February 1998 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

RE: [S.u.S.E. Linux] sound
by jonathan＠aracnet.net 23 Feb '98

23 Feb '98

On 20-Feb-98 Kyle Johnson wrote: I had the same question, glad you asked it. I found the answer, though: run the DOS-based driver FIRST, then use loadlin to load on top of that. I was doing the following in my DOS Config.sys: shell=loadlin.exe zimage root=/blah/blah/blah All I needed to do was put the DEVICE= line before that. It's worth recompiling the kernel, though. It's not as frightening of an adventure as you think, and tunes the performance somewhat. > I have about 8 weeks of linux experience under my belt, and I'm about > ready to tackle the job of activating sound under my SuSE 5.1 > distribution. In general, how does one do this? A couple of applications > (including Tkdesk) emit a message that "/dev/sound is not recognized". > How do I activate it, or load the sound module? There _is_ such a file in > the /dev directory. > > My sound card is a basic Acer AW32, with a Crystal sound chip (PnP), and > it's listed among the supported cards in the OSS-Linux site (4Front). I > understand that re-compiling the kernel is probably not necessary, and I'd > like to postpone that adventure a bit if I can. Could someone give me > some advice, or point me to some of the appropriate documents? --- jonathan(a)aracnet.net "Qvid me anxivs svm?" -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] ET4000/W32i at 16 Colour???
by jpcowh01＠ox.slug.louisville.edu 23 Feb '98

23 Feb '98

> When I try to change the resolution by adding DefaultColorDepth 16 the server > crashes with a message that 16 bit is not supported by my card. I know that it > can run at this depth as that is the normal resolution I run under Win95 in 800x > 600. Win95's graphic technology and X-window's server technology are differant. > I have an IBM 17P monitor with a HorizSync of 30-82 and a VertSync of 50-110. > The card has 2M of memory. > > Am I missing something or is 16 bit simply not going to work with this card in > Linux? > > Gerry I have a trident 9685 providia (no tv) with 4megs edo (unsure if it's true edo ram). I used SuSE's Trident server and it at least let me have 8bit color at 1024x768. My monitor is CTX 1562gm which can go up to 1280x1024 (with some hacking). With Xfree's svga server, I couldn't get better than 640x480. As soon as then get all the functionality in these servers implemented then it could possibly achieve the maximum performance from your video card. Win95 has a lot more money and developers making drivers and X is us and some dedicated companies and organizations (metro-x, xfree86, accel-x, suse, etc...) You might want to e-mail SuSE and see if they plan on releasing the functions you want in their servers: x(a)suse.com Jonathan -- =========== =========== Jonathan Paul Cowherd jpcowh01(a)slug.louisville.edu <A HREF="http://www.slug.louisville.edu/~jpcowh01"><A HREF="http://www.slug.louisville.edu/~jpcowh01</A">http://www.slug.louisville.edu/~jpcowh01</A</A>> This is my world and I am... World Leader Pretend =========== =========== -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Accel X4.0
by seamar＠singnet.com.sg 23 Feb '98

23 Feb '98

Mount your cdrom as root: mount -t iso9660 -o ro,exec /dev/cdrom /cdrom cd to /cdrom and do he installation script Regards M. J. Medjeral On 22-Feb-98 Darren wrote: > > >On 22-Feb-98 rknebel(a)csrlink.net wrote: >> >>On Sun, Feb 22, 1998 at 02:46:40AM +0000, Frank Pawlak wrote: >> >>Thanks for the info but unfortunatly it still says permission denied > >Rick, are you logged in as root? Question one... > >Also, when you mount your cdrom, do you use the settings in fstab (by just type i >ng "mount /cdrom" or something similar) or do you mount the cdrom "by hand" so t >o speak? > >By default, SuSE sets up the cdrom to NOT ALLOW executing programs and scripts ( >such as install) from the cdrom. --------------------------------- E-Mail: seamar(a)singnet.com.sg Date: 23-Feb-98 Time: 08:28:09 This message was sent by XFMail ---------------------------------- -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] ET4000/W32i at 16 Colour???
by gdoris＠shaw.wave.ca 22 Feb '98

22 Feb '98

I have been trying all day to get a generic ET4000/W32i card to run in 16 bit colour under XF86. After reading the docs (if I understood them correctly) the 3.1 release does not support 16 bit colour in the SVGA server for this chipset. Also, I found that the Accel server will not work with my system for some reason >. I downloaded the new server from SuSe for the ET4000 family and installed it. Now the Accel server works but I am still unable to get 16 bit colour with eithe r the SVGA or Accel servers. When I try to change the resolution by adding DefaultColorDepth 16 the server crashes with a message that 16 bit is not supported by my card. I know that it can run at this depth as that is the normal resolution I run under Win95 in 800x 600. I have an IBM 17P monitor with a HorizSync of 30-82 and a VertSync of 50-110. The card has 2M of memory. Am I missing something or is 16 bit simply not going to work with this card in Linux? Gerry ---------------------------------- E-Mail: gdoris(a)shaw.wave.ca> Date: 02/22/98 Time: 17:50:59 This message was sent by XF-Mail ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- E-Mail: gdoris(a)shaw.wave.ca> Date: 02/22/98 Time: 18:10:42 This message was sent by XF-Mail ---------------------------------- -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] Nubie Thanks
by chris123＠netcom.ca 22 Feb '98

