Re: [techtalk] Flatscreen monitors
On Mon, 25 Oct 1999, Dakota Surmonde wrote: > On Tue, 26 Oct 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > So, since I spend hours/day at the computer.. we're looking into > > getting me a flatscreen monitor. In case that's it. > > When I was pregnant, mindy (son's amom) got a screenish thingie that went > over the monitor and supposedly cut out all the nasty stuff (mind you, I > have not a clue on this, I'm just relating what she said to me :) )...have > you tried one of those (it's not nearly as nifty as a flatscreen, but I > imagine it's somewhat cheaper :) ) > > Vinnie > -- Unfortunately, almost as much EMR comes from the sides and back of the monitor as the front. So while putting some sort of barrier on the screen can be somewhat helpful, it's still not going to cut as much out as if you just tossed the tube idea altogether and went with an LCD. Actually, I used to work in computer retail, and I don't recall ever seeing a screen filter that filtered out EMR. Ultraviolet and stuff, yes, but not EMR. You'd have to use some sort of screen mesh - if not a solid block - of metal to get enough for it to be really useful. Mur! [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
Re: [techtalk] Flatscreen monitors
On Tue, 26 Oct 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Shall I let you know if it makes a difference? I know anecdotal stuff > 'in the wild' isn't research, but it can trigger research. :) > It'd be interesting, but I actually work in the cancer research field. We're working with ultrasound to elevate tumor temperatures in an attempt to shrink them with heat. It's all very interesting. I get to build ultrasound arrays and sysadmin our 4 linux and 1 solaris boxes. :) However, I'm sure the rest of the mailing list would be interested to hear if the flat screen helped at all. Not to mention how pretty it looks. If only so we can all drool with envy, then try to get our doctors to write prescriptions for them so we can write them off our taxes. ;) Mur! [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
RE: [techtalk] Would like advice on building system -- video
Title: RE: [techtalk] Would like advice on building system -- video Does anyone know if XFree86 supports the Voodoo2 and/or Voodoo3? --Cathy James
RE: [techtalk] Would like advice on building system -- video
On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Cathy James wrote: > > Does anyone know if XFree86 supports the Voodoo2 > and/or Voodoo3? According to http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.5/README3.html, Voodoo Banshee and Voodoo3 cards are supported. Nils -- Nils Philippsen / Vogelsangstrasse 115 / D-70197 Stuttgart / +49.711.6599405 [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offence. -- Edsger W. Dijkstra [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
RE: [techtalk] Would like advice on building system
Title: RE: [techtalk] Would like advice on building system I apologize if this question has already gone out. Does Linux support AGP cards, or only PCI? --Cathy James
Re: [techtalk] Flatscreen monitors
there called glare screens. A good one runs about 60 bucks. One of my best investments, Its really good for those that work in cubicle hell and have to deal with florecents. (however thats spelled) My headaches have been cut in half from it. :) On Mon, 25 Oct 1999, Dakota Surmonde wrote: > On Tue, 26 Oct 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > So, since I spend hours/day at the computer.. we're looking into > > getting me a flatscreen monitor. In case that's it. > > When I was pregnant, mindy (son's amom) got a screenish thingie that went > over the monitor and supposedly cut out all the nasty stuff (mind you, I > have not a clue on this, I'm just relating what she said to me :) )...have > you tried one of those (it's not nearly as nifty as a flatscreen, but I > imagine it's somewhat cheaper :) ) > > Vinnie > -- > a safe place for all of the pieces that scatter > learn to pretend there's more than love that matters - e saliers > Obligatory pathetic website at http://george.he.net/~drachen > GAT d? H- s---:+ !g !p au+ a- w+++ v++ C UL P+ L++ !3 E--- N+ K++ > !W M V po--- Y++ t+ 5 jx R G' !tv b+++ !D B e* u** h-- f+ r n z? > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org > > > @--,-`----,-`--@ Jennifer M. Woodard Systems Engineer e.spire Communications CyberGate, Inc. 954.429.8072 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - "True Intelligence lies not in the quickness of wit but rather in persistence, if you don't hang in there you'll never know" - @--,-`----,-`--@ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
RE: [techtalk] Would like advice on building system
I have an AGP G200 and it works great with AcceleratedX 5. it worked with Xfree86 too On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Cathy James wrote: > > I apologize if this question has already gone out. > > Does Linux support AGP cards, or only PCI? > > --Cathy James > @--,-`----,-`--@ Jennifer M. Woodard Systems Engineer e.spire Communications CyberGate, Inc. 954.429.8072 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - "True Intelligence lies not in the quickness of wit but rather in persistence, if you don't hang in there you'll never know" - @--,-`----,-`--@ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
RE: [techtalk] Would like advice on building system
