November 1999 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Re: [SLE] sound, cd writer, and kernel compile
by super-suser＠excite.com 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

On Mon, 01 Nov 1999 17:29:07 +0000, Chris Reeves wrote: > Hi list, > > Firstly, I am right in thinking that *all* 'real' Soundblaster cards are supported (including PCI versions) aren't I? Including Live! and 64/128 PCI? The only one I'm not sure about is the new 512-voice PCI model. It's not an es137x chip, and it isn't a Live! card. It may not be supported. > Now for the really important part: > > I've got my hands on an HP 7200i IDE CD-Writer for a couple of weeks (at the most). From what I gather, I need IDE-SCSI support enabled in my kernel. I also have a 'real' SCSI adapter (Advansys). I was wondering: > > 1) If IDE-SCSI and Advansys could coexist. > 2) How IDE-SCSI works. 1) Yes, I do it. 2) Not much to understand, really. Most new ATAPI devices speak to each other and the controller using SCSI commands. IDE-SCSI simply loads a driver that allows these devices to allow them to do this. I've attached my /etc/fstab and my /usr/src/linux/.config files (compressed) for you to look over. -- -=|JP|=- (Resident GNUbie) Jon Pennington | SuSE Linux 6.2 -o) super-suser(a)excite.com | Kernel 2.2.10 /\\ Kansas City, Missouri | AMD K6-III 450 _\_V ________________________________________________________________ Get FREE voicemail, fax and email at http://voicemail.excite.com Talk online at http://voicechat.excite.com <HR> <UL> <LI>application/binary attachment: stored </UL> <HR> <UL> <LI>application/binary attachment: stored </UL> N§²æìržzÇ§ué[h²ë)îÅë§²æìržzË¬yÊ&ÚuØÚÊ&©Ý²Ç§ué[h²ë)îÅè^.±ç([(rØ^¶m§ÿðÃ.±ç(ô®Š+·ðèïÅ  <HR> <HR> <SMALL> This archive was generated by hypermail 2a23 : Mon Nov 01 1999 - 11:33:14 PST</EM> </EM> </SMALL> </BODY> </HTML>

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[SLE] What's in my kernel?
by lists＠livebandwidth.com 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

Hello: Is there a utility I can run with SuSE 6.0 (ver 2.0.36) that permits me to check what exactly have I had compiled into my kernel? For instance, I'm regularly asked at work whether or not my kernel has TULIP network cards support or even PPP. But I never know until I try to execute the command OR utilize the component. I'm hoping there is one specific tool I can go to to check whether or not my kernel supports a particular network card or not. Thank you -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

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Re: [SLE] Pheonix S3 Trio64 vidio bios / 86C764X
by samelash＠ix.netcom.com 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

>> Back to the main piont , how ill X run on this 1 Mvidio , P75 and 32 meg >> ram ?? > >Well, you can't expect 24-bit colour with only 1M video ram :) You can use >for instance 1024*768 in 256 colours or 800*600 with 64k colours. Higher >resolutions are supported by the chip but require 2Mb RAM. 32Mb main mem >should be ok, but X (and many X apps) uses quite a lot of RAM so a little >more wouldn't hurt. > Hmmm, ok , thinking cap on ! OK , so maybe Xfm(light wight WM) xserver , Now any one know of any "wprdprossers" that are free of gnu ? Want to use it inhouse to print sings on 8.5 X 11 stock paper. Dont want to go out and buy pricy commercial licences. Hence gpl or free ware m or something that can be used in a buissiness enviorment , Inexpensive Comercial/bussines licences are ok . Real basic wordrossesser , suporting big type , formating , postscript( will use ghostcript) as with postcript you can realy dom large scale fints. You know where the font can take up to half the page. Ideas Anyone ?? -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

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RE: [SLE] Fw: Compaq Presario NOT
by psims＠lombard.co.uk 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