22 Feb '98

Just wanted to say thanks to those who responded so quickly to my post. All I can say is "what a combination" SuSE 5.1, Yast, Kdebeta3, Netscape, SO4.0. All at no cost (if you ftp) and all functioning beyond expectation. Kudos to the all who proliferate such quality products and effective marketing strategies. Can't wait till the yo-yots at the office see this combination. The price of admission will make them cringe....and all this from a nubie too. The last laugh will be sweet........very sweet. Thanks to all who helped. Chris -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] A Little Bit of Perspective (Linux Advocacy)
by netd＠fastran.net 22 Feb '98

22 Feb '98

John Totten wrote: > Is SCO's UnixWare 7 (ex Gemini) then stillborn ? I'm not sure ... But I do know that if SCO had been more reasonable with their pricing years ago, they could well have become the defacto standard on x86, and perhaps there might not even be a Linux or a FreeBSD ... It all gets back to the fact that we have commodity priced hardware in the market place, what people really seem to like about Linux is that it gives you a commodity-priced OS, as well as all th other benefits ... > Will Linux ever have kernel threads or lightweight processes? From what I have seen in Linuxland, if it's something people really want, then chances are that it will be developed - although there's never any guarantee about that. You'll probably find out more about that in one of the developer groups on usenet. -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] A Little Bit of Perspective (Linux Advocacy)
by john＠totten.com 22 Feb '98

22 Feb '98

Is SCO's UnixWare 7 (ex Gemini) then stillborn ? Will Linux ever have kernel threads or lightweight processes? John Totten Sitka AK -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] STB Velocity 128 AGP and XSuse
by eibo＠newmedia.no 22 Feb '98

22 Feb '98

I'm running Linux Redhat 5.0 with 2.0.33 kernel. I'v installed the XSuSE_NVidia and xf86config, configured it for the STB Velocity 128 card, but when startx is run, the machine hangs and the screen goes black. I'm not sure if the card is sharing IRQ with another card, since I'm not able to find what IRQ the AGP card is running on. I'm able to use the XF86_VGA16 to run X on this card......but it would be great if I realy could use this cards resources under X...... :) Anyone had the same experience with the XSuse_NVidia driver? ------------------------------------------------------------------- IDG New Media Einar Bordewich System Manager Phone: +47 2205 3034 E-Mail: eibo(a)newmedia.no ------------------------------------------------------------------- -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] A Little Bit of Perspective (Linux Advocacy)
by netd＠fastran.net 22 Feb '98

22 Feb '98

Lachlan Dunlop wrote: > Tom Schaefer wrote: > > > <snip> > > > The fact that the top three enterprise databases only run on commercial > > Unix is probably one of the few things that keeps commercial Unix alive. > > Sybase is getting ready to port to Linux, and will probably be first to > > market, although the boneheads at Informix have been pummled for 18 > > months by a very dedicated developer core who want informix to go Linux, > > but top management at Informix just can't "get it". > > Tom, > > Has Sybase given a release date for there port?? You where never able to > convince Informix to port to Linux?? Is the Informix list still up and > running?? > Re: SybaseI haven't seen a release date yet, but I had seen a post or to from a Sybase devloper who is very excited about Linux, and it also appears that he has some level of management support to either begin experimentation or completeion, I don't know, although there are some Sybase libraries that can already be used - I can't remember for the moment exactly what they do or are for - but they can be used in some capacity on Linux. Re: Informix The list is still up, and details are on my brother's site at: <A HREF="http://www.inxutil,com"><A HREF="http://www.inxutil,com</A">http://www.inxutil,com</A</A>> - sorry I don't have the complet URL - you'llhave to dig around a bit there. The devlopers are starting to feel pretty alienated by Informix, however, most of them are extremely passionate about the superiority of Informix and its capabilities, they just feel that Informix just doesn't know how to market what they feel is the world's best db. I have rarely seen such dedication towards a product, and yet such snubbing by a vendor (Informix). > I too have Sparc stations, for one reason only, to run Oracle & Sybase > Servers. All the x86 machines run Linux. > I would like to get rid of the Sparcs! SCO and Solaris X86 are already > gone. Database of choice for now is ADABAS, would love to also be able to > offer Sybase, Oracle, or Informix. > > Good piece!, Later > > Lach It's only a matter of time. The first of the big boys (db OEMs) to market will get the lion's share of the market. The problem seems to be that the "big 3" (or 4) commercial db vendors continue to pan Linux. Since they have all become ledgends in their own minds (atta boy Larry Ellison) , they sneer at Linux like a bastard step child and ignore its superior capabilites over the MS product suite, and its economy for businesses vs SCO, Solaris, et al . The ironly is that Linux will give them the x86 Unix market back from MS if they all start using the the newer "Netscape-style" pricing and Internet distribution and licensing models. Informix, Novell, IBM, Lotus, these are all formerly great companies, however, their inability to adapt quickly to the newer paradigms in the market has kept them all lagging behind inthe market. They all cling to 80's MBA style management and thier corporations are filled with technology-ignorant marketing "professionals" who help them slip further and further behind. -tks- -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] A Little Bit of Perspective (Linux Advocacy)
by weekleyj＠fastrans.net 22 Feb '98

22 Feb '98

Now for the obvious question. Why did I start using Linux again? CD writing software! Solaris has 3rd party CD R/W software available, but it's gonna cost a lot. It also has a free package, that I could never to get working well. I'm also looking a providing cheap networking solutions, Linux excels in this area. I'm still a Sun "religionist", but I'm also realistic about getting the job done. Also, with the full source code, Linux is one hell of a learning tool! I used to be a strictly Sun guy, now I can see that there's room for everyone but the evil empire in Redmond Washington. ;) John Weekley -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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