HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: kg@gnusys.GUN.de (Klaus Guhr)
Subject: Re: New user needs help: SCSI adaptor not recognized
Organization: GNUSYS // Private Linux Site
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 11:08:49 GMT
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Greg Williams (gw18@prism.gatech.EDU) wrote:
: I just recently found out about what Linux has available, so I thought I'd
: give it a try.  I got the lastest boot image (0.98) and the most current root
: disk I could find (0.97.1 I think).  However, when I went to install it, my
: SCSI adaptor was not recognized by the system, so I couldn't get anything to
: install.  The fdisk also wouldn't recognize it.  My adaptor is a Future Domain
: TMC 885.  Are there any special patches or releases that will support this
: particular adaptor?

The Seagate driver ST01/ST02 will work. See the kernel sources in
/usr/src/linux/kernel/blk_drv/seagate.c and fdomain.c

You have to compile with -DCONFIG_SCSI_FD_88x or to define it in the
kernel-sources. 

Do this on a machine of a friend, cuz your one ist _broken_ with Linux :)


--Klaus

-- 
Snail: Klaus Guhr, Marktstrasse 33, 5300 Bonn 3, Germany
Phone: ++49 +228 48 53 60       Data: ++49 +228 43 24 33
E-Mail: kg@gnusys.GUN.de
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: lcd@ais.org (Leon Dent)
Subject: New (.98) MCC? and what else with HLU base
Organization: UMCC
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 20:39:38 GMT

I was wondering if the author(s) of the MCC dist. were considering
a .98 release.  If so, I'd prefer to wait for it rather than tackle
the chore piece-meal.

Also, with HLU base release; what else is needed?
I'm currently at .97pl4 with gcc2.2.2 (No lib4.1). Would I also need
to grab the 4.X jumplib upgrade with new gcc and the base release?

What about the "goodies" with the jumplib upgrade; are there duplicated
by the base release?

Leon Dent
lcd@ais.org
From: hayes@cpsin2.cps.msu.edu (Hayes John H)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: problems with xman
Keywords: X xwindows xman
Date: 12 Oct 92 14:53:54 GMT
Reply-To: hayes@cpsin2.cps.msu.edu (Hayes John H)
Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, Michigan State University
Originator: hayes@cpsin2.cps.msu.edu

Can anybody tell me where to find neqn, and what it does?

Just trying to get it all put together.

Thanks, John Hayes
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: mvdfd1@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (donald.f.dodier)
Subject: Re: HOW MANY USERS ???????
Summary: CLARIFY
Organization: AT&T
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 12:54:28 GMT

In article <1992Oct15.113934.189@cbfsb.cb.att.com>, mvdfd1@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (donald.f.dodier) writes:
> I would like to know how many people are using LINUX.
> 
> If you use LINUX send me some email with the subject "I USE"
> or the body with "I USE".  I will post the results.  Please
> mail no later than 10-31-92.
>                    ^^^^^^^^
> 
> SEND EMAIL TO:		mvdfd1@mvgpk.att.com
> 
> SUBJECT: I USE
>     or body
> 
> 
> Linus thanks for such a GREAT OS.
> 
> Don Dodier
> mvdfd1@mvgpk.att.com
> 

Just wanted people to know this is for my knowledge and
not AT&T's.  When I posted this I didn't even think about
what it would look like to some people (coming from AT&T).

I will post the results the first week of November.

Don Dodier
mvdfd1@mvgpk.att.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: erc@unislc.uucp (Ed Carp)
Subject: Re: SCSI tape driver needed.
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Organization: Unisys Corporation SLC
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 18:04:14 GMT

Yes, there is a SCSI tape driver in the works - the ALPHA version can be found
in tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/ALPHA/tape.  Be aware that it is alpha, but I hear
it works.  If you can wait a few days, I hear there's another version to be
released which has fewer bugs and is a bit more robust. :)
-- 
Ed Carp, N7EKG                  erc@apple.com                     801/538-0177
"This is the final task I will ever give you, and it  goes  on  forever.   Act
happy, feel happy, be happy, without a reason in the world. Then you can love,
and do what you will."           -- Dan Millman, "Way Of The Peaceful Warrior"
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: Peter MacDonald <pmacdona@tadpole.bcsc.gov.bc.ca>
Subject: X bitmap permissions problem?
Reply-To: pmacdona@tadpole.bcsc.gov.bc.ca
Organization: The Internet
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 20:07:31 GMT

The release of SLS .98 is close.  I am just ironing out a few permission
problems.  One thing, Xtetris fails when run as a normal user because
it can't convert "gray to pixmap" or something.  All files in lib/X11
are readable by all.  Any ideas?