Rubbish ! The hard drive is a standard IDE drive and knows not what the OS is doing to it. The only operation which it will reject, like all IDE hdds, is a low-level format, since that wrecks the servo information. Compaq just don't give users the option of installaing the OS on the Presario - the installation CD boots, partitions the drive and installs everything from a custom image (I do a lot of Compaq warranty work, been there, done that etc.) Boot, say, a standard dos floppy with fdisk, format etc. and you'll soon see just how much you can do to it. -----Original Message----- From: William Madsen [SMTP:billmadsen@aya.yale.edu] Sent: Friday, October 29, 1999 9:20 PM To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com Subject: [SLE] Fw: Compaq Presario NOT > I just learned to my dismay that the hard drive in Compaq Presario computers > cannot be partitioned by the user. I was told by a Compaq technician that > it was designed for the 95% of home users who have no idea what > partitioning a hard drive means. > > So if you're thinking of getting a Presario, think again. > > Bill Madsen in St. Louis > Wiser, sadder, and poorer > -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

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[SLE] sound, cd writer, and kernel compile
by chris.reeves＠iname.com 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

Hi list, Firstly, I am right in thinking that *all* 'real' Soundblaster cards are supported (including PCI versions) aren't I? Including Live! and 64/128 PCI? Now for the really important part: I've got my hands on an HP 7200i IDE CD-Writer for a couple of weeks (at the most). From what I gather, I need IDE-SCSI support enabled in my kernel. I also have a 'real' SCSI adapter (Advansys). I was wondering: 1) If IDE-SCSI and Advansys could coexist. 2) How IDE-SCSI works. I've read the CD-Writing-HOWTO, and I've looked for (and failed to find, even on www.linuxdoc.org) a SCSI-HOWTO to explain how IDE-SCSI works. First of all I tried recompiling the kernel to include IDE-SCSI support, so I cd to /usr/src/linux and type make xconfig, and it says: rm -f include/asm rm: include/asm: is a directory make: *** [symlinks] Error 1 and exits. Yes, include/asm is a directory, and as far as I know it always has been (I've recompiled the original 2.2.5 once before (I'm running 6.1), and I also tried 2.3.22 a couple of days ago (yes, I know, it's a development kernel - I did it out of interest, and yes, /usr/src/linux does point to the right directory)). If make xconfig really wants to delete include/asm, it should use rm -rf... but that's not the point because I've done it before and it worked. In the end I tried editing the .config file and setting the line '# CONFIG-IDE-SCSI is not set' (or something similar) to 'CONFIG-IDE-SCSI=y' and recompiling. The recompile went OK, but I still can't see the drive. Is there something else I have to do to get it recognised? There's probably something else that needs to be set in the kernel config which I didn't set (I only changed that one line). So, is there some special incantation that I have to do now to get IDE-SCSI to recognise the drive, or should I concentrate on getting xconfig to work (in which case I'll need a hand)? The new kernel was installed, as were the modules (the IDE-SCSI should be *in* the kernel). SCSI generic is also compiled into both kernels as modules (and the module is loaded by the time I've logged in and done lsmod). A quick note - I have another SCSI CD and a removable drive on the SCSI bus. Since putting the HP in, the SCSI adapter doesn't recognise the removable drive (I can see from the SCSI BIOS boot up screen). This isn't a problem, because I'll only have the drive for a couple of weeks, and so I'm hoping everything will go back to normal when I remove the HP again. Nothing was changed in any BIOS, and so I'm presuming that I knocked something when putting the writer in, even though all cables seem to be in. Anyway, I'm not worried about that just now, I just mentioned it in case it helps with the 'real' problems. Sorry about the long post, but I need this sorted fast, because I won't have this drive forever... More info at your request... Thanks, Chris -- __ _ -o)/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Chris Reeves /\\ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / ICQ# 22219005 _\_v __/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

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[SLE] Afetr kernel upgrade AW32: not detected
by mailist98＠yahoo.com 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