I have a cheap AGP 8MB card in one of the machines at work. It works fine with XF86. I have no idea what it is... Wait, yes I do. It's an ATI Virge 3D. Nice card. Works beautifully. And it was under $50. Mur! On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Jennifer M. Woodard wrote: > I have an AGP G200 and it works great with AcceleratedX 5. it worked with > Xfree86 too > > On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Cathy James wrote: > > > > > I apologize if this question has already gone out. > > > > Does Linux support AGP cards, or only PCI? > > > > --Cathy James > > > > @--,-`-- --,-`--@ > Jennifer M. Woodard Systems Engineer > e.spire Communications CyberGate, Inc. > 954.429.8072 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - > "True Intelligence lies not in the quickness of > wit but rather in persistence, if you don't hang > in there you'll never know" > - > @--,-`-- --,-`--@ > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
Re: [techtalk] Flatscreen monitors
Amanda Owens wrote: > > However, I'm sure the rest of the mailing list would be interested to > hear if the flat screen helped at all. Not to mention how pretty it > looks. If only so we can all drool with envy, then try to get our doctors to > write prescriptions for them so we can write them off our taxes. ;) Hm. I hadn't thought of that. Jenn V. -- Humans are the only species to feed and house entirely separate species for no reason other than the pleasure of their company. Why? [EMAIL PROTECTED]Jenn Vespermanhttp://www.simegen.com/~jenn/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
Re: [techtalk] Would like advice on building system
Hi, > I have a cheap AGP 8MB card in one of the machines at work. It works fine > with XF86. I have no idea what it is... Wait, yes I do. It's an ATI Virge > 3D. Nice card. Works beautifully. And it was under $50. It sounds a lot like my generic AGP card with a Trident 3Dimàge 975 chipset. It, too, works brilliantly under XFree86, though there was no support prior to version 3.3.1. With any recent distribution it's fine, though. Take care, Caity [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
Re: [techtalk] Would like advice on building system -- video
> > Does anyone know if XFree86 supports the Voodoo2 > > and/or Voodoo3? > > According to http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.5/README3.html, Voodoo Banshee and > Voodoo3 cards are supported. As for the Voodoo2, it's not X's department, as it only does the 3D accel bits. Mine works great in q3test, I haven't bothered to try it with anything else. -- Aaron Malone ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) System Administrator Poplar Bluff Internet, Inc. http://www.semo.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
[techtalk] Okay so I recompiled my kernel under RedHat 6.1
I got the printer to work (which it did not for some reason by default under RedHat 6.1 but did in 6.0). The kernel number is 2.2-12 (something like that - again I'm under windows). I couldn't get the zip drive (even though I compiled support for that in and I even created the partion where it was supposed to be and attempted to mount it). No scsi support even though I compiled that in. Would I be better off compiling the support for those items as modules? Norma *Insert witty message here!* [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
Re: [techtalk] Okay so I recompiled my kernel under RedHat 6.1
Hi, Norma, > I couldn't get the zip drive (even though I > compiled support for that in and I even created the partion where it was > supposed to be and attempted to mount it). With the zip drive, it may be as simple as adding a single line to a configuration file. Is it a parallel, SCSI, or IDE zip drive? Regular Zip (100 mb), Zip Plus, 250 mb? With some specifics I might be able to help. Regards, Caity [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
Re: [techtalk] Okay so I recompiled my kernel under RedHat 6.1
If setting up your zip is anything like setting up my scsi DAT drive, you might try looking in /lib/modules/2.2.5-25/scsi (the modules dir for your current kernel, 6.0 is 2.2.5-15, yours might be different) Then try to load modules to see which one works- /sbin/modprobe aic7xxx <---that's the one that worked with my Adaptec card Check /var/log/messages to see if the drive is found. "You can add a line into /etc/conf.modules and it will automagically load the driver on demand, rather than you having to 'modprobe' it manually when you want it." from ckulesa hope it helps, Tamara >>> "Norma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/26 10:41 AM >>> I got the printer to work (which it did not for some reason by default under RedHat 6.1 but did in 6.0). The kernel number is 2.2-12 (something like that - again I'm under windows). I couldn't get the zip drive (even though I compiled support for that in and I even created the partion where it was supposed to be and attempted to mount it). No scsi support even though I compiled that in. Would I be better off compiling the support for those items as modules? Norma *Insert witty message here!* [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
Re: [techtalk] Okay so I recompiled my kernel under RedHat 6.1
It is an early model parallel port drive. Norma *Insert witty message here!* - Original Message - From: Caitlyn Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 10:59 AM Subject: Re: [techtalk] Okay so I recompiled my kernel under RedHat 6.1 > Hi, Norma, > > With the zip drive, it may be as simple as adding a single line to a > configuration file. Is it a parallel, SCSI, or IDE zip drive? Regular Zip > (100 mb), Zip Plus, 250 mb? With some specifics I might be able to help. > > Regards, > Caity > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
Re: [techtalk] Okay so I recompiled my kernel under RedHat 6.1
