Linux-Hardware Digest #184
Linux-Hardware Digest #184, Volume #9Fri, 15 Jan 99 17:13:42 EST
Contents:
Serial speeds higher than 115200 bps (Mark Baker)
fvwm2 to afterstep instead on startx (Michael G Lowe)
PCMCIA problems ("PSchork")
Total newbie - PLEASE HELP! (Gino Cerro)
60 % OFF Retail on Quality Watches - Distributor and Sample Order Avaiable
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Digiboard C/X Host Adapter (DCI)
Re: SCSI, RAID controllers, Linux. . . (Gary Momarison)
Re: modem part number needed!! help! (Rob Clark)
lpr and "unknown printer" problems... ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Tablet Drivers (Bruce Stephens)
Re: kernel: lp1 at 0x0378, (polling) ("Ronald BAL")
Re: What does the command who ¦ sort+4do? (Steven M. Gallo)
RH52 Linux/SPARC: h/d boot problem (Tim Nimmo)
Re: Total newbie - PLEASE HELP! (Gino Cerro)
Re: Corel StrongArm boxes (Frank Sweetser)
DELL 486/220 MB/4 MB/Ethernet Card/No Cd ("Faust")
Re: Has anybody got a driver of Future Domain TMC-850M ? (Pam Kelly)
Re: fvwm2 to afterstep instead on startx (Keith Ellul)
Re: Linux on Pentium Pro? (Andreas Bombe)
Experience with ASL Workstations? (Ward Harold)
Compaq Deskpro XL & NetFlex NIC (Chad Stewart)
Re: emachine 300c Cyrix - Any Red Hat 5.2 Success? (Jae Woo Lee)
Re: How to look for a network card (Yidao Cai)
Digiboard PC/Xe and rehat 5.0 ("Michael Fields")
Re: K6-2 300 linux boot failure; similar prob ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Windows only Printer with Linux ?? ("Niels Christoffers")
From: Mark Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Serial speeds higher than 115200 bps
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 11:48:52 +
I have an isdn line which allows data throughput at 64kbps or 128kbps
uncompressed. I also have a TA and high speed serial card in my Linux box which
both talk at up to 460Kbps.
Problem is how to get linux to talk over 115200bps. I tried altering serial.c
but it appears that the speed limitation might be deeper in the kernel code or
libC.
How do I get higher speeds (apart from using Win95 - :-((( )? It is a shame
to have the bandwidth and to be unable to use it.
Regards. Mark Baker
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael G Lowe)
Subject: fvwm2 to afterstep instead on startx
Date: 14 Jan 1999 20:45:18 GMT
I wish to have Afterstep load instead of Fvwm2 when I type
startx at my prompt. I am given the ability to switch to each
other but am unable to locate the doc that would clue me in
to setting a default window manager on startx.
-Michael
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Reply-To: "PSchork"
From: "PSchork"
Subject: PCMCIA problems
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 13:18:08 -0800
Ok, so I installed RH 5.1 with PCMCIA support. However, it doesn't seem to
load the PCMCIA module when booting up. When I run lsmod, PCMCIA is not
included. I have read that RH 5.1 does not necessarily activate PCMCIA
support as default. Any help on activating?
Thanks
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From: Gino Cerro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.misc,comp.protocols.ppp
Subject: Total newbie - PLEASE HELP!
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 13:14:24 -0500
I am totally new to Linux and have a few questions:
1. Can I install Linux on a system with Win98?
- I have a 1.6 gig HDD empty and would like to install Linux on
it, I have a 3.5 gig HDD and have all my Win98 stuff on it. I want to install
Linux and have the option of which OS to boot. I need Linux for a programming
class but need Win98 for everything else. I have an AMD k6-2 (350 MHz) CPU,
and all IDE disk drives.