Peter
pmacdona@sanjuan.uvic.ca
From: pjs%landfill@[129.126.252.216] (Patrick Sweeney)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Summary of: What tape drives work with Linux
Date: 7 Oct 92 16:45:57 GMT
Article-I.D.: athena.1992Oct7.164557.28405
Reply-To: pjs%landfill@[129.126.252.216] (Patrick Sweeney)
Organization: The Internet

Carl vonLoewnfeldt writes:
|	I have discovered that the Gateway 2000's offered internal floppy-tape
|	backup drive
|	is a Maynard model 5580i, capable (under DOS) of 250MB with compression,
|	and supplied
|	with QICstream backup software.
|
|	There has been some (limited) discussion in this forum about the writing
|	of a device
|	driver to support such a floppy-tape drive under LINUX. Is anybody
|	actually working
|	on such a project?
|
|	I'm trying to get in touch with Maynard technical support to request the
|	data necessary
|	to write such a driver. Has anybody else had success with such a
|	request? (If interested,
|	Maynard's toll-free number is 1-800-821-8782.Like most suppliers, they
|	are VERY busy.)


Yes. I have this tape drive currently in my Gateway. I requested info
from Maynard and the only stuff I could get out of them was the
Techinal Document describing the mechanics of the drive and copies
of the QIC-40/80 and QIC-117 standards (which you supposedly can get for
free from QIC). Getting the technical manual for the drive from Maynard
was expensive (they charged me something like $25 for the manual and another
$15 or so for shipping. I don't remember the exact numbers but I do remember
that their shipping charge was something like half the cost of the manual :-(
From what little I understand and looking through these documents what
you need to do is send commands to the drive via the STEP line on the
floppy controller. (i.e. to send command 10 to the drive you need to pull
the STEP line high 10 times within a prescribed amount of time). Unfortunately,
I do not know how to pull this line high. The only document I have concerning
the floppy controller is an old IBM-XT technical reference manual. If anybody
knows of a better reference for the floppy controller please send me mail on it.
I would definitely be interested in helping out if anybody makes any progess.

pjs@raster.kodak.com

P.S. This thread should probably be moved to the TAPE channel. to join
send mail to:
	linux-activists-request@niksula.hut.fi
then in your mail header or first line:
	X-Mn-Admin: join TAPE
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: tree@midget.towson.edu (Denise Tree)
Subject: Re: SCSI disc problem. Help appreciated
Reply-To: tree@midget.towson.edu (Denise Tree)
Organization: The Internet
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 01:12:57 GMT


ajb@gserv1.dl.ac.uk (Alan Bleasby) writes:


| I assume this is a problem with bad blocks. We have two systems (details
| given at end) on which we can't mkfs a file system. At (generally)
| reproducible points in the mkfs the following type of message appears.

| SCSI disk error: host 0 id 1 lun 0 return code = 000
| scsi disk I/O error
| dev 0813, sector 46506
| aha1542-queuecommand: Two concurrent queuecommand?

           (.. scsi messages deleted..)

| .... and then the system hangs. This occurs on both systems. The aha1542B
| does not allow a low-level format of the drives (at least from debug
| -g=dc00:6) and the verification process has been little help. The drives
| work happily with DOS (big deal). Whenever the above errors are reported
| the bad(?) sectors always seem to be 2 sectors apart.

| Question: Is there any mkfs or formatting procedure I can use within Linux
|          to get a working filesystem? This could be a catch 22. Because
|          of the problem I have little space for the sources (I was relying
|          on the extra disc space for those 8-) I've been using e.g.
|              mkfs -c /dev/sdb2 65534


| TIA for any help you can give.