Hi, Norma, > It is an early model parallel port drive OK, you need to add the following line to your /etc/conf.modules file: alias block-major-8 ppa If you have the ppa driver in your kernel, that should make it work after a reboot. The physical device will be /dev/sda4, so if you created a mount point (i.e.: /mnt/zip), you should be able, with a disk in the drive, to type: (for DOS formatted zips:) mount -t vfat /dev/sda4 /mnt/zip and it should then mount your disk. I am using the same sort of drive on my system, and it works very well indeed. You may then, once you have it working, want to add a line to your /etc/fstab file so that it recognized the mount point at boot. Also, if you are running KDE as a GUI, you can set up the provided mount/unmount icon to make it point and click, if you'd like. I hope this helps. If not, let us know what you are seeing, and I'll try to figure it out with you. Good luck! Caity [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
Re: [techtalk] Okay so I recompiled my kernel under RedHat 6.1
Thanks for the help! I'm gonna check that out right now. Will let you know how it goes. Norma *Insert witty message here!* - Original Message - From: Caitlyn Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 1:11 PM Subject: Re: [techtalk] Okay so I recompiled my kernel under RedHat 6.1 > Hi, Norma, > > > > It is an early model parallel port drive > > OK, you need to add the following line to your /etc/conf.modules file: > > alias block-major-8 ppa > > If you have the ppa driver in your kernel, that should make it work after a > reboot. The physical device will be /dev/sda4, so if you created a mount > point (i.e.: /mnt/zip), you should be able, with a disk in the drive, to > type: > > (for DOS formatted zips:) > > mount -t vfat /dev/sda4 /mnt/zip > > and it should then mount your disk. I am using the same sort of drive on my > system, and it works very well indeed. > > You may then, once you have it working, want to add a line to your > /etc/fstab file so that it recognized the mount point at boot. Also, if you > are running KDE as a GUI, you can set up the provided mount/unmount icon to > make it point and click, if you'd like. > > I hope this helps. If not, let us know what you are seeing, and I'll try to > figure it out with you. > > Good luck! > Caity > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
RE: [techtalk] Would like advice on building system
I have a Matrox Millenium MGA-G200 Agp card with 8megs of memory, Does anyone know where I can get the driver? I found one for 100 bucks but that's almost as much as I spent on the card! Thanks in advance, Tonya __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
Re: [techtalk] Okay so I recompiled my kernel under RedHat 6.1
> OK, you need to add the following line to your /etc/conf.modules file: > > alias block-major-8 ppa Okay for some reason this did not work. I have below listed the contents of my /etc/conf.modules file and also the bootup messages. alias sound es1370 alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc alias block-major-8 ppa (after typing dmesg) Linux version 2.2.12-20 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version egcs-2.91.66 19990314/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release)) #1 Mon Sep 27 10:25:54 EDT 1999 Detected 233229442 Hz processor. Console: colour VGA+ 80x25 Calibrating delay loop... 465.31 BogoMIPS Memory: 62780k/65536k available (1008k kernel code, 412k reserved, 992k data, 64k init) DENTRY hash table entries: 262144 (order: 9, 2097152 bytes) Buffer-cache hash table entries: 65536 (order: 6, 262144 bytes) Page-cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 4, 65536 bytes) VFS: Diskquotas version dquot_6.4.0 initialized CPU: Intel Pentium MMX stepping 03 Checking 386/387 coupling... OK, FPU using exception 16 error reporting. Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK. Intel Pentium with F0 0F bug - workaround enabled. POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xfafb0 PCI: Using configuration type 1 PCI: Probing PCI hardware PCI: 00:38 [1106/0586]: Work around ISA DMA hangs (00) Activating ISA DMA hang workarounds. Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.2 Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039 NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0 for Linux NET4.0. NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0 IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP TCP: Hash tables configured (ehash 65536 bhash 65536) Initializing RT netlink socket Starting kswapd v 1.5 Detected PS/2 Mouse Port. Serial driver version 4.27 with MANY_PORTS MULTIPORT SHARE_IRQ enabled ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A ttyS02 at 0x03e8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x07 (Driver version 1.9) Real Time Clock Driver v1.09 RAM disk driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size VP_IDE: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 39 VP_IDE: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later ide0: BM-DMA at 0x6000-0x6007, BIOS settings: hda:pio, hdb:pio ide1: BM-DMA at 0x6008-0x600f, BIOS settings: hdc:pio, hdd:pio hda: SAMSUNG SV0844A, ATA DISK drive hdb: ICD-3600AT, ATAPI CDROM drive hdc: CR-4802TE, ATAPI CDROM drive ide2: ports already in use, skipping probe ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14 ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15 hda: SAMSUNG SV0844A, 8063MB w/220kB Cache, CHS=1027/255/63 hdb: ATAPI 24X CD-ROM drive, 120kB Cache Uniform CDROM driver Revision: 2.56 hdc: ATAPI 8X CD-ROM CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M FDC 0 is an 8272A md driver 0.90.0 MAX_MD_DEVS=256, MAX_REAL=12 raid5: measuring checksumming speed raid5: MMX detected, trying high-speed MMX checksum routines pII_mmx : 329.946 MB/sec p5_mmx: 394.716 MB/sec 8regs : 243.840 MB/sec 32regs: 181.356 MB/sec using fastest function: p5_mmx (394.716 MB/sec) scsi : 0 hosts. scsi : detected total. md.c: sizeof(mdp_super_t) = 