Re: [newbie] AMD system question
- Original Message - From: Jose M. Sanchez [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 3:01 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] AMD system question |-Original Message- |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Lyvim Xaphir |Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 2:17 PM |To: NewbieMandrake-List |Subject: RE: [newbie] AMD system question | | |I say to P4 advocates, ignore |the smoke and mirrors and look at the man behind the curtain; |click your heels together three times and go home to Athlon. | I've been to OZ thank you. The AMD's wicked witch drove me back to P4's. What am I talking about? Surely not the wondrous AMD processor itself? No. It's a fine beasty in and of itself, primarily due to it's cache. Sadly the support chip manufacturers (Via, Ali, etc.) have a serious uphill learning curve to overcome. So if you want to say use 3D Gaming glasses, TV cards, many peripherals, the AMD's are problematic thanks to these people. Huh? You grunt. What does this fool pretend to know? The clock timer problem with motherboards using Via, Ali, etc. causes both DMA and video problems. (Linux complains about it if you enable debugging in the logs). TV cards will not work as they must perform DMA push transfers, which are upset by the clock timer bug. This same sporadic timing causes flashing when using 3D glasses and NVIDIA's wonderful drivers. Both problems go away when the same hardware is transferred to P4/Intel boards. Low latency audio cards are also affected, as are WinModems (heh, heh, heh... Winmodems are EVIL!) Similarly Creative and other manufacturers have also had to issue workarounds for identical problems. Professional level audio software producers (such as Native Instruments, etc.) also caution users to stay away from the AMD processors for the same reasons. Too bad, because this is really NOT AMD's fault. (Though I'd like to see AMD mimic Intel's thermal protection circuitry, which is sadly lacking on their CPU's.). I clicked my heels together and awoke back in Intel Land, sigh. Though I'm still rooting for AMD, things are still not ready for prime time. My $.02, and worth every penny! -JMS Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] highspeed conection sympatico.ca problem
I can not figure out how to set up my internet. Anybody can help? Have a nice day. James.
Re: [newbie] highspeed conection sympatico.ca problem
I use SpeedStreem 5260 Ethernet ADSL Modem and D-Link DFE-530TX PCI Fast Ethernet card. - Original Message - From: Gerald Waugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 11:28 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] highspeed conection sympatico.ca problem On Saturday 27 April 2002 11:11 am, James M K wrote: I can not figure out how to set up my internet. Anybody can help? Have a nice day. James. Tell us something, dial-up cable xDSL -- Gerald Waugh : Registered Linux user # 255245 http://www.frontstreetnetworks.com Front Street Networks LLC - ph. 203.785.0699 229 Front Street, Ste. #C, New Haven, CT, United States of America 11:27am up 36 days, 18:54, 3 users, load average: 1.29, 1.36, 1.18 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] highspeed conection sympatico.ca problem
Thanks. I will try again soon. Have a nice day. James. - Original Message - From: Bill Davidson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 12:42 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] highspeed conection sympatico.ca problem On Saturday 27 April 2002 11:11 am, James M K wrote: I can not figure out how to set up my internet. Anybody can help? Have a nice day. James. Luckily I used to use sympatico internet so I know what you need. Go to mandrake control center - network internet - connection and click configure and select pppoe. You'll need to fill some basic information. I believe you need to know the ip of the dns server as well. Bill Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Is ATA133 HD working in Linux or only ATA100?
I am planing to buy HD in a next few days. Is it worth to buy any ATA133? My MB is supporting it but I do not know about drivers in Linux. I have a Raid on my MB too. Have a nice day. James. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] modem
Internal modems are not usually winmodems. - Original Message - From: Kaj Haulrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 9:35 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] modem On Thursday 18 April 2002 01:59 pm, Ron Grace wrote: my modem is internal it is a conexant hcf v90 56 k data fax pci modem if this modem will not work with linux,are there modems that can work with both linux and window (the wife still likes windows) ty Ron Well Ron, it seems your modem is internal. That usually means a winmodem, which is nothing but some software emulating the real thing, i.e. an external modem. From what I've learnt here on the list, setting up those winmodems is a pain in the neck. It's generally wiser to lay down a few bucks for a real modem. That way the modem does what it is meant for, thus sparing the CPU. I don't recall anyone having problems with an external modem. The setup is usually a breeze : just let kppp (the dialer) query for a modem, and it'll find it ! HTH Kaj Haulrich Denmark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] SBLive question
Maybe your PnP is ON. Turn OFF PnP in BIOS and install again (boot itself will not help). My SBLive use to work even in 7.2 - Original Message - From: Heather Reed [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 5:21 AM Subject: [newbie] SBLive question Hello all, I hope you can help with this one :-)) I am very new to linux - installed Mandrake 8.0 yesterday on a 550mHz athlon system. All has gone smoothly so far except for audio. The SBLive driver seems to be installed and is in the hardware list in KDE, but I get no sound, and the mixer window is empty. It looks like I have to do something else, but am not sure what! I've trawled through help pages on the web, but I'm not expert at Unix command line stuff yet :-)). Please could someone help, or point me to an 'idiots guide' to get my card going? Many thanks for any and all assistance Heather Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
