3.4. | | Oh, well, the modem discussion has merit. For now, stick to external models? | | = Original Message From [EMAIL PROTECTED] = | Yikes! | | You ought to complain to the company. | | Thanks for the warning; I'll stop unhesitatingly recommending them. | | (I have the EtherFast combo PCMCIA. Works great. FWIW.) | | On Thu, 30 Mar 2000, you wrote: | | We tried a LinkSys that indicated it would work under Linux (nc 100, | | version 2) and it was an utter bust. We had to go to a DLink D5300TX | | board. It failed under RedHat also. | | | On Wed, 29 Mar 2000, Brian T. Schellenberger wrote: | | | | Best advice: Find one that specifically works under Linux. | | (LinkSys, for example, though I'm not sure if they make non-PCMCIA | | modems or not.) | | | | I knew it would work under Linux 'cause it says so right there on the | | box. And sho 'nuff, it does. | | | | Linux is big enough now that there's really no need to guess anymore. | -- | "Brian, the man from babbleon-on" [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Brian T. Schellenberger http://www.babbleon.org | | | This e-mail has been sent to you courtesy of OperaMail, a | free web-based service from Opera Software, makers of | the award-winning Web Browser - http://www.operasoftware.com | -- "Brian, the man from babbleon-on" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brian T. Schellenberger http://www.babbleon.org Support http://www.eff.org. Support decss defendents. Support http://www.programming-freedom.org. Boycott amazon.com.
[expert] mdk7.0 install failure
Hello all: Installation of Mandrake 6.1 runs to completion. An install mdk7.0 using \dosutils\autoboot.bat hangs after the display of 'Initializing CDROM'. An install with the mdk7 boot diskette fails with following message: in second stage install _X11TranSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 _X11TranSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 Sat Mar 29 10:20:04 2000 Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0 at /usr/bin/per l-install/my_gtk.pmline 139. install exited abnormally sending termination signals...done sending kill signals...done unmounting filesystems... /tmp/rhimage /proc you may safely reboot your system Hardware Profile Intel Pentium MMX, 233; 32mb RAM; ROM PCI/ISA BIOD (2A59IA1B), Award Software, Inc. CMOS Setup:(settings presumed pertinent to reported problem) no PnP enable/disable setting BIOS FEATURES SETUP: PCI/VGA Palette Snoop - disabled CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP: System BIOS Cacheable - disabled Video BIOS Cacheable - enabled PCI 2.1 Compliance - disabled PCI ONBOARD I/O SETUP Force Update ESCD - disabled BIOS Auto-Config PCI IRQ - disabled PCI IRQ Activated By - level Assign IRQ for PCI VGA - auto PCI bus (from Win95 device manager) Intel 82371AB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller Intel 82371AB Power Management Controller IRQ Holder for PCI Steering IRQ Holder for PCI Steering IRQ Holder for PCI Steering IRQ Holder for PCI Steering IRQ Holder for PCI Steering Network Everywhere Fast Ethernet Adapter(NC100) PCI standard host CPU bridge PCI standard ISA bridge S3 SonicVibes PCI Audio Device Standard Dual PCI IDE Controller US Robotics 56K Voice PCI* ATI XPERT 98 PCI; Chip type Mach64 *couldn't connect in Mandrake 6.1, doubt that it will in 7.0 TIA Bill Barnes This e-mail has been sent to you courtesy of OperaMail, a free web-based service from Opera Software, makers of the award-winning Web Browser - http://www.operasoftware.com
RE: [expert] mdk7.0 install failure
Thanks for the tip. And I specifically bought a "hardware" modem. = Original Message From [EMAIL PROTECTED] = Bill Barnes wrote: US Robotics 56K Voice PCI* *couldn't connect in Mandrake 6.1, doubt that it will in 7.0 The problem is that modem is actually a Winmodem =) 3Com has been working very hard to hide this fact from its customers. I no longer buy their modems. -Stephen- This e-mail has been sent to you courtesy of OperaMail, a free web-based service from Opera Software, makers of the award-winning Web Browser - http://www.operasoftware.com
Re: [expert] mdk7.0 install failure
Bill Barnes wrote: Thanks for the tip. And I specifically bought a "hardware" modem. Does it work in DOS only? I bought one of these modems and was even told by 3Com that it was a hardware modem, but close physical inspection revealed that there wasn't actually a controller on the card. -Stephen-
RE: [expert] mdk7.0 install failure
On Wed, 29 Mar 2000, Bill Barnes wrote: Thanks for the tip. And I specifically bought a "hardware" modem. = Original Message From [EMAIL PROTECTED] = Bill Barnes wrote: US Robotics 56K Voice PCI* *couldn't connect in Mandrake 6.1, doubt that it will in 7.0 The problem is that modem is actually a Winmodem =) 3Com has been working very hard to hide this fact from its customers. I no longer buy their modems. -Stephen- Basically, as a good rule of thumb (and that's ALL it is, not a "hard and fast" rule!!!) you can forget ANY PCI modem. There's a couple out there that are hardware modems, and a few that are "LinModems" but in general, stay away from PCI modems. John
Re: [expert] mdk7.0 install failure
Best advice: Find one that specifically works under Linux. (LinkSys, for example, though I'm not sure if they make non-PCMCIA modems or not.) I knew it would work under Linux 'cause it says so right there on the box. And sho 'nuff, it does. Linux is big enough now that there's really no need to guess anymore. On Wed, 29 Mar 2000, you wrote: | Bill Barnes wrote: | | Thanks for the tip. And I specifically bought a "hardware" modem. | | Does it work in DOS only? | | I bought one of these modems and was even told by 3Com that it was a hardware | modem, but close physical inspection revealed that there wasn't actually a | controller on the card. | | -Stephen- -- "Brian, the man from babbleon-on" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brian T. Schellenberger http://www.babbleon.org Support http://www.eff.org. Support decss defendents. Support http://www.programming-freedom.org. Boycott amazon.com.
