Re: [expert] Pentium4 motherboards keeping ISA slots
On Mon, 2003-03-17 at 00:27, David E. Fox wrote: I'm enrolled in a project for automating a telescope for robotic use. It's our aim to control the whole system under Linux. A google search on 'linux and telescope automation' shows a link at lowell university where someone is apparently doing just that. http://www.aas.org/publications/baas/v33n3/dps2001/504.htm This is another link to Ocatvi's dilemma. There's a site called Lockergnome and an editor, Tony Steidler-Dennison who heads up the Linux division of the site. Incidentally, he also works for a telescope company that seems involved in the Big Stuff. His email is : [EMAIL PROTECTED] while you're at it check out the Penguin Shell at the Lockergnome site. Sincerely, -Glenn- -- The advantage of exercising every day is that you die healthier. Registered Linux User No. 306834 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Pentium4 motherboards keeping ISA slots
I'm enrolled in a project for automating a telescope for robotic use. It's our aim to control the whole system under Linux. A google search on 'linux and telescope automation' shows a link at lowell university where someone is apparently doing just that. http://www.aas.org/publications/baas/v33n3/dps2001/504.htm PCI or ISA bus. However, most of linux device drivers which are availables are for ISA bus only. Maybe that is true for the specialized stuff, but the PCI is pretty mature nowadays, and it's been around a while. So we are forced to consider a PC Pentium4 with a motherboard which would contain ISA slots. I've looked for such kind of motherboards in my nearest local distributors without success. As far as I know ISA slots are becoming less prevalent on motherboards these days. Two years ago when I got this present moto, there were a few that had one isa slot plus a few PCIs. Mine unfortunately doesn't have any ISA. Too bod for my legacy cards (sniff). Octavi. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Pentium4 motherboards keeping ISA slots
Hi, thanks for all useful coments. As Charles points out, I would be VERY interested to know the compatibility of i845PE chipset under Linux, since SY-P4I 845PE ISA appears to be available from an spanish distributor of SOYO. Alternatively, does anybody know of other mailing lists where such i845PE chipset compatibility question could be addressed? Thanks again, Octavi. On Wed, 12 Mar 2003, Charles A Edwards wrote: Does anybody know any motherboard in the market which meet those requirements, AND which is known to be COMPATIBLE under Linux? The Soyo SY-P4I 845PE ISA is for P4 and has 3 ISA slots. http://www.soyousa.com/products/proddesc.php?id=194 The only question I would have about linux compatibility is the Intel i845PE chipset. Maybe someone else on the list has a board with the same chipset and can say for sure. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Pentium4 motherboards keeping ISA slots
9.1rc2 is running fine here with an i845PE chipset. -Bob From: Octavi Fors [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] Pentium4 motherboards keeping ISA slots Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 10:45:39 +0100 (MET) Hi, thanks for all useful coments. As Charles points out, I would be VERY interested to know the compatibility of i845PE chipset under Linux, since SY-P4I 845PE ISA appears to be available from an spanish distributor of SOYO. Alternatively, does anybody know of other mailing lists where such i845PE chipset compatibility question could be addressed? Thanks again, Octavi. On Wed, 12 Mar 2003, Charles A Edwards wrote: Does anybody know any motherboard in the market which meet those requirements, AND which is known to be COMPATIBLE under Linux? The Soyo SY-P4I 845PE ISA is for P4 and has 3 ISA slots. http://www.soyousa.com/products/proddesc.php?id=194 The only question I would have about linux compatibility is the Intel i845PE chipset. Maybe someone else on the list has a board with the same chipset and can say for sure. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Pentium4 motherboards keeping ISA slots