    I had this same problem with both my st01 and my Adaptec 1542A... I don't know
    if this is any help but this is what I did:

    1. Mkfs without the -c switch, so the io error will not lock up the system.
    2. Divide the partition into some convenient sized directories and write a 
       bunch of 1K files to them.
    3. In each directory do : for i in <dir>
                              do
                              echo $i
                              sleep 2
                              cat $i
                              done
       Then when the beeps begin and the drive goes off in the weeds you will know
       which file the badblock is "under". 

       I rename that file .BADBLOCK and remove perms.

     I don't know if this is the one-true-wizardly-solution but it seems to be working
     ok so far.... comments or suggestions welcomed.   


| Alan Bleasby
| SERC Daresbury Laboratory
| Daresbury
| Warrington WA4 4AD
| UK

| Email: ajb@seqnet.dl.ac.uk
______________________________________________________________________
_______________ Denise Tree
____________________________tree@midget.towson.edu
_________________________________________.... . . .   .   .    .     .
                                                                     .
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From: peterw@archsci.arch.su.oz.au (Peter Williams )
Subject: updated mf available at archsci
Organization: Design Computing Unit, The University of Sydney
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 01:55:59 GMT

I have recompiled metafont with the latest (2.1) X11 libraries (and jump 4.1)
and posted it in pub/linux/tex-etc/Jump.4.1.version/mf.X2.1.T.Z on
archsci.arch.su.edu.au (129.78.66.1). This replaces only virmf as this is the
only program using X11.

texetc.bin.T.Z has this updated version included and there is no need for people
getting the tex/mf package for the first time to get mf.X2.1.T.Z

-- 
Peter Williams                |e-mail: peterw@archsci.arch.su.edu.au
Key Centre for Design Quality |phone: +61-2-692 2053 or +61-2-660 6156
University of Sydney          |+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: erc@unislc.uucp (Ed Carp)
Subject: Re: New serial driver to try!
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Organization: Unisys Corporation SLC
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 07:45:48 GMT

I tried these patches on 0.98p1, and they went in cleanly, recompiled OK,
but when I rebooted and fired up uugetty, my INIT string is "\r\da\dt\d&f\r";
it never gets back to uugetty!  What comes back is "^Mat&", but the rest of
the message doesn't come back.  Linux reports a 16550A on that port, BTW - it's
an internal V.32bis modem, which I had had no problems with under 0.98p1.

Are you turning on the 16550's queues or something, and not flushing them,
or something?
-- 
Ed Carp, N7EKG                  erc@apple.com                     801/538-0177
"This is the final task I will ever give you, and it  goes  on  forever.   Act
happy, feel happy, be happy, without a reason in the world. Then you can love,
and do what you will."           -- Dan Millman, "Way Of The Peaceful Warrior"
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: roana@cs.utwente.nl (Room 101)
Subject: Linux doesn't recognise my mfm-controller
Keywords: mfm
Organization: University of Twente, Dept. of Computer Science
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 10:54:50 GMT

Hi,

  Yesterday I tried to install the sc.tamu.edu-kit. The boot disk boots well, but
Linux sais it detects 0 disks and 0 tapes. I have a 386/40 with two VERY OLD 20
Mb Harddisks that use the old MFM controller. Next to that I have a multi-I/O
card that has an IDE controller on it. I configured my CMOS RAM as if I had no
harddisks at all, because of the MFM's own BIOS. This worked fine under Messy-DOS.

  I run the Linux pfdisk command with "/dev/hda" as parameter. For my good old
Seagate ST225 I tried to set the geometry to 614 cylinders, 4 heads and 17
sectors. pfdisk didn't complain. When I use the "L" command to view the
partition table, pfdisk tells me I have no partitions (doesn't even recognise
my MS-DOS partition). Then I tried to make partition 1 like this:

1 129 0 613 Linux

  Works fine, I set this partition to active and I use the L command to view the
partition table. All OK. I use "wq" to write and quit. But pfdisk doesn't write
this to disk! The next time I run pfdisk all partitions are still set to 0 0 0 0.

  I suspect my (unused) IDE controller of causing this problem. I cannot remove
it because then I don't have a floppy-controller anymore.

Any suggestions?
Andre
roana@cs.utwente.nl

Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: aviz@lanai.cs.ucla.edu (Dr Algirdas Avizienis)
Subject: Re: At last: the media woke up
Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 92 13:51:02 GMT


	In the September Issue of Computer Shopper, they have an article
where they compare the different Unix'es available for the 386/486, and
they do make a short mention of Linux and 386BSD.


Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: erc@unislc.uucp (Ed Carp)
Subject: Re: disk defragmentor
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Organization: Unisys Corporation SLC
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 21:30:03 GMT

There's a defragmenter (called packdisk) in comp.sources.misc in volume 8.
It's for an AT&T 3b1, but shouldn't be too hard to port.
-- 
Ed Carp, N7EKG                  erc@apple.com                     801/538-0177
"This is the final task I will ever give you, and it  goes  on  forever.   Act
happy, feel happy, be happy, without a reason in the world. Then you can love,
and do what you will."           -- Dan Millman, "Way Of The Peaceful Warrior"
From: hlu@eecs.wsu.edu (H.J. Lu)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Help! SLS+Shoelace=Kernel Panic!!
Keywords: Kernel Panic? I'm Panicked!!!
Date: 12 Oct 92 17:41:18 GMT
Organization: School of EECS, Washington State University

In article <1992Oct12.053532.7794@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu>, tdmyers@kittyhawk.ecn.uoknor.edu (Terry D Myers) writes:
|> Help!!!!
|> 
|> I just installed the newest release of the SLS and everything works great from
|> the boot floppy. Being an overdaring beginner I decided to try and get Linux
|> to boot from the hard disk partition using Shoelace. I screwed it up good once
|> and tried again following the directions in the Beginners Guide and it seemed 
|> to work great... I booted DOS without a hitch then tried the Linux partition 
|> and - it worked great for a second. It loaded the Image - said Press <return>
|> .... 8 virtual consoles .... then ===> Kernel Panic : unable to mount root.  
|> 
|> What does it mean - what do I do???
|> 
|> I can still boot DOS with Shoelace and I can run Linux just fine with the boot
|> floppy but I would like to axe the floppy. Any Help????
|> 
|> I have looked at the FAQ-sheets and saw nothing similar - if I have missed
|> some other posting from way back - sorry!!
|> 
|> 'Nuf said - This is my first posting to any news group so no flames if ANYTHING
|> is wrong - just constructive criticism :)
|> 
|> Thanks In Advance
|> Terry Myers
|> 

Use LILO.

H.J.
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: s442223@nexus.yorku.ca (Chaos)
Subject: Problems with hlu's root and base disks
Originator: s442223@nexus.yorku.ca
Organization: York University, Toronto, Canada
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 18:25:11 GMT


First of all, I'd just like to say that Linux is really great and
really fast. I'm very happy and proud to be using it. :)

Ok, basically what is wrong is that elvis doesn't like my cursor keys,
so I can't scroll up or anything. bash, however, groks them and I can
scroll through my previous commands, etc. I'm wondering if this is a
termcap problem? If anyone thinks so, could you please mail me a copy
of your termcap?

And, my second problem is this: /usr/include/sys/types.h refers to
/usr/include/linux/types.h, which doesn't exist, and I get a lot of
errors when I try to compile the most simple packages. Are the
/usr/inclUde/linux/* files possibly included in the Linux source?

Thanks everyone...
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: bhenning@wimsey.bc.ca (Bill Henning)
Subject: Re: ATI Graphics Ultra
Organization: BC News and Mail
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 16:05:25 GMT

I notice that there are two new versions of the Graphics Ultra - the plus, and
the Professional. Does anyone know if these will work with the 8514 version of
X for Linux? (with O/S 2?)

Has anyone done any benchmarks with them, i.e. is the Ultra + faster than the
older Graphics ultra?

(I will soon be getting an accelerated video card for my Linux/OS2 box, and
I would not mind the 16 bit and 24 bit color modes of the new cards...)

Bill
From: jefftep@cs.utexas.edu (Jeffrey Grills)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Maxtor 7213a update
Date: 13 Oct 1992 17:40:48 -0500
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: bovina.cs.utexas.edu

Okay, I've called maxtor and talked to them about my problem.  I've
even been on line with a product development type person, not just
the techie answering the phone.  I've told them about my problems,
as simply as I could.  I told them I was running Linux, and they
asked, "What's that?"  Well, it looks like I've just nominated myself
to get Maxtor a copy of Linux, so I should be doing that in the near
future.  They'd like to be able to reproduce my problems, and see if
they can fix them.