4096 Partition check: hda: hda1 hda2 hda3 < hda5 hda6 > RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0 autodetecting RAID arrays autorun ... ... autorun DONE. VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem). autodetecting RAID arrays autorun ... ... autorun DONE. VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly. change_root: old root has d_count=1 Trying to unmount old root ... okay Freeing unused kernel memory: 64k freed Adding Swap: 64220k swap-space (priority -1) es1370: version v0.24 time 10:27:11 Sep 27 1999 es1370: found adapter at io 0x6200 irq 11 es1370: features: joystick off, line in, mic impedance 0 VFS: Disk change detected on device ide0(3,64) VFS: Disk change detected on device ide1(22,0) parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [SPP,PS2] parport1: PC-style at 0x278 [SPP,ECP,ECPPS2] parport0: Printer, HEWLETT-PACKARD DESKJET 870C parport1: no IEEE-1284 device present. lp0: using parport0 (polling). lp1: using parport1 (polling). note: what's on my second parallel port ad a Microtek Scanmaker E3 Plus (which doesn't seem to work also). Thanks for the help :) Norma *Insert witty message here!* [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
RE: [techtalk] Would like advice on building system
On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Tonya Winter wrote: >I have a Matrox Millenium MGA-G200 Agp card with 8megs of memory, Don't know anything about the card, but I think it is supported by the latest XFree 86. Check out: http://www.zfree86.org/3.3.5/MGA1.html Richard H. Fifarek SIU School of Medicine [EMAIL PROTECTED]Information Resources [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
Re: [techtalk] Okay so I recompiled my kernel under RedHat 6.1
I once heard that you need to activate SCSI emulation in the kernel (I didn't see that in dmesg printout) to use the parallel port Zip drive. (I have a SCSI Zip drive, so I didn't have to deal with this). Caitlyn, is this is accurate or not? Good luck, :^) Stephan At 03:41 PM 10/26/99 -0700, you wrote: >> OK, you need to add the following line to your /etc/conf.modules file: >> >> alias block-major-8 ppa > >Okay for some reason this did not work. I have below listed the contents of >my /etc/conf.modules file and also the bootup messages. > >alias sound es1370 >alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc >alias block-major-8 ppa > > >(after typing dmesg) > >Linux version 2.2.12-20 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version >egcs-2.91.66 19990314/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release)) #1 Mon Sep 27 10:25:54 EDT >1999 >Detected 233229442 Hz processor. >Console: colour VGA+ 80x25 >Calibrating delay loop... 465.31 BogoMIPS >Memory: 62780k/65536k available (1008k kernel code, 412k reserved, 992k >data, 64k init) >DENTRY hash table entries: 262144 (order: 9, 2097152 bytes) >Buffer-cache hash table entries: 65536 (order: 6, 262144 bytes) >Page-cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 4, 65536 bytes) >VFS: Diskquotas version dquot_6.4.0 initialized >CPU: Intel Pentium MMX stepping 03 >Checking 386/387 coupling... OK, FPU using exception 16 error reporting. >Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK. >Intel Pentium with F0 0F bug - workaround enabled. >POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX >PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xfafb0 >PCI: Using configuration type 1 >PCI: Probing PCI hardware >PCI: 00:38 [1106/0586]: Work around ISA DMA hangs (00) >Activating ISA DMA hang workarounds. >Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.2 >Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039 >NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0 for Linux NET4.0. >NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0 >IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP >TCP: Hash tables configured (ehash 65536 bhash 65536) >Initializing RT netlink socket >Starting kswapd v 1.5 >Detected PS/2 Mouse Port. >Serial driver version 4.27 with MANY_PORTS MULTIPORT SHARE_IRQ enabled >ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A >ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A >ttyS02 at 0x03e8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A >pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured >apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x07 (Driver version 1.9) >Real Time Clock Driver v1.09 >RAM disk driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size >VP_IDE: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 39 >VP_IDE: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later >ide0: BM-DMA at 0x6000-0x6007, BIOS settings: hda:pio, hdb:pio >ide1: BM-DMA at 0x6008-0x600f, BIOS settings: hdc:pio, hdd:pio >hda: SAMSUNG SV0844A, ATA DISK drive >hdb: ICD-3600AT, ATAPI CDROM drive >hdc: CR-4802TE, ATAPI CDROM drive >ide2: ports already in use, skipping probe >ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14 >ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15 >hda: SAMSUNG SV0844A, 8063MB w/220kB Cache, CHS=1027/255/63 >hdb: ATAPI 24X CD-ROM drive, 120kB Cache >Uniform CDROM driver Revision: 2.56 >hdc: ATAPI 8X CD-ROM CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache >Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M >FDC 0 is an 8272A >md driver 0.90.0 MAX_MD_DEVS=256, MAX_REAL=12 >raid5: measuring checksumming speed >raid5: MMX detected, trying high-speed MMX checksum routines > pII_mmx : 329.946 MB/sec > p5_mmx: 394.716 MB/sec > 8regs : 243.840 MB/sec > 32regs: 181.356 MB/sec >using fastest function: p5_mmx (394.716 MB/sec) >scsi : 0 hosts. >scsi : detected total. >md.c: sizeof(mdp_super_t) = 4096 >Partition check: > hda: hda1 hda2 hda3 < hda5 hda6 > >RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0 >autodetecting RAID arrays >autorun ... >... autorun DONE. >VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem). >autodetecting RAID arrays >autorun ... >... autorun DONE. >VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly. >change_root: old root has d_count=1 >Trying to unmount old root ... okay >Freeing unused kernel memory: 64k freed >Adding Swap: 64220k swap-space (priority -1) >es1370: version v0.24 time 10:27:11 Sep 27 1999 >es1370: found adapter at io 0x6200 irq 11 >es1370: features: joystick off, line in, mic impedance 0 >VFS: Disk change detected on device ide0(3,64) >VFS: Disk change detected on device ide1(22,0) >parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [SPP,PS2] >parport1: PC-style at 0x278 [SPP,ECP,ECPPS2] >parport0: Printer, HEWLETT-PACKARD DESKJET 870C >parport1: no IEEE-1284 device present. >lp0: using parport0 (polling). >lp1: using parport1 (polling). > > > >note: what's on my second parallel port ad a Microtek Scanmaker E3 Plus >(which doesn't seem to work also). Thanks for the help :) > > Norma >*Insert witty message here!* > > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
Re: [techtalk] Okay so I recompiled my kernel under RedHat 6.1
On Tue, Oct 26, 1999 at 09:34:08PM -0500, Stephan Zaniolo wrote: > I once heard that you need to activate SCSI emulation in the kernel (I > didn't see that in dmesg printout) to use the parallel port Zip drive. (I > have a SCSI Zip drive, so I didn't have to deal with this). Caitlyn, is > this is accurate or not? This sounds reasonable, as I seem to recall that the DOS zip drivers do some sort of SCSI emulation on the lpt. I don't own a Zip, so I may be wrong... -- Aaron Malone ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) System Administrator Poplar Bluff Internet, Inc. http://www.semo.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
ethernet cable length [techtalk]
quick question - i remember that there's some limit on the length of cat-5 cable you can run between a hub and computer. anyone know what that limit is? and if i need to go longer, will it work to just stick another hub between, so that i divide the too-long length into two lengths that are short enough? thanks! ...derF\lieN Neil "Fred" Picciotto --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- http://www.derf.net/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
Re: ethernet cable length [techtalk]
> i remember that there's some limit on the length of cat-5 cable you can run > between a hub and computer. anyone know what that limit is? and if i need > to go longer, will it work to just stick another hub between, so that i > divide the too-long length into two lengths that are short enough? according to my partner in crime... it's ~300 meters (mebbe 500), and it is actually NOT a hub and a computer but between two active routing devices (e.g. bridge, switch, computer) but not a hub... -- http://colby.dhs.org @ Colby - me! http://ghettobox.dhs.org \|/ ghettoBOX - home! http://nightspell.dhs.org | NightSpell - irc.dal.net! http://technopagan.dhs.org / \ TechnoPagan - spirituality! [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
Re: ethernet cable length [techtalk]
On Tue, Oct 26, 1999 at 08:11:59PM -0700, Neil ''Fred'' Picciotto wrote: > quick question - > > i remember that there's some limit on the length of cat-5 cable you can run > between a hub and computer. anyone know what that limit is? and if i need > to go longer, will it work to just stick another hub between, so that i > divide the too-long length into two lengths that are short enough? IIRC, the IEEE standard is max 100 meters (328 feet). -- Aaron Malone ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) System Administrator Poplar Bluff Internet, Inc. http://www.semo.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
Re: ethernet cable length [techtalk]
100 meters is typical range of UTP cables due to attenuation. -- Betty Johnson, MCP ICQ: 4061333 http://members.xoom.com/bettyj Edmonton, Alberta, Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
Re: ethernet cable length [techtalk]
A quote from : http://www.3com.com/products/dsheets/400317a.html#graphic4 All OfficeConnect Fast Ethernet hubs are Class II. You can directly connect two Class II Fast Ethernet hubs (Class I hubs cannot be directly connected to other Fast Ethernet hubs). The total length of cable (A+B+C below) between two workstations and a nonrepeater piece of equipment (such as a switch) must not exceed 205 m (672 ft). Each cable (A, B, or C) must not exceed 100 m (328 ft). There's more information at the above site, including the graphic this statement describes. Stephan At 08:11 PM 10/26/99 -0700, you wrote: >quick question - > >i remember that there's some limit on the length of cat-5 cable you can run >between a hub and computer. anyone know what that limit is? and if i need >to go longer, will it work to just stick another hub between, so that i >divide the too-long length into two lengths that are short enough? > >thanks! > >...derF\lieN > >Neil "Fred" Picciotto --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- http://www.derf.net/ > > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
Re: [techtalk] Okay so I recompiled my kernel under RedHat 6.1