Hi, I upgrade the kernel to 2.2.13 I got this message: ..... <7>Sound initialization started <4>AWE32: not detected <7>Sound initialization complete ..... I have a sound blaster AWE32. I use SuSE 6.2 If you can help . Many thanks. ===== Adam Yacob Autodidact Linux user since 99/04/01 Montreal, Canada E.mail:<mathinux(a)yahoo.com> ------------------------------------------------------------ SuSE 6.2, kernel 2.2.10 ------------------------------------------------------------ No Micro$oft products were used in the production of this message. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

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[SLE] cold booting on install
by Phoenix＠kfalls.net 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

My box has a nasty habit of cold booting during the install process. I thought that maybe it was only the SuSE install causing this but when I tried installing openlinux it happens everytime.Anyone have a clue? BTW Win 98, NT 4 and 2000 installs and runs fine on this configuration Bit6 MB overclocked Celron running at 450Mhz 128 meg sdram All-in-wonder pro 8m Soundblaster pci Thanks, James -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

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RE: [SLE] WinLinux2000
by KEdmunds＠eu.wcom.net 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

Can we move this kind of discussion OFF the Suse distribution list? It really isn't relevant, and I consider it rather rude to use Suse's resources to discuss another distribution. Keith (flak jacket on) > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Bishop [mailto:tb64710@ltec.net] > Sent: 31 October 1999 02:56 > To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com > Subject: [SLE] WinLinux2000 > > > Hello All, someone gave a link to WinLinux2000, so of > course, I had to get > it. Anyone install it yet? After about a twelve hour > download, I got it > installed, but now I'm getting a kernel panic, and I really > hate panicky > kernels. I have two hard drives: Maxtor 10Gig (/dev/hda1,2,3) > w/ SuSe 6.2 on > it only. Lilo is on the MBR of this drive. Also a Western > Digital 4.3Gig > w/ Win98, /dev/hdb. Lilo boots everything just fine. WinLinux2000 is > installed on this drive. All went well, and the kernel > boots, but I get: > kernel panic, can't mount root fs, no init, request-module > [block-major-8] > device 08:01, etc, etc. I can't get to a virtual terminal > and what files > I've been able to edit through Windows, has achieved nothing. > I admit I'm > still somewhat of a newbie, though I could deal w/ server > probs and the > like, but this has me at a standstill. I would appreciate any > and all help > and/or advice. Tia, Tom > > > > Registered Linux User #12043 > ICQ#34288777 > Powered by SuSE 6.2 > > > -- > To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com > For additional commands send e-mail to > suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com > Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ > -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

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[SLE] Pheonix S3 Trio64 vidio bios / 86C764X
by samelash＠ix.netcom.com 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

Hi folks, Got hold of a used Dell OptiPlex 575 P75 with on board vidio On boot up the screen says Pheonix S3 Trio64 Vidio Bios The chip on the M/B says S3 Trio 64 EOA2AA 86C764X 9548 NU38309 Korea Any one know how this vidio is , Do you need to set the vidio ram amount under Bios ? Or is it also built in on the motherboard. How well suported by suse linux is it ?? On boot up it dows not state how much vidio ram it has , like the diamond vidio cards is it becouse it shares the ram , and you set how much to give to vidio from main board ram ? It has 32 meg of ram currently with an ide 1/2 gig drive , 4 com ports and 3 lpt ports. Quit impressive machine made by dell, old but chock full of ports. Any way any idea how to set it up for x ? , is it any good for X , or will it only serve as firewall. ip masq machine. Still have the 486 standby , should finish reinstalling the os today. Then can start to set it up as a firewall. That will allow me to press the P75 into a plian vanill pc station to rum WP for making 8.5X11 sings . So x would be nice on it. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

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[SLE] SuSE 6.3
by jljr＠globalfrontiers.com 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

Now that Cjumbo is taking pre-orders for SuSE 6.3, can anyone give me information on what will be different in 6.3 vs 6.2? thanks in advance, joe -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

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