Linux-Hardware Digest #652
Linux-Hardware Digest #652, Volume #10Sat, 3 Jul 99 00:13:26 EDT
Contents:
Re: 486? HELP!! (Greg H)
Re: Mouse ("Andrew J. Norman")
Re: Rackmount cases (wizard)
Re: Overclocking CPU ("Chris")
Re: best sound card (David Fox)
Re: please reccommend a PCI sound card (David Fox)
new video boards and SVGATextMode or framebuffer? (Phil Howard)
Re: Two SCSI Cards How-To (Mike Dombrowski)
Riva TNT2 ("Slimer")
Re: Rackmount cases (Phil Howard)
Re: Modem speed measurement ("John D. Verne")
hardware compatibility list (best?) (Phil Howard)
Two SCSI Cards How-To (Brian Vicente)
Re: Two SCSI Cards How-To ("Tony Platt")
Re: best sound card (David Fox)
Re: Abit BP6 (dual Celeron) ATA66-Controller? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
turtle beach soundcard... ("J. Blair")
Re: Riva TNT2 (Michael Wellman)
From: Greg H <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 486? HELP!!
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 23:47:26 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Greg H <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> > Hi, I'm the guy who misses his computer very much,, and in that
>> > missingness that I had I went and got a 486DX2/66 off of a friend,
>> > Which version of LINUX, Red Hat, Slackware, Caldera, Debian,, I don't
>>
>>I don't think it's so much a matter of which flavor, but it _is_ a
>> matter of what you will run on it. X-Window will probably run provided
>> you have a supported video card, but it will most likely be sluggish.
>>Here's my take on the distributions you mentioned, though:
>>
>>Red Hat -- mainstream, pretty easy to install, everything the average
>> user could need and then some
>>Slackware -- for the hardcore Linux user, not too far from "rolling
>> your own"
> Another merit of slackware is the ability to get it on
> 1.44-disks. With redhat you couldn't do that.
>>Caldera -- a cinch to install, but the free version is a demo
>>Debian -- ideal for developers
> Another good thing with debian is that you really have networking
> support with just 9 1.44-disks (good for real slimmed servers for
> example).
> I don't think neither Slackware or Debian is any hard to install. I
> have no personal experience with redhat, but I don't think it would be
> much more difficult than redhat with little computer experience (of
> course debian and slackware may be hard if you're used to windows and
> having mr Gates decide what you want.)
It's been a while since I used Slackware and Debian, but going on
what I remember, I agree with you completely.
Greg H.
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From: "Andrew J. Norman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mouse
Date: Sat, 03 Jul 1999 01:43:10 GMT
=BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE=
You need to set the protocol that X windows uses to communicate with the
mouse.
If you firstmouse+ is a PS/2 version the make sure the following lines are
in the "Pointer" section of your XF86Config (located in /etc/X11)
# **
# Pointer section
# **
Section "Pointer"
Protocol"MouseManPlusPS/2"
Device "/dev/mouse"
Buttons 5
ZAxisMapping 4 5
Just some notes, the device should be your mouse device. Normally
/dev/mouse is a symlink to /dev/ttyS[0123] or /dev/psaux. You must
specify "Buttons 5" if you want to be able to use the scroll wheel. The
ZAxisMapping call is what actually sets the scroll wheel.
See Colas's wheel mouse page for details on Xresources to enable the wheel
in various applications.
Andrew J. Norman
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College of William & Mary [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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what is essential is invisible to the eye" -The Little Prince
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On Thu, 1 Jul 1999, Solace wrote:
> Heya!