I thought I did that. I'll have to recompile again to make sure. There's so many settings that I guess I missed it. Norma *Insert witty message here!* - Original Message - From: Stephan Zaniolo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 7:34 PM Subject: Re: [techtalk] Okay so I recompiled my kernel under RedHat 6.1 > I once heard that you need to activate SCSI emulation in the kernel (I > didn't see that in dmesg printout) to use the parallel port Zip drive. (I > have a SCSI Zip drive, so I didn't have to deal with this). Caitlyn, is > this is accurate or not? > > Good luck, :^) > Stephan > > At 03:41 PM 10/26/99 -0700, you wrote: > >> OK, you need to add the following line to your /etc/conf.modules file: > >> > >> alias block-major-8 ppa > > > >Okay for some reason this did not work. I have below listed the contents of > >my /etc/conf.modules file and also the bootup messages. > > > >alias sound es1370 > >alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc > >alias block-major-8 ppa > > > > > >(after typing dmesg) > > > >Linux version 2.2.12-20 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version > >egcs-2.91.66 19990314/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release)) #1 Mon Sep 27 10:25:54 EDT > >1999 > >Detected 233229442 Hz processor. > >Console: colour VGA+ 80x25 > >Calibrating delay loop... 465.31 BogoMIPS > >Memory: 62780k/65536k available (1008k kernel code, 412k reserved, 992k > >data, 64k init) > >DENTRY hash table entries: 262144 (order: 9, 2097152 bytes) > >Buffer-cache hash table entries: 65536 (order: 6, 262144 bytes) > >Page-cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 4, 65536 bytes) > >VFS: Diskquotas version dquot_6.4.0 initialized > >CPU: Intel Pentium MMX stepping 03 > >Checking 386/387 coupling... OK, FPU using exception 16 error reporting. > >Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK. > >Intel Pentium with F0 0F bug - workaround enabled. > >POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX > >PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xfafb0 > >PCI: Using configuration type 1 > >PCI: Probing PCI hardware > >PCI: 00:38 [1106/0586]: Work around ISA DMA hangs (00) > >Activating ISA DMA hang workarounds. > >Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.2 > >Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039 > >NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0 for Linux NET4.0. > >NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0 > >IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP > >TCP: Hash tables configured (ehash 65536 bhash 65536) > >Initializing RT netlink socket > >Starting kswapd v 1.5 > >Detected PS/2 Mouse Port. > >Serial driver version 4.27 with MANY_PORTS MULTIPORT SHARE_IRQ enabled > >ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A > >ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A > >ttyS02 at 0x03e8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A > >pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured > >apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x07 (Driver version 1.9) > >Real Time Clock Driver v1.09 > >RAM disk driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size > >VP_IDE: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 39 > >VP_IDE: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later > >ide0: BM-DMA at 0x6000-0x6007, BIOS settings: hda:pio, hdb:pio > >ide1: BM-DMA at 0x6008-0x600f, BIOS settings: hdc:pio, hdd:pio > >hda: SAMSUNG SV0844A, ATA DISK drive > >hdb: ICD-3600AT, ATAPI CDROM drive > >hdc: CR-4802TE, ATAPI CDROM drive > >ide2: ports already in use, skipping probe > >ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14 > >ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15 > >hda: SAMSUNG SV0844A, 8063MB w/220kB Cache, CHS=1027/255/63 > >hdb: ATAPI 24X CD-ROM drive, 120kB Cache > >Uniform CDROM driver Revision: 2.56 > >hdc: ATAPI 8X CD-ROM CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache > >Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M > >FDC 0 is an 8272A > >md driver 0.90.0 MAX_MD_DEVS=256, MAX_REAL=12 > >raid5: measuring checksumming speed > >raid5: MMX detected, trying high-speed MMX checksum routines > > pII_mmx : 329.946 MB/sec > > p5_mmx: 394.716 MB/sec > > 8regs : 243.840 MB/sec > > 32regs: 181.356 MB/sec > >using fastest function: p5_mmx (394.716 MB/sec) > >scsi : 0 hosts. > >scsi : detected total. > >md.c: sizeof(mdp_super_t) = 4096 > >Partition check: > > hda: hda1 hda2 hda3 < hda5 hda6 > > >RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0 > >autodetecting RAID arrays > >autorun ... > >... autorun DONE. > >VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem). > >autodetecting RAID arrays > >autorun ... > >... autorun DONE. > >VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly. > >change_root: old root has d_count=1 > >Trying to unmount old root ... okay > >Freeing unused kernel memory: 64k freed > >Adding Swap: 64220k swap-space (priority -1) > >es1370: version v0.24 time 10:27:11 Sep 27 1999 > >es1370: found adapter at io 0x6200 irq 11 > >es1370: features: joystick off, line in, mic impedance 0 > >VFS: Disk change detected on device ide0(3,64) > >VFS: Disk change detected on device ide1(22,0) > >parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [SPP,PS2] > >parport1: PC-style at 0x278 [SPP,ECP,ECPPS2] > >parport0: Printer, HEWLETT-PACKARD DESKJET 870C > >parport1: no IEEE-1284 device present. > >lp0: using parport0 (polling). > >lp
Re: [techtalk] Okay so I recompiled my kernel under RedHat 6.1