In the mean time, they are planning to release a new firmware update
sometime soon, which they promise to send to me.  I will pop the chip
in, and tell you all if it fixes my problem.  Actually, Maxtor has
asked me to get back in touch with the product development guy to tell
him what I discover.  So, I'd advise, don't call them up and beg for
the prom yet, because there are no guarentees with it.  According to
Maxtor, the prom is supposed to fix some problems with older versions
of Xenix (I think that's what he said).

Anyways, I will, of course, keep the world updated through c.o.l 
so you all know what happens.

To recap the known problems:

  . With older versions, HD timeout errors occured
  . With newer versions, sigsegv (Signal 11) are caused sportatically
    when the system is under load (like running gcc or Xwin)

I've bumped the HD_DELAY in hd.c up to 2000, and it seems to be
working better.  1000 wasn't enough to get rid of all the signal 11s,
so things are better, albeit slower.  I wonder, if I increase it too
much, what will happen.  Anyone know for sure?

I have 2 tests this week so I can't afford to dig through hd.c and
see what I can find.  But, as I said above, I'll keep you posted.

Merry linux,



-- 
-------------------------+--------------------------------------------------
jeff grills              | "Sometimes i see myself so clearly, because I
jefftep@cs.utexas.edu    |   see nothing at all.  This feeling of emptiness
Undergrad Lab, UT Austin |   flees my soul, leaving even less behind."  -me
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: aviz@lanai.cs.ucla.edu (Dr Algirdas Avizienis)
Subject: Newbie question.. 0.98 how?
Originator: aviz@lanai.cs.ucla.edu
Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 06:09:20 GMT

	This may be a really stupid question, but I haven't been
able to figure it out.  I started with the MCC distribution of Linux
(0.97 pl2) and have now upgraded it to 0.97pl6.  I have Xfree86 running
and it works really well with my Paradise VGA 512k. Now my question is:
how do I go from 0.97pl6 to 0.98?  I didn't see any patch for that
purpuose on tsx-11 or nic.funet.fi.  Do I have to get the whole 0.98
kernel source?  Can anyone shed some light on this for me?

Thanks a whole lot.
From: al198723@next00.mty.itesm.mx (Eugenio Sanchez)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: Charter of the CONFIGS channel
Keywords: hardware, Linux, Eugenio
Date: 12 Oct 92 20:28:21 GMT
Reply-To: al198723@academ01.mty.itesm.mx (Eugenio Sanchez)
X-Alias-Name: The CONFIGS man
X-Mn-Key: configs

This is the charter of the CONFIGS channel in the linux-activists mailing  
list. I hope this helps a lot of users who have questions about their  
hardware.

-- cut here with a sharp knife -- cut here with a sharp knife --

This channel will be devoted to send submissions of systems that have
Linux already running, AND those that, for any reason, can't get it  
to work yet.

Mainly, what it's need from all the channel users is to send their
hardware configuration list (as complete as possible). Include
anything that you feel pertinent for information: CPU,
motherboard, RAM amount, HD & floppy controller, BIOS, monitor,
video card & memory, network adapter, etc. If you are having trouble
with your current system, or you find out that a program doesn't work
properly on your system due to a HARDWARE problem, it may be useful  
for us to know your configuration; maybe you can get a lot of help. 


Also, this list is intended to inform all the newbie (and
experienced) users who want to know if their current systems will run
Linux. I'll collect those working systems, and make a summary of the
hardware that currently runs LINUX.

This channel is *NOT* intended to discuss `religious' topics (`Why
is MCA nos supported?', `Which video card do you recommend: Foo or
Bar?'); also, try to keep your problem submissions as short and
concise as possible.

This list is intended to reduce all the noise generated by those  
users that want to know if their hardware can run Linux, or are  
having trouble with them. Although those are legitimate questions,  
they generate a lot of noise in other groups. That's why I felt this  
channel was necessary.

I'll recollect all the NON-WORKING configurations until Nov. 30;  my
account expires that day. I'll check if I can collect also the  
WORKING configs.

--------------------------------------------------------------------
Eugenio Sanchez (al198723@next00.mty.itesm.mx)
Also try: al198723@academ01.mty.itesm.mx

	                            `Viva Mexico!' -- Los mexicanos.

[Note: Right now, I'm collecting ALL hardware configs.]