>
> I'm trying to get Linux (RedHat 5.2) running on my little system here
> (Specs aren't important), and I've gotten pretty much everything running
> (Including the video card in X-Win, even though Creative Labs doesn't
> make Linux drivers), except the mouse. It's a nice mouse (Logitech
> FirstMouse+. You know, three buttons and a scrolly thingy) which I've
> gotten used to, and don't want to switch. When I start up X-Windows,
> the mouse always gives me basically no control over it, sticking at the
> upper left hand corner of the screen. When you move the mouse it
> sometimes jumps a bit in the direction you move it, but jumps right back
> the UL afterwards. It also seems to constantly act as if you were right
> clicking . . . Though I'm not sure, as I don't know what right-clicking
> does, as I've never used a working Linux system.
>
> Any
Linux-Hardware Digest #651
Linux-Hardware Digest #651, Volume #10Fri, 2 Jul 99 21:13:28 EDT
Contents:
Re: Mitsumi CD-ROM (M. Buchenrieder)
Buying from Advanced Personal Computers just got EASIER !!! (APC)
Re: Direct Install on Hardware RAID 5? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
loud POP from speakers (Peter Bismuti)
disc-at-once (DAO) software in Linux (Kelvin Leung)
Re: SCSI Bus Timeout / Systems locks up (Warwick Ward-Cox)
Re: DEC 21x4x and 100Mbps switch problems? (Ed Franks)
The Computer Underground? OK? (John McKown)
Rackmount cases ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Alps printer (John McKown)
Re: please reccommend a PCI sound card ("FR_Dispatch")
Re: Permedia-based RealVision Power 3DGL Graphis adapter and RH Linux 6 ("Gene
Heskett")
KTX Scanner (bluemeat)
Re: ibm aptiva modems ("James R. Miller")
Re: Dell Inspiron compatibility? What is best laptop? ("Steve Pacenka")
Install Linux on a IBM work PAd Z50 ("Ubik_h")
Re: Where is MAKE ??? (Chris Mahmood)
Experience running LaBVIEW under Linux? (David)
Re: Rackmount cases ("[EMAIL PROTECTED]")
Alpha Processor boards ("[EMAIL PROTECTED]")
ATAPI CD problem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Seeking video card recommendation (Dominic Hargreaves)
sorry for the last one (Michael Hohenegger)
Trouble with Mitsumi CD-writer (Aaron Ginn)
2 ethernetcards with problems (Michael Hohenegger)
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (M. Buchenrieder)
Subject: Re: Mitsumi CD-ROM
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 15:54:14 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Spencer) writes:
>I am having a first attempt at setting up Redhat 5.2 Linux on an old
>Gateway 2000 486 PC (model 4DX2-66V).
>This has a Mitsumi double speed CD-ROM drive with its own interface
>(not IDE). The model number is CRMC-FXOOD.
Add
mcd=0x,
to the module options.
Michael
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From: APC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems
Subject: Buying from Advanced Personal Computers just got EASIER !!!
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 17:32:43 -0700
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Direct Install on Hardware RAID 5?
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 21:07:10 GMT
We have purchased the raid controller and had minor problems with
redHat 5.2 ...(you have to run a moddpt command during install before
the make boot disk section. It finally was installed, however I had
problems activating Multiprocessing, or recompiling the kernel for that
matter and have the machine boot up again.
I have not been succesful in making the 2.2.5 kernel working...I think
there is a bug...Please put pressure on DPT to relase the 2.2.5 module.
I am not so sure they are really supporting this stuff their tech
support is useless, they told me that "since most linux users are
programmers, we can figure this ""stuff" our selves.)
Suggestion: If you need a working machine now...by a supported mylex
card. or an older dpt cardotherwise you are in for some fun!
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
James Culbertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I contacted DPT about drivers for their PM2654U2 Raid controller for
Red Hat
> Linux 6.0. They sent me the following options:
>
> Thank you for your recent inquiry concerning the PM2654U2 controller
and
> Linux. There is a driver for Red Hat 5.2 and its corresponding
source code on
> our Internet site. We also have a patch that will take the driver
from the
> Linux 2.0.36 kernel to the 2.2.5 kernel and its source code and a
combined
> source code for the 2.0.36 driver plus patch. In order to install Red
Hat 6.0
> you
> would have to make your own boot disk. To do this you would have to
install Red
> Hat 5.2, upgrade the driver and source codes to the 2.2.5 kernel.