It's further confused by the fact that there's SCSI Support and then there's SCSI "Emulation" Support. Judging from your dmesg, you've got the SCSI Support currently compiled in. (I'm not sure if it's needed for this, but I don't see how it can hurt to leave it in until someone else verifies it's necessity or you've gotten the Zip drive to work and want to play ;^) Oh, and remember the zip drive is mounted as partition 4. For example, mine shows up as sdb at boot time. To mount, in /etc/fstab I have: /dev/sdb4 /mnt/zipvfat noauto,defaults 0 0 (the vfat is because I used to use these under windows 95/98) Stephan At 08:47 PM 10/26/99 -0700, you wrote: >I thought I did that. I'll have to recompile again to make sure. There's so >many settings that I guess I missed it. > > Norma >*Insert witty message here!* >- Original Message - >From: Stephan Zaniolo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 7:34 PM >Subject: Re: [techtalk] Okay so I recompiled my kernel under RedHat 6.1 > > >> I once heard that you need to activate SCSI emulation in the kernel (I >> didn't see that in dmesg printout) to use the parallel port Zip drive. (I >> have a SCSI Zip drive, so I didn't have to deal with this). Caitlyn, is >> this is accurate or not? >> >> Good luck, :^) >> Stephan >> >> At 03:41 PM 10/26/99 -0700, you wrote: >> >> OK, you need to add the following line to your /etc/conf.modules file: >> >> >> >> alias block-major-8 ppa >> > >> >Okay for some reason this did not work. I have below listed the contents >of >> >my /etc/conf.modules file and also the bootup messages. >> > >> >alias sound es1370 >> >alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc >> >alias block-major-8 ppa >> > >> > >> >(after typing dmesg) >> > >> >Linux version 2.2.12-20 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version >> >egcs-2.91.66 19990314/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release)) #1 Mon Sep 27 10:25:54 >EDT >> >1999 >> >Detected 233229442 Hz processor. >> >Console: colour VGA+ 80x25 >> >Calibrating delay loop... 465.31 BogoMIPS >> >Memory: 62780k/65536k available (1008k kernel code, 412k reserved, 992k >> >data, 64k init) >> >DENTRY hash table entries: 262144 (order: 9, 2097152 bytes) >> >Buffer-cache hash table entries: 65536 (order: 6, 262144 bytes) >> >Page-cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 4, 65536 bytes) >> >VFS: Diskquotas version dquot_6.4.0 initialized >> >CPU: Intel Pentium MMX stepping 03 >> >Checking 386/387 coupling... OK, FPU using exception 16 error reporting. >> >Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK. >> >Intel Pentium with F0 0F bug - workaround enabled. >> >POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX >> >PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xfafb0 >> >PCI: Using configuration type 1 >> >PCI: Probing PCI hardware >> >PCI: 00:38 [1106/0586]: Work around ISA DMA hangs (00) >> >Activating ISA DMA hang workarounds. >> >Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.2 >> >Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039 >> >NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0 for Linux NET4.0. >> >NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0 >> >IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP >> >TCP: Hash tables configured (ehash 65536 bhash 65536) >> >Initializing RT netlink socket >> >Starting kswapd v 1.5 >> >Detected PS/2 Mouse Port. >> >Serial driver version 4.27 with MANY_PORTS MULTIPORT SHARE_IRQ enabled >> >ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A >> >ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A >> >ttyS02 at 0x03e8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A >> >pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured >> >apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x07 (Driver version 1.9) >> >Real Time Clock Driver v1.09 >> >RAM disk driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size >> >VP_IDE: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 39 >> >VP_IDE: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later >> >ide0: BM-DMA at 0x6000-0x6007, BIOS settings: hda:pio, hdb:pio >> >ide1: BM-DMA at 0x6008-0x600f, BIOS settings: hdc:pio, hdd:pio >> >hda: SAMSUNG SV0844A, ATA DISK drive >> >hdb: ICD-3600AT, ATAPI CDROM drive >> >hdc: CR-4802TE, ATAPI CDROM drive >> >ide2: ports already in use, skipping probe >> >ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14 >> >ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15 >> >hda: SAMSUNG SV0844A, 8063MB w/220kB Cache, CHS=1027/255/63 >> >hdb: ATAPI 24X CD-ROM drive, 120kB Cache >> >Uniform CDROM driver Revision: 2.56 >> >hdc: ATAPI 8X CD-ROM CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache >> >Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M >> >FDC 0 is an 8272A >> >md driver 0.90.0 MAX_MD_DEVS=256, MAX_REAL=12 >> >raid5: measuring checksumming speed >> >raid5: MMX detected, trying high-speed MMX checksum routines >> > pII_mmx : 329.946 MB/sec >> > p5_mmx: 394.716 MB/sec >> > 8regs : 243.840 MB/sec >> > 32regs: 181.356 MB/sec >> >using fastest function: p5_mmx (394.716 MB/sec) >> >scsi : 0 hosts. >> >scsi : detected total. >> >md.c: sizeof(mdp_super_t) = 4096 >> >Partition check: >> > hda: hda1 hda2 hda3 < hda5 hda6 > >> >RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0 >> >autodetecting RAID arrays >> >au
Re: ethernet cable length [techtalk]
IIRC, the IEEE standard is max 100 meters (328 feet). That is correct...if you need to go further than that, you can add another segment, using either a bridge, a router or a hub. __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
Re: ethernet cable length [techtalk]
> A quote from : http://www.3com.com/products/dsheets/400317a.html#graphic4 > > All OfficeConnect Fast Ethernet hubs are Class II. You can directly > connect two Class II Fast Ethernet hubs (Class I hubs cannot be directly > connected to other Fast Ethernet hubs). The total length of cable (A+B+C > below) between two workstations and a nonrepeater piece of equipment (such > as a switch) must not exceed 205 m (672 ft). Each cable (A, B, or C) must > not exceed 100 m (328 ft). > > There's more information at the above site, including the graphic this > statement describes. thanks to everyone who responded! 100m will be plenty... i was afraid the limit was on the order of 50-100 ft, in which case there might have been a problem. but i certainly don't need to go 300 ft (right now anyway!). ...derF\lieN Neil "Fred" Picciotto --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- http://www.derf.net/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