I don't know about a P4 version, but Biostar's M6 series of motherboards all supported various Celeron/P3/Athlon configurations and each had an ISA slot. They just recently discontinued this particular line, though, so you may have call around to some different suppliers to find one. I got mine (Celeron 1.2ghz, 1 ISA, 3 PCI) through a local whitebox shop and am currently using it in a RAID-based Novell server, but I had Red Hat 7 and Mandrake 8 running on it for a while without any problems. Hope this helps! Jon 8^) - Where is the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? They have passed like rain on the mountain, like wind in the meadow; The days have gone down in the West, behind the hills into shadow. How did it come to this? -- Theoden King, The Two Towers [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/12/03 08:43AM Hi everybody, I'm enrolled in a project for automating a telescope for robotic use. It's our aim to control the whole system under Linux. Most of external devices we're going to use (motors, encoders) are commercialy available with their corresponding controller cards either via PCI or ISA bus. However, most of linux device drivers which are availables are for ISA bus only. So we are forced to consider a PC Pentium4 with a motherboard which would contain ISA slots. I've looked for such kind of motherboards in my nearest local distributors without success. Does anybody know any motherboard in the market which meet those requirements, AND which is known to be COMPATIBLE under Linux? If you think such message is out of list purpose, please could you address me to our more specific mailing-lists? Thanks in advance, Octavi. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Pentium4 motherboards keeping ISA slots
Octavi Fors wrote: So we are forced to consider a PC Pentium4 with a motherboard which would contain ISA slots. I've looked for such kind of motherboards in my nearest local distributors without success. You could try industrial computers, e.g http://www.advantech.com, readily available in spain (IIRC http://www.tempel.es sells them, but there should be other sources). These systems are usually made with a passive backplane with many isa/pci slots, and the real motherboard is just a card that plugs in one of the pci slots. Beware: this is expensive stuff Bye -- Luca Olivetti Note.- This message reached you today, it may not tomorrow if you are using MAPS or other RBL. They arbitrarily IP addresses not related in any way to spam, disrupting Internet connectivity. See http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/21/1944247 and http://theory.whirlycott.com/~phil/antispam/rbl-bad/rbl-bad.html pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [expert] Pentium4 motherboards keeping ISA slots
On Wed, 2003-03-12 at 05:43, Octavi Fors wrote: Hi everybody, I'm enrolled in a project for automating a telescope for robotic use. It's our aim to control the whole system under Linux. Most of external devices we're going to use (motors, encoders) are commercialy available with their corresponding controller cards either via PCI or ISA bus. However, most of linux device drivers which are availables are for ISA bus only. So we are forced to consider a PC Pentium4 with a motherboard which would contain ISA slots. I've looked for such kind of motherboards in my nearest local distributors without success. Does anybody know any motherboard in the market which meet those requirements, AND which is known to be COMPATIBLE under Linux? You need to be looking in the telecoms space, many IVR boards are still ISA. Have a look at http://www.crystalpc.com. If you think such message is out of list purpose, please could you address me to our more specific mailing-lists? Thanks in advance, Octavi. __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Jack Coates Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Pentium4 motherboards keeping ISA slots
I've a few Athlon boards that are fairly recent and some of those have ISA slots. Have you considered the possibility of rounding up a crew to write a few drivers instead? Jim C. Octavi Fors wrote: Hi everybody, ... Thanks in advance, Octavi. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Pentium4 motherboards keeping ISA slots
On Wed, 12 Mar 2003 14:43:59 +0100 (MET) Octavi Fors [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anybody know any motherboard in the market which meet those requirements, AND which is known to be COMPATIBLE under Linux? The Soyo SY-P4I 845PE ISA is for P4 and has 3 ISA slots. http://www.soyousa.com/products/proddesc.php?id=194 The only question I would have about linux compatibility is the Intel i845PE chipset. Maybe someone else on the list has a board with the same chipset and can say for sure. Charles -- Disco oil bussing will create a throbbing naugahide pipeline running straight to the tropics from the rug producing regions and devalue the dollar! - Mandrake Linux 9.1 on PurpleDragon Kernel- 2.4.21-0.13mdk - pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