Then you
> could
> make your Red hat 6.0 boot disk by reading the documentation in
the /misc.src./
>
> trees directory. The mkboot script is what you would want to look at.
> Basically,
> you would have to build a 2.2.5 kernel with support for the DPT
controller via
> the source code) and
Linux-Hardware Digest #650
Linux-Hardware Digest #650, Volume #10Fri, 2 Jul 99 18:14:11 EDT
Contents:
Re: Adaptec 2920 SCSI controller ("LHD Administrator")
Re: Need Iomega Ditto 3200 (3.2G) Tape Drive info ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Adaptec 2920 SCSI controller (Phil Richardson)
Re: mounting mitsumi 2801 CDR (Aaron Ginn)
Re: SoundCard (Eddy Young)
Re: k6-3 400 mhz + asus mb + 64 mb pc-100 (john)
help - printing problems ("darrin")
Re: backup HOWTO? ("Steven J. Hathaway")
Re: monitor shuts off, why? (Henrik Carlqvist)
Re: kppp (Peter Christy)
Re: Intel could nip dual-Celeron move in bud (Chris Mauritz)
Re: Need Iomega Ditto 3200 (3.2G) Tape Drive info (Alan Boritz)
Re: ATAPI Zip Drive Linux 2.0.10 fails ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: USB Speakers (Mircea)
rmt for WinNT (Ken)
Re: Help with RedHat 5.2 initrd.img file (Timothy Murphy)
Re: Scsi (Scott Marlowe)
Dropping bytes on serial port ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Monitor dies while installing Redhat 5.2 (Bones)
Re: Permedia-based RealVision Power 3DGL Graphis adapter and RH Linux 6 (Richard
Bumby)
Re: SMP on RH6.0 Installation Help (newbie) ("John R. Bennett")
S3 ViRGE DX/GX PCI (375/385) Modeline (Andrew Hon)
Re: Adaptec 2940 UW SCSI Problem (Warwick Ward-Cox)
From: "LHD Administrator" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2920 SCSI controller
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 14:57:02 -0400
Phil Richardson wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Just installed Red Hat 5.2. During the installation process the list of
>SCSI controllers supported did not include the Adaptec 2920 (other
>Adaptec cards were on the list, but not the 2920).
It is supported by the same driver as many other Adaptec 29xx cards. For
more info, check the Linux Hardware Database entry for this product at
LHD Administrator
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
LhD: Linux Hardware Database
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.setup.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc,comp.sys.hp.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Need Iomega Ditto 3200 (3.2G) Tape Drive info
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 08:07:19 -0700
In <377cd028$2$zpunffba$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 07/02/99
at 10:34 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
>An Aiwa SCSI was the best choice for me. The drive was less than
>$100 new in OEM box.
Can you provide a source for this drive? It sounds interesting.
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===
Bob Stephan [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Happily using OS/2 Warp on the Central California Coast.
http://www.redshift.com/~bstephan
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From: Phil Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Adaptec 2920 SCSI controller
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 19:42:40 +0100
Hi folks,
Just installed Red Hat 5.2. During the installation process the list of
SCSI controllers supported did not include the Adaptec 2920 (other
Adaptec cards were on the list, but not the 2920).
Has anybody got RH5.2 to recognise this kind of SCSI card ? I've got a
pair of seagate 4GB drives I'd DEARLY like to use.
Persumably I have to get the kernel module to support this adaptor from
somewhere ?
Best Regards
Phil Richardson
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From: Aaron Ginn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: mounting mitsumi 2801 CDR
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 11:02:10 -0700
Jeremiah David Lee wrote:
> I just bought a Mitsumi 2801 CD-R, and after recompiling the
> kernel to take out the ATAPI CD-ROM support so that I could load the
> ide-scsi module, I still can't get it to work. It's configured as the
> Master drive on the secondary IDE channel, having a slave of another
> cdrom drive.