2. Is Linux the same as UNIX? (in terms of commands?)
Please include a private e-mail along with responses ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
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Linux-Hardware Digest #184
Linux-Hardware Digest #184, Volume #10Sat, 8 May 99 05:13:41 EDT
Contents:
Re: Half inch HP tape on Power Mac running Linux: reading errors. (John G Dobnick)
Re: COMPATIBILITA' UNIX--->LINUX ("marco viola")
Re: Best Super7 Motherboard (Rob Redburn)
Re: Dual screen (Neil Steadman)
Problems with custom kernel and AIC7890 controller ("J. David Ribak")
Newbie: Ethernet card not detected ("Mohamed S. Abdallah")
Re: SN5100TX ("Eric Laruelle")
Re: Home-made serial interface for UPS ("Tony")
FS Something for everyone ("Tony")
Re: OT: How do you pronounce Llinux?? Was Re: softk56 modems - English.au (0/1)
(Mike)
Re: NEWBIE.. Extremely Newbie questions. ("Garrie W. McLaws Jr.")
FS Something for everyone TXT Version Prt 4 ("Tony")
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John G Dobnick)
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Half inch HP tape on Power Mac running Linux: reading errors.
Date: 7 May 1999 23:36:11 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>From article <7guomu$4kc$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, by [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> Dear all;
>
> # mt -f /dev/st0 status
> Unknown tape drive type (type code 0)
> File number=0, block number=0.
> mt_resid: 0, mt_erreg: 0x0
> mt_dsreg: 0x301, mt_gstat: 0x4581
> General status bits on (4581):
> BOT WR_PROT ONLINE D_6250 IM_REP_EN
>
> ..which is not too bad. I can control the tape, rewind it and stuff and all
> was looking remarkably good considering I thought it might not work at all.
>
> However, when using dd to read data off the tape it seems to stop after each
> record. The third record is read by:
>
> dd if=/dev/nst0 of=brtape3 ibs=80 cbs=80
>
> ... and I would expect this to cat all of the data from that record on to the
> brtape file right to the end of the tape. However it just reads one record. >
And then does what?
Wild guess here, based on mainframe tape experience, but...
Maybe it's a labelled tape, and you're hitting the EOF marker after the
first label set?
Labelled tapes have the general format
VOL1 HDR1 HDR2 * user data * EOF1 EOF2 * *
where "*" is a hardware EOF mark ("tape mark", a special data block
that the hardware recognizes). Voln, HDRn and EOFn are 80-byte
labels containing useful information such as the tape volume number
(in VOL1), and dataset name and data format (including blocksize
and record length) in the HDR labels.
Two consequtive *'s flag end of recorded data. *NO* (sane) tape
driver will let you read past that. [Unless you are in a
privileged mode ("bypass albel processing"), but we all know that
we _don't_ do normal processing as the moral equivalent of "root"
now, don't we? :-) ]
If you're hitting the EOF marker, perhaps your tape driver is returning
an error? And won't let you get past it?
You _are_ assuming 80 byte data records, which might also be too
small. Depending upon the driver, reading only a partial block might
be considered an "error" (and prevent further reading.) As might
reading a block that is shorter than expected. Tapes are so much fun.
:-)
You're reading a 9-track tape (the 6250 density indicated this.) I'd
guess that it _is_ a labelled tape, unless you have specific evidence
that is is not. Try
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John G Dobnick "Knowing how things work is the basis
Information & Media Technologies for appreciation, and is thus a
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee source of civilized delight."
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From: "marco viola" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: COMPATIBILITA' UNIX--->LINUX
Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 10:45:11 +0200
Johan Kullstam ha scritto nel messaggio ...
>"ROVIGO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> E' POSSIBILE INSTALLARE UN TAPE "ARCHIVE" DA 60 MBYTE SU UNA
>why are you SHOUTING IN ITALIAN?
inexperience?
>i do not speak/read italian and my french isn't all that great, still
>i will make an attempt. correct me if i am wrong.
good attempt, correct
>if relevant, what tape drive you have. give us brand, size, model
>number, interface and we can see what we can do.
you're *too* kind, but i fear you'll never hear him again:)
ciao
marco
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From: Rob Redburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Best Super7 Motherboard
Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 19:53:15 -0400
Check out the FIC PA2013 (ATX) board. I've read really good reviews of
this board which has a number of advanced features,