Re: [techtalk] Okay so I recompiled my kernel under RedHat 6.1
if you need scsi emulation this option should be set SCSI emulation support CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDESCSI This will provide SCSI host adapter emulation for IDE ATAPI devices, and will allow you to use a SCSI device driver instead of a native ATAPI driver. ... that was from the Configure.help in the kernel source documentation directory i'm guessing too that you'd need this option set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD If you want to use a SCSI hard disk or the SCSI or parallel port version of the IOMEGA ZIP drive under Linux, say Y and read the SCSI-HOWTO, the Disk-HOWTO and the Multi-Disk-HOWTO, available via FTP (user: anonymous) in ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO. This is NOT for SCSI CDROMs. and probably this too CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG If you want to use SCSI scanners, synthesizers or CD-writers or just about anything having "SCSI" in its name other than hard disks, CDROMs or tapes, say Y here. These won't be supported by the kernel directly, so you need some additional software which knows how to talk to these devices using the SCSI protocol. ... all that stuff is in /usr/src/linux/Documentation/Configure.help hope that is helpful On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Norma wrote: > > I thought I did that. I'll have to recompile again to make sure. There's so > many settings that I guess I missed it. > > Norma > *Insert witty message here!* > - Original Message - > From: Stephan Zaniolo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 7:34 PM > Subject: Re: [techtalk] Okay so I recompiled my kernel under RedHat 6.1 > > > > I once heard that you need to activate SCSI emulation in the kernel (I > > didn't see that in dmesg printout) to use the parallel port Zip drive. (I > > have a SCSI Zip drive, so I didn't have to deal with this). Caitlyn, is > > this is accurate or not? > > > > Good luck, :^) > > Stephan > > > > At 03:41 PM 10/26/99 -0700, you wrote: > > >> OK, you need to add the following line to your /etc/conf.modules file: > > >> > > >> alias block-major-8 ppa > > > > > >Okay for some reason this did not work. I have below listed the contents > of > > >my /etc/conf.modules file and also the bootup messages. > > > > > >alias sound es1370 > > >alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc > > >alias block-major-8 ppa > > > > > > > > >(after typing dmesg) > > > > > >Linux version 2.2.12-20 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version > > >egcs-2.91.66 19990314/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release)) #1 Mon Sep 27 10:25:54 > EDT > > >1999 > > >Detected 233229442 Hz processor. > > >Console: colour VGA+ 80x25 > > >Calibrating delay loop... 465.31 BogoMIPS > > >Memory: 62780k/65536k available (1008k kernel code, 412k reserved, 992k > > >data, 64k init) > > >DENTRY hash table entries: 262144 (order: 9, 2097152 bytes) > > >Buffer-cache hash table entries: 65536 (order: 6, 262144 bytes) > > >Page-cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 4, 65536 bytes) > > >VFS: Diskquotas version dquot_6.4.0 initialized > > >CPU: Intel Pentium MMX stepping 03 > > >Checking 386/387 coupling... OK, FPU using exception 16 error reporting. > > >Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK. > > >Intel Pentium with F0 0F bug - workaround enabled. > > >POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX > > >PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xfafb0 > > >PCI: Using configuration type 1 > > >PCI: Probing PCI hardware > > >PCI: 00:38 [1106/0586]: Work around ISA DMA hangs (00) > > >Activating ISA DMA hang workarounds. > > >Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.2 > > >Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039 > > >NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0 for Linux NET4.0. > > >NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0 > > >IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP > > >TCP: Hash tables configured (ehash 65536 bhash 65536) > > >Initializing RT netlink socket > > >Starting kswapd v 1.5 > > >Detected PS/2 Mouse Port. > > >Serial driver version 4.27 with MANY_PORTS MULTIPORT SHARE_IRQ enabled > > >ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A > > >ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A > > >ttyS02 at 0x03e8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A > > >pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured > > >apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x07 (Driver version 1.9) > > >Real Time Clock Driver v1.09 > > >RAM disk driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size > > >VP_IDE: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 39 > > >VP_IDE: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later > > >ide0: BM-DMA at 0x6000-0x6007, BIOS settings: hda:pio, hdb:pio > > >ide1: BM-DMA at 0x6008-0x600f, BIOS settings: hdc:pio, hdd:pio > > >hda: SAMSUNG SV0844A, ATA DISK drive > > >hdb: ICD-3600AT, ATAPI CDROM drive > > >hdc: CR-4802TE, ATAPI CDROM drive > > >ide2: ports already in use, skipping probe > > >ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14 > > >ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15 > > >hda: SAMSUNG SV0844A, 8063MB w/220kB Cache, CHS=1027/255/63 > > >hdb: ATAPI 24X CD-ROM drive, 120kB Cache > > >Uniform CDROM driver Revision: 2.56 > > >hdc: ATAPI 8X CD-ROM CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache > > >Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M > > >FDC 0 is an 8272A > > >md