>
> cdrecord finds the drive fine when I do a "cdrecord -scanbus",
> and even when I start to try to burn something, it looks like it's
> going to work. Output is below. One thing that concerns me is the
> fact that I can't seem to mount the drive through the sg or sr devs;
> I've only tried the first few, but they give me these messages (and
> I'm doing all of these commands with enough privileges, too):
> ~$ mount /dev/sr0 /mnt
> mount: the kernel does not recognize /dev/sr0 as a block device
>(maybe `insmod driver'?)
> ~$ mount /dev/sg0 /mnt
> mount: /dev/sg0 is not a block device
>
Have you tried the following:
mount /dev/scd0 /mnt
I think you need to address the problems mounting the drive before you can even begin
trying write to the drive.
Aaron
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Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 23:31:15 +0400
From: Eddy Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: SoundCard
Anthony Lacey wrote:
[snip]
> listening to CDs and maybe some web au
Linux-Hardware Digest #649
Linux-Hardware Digest #649, Volume #10Fri, 2 Jul 99 15:13:47 EDT
Contents:
Re: Mouse wheel? (Michael Wellman)
Re: Lexmark 3200 and Linux (Michael Wellman)
Re: Windows easy to install? BULLSHIT! (JLKirkham)
Re: Problems with AWE64 and RH 6.0 ("Jason W (Borland)")
Re: Logitech Cordless Desktop (Matthew Hunter)
Creative Labs 3d Blaster Banshee and 320*240 Res
3 GB > hard disk partitions ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Seeking video card recommendation (Kenneth Kellum)
Re: What is a good tape drive for Linux ("Carl R. Stevenson")
Alps printer (Gordon Charrick)
Re: Seeking video card recommendation (killbill)
Re: 486? HELP!! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: courier v.everything NON WIN MODEM (Mike Frisch)
Re: Ziatech 6660 and Linux (Peter F Bradshaw)
Re: Dell Inspiron compatibility? What is best laptop? (Serban-Mihai Popescu)
Re: @home schitzophrenia with RH (Johan Kullstam)
Re: Need Iomega Ditto 3200 (3.2G) Tape Drive info ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Windows easy to install? BULLSHIT! (Brian Hartman)
Re: PCMCIA Ethernet networking problem (David Hinds)
Re: please reccommend a PCI sound card (Marty Bowers)
From: Michael Wellman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mouse wheel?
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 16:15:50 GMT
I believe it's already supported by X. There's a page out there=20
somewhere on the web that shows you how to set up the mouse in X and=20
how to configure the apps to use it.
>> Original Message <<
On 7/1/99, 2:06:46 PM, Bill Sherrard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote=20
regarding Mouse wheel?:
> Will there be support in Linux for the wheel on my Logitech Marble?
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From: Michael Wellman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Lexmark 3200 and Linux
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 16:18:53 GMT
The 3200 (and 5700) are Winprinters. However there is a driver for=20
the 5700 that works. They say they're (not lexmark, rather the guys=20
who did the 5700) going to make a 3200 driver but they aren't working=20
on it yet.
>> Original Message <<
On 7/1/99, 10:17:55 AM, Joker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding=20
Lexmark 3200 and Linux:
> Has anyone been able to get a Lexmark 3200 to work with Linux?
> I have apsfilter and ghostscript installed but can't seem to find the
> appropriate
> filter. I have 4.0 Slackware (Linux 2.2.6 w/ libc5).
> Thanks!
> Dan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (JLKirkham)
Subject: Re: Windows easy to install? BULLSHIT!
Date: 02 Jul 1999 17:02:10 GMT
>I'd venture to say that the error messages you get in Windows are a lot less
cryptic than those that Linux spits out.
Well, I can't compare, as I haven't had an error message in Linux (yet) that I
didn't understand ("no such file or directory" is pretty self-explanatory).
But with Win95/98 - fatal exception errors, BSOD, registry problem - explain
those to a newbie. They don't sound any better than "mysteriously murdered" in
my book, and at least Linux told you what was murdered.
>Linux has a learning curve that just isn't worth it for most users
Perhaps that is true, but then most users would know that going in. BTW, DOS
had a learning curve too, remember? And even win95/98 has a learning curve for
the complete beginners (thus the installation manual explaining how to click a
mouse for people like my mom). At least people who are easily frustrated with
Linux didn't have to drop a paycheck to buy it.
>the hardware conflicts because of Linux's present lack of compatibility make
matters worse.
I'll agree that I was disappointed to find out that my Rockwell HCF wasn't
going to work, I had no idea it was a winmodem (that's not Linux's fault, it
should have been in the modem docs). But the scanner I bought - as I said, it
never occurred to me to check compatibility, so that's my fault. But I can
still use it with my other stuff, and I got a really great deal - if either
were not true, at least I kept the box so I could return it.
>But you also shouldn't need a Masters to operate your computer. :)
Well, I don't have a Masters, never took even one computer class (not even in
high school), and I get by okay. And I figure out who to ask if I get stuck.
>The problem is most people have neither the time nor the patience to wrestle
with their system
Most people don't have the patience for many things, a major American problem
in my books. Our society is way too "instant gratification" oriented, if you
ask me (which you didn't, so I'll shut up). But as far as time - well, people
make time for what they want/need/feel is important to them. Or pay someone
else to do it.
>And when you put all that work into Linux, then what? You've still got to
turn to Windows to do your work.
Well, hopefully we are contributing to the end of that monopoly. At this point
I have to use what supports my software, and
Linux-Hardware Digest #648
Linux-Hardware Digest #648, Volume #10Fri, 2 Jul 99 12:13:31 EDT
Contents:
Is There a Linux Release that Does Not Use HLT? (David H. Copp)
Ziatech 6660 and Linux (Peter F Bradshaw)
Re: Ziatech 6660 and Linux ("Tony Platt")
Re: Is Linux capable of clustering ??? ("Robert J. Hale III")
Sun monitor specs ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: UDMA-4, U/66 performance (Greg Bartels)
Re: Bus Error at setup of Slackware 4.0 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Mouse (Solace)
Re: Dell Inspiron compatibility? What is best laptop? (Barry Flanagan)
Re: Looking for vendor for a Linux box ("smr")
Re: Printer Driver
Re: AMD K6 3D+ BUG??? (Mike Frisch)
Re: Where is MAKE ??? (Mykool)
Re: PCI128 Soundcard under Linux (Charles Wilkins)
Re: Redhat 6 and Mylex DAC960PL - can't autoprobe ("Dino")
Re: PPP connect - pppd: bad local IP address 127.0.0.1 (Erwann ABALEA)
Next step -- 12ga fix ("Merick")
DPT SmartRaid III and EATA driver difficulties with Linux 2.2.5 ("pjs")
Subject: Is There a Linux Release that Does Not Use HLT?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David H. Copp)
Date: 2 Jul 1999 07:35:20 -0500
Hi -- I have been trying to install RedHat 5.2 on a Compaq Presario 4532 since
last December!
The installation floppy cannot get past the first page of stuff. The last line
on the screen is "Testing HLT instruction," then the machine freezes.
I am 90% certain that the 4532 has an AMD K6-II processor. The RedHat knowledge
base indicates that some motherboard + K6 combinations do not properly wake up
from the HLT instruction, so I am mucho suspicious of a hardware problem.
Is there a Linux release that does not rely on HLT to put an idle process to
sleep? I have already tried Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 without success.
Thanks for any tips!
-- David
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter F Bradshaw)
Subject: Ziatech 6660 and Linux
Date: 2 Jul 1999 10:51:47 GMT
Hi;
I'm wondering if anybody has had experience with the Ziatech 6660 four
port serial board and Linux? We have one here but it is giving us grief.
Looking in the hardware and serial HOWTOs I've noted that this card is
not listed as supported.
We are building an imbedded system using Linux as the operating system.
The hardware format is CompactPCI. The CPU is a PC compatible X86 board.
We plan to use a Ziatech 6660 board for the serial ports. The Linux
distribution is RedHat 5.2 and the kernel is 2.0.36.
>From reading the manual the Ziatech 6660 seems to consist of 4 16C650
UARTs. These UARTs are located in I/O space in a contiguous block, with
a length 0f 0x20, anchored at some base address. Each UART occupies
0x08 bytes in I/O space. The register set appears to be identical to
the the 16550A's set. Additionally, there is a common register at the
base + 0x20 that contains four bits that may be used to dtermine the
source of a particular interrupt.
I have configured this board using the following:
/bin/setserial -v /dev/ttyS4 port 0xe000 irq 10 uart 16550 ^fourport
/bin/setserial -v /dev/ttyS5 port 0xe008 irq 10 uart 16550 ^fourport
/bin/setserial -v /dev/ttyS6 port 0xe010 irq 10 uart 16550 ^fourport
/bin/setserial -v /dev/ttyS7 port 0xe018 irq 10 uart 16550 ^fourport
To test this board I have been catting ASCII files to it. This works
in that data is sent out the port. However, at the end of the data file
the the kernel may freeze (no response on the console, to pings etc).
Whether it freezes or not seems to depend on the number of bytes
transmitted. For instance I can cat a 71131 byte file with no problems
but a 3416 byte file will fail. The problem is reproducable WRT the
number of bytes. That is, transmitting 71131 will always succeed and
transmitting 3416 will always fail. Presumably the problem is occuring
when a close is done on the port.
I've tried varying the parameters to setserial including trying all
UART type from 8250 to 16650V2. I've also tried bringing the register
at base + 0x20 into play using set_multiport. These have not had much
success.
Any help will be appreciated.
Cheers
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Peter F Bradshaw| http://www.nautronix.com.au/, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Nautronix Ltd. | PGP public key at
108 Marine Terrace | http://www.iinet.net.au/~pfb/public_key.html
Fremantle, WA, 6160 | "Needs more salt" - Archimedes
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From: "Tony Platt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Ziatech 6660 and Linux
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 23:08:48 +1000
It isn't just an imitation of a AST four port is it ???
(cheap multiport card bought from local tandy like shop)
ie I had quite a bit of trouble setting up my four port card, altho I didn't
get into it as much as you have.
Anyways after trying just about every option, I ended up trying the
setserial proggie
I just set it up as a AST 4 port board. But there is 2 settings to setserial
for this type of board
one way the settings of setserial has the board f
Linux-Hardware Digest #647
Linux-Hardware Digest #647, Volume #10Fri, 2 Jul 99 08:13:35 EDT
Contents:
Sound Card Setup? ("Kachi Armony")
Re: Windows easy to install? BULLSHIT! (JLKirkham)
Re: Voodoo3 3000 and XFree86 (Carsten Engel)
Re: AMD K6 3D+ BUG??? ("Lars Bindergrowle")
Re: courier v.everything NON WIN MODEM ("Tom")
the linux store machines ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Dell Inspiron compatibility? What is best laptop? (Philipp Maier)
Re: a quality 3 button mouse ("Gene Heskett")
please reccommend a PCI sound card ("Muuga")
printer problems (justin)
Re: SCSI Bus Timeout / Systems locks up (Warwick Ward-Cox)
S3 TRIO 3D ("Dr D. Galanakis")
Re: UDMA-4, U/66 performance (KALLE)
Re: Secondary HDD on Tecra 730CDT (Giuseppe Catastini)
Mitsumi CD-ROM (Paul Spencer)
Install Token Ring Card IBM ISA Auto 16/4 (Eric Tanhehco Chua)
Re: Where is MAKE ??? (Christopher Mahmood)
Re: Where is MAKE ??? (Greg H)
ad1816
Best Data 56sps
Best Data Modem
Re: [Q:] Format Jaz on Sun, read on Linux ("Kent Nilsen")
Re: Best Data Modem ("Tony Platt")
Newbie sound prob ("n")
Re: Best Data Modem ("Tony Platt")
PCMCIA Ethernet networking problem (Mike Carden)
From: "Kachi Armony" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Sound Card Setup?
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 02:19:02 -0300
Does anyone know how to get an ES1938 PCI AudioDrive Sound Card to work
under Linux (Mandrake 6.0)?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (JLKirkham)
Subject: Re: Windows easy to install? BULLSHIT!
Date: 02 Jul 1999 06:12:47 GMT
If you'll pardon me jumping into the fray here with my $0.02... (and maybe
ranting a bit)...
I was 14 when Tandy sent out the TRS-80 and my dad picked one up (he still has
it) and we all played with DOS... got fairly good at it - not programmers by
any means, but we could find our a** from a hole in the ground, if you know
what I mean. Anyway, when Windows came along, we went right along with it. As
proficient as we were with DOS, windows was (is) a no-brainer, but it was fun
(something new, something different).
And then I heard about this thing called Linux, and I was intrigued. Why?
Because I LIKE to tweak. And my husband likes to tinker. Can we do that with
Windows? Yeah, right.
Anyway, I've found this entire thread to be fascinating, and just wanted to add
a couple of tidbits here and there...
I've had Win3.x, Win95 and Win98 lock up during install. Of all the versions,
Win3.x was the most stable. I can't count how many times I've had to reinstall
Win95 and Win98... Win95 was especially good at rewriting my registry files and
then refusing to look at them. Win95 didn't like me playing with their
screensavers, either - choked every time.
When I started my Linux install, that "mounting" and "hda1" and partitioning
gave me pause. RTFM, you say, and I did - that didn't seem to ease the willies
I had when SuSE said it wanted to mount my drive (I was thinking, now I KNOW
this was written by a man!).
And about those manuals... well, if you want to RTFM for a Win install, you're
going to be sadly disappointed. Documentation you say? Well, it teaches you
how to click a mouse... how to open a window and close a window... how to turn
on a screensaver and wallpaper... tells you how great the internet is (and how
seamless Win98 and IE are with it)... then they get to Advanced Issues like
using Help, backing up your files, defragging your disk, finding your printer
("there it is, right beside the box") ad nauseum. If you wanted answers, you
wouldn't find them here. And on the back page in big letters: For product
support, contact the manufacturer of your computer system. Yeah, well, that
would be me. Good thing I didn't have anything bleeding edge or painfully
obsolete.
Well, now I've got Linux running but not quite "there" yet - still working out
a few issues, but it's FUN. My husband the tinkerer (who knows next to nothing
about software of any kind) is loving it. I, the tweaker, am loving it. So
what if my sound card doesn't work? Never mind that I just found out that all
the work I've done to get the modem going has been in vain (Rockwell HCF).
And, okay, I was sucked in by the big sale on scanners and finally broke down
and bought one... yes, it's a parallel port (duh, I didn't even think about it)
thank goodness I didn't sink a lot of money into it. And we won't even talk
about the confusion still residing in my brain about this file structure and
the commands, etc., etc.
The thing is, one day (hopefully not too long from now) I will be able to look
at my kid and say: See, I told you the patience would pay off. And into the
bargain she's gonna become a pretty decent computer mechanic, if nothing else.
The stuff she's learned in two weeks with Dad tinkering with boxes and Mom
tweaking Linux puts to shame the entire year she spent in "computer" class - at
a private school,
